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For years Baby Boomers have been aggravated by young job applicants who use terms like, ‘uh,’ ‘like’ and ‘ya know’ excessively, and now there’s research that says it’s more than just an aggravation — it could well be a deal breaker.

That’s according to research conducted by the Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For the study, they set up mock job interviews with hiring professionals, and then spoke with the interviewers about their impressions.

They came to the conclusion that adult professionals were least likely to want to hire those who used the word “like” excessively and incorrectly. The interviewers also per

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“Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.”

I played the role of hiring manager again this past week and it is always a somewhat surreal experience for me. Sometimes the career adviser in me wants to jump across the table, grab the candidate by the collar and say “hey, don’t you know how to prepare for an interview?”. But what amazes me more than anything else are those that manage to somehow spoil an otherwise great interview. Sometimes it’s during the interview (like the guy who told me he has to remind himself that not everyone is as smart as him). Sometimes i

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“If you don’t know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else!”

The vast volume of job search information on the Internet is overwhelming. From countless job search sites, to endless blogs and company career sites you could spend years just looking at all of the data. Of course the real key to finding a job is actually spending time making contacts (including applying to advertisements or search site postings). There

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After the minimum required number of employers failed to sign up, a Massachusetts job fair was subsequently canceled, according to USAToday.

The annual job fair is put on by the Taunton Employment Task Force, a Massachusetts employment organization that connects area job seekers with opportunities.

Twenty to 25 employers are needed for the fair scheduled for April 6, according to Richard Shafer, chairman of the Taunton Employment Task Force. But Shafer said only ten tables were reserved, leaving them no choice but to close the event.

The lack of employers means the Task Force will be unable to promote the fair and purchase advertising.

“Unfortunately, we just didn’t get employers out this year,” Shafer said to the Taunton Gazette. “This

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In a recent study conducted by the Chartered Management Institute they found that the area’s leaders required development in to become the best they could be included; Personal effectiveness, assertiveness, time-management, communication and listening skills and emotional intelligence.

Up to 30% of a company’s financial performance can be traced to the climate a leader creates. And up to 70% of the climate can be defined as how “emotionally intelligent” its workforce is.

So what is & how can we measure our Emotional Intelligence?

Emotional intelligence has been around for a number of years, but became popular in the mid 90′s when Daniel Goleman published his book titled ‘Emotional Intelligence’.

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