You may find it hard to use networking to find a job if you can’t rely on your warm contacts to give you the information you need. At times, you would have to ask your warm contacts to refer you to at least two people that they know who will be able to give you […]
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How to Get Referrals from Warm Contacts
Choosing A Resume Writing Format
Selecting the right resume writing format for your professional resume is often challenging, especially when you are not sure the various options that are available. Many people use the templates that are found already loaded in most word processing or office programs, and while they may be acceptable they are rarely exactly what you want, […]
Dress for Success Tips for Men
Are you a male who is looking to dress for success? Dressing for success has a number of benefits. Whether you are interested in dressing for success for an upcoming job interview, an important business meeting, or another important event, you may be unsure as to how you should proceed. If that is the case, […]
Six Things to Avoid While Facing An Interview
Sometimes an interview can be all to change your fate and career for the best. Therefore, it is important that you attend every interview with enthusiasm and the right attitude. To optimize your chances to be successful, remember to avoid the following things while facing an interview. The first thing to avoid is being un-prepared […]
Why Small Organizations Mean Big Business
In the movie “You’ve Got Mail”, the sub-plot aside from the love angle is that the heroine (played by Meg Ryan) was forced out of business when the big-time bookstore owner (played by Tom Hanks) moved into town. Meg’s character owned a quaint little bookstore which she inherited from her mother. Although the prices of […]
Why Should You Never Complain In An Interview?
While you are in an interview session with an employer, one of the most tempting mistakes to avoid is complaining about your former company or boss. No matter how bad your former boss was, or how much you hated your earlier job, it is important that you avoid mentioning this during your interview as this […]
Economic Downturns and the Successful Employment Search: Tips and Tricks
One of the defining characteristics of an economic downturn is that there are people who are not comfortable at all with searching for a job competing for the few jobs that are available. As such, the skills that are needed when the economy is doing well are different that those useful skills that help you […]
How To Face a Blind Interview?
You are lucky if you know someone from the company that you are about to go for an interview, or even better if you know someone from the interview panel. However, this is a rare case for a lucky few. Most of the times, you just know the company name and the post that you […]
Work as a Nursing Assistant Offers Opportunity to Explore Medical Field
Employment as a Nursing Assistant offers you a unique opportunity to explore many avenues of the medical field. You will primarily be working with the patients, their families, and the Nursing staff. However, it is not uncommon that you will have interactions with many other areas including physicians, X-Ray, surgery, specialists, and emergency staff. Since […]
How to Get a Promotion Without Having to Ask for One
Are you interested in advancing within your company? If you are, your first though may be to ask for a promotion. Of course, it is more than possible for you to ask for a promotion, but do you know that they are not always well received? For that reason, you may want to consider holding […]