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Signs of Entitlement Mentality Syndrome
Many people view their jobs as life itself. Some people suffer from stress related ailments such as hypertension and some die due to various diseases such as heart failure. Yes, a job brings in the necessary income for us to sustain ourselves, to put a plate of food on the table. But do we really have to go through the pains and agony of diseases in order to survive? Many employees particularly in large corporations and government institutions still believe that the jobs they hold are “jobs for life.” They are oblivious of the current economic meltdown in spite of the signs written all over that the economies of the world are at a down turn. They bring unnecessary stress to their immediate supervisors.
The following are the signs to look for that will tell you whether your workforce is suffering from the entitlement mentality syndrome:
• They are mostly under qualified
• They are lazy and operate at their own pace and show no sense of urgency
• They produce poor quality of work
• They are wasteful in terms of using company resources
• They play truant from their work stations for long periods without informing their supervisors
• They pretend to be busy even after finishing the work they have been allocated
• They are negative to management
• They bad mouth and gossip about their colleagues and supervisors
• They do not hesitate to rush to their unions at a slightest provocation
• They will tell you about their rights
• They will remind you about how long they have been employed by the company
• They advocate for automatic promotion based on their years of service
• They hate interviews and regard them as a waste of time
• They are spiteful of external candidates
• They arrive late at work and when reprimanded gets very angry
• They are the last to arrive and the first to leave
• They always take longer tea and lunch breaks
• They always take sick leave and conveniently extend their weekends
These are employees who will not tell you about their contribution to the company or the company bottom line they increased and the projects they have initiated and successfully completed. They have no trust in themselves and they do not know and understand their strengths. They do not know the vision, goals and objectives of the company all what they care about is a pay cheque at the end of the month. These are the time wasters who visit other colleagues’ work stations to chat about weekend sports activities, it is during these discussions where innocent employees are recruited and turned against management. It is this group of people who complain the loudest when bonuses are paid based on performance results.
When you notice any of these signs from your employees, act fast and remove the employee or employees in question, who show any of these signs before they poison and contaminate your whole workforce.
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing day researching and writing about job search strategies and workplace behaviour.
The following are the signs to look for that will tell you whether your workforce is suffering from the entitlement mentality syndrome:
• They are mostly under qualified
• They are lazy and operate at their own pace and show no sense of urgency
• They produce poor quality of work
• They are wasteful in terms of using company resources
• They play truant from their work stations for long periods without informing their supervisors
• They pretend to be busy even after finishing the work they have been allocated
• They are negative to management
• They bad mouth and gossip about their colleagues and supervisors
• They do not hesitate to rush to their unions at a slightest provocation
• They will tell you about their rights
• They will remind you about how long they have been employed by the company
• They advocate for automatic promotion based on their years of service
• They hate interviews and regard them as a waste of time
• They are spiteful of external candidates
• They arrive late at work and when reprimanded gets very angry
• They are the last to arrive and the first to leave
• They always take longer tea and lunch breaks
• They always take sick leave and conveniently extend their weekends
These are employees who will not tell you about their contribution to the company or the company bottom line they increased and the projects they have initiated and successfully completed. They have no trust in themselves and they do not know and understand their strengths. They do not know the vision, goals and objectives of the company all what they care about is a pay cheque at the end of the month. These are the time wasters who visit other colleagues’ work stations to chat about weekend sports activities, it is during these discussions where innocent employees are recruited and turned against management. It is this group of people who complain the loudest when bonuses are paid based on performance results.
When you notice any of these signs from your employees, act fast and remove the employee or employees in question, who show any of these signs before they poison and contaminate your whole workforce.
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing day researching and writing about job search strategies and workplace behaviour.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
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What they didn't teach you in school:lifelong learning tips to land a job straight out of school
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Justice Mandhla is the entrepreneur and a ground-breaker and judicious risk-taker who creates opportunities for young South Africans to find jobs and to create wealth not only for themselves but for South Africa as a whole. He believes students can find jobs because of the skills and talents that they possess. He wrote his first book "What They Didn't Teach You in School: Long Life Learning Tips to Land a Job Straight out School" to empower the new generation in job search strategies.
Synopsis
In less than six months Justice Mandhla has produced a ground breaking book which is currently sold digitally as e-book and as a print- based book sold nationally and internationally on most online bookstore retailers.
This is a focused and fantastic piece of work, a step-by- step guide for school leavers and graduates for landing a job straight out of school.
It emphasizes that preparation and attention to detail is vital before you decide to leap into serious job search process.
This high quality book uses a unique style that is easy to read with plenty of examples on interview questions techniques and brings extra understanding to its subject matter.
This exclusive limited edition is available on Print on Demand basis as well as in the following bookstores;
1. Hems Bookstore T/A Ransom Enterprises. Park Meadows Mall, Kiosk 6 Opposite Mr Price, Corner Cumberland & Allum Roads, Eastgate. Tel no. 072 669 6593 or
084 381 2444
2.Limbada & Company, School Books and Stationers, 22 Diagonal Street, JHB. Tel no. 011 – 838 6326
Justice is a full-time Internet Marketer who receives his inspiration from business leaders such as Richard Branson, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.
For every book sold 10c donation will be made to the Association for the Blind.
Paperback
EAN: 9780620430593
176 pages
Publication Date: 01 March 2009
Publisher: Mouse Hand
Country of publication: SOUTH AFRICA
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing days researching and writing about job search strategies.
See more at www.mystudent4life.com
See more at www.mystudent4life.com
Justice Mandhla is the entrepreneur and a ground-breaker and judicious risk-taker who creates opportunities for young South Africans to find jobs and to create wealth not only for themselves but for South Africa as a whole. He believes students can find jobs because of the skills and talents that they possess. He wrote his first book "What They Didn't Teach You in School: Long Life Learning Tips to Land a Job Straight out School" to empower the new generation in job search strategies.
Synopsis
In less than six months Justice Mandhla has produced a ground breaking book which is currently sold digitally as e-book and as a print- based book sold nationally and internationally on most online bookstore retailers.
This is a focused and fantastic piece of work, a step-by- step guide for school leavers and graduates for landing a job straight out of school.
It emphasizes that preparation and attention to detail is vital before you decide to leap into serious job search process.
This high quality book uses a unique style that is easy to read with plenty of examples on interview questions techniques and brings extra understanding to its subject matter.
This exclusive limited edition is available on Print on Demand basis as well as in the following bookstores;
1. Hems Bookstore T/A Ransom Enterprises. Park Meadows Mall, Kiosk 6 Opposite Mr Price, Corner Cumberland & Allum Roads, Eastgate. Tel no. 072 669 6593 or
084 381 2444
2.Limbada & Company, School Books and Stationers, 22 Diagonal Street, JHB. Tel no. 011 – 838 6326
Justice is a full-time Internet Marketer who receives his inspiration from business leaders such as Richard Branson, Bill Gates and Warren Buffet.
For every book sold 10c donation will be made to the Association for the Blind.
Paperback
EAN: 9780620430593
176 pages
Publication Date: 01 March 2009
Publisher: Mouse Hand
Country of publication: SOUTH AFRICA
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing days researching and writing about job search strategies.
See more at www.mystudent4life.com
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Monday, April 27, 2009
Job Search: To land your dream job be prepared to take the total approach demanded by employers.
What they didn't teach you in school : Life long learning tips to land a job straight out of school
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During the duration of the interview candidates lie and their resumes can also lie and depict many people to be the perfect prospective employees with the potential sought after by hiring managers. While interviews are a tool to assess how well candidates manage stress and complex communication and whether there is a fit between the candidate and the company, the truth about interviews is that they have limitations – they are essentially a flawed assessment tool. Hiring managers always indicate the skills and traits required by the post advertised, unfortunately many of these traits can be faked during the interview, which makes recruitment expensive and a waste of time. Employees who succeed in landing a job under these circumstances are soon discovered through the quality of their work and fired to join the lines of the unemployed.
