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1. The Absentee
   His Style: Sometimes an interviewer isn’t mentally in the room. Maybe his boss dropped a big project on him earlier that day, or maybe he’s completely unprepared.

   Your Best Approach: It’s almost impossible to make a strong impression on someone so distracted, so keep

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Author: Doug Hardy | Source: The 6 Species of Interviewers | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Interviewing

1. Do You Have the Skills to Do the Job?
2. Do You Fit?
3. Do You Understand the Company and Its Purpose?
4. How Do You Stack Up Against the Competition?
5. Do You Have the Right Mind-Set for the Job and Company?
6. Do You Want the Job?

Author: Peter Vogt | Source: Six Answers Interviewers Need to Hire You | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Interviewing

We’ve spent time on 11 of the most popular career-related sites. This table evaluates how they work and how well they deliver in certain key areas: Do they offer a “personal search agent” – that is, software that can search for you? Do they help keep news of your search away from your current employer? And what’s the “killer app” that distinguishes them from other … [ Read more ]

Author: Gina Imperato | Source: 35 Ways to Land a Job Online | Original Publication: Fast Company | Subject: Internet Resources

Simply Hired and Indeed, upstarts less than a year old, are getting attention for their Google-like approach to helping people find jobs. They do for job listings what Google does for general information—crawl or “scrape” listings from thousands of sites and create a free, searchable index in one spot.

The key difference between these sites and leading job boards Monster and CareerBuilder is that employers … [ Read more ]

Author: Leslie Walker | Source: New Job-Hunting Sites Might Be Monster Killers | Original Publication: washingtonpost.com | Subject: Internet Resources

For the most thorough collection of career resources focused on MBAs, visit MBA Depot’s career center.

Source: MBA Depot | Subject: Internet Resources

Professor John Sullivan helps some of the world’s best-known companies recruit and retain top-flight talent. He also helps his students at San Francisco State University select the job that’s right for them. He’s put together a guide to help talented people choose among competing offers. Here are five of his simple but powerful criteria for evaluating a job.

1. Does the

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Author: Michael Warshaw | Source: What Makes a Great Job? | Original Publication: Fast Company | Subject: Evaluating a Job / Employer

• Compensation: Does the offer provide a level of income that will at least enable you to maintain your present standard of living? Is the offer at least 10 percent to 15 percent higher than your most recent salary?
• General Benefits: Be sure to ask what the benefit package includes, assuming the prospective employer hasn’t already made it clear.

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Author: Paul W. Barada | Source: Job-Offer Evaluation Checklist | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Evaluating a Job / Employer

Beyond Google, how else can you investigate a company’s office culture? Here, a trove of tips and tricks from people who know how to size up a prospective employer.

• Background Check: “Ask the interviewer or the company representative about her own background, and compare the responses among individuals. Does the company bring in people from eclectic backgrounds? That says a lot

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Author: Karen Hube | Source: Easy Ways to Investigate a Company’s Office Culture | Original Publication: CareerJournal.com | Subject: Evaluating a Job / Employer

Ask the following questions to determine your priorities and what you expect from a job.

• Job Training
  Will you receive the training you need soon after being hired and in the first year or two with the organization? The type of training varies with each job, so during the recruiting process, you should ask about the initial

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Author: Karin S. Ash, PhD | Source: Questions to Get Your Career Started | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Evaluating a Job / Employer

1. Financial Package in First Year of Employment – salary, bonus, paid overtime and other monetary benefits such as stock options
2. Geographical Area – location of office where you work most of the time
3. Learning on the Job – organizational support for personal development, training and further education
4. People in the Organization –

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Author: David B. Montgomery | Source: Corporate Social Responsibility: Reputation Effects on MBA Job Choice | Original Publication: Stanford Graduate School of Business | Subject: Evaluating a Job / Employer

The five Cs are things candidates should think about, and then decide what’s most important.

