Archive for March, 2007
How to Negotiate an Employment Contract
Posted on 30. Mar, 2007 by Bill.
How to Negotiate an Employment Contract
While working as a managing director in charge of IT infrastructure, Christopher Barron noticed some inadequacies in his company’s effort to comply with federal regulations. He didn’t think his company, which he declined to name, was doing enough to comply with the regs. Although he pressed and pressed, he couldn’t [...]
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Crafting a resume requires knowledge of changing rules
Posted on 27. Mar, 2007 by Bill.
Crafting a resume requires knowledge of changing rules
Remember the rule about getting your resume on a single page? Well that one has been thrown out. Here are some more.
Have you ever noticed that just when you figure out all the rules, the rules change?
For years now, recruiters have been preaching to job seekers that they [...]
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Tips on Finding Your Next Job!
Posted on 25. Mar, 2007 by Bill.
Tips on Finding Your Next Job!
As a recruiter it is completely frustrating to know that there are so many truly good industry folks out there looking for jobs right now…and more importantly really struggling to find that right opportunity. It is always a bit of timing and dumb luck at my end with the opportunities [...]
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Market Yourself with a Resume that Gets Results
Posted on 24. Mar, 2007 by Bill.
Market Yourself with a Resume that Gets Results
Your resume should be like any good marketing plan — designed to sell! It needs to hook potential employers as soon as they see it, so they bypass the discard pile and take a second look. Creating a resume that accomplishes that can’t be done in just a [...]
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Networking for People Who Hate Networking
Posted on 22. Mar, 2007 by Bill.
Networking for People Who Hate Networking
Today’s careers are made and broken by one’s ability to network.
Please don’t post comments about how unfair this is — I know that people who are bad at networking think it’s not fair that the world rewards networking so much. But that’s the way the world is. You’re not going [...]
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Best jobs if you’re over 50
Posted on 22. Mar, 2007 by Bill.
Best jobs if you’re over 50
Maybe you’re financially secure enough to try a career you’ve only dreamed about. Or you’re burned out after toiling away in the same field for three decades.
“Most people over 50 plan to continue working beyond traditional retirement age,” says Howard Stone, co-founder with his wife Marika of 2Young2Retire.com. “A high [...]
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Prepare, breathe, nail the interview
Posted on 21. Mar, 2007 by Bill.
Prepare, breathe, nail the interview
Teresa Bartlett felt confident going into her interview at Manpower staffing agency, but she still needed a glass of water to quench the dry mouth she gets when she’s nervous.
Local experts say nerves often come with an interview, but steps can be taken to quell the butterflies and allow you to [...]
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Working with Recruiters
Posted on 15. Mar, 2007 by Bill.
The Grapevine, Working with Recruiters
In the last five or so years, I have, despite being employed, always kept my resume updated at a number of job sites. I even occasionally call recruiters I have worked with to get a feel for the marketplace. Most times I am not really looking for a job, [...]
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Getting resume to stay in pack is first step when job hunting
Posted on 15. Mar, 2007 by Bill.
Getting resume to stay in pack is first step when job hunting
Unfortunately, there are a whole host of things you can do in a minute or less to knock yourself out of consideration for a job you want even if you may be right for the gig.
Here are some tips on what to do and [...]
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How to get a recruiter’s attention
Posted on 14. Mar, 2007 by Bill.
How to get a recruiter’s attention
A lot of readers ask me how to find a recruiter to help them find a job. In general, my answer is: Forget it. Headhunters don’t work for people who need jobs. Headhunters work for people who have jobs to fill.
The way this works is the hiring manager has [...]
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