Many companies have taken this behaviour of candidates seriously and they now insist that for all candidates applying for senior and executive positions must undergo psychometric and other tests to assess trustworthiness. These tests are done only on the final candidates as it is a costly and time-intensive process. There are a range of different tests and assessments, though they have the same type of results, there are shorter assessments available but the depth of the data or output are significantly not as comprehensive to provide the employers with a total picture of the prospective employees strengths and weaknesses. The type of assessment may depend on the level of the post and the sensitiveness of the position advertised, for instance, if the position requires a person who understands the key drivers of the company and who would work on and have access to sensitive company information a comprehensive type of assessment test may be vital. The primary assessment tool in this regard would be the competency-based assessment which would identify thought management, influence, adaptability and delivery. The second process is an assessment centre which is developed to assess the same competencies within a working context. Detailed competency linkages are made to assess the personal fit of the candidate against the competencies found in the specific job. The assessments are quite comprehensive and deal not only with competencies around the specific job but about individual traits and behaviours. This gives the employer a comprehensive picture of the candidate which complements the interview reference and engagement process. These tests not only disqualify people, they can also be used to indicate how a candidate’s skills can be strengthened once they are employed. The weaknesses that are identified do not necessarily rule out candidates but rather help the employer to form guidelines for support structures such as mentoring, job shadowing, training and development when the candidate is hired.
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing day researching and writing about job search strategies.
See more at http://www.mystudent4life.com/
Many companies have taken this behaviour of candidates seriously and they now insist that for all candidates applying for senior and executive positions must undergo psychometric and other tests to assess trustworthiness. These tests are done only on the final candidates as it is a costly and time-intensive process. There are a range of different tests and assessments, though they have the same type of results, there are shorter assessments available but the depth of the data or output are significantly not as comprehensive to provide the employers with a total picture of the prospective employees strengths and weaknesses. The type of assessment may depend on the level of the post and the sensitiveness of the position advertised, for instance, if the position requires a person who understands the key drivers of the company and who would work on and have access to sensitive company information a comprehensive type of assessment test may be vital. The primary assessment tool in this regard would be the competency-based assessment which would identify thought management, influence, adaptability and delivery. The second process is an assessment centre which is developed to assess the same competencies within a working context. Detailed competency linkages are made to assess the personal fit of the candidate against the competencies found in the specific job. The assessments are quite comprehensive and deal not only with competencies around the specific job but about individual traits and behaviours. This gives the employer a comprehensive picture of the candidate which complements the interview reference and engagement process. These tests not only disqualify people, they can also be used to indicate how a candidate’s skills can be strengthened once they are employed. The weaknesses that are identified do not necessarily rule out candidates but rather help the employer to form guidelines for support structures such as mentoring, job shadowing, training and development when the candidate is hired.
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing day researching and writing about job search strategies.
See more at http://www.mystudent4life.com/
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Job Search : Different Interview Types for Different Resume Types
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If you are a student or graduate just finishing school and you are about to enter the workplace for the first time, when you imagine sitting in a room and being interviewed for a position, you are most likely thinking of a structured interview. This is where the interviewer asks a prescribed set of questions and you give brief answers.
In an unstructured interview, the questions are more open-ended. The interviewer asks questions specifically designed to get you to reveal more about yourself than you would if you were asked the same old standard questions. The interviewer will try to find out more about you, your character, your skills, your background, and the interviewer may also let the interview proceedings to flow more freely than in a structured interview.
There are mainly two types of resumes; the chronological resume which reveals too much for the Hiring Manager. A functional resume, on the other hand, pays more attention to your skills than length of employment.
Hiring Managers are trained to scan and spot the different types of resumes and to design questions based specifically on the information and type of resume that you have submitted. The questions will be designed to specifically address issues that could not be found from the resumes. For instance, in the case of a chronological resume the Hiring Manager may choose to use a more structured type of interview because the resume would have provided most of the answers to the Hiring Manager such as, last place of employment, tenure and reasons for leaving. The Hiring Manager will not waste his/her time asking questions around education and experience as these would have been provided already in the candidates resume. Therefore the most appropriate type of interview in this instance would be a structured interview. The Hiring Manager would want to get to the core of the position advertised and ask more job related questions.
Common job-related questions include the following:
With all the experiences you have acquired: “Describe the contribution you will make to our company and how your contribution will benefit our organization”
Describe an improvement you personally initiated in your last employment.
What would you say is your most significant fault in your last employment?
Tell me about two or three aspects of your last job that you never want to repeat and why?
Why have you changed jobs so frequently?
In the case of a functional resume, the Hiring Manager may choose to use an unstructured interview. In an unstructured interview, the questions are more open-ended. The Hiring Manager asks questions specifically designed to get you to reveal more about yourself than you would if you had submitted a chronological resume.
Hiring Managers do not necessarily limit themselves to one style. In fact, it is common practice for the hiring professional to start out with some basic objective questions and finish the interview with the more open-ended questions.
Common open-ended questions include the following:
Tell me something about yourself.
What skills have you acquired that make you ideal for this post?
Tell me about a time when you came up with a new idea to solve long-term problem.
Sell me this pen.
If you were to choose an animal, which animal would you like to be, and why?
As it can be seen from the two traditional interview formats interviewers can create and adopt their own interview composite aimed at eliciting solid evidence of a candidate’s abilities. The results can be quite telling.
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing day researching and writing about job search strategies.
See more at www.mystudent4life.com
The book is also available through online retailers and can be found at
http://www.amazon.com/What-They-Didnt-Teach-School/dp/0620430591/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1238761678&sr=11-1
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/What-They-DidnT-Teach-You-In-School/Justice-Mandhla/e/9780620430593/?itm=1
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If you are a student or graduate just finishing school and you are about to enter the workplace for the first time, when you imagine sitting in a room and being interviewed for a position, you are most likely thinking of a structured interview. This is where the interviewer asks a prescribed set of questions and you give brief answers.
In an unstructured interview, the questions are more open-ended. The interviewer asks questions specifically designed to get you to reveal more about yourself than you would if you were asked the same old standard questions. The interviewer will try to find out more about you, your character, your skills, your background, and the interviewer may also let the interview proceedings to flow more freely than in a structured interview.
There are mainly two types of resumes; the chronological resume which reveals too much for the Hiring Manager. A functional resume, on the other hand, pays more attention to your skills than length of employment.
Hiring Managers are trained to scan and spot the different types of resumes and to design questions based specifically on the information and type of resume that you have submitted. The questions will be designed to specifically address issues that could not be found from the resumes. For instance, in the case of a chronological resume the Hiring Manager may choose to use a more structured type of interview because the resume would have provided most of the answers to the Hiring Manager such as, last place of employment, tenure and reasons for leaving. The Hiring Manager will not waste his/her time asking questions around education and experience as these would have been provided already in the candidates resume. Therefore the most appropriate type of interview in this instance would be a structured interview. The Hiring Manager would want to get to the core of the position advertised and ask more job related questions.
Common job-related questions include the following:
With all the experiences you have acquired: “Describe the contribution you will make to our company and how your contribution will benefit our organization”
Describe an improvement you personally initiated in your last employment.
What would you say is your most significant fault in your last employment?
Tell me about two or three aspects of your last job that you never want to repeat and why?
Why have you changed jobs so frequently?
In the case of a functional resume, the Hiring Manager may choose to use an unstructured interview. In an unstructured interview, the questions are more open-ended. The Hiring Manager asks questions specifically designed to get you to reveal more about yourself than you would if you had submitted a chronological resume.
Hiring Managers do not necessarily limit themselves to one style. In fact, it is common practice for the hiring professional to start out with some basic objective questions and finish the interview with the more open-ended questions.
Common open-ended questions include the following:
Tell me something about yourself.
What skills have you acquired that make you ideal for this post?
Tell me about a time when you came up with a new idea to solve long-term problem.
Sell me this pen.
If you were to choose an animal, which animal would you like to be, and why?
As it can be seen from the two traditional interview formats interviewers can create and adopt their own interview composite aimed at eliciting solid evidence of a candidate’s abilities. The results can be quite telling.
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing day researching and writing about job search strategies.
See more at www.mystudent4life.com
The book is also available through online retailers and can be found at
http://www.amazon.com/What-They-Didnt-Teach-School/dp/0620430591/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1238761678&sr=11-1
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/What-They-DidnT-Teach-You-In-School/Justice-Mandhla/e/9780620430593/?itm=1
World Web Directory
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Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Job Search : Have an Effective Resume and be Prepared
What they didn't teach you in school: Life long tips to land a job straight out of school
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The keys to making an impact at any interview are researching and preparing yourself mentally, as well as anticipating the questions you are likely to be asked, and working out the best possible answers to these questions. All what Hiring Managers want to know about is you, they want to know what kind of a person you are and whether you will fit into the job for which you are applying. Interviewers often focus their questions on trying to discover the real you by asking ‘tailor- made’ questions that will reveal whether what you have got will link smoothly and effectively with the work, culture and philosophy of the organization.
