Transferable Skills Developed On-Campus: Communication

By admin, on March 25th, 2009

Simon Fraser UniversityMany valuable transferable skills can be gained through common on-campus jobs and activities. This new series of articles, “Transferable Skills Developed On-Campus” highlights some common positions found on many university campuses (not an exhaustive list of campus positions.). Each article will feature a different transferable skill and provide examples of resume phrases that coincide with the campus positions.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Library worker

  • Answered patron questions, referred them to appropriate resources
  • Communicated regularly with supervisor and co-workers to ensure efficient transition between shifts
  • Trained new student staff to on library procedures and on how to use electronic databases


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No Degree, No Problem!

By admin, on March 23rd, 2009

Guest Author: Brett Stevens
Website: http://www.searchlogixgroup.com

According to a recent survey, 52% of job candidates polled lied on their resume about having a college degree.

Here are 3 brief horror stories:

A new Director of Logistics and his family were actually loading the moving van provided by his new employer for relocation from California to North Carolina. The phone rang and it was the Human Resource Manager from his new company. The offer was being withdrawn. Through a routine degree verification check, the company learned the potential new employee did not have a degree. He was 3 hours short of graduating. Had the candidate been honest, the job was still his. It was an integrity issue.

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Job Search Lessons From Predator

By admin, on March 17th, 2009

Guest Author: Caroline Ceniza-Levine is co-founder of SixFigureStart, a career coaching firm that specializes in working with Gen Y young professionals. Formerly in corporate HR and retained search, Caroline most recently headed campus recruiting for Time Inc and has also recruited for Accenture, Citibank, Disney ABC, and others.
Website: http://www.sixfigurestart.com

Job Search Lessons From Predator
I may have a staid background recruiting for large Fortune 500 firms, but I am also a big fan of science fiction monster movies. Remember Predator? In fact, there are job search insights to be gleaned from this film. I liken Predator’s versatility to what it takes to be successful in today’s market:
Predator can be invisible or not. Sometimes you have to do massive PR for your search, and sometimes it’s better to be invisible. When you meet someone for the first few times and you want to establish an ongoing relationship, make your job search aspirations invisible. When you’re at your dream employer and they ask you to tell them about yourself, remember to turn your visibility back on. Too many candidates disappear like Predator and don’t sell themselves.

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Five Reasons Your Job Search Isn’t Getting the Results You Want

By admin, on March 14th, 2009

Guest Author: Roxanne Ravenel is a Job Search Coach; the author of “The Savvy Jobseeker’s Guide & Workbook: Five Steps to a Simply Successful Job Search”; and the host of The Savvy Jobseeker weekly podcast. She offers job hunters strategies and resources for finding their ideal work in less time at SavvyJobseeker.com.
Website: http://SavvyJobseeker.com

Elements beyond your control can impact your job search success: The job market, the economy, the health of your industry. Yet, there are many factors over which you have complete control. How you handle these factors can make the difference between a long, drawn out job search and one that nets quicker results. Rather than focusing on what we cannot change, let’s focus on what we can. Here are five reasons that you may not be getting the results you want in your current job search:

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