Submitting a resume and cover letter and preparing to answer the right questions for a job interview is easy, but there’s a huge difference between right answers and authentic ones. Here are some interview tips guaranteed to make you stand out during your next job interview: 1. Don’t talk negatively about your previous employer or…
Writing the perfect resume is still the cornerstone of a successful job search in today’s digital age. An eye-tracking study by Ladders found that the average recruiter spends only six seconds reviewing a resume before deciding if it’s worth a closer inspection. Now, have a look at the one you have in your mail. It’s…
With warmer months just around the corner, the summer internship hunt is now in full swing for college students across the US. You’ve done your research, hunkered down in the library to crank out the applications, endured the agonizing wait, and now you’ve finally heard back. The only thing standing between you and that coveted…
This question originally appeared on Quora: How should you introduce yourself in an interview? Answer by Mira Zaslove, product manager in partner services at Cisco. First impressions are important, so take some time to hone your introduction, and then tweak it depending upon the audience. This question is often asked in interviews, so prepare for…
In the murky depths of Panama’s Pacific coast, marine biologists witnessed what looks like a scene from “The Walking Dead”: Thousands of crabs marching like a zombie horde. The team stumbled upon the horror movie moment last April while exploring the aptly named Hannibal Bank Seamount, an underwater mountain home to a plethora of sea…
The cricket star James Taylor retired on Tuesday at age 26 after he was found to have a serious heart condition. In December and January, Taylor was a part of the England team that won a Test series in South Africa, scoring a 70 and 42 in the first match. He was expected to be…
After joining hands with Twitter, Election Commission Monday announced its partnership with Facebook to reach out to 31 percent of the electorate in Tamil Nadu and achieve 100 percent turnout. Chief Electoral Officer Rajesh Lakhoni and Director of Public Policy (India, South and Central Asia), Facebook, Ankhi Das in a joint press conference announced the…
Google was supposed to introduce its ‘Voice Access’ service back at last year’s Google I/O conference, but never did so. The search giant has finally launched an ‘Voice Access’ beta app using which people can control several more features of their smartphones with voice commands. Users can now give commands such as ‘Open chrome’ to…
Google Developers Reilly Grant and Ken Rockot have published a draft document to the World Wide Web Consortium’s Web Incubator Community Group (W3C WICG) detailing a newly created API (application program interface) for directly connecting USB devices to webpages. It is envisioned for use as a Web connectivity platform for hardware manufacturers. The new API…
Accepting a job below your skill level can be severely penalising, says a study, because of the perception that someone who does this is less committed or less competent. To make ends meet in the short term, many workers may accept part-time positions and seek work from temporary agencies or take jobs below their skill…
