Archive for August, 2009
Hire Globally, Test Locally
Globalization has expanded the opportunities of where we work and for whom we work. But how do global firms ensure that the people they hire locally are suited – from a standpoint of analytic skills, aptitude, and personality – for globally collaborative assignments?
According to hiring consultants and human-resources executives at international companies, it’s crucial for [...]
Audiologist, Physicians, Check for Severity and Degree of Hearing Loss before Comparing Hearing Aids
Siemens hearing aids has recently developed a new hearing aid that identifies the location of a speaker’s voice and then automatically adjusts itself to minimize surrounding noises so that the hearing impaired person may hear only the speaker’s voice.
Tampa, Florida Realtor Sees Slight Upturn in Housing Market
There are some good signs that the economy is struggling back to its feet. Recently, a Tamp real estate agent witnessed a bidding war over a piece of property, something that hasn’t happened in a very long time. This was an extreme case of a nationwide phenomenon: signs of life in the worn out housing [...]
How Résumés Find Black Holes
What do job seekers and astronomers have in common? Dumping your résumé into a corporate receptacle is like plunging into a black hole in cyberspace.
Okay, not always, but often enough to be a problem. In a fit of Christmastime career-ennui a few years ago I submitted my résumé to a market research company known for [...]
Keywords of the Rich & Famous
Are you buzzword compliant? Maybe that’s the problem – in the careers field they’re no longer called buzzwords. They’re called keywords, and without them, your résumé will slide into a black hole in cyberspace from which no search engine can find you.
Sounds dire, but getting the right words into your résumé is pretty simple according [...]
Prospects Heating Up for Climate-Change Managers
Do you think of climate-change management as a legitimate career possibility?
Today, the money fueling climate-change management is found in scientific research and government sponsored grants. But corporations may consider hiring specialists to help them anticipate and mitigate the business impact of climate change.
Not only is climate-change management a relatively new course of study on campuses [...]
Planning a Destination Wedding Begins With a Budget; Choice of Castle, All-Inclusive Resorts, the Possibilities Are Endless
Medical Interview Courses
The company Medical Interviews Ltd. offers medical interview courses which aim to help in preparing an applicant for an interview by first providing materials to help prepare for the interview, second teach the skills to handle all types of predictable and even unexpected questions, third is to give the knowledge and information base and lastly [...]
Tips To Get the Most Out Of Your Georgia River Fishing Trip
In order to improve your fly fishing, it might be a good idea to start a fly fishing blog in which you write about everything you were doing differently, such as trying different flies, watching the weather or fishing at different times of the day in order to see if a pattern develops which could [...]
Washington, DC Cosmetic Dentistry Helps Transform Smiles
Cosmetic procedures have been gaining in popularity as of late, thanks in part to television shows that offer makeovers to those people feeling like an ‘ugly duckling’ and many of the makeovers often include cosmetic dentistry. Adding cosmetic dentistry is like putting the icing on the cake because no amount of liposuction, nose jobs or [...]
