Key Points:
Tune up your skills (through your current employer or on your own)
Tune into old networks (you know waaay more people than you probably realize!)
Tune out the negativity (enough said)
Here’s to a great 2009!
I especially like these two:
The internet is a great tool for shopping for stuff and a job, but also has the same negatives for both.
• There is way too much information. Search for a term and generally there are thousands of results, you
The first part of this survey report showed some areas where what the interviewer expected was different from the behavior of some candidates. (Answering your cell phone in an interview? Seriously people.) This second part shows some interesting insight into expectations job seekers have that interviewers may not live up to as well.
This recent article posted on HR Daily Advisor caught my eye. Mainly focused on a survey about interviewee behavior, and focused towards HR people, it provides excellent insight for job seekers. Reading the answers about what interviewers prefer versus what applicants do, you get a good picture of the situation from the their mindset. Knowing what that person sitting across the table from you might be thinking is powerful.
You read the job posting, you have all the skills and the job is everything you are looking for. But are you what the
