You’ve got the degree and the resume. What more do you need?
You need to stand out. Be different — a commodity that your prospective employer can’t do without. Learn what your employer is looking for, then market yourself appropriately. The trick is to stay true to your capabilities and skills, but rise above the crowd.
WetFeet.com is a great place to hone your understanding of various professions. Employers look for people who will fit in, and this site’s Real People Profiles bring you right into the mindset of industry professionals. A better understanding of day-to-day happenings will help you position yourself for prospective employer’s needs. Another site to explore is Krislyn’s Strictly Business Site.
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The Wall Street Journal’s CareerJournal.com recently released a report about the national shortage of qualified bank tellers. The banking industry has exploded in recent years, with additional bank branches springing up all over the country. In previous decades, bank tellers needed “only basic skills” and received “modest wages.” Many bank employment experts thought that the role of bank tellers would diminish or even disappear with the increased use of new technology such as ATMs and online banking services. The exact opposite has been true. The role of bank tellers in the industry has completely transformed from a mechanical and routine position to one that requires excellent customer relations, problem solving and marketing skills. Bank tellers are often the first face of the company to customers and they have become central in recruiting and selling to new customers.
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