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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Online business: the underground railroad for corporate escapees
- Millions of people everyday spend eight hours or more in a small padded cubicle. The curious thing about it is they choose to do that. They willingly sacrifice a quality of life because they believe it is the only way to support their families. That may have been true 10 years ago but it isn't any longer.Starting an online business can be the salvation for which many want-to-be corporate es...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Recruiting on the web requires special record keeping for legal purposes
- by Lesli Peterson, Business Analyst, VCGwith Phil McCutchen, Marketing Manager, VCG With the age of the Internet upon us, recruiting methods have expanded dramatically. Staffing companies now regularly use the Web to locate qualified candidates for their open positions. The most common methods include searching Job Boards and Corporate Websites. Job Boards, whether belongin...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to establish trust, credibility and enthusiasm to your interviewer
- If you use your voice to get attention, you use your eyes to hold attention. People tend to believe you, trust you, and listen to what you say if you are looking at them.Direct eye contact is not just preferable; it is essential to effective private conversations and public addresses.In most cultures, the act of looking someone directly in the eyes is a symbol of sincerity. Failure t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Bartending school online- earn your bartender training from home
- Many young adults flock to bars, lounges and clubs on a weekly basis. They spend hundreds sometimes thousands of dollars on entertaining themselves and their friends. When the night's over and the lights go up, everyone starts to trickle out the front door a little more broke than they were when they entered. Everyone that is, except the bartenders who get to walk out a little richer than they wer...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Finally revealed: the top 7 resume killers?
- During my job search I read dozens of books and articles took programs and evensat at the feet of two of the most experienced Human Resource professionals. In afew moments, you will learn the real keys to standing out and rising above thenorm. Stick to the facts and only reveal information that will encourage the readerto call you for an interview. If in doubt, leave it...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 3 questions no job seeker ever wants to be asked?
- Employer and interviewers expect you to answer tough question during interviews. Take a few minutes to brainstorm on how you might elaborate on the following answers. The answers you give to these questions that will be asked during your interview will be very important in your career prospects.Suppose you were asked these questions right now. Could you give a good answer? If not, study, st...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why are 95% of job applicants not called back?
- Have you been desperately looking for a job and keep coming up short? Despite all that you do, does every attempt you make seem to fail? Are you at that point of quitting? Ever wonder why you have not been called back? Not long ago, I was right where you are. I was all over the place, running here and there looking for the magic pill to help me. Then it hit me. Have you ever noticed that some peop...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you making these common job interview mistakes?
- Going to an interview without a plan of action is like going out on a football field without a game plan. Total disaster! Suppose I were to ask you right now."What are your skills or attributes?" Could you give a good answer?Suppose I were to ask you the question that's in every interviewer's mind."Why should I hire you?" What would you say?All of th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top ten strategies of a great interview
- You've just received a call to interview with your dream company. Do you know how to prepare for the interview so that you'll feel confident, have a good experience and set yourself apart from others? Try following the steps below and you'll not only be well prepared, you'll present yourself as a true professional.1. Research the company.Do your homework, e.g. go to the compan...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 10 super job interview tips
- Use these interview tips for job hunting success!It's a tough job market out there today. And getting the job you want requires more than just a killer resume. In other words, you can't just sell yourself on paper. You also have to be able to do it in person--in a face-to-face job interview.Here are a few interview tips to help you make a great impression on the person who interviews...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pair your powerful resume with a great cover letter
- Every great resume deserves a great cover letter.A cover letter is crucial because it's the first thing the hiring manager sees. And you only have seconds to grab his or her attention. So, you have to make sure the cover letter stands out from the dozens--or maybe even hundreds--of others that cross the hiring manager's desk each week.You might ask, why bother at all with a cover let...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 10 resume writing tips to get you the interview
- There are many reasons why you could be in the market for a new job right now. Perhaps...==> You just graduated from high school--or even better, college--and you're ready to strike out on a quest for your first "real" job.==> Your worst fears finally manifested and you've been downsized.==> You're bored with the career path you've been on for the past few years, and you're re...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Writing a resume: to template or not to template?
- Are free resume templates a viable answer to preparing a killer resume?It's a fact that if your resume doesn't stand out--both in terms of content AND appearance-- you'll find it very difficult to get the job you seek.Hiring managers get hundreds of resumes for every open position, but usually have time to interview only a handful of applicants. So, they'll scan through the resumes a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Resume objectives: how do you know if resume objectives are right for you?
- Some experts say NEVER bother with resume objectives. While others say they should be an essential element on every resume.So, how do you know who is right?The simple answer is... no one is absolutely right. Your decision on whether to use resume objectives will depend on your circumstances, job search goals, and-in some cases-the person who reviews your resume.We can make rec...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What do you want from life?
