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How To Make A Great Resume, From Someone Who Hates Resumes
Whenever a position opens up at my company, I cringe a little. Job hunting is hard, but so is hiring a new employee. Resumes flood our office via fax, email, US mail, in person deliveries and any other method people can think of to get noticed. Usually about half of the applicants are totally unqualified, … Continue reading
Difficult Co-workers / 5 Tips For Dealing With Them
Here are some tips to help you deal with a problem work associate: 1. Be The Better Person 2. Keep A Positive Attitude 3. Ignore The Person 4. Take Action 5. Make The Most Of It
India / Monster launches a section for temporary jobs
In order to facilitate both job-seekers and employers find contractual jobs/talent, job portal Monster India announced on Wednesday a new section. It hopes that the new section, Contract Jobs, for professional, contractual and temporary hiring in India would enable better access to the pool of talent looking for contractual employment and companies that look to … Continue reading
Students / Job Search / How to get your social media presence ready
It’s that time of the year when many students are starting to think about a summer job. Most are preparing their resume, learn how to fill out an application, making connections and get your references in order. But one thing that many students forget to do is to make their social media profiles “job search … Continue reading
Hiring / Successful Startups (video)
Staffing a startup is an art. And while you’ll find dozens of different theories on right-fit hiring in the blogs, books and podcasts of seasoned HR reps and startup founders, there are two words you’re mostly like to find in all of them: culture and drive. It seems intuitive, right? Only hire clever, execution-oriented employees … Continue reading
Careerminds / Outplacement Reduces Average Unemployment Time
Careerminds Group, Inc., a North American provider of virtual outplacement and career transition services reported today that its overall 2012 time-to-placement for job seekers in its programs averaged 12 weeks. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the average unemployed duration for American workers is 41.9 weeks, or about 10.5 months. Careerminds reduced that … Continue reading
Recognition: A systematic need in our business culture, but …
Recognition is a strategy that we all use to feel competent – to feel good enough. There is nothing wrong with giving a pat on the back, but as a society we have come to rely upon it to prop up our self-esteem. If we need recognition from others to feel good and we perceive … Continue reading
Sweden / Seven key facts about unemployment insurance
Today, around 3.4 million workers in Sweden are enrolled in an unemployment insurance fund, according to figures from the Swedish Unemployment Insurance Board (IAF). But figuring out exactly how everything works isn’t always straightforward. Below are a few pointers to bear in mind as you go about signing up. 1) You need to be a … Continue reading
Hiring a Game Changer who thinks outside the box
You have staffed your team with all the right people: they graduated from top universities, worked at leading companies, stayed at each company the requisite length of time, and exuded intelligence in the interview process. Yet you see other companies with far less surface talent achieving incredible results and outstripping you. Why is this? The … Continue reading
Job Search / NEW Facebook Graph Search
On Tuesday, Facebook Inc. unveiled its new Graph Search tool (pictured below), which will enable users to search friends, and friends of friends, for all kinds of information. Instead of simply directing users to the timelines, Facebook’s Graph Search tool will allow users to search “photos,” “likes” and comments — with just simple short phrases, … Continue reading
The Six Stages Of Graduates Unemployment
Young graduates, I feel your pain. I know how much unemployment hurts and I am here to break it down for you. This way, we can all start a support group for a generation that believed they could do whatever they wanted, and is now sitting at home staring at the telly, wondering if they … Continue reading
Tell Me About Yourself: 10 ways to answer
Next time you’re faced with the dreaded, “Tell me about yourself…” question, try these: “I can summarize who I am in three words.” Grabs their attention immediately. Demonstrates your ability to be concise, creative and compelling. “The quotation I live my life by is…” Proves that personal development is an essential part of your growth … Continue reading
The Most Harmful Interview Mistakes: Answering cell phone or texting
In a nationwide CareerBuilder survey conducted by Harris Interactive© among more than 3,000 employers, hiring and human resource managers were asked to rate the biggest mistakes candidates make during interviews and share their most unusual interview memories. Most Harmful Common Mistakes Hiring managers say the following are the mistakes most detrimental to your interview performance: … Continue reading
5 Must-Ask Questions at the end of a Job Interview
An interviewer will almost always ask you at the end of the meeting if you have any questions — say no, and you look ill-prepared, uninformed, and uninterested. Say yes, however, and ask the right questions, and you’ll impress your potential employer with your commitment, interest, and thoughtfulness. Coming to an interview prepared with questions … Continue reading
Sweden / 40 percent of recruiters are checking social networking pages
40 percent of recruiters are checking potential employee’s social networking pages during the hiring process, a figure which has shot up from last year, according to a recent report. “It’s advisable that people think twice about the self-image they allow on the net,” said Johan Treschow of the chamber of commerce, to Dagens Nyheter (DN) … Continue reading
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