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Strategies to Help Employ in Dealing with Employment and Skill Weaknesses
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Thus covered are some of the main as well as major strategies that can be employed by a job seeker or employment seekers that can be employed or “used” to help you field questions and survive potential damage that may reduce your chances of successful employment or even derail your chances of being awarded employment or even an interview at all. It is often said that by interview screeners that there are two job piles and no shortage whatsoever for candidates for “good jobs”. Pile one is those of interest - everyone else and any “troublemakers” or any spot on their characters or history , even as small as shoplifting , are immediately and even automatically placed in pile number 2 which is nothing more than the garbage or even unceremoniously a trash can.
Everything in life is sales,marketing and communication so to speak. If the whole approach is done in an honest and sincere approach to gain employment and be a productive member of the company , firm or organization’s team this is not misrepresentation or even lying - it is putting the best food forward and in the process even demonstrating your skills, thoroughness , preparation and determination. All very positive traits that not only hard to come by for employers in people they hire but also rather rare.
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UncategorizedTop Job Boards
Monday, November 17th, 2008
. SitePoint Marketplace - SitePoint’s Marketplace may be best known as the web’s premier place to buy and sell web sites, but it also has a great “Looking to Hire” section where you can find plenty of web development, design, and writing jobs.
2. 37signals Job Board - The wild success of the 37signals job board arguably is what sparked the job board craze. It mainly focuses on programming and design jobs, though also attracts some business/executive jobs and copywriting positions. The 37signals job board is syndicated to design magazine A List Apart and to the official Ruby on Rails site, and has a companion gig board for smaller, one-off jobs.
3. CrunchBoard - TechCrunch was one of the first big blogs to add a job board, and has done so with great success. CrunchBoard tends to attract a lot of business/exec and programming jobs.
4. ReadWriteWeb Job Board - Every blog has a slightly different core audience and will attract a different set of employers. There may be some overlap, but you should definitely try to identify which job board’s employers mesh most with the position you’re trying to attain. ReadWriteWeb’s job board tends to attract mostly web development job offers.
5. Ajaxian Job Board - Ajaxian’s is a web developer heavy job board, though it’s not as JavaScript centric as you might guess.
6. Krop - Krop is a huge job board for web design jobs (though you’ll find some copywriting and project management jobs mixed in on occasion), that is syndicated to a long list of great design sites, such as morgueFile, COLOURlovers, and Think Vitamin. The list of syndication sites guarantees that employers will continue to use Krop and it will always have a good selection of jobs for you to choose from.
7. Authentic Jobs - Cameron Moll’s Authentic Jobs is another great graphic design job board that is syndicated to top design sites. Listing partners include 456 Berea Street, IconBuffet, and Subtraction.
8. Ars Technica Job Board - Ars Technica is one of the most widely read tech sites on the Internet. The good news is that means their job board is hopping with great listings, the bad news is that also means the competition is fierce. Ars Technica’s job board is very programming and IT centric.
9. Zend Job Board - Zend operates a job board specifically geared toward PHP programming jobs, and as a result is one of the best places to find PHP-specific work.
10. CenterNetworks Job Board - A year ago CenterNetworks was a web 2.0 blog known mostly by those close to the web 2.0 scene. Now, proprietor Allen Stern has built it into one of the top-tier web 2.0 blogs on the Internet. As a result, the job board has become a great place to find work at web 2.0 companies, especially those in the New York area.
11. Freelance Switch Job Board - If you’re a freelancer looking for design and development gigs, the Freelance Switch job board might be a great place to start.
12. Smashing Magazine Job Board - Over the past two years, Smashing Magazine has risen to become one of the most popular web development blogs on the net. Their job board is this as popular with employers as their site is with readers, and there is a steady stream of programming and design jobs posted there.
13. Boxes and Arrows Job Board - Monthly web development magazine Boxes and Arrows operates a popular job board that attracts a lot of UX and design listings.
14. Coroflot Jobs - Designer portfolio site Coroflot runs a popular job board for design, art, and advertising jobs. About 15 new jobs are added every day to the site, so check back daily.
15. MetaFilter Job Board - News site MetaFilter also operates a job board. It’s a fairly eclectic mix of listings, but generally attracts mostly web development want ads.
