MONSTER CAREER ADVICE NEWSLETTER ======================================================== Tuesday, February 6, 2007
-------------------------------------------------------- Informational Interviewing In informational interviews, you're seeking leads and information regarding an industry, career path or employer by talking to people you know or who have been referred to you. Before you begin informational interviewing, do your homework. These 10 tips will help. http://e0.monster.com/emessageRMS/servlet/RMS?v=2&i=13612&t=000029553&ep=t9C337F31779F2CC2&xp=t9C337F31779F2CC2&c=t62C10ED07223B8D7824A45D337210422502FDA80BA565411 -------------------------------------------------------- How Mentors Can Help African Americans Having someone to help show you the ropes can benefit your career, but how do you find a mentor if there's a lack of high-ranking African Americans in your company? Follow our advice. http://e0.monster.com/emessageRMS/servlet/RMS?v=2&i=13612&t=000029554&ep=t9C337F31779F2CC2&xp=t9C337F31779F2CC2&c=t62C10ED07223B8D7824A45D337210422502FDA80BA565411 -------------------------------------------------------- Ad Job Seekers' Top 5 Mistakes Hundreds of advertising job seekers make avoidable mistakes when approaching top agencies -- although some are more obvious than others. Make sure you're not committing any of these five job search sins. http://e0.monster.com/emessageRMS/servlet/RMS?v=2&i=13612&t=000029555&ep=t9C337F31779F2CC2&xp=t9C337F31779F2CC2&c=t62C10ED07223B8D7824A45D337210422502FDA80BA565411 -------------------------------------------------------- Seven Movies to Motivate You Given their powers of motivation, movies might be just what the doctor ordered if you feel your momentum slow down at the office or your job search seems like it's going nowhere. Try one of these movies to rev you up and get you back in the saddle. http://e0.monster.com/emessageRMS/servlet/RMS?v=2&i=13612&t=000029556&ep=t9C337F31779F2CC2&xp=t9C337F31779F2CC2&c=t62C10ED07223B8D7824A45D337210422502FDA80BA565411 -------------------------------------------------------- Get Yourself Noticed It takes a multitiered, multichanneled approach to succeed in a job search. This means a campaign that includes ad responses, executive job lead reports, Internet resume postings and distributions, targeted print mail campaigns, email broadcast campaigns and an intensive networking effort. Here's how to craft your strategy. http://e0.monster.com/emessageRMS/servlet/RMS?v=2&i=13612&t=000029557&ep=t9C337F31779F2CC2&xp=t9C337F31779F2CC2&c=t62C10ED07223B8D7824A45D337210422502FDA80BA565411 -------------------------------------------------------- Use a Tax Preparer? The decision to use a professional tax preparer is a matter of personal choice. Learn about the advantages and disadvantages, and learn how to pick the one that's right for you. http://e0.monster.com/emessageRMS/servlet/RMS?v=2&i=13612&t=000029558&ep=t9C337F31779F2CC2&xp=t9C337F31779F2CC2&c=t62C10ED07223B8D7824A45D337210422502FDA80BA565411 -------------------------------------------------------- >From the Monster Blog: Are Company Meetings a Waste of Time? Monster Blogger Bryan posts: President Bush's State of the Union address reminded me of the annual company meetings/presentations that I've attended during my professional career. They tend to follow this general script: President/CEO gives speech that outlines the successful year that has concluded and tells us that "big things" are expected for the year ahead. President/CEO is sure to include a few rah-rah lines, designed to generate applause from the audience. President/CEO assures us that employee concerns are being heard. President/CEO takes a few... Read more and respond: http://e0.monster.com/emessageRMS/servlet/RMS?v=2&i=13612&t=000029559&ep=t9C337F31779F2CC2&xp=t9C337F31779F2CC2&c=t62C10ED07223B8D7824A45D337210422502FDA80BA565411 -------------------------------------------------------- Monster Meter: 40 Percent of Monster Members Most Enjoy Talking Sports in the Office In a recent Monster Meter poll, we asked: What is the most popular nonwork-related conversation topic among your coworkers? Here are the results: * 40% Sports * 28% Other coworkers' personal lives * 23% Movies and TV * 6% Politics * 3% Health trends Let your voice be heard. 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