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8/25/2011 4:41 AM
By Peter Weedle
To make sense of the new importance of talent, we have to first understand what it is. Contrary to popular mythology, talent is not a select skill or extraordinary accomplishment. It is not reserved for Lady Gaga and the winner of the Super Bowl. Talent is the capacity for excellence and an attribute of our species. Everyone has been endowed with the gift of talent. We all can excel.
Why is excellence now indispensible to employers?
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8/17/2011 4:09 AM
By Peter Weddle
That hasn’t always been the case. For most of the 20th Century, employers asked only that candidates demonstrate they could perform a job. Their recruiters would post each opening’s requirements and responsibilities, and all we had to do was prove that our credentials were a match. If we met the criteria, we were, by definition, a qualified candidate – someone who can do the work – and more often than not, that led to a job offer.
Today, this “can do” approach to job search is the little train that can’t
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7/15/2011 4:27 AM
By Greg Shinbur, OmniCreative Staffing
If a job candidate and interviewer can’t meet at the same location for an interview, video chatting is becoming a great alternative to the on-site interview as a way to get that important face-to-face connection that in-person interviews provide. And unless you’ve been on vacation for the past month, you’ve probably heard of Google+.
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7/13/2011 6:10 AM
By Peter Weddle
Historically, we’ve been able to invest episodically in our occupational education and training. We could do it every now and then because the pace of change in the workplace was relatively slow. Today’s it’s not. Workplace change is now occurring at warp speed.
How fast is warp speed?
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6/22/2011 4:01 PM
By Eileen Kessler
Interviewees often worry about the questions they’ll be asked during the first interview. Will they have the level of experience their future boss is looking for? Will they be able to field every technical question?
But prospective employers are equally impressed by the questions an interviewee asks them when they meet.
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6/22/2011 9:10 AM
By Peter Weddle
As I explain in my book, The Career Activist Republic, the Great Recession changed everything in the world of work. It put a punctuation mark on trends that had been developing for at least a decade and, in the process, it forged an entirely new kind of workplace in the United States of America.
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5/25/2011 4:27 AM
By Greg Shinbur
Technology is advancing at a fast pace, and with increasing competition for creative jobs, everyone in the industry has to work constantly to advance their skills and to keep pace with the evolving marketplace.While designers might be comfortable designing for print, they will need to upgrade their skills to include HTML, CSS and PHP programming and perhaps more advanced courses in content management systems, such as Wordpress, to fit the needs of most agencies. A good foundation in the theories of online design and user experience are also a necessity in many work environments.
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5/19/2011 9:29 AM
By Eileen Kessler
Your resume and shoes are polished. You’ve read your prospective boss’ blogs, reviewed her LinkedIn page and scoured the company’s website. You’re thinking the interview should be a piece of cake. You’re confident you have the skills and talent required to land the job. But ...
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5/19/2011 5:30 AM
By Mike Gardner
As an executive recruiter, I get to interview lots of really talented people. In the past few years alone, we’ve received thousands of resumes from hopeful job seekers and there are a few observations about certain approaches that I’d like to share with you that might help you succeed if you are currently in the job market.
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5/12/2011 6:25 AM
Capitol Communicator will be running a series of podcasts in the coming weeks produced by career coach Marshall Brown. "Take Charge of Your Career" empowers candidates to drive their own career progression within the new world of work today. Each podcast is approximately 2 - 6 minutes in length and provides timely and relevant career advice. This week's podcasts are:
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