So you want a new job, do you

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So you want a new job, do you?

Ian McMaster, editor-in-chief Business
Spotlight ETAS SIG Day Basel, 12 September 2009
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Job applications

• Increasingly important due to globalization.
• Increasingly important due to downturn.
• Not covered well by publishers.
• Looking mainly at job interviews but also
  applications.
• Not looking at language, but at impact more
  generally.

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Shit happens
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I would have no hesitation in recommending John
to any future employer.
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I would have no intention of recommending John
to any future employer.
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With one sentence of ten words, starting If
I... and ending ...the job, one candidate made
more impact on me than any other in 25 years.
What did he say?
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If I were you, I wouldnt give me the job.
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13 tips for success?
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1. Be prepared
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2. Be informed
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Denis Atlas or Steal an id? www.iProfile.org
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3. Be professional
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Margaret Davis is...
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Ian McMaster says maybe hes a bit thick but...
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4. Be the solution
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Ask not what your country can do for you ask
what you can do for your country.
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5. Be balanced
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6. Be aware
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7. Be modest
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8. Be powerful
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9. Be active
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10. Be (well) dressed
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11. Be honest
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12. Be yourself
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13. Be imperfect
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And finally...
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Be attractive!
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Contact

• Ian McMaster, editor-in-chief,
• Phone [phone]
• Email i.mcmaster_at_spotlight-verlag.de
• Business Spotlight
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