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How to Handle the Group Interview Like a Pro
Posted by: | CommentsYou may feel comfortable meeting with one interviewer. But then you’re called in for a panel or group interview. Your palms grow moist and your head spins. It may feel as though people are ganging up on you. But that’s not the case at all. A group or panel interview is one way the employer or hiring manager can share the responsibility for making hiring decisions. Such an interview may work for you rather than against you. For example, if one person is uncertain, others may speak up for you, resulting in a change in perspective that could lead to a job offer.
Follow Up Your Cover Letter With a Follow-Up!
Posted by: | CommentsHow would you like to double your job search odds? Is that a ‘yes?’ If so, please read carefully because I have a bit of magic to share with you that can make that possible.
The secret formula is this: Contact the company you want to work for not once but twice—first in your initial cover letter and then in a follow-up cover letter, giving you a chance to be noticed two times instead of one.
Make a GOOD First Impression TWICE!
A Winning Strategy for AFTER the Job Interview
Posted by: | CommentsYou may walk out of the job interview with a sigh of relief. It might feel good to grab a cappuccino or go for a run or crash in front of the TV. But save those thoughts for another time. The most important thing you can do after the job interview is to send your thanks and then prepare for a callback interview.
Your Cover Letter Must Have THIS Ingredient
Posted by: | CommentsFocus, vivid language, clear request for an in-person interview, proper format with plenty of white space? Yes to all of these essentials of a job search cover letter. But one ingredient that is often overlooked is tone. Many job seekers give too much attention to their work experience and skills, important as they are, and neglect to reveal their personality and character through the manner in which they express themselves.
Tone of Voice Matters
Don't Forget To Interview the Interviewer!
Posted by: | CommentsMany job seekers worry and fret about the questions a hiring manager may ask them during a job interview. They want to prepare for them ahead of time so they’ll have their answers ready when the time comes. Understandable, of course. But in the process they often overlook planning the questions they should ask of the person conducting the interview.
Yes, that’s right! You can ask questions, as well, and it’s important that you do so. When YOU ask some intelligent questions during the job interview, you position yourself as confident go-getter. You show that you are interested and interesting. There is a positive intangible benefit to "interviewing the interviewer" that can really boost your chances of getting hired.
A Professional Cover Letter for these Tough Times
Posted by: | CommentsMake no mistake! All cover letters are not the same. Some are at best, ho hum. Others are professional in every way. In these tough economic times, any old cover letter won’t cut it with the hiring manager. You can imagine which one he or she will move to the top of the pile.
There are so many people in the job search market competing for interviews that in order to be noticed you must write a professional, eye-catching cover letter—one that convinces the hiring manager of the kind of person you are—someone eager to bring his or her time, talent, and trustworthiness to the company.
Achieving your goals
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This is a guest post by Mark Harrison.
Mark writes for a number of self-development websites. Check out his new book, Thirty Days to Change Your Life.
Soon we will be into a new year, so it’s a good time to reflect on the past year and take stock of what’s been achieved – and what hasn’t. Did you make any new years’ resolutions in January? How many of them are you still on track with?
Ever visited a Kenyan School?
Posted by: | CommentsWhile in Kenya, we visited a local private school called “Little Roots”.
It educates children from the ages of 2.5 years all the way up to 17 years.
We met the head teacher, Mary.
She says she’s 64. She looks 50!
Here’s some of the youngest children at the school:
Lovely Mary. All smiles. Loves her work, loves the children.
Mary tells us that some of the children live at the school, some come from afar, travelling for 1.5 hours just to get there.
School starts at 8am and finishes at 6pm.
Arriving at our Kenyan Hotel
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the hotel pool
The welcome at our hotel was great. Everyone welcomed us with big smiles and an ice cold cocktail!
A simple check-in and we were in our room. It was immaculate. Three minutes later our suitcases arrived.
We unpacked. We showered.
We walk excitedly towards the pool. It’s 27 degrees C. Lovely!
Loads of free empty sun beds.
We settled down and enjoyed the sun.
Literally within minutes, a smiley waitress appears.
“JAMBO!”
“Drink?”
Drinks by the pool, followed by lunch by the pool.
Then a little siesta under an umbrella.
50 things you just didn’t know about me
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Thought I’d have a bit of fun today and share with you 50 things you didn’t know about me.
The list is on my ‘sister’ blog. Here’s the link:
Thanks for looking!
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Hi, Andrew Rondeau here. I have over 25 years of hands-on management experience within a diverse range of different industries including retail, manufacturing, finance and IT. I’ve managed teams of up to 1000 individuals, managing numerous $multi-million projects, mergers, acquisitions and company sales.
