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Make sure your resume is in HD

admin — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:33:33 +0000

It does not take any kind of genius to realize that the current job market has become more than competitive. This situation has made even more important that when you send out your resumes and cover letters, they stand out to potential employers. These days it is very important that your resume conveys the value you will be bringing to the employers business. The employer must feel like you are special and the right one for the job.

Do if you are a lawyer and want to join a firm of family lawyers your resume must stand out from all those other lawyers who are seeking the same job.

To create a resume that is high definition stay away from the following resume errors.

Not quantifying results

Most applicants when they write their resume tend to focus on their responsibilities which really are the things they engage in daily. A qualifying result is what was achieves because of the responsibly you have. You see employers really want to hear about your achievements and how that can translate into serious benefits to their business.

Not using appropriate keywords

When you read a job description there are certain keywords that are used that you must pay attention to. So if you see ‘good communication skills'or say ‘team player'in the description then these keywords must be used in your resume.

Not stating your duties

You should list your duties because they are usually a part of what the employer will use to match you to the job opening.

Not including a summary

Most job seekers tend not to do this and when they do they often put in the wrong information. Ensure that your career summary gives a good portrayal of your experience and how those experiences will be o help to the employer.

Anchoring for Building Enthusiasm and Confidence in Interviews

admin — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:34:18 +0000

To come across as confident persons, people preparing for interviews should be aware of the true and tested techniques for gaining more enthusiasm and self-confidence. The area of neuro linguistic programming, or NLP, enables people to benefit from the set of strategies developed in order to manage to cope with pressure and bring out the best possible performance. With the NLP set of strategies, results do not take long to come, and they are measurable results that meet the goal set. Anchoring is a popular NLP technique which can enable people to achieve the desired confidence by transforming unwanted feelings into resourceful ones within very short terms. In that way people can feel the way they wish to feel, and overcoming anxiety to display decisiveness is invaluable, especially in more stressful interviews when all interviewers are watching the candidate.

Firstly, people should identify the state of emotions targeted – it can be confidence, enthusiasm, or any other similar state. Then people can remember periods in their life when they felt the state targeted, looking back on memories and selecting powerful examples. They can evoke memories of when they undertook to hire franking machines, or any other relevant memories.

The next step is the creation stage, when people should relive the past experience as one currently happening, and anchors should be established – leading to peaks and then to declines. Anchors, together with holding the state for a couple of moments, enable the building of the state. Then the anchors can be released. Finally, repeating the anchor building step is important in order to establish resilient anchors. Then the anchors built can be tested –gestures, phrases, etc. The testing should yield the desired state. Activating an anchor and then achieving fast activation of the respective state means that the anchoring process is successful and can be viewed as a fruitful experiment.

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Format of a Typical Job Interview

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:33:06 +0000

An interview is a reality for almost everyone who has got a professional qualification and aspires to take up a job at some point. In order to bag that dream job, you need more than just a survival through your interview. You need to excel and outshine every other candidate who has applied for the same position. However, this requires a good early-view of how a typical interview goes. Based on this, you can prepare your answer and be equipped to face the questions that are most likely to be put across when you face the interview panel.

A typical interview is structured in the following fashion:

Introduction

During the first part of an interview, interviewers tend to quickly judge your personality, body language and confidence level. This is why you should take it as an opportunity to make a great first impression that lasts through the interview. You should greet the panel with a smile followed by a firm handshake. Also, you should give a realistically gloried introduction of yourself, which doesn’t sound fake yet sounds impressive.

A good interviewer might also tell you about the company, position and the expectations from an ideal candidate. In this phase, you should ask only the very good questions that have potential to impress the interviewers.

Subject Knowledge

The core part of your interview is your assessment on the subject knowledge or technical knowledge required for the job. For instance, for a Database analyst position, you may be asked questions about data deduplication. This part often has few kinds of questions, such as direct knowledge based, memory based, scenario based and decision-making based. One tip in this section is that you shouldn’t rely on guesswork because your interviewer would be able to easily identify that.

The ‘Why Hire You'part

It’s the most important part of your interview. Of course, you will reach this only after you have performed satisfactorily in the previous phases. You should articulate your skills in a way that they appear to have an edge over others. You can also cite examples of your previous performances indicating that you would make a great employee.

Your questions

It’s your opportunity to ask questions. This may sound like a power to interview your interviewers back, but it’s really not. You must only ask very good questions you have gathered during the interview. Also, you can ask any specific questions about which you couldn’t find information on the company website or search engines.

Establishing a career in the arts industry in New York

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:33:52 +0000

There are so many young people in America that are inspired to start a new life in the big city. Many of the world’s most famous superstars have started their careers from scratch in the Big Apple. Madonna, the most successful female recording artist of all time, moved to the magical city with just $35 in her pocket (though in 1978) and spent several years trying to work her way up to stardom However, in the worst recession for many decades, moving to New York without a guaranteed job may not necessarily be a wise decision.

