With today’s economy and competitive job market, every aspect of an interview you have with a potential job provider is crucial. Interviews require more than your resume and discussing your qualifications. You must be able to act assertively and sell yourself by explaining what differs you from the other candidates. This can be done by giving examples of ideas you have and showing how you might do things differently. The article, “I Asserted Myself, and Got the Job” from the New York Times, discusses tactics a 24-year-old S.E.O analyst used to understand how to have a successful interview.
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Asserting Yourself to Win the Position
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010Is The Tough Job Market Another Reason to Reconsider Your Career?
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010The tough job market is affecting everybody, especially college students on the brink of graduating. A law student at Boston College, who is unable to find a job, wrote a letter to the Dean asking to make a deal: he’ll give back his degree if the school will reimburse his tuition. He is asking to make this deal because he and his wife are expecting a baby and he will not be able to financially support them. Do you think his unemployment makes this is a valid offer?
Companies are Sluggish to Hire Employees
Thursday, October 21st, 2010Companies are in no rush to hire employees because they know there are numerous people that are willing and qualified to fill the position. Even applicants who are qualified are not being immediately hired, and job providers are looking for extremely overly qualified who are still not necessarily guaranteed a job. Companies don’t feel rushed to hire employees because they are not sure what the government will do with taxes. This is bad news for the jobless, who are desperately looking for work. The article says,” job openings aren’t what they used to be“, even for the overly qualified applicants who have much to offer.
Good Attitude Beats Bad Economy
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Caps and Gowns and Trembling Knees
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009Graduating college students looking to strike out on their own are gazing into the job market with a mixture of fear and loathing this year. The placement offices at their schools are dispensing Kleenex with career advice.
A `Buyer’s Market’ for Job Providers
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009We’ve all heard about the hiring freezes and the layoffs. But career counselors tell job providers that it’s a buyer’s market, and there may never be a better time to hire. “You have a much larger pool of extremely talented people who are hungrier than ever,” one counselor tells Inc. magazine.