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Thursday, October 29, 2009

Stuck In A Career Rut?

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Are you in a career that you dislike but you feel there is nothing you can do about it? Many of us stay in our careers (and jobs) longer than we want because we are unsure what we would do next. We tell ourselves that the answer will come to us someday. Then, we will make our move. Or, when the economy improves, we'll go. But in the meantime, we stay where we are, stuck and ...

Who’s Hiring in Finance – October 2009

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Banks, Consulting firms, and Financial advisors top Finance hiring during October 2009, based on job advertisements open for 30 days from the top job boards.

Led by banks that are repaying TARP funds, banks including Chase, Wachovia, PNC, Citi, HSBC, Fifth Third, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and National City are the top Finance hiring firms in October. Many of these banks are ...

Do you know who you are... on paper?

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Do you know who you are ... on paper? Thanks to an amazing membership with Career Directors International, I had the distinct pleasure of hosting a booth at the most recent National Careers Job Fair. Three hours of job seekers pouring in through the doors and my assistant and myself providing free resume analyses. I spoke to 100+ job seekers and found one common thread among them all—they ...

Why Executives Should Consider Job Fairs

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While you might have been to job fairs when you were just starting out, you've probably tended to ignore them as your career has improved. But now, a job fair may have just popped up while you're between jobs. Now, in the executive level of your career, you're thinking about visiting one. So do you go, or is the prospect simply beneath you? Quite a few executives go to career fairs, but not ...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

With Acquisition Delayed, Sun Cutting 3,000 Jobs

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SAN FRANCISCO—With its proposed acquisition by Oracle Corp. being delayed by regulators, Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to cut 3,000 jobs across several regions over the next 12 months, the company said Tuesday (Oct. 20). Oracle Corp. agreed in April to buy Sun for $7.4 billion. But the acquisition has not yet closed because of an ongoing antitrust probe by the European Commission. In a ...

Spansion Cuts More Jobs

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SAN FRANCISCO—NOR flash vendor Spansion Inc. acknowledged that the company cut an undisclosed number of jobs Monday (Oct. 26). A Spansion spokesperson said through a prepared statement that a "small restructuring" took place at Spansion Monday. The statement said the layoff was "necessary to better prioritize and align the company's resources with its business goals and emergence from Chapter ...
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Monday, October 26, 2009

Afraid of Job Interviews?

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Most people are pretty nervous when preparing for an interview, whether it's their first or 51st time. However there are some individuals who are beyond nervous when interview time rolls around – they're flat out fearful. Since an interview can be an intense experience, they may feel a bit insecure even when they're confident of their talents. If you fall into the category of being fearful of ...

How to Answer Tough Interview Questions

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Traditional interview questions are nerve-wracking enough to answer. When interviewers ask tough interview questions, you can be thrown off your game. To prepare for these potential curveballs, you should be aware of example questions that may come your way. Being privy to potential interview questions and how to answer each will help you prepare for what otherwise can be an uncomfortable ...
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Monday, October 19, 2009

reCareered: Who's Hiring? Week of 10/12/09

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Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding.

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Saturday, October 17, 2009

Americas Region Continues To Lead Semiconductor Recovery

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LONDON — The Americas region achieved actual sales of $3.22 billion in August 2009, up 7.6 percent from the same month a year before, according to "actual" data from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization. The Americas, which is dominated in terms of sales by the U.S., remains the only region able to demonstrate monthly sales growth year-on-year. In July actual chip sales in ...

TI To Open 300-mm Analog Fab In North Texas

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SAN FRANCISCO—Texas Instruments Inc. plans to open a 300-mm analog semiconductor fab in Richardson, Texas, the company said Tuesday (Sept. 29). TI expects to begin equipping the facility next month and ship the first chips from the fab by the end of next year, the company said. According to TI (Dallas), the Richardson facility will be the first analog chip fab to use 300-mm wafers. When the ...

Wanted: Power Engineers For Smart Grids

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SAN JOSE, Calif. — Uncles Sam wants a few smart power engineers—quite a few in fact. Steven Chu, U.S. Secretary of Energy, put out a $100 million down payment last week to train a new generations of engineers to help build and run tomorrow's smart electric grid. Utilities say they need engineers who understand both information technology and electric power grids to handle next-generation ...

