Congratulations, you are progressing extremely well in your expedition! After understanding yourself and defining your destination, you have been able to convince your target employer to invite you for a get-together to review your application. A job interview is one of those ‘Moments of Truth’ for you and provides a unique opportunity to create the […]
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Our expedition is progressing well! By following the previous step, you have carefully selected a position you are truly interested in and you have prepared all the convincing arguments that you might use in your interaction with this employer. Let’s start interacting then: it’s time to send in your application! Remember, by sending in your […]
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In the previous step of our Expedition, we reviewed the importance of closely verifying a job opportunity to validate that indeed this is something for you. Now we will take a look at how you can make sure Employers take an interest in your application. It’s important to recognize that, by applying for a job, […]
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In the first step of our Expedition, we challenged you to take a look in the mirror to find your true essence. In step 2, we focus on looking at your prospect employment opportunity in detail before applying. Before actually sending in your application, it is very important to study the market, company and position […]
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Finding a job, not just any job but The Job You Really Want, is like undertaking an expedition. It takes careful preparation and planning through a series of phases. Let’s start with Step # 1: Understanding Yourself. Finding a job is about matching you to a position. The best ‘fit’ should get the job, whereby […]
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If the idea of a job interview wasn’t scary enough, you should know that according to research, the time it takes for an interviewer to get to a final decision is about 4 minutes on average. That gives you very little time to impress. But don’t worry just yet, for your ally is the Force! […]
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The monomyth, or the hero’s journey, is a pattern described by Joseph Campbell in The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949). This basic pattern can be found in many narratives from around the world, and goes like this: A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces […]
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Talentsquare had the opportunity to attend the Web Summit 2014 in Ireland, Europe’s largest tech event with 20,000+ attendees. This massive event brings not only attendees but also thousands of startups and several hundreds of journalists and investors. For many, the experience was overwhelming due to the large amount of people and reduced time to […]
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, by Patrick Lencioni, published by Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated. Patrick Lencioni is an American writer of books on business management, particularly in relation to team management. He is best known as the author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. In addition, he is the founder and […]
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On October 14th, I had the chance to attend #rmsconf in Paris. It is one of the biggest conferences about recruitment innovation and employer branding in Europe. This year the core focus was this simple question: How will we hire in 2025? After a scary / exciting introduction by Laurent Alexandre (@dr_l_alexandre), Surgeon-urologist, Founder of […]
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