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7 Worst Resume Mistakes by Louise Garver - Jun, 2011 According to a recruiting firm survey, employers cited some of the worst mistakes that job seekers make on their resume. They are: 1. Unnecessary Details About Your Life Unless you are applying to a position overseas, the only personal details to include are full name and contact information, including email, phone number and address. Stay away from age, race, political or religious affiliation (unless you plan to work ... |
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Chuzzles, locks and roadblocks by Dawn Bugni - Jun, 2011 Ok. I admit it. I like to play Chuzzle. After a long day of ferreting out client information and formulating presentation strategies, I like mindless, no-thinking-involved entertainment. Chuzzle provides it. Briefly, you match three (or more) of the same color fuzz balls by moving the columns up and down or left and right. They giggle, explode and accumulate points. New fuzz balls drop into place until you’ve exploded enoug... |
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Five Social Media Tips for Anthony Weiner by Barbara Safani - Jun, 2011 Representative Anthony Weiner has fessed up and admitted that he was the one sending lewd photos of himself on Twitter and that his account was never hacked. I write a lot about managing your online presence and digital dirt during a job search but the same rules apply for people who are trying to hold on to the jobs they have. Here are 5 tips for Weiner and anyone else out there dabbling in social media or even just correspon... |
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Four Interview Tips for Sarah Palin by Barbara Safani - Jun, 2011 You could say that Sarah Palin had a bad interview experience last week when she visited Boston and was asked about Paul Revere’s famous ride. Here are four interview tips for Palin and anyone else trying to perform better during an interview. 1. Research the company you are meeting with before the interview. You can find company information on LinkedIn, TheVault, Hoovers, Glassdoor, and AnnualReports.com. Most employers w... |
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Enough Already: Why Now is the Perfect Time to Pursue Your Career Dream by Elizabeth Freedman - Jun, 2011 At some point you just have to make the call, stop hemming and hawing and decide that it’s time. At some point you have to stop getting ready to get ready to make the career change that you fully intend to do once you’re ready. You have to stop telling yourself that you will do it…once you’re not so busy/once you graduate/once the kids graduate/ once your closet is finally organized and life is perfect. Consider one study ... |
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How to Be Strategic in Your People Operations by Emily Chardac - Jun, 2011 I think it’s human nature to make assumptions on employees, candidates, and the general public based on your cultural background, religious practices, moral upbringings, and past life experiences. By no means is this a personality default, but something to be aware of. The challenge with getting in the habit of doing so is putting you at risk of not being able to think outside the box. It’s easy to hire someone who is exactly ... |
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Uncomplicated Leadership: Make it Easier to Get the Job Done by Elizabeth Freedman - Jun, 2011 Unfortunately, making things complicated is easy to do. Take something pretty straightforward, like weight loss. I don’t know about you, but if you gave me a donut for every time someone said, “All you have to do to lose weight is eat less and exercise more,” I’d be up to my eyeballs in powdered sugar. I’d also hate to admit that something so challenging has a pretty simple solution, particularly after spending time and money... |
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Want Better Results? Have Better Conversations by Elizabeth Freedman - Jun, 2011 What would it mean to your business if¡. Sales professionals had better conversations with prospects? Leaders had better conversations with clients? Managers had better conversations with their teams? Employees had better conversations with each other? It isn¡¯t any secret that it makes bottom-line sense to have great conversationalists within your organization. Did you know: ¡Ì Organizations who rate high on... |
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Culture Change Begins with Desired Results by Dr. Maynard Brusman - Jun, 2011 I was recently working with one of my San Francisco Bay Area executive coaching clients - a president in a Silicon Valley high tech company. We discussed how culture change begins with getting clarity on desired results. My executive coaching client and I further discussed how the culture that got them to where they are won’t get them to where they want to be. I am coaching my client on how to change the company culture by ... |
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Are you Unconsciously Incompetent? 25 Essential Job Search Skills for 2011! by Sharon Cohen - Jun, 2011 •Are you a getting multiple job interviews and offers? •Is your Job Search progressing or stalled? •Want to learn new skills? In the 21rst century, employers will no longer take responsibility for their employee's careers and/or career paths. Each of us must do this ourselves. However, people rarely receive formal training in Job- Search strategy. Is it any wonder that job-search, job-loss and/or career change is a so scar... |
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