Careers & Employment Articles & News
Job Offers and Pay Negotiations
When you first get the job offer it will often be a verbal offer and is likely to be subject to taking up references and perhaps even a medical examination.
What Exactly Online Recruitment Agencies Do?
Any online recruitment agency can help you to submit for vacancies to the agency by employers.
How to Improve Your Work Situation
buWhy are so many people unhappy in their work situation? Why do people, who are successful at one career, have such difficult times coping with their new career? These problems frequently occur, because conflicts exist in their work relationships.
Driver Team Solo Positions: The Nitty Gritty On Truck Driving Jobs
Trucks and truck drivers are a constant presence on US highways and interstates. A person on even the shortest drive is likely to pass by a truck or two transporting goods, and even merchandise that travels by ship, train, or airplane travels on a truck for some phase of the journey to the customer. Because trucks are such a major part of industry, truck driving jobs are important positions and good paying jobs.
Job Search One of the Secrets of a Trade Show
A trade show is a great place to network, look for a job, find a new employee or develop a partnership.
Why Use a Resume Writer or Resume writing Service?
Here are some of the questions we have been asked by our clients or potential clients in the past, together with our answers to them. We hope you find them useful, and that they help you to make an informed decision.
What To Do When A Co Worker Turns Nasty
A friend of mine laments that work would be great if only there were no other people there! No matter where we work, we will work with others. Often, those relationships are cordial if not friendly, but there can be challenges. You will not love all of your co-workers, and some will be downright nasty.
Yes, I've Had Gaps In My Employment History What To Do About It?
Yes, I've Had Gaps In My Employment History--What Can I Do About It? 1. Honestly, there is not a single person who has not had SOME gaps in their work history. Anyone who says differently is someone who might not always tell the truth. 2. So, you, job seeker have had some employment gaps in your career/work life. What to do? What to do? 3. Sit down and write out what you did during your time of unemployment. Most people who are out of work do NOT spend all of ...
How to Receive Multiple Job Offers After You're Fired
Ask survivors of the most popular reality television shows and they’ll tell you “If you have to eat a cockroach, don’t spend too much time thinking about it.” Keep focused on the end-game and move on.
Air Liquide: Driving Liquid Air
Have you ever heard of liquid air? The process of liquifying air was a major scientific achievement that took place over 100 years ago. Even after 100 years there are only a few companies that liquify air, which is probably why you've never heard of it before. Liquifying air is a cheap way to isolate different gasses like oxygen and nitrogen.
How to Get the Job You Want in Any Economy...Act Like a Headhunter
Having spent the last few years of my career in the staffing and recruiting industry, I’m asked all the time by friends and relatives if I can help them find a more desirable job. I’ve helped my fiancé get a job, helped my college buddies get jobs after graduation, and even helped a few high school buddies find jobs having not seen them for years. It’s a real joy in recruiting when you can help someone find a job that positively impacts their life. But the fact of the matter is, not everyone ...
7 Tips to Deal With a Bad Performance Review
Q. “I wasn't happy with my last performance review. Should I dispute the review? Write a letter for my file? Talk to a lawyer? Or just let it go?”
Mastering the Job Interview 5 Tips to Make Yourself Irresistible to the Interviewer
So you've figured out, more or less what you want to do and where the opportunities are. Now; you have been called for an interview. Here are five steps for interview success for students and graduates:
An Alternative to Hiring Employees
Current trends in business are conspiring to create a revolution in the way that small and medium sized companies do business. These forces have created an environment in which growing companies can make maximum use of their labor dollars, while accessing a talent base previously unreachable due to the costs involved with hiring top talent.
Don't Stop! Your Transition is Still Moving!
Q. I’m looking for a new job and plan to work with a career consultant next month. Meanwhile, I’m working on the garden and some friends are coming to stay for a week.
Resume Tune Up
Employers have fears, uncertainty and DOUBT (the FUD factor) over your ability to actually do what you claim you can do in your resume and cover letter.
Avoid Your CV Always Ending Up in the Bin
Cover Letters must grab the reader's interest so that they immediately want to learn more about the writer (you).
You Are Not Entitled to a Job!
Résumé Tips Some basics about job hunting... First of all, nobody owes you a job! This obvious fact is often overlooked by the eager job hunter -- at least for a couple of months -- when he or she gives up looking for a job! Many people think employers should hire them because of their award-winning personality. You have got to have a little something to show for yourself besides your pretty smile. The simple truth is, you need to find a way to stand ...
