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Fun Holiday Traditions

On: 11/6/2009 3:28:11 PM

As the holiday season approaches, many companies organize fun events to celebrate fall, winter holidays and year-end traditions. If your company has events in place, but would like some additional ideas, below are just a few fun suggestions: � Host a Thanksgiving luncheon complete with turkey and employees can contribute by bringing traditional side dishes and desserts. � Organize a food ...

Hiring Gen Y Makes Dollars and Sense

On: 11/6/2009 3:12:39 PM

Why should I hire Gen Y? Employers ask me this question every day. Then they start in with their stories about people my age. One of my recent favorites: "I know all about employing your generation. Last year I hired a young guy right out of college. He had good grades and seemed like a hard worker. A week later I'm in the company bathroom and I hear him talking on his cell phone in a restroom ...

Why This Recession Has Been So Tough on Recruiters

On: 11/6/2009 2:46:55 PM

This recession has been merciless to recruiters. I don�t have any statistics, but anecdotal evidence indicates that thousands of recruiters have been laid off and that hundreds of recruiting agencies have closed their doors. Sometimes the recruiters who been laid off have just been unlucky enough to have worked for an organization that is failing or in an industry that has been strongly ...

LinkedIn Invitation Etiquette

On: 11/5/2009 9:28:32 AM

LinkedIn Invitation Etiquette Lately I have noticed a flurry of LinkedIn invitation activity. What bothers me is not the amount of invitations being sent or received but how users are going about the invitation process. So I've put together this brief blurb on LinkedIn invitation etiquette. I do not mind receiving invitations from people I have never met (even though LinkedIn says you ...

Is Lack of Focus Dragging Your Resume Down?

On: 11/4/2009 2:34:35 PM

How many of you can honestly say you know exactly what you want to be when you grow up? Maybe you already have it figured out, and maybe you are already living and working it. If you are, does your resume know that? I work with clients every day and speak to hundreds of job seekers every week that have no idea what they want to do. I ask, �Well, what do you want to do?� Then I receive the ...

What Your Resume Is Saying About You - It's Not Looking So Good...

On: 11/3/2009 9:21:12 AM

Would you go to an interview dressed in shorts and flip flops? I certainly hope not. If you are, seriously� STOP. My point is this, if you are worried about your first impression at the interview and that�s why you wear the suit or the nice professional career clothes then why aren�t you worried about the first impression your resume gives employers? It�s really tragic how many truly talented ...

Why is Having a Personal Brand So Important for My Resume?

On: 11/3/2009 9:20:15 AM

Personal branding is the new trend�and I'm sure, if you've been in the job search market and done even minimal research about resume writing, then you've heard these terms: personal branding, value proposition, and career summary. So what is personal branding � and what does it mean to you? Personal branding is what differentiates you from every other job seeker out there. Let�s suppose ...

Executive Resumes: Assuring You Offer Impressive ROI

On: 11/1/2009 1:39:13 PM

Executive Resumes: Assuring You Offer Impressive ROI As an executive, you are probably well aware of what the acronym ROI means: return on investment. In the world of business, you must always consider your ventures and ensure that every move you make brings in a return that made the investment well worth it. As you know, companies must consider the same concept when looking at employees to ...

Remaining Empowered After Months of Job Searching

On: 11/1/2009 1:34:41 PM

One of the most draining experiences one can endure is the job search. While it may seem like a piece of cake to draw up a few resumes and cover letters, search jobs and submit the documentation, the entire process can wear a person down over time. This is especially true if the search takes longer than a few months. If you have been searching for a job for a while and are tired, feeling ...

Is Job Search �Trick or Treating� Hurting Your Chances?

On: 10/29/2009 7:30:35 PM

How often do candidates treat their job search like it�s Halloween?

Do you dress up your resume to appear like you are someone other than you?

