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Being a working mom does not lessen your qualification of being promoted or pursuing your dream career. If you feel that you are not where you want to be. Then its not late to make the move for a career change or a promotion. Firstly, you need to be sure of what you really want to do for the next 20 years of your working life? Thats where everything starts, from knowing what you want. TO be able to come with an honest answer, you need to look at your situation, what are those things in your life that truly matters to you? After thinking about it, you need to research the job that you have chosen and try to foresee that career in the long run, will it be something that you will be happy doing for the rest of your working life?

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Being in the job market these days, you can be sure competition is tough. It is not because there are no or fewer available best job opportunities in the job jungle. It is mainly because, the companies and future employers demands have gone soaring almost impossibly high. These employers expect the best out of you. They want you to show them that you’ve done your homework. You already know their company and their background and what they are looking for. And most importantly, they want you to show them that you are the best fit to the position they are about to fill up. How you can be of great contribution to their prestigious team. And the solution to that is the alternative job hunting strategy. It presents a whole different perspective. It will let you learn to see job searching in the eyes of the employers, in that way you will have a great advantage of understanding the people behind it and be able to answer questions that are critical to get that job. Specify the areas of the company in which you have something unique to offer. Send an email to the person who will decide on hiring you who has an obvious interest in the kind of proposal you have presented and briefly explain the specifics of your proposal.

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Job interviews are the hardest part in applying for a job. It is a matter of chemistry. It requires a small amount of luck. The basic thing you need to know is that an employer is not looking for the perfect guy. He is looking for someone whom the company can depend on, honest, self-motivated and disciplined. Responsible enough to arrive at work on time and give a fair day’s work.

So what are the ways to get through an interview?

Know how to play down your weaknesses. Everyone of us has a particular area of weakness. Don’t deny it. Admit to it and offer to improve on it.
The interviewer learns something about you before you speak. Your personal appearance greatly reflects on what you are inside.

• Research about the company you are applying for.
• You must come dressed appropriately.
• Come prepared, physically and emotionally.

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Of course if you want to succeed in your job hunt you must make your best but how? there are various tips i can share with you during your job hunt:

1) You must do the modern way of job hunting - you can use your computer and internet so that you can search job vacancies through job sites. there are various website such as JOBSDB, JOB1GLOBAL, JOBSTREET, MYTRABAHOKA, other government agency site focus for employment.

2) you must have a complete and comprehensive resume so that you will be above other applicants. you must follow the do’s and don’ts of the resume writing you can find it over google.com

3) be prepared to what ever type of interview you will undergo such as behavioral, one on one (face to face), panel, phone and etc. If possible practice at home by facing in the mirror and answering common interview question found also in google.com

There are lots of articles written over the net and just search you will learn from all of them. trust me.

This is one thing a lot of us take fore granted, job satisfaction. People in offices do jobs for decades even if they hate it and are not totally satisfied with it for the simple reason that it is a job. Well, this has to end and people have to realize that it has a lot to do with the quality of life as a whole. Employees who begrudgingly stay with their jobs for fear of not having one are totally wrong in their concept for the employment market is evolving into a dynamic one that needs people who are energetic and motivated. The shift to telecommuting has allowed a more informal approach to employment with people having the ability to engage in more than one job. So take a look at your career and see if you are happy, you might be sacrificing your family�s happiness for a job you hate

Some super modest people would be shy enough to demand their desired salary. Instead, they would ask the hiring manager what range she is considering. Why don’t you try a different approach? Think of the lowest figure you would likely accept, and the highest figure you would want to have. Determine the mid-range, and have that as a ballpark figure. Don’t give them your minimum, of course. Best to initially state the highest you want, since the hiring manager would likely negotiate down anyway.

If you are asked how much you earned in your last job, it’s best to be honest with this matter. If you got a meager salary, then tell them so. It’s not really a bad thing, since the company is also gauging their figures. More often than not, they would offer you a higher compensation. If you be a little coy and tell them you’d reconsider, there’s a probability they might give you more incentives and benefits. This, of course, depends on your credentials, experiences, and accomplishments.

Some interviewers like to ask the question: how do you handle criticism?

This is somehow a tricky question. It’s not only about the technical side of the job you are being asked about, but also your personality and work ethic. Your values are now involved.

Are you the type of person who listens with a humble heart, and takes criticism constructively? Or do you lashe out at your boss because you can’t take his comments and critiques? You may not like your boss, but he or she will always be the boss. You may not like your peers, but they would still be part of your team. Hiring managers, though, want to assess if you can stand for yourself, when you know you are right. You can be ethical without having to take in all the blame, or let the senior colleagues pick on you. But you can, of course, do this respectfully.

You might be asked how you handle pressure. This question helps the interviewer determine if an applicant can focus on organizational skills. A lot of companies prefer to hire people who don’t cram and procrastinate. They also look for candidates who don’t blow their top when given heavy workloads. If you’re the plan-ahead kind of individual, then this shouldn’t be so hard for you.

Pressure doesn’t also mean the amount of load assigned to you. It could also be pressure with working with a person who just rubs you the wrong way, or the team in general. As a staff member, you are supposed to work with a team. The purpose of this question is to see whether you are professional enough to overlook personal matters for the sake of doing the job properly. Team building is very important for companies!

Your strengths and weaknesses also won’t escape the prying abilities of interviewers. As for the former, it’s not enough to say “I’m good at relating with people,” or “I’m an efficient worker.” Always remember the follow-up question “In what way?” and supply the answer to that. Be specific! Relate your strengths to the position you’re applying for. Basically, you have to keep an eye on their job qualifications and provide examples of situations that would highlight your strengths.

Be honest with your weaknesses, but offer ways to help you deal with them. Tell them how you could resolve the problem. I, for example, have been upfront about my weakness with numbers, so teaching geometry was definitely out of the question. But when I was asked if I could just help the directress prepare activity sheets for grade school Math, and teach basic operations from time to time, I obliged. It’s important that though you admitted your shortcomings humbly enough, you also show that you’re ready to improve them by looking for strategies to help you get around it.

The hiring manager might ask you for your future plans. It’s best to answer in an honest way how you foresee yourself in the medium and long term.

This isn’t a beauty pageant so they wouldn’t need mushy answers here. Tell them about how you envision yourself in a company. Interviewers take this as a clue whether the job seeker is really goal-oriented, or just out there to look for “experience”. This question also tests your commitment to a job. If you’re the type who cannot settle in a company for a year, and keeps on jumping from one fence to another, then you’re more likely to get negative impressions, and not get hired!

Try to focus on responding how you would like to grow with the company, and the industry, rather than just how you see yourself. This gives the impression that you’re concerned about their company, too, and not just with landing that job.