Candice Arnold's Blog – August 2008 Archive (26)

Overcoming Common Job Application Problems

When people are looking for a job, they tend to spend a lot of time writing and revising their resumes and preparing to answer job interview questions. However, even employers who accept resumes from applicants are going to ask job candidates to fill out an application prior to making an offer. Properly completing a job application form can make the difference between getting an interview and being overlooked.

Unfortunately, many people overlook getting prepared to fill out a job… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 28, 2008 at 6:38pm — No Comments

Overcoming Job Application Problems

Added by Candice Arnold on August 27, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

How to Choose and Hit Job Search Targets Creatively

Be Creative In Your Job Search

Ever want to slap your forehead and say, "Why didn't I think of that?"

You might, after you discover how one New York man found the right job, largely as a result of blind luck ... or was it creative smarts?

Read on to judge for yourself and, more importantly, to find the two lessons that can get you hired, too ...

The Sandwich Wrap Resume Trick"College prepares you for the real world. That's… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 27, 2008 at 4:24pm — No Comments

Job Search Problems: Keys and Solutions

It's been said that, successful people aren't free from problems, successful people solve problems. To be successful in your job search, you must solve problems -- lots of them -- between now and the day you get hired. The faster and more creatively you do so, the shorter your search for work will be. Here's the story of how one woman ran into a roadblock in her job search, with suggestions that can help her -- and you -- solve problems and get hired faster.… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 27, 2008 at 4:14pm — No Comments

5 Tips for Interviewing and Hiring Top Medical Sales Reps!

Today’s video will show you the top 5 things to keep in mind when interviewing and hiring sales reps for medical sales, healthcare sales, DNA sales, medical supplies sales, clinical diagnostics sales, pharmaceutical sales, laboratory sales, biotech sales, pathology sales, or imaging sales: what to make sure you do, and how to avoid common hiring mistakes.

1. Use a results-based decision-making process. What does this mean? Look at your current reps (most importantly -look at the high… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 27, 2008 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Your Voice Mail Message: Is it a Job Search Don’t?

A great deal of job interview and career advice focuses on preparing a well-written resume, dressing for success, and the do's and don'ts of job interview questions. However, it is also very important to pay attention to other factors that might impact whether or not prospective employers are likely to view you as a good job candidate.

One of the most important, and most often overlooked, aspects of preparing for a job search is actually related to your telephone. Most home and cell… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 25, 2008 at 4:54pm — No Comments

Book Review: Career Distinction - Stand Out by Building Your Brand

Creating and managing your personal brand is essential for career success. Career Distinction: Stand Out By Building Your Brand, written by career coaching gurus William Arruda and Kristen Dixson, is a valuable resource for any professional who wishes to set him or herself apart from competitors. If you want to advance in your career, whether you are self-employed or work for a small or large company, the advice in this book can help you accomplish your goals.Career Distinction: Stand Out By… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 25, 2008 at 4:22pm — No Comments

Want to Improve Your Employment Prospects? Learn a Second Language

As technology becomes more and more advanced, it seems like the world is getting smaller and smaller. The phrase "global economy" is mentioned in the media quite a bit, and it does accurately describe the 21st Century marketplace. Conducting business across international borders is becoming commonplace in just about every industry there is.

As businesses engage in strategic planning to capitalize on the global marketplace, their plans partially revolve around hiring a workforce that… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 25, 2008 at 4:16pm — No Comments

Job Interview Dos and Don'ts

So you landed the job interview, congratulations! Now, you probably want to know what you should do and what you should avoid doing during your interview.

Interview Do #1: Bring Your Personality

Don't be who you think they want you to be, be who you really are. One of the most important parts of the interview is discovering whether you would be a good fit for the company. If you don't fit in with the company's culture, your experience may not be that… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 24, 2008 at 7:29pm — No Comments

Ways to SCAMPER for a Job

You can learn a lot from books.

The solution to almost any problem can be found in a book somewhere, and that includes problems you may be having with your job search.

In fact, there's one book I've used since 1996 to generate creative new ideas -- at will -- to produce job-hunting breakthroughs for my clients and readers.

Here's the funny part: It's not even a book.

It's a collection of 56 idea-generating cards, called, "Thinkpak: A Brainstorming… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 22, 2008 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Long Distance Job Search Tips

If you're looking for a job in a distant city, you face an extra challenge: How do you convince employers to interview you when there are plenty of local applicants to choose from?

