Employability
As schools grow through higher pupil enrolment, increasing staff or expansion of facilities, the managements of these schools must increase their investment in IT support in order to meet the higher demand. At this point, school management teams are faced with a choice, do they hire additional technicians, or do they outsource all the IT …
Companies spend a fortune annually increasing their online visibility in exactly the manner they want to be perceived, whilst paying attention to several dos and don’ts of online marketing for a corporate brand. However, what about your personal brand? Should it not equally require your devout attention as a professional?
I have had the opportunity of interviewing quite a number of people since I started out as a recruiter. I have chatted with professionals of different levels – entry, middle level, Managers, Executives and MD’s and sometimes they still stumble when they are asked these 4 words; TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF?
Trickery… Deceit… Fraudulence… Imposture… Call it whatever you want! As long as it gets the job seeker through the employer’s door for a chat, it has achieved that which it was set out to do!! Bright and catchy is the new white, and presentation is the new endorsement!!
Choosing the right career or changing one is, for most of us, an anxiety-riddled experience and most times extremely confusing. Most of the people will tell you to “do what you love” or “follow your passion”.
Getting the right job is everyone’s dream, the question would now be, how does one do that?
Searching through page after page of job postings, sending out resume after resume, with no success can be discouraging for any job seeker; I know this because I have been there too.
To a new hire, a job description summarizes the duties on the job of interest. It speaks of the employer’s expectation in no uncertain terms, and in fairness to the employer, is an offshoot of what the candidate declared he/she could deliver through the recruitment process.
Interviews are like mind games because while you’re in the interview hot seat anticipating what the interviewer wants, he or she is also watching and studying you – looking to pick up clues to enable them have a somewhat better picture of the real you.
The Philosophy of Work that Every Employer is Looking For. Philosophy is “the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.” What is your work philosophy?
