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Robert Hohman – CEO Glassdoor

Posted on 20. May, 2009 by Bill.

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Getting Hired: Successful Job Interview Using Influence Skills

Posted on 31. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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One of the most important influence moments in your career is the moment where you must convince someone to hire you. Whether you are just out of college, looking for a change, or a contractor who must convince others of your services almost daily, you will find that a set of simple influence skills will [...]

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6 steps for making your best impression on job interview

Posted on 25. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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6 steps for making your best impression on job interview
Congratulations, your job application has opened the door for an interview.
The interviewer will be looking for clues as to your attitude, skills and experience that match both the job and work environment. Your time together will be limited. How can you prepare to make the most [...]

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Job seekers turn to blogging

Posted on 24. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Job seekers turn to blogging
A unique approach to the job search that’s showing promise is the blog.
Ask John Lynk on Patriot Drive in Salisbury. The land development project manager has raked in more solid leads to a new career in the two weeks he launched “The Ultimate Job Search” than all the nine months he’s [...]

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Job Interview Tips to Help You Wow Your Interviewers and Land the Job

Posted on 23. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Did you know that there are many different job interview tips to help wow your interviewer and land the job that you desire? Yes, that’s right! There is a secret formula of success that every potential job interview candidate should know and understand prior to the first interview.
Now, I am about to share these secret [...]

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How to find a new job in trying times

Posted on 22. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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How to find a new job in trying times
Things aren’t going as well on your current job as you’d hoped. But with bills to pay and the economy as it is, should you even be thinking about looking for something new? After all, you have a job, even if it’s not the job you dream [...]

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Baby boomers looking for jobs find the landscape has changed

Posted on 21. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Baby boomers looking for jobs find the landscape has changed
Looking for a job was an exercise in frustration for Mike O’Bryan, and nothing was more aggravating than the interview.
The Grapevine man’s 25 years in information technology turned out to be more a liability than an asset. Employers looked at the 60-year-old applicant and asked him [...]

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Quit Shuffling Your Feet: Focus On That Job Search

Posted on 21. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Quit Shuffling Your Feet: Focus On That Job Search
Businesspeople constantly talk about focus, especially after they lose it. Job seekers have a particularly difficult time maintaining focus after they’ve established a target. This column will discuss three different people from the East, South and West and how their ability to focus simplified their job searches. [...]

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Five Things You Should Never Put in Your Resume

Posted on 15. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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So much has been written about what you should include in your resume that it’s easy to overlook the things you should not put in your resume. These can send your resume to the trash can just as fast as the things you omit.
Here are five things to never put in your resume.
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Any statement about [...]

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Don’t Be a Jerk in Your Interview

Posted on 12. Jul, 2008 by Bill.

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Over the years, I’ve occasionally hired someone who was eminently qualified as far as the specific technical skills were concerned, but who later turned out to be, well…a jerk. And the thing about jerks is that they can be very good at concealing that trait in a job interview, especially if they are otherwise very [...]