DEVELOPING YOUR SOFT SKILLS, Part 2

This Issue's FEATURE

By Sheena Williams In an earlier issue, we discussed ensuring that your soft skills were on point when you start applying for jobs. For those of you who are not sure what a soft skill is, a soft skill is a skill that you have that isn’t technically something you can...

IN THE MEAN TIME

This Issue's FEATURE

By Sheena Williams Losing a job is something we’ve all had to face at one time or another. Whether you’ve been working for 30 years, 3 years, or 3 months, we have all found ourselves without work. The worst thing that you can do is give in to depression and/or panic...

Behavioral Questions

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A Commentary by C’Mone Collins So in the previous article entitled “GPA’S and Brainteasers: New Insights From Google On Recruiting and Hiring,” we found out that Google’s senior vice president believed that brainteasers were “a complete waste of time” and that GPAs...

2013 Resume Writing Trends

June 2013 Magazine, This Issue's FEATURE

  By Contributing Writer A new year has begun and that means new job hunting trends. While the resume has also played an important role, there are also new trends to which we must pay attention. The most important thing to remember in writing your resume is that 2013...

Job Hunting Etiquette

June 2013 Magazine, This Issue's FEATURE

By Sheena Williams When you are out looking for a job, there are some things that go unspoken when you’re on the hunt, which is really too bad because they are things that are really basic, but they make a large impact on how you are perceived by future employers....

Body Language

June 2013 Magazine, This Issue's FEATURE

Body Language By Sheena Williams Reading people is an art that has been around for ages.  Watching the way others move can tell you a lot about what they are thinking and what they are trying to say. If you watch your employer when he/she speaks to staff, you can look...