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Researching The Job Market If you've ever been in a position of hiring employees for a company, you know that you don't look at just the skill set of the job candidate. You also look at other factors such as their personality - whether it will mesh with the corporate culture, and their familiarity with your industry and your business in particular. Hiring managers also look at how interested someone is in their company. A...... Similar Editorial : by David Leonhardt. | Source : Employee Benefit Administration
Developing Your Job Search Elevator Pitch If you're going about your job search the right way, you're not confining yourself to the Internet. Instead, you use the Internet to get job leads but also venture out into the real world, talk to people, go to networking events, etc. One of the most critical things about effective networking is being able to succinctly communicate why someone should be interested in you. Especially in social...... Similar Editorial : by Brad Myers. | Source : Employee Benefit Administration
Escaping From Your Job Search Groundhog Day THE GROUNDHOG DAY STORYIn Groundhog Day, Bill Murray plays a weatherman who has to live Groundhog Day over and over until he gets it "right." To make matters more complicated, he is the only one who knows he wakes up every day and it's February 2nd -- to everyone else, life is progressing as usual. Plus, he has no idea why he has to live the day over and over again and no idea how to get out of it...... Similar Editorial : by Shane Barker. | Source : Employee Benefit Administration
Dealing With Jobs Left Early QUESTION FROM A SUBSCRIBER:I was recently told in an interview that I have shown no loyalty to any of my employers and that it would be difficult to sell me to potential employers. I left two jobs in less than eight months because they were not a good fit. Is there another way I can describe the two jobs in an interview? Dear B.T.,Let's first take a look at why employers are hesitant to hire...... Similar Editorial : by Heather Brunson. | Source : Employee Benefit Administration
Emotional Ties To Jobs And Bosses Emotional Transference is an idea, first suggested by psychiatrist Sigmund Freud, that people transfer emotions they felt for other people to current relationships. According to the theory, this often happens in situations where the relationship structure is similar to a prior relationship, often to a relationship from early childhood such as with a mother or father. Freud noticed patients falling...... Similar Editorial : by Margaret Paul, Ph.D.. | Source : Employee Benefit Administration
Delivering Service To Keep Your Job From Being Outsourced The first issue we'd like to address is that of using a service orientation to stand out from the competition and keep your job from being outsourced. To illustrate, I'd like to share an example from the world of retail banking.In New York City, Philadelphia and New Jersey, an interesting phenomenon can be observed in retail banking. The fastest growing bank in these areas is Commerce Bank, a bank...... Similar Editorial : by kingpin221. | Source : Employee Benefit Administration
The Six Best Jobs For Working At Home Every day I get email asking me how to find legitimate work-at-home jobs. I have to say this always baffles me because every week I wade through thousands of jobs to find a select few to post in my weekly newsletter. The problem I believe is that people look for the wrong jobs in the wrong places. They often limit themselves to jobs like "typing" or "data entry" that are so rare they might as well...... Similar Editorial : by Stephen Bucaro. | Source : Employer Compensation
Managing Employers Expectations Often, what they're looking for in a candidate isn't really feasible. For example, in the I.T. world, they might normally be able to get a web designer for $40/hr and in a down economy, they might try to get someone who can do both web design and server-side scripting for the same salary. But it might not be realistic to expect someone could be competent in both skills. If you're confident that...... Similar Editorial : by Edward B. Toupin. | Source : Michigan Career Builder
Making Sure You Have Good Employment References At a minimum, your references should confirm the information the employer has about you and that you are a competent employee. However, you should strive to provide references who can be as enthusiastic about you and you would be about yourself. A great reference makes the hiring manager feel good about their decision to hire you and sets a positive tone for your first few days on the job. As the...... Similar Editorial : by wanderson12. | Source : Michigan Career Builder
Achieving Recognition At Work - J. S.Dear J.S.,I totally understand your frustration!Working hard alone does not necessarily get you better pay and recognition. A big part of succeeding within most organizations is also playing the political game. If you work hard but the people who matter don't know you're working hard or don't understand what benefit you're providing, it might go unnoticed. From the situation you described,...... Similar Editorial : by pilkster. | Source : Business Development Careers
Scam Alert! How To Avoid Work-At-Home Scams! Every year at least three million people fall victim to work-at-home scams. The sad part is that avoiding scams is not that difficult if you heed the advice of work-at-home professionals.It's my opinion that people fall victim to scams for one (or all) of the following three reasons:1) A lack of knowledge and understanding about working at home: By reading free articles and website resources about...... Similar Editorial : by Jakob Jelling. | Source : Career Change For A
Getting Ahead In The Workplace 1. Be an idea champion: Show initiative, suggest new ideas and offer to take charge in implementing them.2. On time is late (10 minutes early is on time)3. Go the extra centimetre: Don't worry about the extra mile, the extra tiny little bit is all you need to do to stand out, grab your boss a coffee without being asked, remember everyone's birthdays and be the first to wish them well or 4. Smile.5...... Similar Editorial : by Myron Curry. | Source : What Are Career Goals
Recruiters Prefer Someone They Know Being the Candidate the Recruiter Calls FirstIn addition to the hassle associated with posting a job on a job site, there is another downside to a recruiter using this approach: since they don't know the people responding to a job posting, they have to take the time to review the resumes, talk to potential candidates, and try to get to a comfort level where they feel like they can recommend the...... Similar Editorial : by surya. | Source : Hr Home
Being The Candidate Recruiters Want To Talk To HOW RECRUITERS SEARCH FOR CANDIDATESAnother way to increase your odds of being selected by a recruiter, which can be even more powerful, is by taking steps to increase the chances your resume will be found when recruiters search the job sites. The best way to do this is to optimize your resume for keywords recruiters might be searching for. Because there are so many resumes on the job sites, many...... Similar Editorial : by surya. | Source : Hr Home
Freelance Online As A Travel Agent And Rake In The Big Bucks In any profession that relies on sales to define its success, it becomes extremely important for your business to have a large market reach. There are many ways for you to garner a good awareness for your product or service in the marketplace.Some companies rely on advertising through mediums such as newspaper, radio or television. But this, unfortunately, can be an extremely expensive option,...... Similar Editorial : by Ontarian Hawkins. | Source : Sport Management Careers
