Who Is The Winner of the 2008 JobMob Guest Blogging Contest

Who Is The Winner of the 2008 JobMob Guest Blogging Contest 2 After over 2 months of attracting submissions and showing them on site, the 2008 JobMob Guest Blogging Contest is finally over. Time to announce the grand prize winner… Thank you to all the contestants This year's contest had 10 participants. Each guest post shared a unique story and perspective, with the whole list covering many different aspects of job hunting in Israel or in general. Each writer put in the time and effort to bring you ideas in the hopes of helping you, your friends and family. I'd like to thank each and every one of them for a job well done and I hope they'll come back next summer as well. Traffic-generating tactics used Before I get to the final rankings, here's how contestants achieved their results: Social bookmarking services like Stumbleupon, del.icio.us and Kotvim.co.il â€" Sharon Gefen, Andrew Rondeau, Dr. Michael Britt, Andrew Rondeau, Hillel Porath Social networks like Facebook â€" Benji Lovitt, Sharon Gefen, Kate Baggott, Andrew Rondeau, Aviva Sieradski, Hillel Porath Writing about their guest post on their own blog â€" Benji Lovitt (multiple times), Sharon Gefen, Andrew Rondeau, Kate Baggott Getting fellow bloggers to mention the post â€" Kate Baggott, Benji Lovitt, Sharon Gefen Blogging in guest posts about their guest post â€" Benji Lovitt Posting about their guest post to mailing lists â€" Aviva Sieradski Emailing friends, family and contacts â€" everyone Search engine optimized (SEO) content â€" some of the contestants may have tried to blog about a topic that the search engines would like, but everyone benefited from the fact that JobMob is in good standing with Google. Final contest rankings Rank Visitors Period Blogger Article 1 689 04.09-12.09 Benji Lovitt The Idiot’s Guide to Finding a Job in Israel 2 441 21.08-29.08 Sharon Gefen How To Use Your Blog and the Long Tail Effect to Help Your Job Search 3 396 27.08-03.09 Kate Baggott Keep The Light Shining: 3 Unemployment Survival Lessons From Your Canadian English Teacher 4 336 18.08-26.08 Andrew Rondeau The Secret “So What?” Method To Resume Writing Success 5 316 25.08-01.09 Aviva Sieradski Shortchanged: Israeli Pay vs. American Pay and Why I Changed My Mind 6 301 03.09-11.09 Dr. Michael Britt 5 Ways Your Voice Speaks For You in a Job Interview 7 88 08.09-16.09 Hillel Porath Dreams of Riches? Here’s Why You Should Start Your Business Before Firing Your Boss 8 72 13.08-21.08 Yehuda Why Immigrant Lawyers in Israel Must Watch TV 9 48 01.09-09.09 Jason Nethercott How I Dramatically Improved My Job Interview Skills With Video Analysis 10 36 05.08-13.08 Daniella Offbeat Yet Normal Israeli Marketing Writer Job Interview Story The 2008 JobMob Guest Blogging Contest Grand Prize winner is… Benji Lovitt of WhatWarZone with The Idiot’s Guide to Finding a Job in Israeleval Congratulations Benji! I'll be in touch soon with the US$150 prize. Can you use good advice?

