I just read a blog post by Mark entitled How Much of Yourself Should You Really Be? Mark seems like a great guy, but I must completely disagree with all the points and statements that he makes on his blog post.
I have so many friends right now that are stuck in a job that they [...]
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3 CommentsAfter editing over a hundred resumes, I realized that most people’s resume is only at around 10-15% capacity. I have seen people who have been working on their resumes for hours every week for 6 months, and it barely reaches 50% capacity. As a result, FD created a system and philosophy of Resume Optimization. The [...]
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No CommentsJust a good example of answer this question. The beginning intro is a bit annoying, but the interview question itself is pretty instructive.
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No CommentsI have a big problem with companies or people who give job seekers very general information about interviewing. Yahoo Jobs writes about how the “Why Should I Hire You?” question can make or break your interview chances. This is true, but they don’t really do anything to prepare a nervous job seeker. They give general [...]
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6 CommentsThe most common path taken by students is an internship their 3rd year and then recruit for a full-time offer their 4th year. An internship your 3rd year DOES NOT put you ahead of the game; you are merely ON PAR with all of your peers. In order to get ahead of the [...]
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No CommentsWhat is the most important factor that determines if you get the offer? Is it your looks and personality or is it your resume and previous experiences? Lets take a step back and analyze what companies are looking for in potential new hires.
Companies are ultimately looking for 2 things:
Can this [...]
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No CommentsWhether anyone likes to admit it or not, interviewing and recruitment are all about politics. And I don’t mean the presidential election. What I mean by politics is that what ultimately determines if you get the offer is whether the company loved you. More specifically, you’ll get the offer if your interviewer loved you. That’s [...]
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No CommentsThe best interviews are conversations. What I mean by this is that the interview was NOT in the question then answer, question then answer format. Instead, you and the interviewer actively engaged in a conversation and you connected through similar interests outside of the work place environment. The biggest mistake that students and young professionals [...]
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No CommentsI was reading Wendy Terwelp’s blog when I came across a post entitled Job Fairs: Matchmaking 101. Wendy puts it perfectly because in essence that is what recruitment is. Recruitment is the matching of a company with the perfect candidate.In her blog, Wendy writes that you must be prepared for a brief interview when [...]
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No CommentsEveryone going through the interview process is going to feel a different set of emotions against other candidates. Some candidates will walk in feeling nervous while their anxiety levels soar. Did I interview well? Did I forget to mention something that they wanted to hear? On the other hand there will be candidates who walk [...]
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