Blog Profile / Job Doc
| URL : | http://www.boston.com/jobs/news/jobdoc/ | |
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| Filed Under: | Career & Jobs / Job Hunting | |
| Posts on Regator: | 332 | |
| Posts / Week: | 1.3 | |
| Archived Since: | June 7, 2008 | |
Blog Post Archive
Groomed For the Interview
Much has been said and written about what to do when interviewing for a job. From being on time to dressing one notch up to writing thank you notes, the advice is practical and important. But what of the time...
Performing Job Skills During the Interview
Elaine Varelas discusses the concept of job skill performance in the job interview process.
Medical lab professional aids crucial diagnosis
By Cindy Atoji Keene ' Cytotechnologist Kelly Flora admits that her last name is a bit serendipitous. As a medical laboratory professional who studies cells and cellular anomalies, one of the diagnosis she gives out is bacterial flora, the...
Telephone interview tips
Q: For the first time ever, and for a period of several months, I have been unemployed. In the past, I always performed well in face-to-face interviews, but I am less confident with phone interviews. What one skill would you...
In Meetings Who Sits Where?
Meeting seating can be as informal as choosing to sit in the first available seat to making a highly structured seating plan. Most of the meetings I take part in don?t have a hierarchical seating order, but there surely are...
The College Student Summer Job Search
Elaine Varelas offers advice as to how college students can successfully find a summer job.
Solar installer glows with pride over energy-efficient projects
By Cindy Atoji Keene For solar energy project manager Eric Lorenz, his favorite part of every installation is the familiar ?thump? sound when flipping the final switch. It?s the moment when solar panels go online and begin operation, converting sunlight...
How to counter age discrimination
Q: How do I combat age discrimination in hiring? I am 61 and I know that it is happening to me. A: Unfortunately age discrimination does exist. A 2012 survey conducted by the AARP reported that almost one-third of Massachusetts...
Difficult conversation? Advice from the Defense Dept.
We're so trapped in our own perspective, says Paul Hellman, that we don't even consider it a "perspective."
Doing Business with Friends
Just last night I watched a television commercial which featured several people who own their own small business (really small, like one-person shops or a business with fewer than five or six people). They talked about their customers or clients...
The 411 on Using Headhunters in your Job Search
Elaine Varelas discusses headhunter etiquette in the job search process.
Welcoming Homeless Women WIth Shelter, Food, and Clothing
By Cindy Atoji Keene It?s called the ?shelter shuffle? ? the unstable life of the chronically homeless as they move from one place to another in a transient street life. For Deborah Conway, a longtime worker at Rosie?s Place,...
Returning to Massachusetts and beginning a job search
Q: I have been working for 15 years in one profession but only have an associate?s degree. I was transferred to North Carolina for a job several years back and am trying to return to Massachusetts. Do you think employers...
Can People Hear Your Smile?
For twenty years I owned an advertising agency. Several times during those twenty years I would get a phone call from a client. ?I just wanted to let you know that when Bruce (who was one of my art directors)...
How to Deal With a Layoff
Elaine Varelas discusses how to handle a layoff and answers the important question of, "Is crazy not to pursue a job because of its low salary?"
The technical and collaborative side of Etsy
By Cindy Atoji Keene Etsy vendor Dara Cheek wants to encourage the ?buy local? craft movement in the Boston area. She?s a new breed of artist curator who aims to bring online artisans into collaborative communities, including assembled marketplaces that...
Job hunt in Boston, while living in Chicago
Q: Could you tell me how to go about finding employment in the Boston area when you live in the Midwest? I live in Chicago. I do not want to come to Boston without a job. A: Finding a new...
Don?t provide references upon request
What will all those people say about you, asks Paul Hellman, who aren't on your list of references?
Gates? Handshake Blunder Sparks Internet Firestorm
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has (inadvertently) touched off an internet firestorm of opinion simply by how he conducted a handshake while greeting South Korean President Park Geun-hye last Monday. Here?s what happened: Gates was on a ?a visit to build...
How to Conduct a Confidential Job Search
Elaine Varelas discusses how to conduct a job search if you are currently employed.