Randy’s Career Tips

Getting a job these days is a job in itself. With so many people out-of-work or downsized for some reason, every job opening is a hot spot where as many as several hundred applicants may gather.

How can you stand out in an interview situation like that? Here are five helpful rules to successful job interviewing:

1.Do your homework

To be fully prepared for the job interview you will need to do your homework. These days that means all sorts of interview preparation. To start you off you might show interest in a company that is hiring by researching the company. Some job interview tips suggest you do this after you have been asked to the interview. I disagree. I think it is important to look at the company before you even send them your resume.

Why? Because you might find that your skills wouldn’t be a good fit or you might discover that several of your skills would make you an excellent candidate as you examine the company. You will know just which of your skills to showcase when you adjust your resume for that individual company.

2. Request an informational interview

The next step might be to request an informational interview with someone working at the job or area you are interested in. Decide what information you want to know that was not included on the company’s website. Choose a person you want to interview and how to contact that person. You can request an interview over the phone, in person, by letter or by a social contact in your network. Phone interviews should be no longer than 5 minutes and in-person ones from 15 to 30 minutes.

3. Practice answering questions in mock interviews

After you have sent in your resume and you are asked to come for the actual interview, you still have much preparation to make. Most employers ask the same basic questions with ve (more…)

When the time comes to choose the profession which highly interests you and which can be professionally, financially and mentally satisfying, many people find themselves lured with the prospect of becoming a stock broker. But, before finalizing upon your choice and taking the next step towards pursuing this profession its imperative to make sure that you are actually intrigued by it and not merely selecting it because of its popularity in the past years.

The stock broker employment is also dependent on the type of operations they engage themselves into. Some of the brokers are interested in practicing with individual clients while others like to work for institutions. Brokers who work for institutional investors are often called securities traders. Many opt to work as dealer, advisor and security analyst. Security analysts are those who advise companies on flotation of shares as they are expected to have sound knowledge of capital markets. Stock Brokers also work in the financial sector with banks, mutual funds, consultancies, insurance companies, pension funds and financial institutions and so on.

A successful broker has immense knowledge of the rise and fall of the stock markets, and has studied the market intricately over the years. He work with complete devotion, keep himself updated about each and every change which occurs in the market, has a flare for further increasing his knowledge base and the most important of all keeps his client’s interests before his own. He does not pay heed to the amount of money he can gain if lured the client into making a wrong deal.

Working as a stock broker also requires you to possess sharp memory, analytical mind, foresight, logical approach to each transaction and dealings and the most vital of all a calm and well groomed personality. Dealing with the clients requires you to be patient, no (more…)