Job Seeking Advices

5 Ways Candidates Disqualify Themselves

Bessie C. Munoz — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:18:31 +0000

Its hard enough to qualify for jobs today, when youre competing against 1,000 average applicants.

Why make it even tougher on yourself?

Youd be surprised that many candidates disqualify themselves. Of course this isnt on purpose, but candidates disqualify themselves because of obsolete job search habits or simple mistakes.

Just about every candidate says Id never do that, but youd be surprised what a high percentage of candidates are making these errors.

Take a close look at your resume and the jobs youre applying for, to see how many of these deal-killing job search mistakes youre making:

Dont meet all the listed requirements: When youre competing with 1,000 average competitors, the hiring manager will find plenty of applicants that meet all of the listed requirements.

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Walking the Thin Line Between a Great Result and a Lie

Patricia R. Kivett — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:31:18 +0000

Dear Dora,

My PI often overstates my results when he presents my work in talks. How do I know if its just a little bit of hype versus being a lie, or even worse unethical?

- TJ, grad student

Dear TJ,

Many PI’s are very passionate about their research, and they get even more excited when their students get positive results. In most scientific talks, however, the speakers are very careful of how they phrase their conclusions. F

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The Foundations of the U.S. Judiciary

Brian O. Brown — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:02:41 +0000

Eugene Meyer, Nelson Lund

This is a manifesto — a Tea Party manifesto — calling for a restoration of the judiciary to its original and proper place in our constitutional system.

IATA warns EU to work on safeguarding aviation jobs

Bessie C. Munoz — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:07:35 +0000

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appealed to the European Union to focus on building a competitive global aviation sector, in order to safeguard the thousands of aviation jobs it sustains across the continent.

The Director-General of the IATA, Tony Tyler made the appeal with specific reference to the EU’s emissions trading scheme and its reception around the world.

“At this critical time for European economies it is important that policies focus on measures that support economic growth and job creation, enhance competitiveness and support sustainable development,” said Tyler, who was addressing a meeting of the European Aviation Club.
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Role Changes in the World of Work

Brian O. Brown — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:55:15 +0000

When I started this blog it was out of frustration. Frustration that I was a smart, well-educated, independent person whose career had come to a crossroads. Not because I needed to update my skills, not because I didn’t do my assigned tasks well, but instead because I also chose to care about my family and be sure they were also taken care of as needed. I found the corporate world of work too rigid and quite frankly too discriminatory.

I wanted to change that world…especially for my little girl. I didn’t want her to have the kind of workplace experiences I had. And of course I was not alone in my frustration or my desire. And I’m h

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Today’s Scuttlebot: Madonna’s Special Effects and Obama’s Playlist

Patricia R. Kivett — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:54:41 +0000

Here are the interesting things that the tech reporters and editors for The New York Times found on the Web on Tuesday. Find more Scuttlebot items here.

Drawing Back the Curtain on the Super Bowl Halftime Show
fastcocreate.com | Behind-the-scenes look at how a multimedia studio created the dazzling 3-D effects during Madonnas halftime performance. Jenna Wortham

Send an Instagrammed Valentine
Lovestagram | A cute tool that will create Valentines cards using photos from Instagram. Jenna Wortham

Obamas Official 2012 Campaign Playlist
barackobama.tumblr.com | Wilco, U2 and Aretha Franklin all appear on a Spotify mix created by the Obama administration.

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Is There Any Wonder Why Big Pharma Has a PR Problem?

Patricia R. Kivett — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:37:21 +0000

Disposing of unused prescription and over the counter drugs including antibiotics, antidepressants, anticonvulsants and birth control pills by dumping them down the toilet has contaminated the drinking water supply for 41 million Americans. Further, unused prescription drugs stockpiled in medicine cabinets can contribute to drug abuse or overdoses by children, teens and adults.

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8, 10, MANY Resume Words to Avoid

Brian O. Brown — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:20:18 +0000

8, No, 10, No, MANY Resume Words to Avoid

There are eight words no resume should include because they’re “fluffy,” says Tina Brasher, a certified professional resume writer.

Actually, there are 10 resume words to avoid, according to recent research from LinkedIn Analytics.

Really, there are hundreds of words and phrases to avoid. Brasher culled her list of “phrases and words that ‘resume readers have seen 10 million times’ and that will lose their attention.” LinkedIn’s analysis isn’t exactly words to avoid, but words overused – the 10 phrases that occur most often in it’s vast database of resumes and user profiles. In reality, your resum

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How America Nearly Adopted a Parliamentary System, and Why It Should Have Done So

Brian O. Brown — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:07:31 +0000

The American presidential system, with its separation of powers, plausibly imposes enormous costs on the economy without compensating gains, as seen in the current gridlock over the debt crisis. Modern parliamentary systems of government, such as those in Britain and Canada, seem to handle such problems more efficiently. Regretfully, however, the principle of separationism has been extended in Supreme Court decisions and in the Senate filibuster, in part because of the mistaken idea that this is what the Founders intended. A close examination of the preferences of the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 tells a very different story. Had they voted on our present regime of presidential elections, they almost certainly would have rejected it.

