Internships Although internships are most associated with students, they are also good means for people to get into a new industry (keeping pride locked in a box in some remote place).
Internships ma...
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Volunteering Whether you are a fresh graduate or an experienced professional, the standard advice is to never work for free. You can volunteer your time or work as an intern only when it is for greater public good...
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Ah, career counselors! The people who are paid by other people to help us through an assortment of career problems and choices, mostly early on in our life.
Cooperate with the counselor. ...
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What is an in-tray exercise?
It is a business simulation to see how well you are suited to a particular role, and is usually part of an assessment test, where you play an employee who has to deal w...
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With personality tests,- the big idea is that it is possible to quantify your personality by asking you about your feelings, thoughts and behavior. You will be presented with statements describing var...
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Companies (mostly in the technical industries) make candidates sit for placements tests to 1. Test their knowledge of their niche and 2. To see how well they can reason. Never mind that studies have s...
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We use psychometric tests to help with career guidance and counseling, and Employers use psychometric tests help make selection decisions. Studies have consistently shown that psychometric tests are n...
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Resume Leave that phrase “To Whom it May Concern” out of your cover letter. Now.
- Anonymous
Consider the cover letter as the third page of your resume, actually page 1 ...
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Resume Why is everyone so worked up about the screeners?
Keywords, people. Keywords. Make sure your resume contain all the relevant keywords (skills) and phrases (e.g. summaries of your achievements in pr...
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Resume A recent eye-tracking (how we scan a page, typically left to right in 'F' or 'Z' pattern) study of recruiter behavior (done by TheLadders) found that recruiters spent an average of 6 s...