I’m multi-tasking. Not something I’m particularly good at, but listening to Marc Maron’s podcast with President Obama I’m reminded how interviewing techniques, questions and the process employers have used for hiring over decades is broken. Employers know it. Job-seekers feel it. Stats confirm it. Maron starts the podcast rambling about how nervous he is, “I’m panicking all morning,”…
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6 Tips to Dressing for a Job Interview
The first impression you make when you go for a job interview is the most important one. Before you even open your mouth, you are being judged on how you dress and this can give out certain ideas about who you are as a person as well as your work ethic. It can potentially make or…
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10 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings
How many hours do you spend in meetings every week? How many of those meetings are actually productive? If your answer to the first question is “too many”, and your answer to the second question is “too few”, then you’re not alone. A global productivity survey by Microsoft suggests that 69% of professionals feel meetings…
Most marketing professionals have a degree. Generally, the recruiter wouldn’t bat an eyelid as long as the education section in your LinkedIn doesn’t make claim to a PhD from the University of Life. At executive-level hires, HR probably won’t check your employment history either, and so a little hike in degree grade or institution isn’t…
Once you graduate from college, you get into a job market that’s more confusing than you ever thought possible. First of all, you have to create perfect resumes and cover letters, hunt for suitable job positions, and wait patiently for the call that will determine your career path. Here is the most confusing thing: every…
At the end of most job interviews, the interviewer will give the candidate a chance to ask questions of their own and in order to give the them the impression that you really are interested in the company, it’s important that you grasp the opportunity and ask at least one question. If you’re unsure of what…
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3 Ways to Manage Your Personal Brand
Have you taken the time to craft a personal brand that accurately represents you, your goals, and your accomplishments, or are you letting Google create one for you? Yes, you have a personal brand, even if you have never put time into crafting it. It is what people think of you and the work you do, regardless…
First of all…congratulations on graduating! You’ve worked hard and you’ve earned your degree…what an achievement. Now begins a whole new chapter of your life, and first thing on the list is: Get a job. It can be a daunting and scary time, and for most people it doesn’t come easy. Getting your first job can…
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Are We the Job Hopping Generation?
Job hopping was not so popular back in the day, with multiple jobs in a short amount of time seen as a negative thing from a hiring managers perspective. If you are going to leave the job you had, won’t you just end up leaving the new job you secure? Now, it seems that job hopping…