The city has it all - the charm, the opportunities, the grandeur and that classical sense of American optimism. New York is where every aspiring individual wants to be seen and heard, where every actor, musician, writer, comedian needs to showcase their talents. But such work is extremely difficult to find. When you do find it, it is often underpaid and may need to be supplemented with a part time job at a bar or a restaurant.

For college graduates, the prospect of applying for job positions that attract the interest of hundreds (if not, thousands) of other applicants can be particularly daunting. In fact, to get any decent graduate job today, you must truly stand out from the crowd.

If you aspire to establish a career in the arts, consider studying a specialised qualification, such as school inset training. This may help find valuable work and companies will take you more seriously. Learn as much as you can about the business you are about to enter into and network with as many people as possible.

One of the main benefits of living in a major metropolis like New York (or Los Angeles, London or Paris for that matter) is the number of important contacts that you can make. These contacts are like cues that can help you during your long journey to a successful career.

Enigin scam, New York and let’s save some money

admin — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:33:15 +0000

If there was ever a place that needed to save on its energy, it’s New York. Aside from Las Vegas, New York is one of the biggest energy wasters out there. And don’t get me wrong, I love my city. It’s just that sometimes, just sometimes, I look around at my city and wonder what happened…so many lights and so much money down the drain…

Fortunately that’s not always the case in New York. There’s the New York State Energy Plan for one thing – a scheme which looks after the state’s energy needs by putting forwards recommendations on the future of energy – which might be of interest to anyone looking to gain employment in the sector, and that’s just one of the things which is changing the way citizens think of energy consumption.

Still looking for green places to work in the Big Apple? Well how about New York’s federal agencies? Then there’s Green Jobs – Green New York too. A program across the state which encourages energy-saving and newer, better technologies. Just lovely, right?

to showcase good products and schemes which really do save…

And if you’re looking to get out of the Big Apple and take advantage of other jobs in other places then maybe you should consider becoming an Enigin partner? Enigin are a firm based in Cornwall, UK, who have a sister company called Enigin scam that might be even more up your street. Their concept is to seek out anyone trying to scam consumers and also to showcase good products and schemes which really do save your money.

In other words, whether you’re looking to stay in New York all your life and travel a bit, there’s plenty of opportunities out there for the green minded people of the world. Forget about a grim future of oil and gas. With so much positivity around it’s undeniable that the big shift and change towards a better way of living has already begun!

For energy myths in New York, make sure you hit the video!

Tips for an Effective Telephonic Interview

admin — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:03:03 +0000

In the recent times when the world has been struggling to come out of the economic downturn, one of the worst hit people are those who are looking for a job. Job aspirants in almost all parts of the world, particularly USA, now need to be prepared better and try to perform regardless of the mode of interview. Regardless of whether you are being interviewed for a position in an engineering firm or a company dealing in bathroom company surrey, one of the common modes of interview nowadays is the telephonic interview that requires more than just the subject knowledge.

You should consider the following tips that will help you perform better in any telephonic interview:

Be prepared for a telephonic discussion by practicing alone. You can record you own telephonic conversations and observe what phrases you typically use that you don’t need during an interview.
Turn off your music system, television or any other sources of noise such as pets or children and also close the door in order to ensure that the noise doesn’t cause disturbance during your interview
If you expect a long duration call, consider receiving a call on a landline phone instead of a mobile phone to avoid or switching on the speakerphone to avoid getting tired.
Have a copy of your CV with you so that you do not miss any important detail that you have in your CV but might need to recall during the interview.
Speak clearly and slowly without smoking, drinking, eating or chewing anything. This will leave an impression upon the interviewer that you are really interested in the position and are taking it seriously.
Always thank the interviewer after the interview because in cases of a successful job interview, you might need to meet the interviewer in a face to face round of interview.
Do not argue with the interviewer even if you are sure that your answer is correct and there is a disagreement with the interviewer. This may negatively impact the chances of your success directly.

Completing Online Application Forms

admin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:33:04 +0000

Most of the recruiters nowadays tend to prefer online application form as the main means for recruiting graduates. Despite the convenience and the universality of CV applications, the online forms now are becoming more and more preferred by employers because they give the chance for significant exploration of the graduate’s abilities and his/her motivation to contribute to a company. This is why it is essential for young people to understand how to apply in such online forms so that they attract the attention of the potential employer.

Apart from the standard academic results, work experience and relevant references, the online application asks the graduate to complete the so called ’online interview'sections. This is designed so that less time would be vested into interviewing capable candidates - they are given chance to answer questions directly on the application form. So you should be aware of how to approach such sections and how to actually complete them so that the answers would be beneficial to your application.

Expressing Motivation Online - rather difficult and absolutely inaccurate. Still a fact in modern day recruitment!

