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Susan Scott believes that interpersonal difficulties–at work and at home–are a direct result of our inability to communicate well. Fierce Conversations is based on principles from her international consulting practice, in which she teaches executives how to conduct such exchanges more dynamically and ultimately more effectively, thereby improving the relationships they enjoy with their various dialogue partners “one conversation at a time.” Using identifiable anecdotes … [ Read more ]

Content: Book | Author: Susan Scott | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

Justpeople is an online headhunting service that allows employers to find and hire talented candidates.

In an online market swamped with ‘job boards’, Justpeople enables employers and candidates to find each other without the need for adverts. Nor does an employer need to trawl through a raft of CVs to find suitable interviewees.

The system works through a unique search facility that matches an employer’s criteria … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Source: Justpeople | Subjects: Jobs – Listing Services, Jobs – Recruiting / Staffing

Careers in Business brings you with the latest scoop on various business career areas including jobs, salaries, what people are saying and entry requirements. Areas covered include:
Accounting
Consulting
Finance
– Commercial Banking
– Corporate Finance
– Financial Planning
– Insurance
– Investment Banking
– Money Management
– Real Estate
… [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Author: Wendy Tunstall | Subject: Career Info

In the eat-or-be-eaten world of job hunting, if you misfire, you’re dead. Here’s how to hunt like a headhunter — and turn your next job interview into a sure kill.

Content: Article | Authors: Bill Breen, Nick Corcodilos | Source: Fast Company | Subject: Career

Call it networking if you want, but Keith Ferrazzi’s game is bigger. It’s about how to work the world’s hidden machinery — how to enter the secret society of elite business insiders. It’s a game of power. And it has rules.

Content: Article | Author: Tahl Raz | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

The turbulent business market has caused many people to rethink their careers-sometimes without choice. Here are some tips for reinventing your career from Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career, published by Harvard Business School Press.

Content: Article | Author: Herminia Ibarra | Source: Harvard Business School (HBS) Working Knowledge | Subject: Career

… and will it make them happy? Salaries, growth projections, and job satisfaction data for a sample of 150 professions.

Content: Career Information | Source: Business 2.0 | Subject: Benefits / Comp.

Negotiating the details of an offer is as much a part of the job search as resume paper and shined shoes. At the moment, however, a freaky economy has many candidates gratefully lapping up any hiring package that lands before them. But a little back and forth has its place — good economy or bad. Points of Entry shows you how to get what you … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Paul Scott | Source: MBA Jungle | Subject: Career

Three rules for making the most out of career fairs.

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

If you have the basic information and equipment and approach the situation with common sense, intelligence and sensitivity, you’ll not only handle anything you come across, but handle it with impeccable manners as well.

Content: Career Information | Author: Paula Gamonal | Source: Ravenwerks | Subject: Career Info

Resume, curriculum vitae and cover letter writing, sample resumes, sample cover letters, thank you letters, references, and more job search correspondence.

Content: Career Information | Author: Alison Doyle | Source: About.com | Subjects: Cover Letters, Resumes

This site bills itself as the definitive source for technical interviews. Major topics include:
Where to start
– Resume and Cover Letters
– The Interviewing Process
– Technical Q & A
– After the Interview
– Tips & References

Content: Career Information | Source: AceTheInterview.com | Subject: Interviewing

This site bills itself as the #1 source for free interview help and advice. Major topics include:
– Be Prepared
– Get Your Foot in the Door
– What Employers Want
– Present Yourself to Advantage

There are also sections on career strategy and marketing yourself.

Content: Career Information | Source: SpecialWeekends.com Ltd | Subject: Interviewing

Here are some helpful hints and things to consider when going for an important interview. Topics include:
– Cover Letter Writing Tips
– 34 Common Mistakes Made During Interviewing
– Suggestions Regarding Interviews
– Questions You Should Consider Asking
– Questions You Should Be Prepared to Answer
– Ten Reasons for Not Accepting a Counteroffer
– Dress the Part
– Resignation
– Personal Insights
… [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Source: Jobs On The Web.com | Subject: Interviewing

CollegeGrad offers insights designed to help you successfully interview and get the job you want–and then negotiate the very best job offer. Topics include:
– Competitive Interview Prep
– Mastering the Interview
– Dressing for Interview Success
– Fifty Standard Entry Level Interview Questions
– Candidate Interview Questions
– Job Fair Success
– On-Campus Interviewing
– Phone … [ Read more ]

Content: Career Information | Subject: Interviewing

This article discusses professional (as opposed to purely social) networking and applies an investments-based approach. The goal is to achieve social capital – the thoughts, feelings and behaviors contained within a group of people that can be called upon to create value.

Content: Article | Author: Mick Cope | Source: Spencer Stuart | Subject: Career

A career warning sign is any change that indicates possible career disaster that could result in finding ones place in the unemployment line. While warning signs may vary according to employment situations, there are four basic warning signs that apply in most employment scenarios.

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

The real meaning of success — and how to find it.

Content: Article | Author: Po Bronson | Source: Fast Company | Subjects: Career, Personal Development

One year ago, at the height of the fall recruiting season, MBA Jungle posed a simple question to the B-school students of the world: What confusing or unexpected parts of the recruiting process do you wish someone had briefed you about ahead of time? The magazine went to experts for their wisdom.

Content: Article | Source: MBA Jungle | Subject: Career

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