The Second Interview
Congratulations – you’ve been called back for a second interview. Here’s how it might be different from the first.
Author: candacemoody
Candace’s background includes Human Resources, recruiting, training and assessment. She spent several years with a national staffing company, serving employers on both coasts. Her writing on business, career and employment issues has appeared in the Florida Times Union, the Jacksonville Business Journal, the Atlanta Journal Constitution and 904 Magazine, as well as several national publications and websites. Candace is often quoted in the media on local labor market and employment issues.
LinkedIn’s Most Overused Resume Cliches
LinkedIn’s most overused resume terms include “team player,” “motivated” and “dynamic.”
Fixing a Bad Employment Reference
Recently, a jobseeker wrote to us with this question: “I need some advice on what to say to potential employers about the reason for leaving my past job. I received a message today from a company with a possible job, and I don’t want to miss out on the opportunity. I was dismissed from my last job because an employee starting a rumor about me…"
The Most Trusted Occupations List
http://www.Nurse.com is naturally excited about this news: in Gallup’s annual survey that ranks occupations by their perceived honesty and ethical standards, nurses finished as the most trusted profession for the 11th time in 12 years.
10,000 Hours
So, genius (or at least mastery) is achievable for all of us. That’s the good news – you don’t have to be born brilliant to become brilliant. That’s also the bad news – you’re only as good as you want to be.
Looking for Work During the Holidays
Although the common wisdom is that the holidays are a bad time to do a job search, you can make the time very productive for yourself. While it’s true that fewer people leave positions during the holiday season (hanging on for year end bonuses and office parties) they do tend to begin the new year by making career moves. January is the start of the new calendar year and often the fiscal year, so many departments start filling positions that have been sitting vacant.
Five Quick Change Careers
Career advice from Yahoo jobs: Five careers that are in demand, take realtively short time for training, and can get you to work fast in a new career.
How to Manage your Boss
@work as a guest blogger at Career Rocketeer… It’s not easy being the boss. Your manager’s job is to provide direction. Yours is to get the work done – and done right. But management can be a two way street, and whether or not you’re seen as a valuable asset depends in part on how … Continue reading How to Manage your Boss
How to Turn your Seasonal Retail Job into a Career
Retailers are gearing up for seasonal holiday hiring, and people are asking how to convert their temporary job into a long term opportunity. If you’re considering retail as a career, (and many people are after long and brutal searches in other fields) here are the rules for success.
How to Be a Class Act
In a world where stressed out and boorish job candidates are the norm, you can really stand out as a job candidate by exhibiting classy behavior. Here are some ways to prove that your mama raised you well.