Even if applying for an industrial position that requires little additional information, you will still be asked questions such as “Describe an experience where you completed a whole project”, ’What was the most significant achievement in your professional development?'and so on. The best way to answer the online interview is by following these steps:

Answer each question with simplicity - avoid academic expression and do not prolong your answer. The simpler it is, the easier for the recruiter to obtain relevant information.
Always include information relevant to what your job application is for. For example, if applying for an IT position, describe an occasion or an example of your IT work and not your job as a McDonald’s sales assistant.
Always aim to reveal the top of your qualities - never go into describing personal facts (such as how hard you worked and how much you needed a job). Just stick to the qualities you deserve in terms of professional contribution to a company or an employer.
Be precise - never write something that you would not recall. On the real day of the interview someone would definitely see your application form and would ask you a question about it. Make sure you know the answer!

Remain Calm - You Are Not Alone

admin — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 06:03:03 +0000

The economic disaster that almost wiped out Wall Street in 2008 has damaged the college generation a lot more then any other. The New York Times recently reported that many college graduates are finding it difficult at best to find a job. Walking around your local Wal-Mart is more depressing when you find that half the staff members hold degrees ranging from anthropology to mathematics. Most graduates can’t even get a job at Wal-Mart! So how can you beat the unemployment queue?

All is not lost and the market is not as depressing as the national and local media would have you believe. It is always easier to print bad news which is fun to write and read, but the truth that all journalists must face especially now, is that cynicism in no one’s ally. People talk themselves into recession. Sooner or later we will talk ourselves out of it too. A smart graduate is better placed to do this then anyone else. So what can you do?

Having your resume up to specification is the first step. You will have to alter it slightly depending on the jobs you go for and document management is key to this process. Buy yourself a good all-in-one printer. If you can’t afford one, get yourself a USB stick and make sure you can access the facilities at the public library. Effective management of all your applications and copies of your resume will prevent you from falling at the first hurdle.

The next thing you have to do is make sure you’re keeping busy when not working. Employers are looking more and more for that point of difference on the resume. Instead of sitting at home lamenting your lot in life, get outside and indulge in some community work. This costs nothing and can not only enhance your CV but provide your mind and body with the much needed stimulus to help get you through the long dark days of applying for jobs.

Keep up with your hobbies. Everyone needs to relax, especially when they’re looking for a job. Hobbies need not be expensive either. Start a blog about your job hunt experience – you’d be surprised by how many followers you can attract and it helps to relieve some of the stress by releasing it out onto the internet. Make sure you do not neglect your friends and family. They can be an effective and strong support network that can mean the difference between failure and success.

Finally above all else, don’t give up!

A Hobby To Beat Unemployment

admin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:04:00 +0000

One lesson that the recession has taught residents of NY is that there is a no worse things than unemployment. You may not enjoy high paying jobs with lots of facilities and amenities at all times. However, this disadvantage pales into insignificance when you consider the consequences of unemployment. This is the reason why people are advised to develop hobbies. You never know when your hobby can become a moneymaking option in a recession.

Let us presume you like working with wood. You make furniture as a hobby. You are curious about the technical aspects and have accumulated as large amount of knowledge. So much that you can call yourself a consultant for carpenters. Well, what is stopping you from having a blog to provide advice, tips and assistance to potential and amateur carpenters? You will require certain level of technical expertise but your long years of hard work will help you here.

Getting the blog setup will not be a difficult task and how you should write can be learnt by doing research on the internet. You don’t have to worry about research because you have a lot of information in your hand. Even then, you can always make use of the internet to get all your doubts clarified.

If you provide good content, you never know how this may help you monetize your hobby and earn some money out of it. There is no harm in trying when you are unemployed, right? However, such an approach will be of no use if you do not have a hobby.

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A Relaxed Approach – Just Not An Option

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:33:12 +0000

One thing that the city of New York has taught me is that you cannot afford to relax even one bit when it comes to your career. You may feel you have a strong chance of becoming successful simply because you have attended Skola summer school England. However, you will find that people have utilized their summer holidays in a constructive manner and have done as much as you have done without going to any reputed institution.

You will realize that employers are prepared to give a chance to such an individual as long as they see a certain level of potential in the person. On the other hand, a person who expects his or her qualification to do the talking and does not take any further efforts may end up being sidelined.

Once you get the job, you will have to survive office politics and meet the targets established by your employer. When you are a new employee, giving excuses is only going to reduce your chances of promotion. Once you get a promotion, you will become an object of jealousy and envy. There will be many persons waiting for you to fail so that they can pull you down. In such a scenario, failure may mean an inglorious end to what seemed to be a great career.

One can come up with innumerable situations and scenarios for the future. You will have to constantly rework your goals and come up with newer milestones to get the best possible deal in life. To relax means to prepare the ground for failure. Always remember this to succeed in your career.

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