Monday, March 19, 2012

Getting a job



First Impressions: Would you hire someone who looks like they rolled out of bed? Red flag!

It is an extremely tight job market today. This means there are many well qualified people looking for work. So, when preparing for those scarce job interviews, wear nice clothes, brush your teeth, comb or brush your hair, get rid of your chewing gum and outlandish jewelry, turn off your cell phone, bring a pen, sit up straight, and be prepared to hand out clean, grammatically correct copies of your resume.


Worst things to put in your cover letter such as … #8. Wrong Company Name/Wrong Cover Letter. [www.fins.com] 8/9/11


Top 10 ways to blow a job interview … #1. Run late. Even better, run late, and don't call. [www.fins.com] 1/6/11



Body language moves that will ruin an interview like … nodding too much. [finance.yahoo.com] 3/12/12


Dumb things said during job interviews … I locked a mentally ill patient in his room to teach him a lesson … Oh, he was killed in a drug raid … and more. [finance.yahoo.com] 3/16/12

I'd never join a club that would allow a person like me to become a member. --- attributed to Grouch Marx

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