IMEC Chief: Innovation Only Way Out Of Recession

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LEUVEN, Belgium — "The way to get out of the downturn is to innovate," said Luc Van den hove, chief executive of IMEC (Leuven, Belgium), opening an annual press forum for the R&D center based here. Researchers discussed advances in extreme ultraviolet lithography, MEMS and components for wireless, solar and medical systems at the event. This recession has been a relatively mild one so far for ...

Ex-Freescale Toulouse Engineers To Develop Atom-based Platforms

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PARIS — At last, Intel Corp. has confirmed that it is hiring a team of 53 3G system integration engineers from Freescale's Cellular Products Group based in Toulouse, in the South of France. This is not news since France's Ministry of Industry previously issued an official statement. What's news are Intel's intentions and motivations. Intel said it aims to enhance its 3G wireless ...
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Thursday, October 15, 2009

How to Manage Your Job References

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Dealing with job references is often times like dealing with the pink elephant in the room. You know you're supposed to address and take care of this issue, but because you don't know where to start, you simply don't take action at all. It's easy to understand why there might be some confusion. Sometimes, you are told to add your references to your resume. Other times, you're told to add the ...

Are You Experiencing Resume Information Overload?

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Navigating the waters of career advice can be murky at times. Everyone seems to have an opinion about what you should or shouldn't do and what you should or shouldn't write. With all the information out there how do you really know what advice to take and what to leave behind? Have you read every article on resume writing or submitted your resume for free evaluations only to find that every place ...

Go On...Brag A Little - It's OK

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The biggest problem we run in to with clients is their inability to want to market themselves, brag about themselves or speak positively about their own achievements. I guess in the world we live in we are just so critical of ourselves – constantly pushing ourselves that we forget all the great things we've achieved in our career. Well this is one instance where it is more than OK to pat yourself ...

Is Your Resume On Maturity Leave?

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I once worked with a woman who was pregnant and was rapidly approaching her due date. In an effort to prepare clients for her absence she sent out a mass email detailing who would be handling their accounts while she was gone on maturity leave. Yes, you read that right. She sent out an email to many, many clients telling them that she would be taking maturity leave. Apparently in twelve weeks ...

The New Rules of the Executive Job Search

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If you've been working at the executive level for some time, you may have been disarmed over the past few years by the changes that have occurred in technology. But if you've recently left your job and have been looking for work, you'll notice that there are entirely new rules in the world of job seeking. You are no longer searching the office supply store for quality resume paper because so ...
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

10 Time Management Tips For Sales Professionals

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1. Start with your goals: Your goals aren't just some arbitrary target that you want to hit - they're the blueprints to achieving your dreams. So, when you start to build your calendar for the day or week, be sure you leave enough time to do the things you promised yourself you'd finish. Remember, your goal isn't something you achieve all at once; it's the result of dozens, hundreds, or ...
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Friday, October 9, 2009

Employee Traits That Employers Look For, Part 2

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In Part 1 of this article, we listed communications skills, attention to detail and leadership ability as among the important character traits employers are looking for in new hires. In addition to a standard level of expertise in specific fields - programs for programmers, management for managers and so on - today's employers are looking to hire certain "attitudes and aptitudes" rather than just ...

How Numbers Can Enhance Your Resume

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Did you know that numbers can make a huge difference in your ability to create a quality resume? It's true. The more numbers you add to your resume, the more you are enhancing it and increasing your chances of getting called in for an interview. Of course, adding numbers doesn't simply meaning writing "1, 2, 3" in random places around the resume. They have to be used strategically to make a ...
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009

One Page Vs. Two Page Resumes

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The desired length of a resume can vary depending on the profession, school district, country, etc. When crafting your resume, you want to make certain that you meet the potential employer's guidelines or preferences. Some hiring organizations will post a maximum page limit on their job advertisement. If this is the case you must make certain that you follow the instructions – this also goes for ...

Resumes for Career Changers

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Changing careers can be one of the hardest things that a person does. You are going from what you know to something completely different. However, switching careers can be extremely rewarding as well. Perhaps you have always wanted to be an educator, but continued on in business, receiving promotion after promotion, until you lost sight of your dream. But now you are ready to get back on track ...

Submitting Your Resume Online

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Nowadays many companies and school districts require that you submit your resume package online. If they are asking that you send a simple email, then all you need to do is attach the requested documents and send a polite and concise email to the hiring organization explaining the position you are applying for and which documents you have enclosed. Before you send that email though, make sure ...

