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- ***Off The Wall Tips for Getting a Job - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2009 from David CouperDon't write a resume Instead of sending out a resume, talk about who you are. Don't post a resume online but do post to blogs and other websites in your field. When a friend promises to send your resume to a contact instead of agreeing ask to speak to the contact instead. WHY not write a ...
Views: 590 - ***Off the Wall Tips for Getting A Job - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from David CouperDon't write a resume. Instead of sending out a resume, talk about who you are. Whenever someone asks for something in writing to send to a contact ask to speak to the contact instead. Don't post a resume online but do post to blogs and other websites in your field. WHY NOT - we often rely on ...
Views: 862 - ***Resume Tips - Good to Great - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from David CouperA resume is paradoxically important and not important. It's important because it makes you think through your career and analyze what your accomplishments were and how they relate to your next job. But on the other hand it's not important because 80% of jobs are got through networking where it ...
Views: 894 - ***Six Reasons Why Job Networking Doesn’t Work! - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from David Couper1. Not doing your research. - Make sure you know who will help you and why. Understand your business and how it works. Research which are the companies that you want to work with and which are the ones that you don't. If you don’t you run the risk of blowing the job. - I called someone ...
Views: 795 - ***Survival Jobs? - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from David CouperNeed to pay the bills until you sell that script? Studying for your next career move and need some extra money. Or laid off and still looking but your mortgage is looking to get paid. You need a survival job. In Los Angeles survival jobs are common nature for many people especially those ...
Views: 794 - ***The Low Down on Changing Careers Successfully - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from David CouperAccording to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, people change jobs, on average, ten times during a twenty-year period. More shocking is that baby boomers continue to have a relatively large number of short-duration jobs even as they approach middle age. ( Department ...
Views: 724 - ***Top Companies to Work For - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from David CouperThere are many Top Companies out there but you need to know what makes them top and how that matches your values. DDI a leading HR development company defines a key aspect of interviewing and hiring as Motivational Fit. How will the person fit in with the environment? Will he or she like ...
Views: 1039 - ***Untold Interviewing Tips - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from David CouperBe prepared as many interviewers are neither ready nor skilled at interviewing! One interviewer had someone else's resume when he interviewed me for a job. It took ten minutes to realize he was not talking about me. Sell yourself don't rely on the recruiter to buy without some help. Some ...
Views: 748 - ***What Are The Top Jobs And How Can I Get Them? - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from David CouperAccording to some surveys some of the top jobs for 2009 will include those in IT especially data warehousing and mining, IT security, networking, virtual computing and VOIP; engineering; accounting and tax professionals. Especially those in demand will be the specialist who can also communicate ...
Views: 823 - ***Why A Professional Career Needs A Professional Resume - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from David CouperPart of what I do with some clients is getting them a new resume. Very often the most articulate and polished person has trouble "singing their own praises". One marketing professional, on paper, made herself sound like she was new to the business and not seasoned with twenty years plus ...
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