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Keyword searching is old fashioned. A résumé usually does not fully reflect who you are. Often, what employers read isn’t what they get. If a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a well-designed profile + video worth? To land a great job, or to recruit the best talent, you need to get … Continue reading
Job Search | Interview Street Is Holding CodeSprints Every Week | TechCrunch
Y Combinator-backed Interview Street is accelerating the pace of its CodeSprints, where programmers prove their worth to potential employers by completing coding problems in a limited period of time. The startup held its second big CodeSprint last month. The event seems like a success — 5,221 people participated, 665 of them actually applied to companies, … Continue reading
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I’ve heard from several site visitors recently who told me that our interview questions helped them prepare for their job interviews: “I’ve been reading your pages recently and am happy to say that I had my second interview yesterday. You were of tremendous help. 75% of your probable questions were asked and answered as you suggested.” “During my … Continue reading
BC | Hiring surge for tech sector
British Columbia’s technology sector appears to have weathered the global downturn and expects to create more than 3,000 new jobs in 2012, according to a new survey from the B.C. Technology Industry Association. The group’s bi-annual TechTalent B.C. survey showed the industry expects a five per cent growth in jobs this year with demand highest … Continue reading
Remarkable hiring stories – Marketing ninja at your service (1) – CNNMoney
When it comes to hiring, these small business owners have remarkable stories about employees going the creative distance to nail the jobs. When Silicon Valley design and marketing agency D2M Inc. posted a job listing on Craigslist for a “marketing ninja,” CEO Andy Butler was hoping for a few creative candidates. “When we put out … Continue reading
Top 10 Jobs That Make the World a Worse Place – NYTimes.com
On Thursday I wrote about how workers view the meaningfulness of their jobs, based on data collected from 30,000 workers by PayScale over the last year. (See caveats on PayScale’s methodology below.) Respondents were asked whether their jobs “make the world a better place,” and were given the options of: “very much so,” “yes,” “a … Continue reading
12 Unique Ways to Score a Job Interview | Wise Bread
Here then are 12 unique ways you can score a job interview, based on my experiences in advertising and marketing. Try one or try them all, but do not use all 12 on the same employer. Remember, there’s a fine line between being eager and annoying, and you don’t want to be memorable for all … Continue reading
Over 2,500 jobs pledged to Hireland – The Irish Times – Tue, Feb 21, 2012
An employment initiative set up last month has received more than 2,500 promises of jobs from businesses around the country. The Hireland plan aims to stimulate the creation of 5,000 jobs in the first half of this year by encouraging small and medium-sized firms to pledge jobs on the hireland.ie website. The job pledges have … Continue reading
Those coping with job loss hope for better days ahead – The Globe and Mail
As part of our ongoing coverage of the decline of manufacturing jobs in Canada, The Globe and Mail invited readers to share their stories of job loss and what it has meant for them and their families. Below are some of the stories we’ve received so far. To add your own story, e-mail businesscommunity@globeandmail.com. Murray … Continue reading
Unpaid ‘work experience’ is a depressing solution to youth unemployment – Telegraph Blogs
I was relatively lucky when I graduated. I only worked unpaid for around six weeks – four weeks at a think tank and two weeks here – before a newspaper started paying me to write. Lucky, because that was near enough as long as I could afford to stay in London. Had I been forced … Continue reading
How to Ace Your Next Phone Screening Interview | CAREEREALISM
The reality is that the HR person’s role is screen OUT more than screen IN: to look for any excuse to reject rather than accept a candidate. The human impulse to help people can be replaced by the “inhuman,” unforgiving response to any typographical error or small doubt about any given candidate. It isn’t about … Continue reading
Women Less Likely to Seek Help Job Hunting | Fox Business
Men may not stop to ask for directions when lost, but they will ask for help when it comes to finding a job. According to a survey of more than 2,000 job seekers conducted by DrWoody/TweetMyJOBS, men are significantly more likely than women to reach out to professional connections when trying to land their next … Continue reading
3 Ways To Boost Your Online Job-Hunting Bait – The Consumerist
A LinkedIn Blog post suggests ways to improve your bait for prospective employers. The advice is geared toward boosting your presence on LinkedIn, but much of it applies to portfolio sites and online resumes as well: Summarize yourself. Say what you’re capable of. Make your previous jobs sound awesome. Read More @ 3 Ways To Boost … Continue reading
6 ways the job search has changed post-recession : The Work Buzz
The recession changed a lot of things. It changed the way people spend money, the way they save for retirement, the way they invest in stocks. It’s also changed the way companies recruit employees. Gone are the days when companies courted prospective employees, hiring managers offered generous starting bonuses and job seekers could choose from … Continue reading
Preparing for a job interview? Read these 6 tips first | Articles
I used to be pretty sure that the only way to get a raise working in media was to switch jobs. This led to several job changes throughout my career, which, of course, included the requisite interviews to get those jobs. I’ve picked up a few pointers that have helped me become a relatively confident … Continue reading
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