190 Interview Questions
This appendix consists of three sections of questions commonly asked in the selection interview. The first section contains questions reported by 242 companies surveyed for the Northwestern Lindquist-Endicott Report... |
Acing Behavioral Interviews
The behavioral interview is a technique many employers use to determine the best person for a job. This article offers more about behavioral interviews...and how to ace them. |
Be Organized:
Tips For Disorganized People
Today's workplace is filled with a constant sense of urgency. And in such an environment, organization is often the first casualty. Want to learn the secrets to becoming more organized in your daily routine? |
Behavioral Interviewing Strategies
Are you preparing to resign from your current job? Some job-seekers have a hard time doing so, either because they love the job and their co-workers or because they can’t stand the job and can’t wait to leave. Curious? |
Brand You, Maximizing Your Marketability
When it comes to winning the best jobs and projects, we can all learn a lesson from the marketers. Read this article to discover the steps to building the most important brand in the market, Brand You! |
Bullet-Proof Your Career & Future
It's no secret that job security has become a thing of the past. However, when it comes to your career, there are many things you can do to stay in contol...and protect your income! Read this piece to find out what those things are. |
Career Mapping
Just as companies who use a business plan as a "road map" find the path that is easier to negotiate, people who use a "career map" have a much better chance of reaching their destination. Making a career map can be beneficial at any stage of the game for many of us. |
Career Portfolios:
Telling Your Lifework Story
The professional career portfolio is a new tool that savvy new economy workers should have in their arsenal of career management strategies. |
Chase Your Passion...Not Your Pay
Statistics tell us that only 19% of the US population love what they do. Twenty five percent hate it! And the rest could take it or leave it! Unfortunately the people who either hate or are neutral about their jobs will find it difficult to succeed, regardless how hard they try |
Choosing Your Path to Career Success
This article encourages you to have an open mind when it comes to career direction. For many, the right career choice might not always involve a promotion. For instance, by moving laterally to a position at the same level as your current job, you may be |
Follow the Leads:
15 Great Ways to Develop Job Leads
Finding your dream job isn't that hard...if you know where to look. Want ads and online job boards probably won't get you there. To find the best jobs, you have to be creative in your job search. |
Give Your Career a Shot in the Arm
Nearly every professional person reaches burnout from doing the same thing again and again. Repetition burnout is very common but it can be reduced with some focused effort
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A Guide To A Productive Job Search:
Working With Recruiters
For job seekers, it all comes down to finding new job opportunities and who has access to them. Staffing companies and the recruiters who work for them, are an excellent source for finding a permanent position or temporary assignment. |
How To Connect at Conferences
This article offers some useful tips to help you learn more and make the most of the next conference or convention you attend.
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It's a Question of Value
Are you being paid what you're worth? Here's some good information and links to web sites you can use to benchmark your pay against others in this area. |
Landing on Your Feet:
20 Ideas for Surviving a Layoff
If you, or someone you know, have been affected by a job loss, this article may help. It contains 20 useful tips for landing on your feet. |
Leadership Prep
Great leaders are made, not born. It takes time, experience, training and even a few hard knocks. This month's article will help you lay the foundation to become as successful a leader as you can. |
Leveraging Corporate Chaos
"Leveraging Corporate Chaos" is about finding opportunities amid the chaos that exists in the today's corporate world. While a lot of people are sitting back and taking a "wait and see" approach to their career, those who want to be successful are taking charge...
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Living Authentically
Satisfaction and happiness come from investing time in the activities that we value most. Here is a brief article about what it takes to "live authentically" and enjoy life to the fullest.
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Raise the Bar on Your Career
Elevating your career means taking control of your outlook on life--deciding that you ARE going to be somebody and expecting more of yourself. This articles shows you how to take charge.
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Research 101:
Checking Out a Prospective Employer
It wasn’t all that long ago that the only research a job seeker needed to do prior to a face-to-face interview was to find out the best route to take to the prospective employers’ offices. Well, guess what? The rules have changed. The pendulum has definitely swung.
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Seven Smart Networking Moves Guaranteed to Make You More Memorable
It's a fact: employers prefer to hire people they know over "mystery" candidates. That's why networking accounts for how 64 percent of people find jobs, while only 11 percent find work through advertisements (New York Times survey, 2002). Conferences, trade shows, meetings, and ...
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Six Key Traits of Excellent Listeners
Poor communication has become the top complaint of employees in today's corporate world. And often, poor communication is a direct result of poor listening skills. To improve communication and enhance your business relationships, check out the suggestions in this month's Career Tips.
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The Art of Salary Negotiation
Annual reviews are vital to career development. Too many professionals ignore the opportunity the annual review offers to improve their job. While the current economy might make salary changes difficult to come by, you can still win concessions in other important areas like training and new projects.
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The Introspective Job Hunter
Every job hunter goes through it at some time...the self-doubt, wondering what went wrong, the painful self-analysis that we undertake after hearing a response that was less than we expected. But, introspection can be a very good thing...when you ask yourself the right questions.
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The Perfect Job
Unemployment in the so called "white collar" sector is at an all-time high. Former managers, executives and owners are out of work. Particularly if those out of work have equated their self-worth with what they do for a living, the psychological effects of being out of work are extremely stressful.
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The Seven Worst Communication Habits
Poor communication can exact a cost on your productivity, opportunities, and success. The problem increases when bad communication becomes habitual. Take a look at this article to find out how you can get your communication skills in top shape.
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Tips for Working Professionals in Search of Advanced Degrees
So, your career is going along swimmingly -- and all of a sudden you hit a wall. You can't seem to advance. Or you discover your field is just not firing your passion anymore, and it's time for a change. Or technology is rendering your skills obsolete compared to all those young whippersnappers the company is hiring. Or getting a graduate degree is just something you've always dreamed of doing. If you're thinking about graduate school, this article has some advice from those who've "been there."
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Winning Interview Techniques
The interview has been set up. Finally, the efforts of your job campaign have come to fruition, you have been granted an interview. You know the time, the place, and the importance of doing well. Suddenly, you have an attack of nerves. You’re both eager an anxious. |
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