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Blow Away your Job Search Competitors through Differentiation!

Last night I attended a Strategy Summit at Stern. There was a panel of four senior strategy executives representing four different industries: finance, healthcare, management consulting and food services. The panel discussions were centered around the impact of the global … Continue reading

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Hiring Managers Focus on Value… Not Your Experience, per se

Have you ever taken a class where the professor absolutely terrible and simply could not teach to save his life despite his tenure? In business school, I took an advanced finance valuation class with a nobeloriate economics professor who was … Continue reading

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Prepare a Career Roadmap

Developing a career roadmap for yourself is probably the most important introspective exercise that you could go through while preparing yourself for the job application process. It helps shape what you want and explains why you want it. It creates … Continue reading

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Visualizing the Perfect Job Interview

Professional athletes have a lot to teach you about the perfect job interview. When you talk to any successful competitive athlete he or she will attest to the value of visualization strategies. In the 2006 Winter Olympics, Lindsey Vonn crashed … Continue reading

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Ask yourself 4 questions while writing your resume (4S-Test)

According to our SKEP Model, there are four things that a recruiter looks for when searching for a candidate – Strengths, Knowledge, Experience and Passion. When writing your resume and contemplating your SKEPs, make sure each answer passes the 4S … Continue reading

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4 Things Recruiters Look for When Searching for a Candidate (SKEP Model)

Social media and the Internet introduces a vast amount of job candidate information to recruiters. Your twitter handle, personal websites, resumes, facebook profile, cover letters and LinkedIn profile all allow you to sell yourself as the perfect candidate for a job. Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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How do I know what job to apply for?

There are a number of questions that need to be answered before you can decide what job to apply for: First, understand what you are passionate about and why. Figure out what motivates you to wake up in the morning. … Continue reading

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Finding a job you are passionate about!

Finding a job you are passionate about is the ultimate way to live life to the fullest. Passions are after all what drive us. It’s what makes us wake up in the morning. It’s what drives our decisions about what … Continue reading

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Why do employers want to know about your passions?

You need passions to enjoy life. My career passion started early in life. I loved science, enjoyed learning about it and visualized myself as a great scientist some day. Everyone encounters the question, “So what do you want to be … Continue reading

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A look back at 2010 Career Accomplishments

Now that the new year is here, it is the perfect time to take a look back at your career accomplishments of 2010 and evaluate if you are on track towards accomplishing your career goals. Reflect on Accomplishments With each … Continue reading

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