Should you lie when applying for a job?
We often get asked if you can get away with lying when applying for a job. Just ask George Costanza.
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How to Interview for Product Manager Jobs
Ellen Chisa Product Manager at Kickstarter shares her lessons on how to prepare for a product manager interview. Here\’s her checklist for interview preparation: Know the expectations for the industry, if it isn’t what you’ve interviewed for before. Know the product(s) inside out. Genuinely care about their product, and do extra prep if you don’t.
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Director of Fun
British 6-year-old Sam Pointon loves trains and in 2009 when he discovered the director of the National Railway Museum was retiring, he wasted no time in applying for the job. The museum has since appointed him as Director of Fun! Check out his adorable application letter below, and here\’s an interview with the big boss,
How to Make a Career Change With No Experience
So you’ve decided that you want to change careers, but you have no experience in your chosen field. If this is you, you may find yourself getting discouraged. But you mustn’t let your current lack of experience stop you from following your dreams. Instead, you’re going to need to get some … but how do
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How to Get a Job at Google
An interesting look at the qualities Google look for in prospective employees.
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5 Minute LinkedIn Marketing Planner
Follow these simple steps from Bluewire Media and in just 5 minutes a day you can boost your profile on LinkedIn, increasing the number of connection requests and the number of people who’ll see your information.
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Danny Gregory on Creativity and Redefining Failure
Artist and writer Danny Gregory has a great post up about the gap between what we creatives want to achieve and what we actually achieve. He writes about the switch from dreaming about being a great artist/writer/musician/graphic designer/whatever to actually taking the first action – playing the first note, trying the first painting, creating the
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Inspiration
I write only when inspiration strikes. Fortunately it strikes every morning at nine o’clock sharp.
How to Write Great Resume Bullet Points
So you’ve read lots of resume advice, and you know that your resume needs strong, results-focused bullet points. But try as you might, you don’t really know how to write those bullet points. I sympathize – it’s very hard to write about yourself in this way. Most of us have been taught to be humble
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