Dec 14th
If you have a choice whether or not to accept a job at a company, what would deter you - apart from the question of pay, benefits or promotion prospects?
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Dec 8th
If you lose your job, the last thing you feel towards your boss is respect or gratitude. You're more likely to feel betrayed and angry that all your hard work and loyalty counts for nothing in the end. But while it's tempting to tell your boss just what you think, this is the one occasion when it's most important to rein in your feelings - however justifiable they are.
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Dec 1st
There's little point applying for a job you know nothing about, in an industry you know nothing about, with current and future challenges and opportunities you know nothing about. You'd be lucky even to get to interview stage if you can't show that you understand what the job is about, or what you'd be expected to achieve.
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Nov 25th
If you're struggling to write a CV that conveys your value in a compelling and memorable way, take inspiration from some of the 2009 TORI (Toast of the Resume Industry)
winning entries.
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Nov 20th
Relevancy, preparation, and using more than one approach: some of the strategies that will help you
stand out from other applicants in a fiercely competitive job market.
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Nov 18th
The decision of Dr Brooke Magnanti to
out herself as the blogger behind Diary of a Call Girl is brave. She describes her colleagues at the Bristol Initiative for Research of Child Health as "amazingly kind and supportive", but I wonder if she would get the same reaction if she weren't a respected scientist.
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Nov 13th
Getting as far as interview is a triumph. You've got onto the short list, and you're in the running for the job.
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Nov 11th
Even with training and the use of competency or behavioural questioning, interviewers still rely on their gut instincts when deciding whether a candidate would be a good hire, according to the
New Scientist.
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Nov 2nd
Twitter's new feature allows you to separate the people you follow into groups - or lists. If you're new to Twitter, the stream of chatter, updates and links can easily become overwhelming. Lists make Twitter both more manageable and more useful to job seekers.
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