5+ Best Diversity Interview Questions Answers - Algrim.co

5+ Best Diversity Interview Questions Answers - Algrim.co We’ve compiled the absolute best diversity interview questions and answers. Diversity is coming an important topic when hiring candidates in the workplace. Our inclusive nature and respect that’s desired on behalf of our team members begins to have new standards, so too must our ways of interviewing. Companies seek to prevent any bias or potential HR issues that may arise from accidentally hiring those who don’t have an equal our inclusive nature to their work ethic. These questions help to mitigate that risk and hire only the best candidates who will collaborate in a healthy way amongst their peers. Diversity Interview Questions & Answers 1. What is diversity? Diversity is the inclusive nature of both the company and the people who work inside the company. This inclusiveness is related to any cultural differences. For example, someone’s sexual orientation, their race, their gender or even their upbringing. It is related to ensuring that no bias is within the Company on both the hiring or the collaborative level of the human-resources. 2. What is diversity important in the workplace? Diversity is important in the workplace because it provides an equal state for which freedom exists. As for the company, it benefits to have all perspectives and all viewpoints aimed at helping to calibrate, refine and define the companies executions and services that it offers in order to produce a powerful representation of the problem and solution. Meaning, the company benefits by having all perspectives be inclusive to the collaboration all points in order to produce the highest quality work possible. 3. How do you ensure you are inclusive to everyone's viewpoints? It can be difficult to include everyone's viewpoints with regard to specific projects and roles of the company. Meaning, if I am receiving feedback on my role, it is not always the other persons place to be giving that feedback regardless of their cultural variances. But when it comes to inclusive discussion about our active work and applying their history, it's important to truly understand the stories and emotional relationships our employees have to their cultural differences and ensuring we are including that amongst the vision for the work we are producing. 4. What is your approach to understanding different cultural viewpoints? The approach should be to have time to truly open our minds, share, listen and be proactive about ways we can be more inclusive with our work and output. It will only happen when we eliminate our mindset of bias, listen to our peers and truly try to visualize ourselves in their perspectives in order to move forward. When a peer wants to share those vulnerable moments, it's important we provide a platform for which we can listen and act. 5. How are you prepared to handle situations where other colleagues aren’t supportive of another cultural viewpoint? It can be difficult to handle these situations. In general, as a manager, I would say the discussion is ‘wrong’. Though, handling the situation directly should not be my role. This should be reported to HR and the two people in the argument or friction should be pulled aside and discussed with either together or separately about the nature of the act that occurred. 6. How do you go about ensuring you are removing bias from your day to day work? It is really important that we take time to be retrospective about our own upbringing and think about the ways that some of our childhood or adulthood could be perceived as building a bias. Going through this meditative state is very important towards eliminating bias. Having time to do this in the workplace individually of the team is really important to nature and cultivate. 7. What is a good rule of thumb for how you should treat others? Treat everyone with respect. Treat everyone as if they are on an even playing field because they are. While experience differences are something to be mindful of when having communication, we should not alter communications based on cultural upbringing or stereotypes that we may have heard from poor influences.

Success Story Personal Branding Instills Both Passion and Happiness in Our World - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Success Story Personal Branding Instills Both Passion and Happiness in Our World - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Maor Kaplanski is the top personal branding evangelist in Israel and is finally ready to tell his success story. He positions himself as a Personal eBrand and Online Reputation Management Expert. He is the first to establish the term personal eBrand in Israel through his Blog INTERNETISHI. Over just a few months, the blog attracted many readers and many people in Israel today know what “Personal Branding” is. Following the success of the blog, Maor has been written about in the papers TimeOut Tel Aviv, Ha’Aretz and Maariv. Maor has successfully positioned himself in the SEO field and opened a new company called eBrand.co.il, which offers unique services and products for the Israeli audience. Background In the course of the last year and a half Ive spoken to a number of people who told me that the perception and application of the principle of personal branding changed their lives dramatically. My story is similar, since I branded myself within the personal branding field. Only a year and a half ago my personal brand was completely different. I mean that both in the sense of my external branding (the way other people perceive me) and my internal branding (I didnt feel so good about myself). I had a job that I loved as a writer and editor of the sports section of the newspaper Maariv, but I felt I had no fast options of promotion or of improving my pay and conditions. At last, I took a deep breath, mustered the courage and after 7 fun years (but unrewarding) I left the press and decided to go into the commercial Internet world. But then I found I wasnt alone and that the competition is hard. These days, there is some growth in the field in Israel but for every position there are some 100 candidates. I understood that in order to gain advantage over other candidates, I had to make myself stand out. Personal brand discovery Then I read an interesting article about how 77% of potential employers check names of job candidates in Google, before inviting them to an interview. That’s when it hit me: I had to stop sending my CV automatically to all kinds of employers and instead try to make them get to me â€" search for me! I realized that I had to convince employers that I was more than just a standard page of a CV/resume. I realized I had to brand myself, my name â€" to make those employers realize I am no longer just a sports reporter but an expert of commercial Internet. How does one go about doing that? I asked myself, How the heck do you brand yourself? I typed Personal branding in Google in Hebrew in order to find information or services in the field. To my utter surprise I found less than 10 results, none of which explained the term personal branding properly. I realized that personal branding is, in fact, not an academic term, so perhaps there isnt a good enough reason for anyone to write about it professionally. In September 2007, in what seemed as a gimmick to me, I decided to open a Blog called INTERNETISHI (as part of my attempt to assert myself in the commercial Internet world) on the topic of: Personal eBrand, in the hope of branding myself as an eBrand and Reputation Management expert, thus setting myself apart from the other people in the online marketing field. Until then I didn’t know the term in English but when I typed Personal Branding in Google I nearly dropped from chair: thousands of results of web sites, Blogs, forums, movies, pictures, personal sites and portals dealing with a topic that is much more than a hot trend â€" Personal branding! I was mesmerized by Dans Blog where I found interesting and fascinating information. I was happy to host him on my Blog for an Interview post where I found that, in addition to roots, we have much more in common in the sense of our ideas and views on personal branding in general and on eBrand in particular. Success = confidence + happiness The past year was the happiest year of my life. I have not only evolved professionally and financially, but also made a lot of new friends from all over the world (both online and offline). I found a field I am passionate about, that I can lead and most important, I gained self confidence. Ive improved the way I perceive myself and the way others perceive me. All of this is thanks to Personal Branding.

