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Job Seekers Career Management - Interviewing Preparation to Land Your Next Job

By April M. Williams

Article published by MRI Overseas Property

Here is an effective technique to help you prepare for your upcoming interviews. You could use this technique both for formal job interviews or less formal informational interviews.

First search websites or books for typical interview questions. Then print out this list of questions and cuts them into individual questions. Load a large bowl with these typical interview questions. You could have a separate bowl for informational interview questions. Before dinner your family to each draw a question or two from the bowl.

During dinner have each of them take turns asking you these various questions. This technique gives you practice delivering your carefully crafted responses. Use the SAR (situation - action - result) format to organize your thoughts.

This technique gives you practice speaking without notes and improve your public speaking skills. You can focus totally on the delivery of your message. Your significant other will see and understand the efforts you have put into preparing for this interview situation. Your teenage children have a role model for preparing for their own job interviews. The kids understand the type of preparation that will give them an edge when they are competing for a job. The teens also can appreciate the amount of work you put into your job search.

Bottom line? Here is a win-win situation for the entire family. The job seeker practices responding to typical questions. In the process he or she becomes more comfortable and confident. This family gains insight as to the important work required to prepare for an interview. You will arrive at the interview with the tools to give you the confidence to make a positive impression.

How to Have Success in Job Searching

By Lamar Dean

Article published by Mark Schlarbaum

Job searching is not high on the list of pleasurable activities, but everyone has to do it. The undertaking of finding a job requires learning certain job-search skills and fine-tuning them to a high level.

First, you start with the all-important self-assessment:
a. What type of job are you looking for?
b. What do you have to offer the company?
Unless you know, you might not get what you want.

You also need to know the fundamentals of searching and acquiring the job you want. You will need to start planning, organizing, and researching the most effective methods to look for employment.

Since many jobs aren’t publicized, one of the most important roles of job hunting is networking. Networking brings you in contact with people who refer you to other people. Once you know where you would like to apply for a job, you’ll need a well-written, sharp-looking resume. You will need to know how to put together a resume that conveys your strengths convincingly.

These days, even the best paper resume isn’t sufficient enough. You need a resume that can be scanned into a database, and even that isn’t enough. You may also need to submit your resume by e-mail to on-line databases, news-groups, and directly to companies.

Many people seeking a job mistakenly consider a cover letter simply another piece of paper that accompanies a resume, when in fact a well scripted cover letter is essential in turning out a short yet attention-grabbing letter.

Since job hunting is time consuming, knowing where to look drastically reduces the searching. Expand your options and save time with Internet and CD-Rom job searches. Employment agencies are also a venue you may want to try. You can find information about these under executive recruiters, temporary agencies, and permanent placement agencies.

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