- The tragedy for millions of people is that they never decide what they want from life and make plans for it. Life will provide whatever we demand. Most of us don't demand what we want but simply settle for what our job supplies. Too many jobs are dead-end with little room for advancement.Many don't know what they want to do, so they drift through life with the hope that success will overtak...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 steps to effective communication
- The success of any business or organization depends largely on how effectively the members communicate. The ability to speak well is a minimum requirement of some businesses when hiring. Whatever the job, business professionals require extensive use of oral communication when carrying out their duties.Effective communication involves:Listening: Good listening skills and showing a gen...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Resume writing service website
- Promote Your Resume Business Website!While we make our websites to be search engine friendly and easy to navigate, you need to do your share. Resume Businesses on the net are becoming popular, but there is no particular market dominator. This is why everyone has a chance to be successful in the resume business.When a client decides he/she wants a resume written, he/she will mostly go...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Job search techniques: smashing the gray ceiling
- For decades, women have chaffed at the invisible glass ceiling which prevents their moving into the high executive brackets that their competence, knowledge and skills have earned. The same amorphous barrier confronts older workers both in terms of advancement within a company and, most especially, when a job change is required. There is an adage in the military that if a rank above major has not ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Job search: age-proofing your resume
- Older job hunters fear interviews where their age cannot be concealed and where an initial response of dismay on an interviewer's face, quickly hidden, confirms their anticipation of discrimination. The mature job seeker often prefers the anonymity of mailed resumes, e-mailed inquiries, internet applications, and telephone contacts.Interviews, however, are the goal of everyone who wants to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Unemployment survival: taking back control
- One of the most emotionally crippling aspects of unemployment is the sense of powerlessness it engenders. Job layoff triggers financial pressures, emotional distress, family turmoil, and dashed career hopes. It is forced on us by unrelenting fate, an emotionally disengaged employer, and economic currents that have little to do with us personally. We feel that we have no control over our situation,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Unemployment survival: creating a sense of security
- In a time of economic downturn, international turmoil, company restructuring and corporate mergers run amok, thousands of people are either out of work or fearful of losing their jobs.Is there, then, such a thing as job security?No job, in itself, is totally secure. Governments cut back, unions have periods when they have no work available for their members, directors and CEOs are fo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tackling your unemployment creatively
- Are you unemployed or been laid off? You are not alone if that is any comfort to you. Worldwide millions of people are in the same predicament as you are. Unemployment and lay offs are stark realities of the downsizing, reengineering, restructuring, and automation in a sluggish global economy where corporations are trying every trick in the book to reduce costs, increase productivity and keep the ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Resumes that work: 3 steps to more and better interviews
- All of us involved with helping you get a new job, whether as third party recruiters or as representatives of a company, are evaluating you for employment are all receiving hundreds of emailed resumes a day. Having done professional search work for more than thirty years, I have seen both resumes change and how they are delivered change. The change in delivery means that how you think of your resu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Phone interviews: prepare to ace them!
- More companies are saving time and effort by doing initial telephone interviews before committing themselves to hours of time assessing and evaluating applicants. They are doing this because, frankly, it's a good way to save a team's time from interviewing obviously unqualified people. From your standpoint, this means that you need to develop an additional interview skill.One of the disadva...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The squirrel effect
- An industrious black-tailed ground squirrel has his home beneath a stump not far from my office window. I've been watching him squirrel away provisions for winter. He reminds me of people I've worked with.Starting his journey by standing tall on the stump, the squirrel hurriedly looks side to side. When he's certain it is safe he leaps into the grass, jumping then running to a group of nuts...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Lets talk about trust
- I agree with Brooker T. Washington, "Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him." I agree with Mr. Washington because I've experienced trust. I've been on both the giving and receiving side of the equation, and I know first hand the power of trust.That's what trust is. It's power. Power to transform an ordinary, everyday,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Those little things
- Moving to another state meant finding a new dentist. I tried one a neighbor recommended who seemed friendly, competent and eager to please. But, I never went back. His office was a case study on the importance of little things.The coat hook was missing a screw and falling from the wall; waiting room magazines were outdated; the posted office hours were taped over with an index card and new ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A bit of pollyanna
- "Stop being such a Pollyanna," a trusted, more experienced colleague counseled as we took the long route back to my office. He had just witnessed my project idea annihilated as co-workers eagerly argued why my idea wouldn't work, where it was flawed and why it shouldn't be funded. Despite naysayers in the room that day, I believed it was worth pursuing. Ultimately, it did receive funding and becam...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Feedback: take it or leave it ... but get it
- The expense was substantial. An immersion workshop with twelve participants sharing a common goal to hone their skills. With nervous eagerness like kindergarteners embracing school, we received input, critique, and suggestions about our work. Some of the feedback I used. Some of it I didn't. But all of it was helpful.I haven't always viewed feedback that way. At times in my career, I've tak...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Career moves: take charge of your life
- Every day millions of people let their inner fears stop them from creating the life of their dreams. No one will deny that it is scary to step out of your comfort zone, but once you challenge your fear and take action, you can attain great things.1. Dream Great DreamsImagine you could be, do, and have anything you want. How is what you want for your future different from your life to...