In order to improve your chances of success at interviews and of landing that job there are secrets that you should know. These include:
• Never lie in your resume
• Ensure your contact details on your CV are correct
• Keep your resume to about three to four pages
• Make sure the format is in a font that is legible, make it easy for Hiring Managers to read the text quickly and get an immediate idea of your background
• Use bullets and create spaces in your CV for the reader’s eye
• Spell-check your resume
• Mention your achievements in point form per company
• Put reasons for leaving include your present employment
• Indicate whether a job was contract/temporary or permanent
• Include references (and not friends) and keep them updated
• If you have been promoted in a specific job - point this out on your resume
• Keep details of your most recent jobs and responsibilities easy to read and factual.
• Keep old work experience and responsibilities down to a minimum
• Put your highest educational marks for all your courses
• Never use humour in your resume
• Be well groomed for the interview
• Don’t be late
• Be prepared for the interview
• Take a copy of your resume with you
• Have a sincere smile
• Look the interviewer in the eye
• Be open, honest and frank with your replies to questions
• Believe you are worthy for the position
• Be present – concentrate on what is going on during the interview
Always remember that Hiring Managers are actually trained to spot the negatives and positives when reading your resume. This is a sort of a filtering mechanism they use taking into account some of the factors tabulated above. Hiring Managers have to identify negatives because most people hide their poor work experiences very carefully and lie in their interviews about their strength and weaknesses. This has led to Hiring Managers to become very careful when hiring, as dismissing someone is now harder than ever.
Is job – hopping a negative? Are ‘Gaps’ on your resume negatives?
To answer these questions I would like to briefly discuss two types of resumes. The chronological resume and the functional resume. The chronological resume reveals too much for the Hiring Manager. If you have a habit of job hopping, are a fresh graduate, or transitioning from a different field, then a chronological resume might not be a good fit. A chronological resume is built so it highlights excellent credentials or a solid work experience, something which you might lack if you have never worked or have a habit of leaving after only a few months. While everyone has their own reason for why their resume may be a bit sparse or contain gaps in history, you want to be able to explain this yourself, which may not happen if they see an almost empty sheet of paper.
A functional resume, on the other hand, pays more attention to your skills than time. Rather than highlighting where you worked and for how long, it places more emphasis on your qualifications and achievements by writing them in categories on top of the page. While company names and length of employment are not omitted, it is given less importance by simply summarizing them on the bottom, or last page. The beauty of a functional resume is that it can draw attention to important skills and achievements, while hiding flaws such as a lack of experience or gaps in employment.
Contrary to most people’s beliefs, you do not need to reveal everything in your resume. Some things are better explained yourself. While unstable job histories or gaps in employment may look bad on paper, some are backed up by reasonable explanations. Most potential employers are aware that functional resumes are crafted to hide certain pitfalls, and get suspicious as to what you are hiding. Even if you do have a good enough reason, if you do not maximize writing your strengths, their wariness from seeing you might not give you an opportunity to give an explanation.
Most people who are new to writing resumes rely too much on the resume templates found in their word processing programs. While helpful, using a template can be limiting, since most people do not bother to customize or expand beyond a template’s borders. It can also be detrimental, as a number of other applicants might be using the same template, allowing your resume to simply fade into the crowd.
The book is already available
through online retailers and can be found at
http://www.amazon.com/What-They-Didnt-Teach-School/dp/0620430591/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1238761678&sr=11-1
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/What-They-DidnT-Teach-You-In-School/Justice-Mandhla/e/9780620430593/?itm=1
See more at www.mystudent4life.com
The keys to making an impact at any interview are researching and preparing yourself mentally, as well as anticipating the questions you are likely to be asked, and working out the best possible answers to these questions. All what Hiring Managers want to know about is you, they want to know what kind of a person you are and whether you will fit into the job for which you are applying. Interviewers often focus their questions on trying to discover the real you by asking ‘tailor- made’ questions that will reveal whether what you have got will link smoothly and effectively with the work, culture and philosophy of the organization.
In order to improve your chances of success at interviews and of landing that job there are secrets that you should know. These include:
• Never lie in your resume
• Ensure your contact details on your CV are correct
• Keep your resume to about three to four pages
• Make sure the format is in a font that is legible, make it easy for Hiring Managers to read the text quickly and get an immediate idea of your background
• Use bullets and create spaces in your CV for the reader’s eye
• Spell-check your resume
• Mention your achievements in point form per company
• Put reasons for leaving include your present employment
• Indicate whether a job was contract/temporary or permanent
• Include references (and not friends) and keep them updated
• If you have been promoted in a specific job - point this out on your resume
• Keep details of your most recent jobs and responsibilities easy to read and factual.
• Keep old work experience and responsibilities down to a minimum
• Put your highest educational marks for all your courses
• Never use humour in your resume
• Be well groomed for the interview
• Don’t be late
• Be prepared for the interview
• Take a copy of your resume with you
• Have a sincere smile
• Look the interviewer in the eye
• Be open, honest and frank with your replies to questions
• Believe you are worthy for the position
• Be present – concentrate on what is going on during the interview
Always remember that Hiring Managers are actually trained to spot the negatives and positives when reading your resume. This is a sort of a filtering mechanism they use taking into account some of the factors tabulated above. Hiring Managers have to identify negatives because most people hide their poor work experiences very carefully and lie in their interviews about their strength and weaknesses. This has led to Hiring Managers to become very careful when hiring, as dismissing someone is now harder than ever.
Is job – hopping a negative? Are ‘Gaps’ on your resume negatives?
To answer these questions I would like to briefly discuss two types of resumes. The chronological resume and the functional resume. The chronological resume reveals too much for the Hiring Manager. If you have a habit of job hopping, are a fresh graduate, or transitioning from a different field, then a chronological resume might not be a good fit. A chronological resume is built so it highlights excellent credentials or a solid work experience, something which you might lack if you have never worked or have a habit of leaving after only a few months. While everyone has their own reason for why their resume may be a bit sparse or contain gaps in history, you want to be able to explain this yourself, which may not happen if they see an almost empty sheet of paper.
A functional resume, on the other hand, pays more attention to your skills than time. Rather than highlighting where you worked and for how long, it places more emphasis on your qualifications and achievements by writing them in categories on top of the page. While company names and length of employment are not omitted, it is given less importance by simply summarizing them on the bottom, or last page. The beauty of a functional resume is that it can draw attention to important skills and achievements, while hiding flaws such as a lack of experience or gaps in employment.
Contrary to most people’s beliefs, you do not need to reveal everything in your resume. Some things are better explained yourself. While unstable job histories or gaps in employment may look bad on paper, some are backed up by reasonable explanations. Most potential employers are aware that functional resumes are crafted to hide certain pitfalls, and get suspicious as to what you are hiding. Even if you do have a good enough reason, if you do not maximize writing your strengths, their wariness from seeing you might not give you an opportunity to give an explanation.
Most people who are new to writing resumes rely too much on the resume templates found in their word processing programs. While helpful, using a template can be limiting, since most people do not bother to customize or expand beyond a template’s borders. It can also be detrimental, as a number of other applicants might be using the same template, allowing your resume to simply fade into the crowd.
The book is already available
through online retailers and can be found at
http://www.amazon.com/What-They-Didnt-Teach-School/dp/0620430591/ref=sr_11_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1238761678&sr=11-1
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/What-They-DidnT-Teach-You-In-School/Justice-Mandhla/e/9780620430593/?itm=1
See more at www.mystudent4life.com
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Looking for a job?....Job Skills Testing Tips
What they didn't teach you in school: Life long learning tips to land a job straight out of school
Job Skills Testing
What are the kinds of written examinations commonly used to assess applicants? They can be divided into four kinds: personality tests, IQ tests, aptitude tests, and essay questions.
Preparation before Test-taking
The same way that you are advised to dispose yourself before an interview, you should also dispose yourself before taking a written test. After all, your main tool is your mind; if your mind is neither relaxed nor rested, you might not perform on the exam as well as you otherwise would do.
Get a good night’s rest the night before. Make certain that you arrive at the examination site with at least 15 minutes to spare.
Eat well. Brain food is recommended, like food that is high in protein. You’d want to eat enough to last you the entire testing duration. It helps then to inquire ahead of schedule how long the test would take. Some companies screen using a battery of exams, meaning they use more than one test and thus the examination can take hours. The last thing you need is hunger pangs in the middle of analyzing a problem!
Bring your own timer, preferably a stopwatch. This can help you monitor your pacing and adjust accordingly. In some cases, a calculator or extra sheets of scratch paper for computations are permitted by the test proctor, so ask ahead if they are necessary and allowed.
