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Hub You - Job Finding Tips
While it is always a good idea to show your customer appreciation, the holidays are an important time to do so. Traditionally, the holiday season includes an abundance of gift giving and showing the important people just how valued they are to you. Smart companies plan ahead for this time of year and strategize their holiday gift program. To do so means to concentrate on your relationship with your clients and to separate yourself from the competition by putting thought into your offerings. This way, your presents have a lasting impression, even long after the festive season is over.There are decisions to make, however. Do you want to give relationship gifts to your best clients or offer those of a holiday nature as a marketing promotion? Or, would you like to do both?Relationship gifts
NOTE: If an employer specifies a very casual dress code, then certainly go with that. Remember to still dress a little bit nicer than you think you should. It always pays off!
Rule #2: Smell Nice!
Wear some deodorant for once! If you have a light cologne or perfume you like to wear, put on a little bit, but not too much. Having a nice smell is very underrated in social situations. Furthermore, if an employer turns up the heat, you don't have to worry about getting all hot and bothered. You will, naturally, smell like roses :)
CONCLUSION
These
Although, most of your traffic will still come from search engines and various online promotions, a little effort using traditional media might also bring a large number of visitors to your website.Reasons, why you should take offline promotion of your website seriously include:Internet is increasingly becoming a part of our daily life. However, still a big segment of the society – especially, the elderly – don’t spend that much of time online. Traditional media is a good method of getting their attention.If a person sees your printed advertisement with your URL in a year-old magazine and gets interested in what you have to offer, he will still be able to check out your website. Research shows that at least four people browse through a printed magazine in its life
JOB SITES
Whether we like it or not, job search sites are a major part of finding a job. Find the best job site for your industry. Below are some of the best job sites around, but there are a ton of job sites out there. Find one you like and visit it often. However, be sure not to limit yourself. It is a good idea to sign up for email alerts from multiple sites, that way you can be first to respond to jobs that are right for you.
MULTIPLE INDUSTRY JOB SITES
Free Agents Jobs
http://www.theFreeJobs.com
A great new site. It's like a 'visual' craigslist—a simple, intuitive search solution. Free Agents Jobs offers free email job alerts to keep you in the loop if your perfect job pops up.
Indeed.com
http://www.indeed.com
Indeed is a very powerful job search engine. It's like Google, for jobs. When you click on a job at Indeed.com you will be taken directly to the site where the job is posted.
Craigslist
http://www.craigslist.org
Find your city and start lookin'! Craigslist has tons of jobs in every industry and provides a nice local touch. However, conversion rates are pretty low, so don't count on an interview.
SPECIALTY JOB SITES
Krop
http://www.krop.com
For creative and tech professionals. Krop is a fast growing site with great design and interface.
Joel on Software
http://jobs.joelonsoftware.com
Jobs from a specialty software and programming blog. If you're on top of your game, this is the place to look!
37 Signals
http://jobs.37signals.com
Job board from 37 Signals, internet web application programmers. These guys produce great web apps! Another great job resource If you're on top of your game!
Creative Hotlist
http://creativehotlist.com
Great resource for creative positions (designers and such)!
RESUME FORMAT: Don't Get Cute!
Use a style similar to business letter formatting. Avoid using elaborate headers or multi-column layouts. These kinds of flare DO NOT make you look unique, they make you look unprofessional. If you want to show a bit of your personality, let it peek through in your cover letter. Your resume should serve to provide a structured outline of your qualifications, nothing more. Remember that consistency and simplicity are priorities with your resume. Treat each section the same. Make sure that you use reverse chronological order for all entries. DO NOT prioritize your employment history. Just because something was important to you, does not mean your potential employer will think so. Let them make the decision when reading with no surprises. For instance, you don't want to go from 1997 to 2006, back to 2000. You want to go from 2007 to 2006 to 2005, and so on. No surprises, nothing to hide.
Font: Times, Times New Roman or Georgia
Font Size: 10pt
Margins: 1" on all sides
Tabs: 0.5"
SAMPLE FORMAT
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Jane Boogie
555 Some Street
Great City, US 20817
(212) 555-1212
jboogie@gmail.co
SUMMARY
Six years professional design studio experience. Four years freelance design experience. BA, Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design. Cum laude.
EDUCATION
2007 University of Southern California
BFA, Sculpture, Cum Laude
EXPERIENCE
2006 BCBG
Graphic Designer - May 2005 - Aug 2006
Responsible for xyz. Managed four employees.
AWARDS
2007 ABC Design Award
2006 XYZ Sweetness Award
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HOW TO DRESS FOR A JOB INTERVIEW: ALWAYS OVER DRESS! (Just a little bit)
Rule #1: Dress Nicely!
