Make Your Résumé Stand Out From the Crowd

In today's job market you need a leg up on all your competitors. 

Why not start at the beginning with your resume?

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The Most Difficult Jobs To Get

By Tim Parker | Investopedia – Thu, Jul 12, 2012 5:01 PM EDT

What are you going to be when you grow up? That's the question that school age children ask all through their young years. New college students often begin and end their college stay with different majors and even those well past their college days change their career multiple times. If you're thinking about what your first or next job will be, there are a few that you might want to cross off your list of possibilities. These jobs have so few openings that landing a position in one of these professions is nearly statistically impossible.

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[from finance.yahoo.com]

Job Interview Tips - Your English Teacher Prepared You For A Behavioral Job Interview

Job Interview Tips - Your English Teacher Prepared You For A Behavioral Job Interview
By Naomi Lolley
Remember back when you faced your English Teacher in school? She always handed back your writing assignment, dripping with red ink, challenging you to do better. Did you know that her comments about your writing assignments then could have a huge impact on your success for a job interview now?
Advance preparation is necessary for your job interview; but don't rehearse a bunch of dry, boring answers to the standard questions. Instead, prepare creatively for those behavioral interview questions that are designed to dig into your past history.
Behavioral Interview Questions
These questions analyze your past behavior and whether it will fit the employer for future success. Interviewers want to find out what you did in the past, the process you went through and the results of your actions.
Think of the standard questions that you could prepare for, and brainstorm your answers to include the following three components. For instance, if the question involved telling about a time when you had to resolve a conflict with other team members, don't just give any answer without thinking through these areas:
Situation - Summarize the conflict as briefly as possible, in a neutral manner. Don't gripe about the situation; rather, explain how the situation developed, and do it in a descriptive manner.

For example: "There was a time when we were individually given different instructions about how to finish an assignment that needed each of our input"... and explain a bit about it. Paint a picture (as briefly as possible) so the interviewer can see the conflict as it developed for you.

Action - Next, describe the action that you took to proactively resolve the conflict. Again, prepare your words so that the interviewer can visualize the process or action you took.

For example: "I realized the deadline wouldn't be met when members of our team started prioritizing tasks differently. The action steps that I took were.." and then explain the steps and how you involved the other team members in a positive manner to understand the differing goals.

Results - This last part is where employers analyze whether you will bring future success to their company.

For example: "As a result of implementing a standardized schedule of priorities, our team completed the project before deadline and under budget. We accomplished this by..." and reiterate some of your steps, along with the results for each of those steps.

Keep these three components in mind when preparing your answers. But, don't sound like a robot reciting facts. Just as your English Teacher wanted you to use descriptive phrases and comparisons so that she could envision or feel what you were writing about, the interviewer wants to fully comprehend the behavioral situation.
But, how do you know which behavioral answers to prepare for in advance? Look at the skills and qualifications that you are claiming on your resume. While reviewing your resume, the interviewer has already pre-determined the hot spots that need further questioning.
Be prepared to use descriptive answers for questions related to those skills from your resume.
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The new wave of tricky interview questions

Flexible Degrees You Can Earn On the Go

On-the-Go Degrees

Flexible Degrees You Can Earn On the Go

On-the-Go Degrees

Looking for a flexible degree that can match your busy, on-the-go lifestyle? Check out these six online options.

By Lisa Manterfield
Want to go back to school to earn your degree, but not sure if you can handle adding it into your busy lifestyle?
"Between work schedules and family schedules, it's not easy for some people to take classes on a traditional schedule," says Dr. Michael Mills, director of distance education and learning technologies at Montgomery College in Maryland.
The good news is that an online education could allow you to earn a degree on the go. In fact, online classes "afford students the opportunity to access material at convenient times," says Mills.
Intrigued? Check out these six flexible degrees busy people could earn on the go.

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[from education.yahoo.net]

The Eight Types of Interview Questions


1.  Credential Verification
2.  Experience Verification
3.  Opinions
4.  Dumb Questions
5.  Math Questions
6.  Case Questions
7.  Behavioral Questions
8.  Compentancy Questions

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[from collegegrad.com]

Competence or Behavioural Interviews Made Easy

What does that mean? Competence is a standardized and measurable requirement for an individual to correctly perform a specific job. It is a conglomeration or a combination of knowledge, skills and behavior which may be utilized to improve performance.

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[from your-career-change.com]

English Mistakes That Can Kill Your Chances of Getting a Job

Be careful of common mistakes in English at your job interview. 

1)  Pronunciation
2)  Slang (idioms)
3)  Not speaking correctly (using English correctly)

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Resume Pet Peeves

What’s Your #1 Pet Peeve About Resumes?

 Get to the point. Too wordy; makes it hard to figure out what the person has done and how it applies to current application
 When they have a different position listed on their resume than their cover letter
 Redundancies
 When tasks/duties performed are listed in paragraph form
 Spelling errors
 Pictures on resumes
 Vague or general objectives, summaries
 Lack of professionalism in the layout and composition
 Not formatted to flow nicely, sometimes bullets are all over the place and it makes them hard to read. After going through 100s of resumes, these are the ones that test one’s patience
 Massive email blasts where the resume does not target the position they are applying for
 Chronological history of events dating back to high school (especially when the applicant has been out of high school for 3 or more years)
 Content that is unrelated to the role!
 I do not like to see the standard "responsible for" beginning of each point regarding experience. I also do not care to see "references available upon request" - of course they would be!
 When resume is longer than 3 pages
 People don't write to the posting requirements
 Resume not specific to position applied for
 "Generic" Objectives
 Formatting and font issues
 Resume addressed to the wrong company or person in the letter, but has the correct email information. Also, sending out the same resume to everyone
 Not targeting the position - generic resumes
 When the resume very obviously does not match the job
 We are an industry specific recruiting firm. We are not interested in receiving resumes from candidates with no relevant experience in this industry. Do not waste people's time
 Ones that come across as 'help me, I need a job'. I am quite willing to hire them if their skills fit my needs; their job is to make that connection for me if they want the job
 Lack of detail on duties and accomplishments
 Resume or cover letter not addressing the requirements of the position
 Resume not tailored to the position

[from Results of the
2010 Canadian Resume & Interview Trends Survey]

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8 Reasons You're Not Earning The Salary You Want

Whether we are working behind a desk or doing physical labor for work, we always want to maximize our income. 

Click here to see why you may not be earning the salary you want.

Future Career In Fitness?

Here is an article about the possible boom in personal training jobs.

It is entirely possible that in this age of being more self conscious of health realted matters that more people will look to exercise to maintain their health.  And thus the need for personal trainers will be more in demand.

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Essential Job Interview Tips and Tricks II

Essential Job Interview Tips and Tricks II

Here are some common questions that are asked during an interview.

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