Can You Do the Unthinkable?

When Scott was 18 years old the pickup truck he was riding in was suddenly hit by a passing 3-ton attached trailer truck, which subsequently dragged him 300 feet. His back suffered third degree burns, his right leg was severed off and his left leg hung barely intact. His life was seemingly over.
Over a decade […]

How to Network? Professional Networking Advice

Hello CageBreak Team,
I work in the financial services industry, and have been a regular reader of your site. Can you please share your suggestions for successful professional networking and which options work best? Many Thanks,
Sam @ Boston
In the past, about 10-15 year back, in the “pre-Internet time”, professional networking had high execution barriers, and […]

Can MBA help for a senior technical professional?

I am a senior technical professional in the IT Services industry with 10 years of strong technical experience -  a mix of IT consulting and hands on technical work, including software development and project management. For my career growth I am considering a higher educational qualification. Please advice if an MBA is the best option?
-Roy, […]

Summer Internships Orientation Guide

Here’s a brief video on why companies take Summer Interns, and what are the three most necessary aspects that you need to have to win an internship. The intended audience are Summer Internship candidates in any institute. This video can also help part-time job candidates. As you will see in this website, part-time involvement is […]

Job Interview Preparation Tips - video2

In this video clip, Geoff Morgan - an of www.linkme.com.au gives important job interview tips.

Job Interview Preparation Tips - video1

Are you looking for a job? Do you need help in doing your best in a job interview? Then listen to TJ Walker’s tips for getting remembered in your job interview.

5 Reasons Why You Almost Got The Job But Did Not

Interviewing can be both frustrating and arduous because throughout the process, you receive little or no feedback except for the obvious: if they want you back, they contact you. If they don’t, frequently you never hear from them again. But after a first interview the reasons for not being asked back are […]

B-School Resume Feedback and Guidance

This brief video of about 10 minutes is meant for B-School students and recent graduates. This video gives some useful feedback and guidance based on observation of a large number of b-school resumes.
The most important feedback is as follows:
1. You must have a 2-3 line Objective as the resume opening - to tell the reader […]

How to tell if your job is right for you

Have you ever heard this:”If you love what your doing, you are doing a great job!”
Check out this video for the views of well-known people advisor: Jim Clemmer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZmXXkxn_30

MySpace can impact Your Job Search?

Brian Krueger of CollegeGrad.com, presents “MySpace and Your Job Search.” Are you on MySpace? And are you conducting a job search? You need to be careful that your MySpace profile is not having a negative impact on your job search. Here is what you need to know to protect yourself. Watch this video to learn […]

Two Tips for Salary Negotiation

One of the members of CageBreak asked the other day: will I spoil my reputation if I negotiate for salary?
He’s many years younger to me and has under 5 years of work experience, so I could understand his apprension. But I have I have seen this question many times from people in senior roles with […]

Your career development - the 6 stages

Career experts say that people will change careers (not jobs) 5-7 times in a lifetime. This being true, career management is an important life skill to develop and cultivate. There are six stages of modern career development: Assessment, Investigation, Preparation, Commitment, Retention, and Transition. Learning the characteristics of each stage will empower you to navigate […]

Work life balance - have you got it?

Work life balance is a common topic in discussions with office colleagues and friends at home. But it rarely moves beyond listing the problems to making some real action.
Forget everybody else. Answer these questions for yourself:
1. Are you satisfied with the work you are doing?
2. Are you satisfied with the time and effort consumed by your job?
3. […]

Tired of your Job- Want to Quit?

More and more people are calling it quits to successful careers to create some personal leisure time or to pursue another career. This trend is becoming more popular and common.
Years ago few people voluntarily quit a job midway through their careers, no matter how unhappy they were. It was not acceptable to leave one job […]

Your Career Questions-Answers - part 1

In this post, we will cover some of the recent questions asked by readers and members of CageBreak.
Jim, Toronto: How do you suggest for a job interview question like: “How do you handle difficult situations”?
CageBreak Response: Give some examples of stressful situations you’ve dealt with in the past. Tell how you use time management, problem-solving […]

How to Job Search - 13 key techniques

You need to learn 13 key techniques (or strategies) to put your career change / job search on turbo drive: 

How to surprise your target employer with your professional ability and boldness, and potentially, a counter offer! (one candidate got 5 jobs in a month with these strategies)  ?
When should you not mail your CV at all  ?
When […]

What can CageBreak do?

CageBreak offers step by step guidance for each stage of your career change/ job search. It addresses each of the 15 critical  questions, and helps you make the best attempt possible, and a high chance for success. Before we describe our system in detail, we want to tell you what we can do, and what we can […]

Two Common Job Search Mistakes and How to Avoid Them

Read the following points picked from an email from a leading online job service, which said:
“To do your job search, here is what you will need:
• A resume that meets international standards
• Maximum reach with the maximum number of recruiters”
But I disagree with both the points (based on working with hundreds of job candidates). The truth is:
• […]

15 absolutely critical questions

Here are 15 absolutely critical questions once you decide to search for a new job or career. Consider them as your take-off checklist.
1. What exactly do you want to work on? What do you really enjoy doing? What is your dream job?
2. Are you ready to put serious 100% effort into this job change project?
3. […]

How to find Your Ideal Career?

In the current climate, many people are looking away from the traditional job market towards working for themselves. The massive redundancies and job-insecurity has caused many people to radically rethink their career plans. With the ever rising cost of living, many would be happy just earning extra money to support their family and to pay […]

Do You Enjoy Your Work?

Most people spend approximately 25% to over 67% of their waking hours working. Eventually, most everyone will want to work in a career that they enjoy and are paid well enough to live a prosperous life. Yet, far too many people end up being miserable in their job and find themselves stuck in a career […]

Employer Due Diligence?

It is common in many employment scenarios to see the prospective employer asking all the questions and seeking all kinds of refences.
If you are a genuine and strong candidate, you need to do as much due diligence to ensure that the department and people you will be working with are worth you. It’s as simple: […]

8 Point Interview Prep Checklist

Got an interview tomorrow or within the next few weeks? Use this 8 point checklist to assess your readiness.
1. Job Knowledge: The hiring manager wants to see if you’ve done your homework on the industry and the company you’re interviewing with. Have you? If not, then do your research asap.
2. Drive and Determination: candidates with […]

How to Job Search?

Okay, you have decided to make a change, and take some action. Where do you start, and what should you do?

Prepare your self-marketing package. You are the product, which will be marketed using different promotion channels.
Prepare scenarios and stories that illustrate how your experience brings value and benefits to the new organization.
Be prepared for disappointment […]

Product Marketing Yourself

Okay, consider that you are going for an interview. You have prepared various questions and answers. You feel ready. Are you? You are not, until you know this: What are an Interviewer’s real concerns?
You, as a job seeker, are like a product, and you want to sell this product to the prospective employer. Now […]