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Career Choices and Self Employment
Anyone who is trying to determine their career choice can easily be intimidated these days to say the least. With so much to offer, where does one begin? Perhaps we would all benefit from time to time to think about what it is that gives us the...
Career Track: Computer Programmer
Article:
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the outlook for
employment for Computer Programmers is expected to grow with
other industries through 2012. Positions for Applications
Programmers and Systems Programmers will be abundant...
Great Salary Negotiation Tips
11 Commandments For Smart Negotiating The article below will provide some real world tips and advice on how you can increase your salary. This article can also be read online at http://www.worktree.com/newsletter/salary-negotiation-tips.html 1 -...
Job Interviews: Prepare Questions In Advance
An interview almost invariably closes with the potential
employer asking if you have any questions. Often an applicant
will ask for clarification on benefits -insurance, vacation
time, etc. While these are obviously important for you to...
The Job Interview
The second step in getting a job is having an interview with a
potential employer. The first step was sending your application
and after careful review by the company, you are seen as
candidate for the vacant position.
The employer got this...
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Job Interviews: Make Yourself An Application Cheat Sheet.
It is so easy to sit down to complete an application and
suddenly your mind blanks. You can't remember dates or names or
telephone numbers. If you have a varied work history, you can't
recall which job came first. If you have worked for the same
employer for years, you forget when your duties changed or when
you received a promotion.
Do your research on work-related paperwork at home and make up a
list of everything you might need. List every job for the past
10 years including the company name, address, telephone number
and the contact person to call, usually your immediate
supervisor. Have a list of education, both formal college and
any special courses, seminars, or in-house trainings you
completed, with dates. Have a list of five personal references
with names, addresses and telephone numbers.
Carry the sheet with
you so you are prepared at all times. Not
only will it make completing applications a breeze but it will
ensure that the information you provide is accurate and
consistent. That will avoid the embarrassment and negative
reaction in an interview when you realize there are errors on
the application the interviewer is using as a guide and you have
to make quick verbal corrections.
About the author:
Virginia Bola operated a rehabilitation company for 20 years,
developing innovative job search techniques for disabled
workers, while serving as a Vocational Expert in Administrative,
Civil and Workers' Compensation Courts. Author of an interactive
and supportive workbook, The Wolf at the Door: An Unemployment
Survival Manual, and a monthly ezine, The Worker's Edge, she can
be reached at http://www.unemploymentblues.com
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