Archive for July 2008

Boomers heed call of the entrepreneur

Jul 2nd, 2008 | By Bill

Boomers heed call of the entrepreneur Across the globe, baby boomers are leaving their cubicles, putting together business plans and becoming entrepreneurs. Whether these boomers get financial, social or emotional gains, or a combination of each, many are finding more joy in running their own business than jobs they held in the corporate world. Giving
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Executive Recruiters Can Jump Start Your Search

Jul 1st, 2008 | By Bill

After you read this short article you will have learned how retained executive recruiters can jump start your search for senior management. Since senior and executive level candidates generally do not post their resumes on popular job boards, sourcing candidates with specific industry skills and proven leadership talent may take more time than projected. Even
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Interviewing Skills – Research Companies

Jul 1st, 2008 | By Bill

So you’ve been lucky enough to get an interview, now how can you make sure that you can lock in an offer and get the job? I am going to keep this really simple: RESEARCH (learn) and PRACTICE. First, So your RESEARCH and learn about potential companies and employers. The more you learn about the
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The training process is a good gauge for your new job

Jul 1st, 2008 | By Bill

The training process is a good gauge for your new job The senior guy was supposed to get me up to speed on the company processes. Things started off well enough until this guy ran a few practice sessions with me in which I didn’t do very well. I feel that was mainly because this
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Selling Points For Overcoming Changing Jobs Too Often

Jul 1st, 2008 | By Bill

If you’re like many people you may have had a period of time in your Career where you had too many job changes. You feel that you may be perceived as chronic job hopper, a negative to many companies who perceive a stable job history with a dependable, quality employee. Selling Point number one is
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Resume Mistake – It May Be Costing You Employment

Jul 1st, 2008 | By Bill

Employers know what they are looking for in a resume. If they see a resume mistake in any one of the resumes they are reviewing for a position, that resume will likely get filed in the “do not follow up” pile. If you want to be noticed, you need to make sure that your resume
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