The Search: How a Good Candidate Clears the H.R. Hurdles

October 12, 2009 by  
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IT’S an employer’s market right now, and that means employers can be fussy. They can include a long list of requirements in their job descriptions — demanding, perhaps, a certain number of years’ experience in one corner of an industry, knowledge of an obscure programming language and fluency in, say, ... Continue Reading

“Homeland Security”: – It Means Big Business for Many Graduates

October 12, 2009 by  
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The term “Homeland Security” has become a part of our collective vocabulary, thanks in large part to media coverage of government policies related to terrorist threats that endanger our nation. Not only has homeland security been a major issue in the news, but at campuses across the country as ... Continue Reading

Questions to Ask an Interviewer

October 11, 2009 by  
Filed under Career Planning

Applicants may also ask questions if they are given time after their interview. Learn the right questions to ask at the right time. Job seekers usually ask themselves what interview questions to bring when preparing for their interview. These may be a crucial part in giving the impression that they are ... Continue Reading

Tips for Effective Job Hunting

October 11, 2009 by  
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Changing a job is a tough experience, more so during times of recession when qualified aspirants on the lookout for placements are many and suitable vacancies few. A successful job hunt in such tough times calls for a relentless personalized marketing campaign. In today’s economic scenario, employers consider the cost benefit of ... Continue Reading

Administration / Office Jobs

October 9, 2009 by  
Filed under Getting Ahead

From the basic data entry jobs where it’s just a matter of typing or entering data, to the more sophisticated admin roles, such as running a team of admin staff and making company decisions, they all fall into the same job category. It is a very popular route to go for ... Continue Reading

Working Better project: An equal future

October 4, 2009 by  
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A line of doors flew open and a lot of men stepped out headlong. They had high hats, healthy pale faces, dark overcoats and shiny boots; they held in their gloved hands thin umbrellas and hastily folded evening papers … Joseph Conrad, The Return, 1898 Conrad’s description of London commuters at ... Continue Reading

Is the Recession Coming to an End?

October 2, 2009 by  
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According to a survey, more jobs will be available in the future. 53% of hiring managers and employers who answered the survey stated that they plan to hire full-time workers in the next year. Also, four out of ten employers plan to hire project or contract workers. Another four in ... Continue Reading

What to Do when You Are Considering Leaving Your Job

September 28, 2009 by  
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Your personal situation is important. You may need more money at the moment to cover your living expenses, in which case staying where you are are not a good prospect if your employer won’t give you a raise. On the other hand, how confident are you that your new job ... Continue Reading

Technology Job questions and answers

September 26, 2009 by  
Filed under Information Technology Jobs

- How GIS softwares can be related to communication grazing land? -How GIS softwares can be related to communication field? -and how GPS systems can be related to GIS softwares? looking for a clear design livelihood? looking for a graphic design job? I am an amateur pictographic designer looking ... Continue Reading

Redundancy: How to restore balance

September 25, 2009 by  
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The darkest hour, says Adrian Rose, is 3am. “Having eventually got myself to sleep, I’d wake up again after an hour and just lie there from 3am to 6am. They were what I call my ‘dark times’ because you can’t do anything or talk to anyone.” The month after losing his ... Continue Reading