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Sunday, July 27, 2008
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posted in Enhancing Your Career
With all the talk of our economy sinking into recession, it is time to
increase your productivity in the workplace to assure your position is
secure.
Mildred Cup writes about emerging trends in the workplace. She shares recent industry research in her article,
Taking On More Work Can Benefit You in Tough Times.
- 68 percent of employees say it is a good time to increase workplace responsibility - up 5 percent from last year
- 50% of employees say it is a good time to look for a new job with a higher salary - down 4 percent from last year
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by Mitch Byers
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
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posted in Interviewing to Win
"Quick, tell me who you are and what you do in less than a minute." This is the topic of Barbara Rose's article,
Learn to Sell Yourself in 60 Seconds. A three step strategy is used to develop an effective "elevator pitch":
- Say who you are
- Say what you do
- Say why you do it better
Rose suggests avoiding generalities like, "I enjoy helping people."
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by Mitch Byers
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
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posted in Interviewing to Win, News & Events
InterviewRX was featured in
Carnival of Careers #7 this week, hosted by
Eric Folgate.
Carnival of Careers
presents the "best and brightest articles and blog posts from some of
the most talent career and small business blog authors." Thanks to Eric
for choosing my "Law of Six" post for this week's Carnival.
If you are in job transition, this is a GREAT place to visit.
Every week you can expect a dozen or more tips, tactics and tidbits
that will help you tackle the interview and put you over the top. In
the most recent edition, there were three posts that caught my
interest.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
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Author of nearly a dozen books, Jeffrey Fox shares, “The job interview
is a sales call to sell yourself." The goal of the interview is for
the hiring company to “buy” you. At which point you receive an offer
letter, you have a clear picture of the exact value of the transaction.
However, the decision to buy happens long before the offer letter.
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