January 5th, 2010 → 5:09 pm @ marc
A few years ago my boss wanted me to select one good candidate for a job vacancy. I went through around 30 CVs, most of which listed reading, music, swimming and chess as applicants’ interests. I hate to break it to you, but if everybody plays chess then no one’s intellect stands out. And if [...]
December 25th, 2009 → 4:35 pm @ marc
Job interview preparation is one of the key areas for being a successful job interview candidate. But wait a second. Did you know Stamford research department looked into what forms the basis of successful communication between individuals and this applies to job interviews too. The results were surprising. What you say accounted for just 10%. [...]