Posts Tagged ‘jobs’

Use Marketing Techniques to Land Your Next Job

Do these lines from job applications sound familiar to you?

“I want to develop my skills in interpersonal communication…”

“My objective is to gain experience in the industry…”

“I have a strong work ethic and I enjoy teamwork…”

This is how the typical applicant goes about presenting themselves to prospective employers, both in their letters and during the interview - if they get that far. Most applicants make the mistake of thinking that it’s… » Continue

May 12 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: employers, interviews, jobs, marketing | 5 comments»

10 Things to Look for in Managers

It can be a funny experience going for an interview, trying to wow your prospective manager, and then once you begin the job, realize you shouldn’t be working for him/her.

Instead of only thinking of getting the job, think of how you’ll be able to work with this person. Are they good managers, or will you rue the day you joined the team?

Liz Strauss has put together 10 traits to… » Continue

April 16 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: interview, job-choice, jobs, manager, managers | 3 comments»

Find Stability in Life by Changing Jobs… A Lot

Boston Globe columnist, Penelope Trunk, delves into the myth of stability in a longterm job. She’s saying that most adults are now switching jobs every two years, finding work that really suits them personally and not looking for that one job that will carry them to retirement.

Scary for some, the truth is there isn’t as much stability in those kind of jobs anymore. Penelope goes through how things have… » Continue

February 28 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: employee, jobs | 7 comments»

Your Final, Essential Hiring Question

I remain convinced that the selection of staff remains the single, most critical process that managers of all stripes are engaged in. When you select the right person for the right job everything else is a cakewalk. Make a wrong choice, and you’re usually in for a long haul of compensating for it until you pull the trigger in correcting it.

Systems abound for a myriad of different recruitment strategies so… » Continue

July 13 2006 | By Rosa | Tagged: hiring, interview, jobs, Management, recruitment, selection | 9 comments»

Follow the Tech Jobs

Annie Fisher wants you to be ready, should you need a job. Her first interesting point is that while tech jobs are growing overall, location matters. She mentions in the US that California’s growth is slower than other regions, for instance. So, location still matters to some degree. When you finish the first page of the article, the next page lists out the 100 fastest growing tech companies.

According to… » Continue

May 26 2006 | By Chris | Tagged: business, career, jobs, list, work | 1 comment»

A Reinvention Revolution; 3 Sacred Cows to Start With

Reinvention is one of my favorite words these days. It actually started doing this rumba in my brain over a year ago, but back then I was pretty good at tuning out the music and ignoring it.

Not anymore.

I’ve become increasingly bothered by business people in my corner of the world settling for good enough that definitely is not good enough. It’s particularly annoying in regard to workforce discussions… » Continue

May 11 2006 | By Rosa | Tagged: jobs, performance, reinvention, reviews | 7 comments»