Some human resource practitioners advise wearing layered clothing when taking examinations. Room temperature can be distracting to a test-taker and you want to be able to adjust to the temperature. If the room is too cold, at least you have a jacket and if it is too hot, at least you can still peel off some layers.
Feel like practicing?
If you feel that you need some exposure and practice with psychological exams before you take one, there are places to go to get a better grasp of them. If you’re still in school, or have access to school resources, a guidance counselor can help you become more familiar with them.
There are also sites online that offer practice tests for job applicants. Just make sure that you pick a website that offers a close approximation of standardized job application screening tests. There are many supposed psychological tests online but most of them are made just for fun and in by no means valid nor similar to what companies would give you.
In general though, there is very little to worry about when it comes to employee testing. Personality tests, IQ tests and aptitude exams require, more than anything, presence of mind. Personality tests have no right or wrong answers, and can be answered best by merely being authentic to yourself. IQ tests and aptitude tests on the other hand need very little review of vast research and subject matter. All that you would need to answer the questions correctly can be found in the question itself.
General Test-taking Tips
The following are some tips and techniques that can help you navigate most examinations.
Read the instructions and questions carefully. This is imperative! At first glance the lay-out of a question gives a hint already how it is meant to be answered. For example, a question stem followed by four choices marked a, b, c and d usually connotes a multiple choice kind of question, or chooses the best answer among the four choices. But unless you read the instructions thoroughly you can never be sure.
What if you are not supposed to pick the choice that is right, but to cross out what is wrong? What if there can be more than one answer to a question? You need to be able to follow instructions to the letter for it may cost you even your correct responses. If there are examples of how to answer the questions, then review the examples.
Look out for scoring techniques that may affect the way you answer. For example, if instructions say that this is a ‘right minus wrong’ test, then it means that when scoring, the number of your wrong responses would be subtracted from the number of your correct responses. In which case it is not advisable to guess when you don’t know the answer; perhaps it’s better if you just keep it blank. If no such rule exists, then guessing in objective questions may be a better option in case you’re stumped.
Also, instructions tell how to answer, not just what to answer. You might have to encircle the letter of your choice, cross it out or shade the appropriate section in an answer sheet. Some companies would nullify all your answers if you don’t follow the correct way to mark your paper.
Other answer sheets are not scored by hand but via a computer and if you don’t follow the instructions, the scanner may not be able to read your responses. It would be a shame not to have your correct answers credited just because of a technical error.
If you have questions or clarifications about the instructions, don’t hesitate to ask your proctor before you even begin.
Note the time limit. Some tests are time pressured so budget your time wisely. Before you take a test, look at how many items there are and how much time you are being given. For example, if you have 30 minutes to answer a test with 30 items then you have approximately 1 minute to answer per item. This can guide you when discerning whether to give a question more thought or to move on.
In general, do not linger unnecessarily on an item. If you must, make a guess and then go back to the item when you still have time.
If you have to guess, make an intelligent one. If you get really stumped, don’t just choose an option randomly. Pick a choice that has the higher likelihood of being the correct answer compared to the other choices.
Look for context clues. Context clues are hints in the question that suggest the correct responses. Basically you have to pick the option that (a) makes the most sense, (b) seems to fit best and (c) feels right as far as your understanding can tell. This is most helpful for verbal reasoning questions.
Eliminate obviously wrong responses first and then focus your attention on the remaining options. Note that sophisticated tests use clever distracters so make sure that you’re critical. For example, you might feel that an option is obviously correct, but it might just be a word that sounds like the correct response or looks like the correct response.
And if you really can’t figure it out, use your intuition. Choose the response that feels most right. Chances are, if something ‘feels’ correct, you may have come across the connection before but cannot recall it at that moment.
Consider the following example:
Choose the word closest in meaning to the italicized word.
The four-colored Brazilian spider lost a leg, so it regenerated a new one.
Reinforced
Grew
Stole
When you think of animals, what would they most likely do if they lost a limb? Option c seems grammatically correct, and some animals have been known to steal from other animals before, but it doesn’t make sense to do so for a leg.
Reinforced is a tricky distracter; it has the same form as the item you are analyzing. The prefix‘re’ might make you feel that it is the most appropriate choice because regenerate also has it. But the word ‘reinforce’ means ‘to support.’ It is difficult to picture a spider supporting a new leg, and it makes for awkward sentence structure.
By process of elimination, the correct response is b.
Don’t overanalyze. This is especially true for IQ test. Sometimes we can over think a question when the answer is the most obvious one. Remember, these tests are for the average reasonable person to comprehend. If the analysis you came up with is too complicated and conspiracy-oriented, chances are you just may be looking at it too hard.
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing day researching and writing about job search strategies.
See more at http://www.mystudent4life.com/
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Job Skills Testing
What are the kinds of written examinations commonly used to assess applicants? They can be divided into four kinds: personality tests, IQ tests, aptitude tests, and essay questions.
Preparation before Test-taking
The same way that you are advised to dispose yourself before an interview, you should also dispose yourself before taking a written test. After all, your main tool is your mind; if your mind is neither relaxed nor rested, you might not perform on the exam as well as you otherwise would do.
Get a good night’s rest the night before. Make certain that you arrive at the examination site with at least 15 minutes to spare.
Eat well. Brain food is recommended, like food that is high in protein. You’d want to eat enough to last you the entire testing duration. It helps then to inquire ahead of schedule how long the test would take. Some companies screen using a battery of exams, meaning they use more than one test and thus the examination can take hours. The last thing you need is hunger pangs in the middle of analyzing a problem!
Bring your own timer, preferably a stopwatch. This can help you monitor your pacing and adjust accordingly. In some cases, a calculator or extra sheets of scratch paper for computations are permitted by the test proctor, so ask ahead if they are necessary and allowed.
Some human resource practitioners advise wearing layered clothing when taking examinations. Room temperature can be distracting to a test-taker and you want to be able to adjust to the temperature. If the room is too cold, at least you have a jacket and if it is too hot, at least you can still peel off some layers.
Feel like practicing?
If you feel that you need some exposure and practice with psychological exams before you take one, there are places to go to get a better grasp of them. If you’re still in school, or have access to school resources, a guidance counselor can help you become more familiar with them.
There are also sites online that offer practice tests for job applicants. Just make sure that you pick a website that offers a close approximation of standardized job application screening tests. There are many supposed psychological tests online but most of them are made just for fun and in by no means valid nor similar to what companies would give you.
In general though, there is very little to worry about when it comes to employee testing. Personality tests, IQ tests and aptitude exams require, more than anything, presence of mind. Personality tests have no right or wrong answers, and can be answered best by merely being authentic to yourself. IQ tests and aptitude tests on the other hand need very little review of vast research and subject matter. All that you would need to answer the questions correctly can be found in the question itself.
General Test-taking Tips
The following are some tips and techniques that can help you navigate most examinations.
Read the instructions and questions carefully. This is imperative! At first glance the lay-out of a question gives a hint already how it is meant to be answered. For example, a question stem followed by four choices marked a, b, c and d usually connotes a multiple choice kind of question, or chooses the best answer among the four choices. But unless you read the instructions thoroughly you can never be sure.
What if you are not supposed to pick the choice that is right, but to cross out what is wrong? What if there can be more than one answer to a question? You need to be able to follow instructions to the letter for it may cost you even your correct responses. If there are examples of how to answer the questions, then review the examples.
Look out for scoring techniques that may affect the way you answer. For example, if instructions say that this is a ‘right minus wrong’ test, then it means that when scoring, the number of your wrong responses would be subtracted from the number of your correct responses. In which case it is not advisable to guess when you don’t know the answer; perhaps it’s better if you just keep it blank. If no such rule exists, then guessing in objective questions may be a better option in case you’re stumped.
Also, instructions tell how to answer, not just what to answer. You might have to encircle the letter of your choice, cross it out or shade the appropriate section in an answer sheet. Some companies would nullify all your answers if you don’t follow the correct way to mark your paper.
Other answer sheets are not scored by hand but via a computer and if you don’t follow the instructions, the scanner may not be able to read your responses. It would be a shame not to have your correct answers credited just because of a technical error.
If you have questions or clarifications about the instructions, don’t hesitate to ask your proctor before you even begin.
Note the time limit. Some tests are time pressured so budget your time wisely. Before you take a test, look at how many items there are and how much time you are being given. For example, if you have 30 minutes to answer a test with 30 items then you have approximately 1 minute to answer per item. This can guide you when discerning whether to give a question more thought or to move on.
