Tag: Job Search

  • How to interview your next employer

    Think Your Interview Process is Fair? Read This Letter. BY Suzanne Lucas, inc.com Most companies demand plenty of information from job applicants. There’s no good reason for this to be a one-way street. What would hap­pen if job can­di­dates treat­ed you the way you treat them? You might be receiv­ing let­ters such as this… http://flip.it/OKFsL…

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  • The only jobs that won’t be taken over by robots require understanding of human behavior

    Think You’re Special? A Robot Could Do Your Job fastcoexist.com Technology is advancing so fast that half of all jobs that exist today might be taken over by bots and computers in the next 20 years. Find out if your job is on the list. Is your job safe from our new computer-programmed over­lords? A…

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  • The new workplace and the increasing importance of skills testing and online portfolios

    (via How to Get a Job – NYTimes.com) Related articles Are You Only Pretending to Be in the Right Job? (crosstiesolutionsltd.wordpress.com) Are You Only Pretending to Be in the Right Job? (soshitech.com) Job Hunting after Graduation: Manage your Online Reputation (callnerds.com) Advice for Graduating MBA Students . . . . (criticalskillsblog.com)

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  • Good interview questions to avoid a bad job

    Don’t Get Fooled Into Taking a Bad Job by Asking These Questions in the Interview Alan Henry, lifehacker.com If your job sucks, and there’s nothing you can do about it, you may be tempted to look for another one. Be careful: remember job interviews are sales pitches as well as candidate evaluations, and all that…

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  • Using LinkedIn to land a job

    4 Secrets For Using LinkedIn to Land a Job Chelsea Gladden, mashable.com It’s the largest and most popular social networking platform on the web for professionals, but can LinkedIn really land you a job?More About: contributor, Feature, job search series, Jobs, linkedin Chelsea Gladden RT @mashable: 4 Secrets For Using LinkedIn to Land a Job…

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  • The post jobs economy

    The post-job economy Harold Jarche, jarche.com Learn­ing may be the work in the net­work age, but that does not mean that learn­ing will get you the work. Inge De Waard dis­cuss­es this in MOOCs change edu­ca­tion, but jobs decline in a knowl­edge … http://flip.it/HNn5U Related articles Introducing the Connected Knowledge Lab (janeknight.typepad.com) Perspectives on work…

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  • Cloud tech jobs in highest demand

    (via Almost 1.7 Million Cloud-Related Jobs Went Unfilled in 2012: Estimate – Forbes) Related articles Forbes reveals how cloud computing is revolutionising the manufacturing Industry, by AppsCare – Google Premier Enterprise Partner (prweb.com) The Great Cloud-Induced Job Implosion That Never Happened – Forbes (1bedouin.wordpress.com) TechEd 2013: Microsoft sheds light on cloud skills shortages (itpro.co.uk)

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  • How to Pick a Career You Actually Like

    How to Pick a Career You Actually Like Penelope Trunk, lifehacker.com Most career problems stem from the fact that we are terrible at picking jobs. We think we are picking a good job and then it turns out to be a bad job. It’s almost impossible to pick a good job on the first try,…

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  • Working in America

    Working in America geblogs.com Jobs are def­i­nite­ly a top of mind sub­ject. Did you know that man­u­fac­tur­ing jobs were the largest sec­tor of employ­ment in 1960, yet today the cat­e­go­ry has fall­en to 6th place? In this inter­ac­tive visu­al­iza­tion, browse who has bee… RT @Periscopic: Very excited to announce the launch of our latest data…

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  • Want To Work For An Innovative Company? Be Prepared To Answer These Unusual Interview Questions

    Want To Work For An Innovative Company? Be Prepared To Answer These Unusual Interview Questions By Christina Chaey, fastcompany.com “If you were to get rid of one state in the U.S., which would it be and why?” and more oddball questions you might be asked on your next job interview. The next time you step…

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