Showing posts with label Career Center. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Career Center. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Water Blogged
Man, I've been a blogging machine lately. I posted about the fancy new changes on the Career Center on the Jobster blog, and I have lots o' little tidbits of the jobseeker blog. And then I came up with a really bad pun for the title of this, so I HAD to post.
Thursday, May 24, 2007
The BEST job advice from your 12 year old neighbor..
This link to free interview tips was left on the career center. It was too good not to repost. I especially like #25. I will always remember that is a no-no in an interview. The spelling is grand too. Very professional.
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Ask Kara: hot from the Career Center
This is a post from Jobster's Career Center on Facebook today. Everyone says the digigen just wants everything handed to us. This is more typical of our generation. It's not that we want everything handed to us but that we want to be unique and we want to make a difference:
digi-gen looking for a job:
Well, I have a problem that others may have as well. Unfortunately I will not work for some company where all I would be doing is what everybody else does. I'm not that type of person, I need to use my brain. I'm an innovator, both physically and theoretically. I can not do the monkey jobs. So this posses a problem: how to find a company that fits me?
Here is what I would do:
First I am a software engineer so I could do something with this in excess to what I really do.
I'm a problem solver, not just for coding, for everything. I'm an inventor. These are the two things I do and they go well together.
The problem being, I don't know who to work for or where to find them, but I know they are out there.
So, if somebody needs a person that thinks outside the box, perhaps so far out side the box you never even realize there IS a box, and one that solves problems for FUN; that's me. Just to give you an idea I easily scored with no preparation in the top 4% of millions on the GMAT exam for graduate school.
My answer from the CC:
My initial reaction to your question is that I am surprised you are even looking to work for a company....it sounds like you would be really happy starting something on your own...
or if not, you should try a start-up of sorts. With those types of companies, you find your own projects, have innovation periods, and work your own hours. You are working with a team on a project but you have a lot more flexibility than in a traditional, corporate environment. And this might give you inspiration for what projects/companies you want to create.
Working at a start-up is all about networking. Here in Seattle, everyone in the start-ups knows everyone else. This is great when you are in the loop, you are the first to hear about opportunities at other small start-ups. I'd suggest talking to some software engineers in smaller companies and see what you think.
Though I'm not a software engineer, I love working at a small company. I create my own hours, manage my own projects, feel like I'm making a difference, and I definitely don't have an ordinary job.
I love the questions from the Career Center, and will definitely keep posting the best ones. I would like to shout out to the 'intelligence drop' of the test score...man that never gets old, huh?
digi-gen looking for a job:
Well, I have a problem that others may have as well. Unfortunately I will not work for some company where all I would be doing is what everybody else does. I'm not that type of person, I need to use my brain. I'm an innovator, both physically and theoretically. I can not do the monkey jobs. So this posses a problem: how to find a company that fits me?
Here is what I would do:
First I am a software engineer so I could do something with this in excess to what I really do.
I'm a problem solver, not just for coding, for everything. I'm an inventor. These are the two things I do and they go well together.
The problem being, I don't know who to work for or where to find them, but I know they are out there.
So, if somebody needs a person that thinks outside the box, perhaps so far out side the box you never even realize there IS a box, and one that solves problems for FUN; that's me. Just to give you an idea I easily scored with no preparation in the top 4% of millions on the GMAT exam for graduate school.
My answer from the CC:
My initial reaction to your question is that I am surprised you are even looking to work for a company....it sounds like you would be really happy starting something on your own...
or if not, you should try a start-up of sorts. With those types of companies, you find your own projects, have innovation periods, and work your own hours. You are working with a team on a project but you have a lot more flexibility than in a traditional, corporate environment. And this might give you inspiration for what projects/companies you want to create.
Working at a start-up is all about networking. Here in Seattle, everyone in the start-ups knows everyone else. This is great when you are in the loop, you are the first to hear about opportunities at other small start-ups. I'd suggest talking to some software engineers in smaller companies and see what you think.
Though I'm not a software engineer, I love working at a small company. I create my own hours, manage my own projects, feel like I'm making a difference, and I definitely don't have an ordinary job.
I love the questions from the Career Center, and will definitely keep posting the best ones. I would like to shout out to the 'intelligence drop' of the test score...man that never gets old, huh?
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Talk about the future of recruiting…
A cool recruiting tactic worth noting: an HP advertisement on Jobster's Career Center. It was an invitation to come interview with HP on Second Life between May 15-17th. I am sure there is a pre-screening, but it seems like if you are accepted you go (Fly? Walk? Boat?) to TMP’s virtual island for your interview.
What is Second life, some of you may ask? Second Life is a 3-D world where you can design an avatar, and, well, live a second life. You can buy anything you could in your first life (real money is converted to the Linden for transactional purposes.) You can travel the world; go clubbing, start a business, whatever you want.
I’ve been following Second Life more because of the marketing tactics: it is an interesting way to conduct low cost product research and interact with your customers. And from a recruiting standpoint…well, it’s a great way to connect with people.
Is this the newest recruiting wave? I can’t wait to see how HP’s event unfolds. Maybe I should inquire, get an avatar, dress her in her best virtual business suit, and go check it out. At least I wouldn’t have to worry about sweaty palms…
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