Welcome to the July 18, 2009 edition of the no bull career advice festival. I’ve put together a range of contributions that will help you in your career planning and job hunting.

career advice

Sridhar presents 6 great tips to manage your career posted at lifesays.com, saying, “This post provides easy ways to recession proof your career in these tough times. The tips are no-nonsense, practical and timeless.” Almost all of these can be applied to first time job seekers.

Lucrezia Wise presents Job advice for grads posted at Imaginary Compass, saying, “Career advice for recent grads or anyone starting out in the entertainment industry.”

Ray presents Most Overrated Careers and Jobs. posted at Money Blue BookThis is obviously a very personal view, but Ray makes some good points - particularly about our reasons for choosing careers and the flaws in this reasoning.

GeekMBA360 presents From laid-off dot com worker to medical doctor. posted at GeekMBA360

nissim ziv presents Retail Store Manager Career: Retail Store Manager Salary & Job Description posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “This article deals with many aspects of the retail store manager career – job description, duties, the store manager salaries and career road map for those who are interested in retail manager position.”

presents When even the lack of expectations remains more than you can handle posted at Young and Employed, saying, “Advice on what to do when you are young, out of college, and named the head of a Marketing Department - where there was no Marketing Department.”

Linda Jones presents 100 Useful Twitter Tools and Feeds for Your Job Search. posted at JobProfiles.org - Job Descriptions and Online Schools to Start Your CareerThere’s so much information on Twitter, that these tools are really useful to help you to research and find jobs.

Anne Simone presents 100 Motivational Blog Posts for the Unemployed. posted at Psychology DegreesIf you are going to be unemployed for a while, then you might find some solace in some of these!

interview skills

nissim ziv presents How to Interview a Candidate - Selection Criteria & interviewer tips posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “One of the first things to do while holding an interview is to get a clear, better picture of what qualities and talents the profile requires as well the importance of each selection criteria.” If you know what interviewers are looking for, you’ll be better prepared.

nissim ziv presents Tell Me about Yourself - Interview Questions and Answers posted at Job Interview Guide, saying, “During a job interview, the interviewer can ask many questions. Some of the common questions are the ‘Tell Us about Yourself’ interview questions. Your answers to these questions are important. Make sure that you are prepared for these types of interview questions.” The “tell me about yourself” question often reveals the most telling answers, so you have to get this one right.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of the no bull career advice festival using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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