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- Tips For Finding Employment In Hard Times
- To beat the job-hunting pack, you'll need to take risks, be realistic, and understand your potential employer's needs. We can all agree that times are tough. Everywhere it seems that more companies are cutting jobs across the board. If you're gainfully employed, you're probably relieved it's not you. But if...
- White papers 2008-12-08
- Six Reasons To Run From A Job Interview
- Job seekers have issues to keep them up at night. They worry that the beautifully crafted cover letters they're sending off won't be read and that plum jobs will go to less deserving candidates. They worry that their résumés don't showcase their shining accomplishments well enough to command the six-figure...
- White papers 2008-08-06
- Beware: You're Being Googled
- It's not just what you say that can be held against you when you're looking for a job. It's also what you post on MySpace, write in your blog and broadcast on YouTube. That's because if a potential employer uncovers salacious or otherwise unflattering material about you online, that job...
- White papers 2008-08-05
- Interview Questions: What's Legal...And What's Not
- Inexperienced interviewers tend to ask questions that have nothing to do with the job they are trying to fill. These questions can make both the interviewer and the organization appear unprofessional. Remember to err on the side of caution if you have any doubts about a question, and be sure...
- White papers 2008-07-31
- Mastering The Phone Interview
- You just got word that you landed a job interview with a company that really interests you - only there's a slight catch. You won't be meeting with your interviewers face to face. Instead, you'll be taking part in a phone interview, the results of which will determine whether you're...
- White papers 2008-07-31
- Streamlining Your Personal Financial Documents
- Every week you introduce more paper into your home, in the form of newspapers, magazines, flyers, coupons, schoolwork, correspondence, bills, and other documents. It may or may not be difficult for you to ensure that reading material and advertising is discarded when you are finished with it, but when it...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- 10 Leadership Styles
- The Situational Leadership model uses a 4 box grid based on the amount of direction and support an employee needs. Directing Leaders define the roles and tasks of the 'Follower', and supervise them closely. Decisions are made by the leader and announced, so communication is largely one-way. Coaching Leaders still...
- White papers 2009-02-12
- Layoff Survival Kit: Legal & Financial Essentials
- Now that you've lost your job, there is no need to hurry up and find a new one. You've got to buck up and tie up loose ends with your ex-employer in order to secure your finances and insure your health. Add these items to your to-do list for your...
- White papers 2008-12-18
- How To Make Layoffs Less Painful
- Its CEO's decision to make the cuts, so don't blame it on the board of directors, market conditions, competition or whatever else. Now more than ever, your company needs a leader, and leaders accept responsibility. Management is usually optimistic and believes things will get better soon, so it cuts the...
- White papers 2008-10-24
- Life After Lay-Off: Taking Control And Setting A New Course
- In nowadays' economy, it sometimes doesn't matter if you're a superstar, work longer, harder, and faster than the next person, or cut your baby teeth with the company. If the company can't afford to keep you, there's little you can do about it. As you're sitting there with the proverbial...
- White papers 2009-02-26
- In Interviews, Honesty Is The Best Policy
- Joining the pool of applicants will be a lot of people who have been downsized, fired, or who found their previous employment to be less than satisfying. Whether you're a newbie or a seasoned veteran of the job search, it's helpful to get advice about the all-important but nerve-wracking experience...
- White papers 2008-08-13
- 5 Tips For Increasing Your Hireability EQ
- Emotional Intelligence EQ is the ability to deal effectively with other people and their feelings as well as your own. In job hunting, a high EQ can produce a successful interview and ultimately a job offer. Unlike your Intelligence Quotient IQ, which is genetically predetermined, you can increase your EQ...
- White papers 2008-08-13
- Job-Hunting Realities: What 'No' Really Means
- Job hunt is often a demeaning process. The rejection can leave you demoralized. You'll jump through countless hoops and operate on other people's terms. In the end, you'll still hear, "You're not quite what we're looking for" if you hear anything at all. In nowadays' economy, a job hunt requires...
- White papers 2008-12-03
- Job Hunting Despair
- At the close of the interview, ask what the next steps are and when you should expect to hear from them. Know that if employers aren't calling you back, they are probably not interested and just move on to the next thing. Think of it this way: it's your job...
- White papers 2008-11-11
- 7 Ways To Stay Cool In The Interview
- Job seekers should not buy into the myth that they should just be themselves during an interview. Perhaps more than any other mistake, interviewees get too comfortable and lose sight of the fact it is an interview - a delicate situation requiring a careful dance between the job seeker and...
- White papers 2008-11-03
- 10 Winning Ways To Land The Job You Want
- With unemployment at a five-year high, job competition is stiff these days. But whether you're unemployed or simply unhappy in your current position, it's still possible to find new career opportunities. This paper gives tips on landing the job you want even in a lean market. Even though it's a...
- White papers 2008-10-28
- Dressing For The Interview, By Industry
- In every job interview, you're going to be judged at least partially by how you look. But how you should look varies depending on your industry and the job you're interviewing for. This paper takes a look at general interview attire expectations for eight career areas. Upgrade your attire if...
- White papers 2008-10-28
- The 4 P's Of Interviewing
- "It's really frustrating for an interviewer to have someone that they're talking to who really doesn't know the company or the position they're applying for," Candidates should have "Looked at the Web site, read the [company's] brochure, talked to people who've worked there; that's kind of baseline homework," Applicants should...
- White papers 2008-10-14
- Dress Appropriately For Interviews
- When it's time to get dressed for the interview, remember: It's not so much that you're trying to get the job with what you wear, it's more a matter of not taking yourself out of contention with your presentation. "Interviewers can decide in 10 seconds that they don't want you,"...
- White papers 2008-10-14
- A Follow-Up Call Wins The Interview
- In short, your job search is just that: Your job search. Take control and drive the process yourself. Don't play by others' rules, putting your future in the hands of search industry bureaucrats. Get into the driver's seat and make their phone ring with a follow-up call every time you...
- White papers 2008-09-15
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