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It's all about social network these days, and Facebook, one of the most popular social networking website has been used for many promotional and advertising purposes, and lately there are talks of Facebook being beneficial for recruitment.

This article talks about Can Facebook improve your job search and can give you an insight to what and what not to expect.

Just be careful. These social networking sites are great most of the time, but use wrongly can get you into a lot of trouble!

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It's not what you know...

February 9th 2010 02:33

Reading through the many criterias that come with job descriptions and I often wonder if there are actually people out there who is actually 'extremely capable' of all the applications, technology, methodology and theories that are listed with some of the job ads.

There may be, yes. But that doesn't mean you don't stand a chance if you didn't know one of the listed abilities.

The old saying - it's not what you know, but often it's how you know. Employers not only look for those who can do the job, but also those who have the potential to pick up new things quickly.

More and more employers are looking at a more long term approach, as technology and metholodies are now evloving faster in the modern day. Sometimes, showing potential of curiosity and learning can also gain you brownie points in the job searching process.

Show that you are open to new ideas, have the ability to adapt to new environments and willingness to learn is just as good as being an expert on something.

Of course - it is also important to observe the actual wording of the old saying: It's who you know. Networking is an extremely important part of anyone's career. This is especially important during job search and while dealing with hiring agents. Sometimes networking with a good agent can be beneficial even if you don't get the job you originally applied for. Agents do keep records up to 6 months and if you make an impression they'll think of you first when a relevant job comes along.

Good luck!

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Preparing for the questions to ensure interview success

January 11th 2010 23:55

One of the few things I learnt from my job hunting this time round is to thoroughly prepare for the interviews. I got a little confident in the beginning, didn't really think about what I should say and what they might ask and so on the day of the interview, I end up being nervous and ended up not being able to present my confident self to the employers.

I am ok with questions with facts such as "Why did you leave your last job" and "Why do you want to be in this industry" however it's the probing questions that most people have trouble with:
"Tell me about an experience you've had that required delicate attention and how you've overcome it"
or something more abstract like:
"What animal would you like to be for a day and why"

It helps to write down all possible questions and prepare answers for them, ask a friend or two who recently have been to job interviews or work in the recruitment field and ask them what they have been asked, you'll find most employers in similar industries usually use the same method and ask very similar questions, so knowing your answers beforehand can certainly boost that confidence on the day.

Here are some advice on the tricky questions and how to prepare for them:
How to answer tricky questions - My Career

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Picking the jobs

January 7th 2010 02:09

What do you prefer? A job that pays well but boring as hell, or a job that pays around half of the first job but is a lot more interesting and you have a lot of fun doing it?

I have started the new job which I found before christmas, and am very happy that it is paying double than what I was getting as a travel agent

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Good news comes in chunks. Should have known...

December 25th 2009 08:48

So after all these months of nothing, once I get an offer I took it straight away.

And then what happens? Another job I actually wanted more, called to offer me the role, and then since then, there has been invitations to interviews with every one else that I've applied for about the same time

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Got the job!

December 18th 2009 11:51

It's funny how things work out. A couple of weeks ago it was rejections all the way, and in the past week I was invited to attend 3 interviews and today, I received a call from one of them offering me the job!

Yay to me! LOL

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Reference checks

December 16th 2009 09:45

Yesterday afternoon I attended an interview for another potential role I had applied for back in October. It took them a while to get back to me, but I am glad they did, because today, I got a call from HR asking me if they could check my references!!

Usually when it gets to this stage it's a good thing. Even though no official offers has been made but they wouldn't be wasting their time checking references if they didnt think you were a good candidate for them

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I quit

December 12th 2009 10:53

It's been a roller coaster ride, and a very rocky month... I've finally made a decision.

I QUIT

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After the second round...

November 25th 2009 04:39

.... all is still not clear.

I went for my second round of the recruitment process today. It wasn't an interview, rather a standard professional assessment test every candidate for every position must take to join this company

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It's not yet all bad news

November 21st 2009 21:34

Remember that job interview?

Well, the interview went well. I thought so at least. The hiring manager was positive that I was going to be among the last selection of candidate to go through to the next round to meet the Managing Director. She said she would call the next day

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