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Insights from the Psychology of Hiring

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Insights from the Psychology of Hiring:

moneyisnotimportant:

To me, this is the most important part of the article. You MUST have the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes.

As a job candidate, your first job is to lessen the hiring manager’s risk aversion by providing reasons, both spoken and unspoken, why hiring you really isn’t such a risky proposition. When you achieve that goal, you’ll then and only then be able to move into the phase of helping make the hiring manager’s argument for bringing you on board.

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I need to finish packing!!!

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I need to finish packing!!!

A Graduation Gift for College Seniors: Jobs

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http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_20/b4228023758727.htm

The class of 2011 is enjoying the best job market for new grads since the 2008 financial crisis, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers. It’s being driven by gains in finance, energy, and technology, says Edwin W. Koc, NACE’s research chief, who foresees younger workers filling a backlog of jobs after two years of stagnant hiring.

In Silicon Valley, postings have doubled from two years ago at technology career website operator Dice Holdings (DHX). “It’s quite a stunning comeback,” says Lance Choy, director of the career development center at Stanford University. Postings on Stanford’s online job board for full-time positions surged 36 percent to 1,900 in the fourth quarter of last year compared with a year earlier.

Emerging areas such as social media, mobile applications, and e-commerce are fueling rapid hiring at big companies such as Google (GOOG) and Apple (AAPL), as well as venture capital-backed startups. At San José State, job postings increased 59 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, according to Cheryl Allmen-Vinnedge, director of the school’s career center. A job fair at the university on Apr. 12 drew more employers than the school had room for, she says.

Zynga, the biggest maker of online games on Facebook, is hiring about 130 college grads this year, 35 percent more than last year. That pace is a switch from the past few years, when the recession crimped the hiring of new graduates. In 2009 the University of California, Berkeley, halved its job fair from two days to one because of a dearth of interested employers. This year the event returned to two days and drew 160 companies, up from 95 last year.

Baba Shiv, a professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business, says the current frenzy to hire business and engineering students translates into a great opportunity for job seekers to gain valuable experience at a startup. “For students, it’s the perfect time to take chances,” Shiv says. “Do it now. In five years, it will be over.”

The bottom line: The job prospects for the more than 1.6 million college students graduating this year will be the best since 2008

itsxplacebo: cookie the penguin squealing

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itsxplacebo:

cookie the penguin squealing

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"Dividends are like getting married, you pay them year after year. Buybacks are like hooking up, you..."

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““Dividends are like getting married, you pay them year after year. Buybacks are like hooking up, you can do it once and never have to do it again.””

- via thingsilearnedinbschool

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worldofbarbee: Tumblr

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worldofbarbee:

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nevver: “Nuts.” The word exploded in his head and he gave up...

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nevver:

“Nuts.”
The word exploded in his head and he gave up trying to sleep and reached for a cigarette.
- Page 123

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