Earlier this year, Google received a whopping 75,000 applications in response to about 6000 new vacancies, in what is being touted as the “biggest hiring year” in Google’s history so far. As you can imagine, competition for new jobs is humongous.
And matters don’t seem to be limited to highly-attractive employers like Google. The [...]

We’ve been creating content that focuses on issues faced by our audience of international jobseekers and one of the most frequent comments that our users have made is that they have no clue what happens to most of the job applications they send out in response to apparently matching job vacancies!
Have you [...]

Taking on an overseas employment contract is serious business. After all, you’re moving quite literally into another world and probably taking a family and an entire household along. Any miscalculations could prove costly to say the least – and not knowing the rules may land you in a spot of trouble. Anticipating the possible [...]

Applying online may seem simple, yet you need to get it perfect to receive a response. In fact you have to think like those recruiters who are perpetually hunting for the right candidate. For them, finding the right candidate is somewhat like hunting for the right shoe… it has to be right size, the [...]

Your career is doing great but you suddenly feel demotivated and are losing interest in your work. It maybe a personal problem; or you fear a lay off. Or, you are facing a burnout in your career even though you have a secure job that gave you good appraisals, promotions, awards even. It’s time [...]

 
Smart Searches: 6 Tips to Help You Search Jobs Efficiently
Today, we all use the internet to search for even the most mundane information; so using it for looking for a job has become a given - especially if you are looking at relocating to another country and don’t have access to local knowledge. [...]

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