Set aside an outfit that you know you're comfortable in and makes you feel confident. If the employer does not specify what the dress code is, assume it's BUSINESS CASUAL and plan to dress a little nicer than that!
Women: Wear dark dress pants and either a sweater, blouse or button down dress shirt. NO JEANS! NOTHING REVEALING! Don't even risk it for a first impression. For shoes, knock yourself out. If you like heels, wear heels. If you like flats, wear flats. NO SNEAKERS, no matter how cool they are! Keep the makeup to a minimum, don't overdo it lady!
Men: Wear dark dress pants and a button down dress shirt or stylish, lightweight sweater. NO JEANS! NO POLO SHIRTS! For shoes, wear dress shoes, NOT sneakers OR sandals. Remember, if you wear dark grey or black pants, wear a black belt and black shoes. If you wear dark brown or dark green pants wear a brown belt and brown shoes. Chances are you could care less about this sort of thing, but it DOES MATTER (at least for a first impression)! Please remember to shave at least 3 HOURS BEFORE your interview, just in case you knick yourself or you have sensitive skin and are prone to 'raspberries.'
NOTE: If an employer specifies a very casual dress code, then certainly go with that. Remember to still dress a little bit nicer than you think you should. It always pays off!
Rule #2: Smell Nice!
Wear some deodorant for once! If you have a light cologne or perfume you like to wear, put on a little bit, but not too much. Having a nice smell is very underrated in social situations. Furthermore, if an employer turns up the heat, you don't have to worry about getting all hot and bothered. You will, naturally, smell like roses :)
CONCLUSION
These t
Those wishing to begin a career in teaching, either in the US Public School System or abroad, need to qualify for a teaching certificate. Each US state will grant a teaching certificate to those who meet its specific requirements for certification; these certificates are classified according to the grades which the individual will be teaching.Teaching certificates are available early childhood, elementary, and middle grades teaching; and in secondary education. Teachers can also qualify to teach specific subjects, such as music or art, to all grades from kindergarten to high school. Certifications in special educations, technical education, and substitute teaching are also required.A teaching certificate, in other words, is a college or university’s acknowledgement that a student has succes
Indeed.com
http://www.indeed.com
Indeed is a very powerful job search engine. It's like Google, for jobs. When you click on a job at Indeed.com you will be taken directly to the site where the job is posted.
Craigslist
http://www.craigslist.org
Find your city and start lookin'! Craigslist has tons of jobs in every industry and provides a nice local touch. However, conversion rates are pretty low, so don't count on an interview.
SPECIALTY JOB SITES
Krop
http://www.krop.com
For creative and tech professionals. Krop is a fast growing site with great design and interface.
Joel on Software
http://jobs.joelonsoftware.com
Jobs from a specialty software and programming blog. If you're on top of your game, this is the place to look!
37 Signals
http://jobs.37signals.com
Job board from 37 Signals, internet web application programmers. These guys produce great web apps! Another great job resource If you're on top of your game!
Creative Hotlist
http://creativehotlist.com
Great resource for creative positions (designers and such)!
RESUME FORMAT: Don't Get Cute!
Use a style similar to business letter formatting. Avoid using elaborate headers or multi-column layouts. These kinds of flare DO NOT make you look unique, they make you look unprofessional. If you want to show a bit of your personality, let it peek through in your cover letter. Your resume should serve to provide a structured outline of your qualifications, nothing more. Remember that consistency and simplicity are priorities with your resume. Treat each section the same. Make sure that you use reverse chronological order for all entries. DO NOT prioritize your employment history. Just because something was important to you, does not mean your potential employer will think so. Let them make the decision when reading with no surprises. For instance, you don't want to go from 1997 to 2006, back to 2000. You want to go from 2007 to 2006 to 2005, and so on. No surprises, nothing to hide.
Font: Times, Times New Roman or Georgia
Font Size: 10pt
Margins: 1" on all sides
Tabs: 0.5"
SAMPLE FORMAT
------------------------------------
Jane Boogie
555 Some Street
Great City, US 20817
(212) 555-1212
jboogie@gmail.co
SUMMARY
Six years professional design studio experience. Four years freelance design experience. BA, Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design. Cum laude.
EDUCATION
2007 University of Southern California
BFA, Sculpture, Cum Laude
EXPERIENCE
2006 BCBG
Graphic Designer - May 2005 - Aug 2006
Responsible for xyz. Managed four employees.
AWARDS
2007 ABC Design Award
2006 XYZ Sweetness Award
------------------------------------
HOW TO DRESS FOR A JOB INTERVIEW: ALWAYS OVER DRESS! (Just a little bit)
Rule #1: Dress Nicely!
