A survey of 300 people involved in the hiring process at their company shows how your social media presence increasingly affects the decision making process before you even get to an interview. Explore more visuals like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.
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Most careers experts will tell you to never reveal your salary requirements in an interview or when responding to an ad. Like a lot of career advice, this is fine in theory but almost impossible in practice. When the job posting states that you must give your salary requirements, or when the interviewer asks you
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If you are considering a career change then listen to these thought provoking words from British born philosopher Alan Watts. “What would you like to do if money were no object? How would you really enjoy spending your life?”
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You don’t learn to walk by following rules. You learn by doing, and by falling over.
As an artist, my ears always prick up when I hear someone saying ‘just do what you love.’ It’s lovely to think that I could spend my life drawing and painting and make a good living at it. You probably have a similar passion or talent that you’d love to pursue if only you didn’t
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Some good tips from young designer Dustin Pearce who shares his experiences on the transition between graduation and career. 1. Get a part time job after graduation while looking for a real job. It will not only give you more money in the bank but will give your day to day a little bit more
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Your LinkedIn summary is one of the most important elements of your profile. LinkedIn gives you 2,000 characters (including spaces) to summarize your background and, besides your headline, your summary is the first thing people see. That means that many recruiters, hiring managers and potential business contacts will read this section even if they don’t
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The most important part of your LinkedIn profile may be the headline (learn more here) but a very close second is the summary section. This is the first thing people see when they click through to your page and it\’s vital that it makes a stellar first impression on recruiters and hiring managers. I’ve been
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If you worry and stress about interviews, it helps to look at it from the other side of the desk. I have been an interviewer many, many times in my life and I can tell you that we’re nowhere near as frightening as you might think. There are two things to keep in mind that
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