Tuesday 19 July 2011
This Email Got One Stanford Student A Huge Job At Foursquare
Check out this link to see how passion, patience and perseverence can pay off in your search for that dream job.
Saturday 5 February 2011
10 Quick Steps to Find a Job
Here's a quick list to secure a job fast.
1. Job applications and interviews are NEVER the right places to be humorous. One man's meat is another man's offensive innuendo.
2. Build a network and reputation. Surveys have shown high percentage of job hunters find work through means other than responding to job advertisements. Let your network know you are looking.
3. Research any possible job to the point where you can accurately describe what you would be doing in the role hour by hour throughout a typical and an unusual day. Use newspapers, the web, your contacts, your contacts' contacts and contacts included in the ad.
4. Spend a week (yes a week) putting together a powerful CV. Ensure it includes a ratio of two achievements for each job responsibility listed. Include pithy/bullet point statements that explicitly tell a story of your achievements that increases the fit with the job requirements.
5. Write a series of stories "about a time when" that showcase your work-relevant achievements and aim to produce at least four such stories for each job requirement your research or the ad say are important. Include one or more on the CV and memorise the remainder for the interview.
6. Tailor each CV precisely to the job advertised. Follow my golden rules of fit: if it increases the fit between you and the job, include it on the CV and say it in the interview; if it decreases the fit, omit it from the CV and don't discuss it in the interview.
7. For the interview, dress one level smarter than the typical dress levels your research has shown is the norm in the workplace. Ensure hair, nails, odour, piercings and tattoos are under control/under wraps.
8. Ensure you know your CV inside out and have practised your stories. Listen carefully to questions asked in interviews and do not hesitate to ask for clarification. Make eye contact with all the people interviewing you. Always have a question to ask at the end of the interview. A real cheat is to ask, "You talked about X, can you tell me a little more about that please?"
9. Manage your referees by selecting only those who will support you. In turn, support them with an up-to-date CV and job description. Ask their permission and whether they'll be supportive before providing their details.
10. Be concerned about your reputation - it is your career. That means managing your public profile by limiting Facebook material to close friends or information you'd be happy for a boss to see. Get a LinkedIn profile. Put up a CV with MyCareer. Keep in touch and make yourself useful to people in your network. Continue to build your network.
Source www.bctips.co.cc
1. Job applications and interviews are NEVER the right places to be humorous. One man's meat is another man's offensive innuendo.
2. Build a network and reputation. Surveys have shown high percentage of job hunters find work through means other than responding to job advertisements. Let your network know you are looking.
3. Research any possible job to the point where you can accurately describe what you would be doing in the role hour by hour throughout a typical and an unusual day. Use newspapers, the web, your contacts, your contacts' contacts and contacts included in the ad.
4. Spend a week (yes a week) putting together a powerful CV. Ensure it includes a ratio of two achievements for each job responsibility listed. Include pithy/bullet point statements that explicitly tell a story of your achievements that increases the fit with the job requirements.
5. Write a series of stories "about a time when" that showcase your work-relevant achievements and aim to produce at least four such stories for each job requirement your research or the ad say are important. Include one or more on the CV and memorise the remainder for the interview.
6. Tailor each CV precisely to the job advertised. Follow my golden rules of fit: if it increases the fit between you and the job, include it on the CV and say it in the interview; if it decreases the fit, omit it from the CV and don't discuss it in the interview.
7. For the interview, dress one level smarter than the typical dress levels your research has shown is the norm in the workplace. Ensure hair, nails, odour, piercings and tattoos are under control/under wraps.
8. Ensure you know your CV inside out and have practised your stories. Listen carefully to questions asked in interviews and do not hesitate to ask for clarification. Make eye contact with all the people interviewing you. Always have a question to ask at the end of the interview. A real cheat is to ask, "You talked about X, can you tell me a little more about that please?"
9. Manage your referees by selecting only those who will support you. In turn, support them with an up-to-date CV and job description. Ask their permission and whether they'll be supportive before providing their details.
10. Be concerned about your reputation - it is your career. That means managing your public profile by limiting Facebook material to close friends or information you'd be happy for a boss to see. Get a LinkedIn profile. Put up a CV with MyCareer. Keep in touch and make yourself useful to people in your network. Continue to build your network.
Source www.bctips.co.cc
Saturday 29 January 2011
2011 Career Workshop and Self-Employment Workshop dates
Give yourself the best start for 2011 by attending a Career Workshop or Self-Employment Workshop at Doonside Chapel. Here are the dates and times for this year:Feb: 7pm on the 18th and 8am on the 19th; Career Workshop
Mar: 7pm on the 11th and 7pm on the 18th; Self-Employment Workshop
Apr: 7pm on the 15th and 8am on the 16th; Career Workshop
May: 7pm on the 13th and 7pm on the 20th; Self-Employment Workshop
Jun: 7pm on the 17th and 8am on the 18th; Career Workshop
Jul: 7pm on the 8th and 7pm on the 15th; Self-Employment Workshop
Aug: 7pm on the 19th and 8am on the 20th; Career Workshop
Sep: 7pm on the 9th and 7pm on the 16th; Self-Employment Workshop
Oct: 7pm on the 14th and 8am on the 15th; Career Workshop
Nov: 7pm on the 18th and 7pm on the 25th; Self-Employment Workshop
Dec: 7pm on the 16th and 8am on the 17th; Career Workshop
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