“Maintaining a network should be a routine part of your career development strategy, not just something you turn toward in a career crisis,” said Janet Civitelli, associate director of University Career Services at the University of Houston, who works with both students and alumni. Civitelli and other experts offer these questions for assessing the health [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2009
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Skill Booster #1: Volunteer Nonprofit organizations are always looking for volunteers. For Mark Goodman, a former vice president of business development for a small wireless consulting company who decided to change careers to work in Web 2.0 video production, volunteering meant having a supportive environment to brush up on his filming skills. He stepped up [...]
America’s Deadliest Jobs
America’s Main Streeters want revenge on Wall Street for the financial meltdown and recession and mortgage foreclosures and lost life savings. That hardly makes fields like finance and insurance hazardous to be in, though. You’re much, much likelier to get killed in other lines of work. Recently released Department of Labor data show that fishermen [...]
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Transforming Blue-Collar Work Everyone knows what a blue-collar job is, right? Many green-collar jobs are in familiar fields like manufacturing, construction, and maintenance and repair. And like blue-collar jobs, many green-collar positions do not require a college or graduate degree. Rather, some additional technical skills and job training are often enough to ramp up workers [...]
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If you responded yes to more than one question then welcome to the club. Conflict avoidance is a common problem among executives and managers. When the economy heats up, the problem seems to worsen in the workplace. Talent becomes scare and we become more complacent. After all, isn’t it better to have someone in this [...]
Advice for preparing for a job interview
Here are 10 simple things to do that will dramatically increase your chances: from wearing the right expression, to knowing what not to say, to never ever breaking a sweat. 1. Don’t be a “smiley face.” Excessive smiling in a job interview is seen for what it is — nervousness and a lack of confidence. [...]
Top ten jobs for next ten years
1. Network systems and data communications analyst (54.6%) Job description: Design, test and build networks for businesses, including their data, e-mail and voice-mail systems. Why it’s hot: More firms are looking to install or upgrade their networks to improve communication within the office and increase data accessibility. Degree: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering [...]
Amazing Cover Letters
Do you follow the same old safe, predictable pattern as 99% of all people do when it comes to searching for a job? Do you send your cover letter and resume ONE TIME and one time only-to no one in particular or, “To whom it may concern?” Today, you’re about to discover my 5 simple [...]
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Not so long ago, having advanced computer skills was considered the ultimate in job security. How times have changed. Now, tech jobs are among the most heavily outsourced. Research firm Computer Economics recently estimated that more than half of all software application development work was contracted out last year, often to workers in other countries, [...]
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In this highly competitive job market, employers and recruiters are using unconventional techniques to screen candidates. It’s not enough to just be prepared for the interview; job seekers need to be prepared to be judged even when it’s not clear they’re being judged. Here are some secret tricks that real recruiters and hiring managers use [...]