The Interview Success Plan - The Job

The Interview Success Plan is a step-by-step plan that identifies the key requirements of the job that you're interviewing for, gives you practice interview questions, and then helps you build a series of practice job interviews.

Step 1:  The Job

Review the job announcement or job advertisement. Identify the skills, knowledges, and abilities specified for the job. On a job announcement or job advertisement, the skills, knowledges, and abilities may be found in the description or under headings such as: 

The Job Search

Being organized will greatly aid your job search.

Here are some tips for an effective job search

1. Make a list of important things to do every day. Outline daily activities to look for a job.

2. Apply for jobs early in the day. This will make a good impression and give you time to complete applications, have interviews, and take tests.

3. Call employers to find out the best times to apply. Some companies take applications only on certain days and at certain times during the week. 

4. Write down all employers you contact, the date of your contacts, people you talk to, and special notes about your contacts.

During Interview - What you can ask

It is important to remain calm during the interview. The following is a list of some typical questions which are asked during an interview. Study them carefully and prepare well-thought-out answers. This will help you overcome your nervousness.

During the Interview..... Do ask:

1. What are the responsibilities of the job?

2. What qualifications are you looking for in this job?

3. What type of person are you looking for in this position?

Resume Tip - Make an effective Resume

Your resume is an advertisement about you. 

If you are working with an Employment Agency, have your resume ready before your first face-to-face meeting with them. Agencies may or may not help you develop your resume. Many are not experts in writing resumes, but they certainly see a lot come through their offices. You can use a professional resume writing service, however if you follow the sequential information provided here, you will save yourself a lot of money.

Have you ever heard the statement, "Don’t judge a book by its cover"? Because your resume is the first thing a potential employer will see, many will judge your resume whether or not they will grant you the time for an interview. Keep in mind that many companies don’t only look for experience, they look for accomplishments, whether you can handle more than one task at a time whether you are a stable individual with a proven track record. You are probably thinking, "How could I ever portray that in a resume?"

Ten Tips for Staying Awake in meetings.

Ten Tips for Staying Awake

Meetings are an evil fact of life in Corporate America. Sitting through them can be hard enough, but when you're running a meeting it's just as difficult to speak to a room full of snoozing salespeople. Here are some tips for managers hoping to engage their salespeople during meetings from Eli Mina, author of The Complete Handbook of Business Meetings:

1. Give each member a lead role on a selected agenda item such as when he/she will make a presentation or facilitate a discussion. No member should be allowed to sit back and observe a meeting. 

Need a lift, be good at work

Being a good worker alone does not get you that promotion

You may be a great worker but is your etiquette stopping that much-deserved promotion. Yes? Then its time you turn to us for some good etiquette lessons.

Appropriate business etiquette can have a significant influence on your career, promotions and pay hikes. Etiquette makes a huge difference in the way you are perceived by the management and by your colleagues. So, if you don·t want to miss the bus, pick up these pointers.

Don't abuse technology

Career Tips - Relocation Hangover

Relocation essentials never leave home without it.

Relocating to a new place is a difficult and a painful process. Moving to a new town means starting out all over again. Leaving your friends, comfort, familiarity is difficult. Over and above that the process of packing and unpacking is hateful. So, it is imperative for you to be meticulous when it is time to pack your bags, lock stock and barrel.

Where are you moving?

On the job, you are obviously moving to another town or city. Get to know the city. Make efforts to understand the city, from the point of view of people, their attitudes, civic sense and the rules of life out there. Moving to a new place can be both exciting and disastrous, so know about it. As they as, it is important to be Roman in Rome.