Challenging, yes. Impossible, no.

You can make a long-distance job search work. All it takes is some planning and creative effort.

Here are four ways that others have found work in far-off places. What can you learn from their stories?… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 21, 2008 at 2:58pm — No Comments

Two Job Search Tips From a Sales Pro

Every job search is a sales campaign. You knew that, right?

Before getting hired for any job -- from accountant to zoologist -- you must first sell an employer on the idea of "buying" the services you offer as an employee. So, the more sales tricks you know, the shorter your next job search is likely to be.

With that in mind, I interviewed sales expert Jeffrey Gitomer, author of several best-sellers, including the "Little Red Book of Selling" and "Little Black Book of… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 21, 2008 at 2:51pm — No Comments

Padded Executive Resumes: Are Hiring Corporations Getting What They Ask For?

We look up to our bosses. They've acquired a status many strive to achieve. Keeping up with high-achievers can be daunting and make a person feel somewhat inferior. So while we cluck away at completing those degrees and paying our dues at each career rung, discovering people aren't always who they say they are is a deep form of betrayal both to colleagues and companies alike. What if some who surpass you in line for career succession get there by false representation? Would you hold your… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 21, 2008 at 2:40pm — No Comments

More Ways to SCAMPER for a Job

Recently, I wrote about how to use three principles from the book,

"Thinkpak: A Brainstorming Card Deck," by Michael Michalko, to find work

faster.

To recap, Michalko's book helps you brainstorm solutions by forcing you to

look at problems in nine different ways, arranged around the mnemonic SCAMPER.

They are: Substitute; Combine; Adapt; Modify or Magnify; Put to other uses;

Eliminate; Reverse or Rearrange.

This time, I'll apply the last four… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 21, 2008 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Interview Attire

Interview attire is one of my favorite topics! Don’t dress for the job you have, dress for the job you want! Everything matters during an interview; from your hair to your shoes, the color of your shirt to the style of your suite. So why is this important during a job interview? Below is a list of things you should wear, should avoid wearing, and what an employer may interpret them as!

Interview Attire Fact #1: Hair

Men: If you looked like you just rolled… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 19, 2008 at 3:37pm — No Comments

Blended Learning: A Cost-Effective Corporate Training Solution

Employee development training is critical to the long term success of any organization. Making plans to help employees keep up with and fully utilize technology is part of any sound strategic plan. It’s also necessary for business leaders to identify employees who have the potential to grow with the organization and develop them to fill critical roles that are likely to become available in the future.Practicalities of Employee Training

However, it’s one thing to know that employee training… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 19, 2008 at 3:28pm — No Comments

Silly Job Seeker Mistakes

The job seekers that think they know what to avoid doing during a job interview are usually the job seekers that make silly mistakes! Your everyday habits carry with you during a job interview, and because they are habits, most job seekers don’t even know they are doing something! Before your next job interview, make sure you don’t make any of the following silly mistakes:

Silly Job Seeker Mistake #1: Too Much Perfume or Cologne

This is my favorite! Have you ever been in a… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 18, 2008 at 1:19pm — No Comments

Business Lunch Etiquette

Business lunch etiquette is undoubtedly one of the most talked about topics in business. Business lunches are becoming more popular than office meetings, and much tastier, but they require a lot more effort! Before arriving to your next business lunch, be sure to go over these tips:

Business Lunch Etiquette Tip #1: Arrive Early

You always want to arrive about fifteen minutes early to a business lunch. You don’t want to be “That Guy.”

Business Lunch… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 17, 2008 at 3:01pm — No Comments

Back To Work After Retirement?

What’s retirement? Is there such a thing? Mary White at the Mobile Technical Institute & MTI Business Solutions has some advice. . .

Many individuals are choosing to re-enter the workforce after retiring from their primary careers. Whether out of economic necessity, a desire to remain active, or to pursue alternate career paths, it’s a fact that many individuals are staying in the workforce well past the traditional retirement age.

Opportunities Are Plentiful… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 17, 2008 at 2:55pm — No Comments

Graduate recruiting tip: Go on campus

There's no substitute to meeting graduates in person.

You can gain so much subjective information through a face-to-face meeting that you just can't get in the online version. But you can use the Internet to do a lot of your ground work, including using a recruitment management system to automatically schedule interviews. Click here to read more of the… Continue

Added by Candice Arnold on August 15, 2008 at 11:03am — No Comments