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FranNet in The Mainstreet Business Journal

Bessie C. Munoz — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:28:31 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH – In the corporate world, employees are a business’s most valuable asset. Companies go to great lengths to recruit top talent, hiring corporate recruiters, “headhunters,” to identify and screen the best candidates.

To franchise systems, franchise owners are the most valuable asset, and companies are using FranNet of Utah to identify and recruit top-performing owners from the corporate world.

This matchmaking is revolutionizing the way franchise systems grow and is contributing greatly to job growth and the recovery of the economy.

“FranNet’s job is to match client and franchise opportunity according to the client’s skill set, passions and life goals,” said FranNet of Utah owner, Chad Wright. “We accomplish

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Health firm opens clinic for its own employees

Patricia R. Kivett — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:32:02 +0000

Global health care company Sanofi is keeping its own employees healthy by opening a full-service medical center and on-site pharmacy at its U.S. headquarters in Bridgewater, N.J.

“As a global health care company that is dedicated to solving health challenges, it is essential for us to know that we are doing everything we can to help our own employees and their dependents stay well,” says Sanofi’s Judy O’Hagan, VP of U.S. HR.

The health center and pharmacy is operated by Walgreens Take Care Health Systems and will serve 2,600 employees in the Bridgewater area. Service

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Kent State professors snag $7 million to expand company

Bessie C. Munoz — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:55:43 +0000

Kent Displays, a company founded by Kent State professors that produces a modern-day chalkboard called Boogie Boards, said today it has received $7 million in financing.

The capital, which includes $2 million in state loans and private investments, will be used to increase production of Boogie Boards and pad the company roster.

Kent Displays said it expects to hire 40 people to staff a second assembly line planned for the Boogie Boards.

The innovative Boogie Board allows users to write and erase messages on a screen the size of a sheet of paper.

“The Boogie Board LCD Writing Tablet is the first product of its kind in the world,” said Joel Domino, Kent Displays President and CFO. “It

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Group Meeting Bingo: Keeping Developmental Biologists Awake

Patricia R. Kivett — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:32:54 +0000

Few things are tougher than keeping your New Years Lab-olutions for the entire year. Being that this is just the first week back, surely you were able to stay awake during this weeks seminar or group meeting. But alas, 51 weeks of challenge lie ahead and some of those weeks will be filled with seminars in a room thats a little too warm, group meetings by a lab member thats a little too boring, or lectures at a conference that are a little too early.

Our good friends over at The Node decided they needed to take action to ensure developmental biologists everywhere hang on every word out of every seminar speakers mouth in 2012.

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O Cubeland, wherefore art thou Cubeland?

Brian O. Brown — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:38:24 +0000

I miss my old office job. There I said it. Yes, I know. I work from home and for myself. I set my own hours and have total flexibility. What could be better?

Well….

Working with people I like and respect who I can learn from and continue to grow. I miss that.
Having someone else set my goals and priorities more often because doing it all myself is quite frankly exhausting.
Having somewhere to go that is separate from home where there is a clear definition of what is work time and what is not.
Listening to the radio on my commute.
Walking around the office and half-hearing 100s of conversations about things I’m both interested in and also could completely care less about. But

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Follow Up Letter After a Job Interview

Brian O. Brown — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:30:40 +0000

By now most job seekers know that sending a follow-up letter after a job interview is vital and could mean the difference between getting hired or not.

“Thank-you letters continue to be an important component of a successful job search campaign. But the focus has shifted from a simple courtesy and show of appreciation to a targeted self-marketing tool,” says Barbara Safani, owner of Career Solvers, in Career Advice article 5 Reasons to Send Thank-You Letters.

It allows you to reinforce a connection with the interviewer after you’ve met her.
Market yourself. Beyo

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One on One: Scott Harrison, Charity Water

Patricia R. Kivett — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 14:29:09 +0000

Correction Appended

Scott Harrison used to be a New York City club promoter, making a living from selling people $16 drinks and $300 bottles of vodka. Now he is the founder and chief executive of Charity Water, a nonprofit that focuses on the need for clean drinking water around the world.

Mr.Harrison, 36, says the group received early support from people in technology, and for its growth, has relied on methods borrowed from social media, and from the way start-ups operate.

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