Set aside an outfit that you know you're comfortable in and makes you feel confident. If the employer does not specify what the dress code is, assume it's BUSINESS CASUAL and plan to dress a little nicer than that!
Women: Wear dark dress pants and either a sweater, blouse or button down dress shirt. NO JEANS! NOTHING REVEALING! Don't even risk it for a first impression. For shoes, knock yourself out. If you like heels, wear heels. If you like flats, wear flats. NO SNEAKERS, no matter how cool they are! Keep the makeup to a minimum, don't overdo it lady!
Men: Wear dark dress pants and a button down dress shirt or stylish, lightweight sweater. NO JEANS! NO POLO SHIRTS! For shoes, wear dress shoes, NOT sneakers OR sandals. Remember, if you wear dark grey or black pants, wear a black belt and black shoes. If you wear dark brown or dark green pants wear a brown belt and brown shoes. Chances are you could care less about this sort of thing, but it DOES MATTER (at least for a first impression)! Please remember to shave at least 3 HOURS BEFORE your interview, just in case you knick yourself or you have sensitive skin and are prone to 'raspberries.'
NOTE: If an employer specifies a very casual dress code, then certainly go with that. Remember to still dress a little bit nicer than you think you should. It always pays off!
Rule #2: Smell Nice!
Wear some deodorant for once! If you have a light cologne or perfume you like to wear, put on a little bit, but not too much. Having a nice smell is very underrated in social situations. Furthermore, if an employer turns up the heat, you don't have to worry about getting all hot and bothered. You will, naturally, smell like roses :)
CONCLUSION
These
International Advertising is not easy and it gets a little tricky due all the many cultural differences and this of course makes a lot of sense, however when you couple that with the language translations well it can get rather tricky indeed, say the top University Professors teaching International Advertising. In fact there are numerous case studies and many dirty little secrets say Advertising Experts.One online advertising writer and experts reminds of a couple of really unfortunate instances; Clairol introduced the "Mist Stick", a curling iron, into German only to find out that "mist" is slang for manure. Not too many people had use for the "manure stick." Then a bottled beverage company really messed up. You see in Italy, a campaign for Schweppes Tonic Water translated the name into Schweppes T
Use a style similar to business letter formatting. Avoid using elaborate headers or multi-column layouts. These kinds of flare DO NOT make you look unique, they make you look unprofessional. If you want to show a bit of your personality, let it peek through in your cover letter. Your resume should serve to provide a structured outline of your qualifications, nothing more. Remember that consistency and simplicity are priorities with your resume. Treat each section the same. Make sure that you use reverse chronological order for all entries. DO NOT prioritize your employment history. Just because something was important to you, does not mean your potential employer will think so. Let them make the decision when reading with no surprises. For instance, you don't want to go from 1997 to 2006, back to 2000. You want to go from 2007 to 2006 to 2005, and so on. No surprises, nothing to hide.
Font: Times, Times New Roman or Georgia
Font Size: 10pt
Margins: 1" on all sides
Tabs: 0.5"
SAMPLE FORMAT
------------------------------------
Jane Boogie
555 Some Street
Great City, US 20817
(212) 555-1212
jboogie@gmail.co
SUMMARY
Six years professional design studio experience. Four years freelance design experience. BA, Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design. Cum laude.
EDUCATION
2007 University of Southern California
BFA, Sculpture, Cum Laude
EXPERIENCE
2006 BCBG
Graphic Designer - May 2005 - Aug 2006
Responsible for xyz. Managed four employees.
AWARDS
2007 ABC Design Award
2006 XYZ Sweetness Award
------------------------------------
HOW TO DRESS FOR A JOB INTERVIEW: ALWAYS OVER DRESS! (Just a little bit)
Rule #1: Dress Nicely!
Set aside an outfit that you know you're comfortable in and makes you feel confident. If the employer does not specify what the dress code is, assume it's BUSINESS CASUAL and plan to dress a little nicer than that!
Women: Wear dark dress pants and either a sweater, blouse or button down dress shirt. NO JEANS! NOTHING REVEALING! Don't even risk it for a first impression. For shoes, knock yourself out. If you like heels, wear heels. If you like flats, wear flats. NO SNEAKERS, no matter how cool they are! Keep the makeup to a minimum, don't overdo it lady!
Men: Wear dark dress pants and a button down dress shirt or stylish, lightweight sweater. NO JEANS! NO POLO SHIRTS! For shoes, wear dress shoes, NOT sneakers OR sandals. Remember, if you wear dark grey or black pants, wear a black belt and black shoes. If you wear dark brown or dark green pants wear a brown belt and brown shoes. Chances are you could care less about this sort of thing, but it DOES MATTER (at least for a first impression)! Please remember to shave at least 3 HOURS BEFORE your interview, just in case you knick yourself or you have sensitive skin and are prone to 'raspberries.'
