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Category Archives: Knowledge
Hobbies and Interests in Your CV | 5 Unusual Hobbies
“Successful technologies often begin as hobbies. Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving because he enjoyed exploring caves. The Wright brothers invented flying as a relief from the monotony of their normal business of selling and repairing bicycles.” Freeman DysonContinue reading
Dictionary: “It” Factor
It Factor: “In business this essentially means the one special factor that makes any company new, or different, or interesting. In the past, this term has been known as the ‘secret ingredient,’ ‘the special sauce,’ and ‘the X factor.’ In other words, the ‘It Factor’ is basically an updated epithet or those previously aforementioned terms.” Ian Aronovich, CEO, GovernmentAuctions.orgContinue reading
Poll: Chief Culture Officer (CCO)
“Whenever you see a successful business, someone made a courageous decision.” Peter Drucker
Chief Culture Officer: “[This is] a role that is becoming more necessary as hiring becomes more competitive. These people are responsible for making a company a place where everyone wants to work.” – Ryan Farley, co-founder, LawnStarterContinue reading
Right-brained? Left-brained?
We still enjoy describing ourselves as right-brained or left-brained, even if we know today that the theory of right-brain or left-brain dominance is outdated and over-generalized.Continue reading
Dictionary: Flatarchies & Holacracies
The rise of new leadership models, the development of technologies, and the multi-generational workforce mix tend to challenge traditional organizational structures.Continue reading
Eye See You
“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wilde
Interviewing or being interviewed relies not solely on the explicit meaning of words, but most often involves implicit messages expressed through non-verbal behaviors.Continue reading
Dictionary: ROWE
ROWE™, a.k.a. Results-Only Work Environment™, is a type of flexible work arrangement, whose 2005 creators are Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson, co-CEOs of CultureRx®. Cali and Jodi subsequently designed a methodology for ROWE™ certified organizations.Continue reading
How to avoid / replace buzzwords & hyperboles in your CV
It may well be true that you have “huge / big / large / extensive / wealth of experience”, “exceptional / valuable expertise” and that you have had “outstanding results”.
Recruiters, however, tend to dislike reading these hyperboles in your CV. They might want to read instead about your e.g. “5+ years experience in …”, your “certified expertise” and your “measurable results”.Continue reading
Dictionary: Job Sharing
Job Sharing is an employment option that lets two people share the responsibilities of one full-time position.
Simply defined, job sharing is two professionals forming a partnership to perform one job.Continue reading