NEVER MUDDY THE FIRST WATERHOLE YOU COME TO – YOU MIGHT JUST HAVE TO GO BACK AND DRINK THERE!
Rubertha Brathwaite CEO Tabernacle Textiles
Leaving your job? Don’t burn those bridges!
June 1st, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink
Recruiters spend less than 10 seconds reviewing a CV (20 to 11)
June 1st, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink
ResumeDoctor recently undertook a study by interviewing several hundred recruiters and headhunters to find out what they are saying about CVs. So what are the recruiter’s likes and dislikes in a CV and what is going to get a CV read by them? Read on to see their top pet peeves!
Recruiters spend less than 10 seconds reviewing a CV (10 to 1)
June 1st, 2011 § 1 comment § permalink
ResumeDoctor recently undertook a study by interviewing several hundred recruiters and headhunters to find out what they are saying about CVs. So what are the recruiter’s likes and dislikes in a CV and what is going to get a CV read by them? Read on to see their top pet peeves!
HOW TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE
May 4th, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink
To deal with the problem think first why people act the way they do:
- They may be frustrated in many ways for reasons not connected with you. What you hear is the expression of that frustration. They may be anxious for reasons unknown to you.
Cover letters – make sure you have them covered!
April 27th, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink
Like icing on a cake, a shining cover letter can compliment a stellar resume and open almost any door, no matter how tightly it may be locked. But what is this elusive and often misunderstood document? More importantly, how can it be strategically used to leverage your skills?
Racism at work – institutional racism?
April 15th, 2011 § Comments Off § permalink
Racism is usually equated with hostility and prejudice. The media encourages this simplistic picture by linking it to the racial abuse and violent behaviour of neofascist parties. Their members’ antics are a product of frustration with their own inadequacies – projected onto a visible minority. In general, however, fascists have little power and influence and the perception of racism as obvious prejudicial opinions and attitudes obscures subtler, more insidious forms of discrimination (Sivanandan, 1991). Racism cannot be reduced to ‘human nature and individual fallibility’ which leave the state, politics, and ‘major structural aspects of contemporary life out of focus’ (Husband, 1991: 50).