Archive for May, 2008

Have you ever follow up after an interview?

Saturday, May 31, 2008 19:07 2 Comments

Today’s post will be very short.   I would like to open a survey.   “Have you ever follow up after an interview?”   The most common way is either by phone call, e-mail or send a “follow up” letter or all as mentioned to the interviewer.   If you have done so or have [...]

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Interview is a Crucial Conversation.

Sunday, May 25, 2008 17:49 4 Comments

    Yes it is. Let me explain using the crucial conversation criteria.   1) Different opinion in a conversation Job seeker thinks the job is his/her’s while future employer will give in if convinced. Different opinion between them.   2) Strong emotions in a conversation For those who have attended a job interview will [...]

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Is an interview a Crucial Conversation?

Saturday, May 24, 2008 20:19 2 Comments

This week I’ve attended training on Crucial Conversation conducted by a US based company, VitalSmarts. During the training, I was taught on how to use some tools for talking when stakes are high. Surprisingly, VitalSmarts introduced a very simple concept but practically not so easy to practise but once mastered, it will definitely help anyone [...]

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Resume 101 – Part 2

Monday, May 19, 2008 9:12 No Comments

What is the function a resume?   Farrah, thank you for your valuable comment. Yes, I agree with you that resume is not just a piece of paper with information about yourself, it is also a representative of yourself (your 1st impression to your potential employer).   In Part 1, we knew that resume is [...]

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Resume 101 – Part 1

Saturday, May 17, 2008 10:19 2 Comments

I did a Google search for the word resume and I’m impressed to know in 0.10 sec (depending on your connection speed)J, there are 227,000,000 sites available with the word resume in it.    I’m still curious to know more so I did another Google search under the book category. As expected, in 0.17 sec (but [...]

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Why You are looking for a job? – Part 2

Sunday, May 11, 2008 20:27 3 Comments

First of all thanks to Azizul & Shafik for their valuable comments in Part 1. Please register to read their very interesting comments.   In summary, Azizul commented on my idealistic approach on why you are looking for a job while Shafik was asking if the CMS only covers the job search process only or [...]

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How to leave your comments?

Saturday, May 10, 2008 20:14 2 Comments

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Good news!! No registration is required to leave your comments. Just click on the title of any posts and scroll down to the bottom to leave your comments. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… My apologies for your inconvenience if you can’t leave any comments in this blog for my previous two posts. Myself as a newbie in administrating this [...]

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Why You are looking for a job? – Part 1

Sunday, May 4, 2008 18:32 2 Comments

This is the first question that you MUST ask yourself when you are starting to look for a job. I’m looking for a job because……..   It can be any reason (no right or wrong answer) but it must be specific and crystal clear.   Why is this question important? Well, let me share from [...]

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Welcome to ResumeWeAssist.com :)

Friday, May 2, 2008 19:18 No Comments

Yesterday was Labour Day in Malaysia. It was a public holiday to all the labours in Malaysia including myself. As a labour for the past 8 years, as usual, every Labour Day is just a normal public holiday where I do not need to go to work However, this year’s Labour Day is different for [...]

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