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		<title>Build Your Career in Another Field</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The end of the semester is fast approaching for many college seniors. Even though you may be caught up in campus life, the professional world is just around the bend. Here are a few ways on how to get into a “real world” mentality to make the transition a tad bit easier. Think about what [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The end of the semester is fast approaching for many college seniors. Even though you may be caught up in campus life, the professional world is just around the bend. Here are a few ways on how to get into a “real world” mentality to make the transition a tad bit easier.</p>
<p>Think about what you want to do. You have been studying a particular field for around four years, but that doesn’t mean you will—or will want to—automatically enter it. If you know that you want to pursue something else upon graduation, there is nothing wrong with not going into the field you studied. In fact, you’ll do better off knowing this from the get-go so you can build your career in another field. Regardless of what you want to do, learn about your options. Examine what you want your ideal day to be like. What kinds of jobs are available in your industry and in the region you want to work in?</p>
<p>It may sound silly but most new grads are on autopilot and, understandably, enter the working world taking whatever job they can get. But you want to build a career now that you have your degree; not just get a job. Put some thought into the direction you want to take. While you are on campus and have the resources, talk to the pros at your Career Services office and get tips for writing a resume, and feedback from people who know all about them.</p>
<p>Compiling a resume is often overwhelming for soon-to-be grads because they feel like there’s nothing to fill up an entire page. But if you really assess your skill set and look at the latest resume-writing trends, you can come up with a powerful resume that will get you the job.</p>
<p>    .Reference resource: <a href="http://studentbranding.com/getting-into-a-real-world-mentality/">Click Here</a>.</p>
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		<title>Essential Interviewing Skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 07:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stewards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recruiting new employees can be an easy task for most of the managers because they think that they are good at interviewing. However, many human resource practitioners find that it is not easy to do the recruitment well. Many reports have shown that interviewers fail in their tasks over and over again because they make [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Recruiting new employees can be an easy task for most of the managers because they think that they are good at interviewing. However, many human resource practitioners find that it is not easy to do the recruitment well. Many reports have shown that interviewers fail in their tasks over and over again because they make up their minds too early and they get the wrong candidates. They fail to collect all the relevant information about the job applicants. As a result, they can&#8217;t evaluate the applicants in a systematic manner.  To be frank, conducting interviews is still considered the most common method of selecting new staff. Hence, being a responsible manager, you should learn some useful interviewing skills so that you are able to identify the right people to be placed at the right place.</p>
<p>Before you start conducting the interview, you should do some necessary preparation first. You must make sure that you have the job descriptions on hand. You need to know the duties and responsibilities of the job positions clearly before you meet the candidates. You are reminded to go through the application forms of the job applicants thoroughly so that you know what to ask when you meet up with them face to face. If you are new in conducting interview, I would highly recommend you to list all the general questions before the interview sessions. Being a recruiter, you need to be well-prepared. The candidates may have bad impression on you if they find out that you are inexperienced.</p>
<p>When you start conducting the interview, you have to make the session organized. You should ask the questions according to the right sequence. You are advised to brief the candidates about the job descriptions and the background of the organization. At the same time, it is important for you to draw out the candidates&#8217; career biography, i.e. past, present and future. You need to capture the job applicants&#8217; attention. The rationale of doing so is to &#8220;convince&#8221; the talents to work with you and your organization. In order to evaluate the candidates in an effective manner, you are suggested to ask more open-ended questions. Let the candidates provide you the information you need.</p>
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		<title>Interviewing for Retail Management Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 07:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Philips</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Management Jobs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the first questions they ask you, will usually be about why you believe that you are interested in retail. Many interviewees take that question to mean that they&#8217;re being asked about why they like retail management. The question is intended for your interest in the retail sphere as a whole. Certainly, working in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the first questions they ask you, will usually be about why you believe that you are interested in retail. Many interviewees take that question to mean that they&#8217;re being asked about why they like retail management. The question is intended for your interest in the retail sphere as a whole. Certainly, working in retail can be hard; but what they were looking for is an explanation to do with how you thrive under pressure, how working in the consumer-targeted industry gets your blood pumping and so on.</p>
<p>And then of course comes the questions to do with retail management jobs in particular. One of the most common questions they start out on is to ask you about the kind of responsibilities you expect you will be comfortable with at a new job. A good way to go about ensuring this question gets a good answer would be to use a little prior research. Looking through the websites of the several retail businesses, you&#8217;ll be able to find out something about the kind of responsibilities store management goes with. Use the kind of responsibilities you find there in mind when you answer a question such as this. At a small retailer though, your responsibilities should in general extend far beyond what a manager by rights should be charged with. But this goes with the turf, and you need to answer that you will be comfortable indeed with putting in the hours to help around to get anything done that needs doing at the moment. That&#8217;s the answer they expect.</p>
<p>One of the most important parts of retail management jobs has to do with coming up with a policy to deal with customer and employee disputes. And your ability to deal with disputes is very likely to be part of your interview. Be sure you&#8217;re prepared to answer competently. With employees, you do wish to keep on the right side of the law and not discriminate in any way. With customers, you need to be completely familiar with the company&#8217;s customer service policies before you step in the interview. It shows that you&#8217;re committed, and it makes an impression.</p>
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		<title>Interviewing Cleaning Applicants</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Stewards</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There will come a time in your house cleaning business when you cannot handle everything on your own and you will have to start hiring people to help you out. May it be your cleaning crew, staff, or office personnel &#8211; but you will still need all the extra hands that you can afford. It [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There will come a time in your house cleaning business when you cannot handle everything on your own and you will have to start hiring people to help you out. May it be your cleaning crew, staff, or office personnel &#8211; but you will still need all the extra hands that you can afford. It is a given that you know how to run a cleaning business. However, the people that you hire may or may not have the same set of standards as you do, so always expect that you will be training these newly hired individuals. However, it is not the skills that you will be focusing on during the interview; it will be the entire &#8220;package&#8221; &#8211; everything that makes up the person.</p>
<p>Attitude is one of the first things that you should take note of when interviewing an applicant. This part of an individual&#8217;s personality is important, and it does affect your business in more than one way. More cleaning business opportunities come when clients like you. So if your cleaning crew play their parts right, you can expect a lot of opportunities for your business to grow. Attitude is a broad and general word. So basically during the interview you can take note of how the applicant behaves, how they respond to certain questions, and how they act in general. With questions on how to deal a certain situation do take note of their answers because it is a window to their attitude. Attitude is very important because they deal with people &#8211; your clients as they do their job. Also, even just among employees, it is a big factor too. So always remember that skills and expertise are not everything. Being able to work harmoniously with other people is just as important too.</p>
<p>Whatever line of business one may be in, courtesy, respectfulness, good manners, and so on, are very much what is expected. Cleaning business opportunities may decrease if your crew or personnel are rude or mean. Even if they are courteous to the client but if they, among themselves, are rude or disrespectful, the client will not like to have them again in their homes or offices. So do take note of how they answer &#8212; words and especially the tone. In any business, not just the house cleaning business, a person should look neat and pleasant. If you need to dress up accordingly to look professional, like you do know how to run a cleaning business, your crew should also look professional. So basically only 50% of the interview is judged through the answers given, the other half is on personality and other traits.</p>
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