Much of my personal job search experience has been across state lines, so I’m quite familiar with the telephone job interview. And it requires skills all its own.

Of course, some companies are conducting first interviews over the phone even if you’re close by. So this skill is something you’re going to need to learn in order to have a successful job search campaign.

The following are things you need to have in mind so that you will be able to pass a telephone interview. Do the following well and you’ll be on your way to a second interview:
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This topic has become something I think about, now that I’m over 40. (I don’t feel over 40, but the years are what the years are.) Some employers prefer a younger workforce, while others appreciate an older applicant’s experience.

One recruiter told me that it takes more time to find a new job the older you become. Although, this trend may be mitigated by the fact that employers are starting to see the potential of older and much-experienced applicants.

For example, in Australia, the Bureau of Statistics showed that between the period of August of 1989 and August of 2003, the workforce aged 15-24 lost more than 380,000 jobs to older workers.
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So, you’ve submitted a killer resume and cover letter. You’re ahead of the pack and have just received a call for an interview. What do you do next?

The interview is the most stressful and important part of job hunting. This is where the employer makes a decision, based on his or her impression of you, whether or not to hire you for the job. You will want to do your best in this part because here lies the culmination of all your job hunting efforts. Flub it here and all your efforts from application to examinations will go down the drain.

1. Make a Great Impression

Always dress in your best attire for the interview. Your attire should be appropriate. No matter what the company’s dress code, the first impression for applicants should be conservative business attire.
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Before you even think about looking and applying for jobs, you need to make sure that your are looking for jobs that match your skills set. Skills are the things you do well. The key to finding the most appropriate jobs in your industry is recognizing your own skills and communicating their significance in both written and verbal form to a potential employer.

The skills you need to look at are those that are most viable in work settings. What are these skills? And how does this help you find a job? Here is a mini plan of action to use at the beginning of your job search, especially if this is your first time out.

Determine Your Skills
If this is your first job hunt and you have no job experience to date, you still have a chance at finding work, for you still have skills that you’ve developed in school.

The majority of skills, including knowledge-based and transferable, can be absorbed and developed as a volunteer, a student, a homemaker, or in your other personal activities. The skills you have used for these activities can be applied to your job search.
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It’s a new year! Is it time for a new job, too? If you’ve been in the market for awhile, I hope you didn’t let up over the holidays. I’ve had some very busy interview schedules in December!

The purpose of this website is to help you stand out from the competition, primarily through the use of direct mail techniques. This is an example of “thinking outside of the box,” because most people do not use these techniques. But there are other ways to think out of the box, as well.

But first, lets try a little brain stretch, shall we? Here are four words:

Which one does not belong to the group?
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