The previous three years the number of long term unemployed people has increased despite the economic upturn and drop in general unemployment.
The number of long term unemployed increased from 46% (of the total number of unemployed persons) in 2002 to 54% in 2004.
Long term unemployed is defined as somebody unable to find work after being […]

Getting a good result on your Masters or PhD work is essential for your further career.
Some tips for choosing the best supervisor.

Choose somebody that is very passionate about the field, and also have in depth knowledge of what you are going to write about.
Avoid people that have abstracted themselves away from the hands on […]

The Handshake is important
The handshake should be firm.
This will show that you are a firm person, with a spine and energy.
It should not be:

bone crushing hard.
soft, just holding hands.
wet or sweaty.
Try to keep the handshake to a couple of ups and downs, the handshake should not last for ever.

Donald Trump has said that […]

It may be tempting to try to impress on the Resume by adding a few lies here and there, or at least laying it out thick.
It is important to be honest and lies on the Resume are a bad move.
In the worst case scenario you may be given a moment on the Job Interview […]

Getting Heard
Blow Your Trumpet: Make sure management and peers know what you have been doing and what you have achieved.
Ask for It: Women in general do not like asking, be it for a raise or a promotion. To quote Margaret Heffernan, “Men apply for a job if they reckon they can do half of […]

In What to Wear on Job Interview, suit or a bathrobe I wrote that you should wear a suit.
For some companies a suit may be overdressing. But it is a difficult call, especially for guys, you are in a suit or you are not in a suit. But it is better to do the […]

One needs to wear a suit when you are going to a job interview.
What happens when you start searching for other jobs while you still are employed and that company has a casual dress policy? You may be causing suspicion. People around you should not know that you are looking for a new job before […]

Drape the tie around the neck, crossing the larger end over the smaller end. The smaller end should be shorter.
Instead of simply curling the larger end completely around the smaller end and then knotting, curl the larger end around and behind, then pull it up and over the neck loop.
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A lot of these new tech companies are saying that you do not need a suit to do business. For example Google: Ten things Google has found to be true-> 9. You can be serious without a suit.
They probably mean that you can work in casual clothes, possibly on the job interview too?
The job […]

Don’t waste a lot of time writing cover letters for jobs you have do not have any chance of getting. If there are ten jobs listed in your area of expertise one should focus on the one or two that you are best qualified for.
Writing a specific cover letter to a job advertised takes time, […]