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Need a New Job Or Career? You're Killing Your Chance in the First Five Minutes of the Interview!

Everybody knows that the first step to securing a job is a compelling and convincing resume that grabs the attention of a prospective employer. But most people don't realize how important it is to put your best foot forward as you take that next step, the job interview-otherwise you'll blow your chances and walk away empty-handed.The Problem: You've got the education, experience, and references, all presented on a well-put together resume that gets you job interviews. But you never get a job offer.The harsh truth: Most recruiters and potential employers know within the first five minutes of an interview whether

Hired Now! You're Talking Yourself Out of Getting a Job by Giving Wrong Answers in the Interview

Everyone knows that the first step to securing a job is a compelling and convincing resume. But most people don't know that the next step, the job interview, is so important that if you make a handful of common mistakes, you'll blow your chances and walk away empty-handed.The Problem: You've got the right education, experience, and references, all presented on a well-put together resume. It's getting you job interviews, but no job offers.The harsh truth: A good resume gets your foot in the door, but the right qualifications (background and experience) are only the first step toward getting the job.

Best Tips to Get a Job in the USA

USA is regarded as one of the most powerful economies of the world providing good employment opportunities. In order to get a job in USA one has to be qualified enough with potential skills as per the requirement standards of the job profile. But in the last few years due to recession there are reports of job losses in the country. USA jobs are particularly market driven hence any effect on the current market can play a vital role in determining one's job security in the country to some extent. Jobs in USA offer immense employment opportunities for immigrants who

20 Best Websites For Finding a Job

It's no secret - finding a job can seem impossible these days. The recession has everyone looking for a way to save more cash, and that means that employers are cutting down on available positions. If you're one of those people whose suddenly found himself in between jobs, or you're fresh out of school and looking to make a name for yourself in the professional world, you know how difficult it can be to find the next one. However, you might just need to continue your search in a wider market; and there's no market bigger than the World Wide

Job Web Sites - Just One Piece of the Job Search Puzzle

Google the word "careers" or "jobs" and you'll see just how many online job web sites there are. Some are niche sites that only have jobs in one industry, such as accounting, or engineering, or law. Some are restricted to jobs in the United States and some have jobs located all over the world. Some are targeted at the $100k plus market and some are just for hourly jobs.There's no doubt that job web sites are a critical part of your arsenal when looking for a part time job or a full time career opportunity. But to get the most

The Hidden Job Market - How to Find the Jobs That Are Invisible to the Masses

To truly understand the so-called "hidden" job market, one must first consider the hiring process from the perspective of a hiring manager. As with so many endeavors, the methodology utilized by such a manager will be determined by that individual's desire to effectively manage his or her time while hiring the best possible candidate for the position in question. Put in other words, it comes down to the hiring manager's pain threshold.If this concept sounds odd, it really shouldn't. Given the choice, anyone will want to maximize gain while minimizing the time to achieve said gain. Apply this to the

5 Practical Tips on How to Find a Great Job During a Recession

Close to a half a million Americans are losing their jobs since the last quarter of 2008 when the financial crisis hit the U.S. and swept the entire globe. While economists conclude that we have already seen and felt the worst of the recession, and basic economic indicators show that this crisis is bottoming-out; however, the unemployment rate continue to average between 8 to 9 percent every month.A Shrinking Job MarketWorse, even if the economy normalizes, job opportunities will remain scarce because most companies who downsized during the downturn are not likely hire additional employees in the next few months.

Why Politicians Shouldn't Create Or Save Jobs

In this economy, politicians talk about how they have created or saved jobs for their constituents, but what does that mean, exactly, and in what context would that be good for us? There are several examples of how they might go about performing such feats, and upon more careful examination, I'm not sure any of them are actually to our benefit.Just to be sure we're on the same page, let's begin with a definition of these two concepts.To "create" a new job means to do something that causes someone to be hired for a position that isn't already held by

8 Worst Job Interview Screw - Ups to Avoid

A senior level operations manager was interviewing for a job where he would have responsibility for over fifty retail outlets. During the course of the second interview, the candidate becomes relaxed, as he discusses the day-to-day duties, which includes personally making deposits for some of the units, if he should he be hired. To Illustrate his responsibility over protecting cash profits, the job candidate pulls out a hunting knife from a sheath that was hidden under his shirt, and quickly slashes the knife through the air, for effect. He explains he carries that knife only in case of emergencies. As