Tanya Willette's Blog – August 2008 Archive (5)

Job Board of The Future

My latest press release, please tell me what you think:



The internet has made the job posting and job hunting process in many ways more convenient and efficient, enabling companies and individuals to expand geographical reach and to have access to dramatically improved communication tools. With dozens of job boards available however, the level of service is broadly uneven.



“Candidates are looking for simplicity and employers are looking to reduce costs…” says InovaHire… Continue

Added by Tanya Willette on August 22, 2008 at 2:15pm — No Comments

Work Like You're Retired

We all want to retire early, but as we all know, it is a pretty hard thing to do. What you can do however, is work like your retired! Simply follow these rules:



Work Rule #1: Shut Your Phone Off



That’s right, as soon as you leave the office, shut your phone off. Customers will have to wait, co-workers will have to wait, even your boss will have to wait. If you make yourself available, people will take advantage of it. If you make it a point that you only work while at… Continue

Added by Tanya Willette on August 6, 2008 at 12:05pm — 2 Comments

Can You Sell A Pencil?

To be a great salesman you must be able to sell a pencil. That’s right, a pencil. As a matter of fact, this is a common training technique used by many sales managers so let’s just see how you measure up to the pros.



Let’s put this situation into play. You are sitting across from a client (for now, a friend or co-worker). With you is a pen, nothing expensive, nothing fancy, just an ordinary pen. Now, your job is to get the client to buy the pen from you. How do you do it? What do you… Continue

Added by Tanya Willette on August 6, 2008 at 12:03pm — 1 Comment

Job, Interview, Career and Life: Success

So how can you be successful at your job? Successful in your career? Successful at an interview? Successful in life? Easy, you must first define success.



Now, success to some is defined as having a lot of possessions; some to having a lot of money; some to having a lot of time. What exactly do those break down into and where to they come from?



I can’t make you successful, only you can do that but the next time you say you aren’t successful, or even the next time you say… Continue

Added by Tanya Willette on August 6, 2008 at 12:01pm — 1 Comment

Video Resumes: Can You Trust Them?

Just to clarify, let’s first start by defining a video resume. A video resume is a pre-recorded video of a candidate either a) explaining their resume, or b) answering a specific set of questions provided by an employer. So how can this be a bad thing? You get to see the candidate; can pay attention to their appearance, body language and facial expressions. I am here to point out the things most people don’t consider, so here they are:



Video Resume Point #1: Final Cut



A… Continue

Added by Tanya Willette on August 6, 2008 at 11:59am — 2 Comments

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