Jul
29
2012

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Network like you mean it

Tagged with: career employability Networking

Network like you mean it

You may have great credentials and fabulous work experience. Network poorly and you’ve failed to give your CV the cred it deserves. 

The only time to network half-heartedly is when you are hoping for half-hearted, half-baked results. Assuming this is not your desired outcome, you need to master the art of ‘intelligent networking’. Many a person who is gainfully employed today put as much effort into their networking as they do into their current responsibilities.

Posted by ivanbreet

Jul
22
2012

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You have a job. To get a job

Tagged with: Get a job

You have a job. To get a job

Hope. That shiny, happy thing that throws an almost annoyingly fresh perspective on everything.

Le grand espoir sounds much more powerful in French. ‘I’m hopeful’ is a cute enough expression but to say you have a grand espoir inside of you that everything will turn out right, just has that je ne sais quoi about it.

Posted by NoJoShmo

Jul
15
2012

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The evolution of the job-seeker

Tagged with: career employability jobseeker prosonality

The evolution of the job-seeker

Man is thought to have evolved over a period of a billion years. Sharpening your career flint need not take this long

Man is not who or what he was millions of years ago - and neither should you be the same job-seeker you were five years ago.

Posted by NoJoShmo

Jul
10
2012

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What your writing says about you

Tagged with: employability prosonality Skills Writing online

What your writing says about you

Exclamation marks make you come across like a cheerleader. Not a good look for you.

Because we live our lives online, a lot of what people know, understand and appreciate about us comes from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other forums where WRITING is required. It pays to take a minute to review your style. Because it could be saying…

Posted by NoJoShmo

Jul
8
2012

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Youth – elixir or poisoned chalice?

Tagged with: business career employability young professionals

Youth – elixir or poisoned chalice?

Are you at a disadvantage in the job market for not having one grey hair?

You’re young. And you need to get a job. Are the two mutually exclusive?

Nope. Some of the most brilliant ideas turning the cogs and wheels of business and industry come from young minds. Think Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, as a rather glaring example.

Young minds have as much if not more potential than grey-templed experience, because what can run on tried–and-trusted, can also run on risky and unproven.

Posted by NoJoShmo

Jul
7
2012

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Leading firms breed their own leaders

Tagged with: employability Leaders mentorship

Leading firms breed their own leaders

Becoming a successful leader takes persistence, creativity and stamina.

How leaders are bred

When it comes to grooming leaders, companies know that it’s not enough to train a few long-standing employees. These days it’s all about mentorship - leaders have to pass the baton on. Because what good is a leader when he retires and goes off to play golf, taking his knowledge and insight with him?

Posted by NoJoShmo

Jul
4
2012

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The exit interview

Tagged with: career employability Interview new job

The exit interview

Not quite the one you’re thinking of, where you’ve paid your dues at Joe Bloggs Inc. and are now chatting to someone from HR about your experience. There is another kind of exit interview – the one where you effortlessly talk yourself out of a job by handling an interview with all the deftness and accuracy of a toddler catching a ball.

That exit interview.

The one where you leave the interview room and, they fervently hope, will never darken their doorway again.

Posted by NoJoShmo