Monday, February 9th, 2009 - job application, qualifications

Qualifications Check Jordan asks: Do employers always check if you have taken gcse’s when they requested you need them in there advert? I’m 19 years old and didn’t take my GCSE’s in high school. I have an interview for an apprenticeship in a few days that I have had my heart set on, but the [...]

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Sunday, December 14th, 2008 - credit crunch, economics, employment, qualifications, sunday thoughts

There are many economists and financial watchers now calling the bottom of the market, including Anthony Bolton in the Sunday Times. This many come as a surprise to many, particularly when both the North American and European markets have announced their most drastic jobs cuts in decades, and many individuals are facing up to the [...]

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Monday, October 27th, 2008 - career coaching, career management, cv help, cv writing, degree, education, qualifications

MBA equivalent photo credit: Maria Keays strong>Russell asks: How do you present “MBA-equivalent training and experience” on a resume? I don’t have an MBA or graduate degree, but I do have formal and informal education plus work experience that compares very favorably to MBAs from top schools and even PhD (so I have been told [...]

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Monday, October 13th, 2008 - cv writing, job application, job interview, job search, qualifications

Job Application: Mensa membership Richard asks: I was just asked why my Mensa membership appears neither in my resume nor my Linkedin profile. I have always taken the view my qualification for Mensa is about my natural gifts, whereas my resume, etc., are about what I have achieved. Am I wrong? Are you impressed by [...]

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Tuesday, September 9th, 2008 - job application, project management, qualifications

Rani asks: How valuable will be PRINCE2 certification if PMP certification has already been acquired from PMI? In answer: A great technical question, the answer to which is – depends! Also for the non-project managers, Prince2 is a process, where as PMP is a professional level recognition. PMP and the PMI is not as well [...]

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