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Phone Interview Tips

Posted on 29. Apr, 2007 by Bill.

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Phone Interview Tips
Phone interviews can be tough. With the lack of visual communication, you must be able to rely on auditory feedback and be disciplined enough to keep focus. We have compiled this handy guide on phone interview preparation to help ease your fears.
With these interviewing tips, you will be able to face your phone [...]

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The Art Of The Online RÃ©sumÃ©

Posted on 27. Apr, 2007 by Bill.

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The Art Of The Online RÃ©sumÃ©
Michael Shilleh, a 24-year-old recruiter with New York employment search firm Mergis Group, sifts through thousands of online rÃ©sumÃ©s, mostly from applicants for financial-services jobs. Those who profess experience in key areas such as fixed-income derivatives are most likely to pass through his electronic filter. If only he had known [...]

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Recruiters’ Top 10 Complaints

Posted on 26. Apr, 2007 by Bill.

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Recruiters’ Top 10 Complaints
Caitlin McLaughlin, global head of campus recruiting for Citigroup Markets and Banking (C), will sometimes surprise MBA students by starting off an interview with a question that has little to do with their experience in the business world or as a student at their particular school.
She’ll glance at the interests and activities [...]

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Job-Hunting? You Have 10 Minutes

Posted on 13. Apr, 2007 by Bill.

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Job-Hunting? You Have 10 Minutes
If youâ€™re hunting for a new job, youâ€™ve only got 10 minutes to make your best impression, according to a survey released this month by Robert Half Finance and Accounting, one of the worldâ€™s best-known recruiting firms.
Hiring managers polled said it takes them just 10 minutes to form an opinion of [...]

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How to best prepare for the job interview

Posted on 12. Apr, 2007 by Bill.

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How to best prepare for the job interview
We spend so much time and energy in our job searches. Getting a powerful resume together, networking, doing research on the Internet, identifying employers, getting names and addresses of hiring managers, writing cover letters, mailing resumes, doing follow up, and wondering why we get so few responses. And, [...]

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4 steps to your dream job — now

Posted on 12. Apr, 2007 by Bill.

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4 steps to your dream job — now
The issue: An estimated 80 percent of companies use technology to help scan resumes and store the data future use. The key to success is using the right strategies to get noticed.
What you should do: In simple terms — your resume needs keywords! Electronic processing systems seek out [...]

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Pros and cons of working from home

Posted on 11. Apr, 2007 by Bill.

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Pros and cons of working from home by Vishal P. Rao and featured on Lifehack.org
There are many reasons for setting up office at home. One might need to be with the children or maybe saving office rent is a requirement. Just like there are innumerable reasons for working from home similarly there are many pros [...]

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Older job hunter’s advantage? Experience

Posted on 11. Apr, 2007 by Bill.

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Older job hunter’s advantage? Experience
The job market is changing. Many older individuals stay in the workplace past traditional retirement age, and others return to work after they officially retire. This shift in the work force is great news for both businesses and mature job seekers, especially since older workers are some of the most qualified [...]

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Hip E-mail Addresses Bad for Resumes

Posted on 10. Apr, 2007 by Bill.

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Hip E-mail Addresses Bad for Resumes
Finding that perfect snarky, witty, oh-so-cool nickname to attach to your e-mail address, the one that fits you like your fave jeans, can be a creative coup. But alas, job-seeking, the hip moniker might be a career killer.
A new study finds that electronic resumes linked to job candidates with quirky [...]

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10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid

Posted on 09. Apr, 2007 by Bill.

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10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make your resume and you look stupid
These days, we tend to communicate via the keyboard as much as we do verbally. Often, we’re in a hurry, quickly dashing off emails with typos, grammatical shortcuts (I’m being kind here), and that breezy, e.e. cummings, no-caps look. It’s expected. It’s no big [...]