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A Step-by-Step Guide for Experienced Professionals
Creating a Resume That Gets You Hired
In today’s competitive digital landscape, your resume is more than a list of job titles—it’s your professional brand. As a senior executive, your extensive experience and leadership are invaluable assets. However, even the most seasoned professionals must navigate modern Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and digital recruitment tools to get noticed. This comprehensive guide blends actionable…
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Personality Tests as Hiring Tools in HR
Are you ready to Take a Personality Test? Picture this: Sara submits her CV to Management Consulting, Inc. and impresses hiring managers with her outstanding qualifications and experience. She is invited to a round of interviews, and meets with several managers and an HR representative. They determine she’s a perfect fit for the job and…
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Promote your career
How to Find the Right Headhunter
So, you want to use the momentum and motivation of the beginning of the year to give your career a real boost? Then you shouldn’t make yourself comfortable on the sofa, but instead be active! Our tip: Contact a Headhunter! But not just any headhunter, one who really fits with your career goals and can…
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Resume FAQs for Senior Managers
No professional looks forward to updating their resume in preparation for a career search. If you are among the fortunate few who can secure interviews simply by tapping your network, congratulations. For everyone else, dusting off and redesigning a resume is the first step to landing a new leadership role. Hiring processes change over time,…
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Make sure people know why you’re the best candidate
How to Nail a Perfect Elevator Pitch
You’re standing in line for your morning coffee when you notice someone standing behind you. It’s only the CEO of the startup where you see yourself in your dream job! Do you panic and freeze? Trip over your own feet and spill your coffee down the front of their shirt? Or do you introduce yourself with…
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Compiling A Self Assessment
Your supervisor most likely has her own opinions regarding your working style and efforts. But in order to get a better sense of your performance, it’s common practice to ask employees to complete a self assessment to gauge their perspective on how things are going. Though stressful, this policy allows you the opportunity to highlight the projects you’re most proud of, to reflect on the biggest challenges you’ve encountered throughout the year, and to tell your side of the story. By compiling your own self assessment, you’re given a tremendous chance to communicate openly with your superior, while showing a great deal of self awareness. Take advantage of this task, and use it to demonstrate why you are, why you have been, and why you’ll continue to be a great asset to your company. Here’s how.
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Improve job prospects
Success Recipe for Top Careers: Polish Your Online Profile
The job market is ever in flux, with new positions and opportunities arising daily. The chance to profit from this reality is in your hands. What should you do? Make sure your online presence and your profile are up to date and polished to perfection. In today’s digital age it’s becoming more and more difficult…
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Start off the New Year right – with a career advantage!
Top 10 Career Tips: Kickstart Your Career
Did you know that most career moves are initiated at the beginning of the year? As you are thinking of moving your career forward, companies are also using the start of the year for new strategic directions, and thus, new employees. January is the highest season for recruiters. Ensure you’re at the top of your…
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Wearing a lampshade on your head is – excuse us – old hat. Violate your corporate policies in style this season.
5 Quick Ways to Ruin Your Career at the Annual Company Holiday Party
Is it already that time of year again? Time for the annual company holiday party? Some celebrate with a formal banquet, others with a sad buffet of frozen finger food. But alcohol is usually in full swing – and along with the open bar comes a wide array of opportunities for faux pas. Click on…
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The most wonderful time of the year…
Holiday Etiquette in the Office
This is the soppy time of the year when you have the chance to let people in your life know how important they are to you: family, of course, friends, for sure and … office colleagues? Yes of course for networking and then the next senior position or promotion. OK, also so that you can breathe…