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Tag Archives: Job Search / Career Development

• Job Search Process Metrics

  Metrics may sound painful to many of us. But they sure can be helpful in your job search. You want to develop and maintain some sort of metrics to keep your job search organized and chart your progress. How many jobs have you applied for at General Dynamics-IT and what were… more

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  Do You Meet the Requirements of the Jobs You Apply For

  You want a new job. You are searching every online site you can. You have job agents searching ClearedJobs.Net. You are just one reply away from a new job. Or are you? Say you see a job listing somewhere:  What exactly about the ad appeals to you? How does it match your go… more

• What is the Difference Between a Contingent vs. Current Billable Job Opening

  If you're a cleared job seeker you may have run into contingent vs. current billable job openings. What's the difference? The short answer is whether or not the position is currently funded or not. The definition of contingent in Webster’s Dictionary is likely but not certai… more

• Phone Screening Interviews

  Patra's advice for acing a phone screening interview -- treat it as a "real" interview! The phone screen interview may be your first exposure to a recruiter who can be your internal champion in the job search process. Make a good impression and be prepared. If the recruiter… more

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  Employee Referral Programs

  What’s one of the key ways to get a job with a defense contractor? Leverage a contact who works for a company you are targeting for employment, and ask for a referral. It helps you stand out in a crowded field of job seekers. Referrals are good hiring sources for comp… more