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Dream Job: Myth Or Potential Reality?

Posted by Yo on Oct 10, 2011

We often define a dream job as work that would not feel as work, finding our career bliss being the ultimate professional and personal pursuit. But when it comes to identifying what propels us toward thinking or knowing there is something much more substantial and rewarding out there, is it job dissatisfaction that guides our search...

Had A Successful Interview? What To Expect From An Assessment Centre Day

Posted by Yo on Oct 10, 2011

Some employers adopt a straight forward recruitment process: you formally meet the prospective employer, answer and ask few questions and by the end of the day or the interviewing schedule, you find out whether or not you are hired. Other employers adopt a candidate selection process that involves an initial screening interview followed...

Frustrated Over A Promotion You Did Not Get? CareerBuilder Tells You Why You Might Have Missed Your Chance

Posted by Yo on Oct 10, 2011

Overlooked for that promotion yet again? CareerBuilder conducted an online survey of 2,878 hiring managers inquiring “Which personal attributes would make an employee less appealing for a promotion?” Here are the top reasons sited in the study that might explain your lack of career progression success: Piercings — 37 percent Bad breath...

Emotional Ties: Changing Your Beliefs About Your Career [Post At Fernando Tarnogol]

Posted by Yo on Oct 10, 2011

By definition a career is a persistent delivery of services that reinforce our values and beliefs about our abilities and aspirations. But, whether trained in a specific specialist area or endeavor on the job market in a less conservative or conventional way, our views of self and others could account for career success or failure...

Alexandra Levit Is Busting The Business Success Myths

Posted by Yo on Oct 5, 2011

Alexandra Levit, business and workplace author, speaker and consultant, featured in The New York Times, abc News, CNBC, npr, Glamour, Fox News, Fortune, USA Today and Cosmopolitan has just released her new book Blind Spots: The 10 Business Myths You Can’t Afford to Believe on Your New Path to Success. A carefully researched book...