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Before you begin your resume writing, you need to gather relevant certificates and documents. List all of the significant events that happened in your career. Recall your career path until today and determine the best format that you can use for your resume. The three main formats are: Reverse Chronological Format – best for those who has the intention to stay of staying in the same profession; Combination Format – for those who have already worked in different environments; and the Functional Format – for new graduates or those who intend to come back to their previous profession. You have to match the needs of the company to what you can offer them.
This year, employers plan to hire bachelor degree graduates of accounting, followed by electrical and mechanical engineering, and then computer science. In the master’s degree level, they will target mainly electrical and computer engineering graduates, computer science, and then mechanical engineering followed by business administration/management.
On the other hand, employers in utility companies, consulting services and state or local governments are looking for two-year graduates only. This is because these graduates make a good choice for entry-level positions. In addition, they usually join the workforce with special skill sets that are unique to the position that they apply for, requiring less training from their employers.
* When answering interview questions, first pause to make sure that you understand the question and then answer it, providing personal examples, if appropriate.
* During the interview, make sure that maintain good eye contact with the interviewer, but not constant eye contact, and periodically smile.
* When you are asked if you have any questions, find out how the position that you are interviewing for relates to other positions, what a typical day is like, etc. It is generally not advisable to ask about the salary or benefits offered until a job offer is made.
* At the end of the interview, thank the interviewer(s) for their time, express a strong interest in the position, and inquire as to when a decision might be made regarding filling the job.
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Here are some tips to make your job interviewing go more smoothly:
* Write down the name of the individual (s) you will be interviewing with and their respective professional titles.
* Consider taking a “dry run” to the place where the interview will be conducted so that there are no last minute jitters on the day of the interview.
* Prepare copies of your resume and letters of reference and bring them to your interview so that you will have plenty to distribute, if necessary.
* If you have a gap in your job history, think about how you are going to explain it. Important: Never lie!
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You’ve done it! You have graduated from college and after sleepless nights and final exams preparations now you are qualified and, of course, required to get a job. But as a fresh graduate, your job options are quite limited since most jobs would require people to have experience. So, most of the time, you will end up working for a job that you do not really like.
Don’t worry. Usually first jobs are taken only to gain experience. Later on, you have to be moving towards the career you like, not just a job to pay the bills. So it is best to learn all you can from your first job and make it a habit to meet the requirements and deadlines. Do your first job with commitment and dignity so you will feel self-respect at the end of the day.
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Real Estate is considered as one of the rewarding commission based careers in the market today. One commission alone on the sale of a residential or commercial property is already equivalent to more than the annual salary of a middle class worker.
However, it is not easy to be a realtor. There is a lot of knowledge and work required if you want to be successful. Testing procedures alone is very difficult, and it would require you to have a great dedication to the field in order to get through. Even if you already got your real estate license, it would not guarantee you a steady income.
Every job presents a hazard to its employees, so if you’re applying for work, better check out if you’re putting yourself in danger without your full awareness. A Job Safety Analysis (JSA) is a method that is used to analyze and record the steps in performing a job, the safety and health hazards involving each step and recommended actions that will remove or at least reduce these. You could download a JSA Report Generator from www.jsareporter.com to analyze how safe or unsafe your working conditions are. Armed with these additional information, you could have peace of mind and readiness to meet any risk that may come your way.
by: Christine Zafra
Have you ever encountered those job vacancies which highlight “at least 3, 4 or 5 years experience required”? Have you ever tried to apply to those job vacancies even if you don’t have experience? Why not? Were you afraid that you might get rejected by the moment the employer sees your resume without any work experience written on it? Don’t. Try applying to those jobs and see if you can get past through the application screener. If you do, then there must be a purpose. Either your academic accomplishments weighed heavier than the experience they were looking for in a person, or they just found something in your resume that says you are capable of the job vacancy they are offering.
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When finding a job, you can check publications and print media. Good sources of employment opportunities are local newspaper’s classified ads and city/county magazines or newsletters. Industry publications and trade journals also provide job advertisements on specific careers such as nursing, psychiatry, radiology, computer technology, etc. These journals may have job ads that take up the whole page for positions that have a high demand.
You may also get the services of employment agencies or headhunters. These may cost some money, but they can do the work of matching you to the employer that is looking for applicants like you. Some employers use these agencies to locate their possible employees.
There are a lot of reasons why you would want to get a retirement job:
1. The yearning to remain active and earning a meaningful income is still there. You can earn your keep, and will not depend on your children to fund you in any way.
2. You just love the work that you do and to stop working completely will be unacceptable or unthinkable. Also, you derive immense enjoyment and satisfaction from working.
3. You want to interact and socialize with people to be able to still lead an active life. Build up a network of colleagues and friends, and stay in a positive or social environment to fight loneliness or boredom.