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BCjobs Blog

November 21st, 2008

Apply for jobs online

Apply for jobs online

Apply for jobs online? Seems like that’s the usual way to find work these days. If you want to apply for jobs online, it’s important that you follow directions set out by the potential employer.

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November 21st, 2008

Personal websites and email addresses for jobseekers

Personal websites and email addresses for jobseekers

Jobseekers increasingly refer employers to personal websites and email addresses. Done right, personal websites provide a great opportunity to showcase your professional personality, work experience, work samples, testimonials and portfolio pieces.

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November 21st, 2008

E-Mail Etiquette: Know the Rules

E-Mail Etiquette:  Know the Rules

When you attend a business meeting, you probably don’t use the wrong fork or slurp wine from fine glassware. Just as it’s important to have good table manners at a luncheon, it’s essential that you mind your e-mail manners in the workplace.

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November 21st, 2008

Reasons to Update Your Online Resume

Reasons to Update Your Online Resume

Reasons to update your resume could fill a novel the size of War and Peace. Whether you’re actively looking for a new position or firmly planted in the greatest job of your life

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November 20th, 2008

Self Assessment and Reality Checks

Self Assessment and Reality Checks

Most of the contemporary literature on hiring and gaining corporate advantage stresses the importance of recruiting top performers to drive companies forward. In the upcoming “war for talent”, so the story goes, successful companies will be the ones who are staffed with “thoroughbreds” who can quite simply out-perform other employees and competitors.

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November 20th, 2008

Employment assessment test tools catching on

Employment assessment test tools catching on

Employment assessment test tools help employers select top performers – from entry-level workers to high-flying executives. With an employment assessment test, it’s possible to screen for knowledge, personalities, past behaviours, and job fit.

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November 20th, 2008

Hiring people with disabilities: a large group of workers with special creative skills

Hiring people with disabilities: a large group of workers with special creative skills

Hiring people with disabilities can help you overcome the challenge of finding skilled workers. By hiring people with disabilities, you can tap a unique group of non-traditional employees who are often unrecognized.

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September 24th, 2008

Retaining top employees by rewarding their achievements

Retaining top employees by rewarding their achievements

Retaining top employees should be one of your top human resources goals. Like it or not, some of your employees have made it their resolution to pursue new career opportunities. If you’re a manager, this can actually work in your favour in ways that may surprise you.

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September 24th, 2008

Making a good first impression is crucial in a job interview

Making a good first impression is crucial in a job interview

Making a good first impression is crucial in a job interview because hiring managers often know whether they might hire someone soon after the opening handshake and small talk, a new survey suggests. Executives polled said it takes them just 12 minutes to form a first impression,

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September 24th, 2008

Good handshake key to interview success

Good handshake key to interview success

Good handshake skills may predict the results of your next job interview. Recent research suggests that having a good handshake influences the opinion of those interviewing you.

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