Tag: Job Search

How to interview your next employer

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Think Your Interview Process is Fair? Read This Letter.
BY Suzanne Lucas, inc.com

Most companies demand plenty of information from job applicants. There’s no good reason for this to be a one-way street.

What would hap­pen if job can­di­dates treat­ed you the way you treat them? You might be receiv­ing let­ters such as this…

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Top 5 cities for computer science jobs

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Here are the top 5 cities for computer science jobs
Christina Farr, venturebeat.com

Tick­ets On Sale Now

If you’re for­tu­nate enough to posess a com­put­er sci­ence degree, or have picked up cod­ing skills on your own time, you have the option to live and work vir­tu­al­ly any­where in the world.

But in cer­tain cities, tech…

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The only jobs that won’t be taken over by robots require understanding of human behavior

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Think You’re Special? A Robot Could Do Your Job
fastcoexist.com

Technology is advancing so fast that half of all jobs that exist today might be taken over by bots and computers in the next 20 years. Find out if your job is on the list.

Is your job safe from our new computer-programmed over­lords? A good way …

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The new workplace and the increasing importance of skills testing and online portfolios

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(via How to Get a Job – NYTimes.com)

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After your Job Is gone: What you do is about to be replaced by a machine (and this time we mean it)

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(via After Your Job Is Gone | TechCrunch)

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Good interview questions to avoid a bad job

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Don’t Get Fooled Into Taking a Bad Job by Asking These Questions in the Interview
Alan Henry, lifehacker.com

If your job sucks, and there’s nothing you can do about it, you may be tempted to look for another one. Be careful: remember job interviews are sales pitches as well as candidate evaluations, and all that glitters may not be gold. Here are some wa…

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Using LinkedIn to land a job

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4 Secrets For Using LinkedIn to Land a Job
Chelsea Gladden, mashable.com

It’s the largest and most popular social networking platform on the web for professionals, but can LinkedIn really land you a job?More About: contributor, Feature, job search series, Jobs, linkedin

Chelsea Gladden

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The post jobs economy

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The post-job economy
Harold Jarche, jarche.com

Learn­ing may be the work in the net­work age, but that does not mean that learn­ing will get you the work. Inge De Waard dis­cuss­es this in MOOCs change edu­ca­tion, but jobs decline in a knowl­edge …

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Cloud tech jobs in highest demand

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(via Almost 1.7 Million Cloud-Related Jobs Went Unfilled in 2012: Estimate – Forbes)

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How to Pick a Career You Actually Like

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How to Pick a Career You Actually Like
Penelope Trunk, lifehacker.com

Most career problems stem from the fact that we are terrible at picking jobs. We think we are picking a good job and then it turns out to be a bad job. It’s almost impossible to pick a good job on the first try, actually. So don’t think you’ll be …

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Working in America

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Working in America
geblogs.com

Jobs are def­i­nite­ly a top of mind sub­ject. Did you know that man­u­fac­tur­ing jobs were the largest sec­tor of employ­ment in 1960, yet today the cat­e­go­ry has fall­en to 6th place? In this inter­ac­tive visu­al­iza­tion, browse who has bee…

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Want To Work For An Innovative Company? Be Prepared To Answer These Unusual Interview Questions

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Want To Work For An Innovative Company? Be Prepared To Answer These Unusual Interview Questions
By Christina Chaey, fastcompany.com

“If you were to get rid of one state in the U.S., which would it be and why?” and more oddball questions you might be asked on your next job interview.

The next time you step into a job inter­view, don’t just go in armed with men­tal bul­let poi…

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