| Articles written by Colleen Clarke |
Exit Stage Right, Not Wrong
Your goal at a job interview is to generate a job offer. Martin Yate, author of “Knock ‘Em Dead” suggests these tips to avoid damaging your case:
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Email – Friend or Foe?
When is the last time you actually saw or heard the voice of the person in another department of your company who works 50 feet away? Have you ever sent an email to someone then regretted it? Maybe you have become a victim of email addiction!
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Dog Day Life?
I have heard it said, over and over again, “Never again will I let a company monopolize my time again like my last company did. I never got to see my kids grow up or do enough traveling (or whatever).”
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Readers Questions
I receive a lot of letters from readers who have similar concerns so I chose some of the most common questions that are problematic for job seekers and employees to share with you.
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Focus Your Resume On You
Put some magic in your resume so you can stand out from all the other applicants. Easy to say, hard to do? You bet!Read More...
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Know Yourself First
Writing your resume starts with really knowing who you are, what your accomplishments are and how they should be transcribed so an objective reader gets “you” quickly and accurately.
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A Week in the Life of An Unemployed Work Seeker
There is no quesiton that being unemployed can be a difficult time, but there is no better time than now to attend networking functins and practice your 30-second presentation. If you need help getting your job search started, here's a schedule.
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7 Solutions to Dealing With Overload
“Work overload has become a national epidemic with most people feeling they have too much to do and not enough time in which to do it. “ so says David Posen, M.D., Stress Consultant and author of a new book on stress. Read More...
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The Behavioural Question
“Describe a time when you made an unpopular decision and had to stick with it under pressure.” Behavioural questions like this assume the way to predict your future performance is by listening to you talk specifically about your past. The interviewer wants to confirm whether you have the required skill.
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Top Up Your Work Search Toolkit
In July you eased off on your job search a bit and any thought of changing jobs or careers got put on the back burner. In August you escaped and thought you had died and gone to “no one can see me at the cottage” heaven, all job plans on hold.
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Readers Questions
I receive a lot of letters from readers who have similar concerns so I chose some of the most common questions that are problematic for job seekers and employees to share with you.
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Workplace Disputes On The Rise
When Toronto is in difficult economic times and jobs are harder to find and someone is terminated, there is an increase of employees suing employers for what they consider rightful compensation.
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Job Search In Singapore
Job Search In Singapore I recently had the privilege of networking with a fellow career counselor, from Singapore. Originally from England, Nicola Supka contacted me through an association website. We met while she was visiting Toronto to compare economies, job search strategies and business perceptions.
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Deciding On Taking a Job Offer
Deciding On Taking a Job Offer When making a decision about whether or not you should accept a job offer, ask yourself these questions before proceeding with an affirmative:
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Work Search No No’s
This may be your first kick at a professional work search or you may be on round five, but there are many little things that we can do that slip between the cracks that separate the pros from the slackards. Common slips or don’t knows might be:
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Dressing for a First Time interview
You know you only have one chance to make a winning impression in a job interview. An interviewer decides within the first 90 seconds whether or not you will be considered/short listed for the interviewed position.
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Handshakes
Handshakes tell a lot about people. Whether you are shaking hands in a business or social environment, handshakes can tell a lot about the individual you are meeting. Your first impression in an interview is very disclosing. Read More...
Meetings That Sizzle
People generally hate attending meetings. To make your meetings memorable, interesting and worthwhile try incorporating some of these strategies: Read More...
July Work Search Reminder
This is your annual article on the importance of maintaining your job search momentum during July. July is the heaviest hiring month of the year and therefore keeping up the calls and letter writing and Information Interviews is mandatory. Don't use employed peoples ?vacations and their afternoon golf games as an excuse to sluff off. Read More...
Why Did you Leave Your Last Job?
If you have been getting interviews but not the job offer, you may want to sit down and really evaluate each completed interview and assess what took place and what you could have done better. Read More...
Managing Stress
No matter where we work or how our life unfolds, there is stress. Stress manifests itself in positive and negative ways. Whether we win the Lottery or get fired, our body doesn't know the difference, to our body, stress is stress. Therefore, very often we are living in a constant state of stress, on the conscious or sub-conscious level. Read More...
Getting Things Done
You know the single woman's credo, "So many men, such little time? well, in the work world it is "so much to do, no time.?Most of us are resigned to the fact that we are overloaded and not making the best use of our time. There are four strategies you can incorporate into your busy life that might just help: Read More...
Information Technology Recruiting
I attended a very enlightening session recently on how to work with recruiters. Samuel Morgenstein, an IT recruiter with ARES Consulting Services Ltd, had a lot of interesting and insightful tips to share with us. . Read More...
recruiting article and resume workshop reminder
Resume Seminar: There are still seats available for my first public seminar on Resume Writing. If you know of anyone who could use a spruced up, saleable, professional resume, have them call Metro at 416-486-4900 for Tuesday, June 10th, 7-9PM. Recruiting Practices Read More...
Leisure Time: The Time of Your Life
To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the best product of civilization?so said Bertrand Russell. Read More...
Me, INC ? An Alternative Career
Know anyone who has found themselves outside of the realm of full time employment either by choice or unwillingly? Either way, people are going to have to start creating their own lives, their own careers and their own successes, says Robert Schaen, former controller of Ameritech, now a publisher of children's books. Read More...
The Effect of Your Outlook
How well do you handle what at the onset appears as negative news? What would you do and think if you were called into the boss's office tomorrow and told your services were no longer needed though you were an excellent employee? Read More...
Humor in the Workplace
Though giggling and being silly is not an encouraged demeanor in the workplace, there is nothing wrong with a little levity. Levity can move a group or a moment along better than a lot of seriousness does when it is done at the appropriate time and place. Read More...
Empowering Employees:
Successful leaders conduct themselves in such a way that employees feel good about working with them. Empowered employees feel ownership of their work, a critical element to creating a motivated workplace. Read More...
10 Tips To Help Overcome Working Life's Growing Pains :
When I listen to my clients talk about the pain they or their companies are going through over and over again, it makes me really wonder if there are any solutions. Stop the world I want to get off never rang so true as in this era of rapid and repetitive change - the roller coaster ride is nauseating at times, as roller coasters can be. Read More...
Eminen May Help Land That Job :
Here are some more tips to get you on track and make you look wonderful to prospective employers. Take some time off between jobs whether you have been layed off, terminated, fired or you quit. Your brain and body needs to rest and you need to re-group. Get to know yourself. Read More...
Overcoming Barriers:
No matter how high the employment figures, people are still struggling with finding meaningful employment. New grads and new Canadians seem to be two categories of work seekers that face the most obstacles in finding appropriate opportunities. Read More...
Benefits Companies Offer:
With the job market at an all time high it is an appropriate time to address benefits in the workplace. Companies are struggling for employee retention in some markets. To build or maintain a competitive advantage, to keep staff happy and in place, is through flexible and optional benefit programs. Read More...
Between Job Survival Tips:
Prior to being an independent career specialist I spent many lonesome, scary, depressing, freedom reveling months, in various seasons, handling the "will I ever work again" syndrome. Apply these survival tips and you too shall overcome. Read More...
Employment Contracts:
Questions about getting ripped off by employers for dedicated, honest work performed but not recognized or compensated for because of no employment contract, is becoming just a tad too popular. Read More...
Answers to Tough Interview Questions:
1. "Tell me about yourself." Give no more than a 3 minute synopsis of your career to date. "I am a ______ with _____ years of experience with _____ (relevant) education. My areas of expertise are: 1., 2., 3. and here are some examples of those areas. Read More...
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