In general, do not linger unnecessarily on an item. If you must, make a guess and then go back to the item when you still have time.
If you have to guess, make an intelligent one. If you get really stumped, don’t just choose an option randomly. Pick a choice that has the higher likelihood of being the correct answer compared to the other choices.
Look for context clues. Context clues are hints in the question that suggest the correct responses. Basically you have to pick the option that (a) makes the most sense, (b) seems to fit best and (c) feels right as far as your understanding can tell. This is most helpful for verbal reasoning questions.
Eliminate obviously wrong responses first and then focus your attention on the remaining options. Note that sophisticated tests use clever distracters so make sure that you’re critical. For example, you might feel that an option is obviously correct, but it might just be a word that sounds like the correct response or looks like the correct response.
And if you really can’t figure it out, use your intuition. Choose the response that feels most right. Chances are, if something ‘feels’ correct, you may have come across the connection before but cannot recall it at that moment.
Consider the following example:
Choose the word closest in meaning to the italicized word.
The four-colored Brazilian spider lost a leg, so it regenerated a new one.
Reinforced
Grew
Stole
When you think of animals, what would they most likely do if they lost a limb? Option c seems grammatically correct, and some animals have been known to steal from other animals before, but it doesn’t make sense to do so for a leg.
Reinforced is a tricky distracter; it has the same form as the item you are analyzing. The prefix‘re’ might make you feel that it is the most appropriate choice because regenerate also has it. But the word ‘reinforce’ means ‘to support.’ It is difficult to picture a spider supporting a new leg, and it makes for awkward sentence structure.
By process of elimination, the correct response is b.
Don’t overanalyze. This is especially true for IQ test. Sometimes we can over think a question when the answer is the most obvious one. Remember, these tests are for the average reasonable person to comprehend. If the analysis you came up with is too complicated and conspiracy-oriented, chances are you just may be looking at it too hard.
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing day researching and writing about job search strategies.
See more at http://www.mystudent4life.com/
Employment Search: The Four Pillars of Job Search
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The Four Pillars of Job Hunting
Your CV
Your Cover Letter
Interview
Job Skill Testing
Your CV
Your CV is probably the most important document in any job search process. Most people think that because they have a qualification, skill and experience they can sell themselves to hiring managers and ignore the CV. What they do not realize is that a CV is the first document that will attract the hiring manager to consider to shortlist them for interview. Ignoring and neglecting to provide an effective CV and resume will nullify your chances of been shortlisted. Hiring managers scan through hundreds of CVs’ looking for the exact qualifications, skills and experience required to fill the vacancy. If your CV is badly written recruiters will find it difficult to select such candidates. It must be remembered that hiring managers are also under pressure to fill vacancies and will not have time to read every CV thoroughly to understand if potential candidates fulfils the exact requirements of the post. Why make it difficult for them to select your CV? The hiring managers will only scan and select a CV that present the most concise information with the relevant and informative text that will catch his eye. Your CV can open doors for you to be selected and hopefully shortlisted for the position you have applied for.
The content of your CV and how you have arranged your career history will improve your chances of getting into the interview. Your CV should contain a flow of information that starts with your qualifications and ends with your latest employment history. Anybody who reads your CV should be able to understand your CV without meeting you or reading your cover letter. Besides, that is what happens in real life – hiring managers peruse your CV long before you are called for interview. The final decision to finally call you for interview will ultimately rest on your CV. Your CV is the only key that will get you through the door of the company you wish to work for. It is therefore advisable to keep two CV formats to meet the requirements of different employers. Those who need a summarized CV of a few pages (3-4pages) and those who need a longer and more detailed CV.
The easiest way of blowing your chances of a job opportunity is by making a poor impression with poorly presented and sloppy CV. Many applicants are usually not aware about the importance of this first stage of securing employment. They believe incorrectly that because they submitted a CV this guarantees them an interview or a job. The CV provides the employer with an overview of potential candidates for the position, and it gives the interviewer and idea of what to expect from the applicant. A good CV will improve the possibility of being granted an interview during which a good impression can be made. A good impression improves the chances of being hired.
Your CV is there to assist you to get a job. It acts as a support in search for employment and either secures you for an interview or ensures that you do not even get the opportunity to be interviewed. It markets and acts as the sales agent for you. A CV is an account of your career, and it enables you to present yourself to a prospective employer before meeting him/her on the interview day. It also provides the hiring manager with an opportunity to from opinions about you in advance. Your CV has to make an impression on the hiring manager, if it does not, you do not have a chance of being called for interview. The purpose of submitting a CV is to project a positive image about yourself by illustrating your educational qualifications, skills knowledge and experience. This will enable the hiring manager to form an impression about you. If through your CV you project a negative impression, the chances are that you will not be afforded an opportunity to attend an interview. For samples of effective CVs’ and Resumes visit: www.mystudent4life.com .
Your Cover Letter
The second step to actually getting a job interview is to create an attention-getting cover letter. Your cover letter is a piece of information that lets’ a potential employer know what your skills are and whether you would make a perfect fit for the available position. Your cover letter must be as detailed and informative as possible, without going beyond a one-page limit. Write a cover letter that will be attractive and draw as much attraction as possible. Remember getting noticed amongst hundreds of CV’s is the only way to get a job. Take time to compile a compelling cover letter that sells your skills.
Here are five points to include in your cover letter:
Address your cover letter to a specific person – this will show that you have done your research about the company.
Clearly indicate the position you are applying for.
Showcase your experience and how it will be helpful in the position you are applying for.
Use company “buzzwords” for instance, “Breaking New Ground” if that is the company’s buzzword.
Be enthusiastic – Your enthusiasm will be communicated to the reader of your cover letter and enhance your chances of gaining an interview. If you can take time and write a cover letter that summarises your strongest skills, you have the edge over other contenders who skip this important step.
Interview
The keys to making a brilliant impact at any interview are researching relevant information, preparing yourself mentally anticipating the questions you are likely to be asked and working out the best possible answers to these questions. Remember all interviewers are seeking answers to two fundamental questions;
Can you do the job?
Will you fit in?
Preparation for job interview is the most important part of the entire interview process. Know the position and ensure that you know something about the job you have applied for. Talk to people you know in the same job and learn about the tasks involved. Prepare answers to questions you are likely to be asked relating to the job. You should also know about the industry to which you’re applying. Find out as much as you can about the industry. More importantly than knowing the industry, is knowing something about the company to which you’re applying. Having the skills to do the job well and a strong knowledge of the company will put you above candidates who only have the skills to do the job well.
Having managed to secure an interview means that the real preparation must begin. You have the opportunity of marketing and selling yourself to your prospective employer. You have passed the first stage and now you have to negotiate your way through the second. There are a number of ways and tools you can use to find the information you need. The first is obvious; do you know someone who works at the company? Perhaps a friend or relative of yours knows someone who works at the company and can put you in touch with that person. Use this to gain an inside perspective on the company. There’s also a wealth of information at the library, newspapers and magazines about the company. Look for everything about the company. The product or services they offer the type of customers they deal with, name of company and CEO. You should make yourself familiar with the company’s size and anything else you deem important. If you think you will do well without having taken time to acquaint yourself with the company and its business, you will not succeed in landing a job. You should perform intensive research once you have secured a date and time for the interview, otherwise you may waste your time researching companies that may never call you.
It always helps to practice. The only way to measure your readiness for interview is to practice. Practicing your answers to likely questions is the key to projecting a calm and confident impression during the interview. Sit down with your best friend and have her fire questions at you. Ask her for feedback. You can also have your friend to tape you on a tape recorder or video camera. Listen to your voice is the pitch of your voice and tone pleasant, clear and distinct? Watch your eye contact, body language, do you see yourself confident or are your answers rambling and off-the-mark? Analyze the way you your answers sound on the tape recorder. On the next run-through make a conscious effort to make yourself sound more like a professional and work on your flaws before that eventful day of interview. Apply to several companies you do not have all that much interest in. If you are not successful, analyze what went wrong so that you can improve in the next one. Consider each job- hunting activity as an additional step in enriching your abilities and take criticism as an opportunity to improve yourself.
Interview Day
Having arrived for interview;
Be prepared – bring along an extra copy of your resume and reading materials in the event you have to wait a little while before the interview.
Dress appropriately – ensure that you are neat and well presented.
Be confident and project a positive attitude – the manner and confidence with which you answer questions will be carefully observed. Project an air of positive attitude and remember that the company called you because they believe you are capable of performing the job at hand.
