Articles Category: Job Hunting & Interviewing

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Prep for the Top 10 Interview Questions By : Carole Martin Too many job seekers stumble through interviews as if the questions are coming out of left field. But many interview questions are to be expected. Study this list and plan your answers ahead of time so you'll be ready to deliver them with confidence. Summer Time Job Searching By : Carole Martin Six tips for getting through your job search this summer and still enjoy some sun and fun - guilt free. How To Deal With Negative Questions in the Job Interview By : Carole Martin The interview is going along smoothly when all of a sudden the interviewer starts throwing “curve balls.” The interviewer begins asking for examples of negative situations - times when you failed or had problems coping with work. Here is an example of how to answer difficult questions. You’re Fired! Tips for Avoiding the Termination Blues By : Joan Schramm Whether you love your job or hate every minute of it, being terminated can feel like the end of the world. There are ways to prepare for it, though, and these tips can help you through a difficult time. How to Write a Resume: 10 Resume Writing Tips to Help You Create a Professional Resume Every Time By : Adam Waxler How do you write a resume? Here are 10 resume writing tips to help you create a professional resume every time… 10 Top Tips For First Time Job Interviewers By : Carole Martin 10 tips to guide a new graduate through self-inventory and preparation for job interviews. How to Get Your Dream Job: The 3 Step Job Interview Process By : Adam Waxler Getting a job these days can be tough. The people who get the jobs are the ones who think of it as a three step interview process...getting the interview, acing the interview, and following up on the interview. The Warning Signs of Career Disaster By : Deborah Walker Can you read the warning signs of career disaster that appear on your horizon? If not, you could find yourself without a job and unprepared to position yourself for your next career move. Learn to read the signs that indicate it’s time to take career action. Hire The Right People - 10 Recommendations On Using Assessments By : Andrew Cox Assessments are powerful tools to use in selecting the right people for the right jobs. And the higher up in the organization the more critical assessments can be to successful selection. Here are 10 Recommendations to help you decide how to most effectively use these tools. Behavioral Interviews—3 Steps to Great Answers By : Deborah Walker Behavioral interviews often make candidates sweat with anxiety. With the right interview preparation, you can turn nightmare behavioral questions into opportunities to sell yourself. Before your next interview learn the three steps to perfect behavioral interview answers. Changing Careers – With little or no experience at the new career By : Carole Martin Changing careers is not easy to do in any market, but in a tight job market it will take that extra step to differentiate yourself from the next candidate. Remember, the employer has a problem – there is work to be done. It is your job to listen to what the interviewer is looking for and then to sell yourself as the solution to the problem. INTERVIEW COACHING: Add Value to Your Business – Be On the Cutting Edge By : Carole Martin You might think that just anyone could hang out a “sign” or create a website and advertise themselves as an Interview Coach. In reality they can do that, but that doesn’t mean that they have what it takes to do a good job or that they will be able to reap the benefits for their clients or themselves. There are some factors that will determine what makes a really good interview coach. Avoid the Top Five Resume Mistakes By : Deborah Walker If you are not getting interviews from your resume you may be committing one or all of the five most common resume mistakes. Read to find out how to update your resume to capture potential employer attention and get more interviews. Volunteer Your Way to Medical Transcription Job Opportunities By : Mary Ruff King Volunteering your way to success begins as soon as you are ready to find medical transcription job opportunities. This is a terrific way to brand yourself as a person who wants to give. Once you do this, veteran medical transcriptionists will take notice of you, and medical transcription job opportunities will soon be presented to you. 15 Items for Your Resume “To Do” List By : Barbara Safani Do you want to create a more “user friendly” resume to submit to recruiters and hiring authorities? Here are 15 suggestions for composing more compelling and targeted resumes. Land That Job: Part One, The Resume By : Rob Daniels If you have decided that working in a call center is the right career path for you, you should realize that you are not alone. The U.S. Department of Labor reported in 2006 that more than 385,000 workers across America find employment in call centers. How can you stand out from the crowd and secure the job of your choosing? Why I Won't Hire You! Reason #1 By : Zenja Glass 25 Reasons Why I Won't Hire You! Reason #1 is the first of 25 series of articles centered around the REAL reasons job seekers do not get hired. Topics include what most hiring authorities won't tell you, and what your friends will never say. Read these articles and learn from others' mistakes during the job hunting process. Why you shouldn't recruit on skills By : Pam Kennett Making a mistake in recruitment is costly - typically costing an organisation 1.5 times the individual's salary. In addition, poor recruitment has a negative impact on morale and motivation. Getting the right person in the right job is not difficult - so long as you have the right criteria. Using competencies based on motives and traits helps to prioritise where you should focus your effort. How To Make A Resume That Shows Focus By : Richard Adams Article shows how to make the best possible resume - and how to gloss over any nasty details you'd rather recruiters didn't see. Job INTERVIEW MISTAKES! By : Zenja Glass You WON'T GET HIRED if you make these INTERVIEW MISTAKES! Learn what YOU are doing wrong before, during and after your interviews! How to Succeed in Job Interviews Without Trying Too Hard By : Harrison Monarth This article outlines techniques on how to succeed in job interviews by projecting confidence and authority, even when you