Monday, August 10th, 2009 - Interview Questions, career transition, employment, interview, interview techniques, job interview, job search, professionalism, tutorial

Tough Interview Questions Bob McIntosh, a career coach, asks: Why do people lose their wits at an interview? People who otherwise appear confident and accomplished, sometimes fall down at an interview. Why? In answer: Often, simply because they have not accepted the situation as one where pressure will be applied, and secondly are inexperienced in [...]

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Monday, June 29th, 2009 - CV Tips, How to Write a CV, Professional CV, career change, career management, cv writing, how to make a cv, professionalism, tutorial

Senior job title Daniel, a Chief Software architect, asks: I was having a debate with my divisional director, about adding the word senior to a job title. He questioned the value, concluding that it doesn’t mean anything any more. I prefer a title of Chief Architect, what do you think? In answer: My most common [...]

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Friday, May 29th, 2009 - career change, career coaching, career management, employment, job offers, tutorial

Job Offers photo credit: pheezy Charmaine asks: I have received a better job offer from one company after starting a new job in another company. What is the best way to handle this? In answer: It used to happen a great deal before the current economy, and still does for some people, but the two [...]

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