16. Fresh Web Jobs - A job board for web development jobs, the site offers a bookmarklet for job seekers allowing them to save jobs from other sites and job boards to their account on Fresh Web Jobs.
17. Social Media Jobs - This is possibly the best place to look for jobs in the new fields of social media and online community management.
18. Slashdot Job Board - Slashdot’s job board was slapped onto the site as an afterthought, so it doesn’t get as many listings as you might think a site of that size would. Because of the street cred that Slashdot has, however, it does attract a handful of top-quality IT and programming jobs.
19. SearchWebJobs.com - A whole bevy of CSS gallery sites syndicate jobs listed on SearchWebJobs.com, which makes it a great place to find web design work.
20) For the Winnipeg Manitoba Area Winnipeg Job Shop Winnipeg Job Bank
21) For the Alberta areas Alberta Job Bank Alberta Job Shop
22. ProBlogger Job Board - There is no better place to find paid blogging jobs than the ProBlogger job board.
Formulating Your Replies and Responses to Interview Questions
Monday, November 17th, 2008
When formulating your response and responses to interviews and interviewer’s questions some general guidelines and even rules to abide by are in order:
1) Choose shortcomings that are not severe or at least too severe in outcome and outcomes and that will prove least damaging to your potential candidacy as an employment or even interview process candidate
2) Pick those weaknesses that are the least-related to performance of key areas of your job or chosen area of performance . For example if you wish employment as an installation tech person it is best not to point out previous experiences as a b & e artist
3) Select areas where you have already demonstrated improvement, demonstrating your abject willingness as well as motivation and motivations to improve
4) Pick weaknesses , that if viewed differently may also be seen as good and even major strengths ( for example being too detailed could also be seen as being thorough and accurate - a very good trait for a computer repair person diagnostician or air traffic controller). Similarly stubbornness could be seen as stick to it ness or persistence good in many traits.
5) Avoid stating your weaknesses in “absolute” and rigid terms- although it is always a wise idea and even best to leave some doubt that by showing others may perceive it differently ( even as an asset or strength_ It is a management failing of many that they come with a basis of all or nothing approach to work and management - “I am the boss” and that you have to keep the troops down lest you be seen as weak. After all it is pathologically reasoned - everyone is after my job.
Lastly if possible , qualify the weakness in context of your overall performance that is state that although an area for improvement of slated for improvements has not had a significant impact on overall job performance measures.
Job Seekers : Think Outside the Box
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Many job posting sites , listings and even newspaper or craig’s list ads and postings are readily visible on the internet - as most current job seekers know well. The amazing part is that some still cling only to new technology and technologies . Its as if the Winnipeg Sun, Winnipeg Free Press and the Globe and Mail are their only sources whatsoever. There are nothing wrong with using these sources as a source of leads. They serve as a good starting point for your job search and searches. However to use these sources as your only source an list of jobs is to severly limit yourself in options and results. As Shaun Stephens use to note “step out of the box”. The only problem is that Shaun had no idea whatsoever what this meant and as well how the term was originated.
The term “step” or “think out of the box” came from a parlor game that was played by a management consultant team in the 1960’s. A puzzle on paper was presented to management types at various major corporations ( who the consultants were trying to woo or some say con). The puzzle was to be solved on paper. At some point in time the victim would admit he could not complete the full task. The consultant would point out that all that had to be done was to join the dots outside the boxed delineated area. This was “outside the box” . The victim had mistakenly assumed the rules that he could only the points in the boxed in area. Thus to solve the puzzle one had to “think outside of the box”. It could be looked at as a matter of simple things for simple minds. Or a simple parlor game .
The moral of the story is that you have to think “outside the box” and use other sources - not only the older , well known sources that were used previously like newspaper ads only. To do so is to limit yourself in your job employment as well as ulitmate career searches.
Your Job Search - Knowing Where to Poke Around
Monday, November 10th, 2008
It used to be the vast majority of help-wanted ads it seems are published in the classified sections of large circulation newspapers - particularly on the larger Sunday editions of those newspapers. It seemed that most people read want ads when they had time on the weekend. But if you think about it would people off of work employers be reading at home “on their own time” business materials.