Make eye contact – maintain eye contact as you talk about your skills and experience and let the interviewer know that you think you could do a good job.
Show enthusiasm – there is nothing that sips energy like a candidate who lacks enthusiasm. Even if the interviewer discusses your having to perform a skill that you are not familiar with, show him how eager you are to learn.
After the interview
Aside from being a recruiters test, sending a thank you letter to the person with whom you met during your interview can be a way for you to underscore your continued interest in the position and the company. Be polite and make sure to express your continued interest in the position as well as your ability to perform the duties required. Send a handwritten note and make sure to send the thank you letter immediately following the interview while your meeting is still fresh in the interviewer’s mind. It will help to put a face to the letter. Ensure that your letter is brief and emphasising your interest in the company and position.
You should not stop working on finding a new job until you have received an official offer. Even if you think the interview went great, there are no guarantees that you have the job until the company tells you so. Continue sending out resumes and scheduling more interviews. It is not wise to stake the future of your employment on one interview. Remember that finding a new job is a full-time job in itself, be prepared to work on your job search to make job offers come rolling in.
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing day researching and writing about job search strategies.
See more at www.mystudent4life.com
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The Four Pillars of Job Hunting
Your CV
Your Cover Letter
Interview
Job Skill Testing
Your CV
Your CV is probably the most important document in any job search process. Most people think that because they have a qualification, skill and experience they can sell themselves to hiring managers and ignore the CV. What they do not realize is that a CV is the first document that will attract the hiring manager to consider to shortlist them for interview. Ignoring and neglecting to provide an effective CV and resume will nullify your chances of been shortlisted. Hiring managers scan through hundreds of CVs’ looking for the exact qualifications, skills and experience required to fill the vacancy. If your CV is badly written recruiters will find it difficult to select such candidates. It must be remembered that hiring managers are also under pressure to fill vacancies and will not have time to read every CV thoroughly to understand if potential candidates fulfils the exact requirements of the post. Why make it difficult for them to select your CV? The hiring managers will only scan and select a CV that present the most concise information with the relevant and informative text that will catch his eye. Your CV can open doors for you to be selected and hopefully shortlisted for the position you have applied for.
The content of your CV and how you have arranged your career history will improve your chances of getting into the interview. Your CV should contain a flow of information that starts with your qualifications and ends with your latest employment history. Anybody who reads your CV should be able to understand your CV without meeting you or reading your cover letter. Besides, that is what happens in real life – hiring managers peruse your CV long before you are called for interview. The final decision to finally call you for interview will ultimately rest on your CV. Your CV is the only key that will get you through the door of the company you wish to work for. It is therefore advisable to keep two CV formats to meet the requirements of different employers. Those who need a summarized CV of a few pages (3-4pages) and those who need a longer and more detailed CV.
The easiest way of blowing your chances of a job opportunity is by making a poor impression with poorly presented and sloppy CV. Many applicants are usually not aware about the importance of this first stage of securing employment. They believe incorrectly that because they submitted a CV this guarantees them an interview or a job. The CV provides the employer with an overview of potential candidates for the position, and it gives the interviewer and idea of what to expect from the applicant. A good CV will improve the possibility of being granted an interview during which a good impression can be made. A good impression improves the chances of being hired.
Your CV is there to assist you to get a job. It acts as a support in search for employment and either secures you for an interview or ensures that you do not even get the opportunity to be interviewed. It markets and acts as the sales agent for you. A CV is an account of your career, and it enables you to present yourself to a prospective employer before meeting him/her on the interview day. It also provides the hiring manager with an opportunity to from opinions about you in advance. Your CV has to make an impression on the hiring manager, if it does not, you do not have a chance of being called for interview. The purpose of submitting a CV is to project a positive image about yourself by illustrating your educational qualifications, skills knowledge and experience. This will enable the hiring manager to form an impression about you. If through your CV you project a negative impression, the chances are that you will not be afforded an opportunity to attend an interview. For samples of effective CVs’ and Resumes visit: www.mystudent4life.com .
Your Cover Letter
The second step to actually getting a job interview is to create an attention-getting cover letter. Your cover letter is a piece of information that lets’ a potential employer know what your skills are and whether you would make a perfect fit for the available position. Your cover letter must be as detailed and informative as possible, without going beyond a one-page limit. Write a cover letter that will be attractive and draw as much attraction as possible. Remember getting noticed amongst hundreds of CV’s is the only way to get a job. Take time to compile a compelling cover letter that sells your skills.
Here are five points to include in your cover letter:
Address your cover letter to a specific person – this will show that you have done your research about the company.
Clearly indicate the position you are applying for.
Showcase your experience and how it will be helpful in the position you are applying for.
Use company “buzzwords” for instance, “Breaking New Ground” if that is the company’s buzzword.
Be enthusiastic – Your enthusiasm will be communicated to the reader of your cover letter and enhance your chances of gaining an interview. If you can take time and write a cover letter that summarises your strongest skills, you have the edge over other contenders who skip this important step.
Interview
The keys to making a brilliant impact at any interview are researching relevant information, preparing yourself mentally anticipating the questions you are likely to be asked and working out the best possible answers to these questions. Remember all interviewers are seeking answers to two fundamental questions;
Can you do the job?
Will you fit in?
Preparation for job interview is the most important part of the entire interview process. Know the position and ensure that you know something about the job you have applied for. Talk to people you know in the same job and learn about the tasks involved. Prepare answers to questions you are likely to be asked relating to the job. You should also know about the industry to which you’re applying. Find out as much as you can about the industry. More importantly than knowing the industry, is knowing something about the company to which you’re applying. Having the skills to do the job well and a strong knowledge of the company will put you above candidates who only have the skills to do the job well.
Having managed to secure an interview means that the real preparation must begin. You have the opportunity of marketing and selling yourself to your prospective employer. You have passed the first stage and now you have to negotiate your way through the second. There are a number of ways and tools you can use to find the information you need. The first is obvious; do you know someone who works at the company? Perhaps a friend or relative of yours knows someone who works at the company and can put you in touch with that person. Use this to gain an inside perspective on the company. There’s also a wealth of information at the library, newspapers and magazines about the company. Look for everything about the company. The product or services they offer the type of customers they deal with, name of company and CEO. You should make yourself familiar with the company’s size and anything else you deem important. If you think you will do well without having taken time to acquaint yourself with the company and its business, you will not succeed in landing a job. You should perform intensive research once you have secured a date and time for the interview, otherwise you may waste your time researching companies that may never call you.
It always helps to practice. The only way to measure your readiness for interview is to practice. Practicing your answers to likely questions is the key to projecting a calm and confident impression during the interview. Sit down with your best friend and have her fire questions at you. Ask her for feedback. You can also have your friend to tape you on a tape recorder or video camera. Listen to your voice is the pitch of your voice and tone pleasant, clear and distinct? Watch your eye contact, body language, do you see yourself confident or are your answers rambling and off-the-mark? Analyze the way you your answers sound on the tape recorder. On the next run-through make a conscious effort to make yourself sound more like a professional and work on your flaws before that eventful day of interview. Apply to several companies you do not have all that much interest in. If you are not successful, analyze what went wrong so that you can improve in the next one. Consider each job- hunting activity as an additional step in enriching your abilities and take criticism as an opportunity to improve yourself.
Interview Day
Having arrived for interview;
Be prepared – bring along an extra copy of your resume and reading materials in the event you have to wait a little while before the interview.
Dress appropriately – ensure that you are neat and well presented.
Be confident and project a positive attitude – the manner and confidence with which you answer questions will be carefully observed. Project an air of positive attitude and remember that the company called you because they believe you are capable of performing the job at hand.
Make eye contact – maintain eye contact as you talk about your skills and experience and let the interviewer know that you think you could do a good job.
Show enthusiasm – there is nothing that sips energy like a candidate who lacks enthusiasm. Even if the interviewer discusses your having to perform a skill that you are not familiar with, show him how eager you are to learn.
After the interview
Aside from being a recruiters test, sending a thank you letter to the person with whom you met during your interview can be a way for you to underscore your continued interest in the position and the company. Be polite and make sure to express your continued interest in the position as well as your ability to perform the duties required. Send a handwritten note and make sure to send the thank you letter immediately following the interview while your meeting is still fresh in the interviewer’s mind. It will help to put a face to the letter. Ensure that your letter is brief and emphasising your interest in the company and position.
You should not stop working on finding a new job until you have received an official offer. Even if you think the interview went great, there are no guarantees that you have the job until the company tells you so. Continue sending out resumes and scheduling more interviews. It is not wise to stake the future of your employment on one interview. Remember that finding a new job is a full-time job in itself, be prepared to work on your job search to make job offers come rolling in.
