Use lateral thinking to increase your interview hit rate
As the unemployment rate increases, the competition to get in front of the prospective employer is becoming intense.What we need is to be first in the queue, however how do we achieve that?
Top 10 Most Wanted Careers
Are you having difficulty deciding on a career to pursue? Are you still in the middle of choosing the right job? Want to be in a practical, yet emotionally fulfilling kind of work? Then this article is for you.
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What Employers Want From Their Employees
As you attempt to launch your career or try to jump-start a career that is off-track you might be wondering what employers really want from their employees. This can be a difficult question to answer in today’s ever-changing job market. Many of the old assumptions have fallen by the wayside as the workplace has transformed to meet the demands of our high-tech world. Read More…
A Stress Survival Guide for HR Managers and HR Professionals
Ten Stressors and Five Management Strategies
In today’s 24/7, constantly changing, merging and consolidating, “do more with less” work environment the letters “HR” could as easily stand for “Hub of Reorganization” as for “Human Resources.” And, in fact, it’s the intersection of these two organizational dynamics - human exchange and systemic change - that accounts for the inherent challenge and performance pressure for the HR Manager and other human resources professionals. When a person, over time, is Read More…
175 Power Verbs and Phrases for Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviews
While you’re revamping your resume or cover letter or constructing your proof-by-example stories for interviews, you’ll find you need to watch your word choice. Why? Communication is powerful if the words we use to communicate are powerful. That’s not all it takes, but the right words make for a good beginning.
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Resumes open doors
Getting a job depends on getting an interview. And that opportunity can be lost by a badly prepared resume. IT’S virtually impossible to get a job without a decent resume. However, crafting a document to sell one’s experience, skills and education can be an excruciating task. For starters, it can be time-consuming and thankless.
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How to write a cover letter
A cover letter should demonstrate to the reader that you have read the job ad carefully and that you are truly interested in that particular job. Many hiring managers will not even look at a resume that does not come with a cover letter.
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