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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

3 Resume Mistakes for IT Candidates to Avoid

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Information technology professionals are some of the most frustrated job seekers I know. They often find themselves in the position of being some of the brightest people in their companies, yet struggling to communicate exactly how their specialized knowledge contributes to the operations or bottom lines of their employers. Here are three common mistakes I see on IT resumes: Using way too ...

Should I leave my degree off my resume?

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There are many different reasons why you might be interested in a job for which you're overqualified. Maybe you need less stress in your life, maybe you're returning to the workforce after some time away, or maybe you're making a career change and need to get some entry-level experience. Regardless of the reason, applying for jobs for which you're overqualified can be tricky business. Common ...
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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Top Three Reasons Why Sales Managers Don't Coach

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Why is it that so many sales managers don't coach their salespeople? Surprisingly, it has little to do with a lack of coaching and leadership skills. Below are three common reasons, and some ideas on how to change this problem. Reason One. Sales Managers are Focused on Selling, Not Coaching Many sales managers rose through the ranks to become the top salesperson in their compan. ...

Promoting Diversity in the Hospitality Industry

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Active Career Management

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There are three things in this life that you absolutely have to manage, or at some point they will catch up with you. The first two, health and finances, are best handled by your doctor and your accountant. The last essential, your career, is what we're here to help you with. Half the people in my family are retired from a local Fortune 500 company. My relatives put in their 30 years, ...

Career Management: What do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

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Oh, I guess you did grow up. But is this the grown up you wanted to be when you were a kid? Are you happy with how your career turned out? Most of us aren't. In fact, huge numbers of us aren't happy at all with our careers. Despite our unhappiness with our work situation, the biggest reason we don't change to something else is our own fear. The fear associated with a reluctance to improve ...

Santa says, Resumes Fit Perfectly in Stockings!

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How many times have you heard someone say, "I really need/want to get another job, but I just don't even have time to get my resume together"? Constructing a resume that will actually get pulled out of a pile of applications is a time-consuming task. I've personally had friends who spent months and months at a job they hated because they simply couldn't find the time to sit down and write their ...
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Articles


Changing Your Cultural Perspectives

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A ...

3 Strategies for Dealing With Concerned Relatives

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Last week I wrote about how to use holiday gatherings for career networking. For most people, the holidays inevitably bring more contact with another network: your family. If your family is anything like mine, the holidays offer a perfect opening for questions like, "When are you going to get married/ have a baby/ buy a house/ cut your hair …"—whatever. If you're out of work, this familial ...

10 Entry-Level Interview Questions To Ask

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When interviewing at any level and, especially entry-level, there are certain questions you can ask that will help you stand out from the crowd. Following these rules will boost your value on the open job market and result in more offers and, best of yet, less rejections. Before you read this, always remember that there is a direct relationship between the quality of questions that you ask ...
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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

How to Be Relevant on Your Resume So You Land the Interview

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If you look at a lot of job ads out there today, it seems as though companies are looking for very one-dimensional candidates. Many job ads are written seeking someone who has gotten a degree in their field, taken an entry-level job, and worked their way up in that field ever since. While some people's career paths have been that straightforward, the average worker changes jobs multiple times ...
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Tuesday, December 7, 2010

5 Tools Employers Use to Determine if You’re the Right Fit

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If you're considering changing jobs for the first time in a while, or find yourself unemployed after many years with the same company, you may run across some surprising requests during your job search. Among the things you may encounter: Personality tests More and more employers are requiring candidates to complete personality screenings prior to offering them an interview. These types ...

After the interview: What to do when you don’t get the offer

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There may be nothing more frustrating to a job seeker than going through several rounds of interviews with a company, only to not be offered a job—or an explanation. What should you do if you find yourself in this position? Ask for feedback If you feel like you established a solid rapport with your interviewer but didn't ultimately land the job, you can always ask them if there's anything ...

Career Development: Creating a Two Part Exit Strategy

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If you are contemplating a career change may I suggest you consider an exit strategy? In the world of our careers, any time you are considering a change in careers, you would do well if you put together a strategy to pull the plug where you are in a professional way. In addition to that you should have yourself financially prepared for what will most likely be a change in your income. Both ...

Keeping Your Job Search on Track During the Holidays

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With all the extra hustle and bustle associated with the holiday season, it can be particularly tough to set aside time to focus on your job search. However, the holidays can actually be a great time to re-energize your job search for several reasons. First of all, you'll have much more contact with your network of friends and colleagues. Secondly, companies often kick-start hiring right after ...
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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing

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Cloud Computing is all the rage right now so we asked our viewers to weigh in on the affect Cloud Computing has on our lives and the IT industry. Here are the results: Positive 44.13% Negative 14.23% Both 26.33% Not Sure 15.30% Seems like our readers are happy with the onset of cloud computing so here are a few things to know. What is Cloud Computing? The answer to this question ...

