Archive for March, 2008
Dunder Mifflin is now hiring
If you are a fan of “The Office” then you will appreciate this cut.
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What not to wear to a job fair
Umm… Dressing properly for an interview is important.
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Its a dirty job, but somebody had to do it
CareerBuilder posted a very interesting article on jobs that somebody had to do, but chances are that person is not you. (Smile) Check out the following “careers” cited on CareerBuilder.
1. Breath odor evaluator
What they do: Odor judges smell nasty morning breath or breath “insulted” with strong scents, like garlic or coffee. They rate the breath on [...]
Interesting “Employment Wanted” Ad
Here’s an interesting classified ad I stumbled across online…it originally appeared in the Employment Wanted section of the Financial Post (Toronto)
What you can learn from this ad is how the former marijuana smuggler focuses on his transferable skills and experience while being up-front about his past. When changing careers, emphasizing what you can [...]
How to Negotiate a Better Buyout Offer
SmartMoney published a useful article today on negotiating buyout offers.
“EMPLOYERS CUT SOME 17,000 jobs in January, spurring the first negative turn in job growth since 2003. And, as businesses continue to strain under a slow-moving economy, that trend will likely continue.The one relative bright spot in this slowing job market is that many companies are [...]
VIDEO - A bad day at the office?
Bad day at the office? Maybe you can identify with some of these people who’ve had enough of their 9-to-5 gigs.
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Phone Interview Success
Here’s a very useful article on how to successfully conduct a phone interview - the preparation tips are great!
To add to this, one idea is to have an expanded version of your resume for a reference to use during phone interviews. You can expand each section of your resume with additional bullets with key [...]
Three Views of the Hiring Process and Sneaky Things That Bad Headhunters Do
Here are a couple of interesting articles. The first one goes into 3 perspectives of the hiring process, from the standpoints of the candidate, the recruiter, and the employer.
The second article on this page (scroll down below the first article) lists 5 sneaky things that “bad” recruiters do to find potential candidates.
While the articles are [...]
Really good-looking resumes
Want to see some really good-looking resumes? Check these out…
( Click here for more shining examples )
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VIDEO - How to create a job search plan
Before you can do anything (and especially jobhunting) you need a plan. The video below gives great insight into that. Check it out.
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