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Proper Interview Body Language To Get You That Job
Job interviews are nerve racking situations and the more nervous an applicant may be, the more it may affect your body language and behavior in a negative way. Interview body language is an incredibly vital aspect of getting a job and in this article we will try and calm your nerves by helping you to implore good interview body language habits and communication. The importance of body language in your interview Body language is a means of communication within itself. It communicates how you … [Read More...]
Using Social Media for Job Hunting
While the world economy is recovering, there is still a large amount of qualified professionals spending a multitude of hours job hunting, and struggling to differentiate themselves from the competition. Reports have shown that the increasing use of social media and internet resources is affecting the recruitment process, both from a job hunting perspective as well as a tool for employers to do background checks on potential candidates or even locate that perfect candidate for a replacement or … [Read More...]
Best Times to Ask for a Raise for the Most Success
As an employee, you know how hard you work each day. Only you know the dedication and professionalism you bring to a job. In fact, you may even be thinking about asking your boss for a raise. If you are, then you should know that sometimes are better than others for asking for a raise. You want to increase the chances that your boss will give you the raise, so knowing when to ask is important. The following tips could help you land the raise you need and deserve. Right After An Excellent … [Read More...]
3 Things to Consider in Answer to “Tell Me About Yourself”
The most common first question asked at a job interview usually is, “Tell Me About Yourself”. If you are indeed asked this, it is a valuable opportunity to launch your interview on a solid note. We should remember that interviewers are people like you and I only, and they a bit nervous too to start each interview. You and they are unknown quantity to each other at the beginning and the ice needs to be broken at the very outset. If you are able to deliver the core related information about … [Read More...]
What Is In A Resume
There used to be times in previous decades when the job market used to be ‘simpler’ in nature. Job titles were straight forward and people with even slightly different qualifications were able to apply to similar jobs. In those times, the question ‘what is in a resume’ could be answered in simpler terms too. You could apply to Sales or Purchase jobs, Technical or Managerial positions with slight tweaks to your resumes. One could make a general resume and advance it to many closely … [Read More...]
Good Career Opportunities Follow Good Career Planning
There is no stretching the truth when saying that good career opportunities follow good career planning. It is not uncommon to be in a situation where you are in the midst of a job search or career change and seemingly going nowhere and you learn about Cousin Stacy landing a plum job with a famous Interior Designer. While you are still digesting the news and decide to call her to congratulate her, along comes your friend Tom beaming with joy. He tells you that finally he has been accepted as the … [Read More...]
What Goes Into A Cover Letter
Let your cover letter be a beautiful 'door' leading to a nice 'house' - your resume. A cover letter is an essential part of the job application package along with the resume. It should be a nice ‘doorway’ that should grab instant attention and invite an employer or recruiter to have a look at the ‘house’ beyond – that is the resume – in order to place you on his consideration list for the job. A resume, as we all know, is ‘WHAT’ you are as a cumulative result of your … [Read More...]
Dressing Up For A Job Interview
Our first physical contact with any other individual is mostly a visual contact. At first glance, the brain registers certain information about the person the eyes behold - that person’s gender, demeanor and very important, his or her dress or clothes among other things. Our brain immediately forms an opinion about that person in that first impression. This impression might or might not change for better or worse in later interactions with the same person depending on a variety or factors. … [Read More...]
4 Interview Day Preparations
The arrival of a job interview day brings on a mixture of excitement and nerves. For many of us, this could be a life changing day. As a result, the importance of performing well on this day is paramount and a well prepared approach is in order. If you have already gone through the preparation steps for this interview explained in 6 Immediate Steps After Receiving An Interview Call, you have won half the battle already. Yet there are more things to be taken care of on the interview day … [Read More...]
The 5-Step Career Planning Starter
Good Career planning follows the same principles as planning for any other important venture in life, like building a house or traveling to another country, with the only difference being that a career planning starter should be given some serious and informed thinking. There might be numerous ways people plan what they decide to do for a living in their lives but time tested universal techniques apply to most of us. Here we examine a career planning starter in five steps: 1. Grab a Pen & … [Read More...]
