INTRODUCTION: A job seeker asked, ‘What can I do if my former job won’t give me a reference for my new job?” RESPONSE: This question got me thinking about the number of people who might face this situation. To my knowledge, only employers in the financial services industry are required, by law, to provide employment …
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INTRODUCTION: Visit https://Nnamtique.com. Welcome tot his motivational moment entitled, “Do the Impossible,” with Cynthia O. MOTIVATION: We’ve all heard stories from family members about our experience of learning to walk. We let nothing get in our way. We stumbled, bumped into things, and fell. We sometimes even hurt ourselves a little. But we got up …
INTRODUCTION: A job seeker asked, ‘How can I measure how well I answered an interview question?’ RESPONSE SUMMARY: The ultimate measure of how well you answer interview questions is landing the job or not. There’s always that awkward time between your interview and the selection decision. While you wait, lets examine nine steps to assessing …
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INTRODUCTION: Welcome to this motivational moment entitled, “Eliminate Distractions.” MOTIVATIONS: I have lost count of the number of times I’ve set personal or professional goals only to have my plans derailed. I wonder why that happens so often. For me, it’s usually due to my getting distracted. The shiny new object syndrome lures me away …
INTRODUCTION: A job seeker asked, ‘Will an employer hold a job offer while waiting for a background check to clear?’ SUMMARY RESPONSE: Some mistakenly think that a pre-employment background check is for criminal history only. Pre-employment background checks can also verify a candidate’s employment history, driving record, education, credit, residential history, and/or their character. Before …
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