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Small businesses may have fewer wrings on the career ladder, but that doesn’t mean you can’t move up.
Sure, if it’s a two person shop or family-run one, chances are you’ll never become the head honcho. Still you can have a rewarding and vertical career in a small business if you play your cards right.
The bad news: unemployment bias is very real. Employers (illegally) discriminate against long-term unemployed people, thinking that they have outdated skills from being out of the job market for six months or more.
The good news: we might be nearing an end to unemployment bias. More than a dozen states are considering legislation that would make this bias illegal, with proposals including banning job postings that require current employment and allowing job seekers to sue under equal opportunity discrimination laws.
The better news: employers may be more understanding than we think of the long-term unemployed, given that we’re still bouncing back from the recession.
Your big interview is just ahead, just hours away. You feel your stress levels rising, your thoughts scurrying around your brain fast and furious. Then, you stop yourself and ask: What should I be doing now?
If your big interview is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., you need a plan to make the most of the hours beforehand. Spend the time so you are calm, confident and prepared when you show up for the interview. In an ideal world you might take the day off work or a half day, so you can focus on interview preparation and self-care. But even if you can only take an extra hour or so, use the time beforehand carefully.
It’s no secret that Facebook and Google often compete for talent. If you’re looking at job opportunities at these two iconic tech companies, it can be tough to decide which company might be the right fit for you from a culture and compensation perspective. To help shine a light on which company may be right for you, who better to turn to than the employees who work at these companies, along with recent job candidates who can dish on the interview process? In this Glassdoor infographic, see how Facebook and Google compare from an insider’s perspective.
You’re competing against colleagues in a horse race for a plum executive post. Everyone likes your work, so you expect to win.
You’re wrong. It takes more than superior performance to cross the finish line nowadays, as corporate boards have increased their focus on management succession. At the same time, boards rarely divulge the additional requirements that executives must meet to land a senior spot.I sought strategies for winning a horse race from executives who’ve run one—plus recruiters, directors and coaches. Each cited numerous little-known rules that you should heed while vying to become a C-suite executive or subsidiary president.
Are you telling prospective employers what you think they want to hear? Or, are you giving them the facts?
As human beings, and especially human beings trying to land a job, we all tend to err on the side of saying what we believe will give us the best chance for success. (Watch any election debate if you don’t believe me.)
While I would never suggest lying on your resume, here is a little game called, “Say This, Not That,” to help you get a leg-up while keeping the facts of your career history intact.
Just because the writing is on the wall doesn’t mean you can’t come back from a bad situation at work. Whether you get a poor performance review or fear you may soon be on the unemployment line, knowing the signs and how to react to them can prevent you from being fired.
Every interview requires a sales pitch – and you’re the hot commodity up for grabs. If you want to land the sale, you must stand out from all the other products on the market. Sure, you could take the Billy Mays approach and proclaim your problem-solving prowess in a loud, impassioned manner. You could also drape yourself in bling like one of hip-hop’s brashest rappers. Neither approach is likely to garner the result you desire. Instead, consider the following ways in which successful candidates set themselves apart.
Attention: College Students! Looking for an awesome internship experience?
Glassdoor, the world’s largest online careers community, is hiring campus ambassadors at colleges across the nation. This 10 week Fall on-campus internship gives you the awesome opportunity to connect to Silicon Valley’s tech and business leaders, and allows you to be a leader on your own campus. You get to create and manage a start-up campaign, using your creativity to build engagement with Glassdoor’s Facebook app among students on your campus.
Great news, students: Internship and co-op recruiting for the year 2011-2012 projections indicate that hiring is up. In fact, according to the Collegiate Employment Research Institute’s latest report, 70 percent of organizations plan to seek interns and co-ops for spring and summer roles in 2012, and one-third of these organizations plan to increase the number of interns and co-ops they hire this year. On average, employers will hire about 20 interns and co-ops. How can you be among the 20 at a company of your choice? Below are four key factors to keep in mind.
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