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21 Things Hiring Managers Wish You Knew
Great info from Alison Green at US News. It is spot on. Hiring managers want a thank you note right away, we want to be asked alot of questions, and we want to get honest answers to our questions. Take a look to learn more:
http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/109835/21-things-hiring-managers-wish-you-knew?mod=career-worklife_balance
15 of the weirdest excuses used when calling in sick
Just when you thought you have heard everything:
Interview Prep: 7 Traits Managers Find Irresistible
7 Traits Managers Find Irresistible
You do what it takes to get the job done. This is, or should be, number one on every manager’s list of things they value most in employees. This was one of the first lessons I learned early on and it made a huge difference in my career.
You meet your commitments. When you say you’re going to do something by a certain date, you’ll find a way. When you say it’ll cost $x, your boss can take that to the bank. You hold yourself accountable so your boss doesn’t have to. Just knowing you’re there reduces your boss’s stress.
You’re brave. You realize that business is a full-contact sport and you’re going to take some body blows. You can take some punishment. Competition doesn’t freak you out. Confrontation doesn’t scare you. You don’t shy away from visibility. Rather, you get a charge out of it.
You challenge the status quo. You’re genuine, direct, confident, and comfortable in your own skin. You tell it like it is and say what’s on your mind. You don’t drink the Kool-Aid or sugarcoat the truth. You don’t BS; when you don’t know, you say so. Authority doesn’t scare you so you don’t treat your boss or the CEO like some demon from the underworld.
You’re an innovative problem solver. You look at things from different angles and turn problems on their side to come up with unique solutions. The harder the problem, the greater the challenge, the more you dig in to find the answer. You live to solve problems.
Your razor-like focus. You don’t lose it at the first sign of trouble or complexity. Instead, you’re calm and steady. You stay focused when everyone else is running around like chickens with their heads cut off. You’re an island of order in an ocean of chaos.
You’re low maintenance. You don’t whine and complain. You don’t need to have your hand held for every little thing. You don’t take things personally. You’ve got reasonably thick skin. Folks don’t have to walk on eggshells around you and worry about offending you.
Granted, this post assumes your boss is confident and competent enough to handle and benefit from an employee with all these great attributes. They’re certainly not all worthy of the effort. But the point is you can’t control your boss. You can only control you.
So look at this way. If you work for a crappy boss, sooner or later, you’ll get out and work for a good one. You may have to kiss a few frogs, so to speak, but eventually, you’ll find one or more that know what they’re doing and how to recognize an employee who’s got something special going on.
And when that happens, this advice will come in handy. And you know what? If you can master these traits – at least most of them – then someday, you’re going to be the boss. And you’ll be a damn good one who inspires her employees to be the best they can be. No kidding.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505125_162-28248771/7-traits-managers-find-irresistible/
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Facebook profiles and postings are not as private as you thought they were…
Employers now have more access to employees and prospective employees profiles than ever before. Recent changes have been made by the major search engines and the social network both potentially exposing more of your once private social life and putting your career at risk…
http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/220651
The Power of Sending a post interview Thank You note
To some that have been through any kind of hiring process it seems obvious, but for others sending a thank you note is furthest thing from their mind.
Stay ahead of your job search…
If you start your search once you are job less you might have huge problems…
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-and-how-to-job-search-before-youre-unemployed-or-unhappy-2011-11
Job Search Got you down…?
Look here for some words of wisdom and a pick me up!
http://www.businessinsider.com/job-search-got-you-down-6-bits-of-advice-from-famous-folks-2011-11
