10 Ways to Score That Job Offer - Careers Articles

You don't want just a nibble or an interview -- you want an actual job offer! Get your foot in the door and kick it wide open with these expert tips:

1. Be a great match on paper

"Getting the job offer is often a function of the quality of match between you and the job requirements. That's why your résumé needs to have key words and achievements that are relevant to the specific job," says Catherine Jewell, author of New Résumé New Career: Get the Job You Want with the Skills and Experience You Already Have.

Scrutinize the job ad for tips on what might be most important to the employer. Ditch the generic résumé in favor of a document tailored to the position at hand, and consider cutting out details that don't contribute to your suitability.

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TheWiseJobSearch: Interviewing the Interviewer!

Most people, when interviewing for a new job, forget the process is supposed to be a 2-way street.

It’s as important for you, as a candidate, to determine if the job, the company, the culture, and the work environment is right for you as it is for the company to determine if you’re right for them. You do yourself no favors by accepting an offer for a job that is not a good fit. It will make you miserable, your employer dissatisfied, and likely not end well.

In order to make a rational judgment as to the fit, you must have your criteria figured out in advance. Very often, when you’re in the middle of an evaluation process, it’s easy to rationalize all the things that don’t feel right to you because you want a job, any job, so much. Having a list of criteria that you created before you’re in the heat of the process helps you tremendously in determining if this role is a match, or not.

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Life Is An Occasion, Rise To It

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When you look at your face in the mirror, what do you see?

When you look at your life, so far, what do you see?

Do you think that your past is the best part of your life or do you think that your best has been or is going to be?

Well, you are probably wrong, if you think that the best is in the past. The best is now. Today is the day that everything changes.

Today is the day.

So shrug off the old you and put on the new you. Seize the day and make yourself shine.

I see a great awakening in you. A great opportunity to make you mark in the world. This is your time.

Go for it, move ahead... ~Devo

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Are You a Defensive Interviewer? | Career Rocketeer - Career Search and Personal Branding Blog

One of the frequent reasons a new client seeks me out is because they’re getting interviews, but no offers. The primary problem is always that the seeker has very little idea, beyond some basics, of what they’re looking for. But there are always additional layers, one of which is lack of preparation, and is, not surprisingly, closely tied to the primary problem. And as this pattern continues, other problems develop, the most prevalent of which is getting defensive. Ironically, the harder you try, the worse things get.

Here's the prevailing - and mistaken - train of thought: "It's an interview. They want to know what I've done. It's me; it's my career; I know all about that. Piece of cake." And you want a job with a similar title, in a solid company that pays well, and a boss that appreciates his employees. Twenty minutes of research on the company website, and period. End of sentence. Nothing more necessary.

The 1 Key Thing You Need To Do To Gain Followers and Get a Job

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I read a job searching related site that recommended a work specific twitter account. I thought to myself, what would be the purpose of this type of effort?

• Would your readers/followers know that you are a person?
• Would your readers/followers know that this is not the whole you, just the professional prism on the gem that is you?

So, I quickly gave up on that thought and decided to write this post.

Here is the key thing you need to do to gain followers and get a job...

Be the real you!

When you are using social networking tools, remember that they are just the hammer, you are the architect. The hammer does not build the catherdal the workmen do. The tool does not create the contacts, you do. Too many times we become enamored with building better hammers. Do not fall into this trap. Just be yourself. Other people will relate to you, if you are real.

In my programming past I spent hours building sub-routines to make my life easier. I thought, "this is cool" other people will want these little utilities. I wrote about it, I talked to people about it, I even made sample code and posted them on BBS and forums. No one wanted any code I wrote.

What they wanted was a person who was capable of writing the code and could describe it in "normal human" terms to the rest of the world. So, that is what I do to make money. I am the bridge between technology and business.

I do not have a separate twitter account for business, everything is a life stream from posterous to twitter. Filter my lifestream with a hashtag.

Tweet all your public-approved thoughts, keep your dark side in check and don't fall in love with the tool.

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Career Challenges at 50: Unfulfilled in Your Career? - Career blog - Position Ignition - the next step in your career

At fifty, many of us feel we finally know what we are doing professionally, have a lot to offer others, and are wiser than ever before. On the other hand, we may also be sensing that this is our last chance to make our mark on the world; that our energy, while strong, is beginning to wane; and that others – amazingly – see us as ‘old’. If this is your situation, how do you think about your career?

Dilbert: Safety Manual - Career blog - Position Ignition - the next step in your career

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