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    Having created your killer resume and submitted it along with your irresistible cover letter, you find yourself called for an interview with your company of choice.

    The thirty minutes to an hour that you spend with an interviewer may determine your entire future. A successful job interview, therefore, is vital.

    There are three distinct phases to a job interview:

    Preparation
    The Interview Itself
    Closing

    Preparation: Know the exact place and time of the interview, the interviewer's full name, the correct pronunciation, and title.

    Find out specific facts about the company: where its plants, offices or stores are located, what its growth has been, and what its growth potential is for the future.

    Some research publications providing this kind of information are:

    • Company Annual Reports.

    • Thomas' Register of American Manufacturers.

    • Moody's Manuals.

    • Fitch Corporation Manuals.

    • MacRae's Bluebook.

    • Standard and Poor's Corporation Records.

    • Poor's Register of Directors and Executives.

    • Dun & Bradstreet Reference Book.

    All are available in a public library. A brokerage office or bank may also be of help.

    Also, check the company's home page. Use one of the World Wide Web search engines to find the page, or try "www.[company].com" using the company's name or commonly used initials.

    The SEC's database of corporate 10k statements is available online.

    For a fee, information services such as Dun and Bradstreet also offer information about companies.

    Dress conservatively in business clothes (NO SPORTS CLOTHES), clean and neatly pressed, shoes well shined, and hair well groomed. (Your own personal taste may not be your best guide...)


    Create an Opportunity


    March 26, 1998

    Frustrated with many of the job search and career sites? Not interested in a "typical" job? Take a look at The Work Zone.

    The Work Zone is a clean-looking and easy-to-navigate site that focuses as much on career transition as it does on the typical job search. It offers interesting overviews, straightforward advice, and worksheets with clear purposes.

    There seems to be two primary goals. First, there is solid marketing advice. Secondly, there is a much-needed emphasis on viewing work as it is going to be, rather than what it once was.

    As the site creators say:
    "Most individuals who work in this Microchip Age will be using ideas and information in a variety of ways to solve problems. This problem-solving focus requires certain kinds of skills. One of the most important is the ability to see, identify, define or uncover a problem. Are you good at this? Are you competent at researching, gathering, analyzing and then synthesizing the information necessary to solve the problem? This will require you to separate the important from the unimportant as well as to clearly report your findings either orally or in writing. Can you then conceive, imagine, design or develop possible solutions? To do this, you'll probably need to project or foresee the likely consequence of actions that might be taken. And very often, you'll need to assess and weigh the risks and benefits of a certain course of action."

    We all need to make a living. But we don't need to do it in the ways we've been taught. Technology offers loads of opportunities if we but learn to identify them.


    Habla Espanol?


    March 25, 1998

    Latin America's Professional Network (LATPRO) delivers career management information to bilingual professionals who speak English and Spanish or Portuguese.

    LATPRO has a Web presence, but a minimal one. What it does offer though is targeted information via email to those professionals interested in working in Latin America or those interested in working with US organizations doing business in Latin America.

    You can subscribe to any number of newsletters and discussion forums via email. According to Eric Shannon, the contact person at LATPRO,

    "Email is my tool of choice based on more than two years of experience building the alumni network of the Masters of International Business Studies (MIBS) program. There is no better tool to reach a mobile and busy group of people (which describes many professionals today)."

    Their email subscriptions offer:

    • a discussion forum for expatriates working in Latin America. For more information send a blank email to them;
    • a job announcement list;
    • a prepared piece on job search strategies, including how to prepare a resume. To receive this email them;
    • a prepared piece on educational resources and where to recruit. Obtain this by sending a blank email to them;
    • a discussion list regarding career management relevant to Spanish and Portuguese speaking professionals. To join send a blank email.

    LATPRO's intent is a good one. And, although we're not convinced that mailing lists are the way to go, if you're interested in working internationally, it's worth a look.


    Trend Busters


    March 24, 1997

    Fifteen months ago, Californians approved Proposition 269, and ended state affirmative action programs. This action started a national trend away from adherence to Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act -- which simply sought to end discrimination by large private employers. Fortunately, The Minorities' Job Bank pays no attention to this trend.

    The Minorities' Job Bank ferrets out job openings and articles of interest to members of minority communities.

    While heavy on cookies and repetitive text, the site contains useful of information. It claims it "will contain the largest database of equal opportunity employers committed to workplace diversity."

    The word "will" is important since some of its areas are a bit sparse on content right now.

    However, there is career and self development information for all minorities. There are also several articles about how to succeed in the job hunt and further your education.

    The sparse content is in the "villages." Each minority group has its own place on the site. The African American village has articles on culture, corporate life, health and fitness, and more.

    Now the vital part.

    The job listings are extensive and unusually thorough. You can search for positions by keyword or location. Or you can search by company name. There's an interesting twist, too. Rather than a simple corporate name, contact, and brief job description, this site tells you who the company is and what types of jobs are available. They even list the college majors the company prefers.

    Resumes, sent via email in ASCII format, can be posted free of charge.


    Career Magazine


    March 23, 1998

    Career Magazine is a comprehensive resource to help you in the "hunt"

    The front page features abstracts of job-related articles. "Inside" you will find sections on Job Fairs, Relocation, a Career Forum and more.

    You can submit your resume to a number of specified companies, and even get tickets to Comdex.

    Amongst the featured articles is one which discusses the "future of work" - and questions whether there will be "jobs" as we know them in the future. And a new section - "Entrepreneurs' Corner" - looks at franchises and other careers in self-employment.

    This is a clean and easily-navigable site with plenty to explore.


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