6 to 20% Employers look up your social networking page
Enjoying the anonymity of the internet in social networking? Are you revealing a bit more in Orkut, Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, or BlogSpot? Extreme political opinions, photos, college pranks, weekend preferences and more? An increasingly popular trend, graduates stepping out of universities and looking ahead for their first interviews are closing their social networking pages.
Discover your passion
The bottom line is; passion is motivating. Passion energises and transforms you.
Read MoreEveryone Loves Certificates
Whether you are a boss to thirty adult employees or the parent of three small children, consider what giving out reward certificates can do for you. Can you think of someone in your life that doesn't like to be appreciated or receive recognition for a job well done? I cannot. It seems like almost everyone could use a little bit of encouragement and praise.
Giving certificates of appreciation or reward is a great way to show value to the people in your life.
Read More6 Factors Of Career Success
What do employers look for in potential employees? That was the question that was posted recently on a career discussion forum online. Naturally, for each different position, the particular answers to that question would be different. However, there are some common skills that employers look for in all employees, whether the employee happens to be a network engineer or a fry cook.
3 Points You Should Negotiate When You Are Losing Your Job
You work for a company that has been going through a lot of changes and upheaval. Word is going around about lay-offs and you worry you will be next. If you’ve been an exemplary employee and the lay-off is not because of anything you’ve done, be sure you ask these three questions as you are being handed your Pink Slip:
Read MoreData Entry Jobs Increases
Data entry workers are increasing in number everyday. It is estimated that a at least 40 million individuals work at home. Experts believe that prospect for data entry homework will be sunny in the years to come.
The increases in number of data entry workers are credited largely to the Internet. The World Wide Web has created vast opportunities for many individuals, including professionals, to stay at home and work at the same time.
Five Job Skills to Get You Promoted
You know in your own mind that you deserve a raise or promotion, but you can't seem to get the attention of your boss to prove it. Once you've mastered these five simple skills, you'll be sitting pretty in your new office.
Read More10 Steps to Getting Your Dream Job in Film Special Effects
Essential advice on gaining a career in the film industry. Sean Blakeley offers 10 key things to bare in mind, including practical advice to improve your chances of achieving an opportunity in special effects work.
Things You Do Not Want In Your Job Hunt
Do you stick only to the top name job boards or portals? If yes, you are denying your chances of getting into specialized positions. Specialized groups or non-enterprise companies often steer clear of top names. Choose your resume posting based on the kind of recruiters that visit a given job boards.
Read MoreNew Job Blues ... Now What?
You’ve landed what you thought was the job of your dreams. Each stage of the interview went smoothly - you sold them on your skills and expertise, and your prospective boss sold you on the position and benefits of joining the company. He/she seemed excited about extending an offer. And then, with offer in hand, it was thrilling to give your notice (or tell your friends you’re finally employed after a long stint of unemployment!). All seemed right with the world.