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing day researching and writing about job search strategies.
See more at www.mystudent4life.com
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Job Search : Get That Job Fast
WHAT THEY DIDN’T TEACH YOU IN SCHOOL: LIFE LONG LEARNING TIPS TO
LAND A JOB STRAIGHT OUT OF SCHOOL
“YOUR CAREER SEARCH MAY DEPEND ON THE INFORMATION
IN THIS LETTER”
“FINALLY THE FIRST PRACTICAL, STEP – BY – STEP ROADMAP FOR
GETTING THAT JOB STRAIGHT OUT OF SCHOOL”
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Your career searches is over...read and follow this letter carefully and you will find exactly what you are looking for!
Let me explain!
Whether you are a student with a high school certificate looking for a job, an undergraduate seeking temporary employment, or a graduate starting off in search of a career, you will find easy-to-follow strategies in “What They Didn’t Teach You In School: Life Long Learning Tips To Land A Job Straight Out Of School” which will help and guide you step-by-step on your way to your first job. It does not matter whether you have held jobs elsewhere before; you have to treat your job hunt as if you are looking for a job for the first time. After all, you are looking for a job for the first time in a different industry or organization every time you are applying for jobs where you have not held a job before. If you had a job with Coca Cola as HR Manager and now you are seeking a career with Nestle, you are looking for a job for the first time with Nestle, right? It is obvious therefore that these guidelines are relevant to everyone.
I am going to show you how to get that first job straight out of school by giving you proven career search, resume, CV cover letter, and job interview questions strategies and detailed examples of those strategies so you can get that job fast. Too often people set goals without preparing their personal environment for those goals to succeed. “What They Didn’t Teach You In School: Life Long Learning Tips to Land a Job Straight out of School” will clearly prepare the job search environment for you.
If you are wondering: will this book really help me in my job search? The answer is it could. It’s up to you. As you well know, it’s not enough to buy a book if you are not going to apply the employment search strategies contained in the book. Drifting from one good intention to the next without action will not help either, you need to act.
Are you feeling drained and tired of your job search?
Are you fearful about the future because you haven't had success in your career search?
Are you feeling really stressed out that you will never get a break and find employment?
Are you still earning the same as a year ago in spite of the fact that you deserve to get a promotion?
Tried to get a job but failed utterly? Beginning to lose your job hunt nerve?
What changes do I need to make in my career search?
How can I look for work differently?
What career builder strategies can I employ?
What would have worked better in my attempts of looking for employment?
What career placement lessons have I learned?
What career personality is limiting me and what can I do to change this?
How will this book address my fears?
What career quiz and personality tests can I take to prepare me to be job ready?
How will it help me find a job? “What They Didn’t Teach You In School: Life Long Learning Tips To Land A Job Straight Out Of School” will help you.....
Get an overview of the job search process.
Find information packed pages of real-life, practical tips, techniques, strategies, job- skills testing and advice that will address your fears and questions on the job search process based on real-life experience.
It will provide you with job hunt strategies that will help in your job search.
You will save time, money and effort in your employment search.
Discover mistakes made by many job seekers and how to avoid them.
You will also learn:
How to explore your job opportunities.
How to plan your job search.
How to choose a career and a job.
How to set goals and develop a career plan.
How to compile a CV or Resume and Cover Letter.
If you would like to have complete control over your job search regardless of the economy and to put an end to your endless waiting for an interview call, please keep reading!
Maybe you, too, have found that the job search process is getting tougher. You have to apply to a lot more jobs and companies than ever before. Maybe it’s been awhile since you have been called for an interview, or you may be in that unhappy minority having been called several times for an interview, but you’re still not where you want to be.
You see, success at getting called for an interview and actually being hired has a lot more to do with understanding the real secrets of job searching and interview techniques– and little to do with sending hundreds of CVs or resumes to hundreds of companies for hundreds of jobs.
Breakthroughs come from going “outside the box” and bringing new, proven strategies back in.
Keep doing what you’ve always done and you can be sure you’ll never get anything different than you’ve already gotten.
Now there is a new comprehensive e-book which replaces all old–fashioned job search strategies.
Imagine how your life would be different if you would only implement all the career search strategies, tactics, and job interview questions discussed in my e-book.
A cover letter is an important piece of the job search puzzle. Those looking for jobs generally don't give a second thought to their cover letter. A quality cover letter can make or break your job search. In this e-book, you will find great tips for your curriculum vitae and for your cover letter. What many job seekers don't realize is that a cover letter can help determine whether your resume even gets read! If a cover letter is missing or if a cover letter makes a poor impression, your CV won't get the time of day! HR Managers and employers are simply too busy to read past a cover letter that is terrible. Both the cover letter and the resume go straight to the trash if the cover letter isn't top notch.
Once your cover letter is complete, the battle is only halfway won! Your CV or resume is of the utmost importance as well. Professional resume writers can charge a great deal of money! Why not learn about a quality resume for yourself and save yourself the cost? Developing a quality resume isn't challenging. You will learn from my years of experience what makes an eye-catching resume. As the person in charge of reviewing resumes and hiring job seekers for positions, I have looked over thousands of resumes. You can capitalize on my experience and make an impressive resume for yourself! There are few better things you can do for your job search than to create a quality CV and cover letter.
I will share with you in this e-book.................
1. What I was looking for in a resume.
2. How I selected a resume among hundreds of resumes.
3. I will offer you the most effective CV and cover letter writing techniques for your employment search and job interview tips and strategies.
4. What attracted me to a CV, and what pushed me away.
5. What critical transferable skills you need to include in your resume. The tips here will amaze you, this is your opportunity to tap into my experience.
6. I am revealing all the secrets and tricks you need to know in order to succeed in your career search.
I will also share with you “Interview Response Tips” – Try these techniques compiled from over a decade of experience as a Human Resources Manager. You will find them nowhere else, and they are not taught in any school system. I know all the tricks because I set the job interview questions. I have set job interview questions and conducted interviews for Personal Assistants, Clerks, Junior Managers, Middle Managers, COO, CFO and Heads of Departments. After so much time, I know what I am talking about. “I have walked the talk so to speak”. And I want to help you in your job search!
It's a struggle to make a good impression if you're not prepared for job interview questions. My experience will guide you through job interview questions and help you to garner the confidence you need to land your first dream job fast. Most people don't answer job interview questions properly, and so they are never asked in for a second interview or given the job they want. Job interview questions are not difficult, and the answers to job interview questions can be simple. As with other things, it is simply a matter of having the right strategies for job interview questions. As someone with over a decade of Human Resources experience, I know all about job interview questions. As you will soon learn, I have developed job interview questions for a number of positions. I have heard great answers and bad ones to job interview questions, and I want to make sure that you always know what to say to job interview questions. Read on to learn how to give perfect answers to job interview questions!
For reasons of credibility, I think it’s appropriate to briefly tell you about my background, why I wrote this e-book, and for whom.
For 12 years I worked for various organizations as a Human Resources Specialist, HR Manager, and Senior HR Manager. It has been painful to see bright young graduates struggling in selling themselves to their prospective employers. In spite of the fact that many of these youngsters were highly qualified and attended expensive private schools, they lacked knowledge, skills, and preparedness for the jobs they were applying for. This book was written with these graduates in mind. In this e-book I will share with you the secrets and tricks behind interviews – what factors I used in selecting potential candidates, the most common weaknesses I identified about the majority of fresh graduates, and what they need to do to overcome those weaknesses.
For your reading convenience ‘What They Didn’t Teach you in School: Tips to Land a Job Straight out of School’ is now offered in TWO FORMATS!
Format 1: PDF Digital Version. This means you’ll have no shipping and handling charges and you can have it on your computer in a matter of minutes.
Format 2: Physical Book. Easy to read, understand and apply.
The book is available from most international e-retailers, including Exclusive Bookstores,Amazon, Kalahari.net,and Powell’s Books.
PS: Try this e-book today and you will be well on your way to getting that first job – or you could be in the exact same spot you are right now.
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing day researching and writing about job search strategies.
See more at www.mystudent4life.com
LAND A JOB STRAIGHT OUT OF SCHOOL
“YOUR CAREER SEARCH MAY DEPEND ON THE INFORMATION
IN THIS LETTER”
“FINALLY THE FIRST PRACTICAL, STEP – BY – STEP ROADMAP FOR
GETTING THAT JOB STRAIGHT OUT OF SCHOOL”
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Either way, whether this is your first job straight out of school or not..... Yes, you can get that job fast! Jobs at your dream companies are available now, and you're missing out!
