Loading...The Perfect Job, Part IV
Some people find talking very easy. In interviews you usually talk to one person only, although some companies also conduct panel interviews, like a big consumer goods company does. With competency-based questions your past behavior can be assessed; yet, this approach assumes that your past behavior is the best predictor of your future behavior. It also assumes that you are a bad liar and that …
The Perfect Job, Part III
The third part of the perfect job series, talks about application procedures at companies and a few tricks on how to crack them. As I said earlier, the hardest step is to pass the CV selection process. By picking a job that fits your profile, you can greatly increase your chances (which is rather obvious). Companies usually have multiple stages in their application process, ranging …
The Perfect Job, Part II
This second part of finding your perfect job looks at what positions it makes sense to apply for and what abilities companies ask for. Not all companies have similar recruiting procedures. Some demand very generalist capabilities while others require highly specialist skills. During my application process I also looked into many jobs that I didn’t apply for in the end, because I ultimately thought it …
In Good Times, As Well As In Bad
One of the busiest times during the year in Mexico is Christmas. For Westerns it’s a time to relax in front of a cozy fireplace while snow is falling outside, and to recover from a year’s hard work. For Mexicans, however, a few days before ‘noche buena’ (Christmas Eve), the hard work really starts. Since one is going to meet (almost) the entire extended family, …
Bruce Willis for Christmas
A few days ago the house where I’m living in has been transformed into a Christmas world. A nice Christmas tree (plastic and with electric candles, so it can be used again next year), a beautiful stocking for the kids with their names on it (I’ve got one as well), various lights around the house and a large number of noche buena, a plant with …