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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
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
Twitter / 5 Job Search Success Stories
Here are five success stories that may inspire you to Tweet your way to your next job. 1. Twitter Introduced Me to An Internship Opportunity — and a Job I graduated from UCLA last June and was looking for PR jobs to apply to [in Austin]. I started following Bread & Butter’s Twitter account along … Continue reading
India / Five Twitters to end your job search
Here are five Indian Twitter accounts that will help you get the job exactly what you are looking for: 1.OptimusGuru 2.Minglebox 3.SarkariJobs4all 4.CJ-India 5.eBharatJobs Choosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor from via Five Indian Twitter accounts to end your job search – daily.bhaskar.com.
Job Search Tolls: More Objectives statements to customize
Many of the objective statements below are short, but that’s about all they have going for them. Most are too general. You can and should change your resume to fit every employer and job you apply for.
Job Search / Using Google to Find a Job
If you’re an experienced Google user, some (or all) of these search techniques will be familiar to you. If that’s you, feel free to skip ahead to the next section. There are many different ways of manipulating Google’s search results, but these are the methods that are most applicable when searching for jobs. Also, if … Continue reading
Job Search Tool / 200 Action Verbs for Resume
Each point in your experience description should begin with an action verb (using past tense for previous experience and present tense for current experience) to make a vivid and powerful impression of you as a productive contributor—avoid personal pronouns altogether. 200 Resume Action Verbs Achieved Acted Adapted Addressed Administered Advised Aided Allocated Analyzed Approved Arbitrated … Continue reading
Job Interview / Overcoming Nervousness
It’s natural to be nervous about a job interview. Someone is about to scrutinize your appearance, mannerisms, what you say, and how you say it. There are ways to combat that feeling of helplessness, Here are some: Be Prepared Accentuate the Positive Don’t Give In to Desperation Practice Relaxation Techniques. Choosen excerpts by Job Market … Continue reading
The 5 Basic Job Search Skills
Finding a new job is a massive undertaking that can consume a lot of time and effort for job seekers. The job search process itself is like a project with a beginning and an end that has many phases and tasks to complete such as finding available job openings, updating resumes and cover letters, interviewing, … Continue reading
Canada / Suitable employment and reasonable job search efforts – Gov’t Info
You have always been responsible for conducting reasonable job searches, documenting your job search activities and accepting any offer of suitable employment while receiving Employment Insurance (EI) regular and fishing benefits. The Connecting Canadians with Available Jobs (CCAJ) initiative has clarified the definitions ofsuitable employment and reasonable job search. Suitable employment Several factors will determine what will be consideredsuitable … Continue reading
Passive Job Search Tips
Do you love your job? Don’t want to even think about looking for a new position? Even if you’re lucky enough to have a job you wouldn’t ever consider quitting, you should be prepared to move on. Companies change over time, there may be new management, your job may not be as much fun as it … Continue reading
Social Media and Jobs
There’s not a lot of definitive data on the effectiveness of social networks, but what’s there suggests that social media hasn’t been quite the silver bullet solution that many were expecting. One survey found that 71% of respondents had not made a single hire from Twitter and 64% had not made any hires from Facebook. … Continue reading
Tool: 64 Interview Questions and Answers
Click on the question to get to the answer Question 1 Tell me about yourself. Question 2 What are your greatest strengths? Question 3 What are your greatest weaknesses? Question 4 Tell me about something you did – or failed to do – that you now feel a little ashamed of. Question 5 Why are … Continue reading
Taipei / More than 10,000 jobs on offer at work fair
A large-scale job fair organized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) opened yesterday in Taipei, with job seekers swarming to the fair to vie for over 10,000 job vacancies offered by 158 companies, according to the MOEA. Many job seekers and those looking to change jobs showed up at the fair yesterday morning to … Continue reading
Curriculum Vitae or Resume ? / It depends on the job or the industry
In some cases, depending on the job or the industry, a job seeker will need to write a curriculum vitae (CV) instead of a resume. What is the difference between a resume and a CV? via Curriculum Vitae vs. Resume – What’s the Difference?.
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