NOTE: If an employer specifies a very casual dress code, then certainly go with that. Remember to still dress a little bit nicer than you think you should. It always pays off!
Rule #2: Smell Nice!
Wear some deodorant for once! If you have a light cologne or perfume you like to wear, put on a little bit, but not too much. Having a nice smell is very underrated in social situations. Furthermore, if an employer turns up the heat, you don't have to worry about getting all hot and bothered. You will, naturally, smell like roses :)
CONCLUSION
These
The Yellow Pages are an advertising medium that shares many of the strengths of other advertising media while, at the same time, avoids some of its competition's limitations or disadvantages. As such, the Yellow Pages are best used to complement or extend the effects of advertising placed in other media. Like other media, the Yellow Pages permit an advertiser to select a well-defined geographic area, ranging from a neighborhood to an entire metropolitan area. Once the geography is defined, a Yellow Pages ad has permanence; Yellow Pages are kept as a regular reference. In addition, Yellow Pages support your other advertising by providing a convenient way for consumers to contact sources and obtain information on the products or services they desire at the precise time th
Six years professional design studio experience. Four years freelance design experience. BA, Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design. Cum laude.
EDUCATION
2007 University of Southern California
BFA, Sculpture, Cum Laude
EXPERIENCE
2006 BCBG
Graphic Designer - May 2005 - Aug 2006
Responsible for xyz. Managed four employees.
AWARDS
2007 ABC Design Award
2006 XYZ Sweetness Award
------------------------------------
HOW TO DRESS FOR A JOB INTERVIEW: ALWAYS OVER DRESS! (Just a little bit)
Rule #1: Dress Nicely!
Set aside an outfit that you know you're comfortable in and makes you feel confident. If the employer does not specify what the dress code is, assume it's BUSINESS CASUAL and plan to dress a little nicer than that!
Women: Wear dark dress pants and either a sweater, blouse or button down dress shirt. NO JEANS! NOTHING REVEALING! Don't even risk it for a first impression. For shoes, knock yourself out. If you like heels, wear heels. If you like flats, wear flats. NO SNEAKERS, no matter how cool they are! Keep the makeup to a minimum, don't overdo it lady!
Men: Wear dark dress pants and a button down dress shirt or stylish, lightweight sweater. NO JEANS! NO POLO SHIRTS! For shoes, wear dress shoes, NOT sneakers OR sandals. Remember, if you wear dark grey or black pants, wear a black belt and black shoes. If you wear dark brown or dark green pants wear a brown belt and brown shoes. Chances are you could care less about this sort of thing, but it DOES MATTER (at least for a first impression)! Please remember to shave at least 3 HOURS BEFORE your interview, just in case you knick yourself or you have sensitive skin and are prone to 'raspberries.'
NOTE: If an employer specifies a very casual dress code, then certainly go with that. Remember to still dress a little bit nicer than you think you should. It always pays off!
Rule #2: Smell Nice!
Wear some deodorant for once! If you have a light cologne or perfume you like to wear, put on a little bit, but not too much. Having a nice smell is very underrated in social situations. Furthermore, if an employer turns up the heat, you don't have to worry about getting all hot and bothered. You will, naturally, smell like roses :)
CONCLUSION
These
The annual review and analysis of corporate filings for public companies in full swing. Almost invariably, this scrutiny brings with it an outcry concerning the exorbitant levels of executive compensation and the lack of a direct relationship between what some executives made and the financial performance of their companies. In addition to articles that highlight some of the more there are typically investigative reports that identify illegal, or at best, highly questionable activities. Given the propensity of the public and investors to recoil at the issue of excessive executive compensation, it’s no wonder that these two groups have put considerable pressure on regulators to control and/or reduce executive in recent years.Market-Driven With recent regulations and structural changes as the
NOTE: If an employer specifies a very casual dress code, then certainly go with that. Remember to still dress a little bit nicer than you think you should. It always pays off!
Rule #2: Smell Nice!
Wear some deodorant for once! If you have a light cologne or perfume you like to wear, put on a little bit, but not too much. Having a nice smell is very underrated in social situations. Furthermore, if an employer turns up the heat, you don't have to worry about getting all hot and bothered. You will, naturally, smell like roses :)
CONCLUSION
These tips will help you get started in the right direction. Now go put yourself out there! Set up some interviews and even accept a few interviews you know you don't want. Practice makes perfect and the only way to practice is to be under the microscope in a small office with a peculiar HR person asking you questions and telling you the way it is. But, these situations will prepare you for the interview that goes perfectly, where you can't say the wrong thing and feel respected and wanted. In order for that to happen, you have to be prepared and stay persistent.
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