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Career-Related Articles (Aug. 27th,
2007)
Monday, August 27, 2007
Career-Related Articles (Aug. 21st,
2007)
Tuesday,
August 21, 2007
1) Don't let your guards down as the interview progresses. Even if
the interviewer is doing a good job of making you feel at ease and
even though you are starting to get tired, an interview is still a
formal and competitive process:
Keep Up the Momentum During a Job Interview
(Miami Herald)
2) Strong employees are the lifeblood of successful organizations
(especially for firms - law, consulting, accounting - selling their
services). Aaron Green discusses how to sell an organization to
prospective employees and thus, attract the best candidates:
- Analyze the "Candidate Experience:"
How do candidates
feel as they go through your hiring process?
- Consider Your Employment Brand: What is the perceived
value of working at your organization?
- Consider Your Company's Reputation: What are people
saying about working for your organization/ compared to your
competitors?
- Sell One-to-One: As joining a new company is a highly
personal decision, are the dialogues with prospective employees
effective at answering their concerns?
Successfully Selling Your Company to Prospective
Employees, Boston.com
3) Five career blunders to avoid:
- Following Your Personal Agenda as Opposed to Pushing for
Your Superior's Agenda: After all, he or she is the one to hold
the key to your promotion...
- Voicing Negative Thoughts: Restrain yourself.
- Complaining to HR: HR works for the company, not for
you. Their loyalty is with the company, so be careful what you tell
them.
- Being Too Smart: Use your smarts to support your boss.
Being too smart can actually make you look as a threat to some
co-workers.
- Not Knowing When to Leave: If you feel you no longer
belong at your current place of employment, move before getting the
boot.
Five Common Office Blunders, CBS News
Career-Related Articles (Aug. 16th,
2007)
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Thomas Malone discusses how the Internet will push businesses toward
greater decentralization and power for employees and customers in
determining where companies are headed:
The Changing Work Equation (Business
Week)
Constantly checking e-mails has become the new main source of stress
according to this article, with some workers checking their e-mails
30 to 40 times an hour (thus the term emailaholics):
Poor Email Habits Leading to Workplace Stress (Norwich
Union)
Career-Related Articles (Aug. 7th,
2007)
Tuesday,
August 07, 2007
Mark A. Williams, diversity consultant and author of "Fit In! The
Unofficial Guide to Corporate Culture," discusses the issue of
hiring/ promoting based on "fit" versus "competency." He warns HR
executives against hiring/ promoting candidates based on fit only as
it may "prohibit the hiring of diverse, creative, talented
individuals" and affect the organization's performance in the medium
to long term.
According to a study, U.S. employees waste 20% of their time, mostly
on personal Internet use, socializing, and conducting personal
business.
Notwithstanding that the Equal Employment Opportunity Law was
enacted in 1985, women in Japan still face severe inequality in the
workforce. In 1985, 6.6% of Japanese women held management jobs.
Since then, that number has grown to only 10.1% in 2005 (compared to
42.4% in the U.S.). Long work hours and "ingrained social attitudes
about gender roles" are all factors contributing to this inequality
which effectively deprives Japan of half of its brain
power. According to some studies, this social attitude is also one
of the causes of Japan's low birth rate.
Scrambled Articles for Breakfast?
Thursday, August 02, 2007
Mary White discusses the importance of filling out "job
applications" properly. Many job seekers think that they already
have a good resume and cover letter and disregard this stage - big
mistake!
Gary M. Stern discusses the "5 to 7 year syndrome" for minorities
and how to overcome that brick wall.
Steve Tobak wrote about why many people spend their lives
complaining about work, yet never read about it.
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