Archive for 'careers'
Tough Employment Market Calls for Increase in Job Preparation
With a tough economy and employment market looming, job preparation seems to be on the increase among job seekers. The USA crosses their fingers hoping that the newly elected 44th elected Democrat President Barack Obama, holds his promise to turn the ship around and resolves the current turmoil of the American economy.
There was an estimated [...]
Posted: November 13th, 2008 under careers.
Tags: career, job interview, job search, recession
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Policing Jobs
If you are interested in a career in policing and law enforcement, here is an article that might interest you.
The RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police have implemented an accelerated hiring process. The faster process reduces the time to hire from 333 days to 83 days. If you are an applicant, this is good news [...]
Posted: September 18th, 2008 under careers, job search.
Tags: law enforcement, officer, policing
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Think Twice Before Creating a Video Resume
So what’s with all this hype about creating a resume on video, is it for real? Many large job boards such as Monster and Careerbuilder seems to think this is a new trend catching the job search community by surprise. Yes, it is a great tool to consider, but will it last and will the [...]
Posted: July 11th, 2008 under careers, employer branding, job search, miscellaneous, recruitment and staffing.
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Staffing Companies Sell You, Not Prep You.
Regardless of a staffing company’s size or location the process generally seems to be the same from one to another. Staffing companies are in the business of trying to match a perfect candidate to a specific position request and not in the business of preparing a candidate for the job. This was the message last [...]
Posted: June 26th, 2008 under careers, job search.
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Social Responsibility and Job Interview Skills
Recently, I just got back from India. It was my first time being in mother India. Her beauty amazes me. She is a country full of exotic flavours, colours, scents and the birthplace of so many religions. Most of all, I was touched by the generosity and warmth shown by people who had nothing. [...]
Posted: March 7th, 2008 under careers.
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