You see, looking for a job without a proven plan is like baking a cake without a recipe – you will only waste your time, frustrate yourself and end up miserable without a career. You can find employment at your dream company in no time flat by implementing the job search strategies you are about to learn!
Jobs define us. Most of us are passionate about our careers. There are jobs out there perfect for you that you're missing out on because you don't have the right tools! The job search strategies in this amazing e-book will help you select the right career for you, and not get turned down for the jobs you want! Once you have the right tools from this e-book, jobs will be much easier to come by. Knowing what you're doing is more than half the battle! The jobs you want are only a quick read away! What kind of jobs have you held in the past? It's not that important. No matter what, you are convincing someone new that you are the best person for a new job. There are so many jobs out there, and few people with the skills to get them. This e-book will show you how to get those jobs!
Your career searches is over...read and follow this letter carefully and you will find exactly what you are looking for!
Let me explain!
Whether you are a student with a high school certificate looking for a job, an undergraduate seeking temporary employment, or a graduate starting off in search of a career, you will find easy-to-follow strategies in “What They Didn’t Teach You In School: Life Long Learning Tips To Land A Job Straight Out Of School” which will help and guide you step-by-step on your way to your first job. It does not matter whether you have held jobs elsewhere before; you have to treat your job hunt as if you are looking for a job for the first time. After all, you are looking for a job for the first time in a different industry or organization every time you are applying for jobs where you have not held a job before. If you had a job with Coca Cola as HR Manager and now you are seeking a career with Nestle, you are looking for a job for the first time with Nestle, right? It is obvious therefore that these guidelines are relevant to everyone.
I am going to show you how to get that first job straight out of school by giving you proven career search, resume, CV cover letter, and job interview questions strategies and detailed examples of those strategies so you can get that job fast. Too often people set goals without preparing their personal environment for those goals to succeed. “What They Didn’t Teach You In School: Life Long Learning Tips to Land a Job Straight out of School” will clearly prepare the job search environment for you.
If you are wondering: will this book really help me in my job search? The answer is it could. It’s up to you. As you well know, it’s not enough to buy a book if you are not going to apply the employment search strategies contained in the book. Drifting from one good intention to the next without action will not help either, you need to act.
Are you feeling drained and tired of your job search?
Are you fearful about the future because you haven't had success in your career search?
Are you feeling really stressed out that you will never get a break and find employment?
Are you still earning the same as a year ago in spite of the fact that you deserve to get a promotion?
Tried to get a job but failed utterly? Beginning to lose your job hunt nerve?
What changes do I need to make in my career search?
How can I look for work differently?
What career builder strategies can I employ?
What would have worked better in my attempts of looking for employment?
What career placement lessons have I learned?
What career personality is limiting me and what can I do to change this?
How will this book address my fears?
What career quiz and personality tests can I take to prepare me to be job ready?
How will it help me find a job? “What They Didn’t Teach You In School: Life Long Learning Tips To Land A Job Straight Out Of School” will help you.....
Get an overview of the job search process.
Find information packed pages of real-life, practical tips, techniques, strategies, job- skills testing and advice that will address your fears and questions on the job search process based on real-life experience.
It will provide you with job hunt strategies that will help in your job search.
You will save time, money and effort in your employment search.
Discover mistakes made by many job seekers and how to avoid them.
You will also learn:
How to explore your job opportunities.
How to plan your job search.
How to choose a career and a job.
How to set goals and develop a career plan.
How to compile a CV or Resume and Cover Letter.
If you would like to have complete control over your job search regardless of the economy and to put an end to your endless waiting for an interview call, please keep reading!
Maybe you, too, have found that the job search process is getting tougher. You have to apply to a lot more jobs and companies than ever before. Maybe it’s been awhile since you have been called for an interview, or you may be in that unhappy minority having been called several times for an interview, but you’re still not where you want to be.
You see, success at getting called for an interview and actually being hired has a lot more to do with understanding the real secrets of job searching and interview techniques– and little to do with sending hundreds of CVs or resumes to hundreds of companies for hundreds of jobs.
Breakthroughs come from going “outside the box” and bringing new, proven strategies back in.
Keep doing what you’ve always done and you can be sure you’ll never get anything different than you’ve already gotten.
Now there is a new comprehensive e-book which replaces all old–fashioned job search strategies.
Imagine how your life would be different if you would only implement all the career search strategies, tactics, and job interview questions discussed in my e-book.
A cover letter is an important piece of the job search puzzle. Those looking for jobs generally don't give a second thought to their cover letter. A quality cover letter can make or break your job search. In this e-book, you will find great tips for your curriculum vitae and for your cover letter. What many job seekers don't realize is that a cover letter can help determine whether your resume even gets read! If a cover letter is missing or if a cover letter makes a poor impression, your CV won't get the time of day! HR Managers and employers are simply too busy to read past a cover letter that is terrible. Both the cover letter and the resume go straight to the trash if the cover letter isn't top notch.
Once your cover letter is complete, the battle is only halfway won! Your CV or resume is of the utmost importance as well. Professional resume writers can charge a great deal of money! Why not learn about a quality resume for yourself and save yourself the cost? Developing a quality resume isn't challenging. You will learn from my years of experience what makes an eye-catching resume. As the person in charge of reviewing resumes and hiring job seekers for positions, I have looked over thousands of resumes. You can capitalize on my experience and make an impressive resume for yourself! There are few better things you can do for your job search than to create a quality CV and cover letter.
I will share with you in this e-book.................
1. What I was looking for in a resume.
2. How I selected a resume among hundreds of resumes.
3. I will offer you the most effective CV and cover letter writing techniques for your employment search and job interview tips and strategies.
4. What attracted me to a CV, and what pushed me away.
5. What critical transferable skills you need to include in your resume. The tips here will amaze you, this is your opportunity to tap into my experience.
6. I am revealing all the secrets and tricks you need to know in order to succeed in your career search.
I will also share with you “Interview Response Tips” – Try these techniques compiled from over a decade of experience as a Human Resources Manager. You will find them nowhere else, and they are not taught in any school system. I know all the tricks because I set the job interview questions. I have set job interview questions and conducted interviews for Personal Assistants, Clerks, Junior Managers, Middle Managers, COO, CFO and Heads of Departments. After so much time, I know what I am talking about. “I have walked the talk so to speak”. And I want to help you in your job search!
It's a struggle to make a good impression if you're not prepared for job interview questions. My experience will guide you through job interview questions and help you to garner the confidence you need to land your first dream job fast. Most people don't answer job interview questions properly, and so they are never asked in for a second interview or given the job they want. Job interview questions are not difficult, and the answers to job interview questions can be simple. As with other things, it is simply a matter of having the right strategies for job interview questions. As someone with over a decade of Human Resources experience, I know all about job interview questions. As you will soon learn, I have developed job interview questions for a number of positions. I have heard great answers and bad ones to job interview questions, and I want to make sure that you always know what to say to job interview questions. Read on to learn how to give perfect answers to job interview questions!
For reasons of credibility, I think it’s appropriate to briefly tell you about my background, why I wrote this e-book, and for whom.
For 12 years I worked for various organizations as a Human Resources Specialist, HR Manager, and Senior HR Manager. It has been painful to see bright young graduates struggling in selling themselves to their prospective employers. In spite of the fact that many of these youngsters were highly qualified and attended expensive private schools, they lacked knowledge, skills, and preparedness for the jobs they were applying for. This book was written with these graduates in mind. In this e-book I will share with you the secrets and tricks behind interviews – what factors I used in selecting potential candidates, the most common weaknesses I identified about the majority of fresh graduates, and what they need to do to overcome those weaknesses.
For your reading convenience ‘What They Didn’t Teach you in School: Tips to Land a Job Straight out of School’ is now offered in TWO FORMATS!
Format 1: PDF Digital Version. This means you’ll have no shipping and handling charges and you can have it on your computer in a matter of minutes.
Format 2: Physical Book. Easy to read, understand and apply.
The book is available from most international e-retailers, including Exclusive Bookstores,Amazon, Kalahari.net,and Powell’s Books.
PS: Try this e-book today and you will be well on your way to getting that first job – or you could be in the exact same spot you are right now.
Justice Mandhla is the author of What they did not teach you in school: Life Long Learning Tips to land a job straight out of school and he spends a great deal of his full-time writing day researching and writing about job search strategies.
See more at www.mystudent4life.com
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