Currently most ads are placed online on employment boards , services and the like. Its easy to publish. Advanced features and ad enhancements are the norm . Most people have access now to the internet. There is no cost to them to read these ads and they can be read at any time without costs. Not enough the costs of gas to travel to the neighborhood convenience store to purchase the paper.
The key is to always be on the prowl . Check sources , recheck and go back and check yet again.
The early bird gets the worm . Who knows with the likes of computers and computer publishing when that job you are looking for pops out of the employment ad que of the posting system or systems.
In addition to the regular sites there are other avenue in which job postings may be and jobs and employment career fields be researched. These are company websites , a fuller range of online career sites than your normally go to. Step out of the majors. Look for niche job posting boards. They may be geographic in nature. They may be trade or industry related. For example for a job posting for a prison guard you might look at the Correctional Service of Canada. If its a government job you might look after various governernment job posting sites.
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
Answering want ads or posts listed on the internet for example Winnipeg Job Shark is not like playing the lottery . You do not increase your chances of “winning” ( that is by converting your response to a want ad or a job posted on an internet job posting site in Alberta . Big money on the oilfields of Alberta be it near Fort Mc Murray Alberta , Edmonton or Calgary. It can be said that you best increase your chances of winning by focusing continually and repeatedly on the fundamentals.
- Concentrate on those publications and online websites that are more than likely and most likely to yield job employment openings keyed to your job targets.
- Take a disciplined, prioritized approach to determine which ads to specifically respond to. Job hunting may seen as a numbers game. Sure its numbers to some degree but at the end of the day its the specific targets in your search that are important and rank to you. A job is not a job that you will like and enjoy. You wish to looking at certain jobs within your training category , in suitable progressive firms and organizations that will pay you a decent wage to your needs if not more.
- Lastly customize your process to enhance and improve your chances of surviving the initial screening processes. Go get them.
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Job Career Networking in the Employment Fields
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
Imagine the or a scenario such as this occurrence - suppose that you have never heard of the type or kind of job that you really would like to find. Then one morning you wake up and found out that you won the Lotto Canada jackpot. You go to that moron boss kirk and tell him “shove off …. get lost”.
This would now mean that if you wanted to work - even for fun that you could well pick and choose - both with your time and the job or career of your dreams. No pressure no urgency.
In the same way networking is like that. Keep at , put in time at your present place of employment while you have others find your dream job for you so to speak. Networking for a new job or career is like that. It is basic management skills on the job site - to have others do your job for you gladly and with enjoyment. Management 101.
Open a Restaurant in Today’s Business Climate ?
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
The market is always there - there is always a hungry mouth to feed or is willing to pay for a meal. Still running a restaurant is hard work as well as lots of hours. It seems now that it is even tougher and harder as restaurateurs are feeling the pinch in their pocketbooks as a slowing economy and rising costs have bit in. Food prices for ingredients are way up - that is no secret to anyone who has recently shopped at any supermarket. Yet many restaurant customers resist price increases regarding any price hikes as unwarranted and unjustified. I paid this amount last year, it should not be any different or more. The other option is to reduce portions or levels or service. However in the long run or even the shorter run this could be downright disastrous for any restaurant. Once a reputation in the food service, or basically any business, it is next to impossible to restore.
The option for others is to open a franchise. By opening a franchise you are basically buying a reputation as well as proven system for running the shop , training and hiring staff. It can be argued that it better to have someone work out the bugs - do the homework and be able to purchase supplies in bulk. Yet you are stuck with some else’s ideas of how to run your own business and with what. More chance or surviving but will you ever prosper or in essence bought yourself a job with your hard earned capital.
Apprenticeships to Expand Your Career Path
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
What is an apprenticeship ? Apprenticeship is a form of post secondary education , so to speak , like university or college - but in the real world. It can even be said that in some areas of the world - like Britain or the U.K. , training that would be in advanced university training is there done to a great degree , under the specific eyes of a trained practitioner in this case another M.D. or in the U.K. called a M.B. .
The advantage is that while you have to save ahead of time to go to university or college and as well work along the way - in an apprenticeship program you are paid as well for the work that you are doing - which softens the blow to a great degree.
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