1. Challenges Is this new job going to broaden you? Is this setting you up for success or failure? How does this add to where you want to go? I look at this, too: If a candidate has already “been there, done that” in terms of the job

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Author: Anne Lim O’Brien | Source: The 8 Habits of Effective Job Searchers | Original Publication: Fast Company | Subject: Evaluating a Job / Employer

It happens in almost every job interview. Your potential employer looks you straight in the eye and asks the question that gets you squirming in your seat: “What kind of salary are you looking for?” It takes finesse and negotiating know-how to get the best possible pay and perks. You can learn how to navigate the rocky waters of talking about salary during an interview … [ Read more ]

Author: Marcia Passos Duffy | Source: When and How to Discuss Salary During an Interview | Original Publication: WetFeet | Subject: Benefits Negotiation

Timing is everything in the interview. Let them bring up the subject of money. If you are asked what your salary expectations are too early in the process‚ just say you would rather postpone that discussion until you have more information about the position. Ask‚ “Could you tell me the range budgeted for the position?”

Author: Carole Martin | Source: Monster Careers Update email newsletter | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Benefits Negotiation

It’s the question many job applicants dread: What are your salary requirements? If you’re responding to an ad that asks for this information up front, what should you do?

• Offer a Salary Range
  Instead of giving a specific number, provide a salary range, suggests Mike Worthington of ResumeDoctor.com. Remember that it’s impossible to give an accurate answer before

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Author: Kim Lankford | Source: Salary Requirements: How to Respond with Confidence | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Benefits Negotiation

Allen Salikof, president and CEO at Management Recruiters International Inc., offers these 10 tips you should keep in mind as you head into salary negotiation talks:

1. Ask
   You’ve heard of “Don’t ask, don’t tell” rules, right? Well, the first rule of salary negotiation is, “Don’t ask, don’t get.” You’re unlikely to ever get more than a cost-of-living adjustment

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Author: Dona DeZube | Source: Salary Negotiation Know-how | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Benefits Negotiation

You’ll always be at a disadvantage in a salary discussion unless you know the going rate for your talent. The sources of that information vary in reliability, so you have to know where to ask. And, given the touchiness of the subject, it also helps to know how to ask.

• Online resources
  Start your investigation online, where

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Author: Dona DeZube | Source: Salary Negotiation Know-how | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Benefits Negotiation

Think carefully through your employer’s choice as you get set to negotiate over salary. Put yourself in their shoes and keep on asking yourself whether it sounds reasonable, fair, and appropriate from their point of view. Just because you want more money, it may not be reasonable from your employer’s point of view to pay it to you. Think about how your boss could explain … [ Read more ]

Author: Mark Gordon | Source: Negotiating What You’re Worth | Original Publication: HBS Working Knowledge | Subject: Benefits Negotiation

Generally speaking, the higher the level of skill and experience required to do a job, the more equal the power relationship between the employer and the job seeker and, therefore, the more room for meaningful negotiation. The reverse is true for jobs that require low skill levels and little experience.

Factors Affecting the Negotiation Process

Power relationships are also affected by other, less quantifiable … [ Read more ]

Author: Paul W. Barada | Source: Power Relationships and Negotiation | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Benefits Negotiation

When a company starts to consider you seriously, you should begin to think about the negotiation. What do you want? What are you prepared to accept? How bad do you want the job? What else can you do to ensure the best results? Here are some additional tips:

• Choose Your Top Offers
  If you have more than one or two offers, you

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Source: Make the Company Meet Your Compensation Needs | Original Publication: WetFeet | Subject: Benefits Negotiation

There are at least four factors that can increase your perceived worth. All of them fit into the context of networking and interviewing, and all of them can be turned to your advantage without alienating potential employers.

1. How You See and Present Yourself
   Are you confident? Do you speak convincingly about your accomplishments? Do you have a clear and credible objective?

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Source: Salary Negotiation Basics | Original Publication: WetFeet | Subject: Benefits Negotiation