How to Answer the 5 Weirdest Interview Questions

How to Answer the 5 Weirdest Interview Questions “If you were a candy bar, what kind would you be?” As useless as this question sounds,  don’t be surprised if you get asked something like this during a job interview. Though  you have no control over the questions you’ll be asked during the interview, you have  complete control over how you answer them. Some interview questions will be strange simply because the interviewer looked them up  on the internet a few minutes before you arrived. Others will be strange, but have a  purpose behind them, and if you answer them well, the interviewer will be impressed. Here are some of the craziest questions you could be asked at a job interview and how to  answer them. 1. “If you were a survivor on a deserted island, what one person would you like to have  with you?” This question is one of the oldest in the book, and it’s asked during “get-to-know-you  activities” and “trust building exercises” about as often as in job interviews. It’s generally  asked in an attempt to gauge your problem-solving skills. For example, if you say you’d  like to have Justin Bieber with you, you’re in for some great entertainment, but will  probably be on the island for a while. However, if you were to say Benjamin Franklin, that would send a different message to  your employers. It lets them know that you recognize the value of an independent thinker  who isn’t afraid to work his inventive magic to get the job done, despite ridicule. When  you’re asked this question at a job interview, be thinking of a true problem-solver you  admire and the reasons you admire them. 2. “Which superhero could defeat any other superhero?” The value of this question is that it allows the employer an opportunity to assess your  personality, which can be an important factor in any work environment. The answer  largely depends on where you’re working. If you’re looking for an upbeat, relaxed  environment, it’s okay to get a little competitive and say, “Batman, he has the coolest  toys so he will win every time.” If you’re working in a more serious, uptight environment, it’s still okay to show your fun  side. However, keep the answer more rooted in logic such as, “According to science, the  Hulk would have to win because he is virtually indestructible.” If you’re not sure, go for a diplomatic approach such as, “I like to think that true  superheroes would never go into battle against their own. In the end, they would all end  up fighting for the same cause.” Furthermore, remember that it’s often appropriate to ask questions of clarification before  answering a question like this one. Questions might include: “Where is the fight taking place?” “Is kryptonite fair game?” “Do they have special weapons?” This shows that you are actively considering the question and working through all your  options to determine the most probable outcome. It ultimately shows that you have  problem-solving aptitude. 3. “What’s your opinion on rubber ducks?” You may not believe it, but similar questions have often been asked at job interviews. It’s  a random question thrown into the mix to test your sense of humor, even in a serious  situation. Companies who often deal with high-end clients need employees who can keep  the mood light, even in formal meetings. Be thinking of a clever response that will catch  an employer’s attention, and maybe even spark a laugh such as, “I’ve never cared one  quack about them.” A ridiculous answer, but effective. 4. “If you could be any animal, what would you be?” This question comes with a variety of different objects in place of “animal,” but  employers who use any variation of the curious query are all looking for the same thing:  logical reasoning. You can pick pretty much any animal, as long as you have a sound  reasoning behind it that works with the job you’re considering. For example, if you’re applying for a graphic design position, you most likely want to  show off both creativity and an ability to meet deadlines. You could say that you would  like to be a butterfly because every butterfly has a unique and striking pattern, and they  migrate every winter like clockwork. 5. “How would you title your autobiography?” Everybody likes a creative, team player, and this question can tell an employer more  about those two things than you might think. The titles of autobiographies range from  mundane to intriguing, and some are more arrogant than others. For example, if you say the title should be “How I Made My Millions,” it will make you  look a lot more arrogant and unoriginal than if you choose the more humble and creative  â€œAre We There Yet?” which shows a humility and creativity most employers want in  their interviewees. Essentially, the key to mastering the strangest of interview questions is getting to the  heart of each question and understanding exactly what the interviewer wants you to say.  Each answer should aim to show your strengths, even when it seems ridiculous. Author:  Larry Alton is an independent business consultant specializing in social media trends, business, and entrepreneurship. Follow him on Twitter  and LinkedIn.

