How you can pass temp test

September 2, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Career News and Advice

Jobs: Temping Teens Many teens who received exam results this week will be quitting school for a tough jobs market - and temping could be the best way for them to get a foot in the door. While full-time jobs are in short supply, the demand for temps hasn’t dropped. Recruitment giant Adecco says around ... Continue Reading

Hot Job: Marketing VP for Pandora

September 2, 2010 by admin  
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Looking for a job? Here’s a cool opportunity that just might be a great new start for the right person. The position: Vice president of research & marketing for Pandora Location: Oakland, Calif. Job duties: The vice president will serve in a key leadership role to help identify market research needs and priorities ... Continue Reading

6 guidelines to write more clearly and concisely

September 2, 2010 by admin  
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HR directors from half of the 120 major American corporations polled in a recent study said they consider writing ability when making promotions. 1. Keep sentences short & sweet. The average businessperson prefers to read on an eighth-grade level. Accommodate that preference by keeping sentences to no more than 15 ... Continue Reading

Citizens Advice warns public sector jobs cull will create new wave of debtors

September 2, 2010 by admin  
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iain-duncan-smith Risk to homes and possessions feared as advice bureaux report big increase in benefits inquiries since election. Looming public sector job cuts will lead to a new wave of debtors who risk losing their home or possessions, Citizens Advice warns today as its bureaux have reported an increase in welfare benefits ... Continue Reading

Why our jobs are getting worse

September 1, 2010 by admin  
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Admit it: you’ve got a bad case of post-holiday stress disorder. I could offer up pop-psychology tips for smoothing the transition from beach to workstation – but most of them are crap. My favourite bit of heal-yerself glibness is the advice to have a meal from the country of your ... Continue Reading

Matching a Personality Profile to a Career

August 31, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Career Planning

personality-profile Mr. Jones, one of my acquaintances, had a job that everyone dreams of. An eight figure annual remuneration, stock options, two annual family trips abroad courtesy his organization, always flied business class and had everything that each one of us looks forward to in a job. Everything, but a job ... Continue Reading

The Job Interview Conversation: A two way exploration

August 30, 2010 by admin  
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What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? What motivates you? What are your short and long term goals? Do these sound like questions from a job interview? If they do, then that’s because they are. But are these the only questions that should be asked? A job interview is almost always ... Continue Reading

IT Self-Development: The Focus on Computer Literacy

August 29, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Information Technology Jobs

self-development Information technology (IT) became an important part of our society, a phenomenon that has been evident for the last ten years. The number of people who have computer skills is constantly increasing, while the rising generation learns such skills since childhood. Despite the popularity of computer skills, it can be stated ... Continue Reading

Hot Job: Traffic Reporter for News 12

August 29, 2010 by admin  
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Looking for a job? Here’s a cool opportunity that just might be a great new start for the right person. The position: Morning traffic reporter for News 12 Networks Location: Woodbury, N.Y. Job duties: Serve as traffic reporter and be a part of an on-air morning news team. Gather traffic updates providing incident ... Continue Reading

How to Change Job Positions

August 28, 2010 by admin  
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job-positions There is no harm to change jobs or just switch from one company to another. However, there will be a few things that will necessarily have to be considered while deciding on a job change. Many people just tend to hurry whenever they get an offer, but it is not really ... Continue Reading