Posted October 19, 2007 - 07:59 by Linsey Knerl
Career Building
My husband and I are no strangers to the job hunt scene. Before he was even out of college, we were scouring the newspapers, searching the online databases, and handing out resumes to colleagues in hopes of helping him land that killer job. And while it was very frustrating that the rate of return on most job inquiries was very low, it wasn’t nearly as annoying as the slew of phony job emails that began infiltrating my husband’s email inbox.
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Posted October 4, 2007 - 19:10 by Paul Michael
Career and Income, Career Building
Let’s face it; no one likes the interview process. Well, certainly not the people being interviewed anyway. You have to be on your best behavior, you only get one chance to get it right, and it’s like taking your driving test all over again. Over the years I’ve been to countless interviews. Here I present 23 questions you’re likely to be asked, and how I have learned to answer them. Why 23? Because I had more than 20 and less than 25. Remember, being interviewed is a skill, and if you do the preparation you should ace it every time.
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Posted September 11, 2007 - 12:12 by Sarah Winfrey
Career Building
What do you do when you have problems at work, when you make a mistake, or when you're interviewing for a different job? How do you handle the workplace pressures and politics that influence what you say and how you say it? Here are some ideas for deciding what works for your job.
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Posted August 7, 2007 - 13:25 by Julie Rains
Career Building
A recruiter friend once told me that working at one employer for more than 15 years was a red flag to his client companies. At best, the long-standing employee is seen as unwilling to make a move; at worst, a loyal employee is seen as unable to make a move. From your senior manager's perspective, there are two kinds of people. 1) those who pursue, embrace, and thrive on change and 2) those who avoid and resist change.
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Posted June 30, 2007 - 16:04 by Julie Rains
Career Building
You've written, edited, and polished your resume. It's taken hours, days, or even weeks and now you're ready to start distributing the resume to potential employers. Should you still have to spend time analyzing job postings and tweaking your resume for every single job that piques your interest? Relax. Here's the rationale for not tweaking your resume to match every opening:
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Posted June 14, 2007 - 21:00 by Sarah Winfrey
Career Building
A few weeks ago, I won a copy of
Excuse Me, Your Job Is Waiting: Attract the Work You Want from
Consumerism Commentary (thanks, Flexo!). If the sign above describes your job, then this book is for you!
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Instead of a how-to article, or even a "Top 10" list, I want to tell you part of my own story. I've tried to put this into a list, tried to make it into something else, and I just keep coming back to the story. There's something about this story that is true: far more true than any list or set of steps. So this is for all of you out there who (like me!) learn better through stories than anything else.
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Posted May 22, 2007 - 10:11 by Andrea Dickson
Career Building
There was a time, not that long ago, in which Americans would graduate from college, get a job, and stick with that job until retirement. For those of us who can risk a little more, though, well, why shouldn't we leave crappy jobs behind? I used to be wary of being a paid-by-the-hour worker, I'm coming to appreciate the charms of time cards.
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When I started my first "real job," I didn't realize how many situations I'd find myself in that were utterly different from most of what I'd encountered before. On top of learning the tasks specific to the job, I had to navigate office politics and figure out what it meant to be "professional." I had to make decisions about these things on the fly, without any experience and with only my intuition to guide me. I made a few mistakes while I figured it out, but eventually I learned to survie and thrive. While I'm still no expert, what I offer here are hacks to common problems that have worked for me and for those I know.
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Yesterday, I had a one-on-one with my boss. The first time I had one of these (and the last, until yesterday), I was, quite frankly, intimidated. Then, I didn't know what to expect and I knew that I was getting my yearly review, so I basically nodded and smiled at everything my boss said. Now, it was almost all positive so it wasn't like I was letting him run me over. But I wasn't proactive in getting what I wanted, either.
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