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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Job Hunting Tips - BestLogic Staffing
- Network! Think of the people you know -- relatives, friends, professors, classmates, co-workers at summer jobs, and others. Make more of an effort to meet with people, and use these conversations to ask their advice, to make them aware of your job search, to learn more about their jobs or their organizations, and to get the names of others who might be useful in your job search.
- Target your Résumé. Make sure your résumé is targeted to the employers who receive it. Make sure your résumé is easy to read and the most important details stand out. Make more than one résumé if you are applying to more than one industry.
- Be prepared. You should have a copy of your résumé at all times. It is also a good idea to have fresh copies of your résumé prepared in case you are called to an interview at the last minute.
- Create a contact database. Write down all the employers you contact, the date you sent your résumé, any contact made, people you talk to, and notes about those contacts. Keep a notepad with you at all times -- take notes as soon as you hear about an opportunity or when you leave an interview. Get into the habit of updating your database daily.
- Make a "to do" list every day. This will help you organize your list of priorities and keep you focused on finding that perfect job.
- Try the buddy system. Link up with a friend who is also job hunting. Arrange to speak weekly and report on accomplishments, best practices, and future plans.
- Learn how to talk about yourself. Throughout your job search you will speak with many people at different levels. You must be comfortable having conversations about yourself with other people. Keep in mind that you never know who may end up being useful to your job hunt.
- Prepare an elevator speech. You never know who you'll meet in an elevator, in line at the coffee shop, or on the street. Know what your skills are and how to communicate them. You should be able to tell prospective employers and others you meet what you can offer. You should also be able to talk about how your skills relate to the industries that interest you.
- Find out all there is about employers in your field. Remain current on any issues or developments in the field, read trade journals or professional publications, and read the newspaper. It is extremely impressive during an interview if you know about the latest merger or coup in the industry.
- Practice for each interview. Practice is key to interviewing well. Friends, relatives, and career services counselors can help you formulate strong answers to questions you might not anticipate.
- Follow-up with leads immediately. If you find out about a position late in the day, call right then. Don't wait until the next day.
- Stay confident. Job hunting takes time and energy. Remain confident, but prepare yourself for challenges ahead. Don't get disgruntled if you are still looking for a job and it seems like everyone you know has an offer. Most students find their jobs after graduation.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Economy - Items to Note & GDP
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Tech sector layoffs fell dramatically in 2011
By Allison Linn (Source:http://bottomline.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/23/10216778-tech-sector-layoffs-fell-dramatically-in-2011)
If you work in the technology sector, good news: You’re chances of losing your job fell dramatically last year.
Challenger, Gray & Christmas said Monday that computer, electronics and telecommunications firms announced 37,038 planned job cuts in 2011, the lowest level since the company started keeping tabs on such cuts in 1997.
That’s a 79 percent drop from 2009, when layoffs in the tech sector hit a peak of 174,629. It’s also a 21 percent drop from 2010, the outplacement firm said.
In total, U.S. companies across all industries announced 606,082 layoffs in 2011, up 14 percent from the year before.
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Challenger, Gray only counts layoffs that companies announce publicly, so it’s possible some companies are quietly cutting staff.
It also offered one other caveat: Tech-sector layoffs surged in the second half of 2011, which could portend an uptick in layoffs this year.
Still, Challenger, Gray is predicting that the technology sector will continue to grow in 2012. It notes that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, computer and electronic manufacturing companies saw a net gain in jobs in 2011, for a total of about 1.12 million.
In general, the economy has been slowly adding jobs each month as the country works to recover from the Great Recession.
The technology industry has long been a hub of both good and bad employment news. While some IT workers have had their jobs outsourced to cheaper overseas locales, other computer scientists and engineers have found their skills to be in high demand.
The earnings season hasn’t offered clear guidance on where tech firms are headed. Google surprised Wall Street last week with a rare earnings miss, for example, while computing giant IBM beat its earnings estimates for the quarter.
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