What Matters Now

By admin, on January 27th, 2010

Guest Author: Emily Bennington is the author of Effective Immediately: How to Fit In, Stand Out, and Move Up at Your First Real Job. She hosts a popular blog for career newbies at www.professionalstudio365.com and can be found on Twitter @EmilyBennington or via email at ebennington @ msn dot com.

Inspired by Seth Godin’s recent e-book “What Matters Now”, I decided to give the topic some thought myself. What better time to ponder these questions than at the start of a new year, right? If I had been invited to participate in Seth’s book (I wasn’t), I would have written about something that is curiously absent from an otherwise comprehensive list.

Leadership.

Leadership matters.

And let’s be honest, 2009 was not a time of great leadership. So as we turn the page on a new year, here are a few ways to build your own leadership muscle in 2010 and beyond:

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The Top 10 Worst and Most Common Interview Mistakes

By admin, on January 19th, 2010

Guest Author: Nikki Ruth, CV writer and founder of job interview coaching company My CV and Me. Nikki has over 10 years experience conducting job interview coaching and she is an active blogger.
Website: My CV and Me

A big part of a successful interview is avoiding simple mistakes. Below are some of the worst and most common interview mistakes that even the most intelligent graduates make and how you can avoid them.

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The Seven Deadly Sins of the Job Search – Lusting After the Wrong Job

By admin, on January 12th, 2010

Guest Author: © Copyright, 2009, Nicole Dukehart. All rights reserved. Used with Permission.
Website: http://thejobawfultruth.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/the-job-awful-truths-the-7-deadly-sins-of-the-job-search/

Your “dream” job is available, you’ve crafted a fantastic resume, sent it over to the proper contacts and now all that you hear are the crickets chirping! Could it be you are lusting after a a job you really want, but are not yet qualified for? How realistic is the focus you have on the position you are entertaining? Are you maybe a little overzealous about this new position, so obsessed that you are stalking the recruiter and the hiring manager?

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Jumping the hurdle to win the job

By admin, on December 7th, 2009

Guest Author: Charles van Heerden is the founder of WaveBox, a specialist consulting firm in Melbourne, Australia. Charles is an HR careers expert with a strong focus on talent management. He has been an HR Director in three countries, a senior line manager and a consultant. Charles holds a degree in Psychology and has completed advanced studies in HR and change
Author Website: http://www.wavebox.com.au

Finding the right person for a vacant position is not always a rational process, despite the procedures that companies may use for recruitment. This is a lesson I have learnt many years ago when I was responsible for developing recruitment systems for client companies.

There are many stages to the recruitment process, before a company decides to fill a vacancy.
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