Tag: Job search
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Job Seeker Tip #347-Passion Matters
I have been thinking about interviewing lately. I was telling a group I spoke to earlier in the week about the importance of finding people that are “sold out” on the culture and the organization. It never ceases to amaze me that some people still fail to prepare adequately for their interviews. No, I’m not…
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How to Read a Resume for Culture Fit
Have you ever wondered how to read a resume to get the best understanding of the candidate’s fit for the job? What’s the most important part to focus on? Is it the objective? Is it where you went to school? Maybe it’s your last employer? Google’s staffing director discusses how to read a resume It’s…
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Corporate Culture-Values, Beliefs, and… Job Applications?
When you’re trying to learn about an organization’s corporate culture, values, and  beliefs, you need to pay attention to the available information to get a good feel for it. One of my friends is looking at applying to a local private Christian school, and I went to their website to print the application for him…
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Insights from my second day on the job
So, if you haven’t heard, I just started a new HR job yesterday (woohoo!). I was reading this great post on MonsterThinking today during lunch and realized how true it was. In the video below I talk about some of the drivers of employee engagement and the stark contrast between my last job and my…
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Jobs in human resources management (My HR Career #3)
The two previous parts in this series dealt with HR careers and how to get a job in HR and human resource career opportunities. Today I will talk about my own move into a new human resources management job (yippee!). :-) My time in my first HR job taught me a lot about what I…
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Human resource career opportunities (My HR career #2)
In a recent post I talked about HR careers and how to get a job in HR. Today I’ll cover career opportunities for those in human resource jobs, specifically how to create career growth opportunities from within your job. How I grew my career opportunities I’ll go ahead and admit it: my first HR job…
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HR careers: How to get a job in HR
If you’re trying to find out how to get a job in HR, you’ve come to the right place. It might surprise you, but I’ve only been in HR for about a year and a half at this point. I kicked off my HR career back in April 2009, and I’m amazed to see how…