Selling Your Top Teaching Skills in Under 15 Seconds

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With the economy the way it currently is, school districts are receiving resumes from an ever-increasing amount of applicants. Employers are able to be far choosier more now than ever. That is why it is crucial that you make your resume stand out above the rest. It is said that potential employers take approximately 10-15 seconds to scan a resume. You must ensure that you grab their attention and ...

Incorporating Testimonials and Quotes in Your Resume and/or Cover Letter

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When an employer writes an annual review, develops a letter of recommendation for you, or even sends a nice compliment on your work, make sure you file it away for future use. These documents can be powerful tools to help you stand out amongst other candidates applying for the job. From them you are able to extract quotes or testimonials that can be incorporated in your resume and cover letter. ...

How to Write an Autobiography

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Sometimes when applying for educational positions at certain levels or in specific districts, you may be required to submit an autobiography. This is a document that allows you to recount events in your life that have shaped who you are and impacted your desire to teach. An autobiography is basically a concise summary of a person's life. To write a successful document, you do not need to start ...

Creating a Meaningful Teacher Resume

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All teachers perform the same basic duties: developing lessons, teaching students, administering and grading tests, updating report cards, disciplining students, etc. However, what will make you stand out from the average teacher is the way you portray job responsibilities on a resume. You need to convey that you do not simply teach students, but also enlighten them and encourage them to be ...

General Cover Letters Vs. Specific Cover Letters

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When job-hunting it is quite common that a job seeker will apply to more than one company and position. However, sometimes a person is looking to transition into one specific career or desired organization. If you are looking to send out your resume more than once, it may be a good idea to develop a more general cover letter. Ultimately it saves time and allows you to perform only minor tweaking. ...

Switching Careers at the Executive Level

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It may seem like a bit of an impossible task switch careers once you've reached the executive level, but it happens more than you think – and it is contemplated even more than that. In fact, according to Execunet's 2009 Executive Job Market Intelligence Report, 94 percent of the senior-level executives surveyed would consider switching industries. If you're a part of this statistic, and are ...
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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Is Your Resume Presentable?

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Presentation is your first impression. Much like when you meet someone for the first time and you know that they're forming their first impression of you. Of course we always hope it will be a positive one and it is the same principle with your resume. The presentation of the document is the reader's first impression. You can either delight them and encourage them to learn more or you can turn ...

Berkeley Lab Engineer Tapped To Head U.S. Energy R&D Agency

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WASHINGTON — Roughly seven months after launching a new energy research agency, the Obama administration has nominated a top engineer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to head the office. Arun Majumdar, currently associate laboratory director at Berkeley Lab and a professor of engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, was nominated on Sept. 18 to head the Energy ...

Berkeley Lab Engineer Tapped To Head U.S. Energy R&D Agency

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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- IBM Corp. has cut nearly 10,000 jobs this year, according to reports, although Big Blue still refuses to fess up to most of the layoffs. The Alliance@IBM/CWA Local 1701, an IBM union, claims IBM has implemented 17 separate layoffs for a total of 9,308 jobs this year, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. That's been known for some time. Here's what is new: Big Blue is ...

Conducting Corporate Diplomacy by Michael D. Watkins

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The higher you rise in organizations the more you need to be able to practice the corporate equivalent of international diplomacy. Whether you are striving to transform your organization internally or working to shape the rules of the game with government officials externally, the essential challenge is the same: If you want to achieve your objectives, you need to learn how to effectively ...

Infectious Leadership

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What kind of infectious agent do you want to be? Infectious like humor or infectious like the plague? For good or ill the senior leadership of every organization is infectious. By this I mean that leaders' behaviors tend to be transmitted to their direct reports, who pass them on to the next level, and so on down through their organizations. Over time, they permeate the organization ...
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Monday, October 5, 2009

“Top 10” Things Employers Need To Know About 1-9/E-Verify Compliance

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Employers have many questions about I‐9 Form/E-Verify compliance and how a paperless Web-based I‐9 Form/E-Verify system solution can improve the efficiency of a company's employment eligibility verification program by reducing risk, eliminating errors, maintaining compliance, and ensuring jobs for legal workers. Here are the "Top 10" things employers need to know about I-9/E-Verify ...
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Saturday, October 3, 2009

Berkeley Lab Engineer Tapped To Head U.S. Energy R&D Agency

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WASHINGTON — Roughly seven months after launching a new energy research agency, the Obama administration has nominated a top engineer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to head the office. Arun Majumdar, currently associate laboratory director at Berkeley Lab and a professor of engineering at the University of California at Berkeley, was nominated on Sept. 18 to head the Energy ...
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