How to Handle Interview Stress (Part 2)

As what I�ve emphasized in my previous post, interview stress can be minimized or even prevented. Here are some tips on how to handle interview stress: 1. Arrive to the interview site ahead of time. Timing is very important. Make sure that you arrive 10 to 15 minutes ahead of schedule so you could relax [...]

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How to Handle Interview Stress (Part 1)

I have a friend who was really scared of job interviews that he just decided to put up his own business instead of finding a job. Yes, a job interview can be dreadful and its effect to job seekers varies from mild to heavy. Job seekers, may they be seasoned professionals or beginners, tend to [...]

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How to Make a Personal Brand

Creating a personal brand is one of the important tools to get the job you want. Creating a personal brand starts within yourself. First, you have to know your personal value. Identify your beliefs, values, personal qualities, talents, expertise, experiences and vision. Second, know your contributions to the growth of people and organization in the [...]

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Take a peek at the company’s organizational chart.

by: Christine Zafra When applying for a job, always know the organizational chart of the company you are applying for by heart. Well, that may be exaggerated but it may come handy when the dreaded letter writing comes. If for example, you’re applying for a job and you encounter this email address: hr_manager@company.com. Since you [...]

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Tips for a Successful Job Hunting

Job hunting takes a lot of effort. While there are many people who get a job easily, there are those who find it difficult to land a job. Some even struggle just to have one and take a long time to complete the employment process, and sometimes even get no results at all. Here are [...]

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What is Personal Branding?

Who doesn�t want a job? Every person needs a job to build a career and eventually, a future. To get a particular job, you have to stand out from the rest of job seekers targeting it. You have to make a lasting impression to your prospective employers. This lasting impression is called personal branding. Personal [...]

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Widening your horizons

One the most effective ways to jet work is through establishing a web of contacts. And since many people are now relying on the internet for their business needs, you can expand your network of contacts by joining LinkedIn, a professional networking website. LinkedIn is much like sites like Facebook and MySpace – you upload [...]

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The truth on Mystery Shopping

Mostly scams, these offers come from marketing analysis firms who do studies on retail and service oriented companies. Mostly employed by large scale chain stores, you go around evaluating the service of staff who should be following certain procedures and SOP’s set by the company. Evaluating courtesy, equality of treatment and staff decorum is the [...]

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Your Best Firend and Enemy are the Same

The internet can be both a friend or foe at the same time, for it does give you access to all the opportunities out there for earning money. The bad side has everything about you always within reach over the net making it a very dangerous place indeed. Identity Theft, Vishing, Phishing and many other [...]

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新聞よ、さようなら!

画像提供:kossecafe.com オンラインでの職業検索は、求人募集を探すにあたって最も簡単で効果的な方法です。 まだ新聞や広告欄に目を通すことを考えていますか? そのような場合は、新聞の代わりにオンライン検索を利用する利点における5つの理由を読ましょう。 指が汚れない。 少し新聞に目を通すことはいいとしても、一番の検索手段として常にインターネットを使用しましょう。 一度使ってみるとその理由が分かります。もう薄っぺらな新聞を利用することはなくなるでしょう。 キーワードを使って特定の仕事を検索できる。 求人情報を掲載するウェブサイトには何千もの募集記事が載っています。 特定の地域での仕事を検索できる。 就職したい都市を特定し、求人状況を見てみましょう。 これは素晴らしい検索機能です。 もう2時間以上もかかる場所にある仕事の求人情報に時間を浪費する必要はありません。 オンラインでの就職活動においては自分の履歴書を投稿することができる。 自分の履歴書を投稿し、購読料雇用者からの連絡を待ちましょう。企業側は購読料を支払って、この履歴書のデータベースにアクセスします。 また、オンラインの検索により、将来において自分がどの種類の仕事に適任かを調べることができます。 自分の専門分野において検索してみましょう。 自宅近くの求人情報を探している場合でも、ただ給料の良い仕事を探している場合でも, オンラインの求人情報を検索しましょう。

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