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Career in US – Thirty-nine percent of full-time workers feel under-employed
Fifty-five percent of full-time workers feel like they just have a job, not a career. Thirty-nine percent feel under-employed. The same number aspire to be in a leadership position, but aren’t there yet. CareerBuilder’s new Explore Careers tool has data job seekers need to reach their professional goals. Visitors to coach.careerbuilder.com find exclusive insights, from … Continue reading
Workforce Development in US : A guide to Career Pathways
Career pathways are an effective strategy to help workers acquire marketable skills and industry recognized credentials by encouraging greater collaboration across adult education, post-secondary education, and other workforce partners. The model can be adapted for youth and adults, individuals with disabilities as well as a range of individuals facing unique circumstances, such as New Americans, … Continue reading
Is Workplace Coaching Effective ? – A case study
The ability of organizations to attract, develop and retain an adequate supply of labour with appropriate capabilities is critical to their survival and prosperity. For ABC manufacturing, workplace coaching formed an important part of this risk strategy in that it helped them to develop an internal labour market (ILM). The coaching literature offers little insight … Continue reading
Bad Job Interview – I didn’t show them who I am
“That’s what makes people feel bad,” Cuddy said. People can generally accept a negative concrete outcome — like not landing the job — if they felt like they presented themselves well. That led Cuddy to realize that success in challenging situations is about leaving without regret and feeling satisfied that you did the best you could. Cuddy … Continue reading
Generation Gap – Millennial shaking up the workplace rules
It’s a drastically different outlook from the generations before who are used to the more traditional hierarchy of large corporate firms – staying at the same firm and working a set number of years in a particular post before progressing. But as this group grows as a proportion of the workforce, employers will have to … Continue reading
Resume (CV) – What’s really important
PageGroup surveyed 2,000 members of the public and 480 recruiters, and compared their opinions to find out what’s important on a CV. Use this interactive chart to see which aspects of your CV matter more than you think and which aren’t worth worrying about. (Click on the image) Click image to open interactive version (via … Continue reading
Penguin Random House – No Need for a Degree for a Job
Penguin Random House UK announced this week that it would be removing all degree requirements from its job postings because, as the company put it, there’s “increasing evidence that there is no simple correlation” between having a piece of paper that says you went to class and performing well at your job. Penguin Random House hopes to … Continue reading
Career Moves to Make in Your 30s – The 5 top
Take these five steps to put yourself on track for expanded responsibilities. 1. Bolster Leadership Skills 2. Foster Peer Relationships 3. Keep Ex-Bosses In Your Corner 4. Manage Your Public Image 5. Upgrade Your Industry Efforts Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at 5 Best Career Moves to Make in Your 30s … Continue reading
Your CV – Don’t forget the basics
Don’t lessen the impact of the content of your CV by not paying attention to the basic rules – here’s a reminder: No more than two pages. Less is more – make sure it is not text dense, and allow plenty of white space around the text to make it easy to read. Use bullet … Continue reading
Job Interview – Questions to avoid
Here are 17 questions you’ll want to avoid during the first job interview, as they may do more harm than good: What does your company do? What will my salary be? Will I have to work long hours? How soon can I take a vacation? How quickly could I be considered for a promotion? When … Continue reading
Passive-Aggressive Employees – 7 things they do
Here are seven things that passive-aggressive employees do. 1. They Manipulate Others into Doing Their Work 2. They are Inefficient on Purpose 3. They Avoid Confrontation at All Costs 4. They Exhibit Learned Helplessness 5. They Seek Revenge 6. They Backstab One Another 7. They Say Yes Even When They Mean No Chosen excerpts by Job … Continue reading
How To Get The Most From an Office Intern
Guess post by Gemma Hunt Carswell – In his most recent movie release, Robert De Niro plays a 70 year old widower who goes to work as an office intern in a high powered fashion business. This film might be a comedy but with statistics showing that interns are used by almost 97% of large US businesses, an internship can … Continue reading
Job Benefits That Increase Employee Satisfaction
Guess pots by Gemma Hunt Carswell – A job that they will enjoy and a good level of financial remuneration are the main factors that most individuals look for when they are thinking of leaving their current employment and joining a new firm. However if you are a new start-up company, or a more established company … Continue reading
Building Your Medical Resume: A Lifelong Endeavor
Guess post by Monica Gomez It is a standard procedure for health care graduates to work on their medical resume when seeking a first job. Many see that exercise as a one-time event they are glad to get past. However, the reality is that resumes and CVs are important parts of advancement throughout a career. … Continue reading
Talent – GPA’s are unimportant. Really? But you are not Google
How Google is driving hiring standards Let’s fast forward to today. Jobvite recently released their 2015 Recruiter Nation Survey. It’s always an interesting read, with great data and metrics, but one metric stood out, to me, above all others: “57 percent of organizations now report that GPAs are unimportant.” Do you see what just happened? … Continue reading
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