How to Write a Better CV (UK), or Resume (USA and elsewhere)
The first point to make is that the terms "CV" and "Resume" (with or more often without the French acute accents over the e's) are virtually interchangeable in the UK; they mean the same thing, but if anything the norm is CV. In the USA and elsewhere, the CV (Curriculum Vitae to give it its full title - literally "Life Study") is a different animal - a dry listing of qualifications and experience more suited for a university faculty listing for example.
Making Sense Of Cell Phone Minutes
Cellular phones are different from your land-line home phone in that you’ll need to determine in advance how many minutes you’ll use in any given month. Deciding how many minutes you’ll need and making sure you don’t go over your allotted minutes is one of the trickiest parts of using a cellular phone.
How To Call To India And Other Countries Cheap And Conveniently
Fortunately, now days there is no monopoly in the Long Distance calling industry, like it used to be for many years. From the USA, Canada and from many other countries, there are many alternatives for making long distance and international phone calls. One major method for making international calls is by signing up with a Long Distance/International Carrier (Ex. AT&T, MCI...) and every time when you make international calls, at the end of each month, you will receive a bill, where you will ...
Online College Degrees
Online and distance degrees are gaining in popularity. Many people find the flexibility offered with distance learning is a huge benefit while trying to juggle the demands of everyday life. Many traditional college institutions are now offering their traditional college couses online as well as some graduate and undergraduate degree programs. Some online colleges have programs that allow you to focus entirely on your field of study making it quicker for you to earn your degree.
The Power Of Effective Follow-up
One of the most effective ways to build your sales network is the follow-up sales call. When utilized properly, this can influence the outcome of the sale. Unfortunately, many people don’t plan properly and lose the opportunity for a return visit. Here are some tips to ensure that you are maximizing your follow-up opportunities:
Exercise And Its Effect On Your Job Search
You are treating your pharmaceutical job search like a full-time job itself, right? You are practicing a pattern of daily activities that include networking, cold calling, reading the employment section of the newspaper and surfing the Internet. You may even be maintaining your competitive edge by reading up on the latest pharmaceutical news. So, why are you ignoring your health?
Mastering The Job Interview - 5 Tips To Make Yourself Irresistible To The Interviewer
So you've figured out, more or less what you want to do and where the opportunities are. Now; you have been called for an interview. Here are five steps for interview success for students and graduates:
When The Job Kills
You say the job is killing you – here are some questions to help you determine what to consider before you chuck it all.What happened, you or them? Some where along the line things changed. Your responsibilities shifted. Your work became redundant. Your boss became unbearable. Your co-workers don’t respect you anymore. Something started looking different and your driven to consider another job. How much is due to other people and actual changes? How much of the problem is something in your ...
The Importance Of Your Elevator Speech
You may be trying to get a job as a pharmaceutical sales representative or you may be an experienced rep and looking for a new opportunity. You have done your research on the latest industry news, you have had your résumé updated by a professional and you bought a new interview suit. You are ready, right? Wrong. You have forgotten a very important component in your pharmaceutical job search.
Leverage Your Network To Break Into Pharmaceutical Sales
Anyone who has tried to get a job as a pharmaceutical sales rep knows that is can be a bit overwhelming. You have to understand the strategies of effective networking, like finding pharmaceutical sales representative groups, the right questions to ask whenever you are in the company of those in the industry and other ways to break into pharmaceutical sales. A solid networking approach will focus on 4 distinct components: expanding your network of pharmaceutical representatives, searching the ...
Lost Your Job? Good For You!
Losing your job is a shock no matter how it happens. Fired, laid off, downsized-it's all spelled 'unemployed'. But once the shock of a job loss wears off, you might discover there can be real benefits to being unemployed By looking for the positive aspects of your situation, you can start to achieve the life you've always dreamed of.
Teamwork In The Workplace: A Definition
A tight knit team is a group of competent individuals who care deeply about each other. They are fiercely committed to their mission, and are highly motivated to combing their energy and expertise to achieve a common objective. From our observation and studies on teamwork in the workplace, we have found three primary conditions that have to be met in order to attain higher levels of team performance and member satisfaction. Resources and Commitment Ownership and ...