Free Resume Writing Edmonton - One Step at a Time

Free Resume Writing Edmonton - One Step at a TimeThere are many benefits of using Free resume writing Edmonton in order to get your resume noticed. This is especially true for people that need a resume written quickly and efficiently in order to make the most of their deadline. And there are so many of these kinds of programs out there that you can use for free.One of the easiest ways to do this is by using software that you can download from the Internet. There are many of these programs available that provide these same benefits for free. However, before you begin downloading the programs it's important that you're aware of what you're getting yourself into.One of the biggest issues that people have with this particular program is that they believe it's too easy to fool around with. They assume that once they've downloaded the program, they'll be able to dictate their resume exactly how they want it to be. In reality, what you can do is manipulate the way it looks. You can complete ly change the font, the formatting, and even change the typeface of the words and everything else in the page.However, be aware that you're going to be doing this to trick other people. Because once they have seen your resume, they will be able to easily see all of the word stuff in the formatting. They won't be able to tell exactly what the words are. This is why it's important that you download a resume writing program that is accurate and comes with an error correction feature.Because when you start using these programs, especially if you've never done this before, they tend to take a while to accomplish what you need them to do, they tend to run out of steam and stop working well in a certain time frame. There is nothing wrong with this but keep in mind that you will have to wait for your resume to be finished. And this is something that you definitely don't want to happen because it will lower your self-esteem and will decrease your confidence level.This is a good idea, because once you know that your resume is done, it won't hurt to sit down and check it over for errors. While this is going on, you should also consider how the resume looks and how it affects the other people who see it. If they're all impressed then it's a good thing and you're all set.If you haven't done anything to get it ready for the people who saw it, you should consider getting a solid level of editing done on it. By doing this, you're going to end up with a more professionally looking resume. It's also a great idea to make sure that it has the information correct.The fact is that a free resume writing Edmonton is pretty much useless when you don't have any sort of editing done. Because it really isn't necessary to know about or learn how to edit your own resume. These programs will work just fine without them, however, and will be just as effective at delivering the desired results.

What the World Needs Now Are Linchpins

What the World Needs Now Are Linchpins Seth Godins Linchpin could become one of the most inspirational and culture changing books ever writtenthat is if people actually begin shipping. It is quite possible that youve not heard of Godin.   If that is the case, then please, go to his website (it is really a blog, but there are still many people who arent sure what that is, so Ive called it a website). Linchpin challenges the status quo.   It talks about innovation, a new way of doing work, and so many more topics.   Dare I say- it should be required reading for all college graduates and everyone collecting unemployment. Being a linchpin is OUR responsibility.   Not the responsibility of employers.   It isnt a job title, it is a way of looking at managing your career. Being a Linchpin is about making yourself indispensable. On June 14th, in cities across the world, there is a free and unofficial meetup. If you find yourself looking for other like-minded people- people who are serious about how to better manage their careers or be an innovator, not a cog, this is your chance. Heres to making a difference!