Not only is it unethical, it�s impractical. It wastes the employers� time, but even worse�IT WASTES YOUR TIME as a candidate. Take your kids Trick or Treating, there�s a more effective way for you to stand out.

I ...

Stuck In A Career Rut?

On: 10/28/2009 3:57:42 PM

Are you in a career that you dislike but you feel there is nothing you can do about it? Many of us stay in our careers (and jobs) longer than we want because we are unsure what we would do next. We tell ourselves that the answer will come to us someday. Then, we will make our move. Or, when the economy improves, we'll go. But in the meantime, we stay where we are, stuck and ...

With Acquisition Delayed, Sun Cutting 3,000 Jobs

On: 10/27/2009 3:10:40 PM

SAN FRANCISCO�With its proposed acquisition by Oracle Corp. being delayed by regulators, Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to cut 3,000 jobs across several regions over the next 12 months, the company said Tuesday (Oct. 20). Oracle Corp. agreed in April to buy Sun for $7.4 billion. But the acquisition has not yet closed because of an ongoing antitrust probe by the European Commission. In a ...

Spansion Cuts More Jobs

On: 10/27/2009 3:09:41 PM

SAN FRANCISCO�NOR flash vendor Spansion Inc. acknowledged that the company cut an undisclosed number of jobs Monday (Oct. 26). A Spansion spokesperson said through a prepared statement that a "small restructuring" took place at Spansion Monday. The statement said the layoff was "necessary to better prioritize and align the company's resources with its business goals and emergence from Chapter ...

Who�s Hiring in Finance � October 2009

On: 10/25/2009 1:25:32 PM

Banks, Consulting firms, and Financial advisors top Finance hiring during October 2009, based on job advertisements open for 30 days from the top job boards.

Led by banks that are repaying TARP funds, banks including Chase, Wachovia, PNC, Citi, HSBC, Fifth Third, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and National City are the top Finance hiring firms in October. Many of these banks are ...

Do you know who you are... on paper?

On: 10/24/2009 2:23:04 PM

Do you know who you are ... on paper? Thanks to an amazing membership with Career Directors International, I had the distinct pleasure of hosting a booth at the most recent National Careers Job Fair. Three hours of job seekers pouring in through the doors and my assistant and myself providing free resume analyses. I spoke to 100+ job seekers and found one common thread among them all�they ...

Why Executives Should Consider Job Fairs

On: 10/21/2009 3:39:05 PM

While you might have been to job fairs when you were just starting out, you've probably tended to ignore them as your career has improved. But now, a job fair may have just popped up while you're between jobs. Now, in the executive level of your career, you're thinking about visiting one. So do you go, or is the prospect simply beneath you? Quite a few executives go to career fairs, but not ...

Afraid of Job Interviews?

On: 10/21/2009 3:32:44 PM

Most people are pretty nervous when preparing for an interview, whether it�s their first or 51st time. However there are some individuals who are beyond nervous when interview time rolls around � they�re flat out fearful. Since an interview can be an intense experience, they may feel a bit insecure even when they're confident of their talents. If you fall into the category of being fearful of ...

How to Answer Tough Interview Questions

On: 10/20/2009 8:47:44 PM

Traditional interview questions are nerve-wracking enough to answer. When interviewers ask tough interview questions, you can be thrown off your game. To prepare for these potential curveballs, you should be aware of example questions that may come your way. Being privy to potential interview questions and how to answer each will help you prepare for what otherwise can be an uncomfortable ...

reCareered: Who's Hiring? Week of 10/12/09

On: 10/16/2009 5:04:54 PM

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding.

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Americas Region Continues To Lead Semiconductor Recovery

On: 10/16/2009 4:19:10 PM

LONDON � The Americas region achieved actual sales of $3.22 billion in August 2009, up 7.6 percent from the same month a year before, according to "actual" data from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization. The Americas, which is dominated in terms of sales by the U.S., remains the only region able to demonstrate monthly sales growth year-on-year. In July actual chip sales in ...