Got a Pink Slip in UAE? Here is what to do next!
UAE expatriates who find themselves out of a job, thanks to the financial crisis, have a number of tough choices to make in the initial few days post-redundancy. Top of the list is sorting out finances, including negotiating with banks over debt repayments and loans. And with residency linked to the
Top Ten Tips for Success in The Job Interview
1. Arrive on time, but not too early: If you are invited to an interview for 9am say, arrive between 8.45 and 9am, no earlier. You might inconvenience the staff who are meeting you: it’s just as stressful preparing to interview candidates as being interviewed yourself! So if you arrive early walk ar
Eight Tips To Recession Proof Your PR Career
With the world slowing turning into recession, companies cutting costs and unemployment rising, it is quite difficult to sustain a career. However, as BurrellesLuce notes, PR Industry still has the potential to see through recession. Here are eight tips offered to recession proof your PR Career: 1.
First Impressions: Surviving the Crucial First Ten Minutes of Interview
Many executives form their hiring opinion within 10 minutes of meeting you. What you do before and during those first minutes determines how everything that follows is received.
Confidential Job Search Tips for Stealth Job Hunting
When you don’t want your current employer to find out that you are job hunting, there are steps you can take to keep your job search confidential. The last thing you need to have happen when job searching is for your employer to accidentally find out that you’re looking for a new job. It could ̷
Top Tips and Strategies for Successful Interview
You have just landed an interview for a seemingly wonderful job! Now what? Successful interviewing will be essential in order for you to lock in an offer. Here are some tips and strategies for effective interviewing from preparation through follow up. Company Research: Research should always be your
5 Tips on Landing a Job After 50
After 45 years of age, people start finding it difficult to get on new jobs and be recruited in new companies. Once the 50 mark is hit, the possibility of gaining a good position for a standard employee seems nearly impossible. Which is why most of the people try to settle down before they become &#
How to Explain an Employment Gap on Your CV (Without Making It Worse)
An employment gap on your CV does not disqualify you. Here is how to handle it honestly in formatting, what to include, and how to avoid the mistakes that make gaps look worse than they are.
How Networking Leads To Job Referrals
Networking is the best way to find a job, and it’s easier than you think. Your best reference are the people who like you and can endorse your abilities. An architect I’ve known for many years called me up the other day to meet with him, a builder, and two other architects for an afternoon … R
Move The Job Search Forward By Approaching It Backward
If you saw the “handwriting on the wall,” or received a pink slip and were let go, would you be able to think in a rational manner? Many people respond emotionally and jump the gun without clearly thinking about the result of their actions and its long-term affects on their job search. How to move &
Do you know What Employers Want?
Employers evaluate every candidate against four core questions — know what they are and you will walk into every interview with a clear competitive advantage.
How To Get a Job in 21 Words
Getting a job comes down to answering one question better than every other candidate — here is the simple framework that makes the whole process clear.