Car Wi-Fi Feature To Soar in Popularity

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Shipments of built-in car Wi-Fi systems are set to soar by more than 40 fold by 2017, according to market research firm iSuppli Corp. Automakers increasingly view wireless connectivity as a key competitive differentiator in the auto market and are integrating it in their new models. In the past Wi-Fi has been offered as an after purchase accessory. Worldwide automotive original equipment ...

Acquisition Trendy Among Tech Vendors

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Seems like the need to buy more is running high among top tech companies. Companies such as Google, Amazon and Dell are rapidly buying companies to overall increase their product and service portfolio. Google has spent $1.6 billion on more than 20 companies in the first nine months of the year, according to regulatory filings. Some of Google's past big acquisitions include YouTube and ...
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Workplace Homophobia

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Lack of Ethnic Diversity in Healthcare Professions

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More Men are Filing Sexual Harassment Claims

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Why You Need A Branded LinkedIn Profile Now

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If you're thinking that copying and pasting your resume into your LinkedIn profile is going to cut it, then I hate to burst your bubble, but you're wrong. Your LinkedIn profile should NOT be an exact replica of your resume—and you should NOT copy and paste your resume into it. You can do so much more with your LinkedIn profile than you can with your resume, and I view the LinkedIn profile as a ...

If It's On Your Resume, You're Eventually Going To Be Questioned

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On many sales and marketing resumes, I almost always find a section where the applicant lists his or her skills (or perceived in most cases) in a separate, but bold expertise section usually placed near the top of the CV. Because many of these individuals have done enough research to know to put the key terms on their resume, naturally, they are charming, quick witted, energetic and intelligent ...

6 Strategies to Turn that Holiday Job into a Permanent Position

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While the holidays do present challenges for job search, if you give your job search some thought, there are also opportunities with temporary positions. Eileen Habelow, Ph.D. Sr. VP of Organizational Development at Randstad, a global HR and staffing firm with expertise in the U.S. temporary employment market, has developed some strategies I would like to share, as well as expand upon. Anytime ...
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Should the Armed Forces End the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy

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The biggest military ...

Same Sex Boss or Opposite Sex – Pros and Cons

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Companies For Working Moms

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Working moms work hard. I can remember thinking of my mom as a hero (still do actually). She worked the normal eight-hour shift, five-days a week, but also cooked, cleaned and looked after six kids and a husband. My mom even had energy left to remember our important days: birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving...and celebrate them all. My dad was...my dad and I love him. He did his part too but I ...

A Look Back at Women in the Transportation Industry

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Women have come far in the workplace in the past few decades. That being said, women continue to face gender discrimination and are still being paid less than their male counterparts. Even though women have found ways to balance a successful career with the challenges of a family (if they choose to have children) and have become leaders in almost every industry, ...

Bad News for Women and Minorities on Wall Street

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The annual ...

John Legend Teams up with the Department of Education

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Grammy-winning singer John ...

Going Outside the Traditional Resume to Capture the Interview

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This past week I was on JobTalkAmerica, a radio show designed around the needs of job seekers in today's tough economic climate. On the show I discussed two critical points your resume must have in order to succeed and also how to go outside of your resume to get the interview. I want to elaborate further on what you can do outside of your resume that can help you get the interview. A ...
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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Career Change: You won’t Change for Love or Money?

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As I was growing up, the term "for Love or Money" was often used after a statement about doing something. It was a way of saying the two most important things in the world are still not big enough, powerful enough or important enough to move or sway a person to do something. When it comes to improving your job or career, clearly we're not changing for love or money, because 60% of us hate our ...

8 Ways to Leverage Your Personal Brand Beyond Your Resume

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I think I am officially dubbing this week as 'personal branding awareness week'. So far this week, I've discussed personal branding pertaining to your job search, your resume, and your LinkedIn profile. I want to elaborate a bit further on the benefits of branding—and why it's so crucial to your job search. If I'm preaching to the converted, then please feel free to bypass this article. ...

Stop Being Lost in the Crowd – Capture the Hiring Manager’s Attention with a Branded LinkedIn ...

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Is your LinkedIn profile a verbatim recreation of your resume? Or is it a unique and complementary representation of you and your job search? I know a plethora of job seekers who simply cut and paste their resumes right into their LinkedIn profiles. Let me tell you why this is NOT the best job search strategy. I'll also tell you how to capture the hiring manager's attention ...
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