Three for Friday - Sterling Career Concepts

Three for Friday Three for Friday I wanted to once again share with you three recent posts or articles by colleagues of minethat I found particularly interesting this week. Jason Alba sharedon his Im on LinkedIn Now What???bloghow to access the LinkedIn list of industries. Like most of you, I am always open to soaking up new information on how to get the most out of LinkedIn so knowing that thiscumulative list exists and how to access it will begreat whether youre working on your own profile or conducting searches for companies or contacts. Barbara Safani wrote an interestingarticle over at AOL Jobs on how recommendation letters may be hurting womens chances of getting job offersbased on a recent study at Rice University. Barbara gives three ways for women totake control over how their recommendations are perceived, including coaching references to highlight certain skills, offering to help draft a recommendation letter, and requesting endorsements on social media sites such as LinkedIn or Naymz. Erin Kennedy of Exclusive Executive Resumes gave some great advice on how togetemployers to call you back.Erin makes a great point that Ill get back to you is never enough and recommends never letting an interview or phone call end without determininga time frame or next step. But dont fret if you werent able to confirm a follow up timeline ahead of time,wait three days and follow up yourselfin a professional manner. Three for Friday Three for Friday I wanted to once again share with you three recent posts or articles by colleagues of minethat I found particularly interesting this week. Jason Alba sharedon his Im on LinkedIn Now What???bloghow to access the LinkedIn list of industries. Like most of you, I am always open to soaking up new information on how to get the most out of LinkedIn so knowing that thiscumulative list exists and how to access it will begreat whether youre working on your own profile or conducting searches for companies or contacts. Barbara Safani wrote an interestingarticle over at AOL Jobs on how recommendation letters may be hurting womens chances of getting job offersbased on a recent study at Rice University. Barbara gives three ways for women totake control over how their recommendations are perceived, including coaching references to highlight certain skills, offering to help draft a recommendation letter, and requesting endorsements on social media sites such as LinkedIn or Naymz. Erin Kennedy of Exclusive Executive Resumes gave some great advice on how togetemployers to call you back.Erin makes a great point that Ill get back to you is never enough and recommends never letting an interview or phone call end without determininga time frame or next step. But dont fret if you werent able to confirm a follow up timeline ahead of time,wait three days and follow up yourselfin a professional manner. Three for Friday Three for Friday With so many great articles recently, we thought it was time for another Three for Friday… Click each title to read the full article. 1. Three interviewing truths True, true, and true!!  When coaching a client who hasn’t interviewed in a while, one of the most common things I need to remind them of is that the interview is not about what they want (point #1) â€" it’s to show how they can solve the hiring manager’s need, how they are a good fit.  And having a strong story (point #2) is key to effectively making this point. 2. Adding graphics to your LinkedIn profile A careers colleague of mine Brenda Bernstein shares a great tip for  stand-out LinkedIn profiles in her recent blog post. If you’ve ever looked at someone’s LinkedIn profile and wondered how that character got inserted, read along for Brenda’s step by step directions.creating 3. Creating a  strong LinkedIn summary section Sandy Jones-Kaminski writes about the increasing importance of a strong summary section since LinkedIn now hides profile sections that were previously visible. Jason Alba shared Sandy’s post with his readers in one of his recent blog posts for I’m on LinkedIn. Now What? I recommend reading both posts and taking a look at your LinkedIn profile. Is your summary as strong as it could be? Now may be a smart time to revise it. If you need help creating a dynamic profile that will attract the attention of hiring managers and recruiters, check out our LinkedIn services. Three for Friday Three for Friday I read some great articles and blog posts this week and wanted to sharethree favorites with you: Job-Hunts article on Defining the New Green Economy Job-Hunt.org is jam-packed with resources to begin with, but this articleon the topic du jour green jobs is agreat primer on the new green economy and the four industries that make up thisgrowing space. If you havent already, you may want to consider how your skills might be transfer or add value to the green economy as more and more job opportunities arise. What Part of You is Outdated and Irrelevant?over at Tims Strategy A friendly reminder that there are early accomplishments on many of our resumes that are no longer relevant to our present day careers. Its time to pull em! Remember: a resume is not your life history, its a marketing document.Every piece of information on there needs to be on-brand and contributing toa consistent message. Tory Johnson on how to address Youre overqualified in an interview Tory spoke on Good Morning America this morning on ways to tackle the dreaded Youre overqualified comment in an interview. Great tips on how to turn the concern around as well as how to address several other common interview pitfalls.