Monthly Archives: September 2010

KARE 11 Work it Wednesday – Strategies for pre-employment testing

By Karen Kodzik | Published: September 29, 2010
Karen Kodzik of Cultivating Careers is featured in an article with KARE 11′s Work it Wednesday. “Pre-employment testing is becoming more and more common as the candidate pools are large,” said Kodzik. “It’s really gone to a new level, psychological testing, aptitude testing, personality testing.” To read the transcript article about pre-employment testing, go to KARE 11′s site [...]
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Effective Job Search in 26-30hrs per week

By Karen Kodzik | Published: September 29, 2010
Karen has been invited to speak to SamsNet today about launching an effective job search in 26-30 hours/week
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Watch KARE 11 Sunrise Wed. Sept. 29

By Karen Kodzik | Published: September 28, 2010
Karen visits with Kim Insley to talk about the role pre-employment testing places in the hiring decision.
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3 key things to do when you receive a verbal offer

By Karen Kodzik | Published: September 24, 2010
When that call finally comes from the company you just spent weeks interviewing with there are 3 things to be prepared to ask them when that verbal offer is made. First and foremost try to avoid negotiating on the spot. You want to see the complete offer with all the details before countering or going [...]
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Miserable at work? Understand the source.

By Karen Kodzik | Published: September 13, 2010
When we are miserable at work it is often difficult to know why, we just want it to get better. Job dissatisfaction often boils down to 1 of 3 things. 1. Job. When the job we are doing no longer matches our skills and strengths we become frustrated. When we can no longer [...]
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