Two different blogs, two different sides of the HR ball:
Guy Kawasaki made an excellent post, detailing 15 things you need to know before you step foot into an interview. The post is called Everything You Wanted to Know About Getting a Job in Silicon Valley But Didn’t Know Who to Ask. Although it is geared towards the Silicon Valley tech types, there is very valuable information there for anyone who is interviewing for a new job or a new position.
To me, most of this stuff seems like it would be common knowledge - but I know that, unfortunately, some people just don’t get it. I know two people who recently went into job interviews with all of the right experience that the companies were looking for, but wound up bombing the interview and losing the job.
Could I just add one point to Guy’s post? Be confident. If you’re the interview, have confidence in yourself and your answers. Realize that you are in that spot for a reason, because someone thinks that you may a good fit for the position that they are interviewing for. The people I know that recently bombed their interviews, bombed them because they weren’t confident or didn’t believe in their ability - even though they were both seemingly ready and capable for the new jobs. Confidence, or the lack there of, killed them.
On the other side of the ball is retention. NFIB has a post called Keeping Your Best Employees: Seven Tips for Retaining Talent. Again, this is geared towards small businesses and not necessarily the retail industry, but there are tips there that are valuable and should be taken away by every manager. [via Bizinformer]
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RecruitIreland.com has a fantastic article about salary negotiations. They offer some tips for getting what you are worth - some may seem obvious, some not so obvious - but good reading for anyone who is planning on going through a new job search.
They say:
Salary negotiation is one of the most delicate parts of the whole job search process, and it is at this stage that many candidates inadvertently disqualify themselves. At some point in the interview process, you will be asked, How much do you want? What they are, in effect, asking you is, What do you think you are WORTH? Or, put another way, Do you have delusions of grandeur (or no self-confidence), are you going to be impossible to control, or are you a total wimp that I can micro-manage into an early grave?
Good advice, I think. More here.
Via lifehacker.
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From the Boston Globe, eight reasons why “Blogs ‘essential’ to a good career“. It’s a small article but interesting ideas. An excerpt:
Blogging is good for your career. A well-executed blog sets you apart as an expert in your field.
Ben Day blogged his way into a career as a high-earning software consultant while maintaining the freedom to schedule frequent jam sessions and performances as a keyboard player.
Blogging gave him the opportunity to stand out enough to support the life he envisioned for himself. ”For your career, a blog is essential,” says Phil van Allen, a faculty member of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena.
”It’s the new public relations and it’s the new home page. Instead of a static home page, you have your blog,” he said. It’s a way to let people know what you are thinking about the field that interests you.
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