CareerSmarts

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  CareerSmarts Weekly Career Spotlight: Body language is important during interviews of all kinds. As you sit, get your lower spine well back in the chair; this will allow the chair back to help you sit upright which will increase the impression of openness.Maintain eye contact most of the time and smile naturally whenever the opportunity arises. Your message will be:"I have nothing to hide".

  2 days ago
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  CareerSmarts Weekly Career Spotlight: Diversity is one of the main characteristics of effective teams. When applying to a position, feature your potential contributions to company diversity. These may include ,age,cultural backgound, other industry experience, community involvement , education and training. Diversified perspectives make companies strong . Be proud of your differences.

  10 days ago
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  CareerSmarts Weekly Career Spotlight: Successful candidates for positions must portray themselves as problem solvers. In making this point,it is advisable to feature the high-tech solutions that you may have successfuly provided .You should, however, also feature any low-tech solutions that you may have provided as they are often just as effective while being a lot less expensive. They will speak to your wide ranging flexibility as well as your ability to save the company money.

  17 days ago
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  CareerSmarts Weekly Career Spotlight: For anyone who has recently been downsized, this quote from Helen Keller is worth pondering: "When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us."

  23 days ago
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  CareerSmarts Weekly Career Spotlight: Networking is the single most important activity you can do to increase your career growth and development. Networking will put you in touch with people you don't know who will give you information and ideas that you did not have. Because "we only know what we know", networking is an excellent way to expand your horizons. Personal and professional growth will be the result of developing new associations.

  1 month ago
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  CareerSmarts Weekly Career Spotlight: If you are thinking about reinventing yourself you will need to know three things: where you want to live and what jobs are in demand in that area; your strengths, interests, and values; and the careers where you can transfer your experience (for example I found marketing transfered nicely to career counselling because a successful job search involves marketing). Then consider what training you will need to make the transition. Considering the above and planning your career change will ensure your success.

  1 month ago