Saturday 7 June 2008

Job Interview Notes

Here are some common interviewing blunders that can cost you the job:
1. Arrive late for the interview.
2. Indicate you are late because the directions you were given were not good.
3. Look disheveled and inappropriately dressed.
4. Slouch in your seat.
5. Don't maintain good eye contact with the interviewer.
6. Do your company research at the interview by asking, "What do you guys do here?"
7. Don't make a connection between your skills and the needs of the employer.
8. Brag about how great you are, but neglect to cite evidence of your accomplishments.
9. Respond in an unfocused, disorganized, and rambling manner.
10. Remain low-key and display no enthusiasm for the job.
11. Answer most questions with simple "yes" and "no" answers.
12. Appear desperate for a job, any job.
13. Call the interviewer by his or her first name, or use the wrong name.
14. Give memorized responses, forgetting parts in the process.
15. Badmouth your current or former employer.
16. Ask, "How am I doing? Are you going to hire me?"
17. Blurt out, "I need to make at least $35,000. I hope this job pays at least that much," near the beginning of the interview.
18. When asked, "Do you have any questions?", reply "เคจो


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Job Listings - Jobs - Job Search


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Looking for a Job?

So, you're looking for a job?

Great! You'll find valuable information and lots of job listings here. This group will help you prepare the right way, to be ready for the challenges that await a job seeker in the market.

Preparation starts with a thorough analysis what you like and dislike and what job would suit you best. Next you need to start 'selling' yourself and preparing a good 'sales documentation' (= your CV).

Once you are invited to interviews, be it on the phone or in person, you need to do your 'home work' and start learning about your new potential employer and its products and the procedures they use. The internet can be a great help for that. I've used Interpersonal Skills Audios to hone my abilities in this respect.

Also, it's helpful to familiarize yourself with the questions that interviewers and HR managers tend to ask, some are quite tricky if you hear them the first time...

Last but not least you need a little bit of luck, that's why we wish you all the best here:

Good luck with your job search and make good use of the resources here!

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Saturday 2 February 2008

Dirty Jobs


Dirty Jobs is a program on the Discovery Channel in which host Mike Rowe is shown performing difficult, strange, and/or messy occupational duties alongside professional workers. The show premiered with three pilot episodes in November 2003. The show returned as a series on July 26, 2005. The episodes shown on the European Discovery Channel sometimes include scenes that were not included in the U.S. version.

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