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4 ways to be successful in the restaurant industry

Posted Mon, 04/19/2010 - 01:40

Have you ever noticed the quality of service when you go to a fancy restaurant? The restaurant staff all give an excellent level of service, and they are very polished in their manners and grooming. Many staff members that we don’t even come into contact with a big contributors to a restaurant’s success.

So what does it take to be successful in the restaurant business?

How to score a cashier job at Wal-Mart

Posted Mon, 04/19/2010 - 01:31

Interested in becoming a cashier at Wal-Mart? Why not? Good benefits if you become full-time permanent employee, it looks on your resume. Sounds great right? Turns out they're pretty friendly during interviews as well. Make sure you're prepared with answers to these questions:

1) Name 3 of your worst/best qualities
2) What would you do if you had an encounter with a rude customer

How 33 public relations pros ask for a job

Posted Mon, 04/19/2010 - 01:22

I saw Help a PR Pro Out Day (#HAPPO) as a hashtag on Twitter the other day. Basically, a virtual army of public relations professionals and agencies from across the country donated their time and talents to help those who are currently unemployed connect with employers. A little PR stimulus.

Here's how some PR folks pitched themselves to the world for employment opportunities.

Top 10 employers in the Philippines

Posted Mon, 04/19/2010 - 01:13


The Wall Street Journal Asia has released the result of their 2008 survey “Asia’s 200 Most Admired Companies” from 2,477 executives and professionals as respondents.

Here is the list of Top 10 Most Admired Companies in the Philippines this year:

1. Ayala Land Inc.
2. Jollibee Foods Corp.
3. Ayala Corp.
4. Globe Telecom
5. San Miguel Corp.
6. Bank of the Philippine Islands
7. ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp.
8. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.
9. SM Prime Holdings

3 reasons why you’re still unemployed

Posted Thu, 04/15/2010 - 23:14

Why am I still out of work? I’ve got the experience, the references and the degree. What else do these people want? The problem probably is that you don’t express what you have to its best advantage. It’s easy to trip yourself up when it comes to trying to get a job and even very smart people falter here. Most of us don’t have a lot of practice at finding jobs because we’re pretty good at doing them. So how do we go wrong?