Anna's Career Tips

As I am in the employment business, many people approach me for career advices. In many cases, I am not able to help much, as I recruit investment bankers only – a very small niche market in the employment business. However with my recruitment experience, I am able to contribute some ideas to job seekers.

My Investment Banking Blog
If you want to learn about my suggestions on writing resumes and cover letters, here is my blog. Though it is investment banking focused, you will find lots of practical tips in general.

Assessments
When we place very senior positions like CEO, for example, some customers would like to invite the finalist to do an assessment. You might not aware that these assessments are quite unreasonably expensive and will require at least a four-hour meeting between the assessor and the candidate. But clients are still willing to pay, because they want to make sure to hire the right person to the right position and the need to place and develop individuals to perform at their best is the life-blood of a business.

On the same token, it is important that you understand your own interest and potential and develop your career toward that direction. Tell your prospective employer that you’ve assessed yourself will distinguish yourself from other candidates. But are we going to go through an expensive and lengthy assessment? No, there is no need for mid to entry level employees to do so. But doing some aptitute or personality tests will be helpful.

AnalyzeMyCareer.com
This is a website I want to recommend. It provides aptitude tests, personality tests and many other tests which will help to discover your real potential. Their services are not expensive but you don’t have to buy if you don’t want to, because they have some free services which are very useful.

Free Career Information
It provides information on a wide range of careers on topics like: nature of work, working conditions, job outlook, earnings and so on.

Free Interviewing Skills
1. What the interviewers want to know
2. Getting to know yourself
3. Armed yourself with knowledge

Unfortunately AnalyzeMyCareer.com only offer the first three chapters free. However if you are happy with them, you might consider investing US$12.95 for an instant download of the full version.

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- Neil Armstrong

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