Archive for January, 2007
Know What Job You Want
Posted on 31. Jan, 2007 by Bill.
Know What Job You Want
Read Job Applications Carefully
An interesting response to the preference question on job applications has been “Brenda Brown” or “Fred Smith.” Some job seekers misread the word preference and think it is asking for references, i.e., people who know you and will say nice things about you. Unfortunately, this is a [...]
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Ten Tips to Successful Interviewing
Posted on 27. Jan, 2007 by Bill.
Ten Tips to Successful Interviewing
1. Have three succinct, well developed, dart to the bull’s-eye bullet point answers for each of these major questions:
a. Why this industry?
b. Why our firm?
c. Why you?
These three questions will make or break you, as simple as that. If you sound iffy about any of them, see ya! To prepare good [...]
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Be snotty: Confident specialists usually successful
Posted on 25. Jan, 2007 by Bill.
Be snotty: Confident specialists usually successful
Published January 25, 2007 in issue 0604 of the HooK.
Linda Chernoff has the conversational skills of a socialite and team-building talents of a top executive. Her résumé could start with her prized “people skills,” but instead she focuses herself more narrowly: event planner.
Good move. The best way to ensure you’ll [...]
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Changing careers is a matter of passion
Posted on 24. Jan, 2007 by Bill.
Changing careers is a matter of passion
When the time is right to change your career path, you’ll know it.
A nagging feeling will grab you from the inside, one that seems like boredom or frustration with your current job, but runs much deeper. This is not your average drag-your-feet-in-the-morning type of feeling. It has to do [...]
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JOB HUNTING COSTS: WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN’T DEDUCT
Posted on 23. Jan, 2007 by Bill.
JOB HUNTING COSTS: WHAT YOU CAN AND CAN’T DEDUCT
Did you know you may be able to deduct certain costs associated with looking for a new job? It’s a fact, says the Massachusetts Society of CPAs. What’s more, even if you don’t find a job or if you get terrific offers but decide to stay with [...]
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How to impress, in 45 seconds
Posted on 21. Jan, 2007 by Bill.
How to impress, in 45 seconds
Think of a resume as a personal advertisement in which you’re trying to sell yourself to a prospective match. A resume should stand out to a hiring manager who’s looking for the right person for a company.
This is especially important in a competitive job market. Recruiting experts say hiring managers [...]
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Her job hunters’ website is full-time job
Posted on 21. Jan, 2007 by Bill.
Her job hunters’ website is full-time job
Getting laid off in 1994 was the best thing that could have happened to Susan Joyce.
But losing their jobs had tragic consequences for some of her colleagues.
“I knew one man who killed his wife, then committed suicide, when we were let go,” said Joyce, who lives in Marlborough. “People [...]
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Losing Your Job Without Losing Your Shirt
Posted on 20. Jan, 2007 by Bill.
Losing Your Job Without Losing Your Shirt
Nobody is immune from sudden job loss anymore, and everyone should be prepared for the possibility. If your finances are in order, you’ll be better able to avoid being plunged into unmanageable debt caused by job loss and will be less likely to accept a job you’ll end up [...]
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ASCII Resumes: Learn How to Convert Your File
Posted on 19. Jan, 2007 by Bill.
ASCII Resumes: Learn How to Convert Your File
ASCIITextDigital Inspiration points us to ASCII-o-Matic, a cool tool that lets you convert a 60×50 pixel JPEG image into ASCII art. I wish there was a similar tool for converting a Word-formatted resume into a nice-looking ASCII file. ASCII resumes are necessary if you need to [...]
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The challenge of changing careers
Posted on 19. Jan, 2007 by Bill.
The challenge of changing careers
If you inherited $5 million, what job would you choose to do?”
That’s what Marlena Lechner, director of the Job Search Network at Jewish Family Service of Bergen County, in Teaneck, often asks clients.
In Lechner’s experience, most people are “in search of meaning and in search of being more compassionate and more [...]
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