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No longer an exercise in etiquette the note you send interviewers after your meeting can reinforce your qualifications and position you as the top candidate. Here’s how to put it together.

Content: Career Information | Author: John Marcus | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Interviewing

Your foot is in the door. Here’s how to manuever around the first days at your new job — without falling on your face

Content: Article | Author: Jordan Burke | Source: BusinessWeek | Subjects: Career, MBA Related

With stock options tainted, pay packages grow more diverse — and smaller.

Content: Career Information | Author: Tim Reason | Source: CFO Publishing | Subject: Benefits / Comp.

Many candidates conduct job-search campaigns by sending out resumes. An executive recruiter explains why this tactic weakens their chances — and offers a new approach.

Content: Career Information | Author: Perri Capell | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Job Search

Which jobs have a future, which will evaporate under the onrush of technology? Will you have a career path next year? A Q&A with the authors of The New Division of Labor.

Editor’s Note: much more interesting than I would have guessed…

Content: Article | Authors: Frank Levy, Martha Lagace, Richard J. Murnane | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subjects: Career, Economics

You got the offer, now what? Questions every candidate should ask before signing on.

Content: Article | Author: Anne Lim O’Brien | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Career

This is an excellent article written by someone who screen many resumes. The author provides lots of useful advice about what annoys him in a resume and what he likes to see.

Editor’s Note: a highly recommended read.

Content: Career Information | Author: Douglas B. Richardson | Source: CareerJournal (WSJ) | Subject: Resumes

Anyone who has been in the job market knows there are tons of great Web sites from Monster to Yahoo that offer top-notch information about jobs and how to get them. Do we really need another?

The fact is, jobseekersadvice.com is a quirky piece of work that was started in 2002 by Scott Boyd, a European Web designer and poor speller. Boyd says he kept seeing … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Source: Jobseekers Advice | Subject: Career Info

In today’s world, networking is how you become and stay successful. You’ll get your jobs through your network, you’ll perform well at your job if you have a good network, and you’ll have a happier life if you have a supportive network.

But there’s one big fallacy about networking. We’ve all heard the phrase, “It’s who you know that matters.” That is absolutely wrong. It’s … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: John Daly | Source: University of Texas at Austin Exchange | Subject: Career

Got a new supervisor? Train him before he trains you.

Content: Article | Author: Paul O’Donnell | Source: MBA Jungle | Subject: Career

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A resume FAQ covering a diverse set of questions…

Content: Career Information | Author: Yana Parker | Subject: Resumes

Most people do have great value that they can offer, however they are poor at communicating what that value is. Therefore, often it is not the person with the most innate talent that gets hired; it is the person who can best articulate, in a winning way, what their talent is that gets them the job offer.

Content: Quotation | Source: CEO Refresher | Subjects: Career, Communication

Nitron advisors offers two mailings lists (apparently you have to sign up for both or neither):

Circle of Experts MBA Jobs list
This list is for people who are seeking new full-time positions. The focus is job listings or consulting assignments for people 0-10 years out of business school, particularly with an investment banking, strategy consulting, or technology industry management background.

Circle of Experts Consulting … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Source: Nitron Advisors | Subjects: Jobs – Contract / Part-Time, Jobs – MBA Specific

Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.

Content: Quotation | Source: Unknown | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

Whether you are a new college graduate, a seasoned executive or career changer, your resume is a vital tool in opening doors of employment opportunity. If your resume isn’t generating interviews for you, you might be using a less-than-effective resume format.

Content: Member-Contributed Content | Author: Deborah Walker | Subject: Career

It is no secret that advances in technology can greatly impact the value of workers’ skills. Older workers often find the updating of complex technology uneconomic, while younger workers acquire and readily employ skills tailored to the newest technology. The result: the latter group’s productivity rises, diminishing the value of output produced by their older counterparts. A recently published study is the first to model … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Glenn MacDonald | Source: Discovery@Olin | Subjects: Career, Economics

The job hunt is still basically done in the same way as it was done 30 years ago, despite all of the technological changes. For “Parachute”, I created a diagram called “Our Neanderthal Job-Hunting System.” It’s a large pyramid, segmented by different job-hunting techniques. Employers start at the bottom of that pyramid. They try to fill vacancies by looking internally and hiring from within. Only … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Career, Human Resources

By now, plenty were supposed to be in the corner offices. It’s not working out that way. In many fields, men still rule, while women often choose more nuanced paths that keep them from reaching the top. But who are the real winners?

Content: Article | Author: Linda Tischler | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Career, Women in Business

Do you think it’s possible to truly enjoy your job? No matter what it is or where you are? Timothy Gallwey does, and in this book he tells you how to overcome the inner obstacles that sabotage your efforts to be your best on the job.. “What inner obstacles is Gallwey talking about? Fear of failure, resistance to change, procrastination, stagnation, doubt, and boredom, to … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: W. Timothy Gallwey | Subjects: Career, Personal Development