don't feel it at the time. Online Employment Opportunities By : Thomas Husnik Searching for employment opportunities can sometimes be a very frustrating and hard venture, if the exact sources of searching are not known to the individuals. International Sales Jobsite By : Louise G Article comparing and giving advice upon the most effective routes to finding and hiring quality sales professionals in a highly competitive market. This first article in the series considers the options and methods when attempting to direct hire. Behavioural Interviews - Tips and Secrets for Making Career Changes By : Ogo Ogbata Behavioural interview questions predict your future behaviour by examining past and present behaviours in similar situations. Since being introduced in the 1980s by an industrial psychologist named Dr Tom Janz, one in three recruiters make use of behavioural interview questions. This article shares simple yet powerful steps through which people seeking to make career changes can answer behavioural interview questions successfully. Fire Safety Jobs Available In The UK By : Lee Smith Some of the fire safety jobs available in the United Kingdom can offer applicants a great variety of interesting openings and you can be sure that every day will be different from the preceding one, and the challenge as well as chance to learn up new skills will always be present. Resume Writing Solutions for Your Challenging Career History By : Michelle Dumas Professional tips and tricks that will help you transform your problematic work history into a job-winning resume. If you have a less-than-perfect employment background for your job target, this article will help you overcome it in your resume, to quickly get you back to work in the job you want. Don't Get Left Behind by the Changing Face of Employment By : David Everett An informational article which discusses the changing face of employment and job seeking over the last decade. Have you adapted? How To Write An Employment Thank You Letter By : Richard Adams Discusses how to create the right impression by thanking a new employer for offering you a job. How to Search Social Security Number Records Online. By : Chad Kiser The United States government originally used a social security number, which is also know as an SSN, as a means of taxing a person. In recent years, however, the social security number has become an easy means of identifying a person for many legal purposes. Career Search Requires FULL Attention By : Don Monteith Career Interviews Over Lunch Is a Great Idea...Do YOU agree? Maybe is a good answer; sometimes makes sense; then most of us say, "it all depends" and I think you are right. It could be a NO answer for some folks because eating with an interviewer is a challenge for us to show our best manners and good eating habits. Watch your neighbors at the local restaurant and you'll observe/recognize what NOT to do! Tips For Writing A Resume That Will Get You That Interview By : Colin Cherry Make your resume stand out by following some easy tips to get your resume read. Did You Miss That Typo? The Executive Reviewing Your Resume Didn't... By : Allen Voivod Automated spell-checking isn't foolproof. From homophones ("meet" versus "meat") to typos ("to" when you meant "too"), you need a better way to make sure your resume is mistake free. This is it... 5 Ways to Quit Underselling Yourself on Your Resume By : Laura SmithProulx If it seems like you are passed over for jobs on a regular basis, consider this: what you see as your real strengths might NOT be conveyed on the resume you send out. Before eliminating your skills from consideration, take a look at these simple strategies for revitalizing the effect of your resume. Learn how to get your CV or Resume to get more interest By : Steve Butler The recruitment process is simply another form of selling with you as the product. In order to sell your self, you have to understand the employer's requirements and then package your self as attractively as possible. Three Things Every Executive Interviewer Wants To Hear By : RL Stevens Controlling the executive interview is the most critical part of landing a senior management position. Many executives, upon successful completion of their campaigns, cite the Three C technique as the most effective of all approaches used in converting executive interviews to executive job offers. Get A Job By : Gary Giardina Hard work, dedication, and a ppositive attitude will help you succeed in any job. What are the Resume Screw ups that Kill Interview Invites By : Nick Moseley Creating your resume can seem impossibly difficult from when all you have is a blank sheet of paper in front of you. It's not that hard at all but if you don't know how then it's very easy to make a mess of it. And poor resumes and CVs get round filed fast (thrown in the bin) which equals no job interview and NO JOB CHANCE. But fear not! It's not hard once you know what to avoid, and that's what you'll learn now. Call Center Hiring By : Hani Masgidi Call centre business has a reputation of being one of the industries that has high hiring and firing turnover and likewise, the mindset of the people available in industry is nurtured on the same philosophy. track your career with the internet By : Ori Foyer In this article I give a couple of tips for you if you want to find information about jobs online Write a Resume That Gets Noticed Using These Tips By : Corvan Reynolds A well written resume can be a powerful tool for marketing yourself to potential employers. If you are unsure of how to write a winning resume, these 10 tips that professional resume writers use will get you started the right way. Unemployed and looking for a Job? By : Alan Nelson With Corporate down sizing, many of us are looking for jobs and hoping to maintain our current way of life. Fortunately, there are options in the Mideast for those with a sense of adventure and able to deal with unique conditions. Write Your Own Resume - Here's Why By : Corvan Reynolds Learning how to make a resume is an essential skill, and here are five top reasons why. Don't put yourself at a disadvantage, learn the art of good resume writing now! Finding Employment Online By : Jay Gaulard If you're looking for new employment, the Internet is an easy way to find it. Many employers have started using the Internet to find interested and qualified workers for their business.

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