Back when it was a small company from Canada, there was one attribute that greatly contributed to the uniqueness of this sales company - commitment. Cydcor dedicates itself to a steadfast pursuit to be a business that stands out; a company that opened up chances for a more industrious way of selling goods and services on behalf of its clients, while also offering opportunity for its people.
Formed in 1994, Cydcor began as an independent business that slowly grew under the leadership of CEO Gary Polson and company president Jim Majeski. The company’s development, including its capability to complete profitable joint ventures, has proven its worth as it provides significant results through a variable cost model while also boosting the market share of its clients.
In spite of the company’s numerous achievements, it is Cydcor’s relationships with its employees and clients that make it truly exceptional. These efforts are evident in the company’s leadership and sales representatives, who specializes in business-to-business marketing. It is also committed to continuously offering excellent leadership to its sales professionals.
To this day, the spirit of competitive salesmanship, tradition, the desire to thrive and the will to be the best in all endeavors continue to serve as the company’s primary commitment.
Standing out at a Career Faire can make a difference in your job search. Career Faires are starting to pick up, and Dice is running some nice ones, called Targeted Job Fairs. At a Bay Area Career Fair in January, 10 companies as showing up, and a major job search company has 82 career fairs scheduled for this year across the States.
How do you get to the real interviews at a Job Faire? The rivalry can be substantial, but you can help yourself jump out from the herd with advance preparation. At AA-Careers, we have a simplified six-step process to get ready. Planning to go? Here’s how to prepare:
First, research the organizations that are going and pick your targets. Use the World Wide Web to check out the organizations that are there beforehand. Go to their internet sites and see if they have their jobs posted. Pick a moderate number to go after, and get ready to spend about an hour researching each one. It’s hard to do more than 9 in a day, and four to six is a much more reasonable target. For each hiring organization, you want to know: key product lines, recent news, and executive names. Try to see if you know anyone at the target companies. You will end up with with a page or two of research for each company/job.
Second, if there are job postings on the web, read them to see what the hiring manager is looking for. Create a mapping of your achievements and skills to the demands of the job. Make the language match. If the hiring organization calls customers "clients", your resume should do the same thing. The achievements should be written in the style of the hiring company.
Third, create a ‘thumbnail sales pitch’ for each likely company/position combination. Write down a 60 second ‘thumbnail’ that you can repeat verbally showing why you are a key prospect for that job. You’ll use this in your resume and when you meet the team from the company at the job booth.
Fourth, modify your resume for each job type. The objective on your resume should exactly match the position you’re aiming for. The executive summary should be a written form of your “mini sales pitch” for the job. Then choose the achievements and skills that most clearly match the job requirements. Especially at a Job Fair, the purpose of your resume is a sales tool for you – to get you on-site job interviews. It should be obvious to see that you’re a fit based on your resume.
Fifth, dress and prepare as if you’re doing on-site interviews. Dress well and be fittingly groomed. Don’t over do-it (this isn’t a date!) and don’t underdress (no jeans or t-shirts, no matter how much you paid for them). Avoid strong cologne or perfume.
Finally, rehearse your ‘mini-sales-pitch’. Collect your research and the resume for each position - bring a couple of copies for each – and put each in a distinctly labeled folder. Keep them in a light briefcase or folio.
Chinese Canadian Richard Li serves as council member of the Chinese University of Hong Kong; he actively serves his duties as a member of the Hong Kong Computer Society. He also spends his time with Washington, DC’s Center for Strategic and International Studies International Councilors Group. CSIS carries out analytical studies and research that help them come up with policies directed towards economic and political improvement, and worldwide security. Known as Hong Kong’s primary telecommunications provider, Richard Li’s PCCW Limited (Pacific Century CyberWorks) is among Asia’s largest innovators in the field of Information and Communications Technologies. PCCW has a foundation that supports an Internet2 project conceptualized by the Joint Universities Computer Center, or JUCC. JUCC’s project involves the creation of a local data network service. Internet2 is also known as the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development (UCAID); it is a project that seeks to develop and deploy advanced technologies and network applications that may be used for education, high-speed data transfer, and research. In addition, the PCCW Foundation supports the Workplace English Campaign, including yearly scholarships for local university student achievers.
Right now and more than ever, America has fully contracted celebrity obsession and has fostered this to virtually become a culture.
Just decades ago, before the explosion of today’s powerful media, top-selling albums, blockbuster movies, and high-rating TV shows made celebrities. Contrast this nearly bygone trend with that of today and anyone can see that numerous celebrities are just people who are famous for being famous.
Paris Hilton, for example, has little more to her name than a famous surname and a sex tape. Rob and Amber Mariano, ordinary civilians no more, did not invent anything, but they surely were power-tripping backstabbers in Survivor: All Stars. The late John F. Kennedy Jr. is more famous for being the handsome son of a former president than a talented lawyer.
Granted, a celebrity in question may be truly stellar. There comes a time though when people forget what made the star famous in the first place, and instead zero in on the star’s foibles off-camera. Multi-platinum singer Britney Spears is more famous now for her rehab stints than her albums.
Anyone who can sustain worldwide interest in his private life today is a celebrity, no doubt about that. People want to diminish that certain sense of otherness in a star; they want to see who the star really is beneath the perfection. The payback comes when the prier unearths a familiar persona, a common denominator.
Expediting the rise of celebrity culture are the ongoing innovations in media and technology. Nowadays, data and images are spread easily through the Internet and television. Celebrity culture will show no signs of waning so long as People, Star, Us, and The National Enquirer are in circulation or television shows like Entertainment Tonight, Access Hollywood, and Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous still flicker on the screen.
The Charlie Rose interview of Steve Schwarzman is featured on Interview Nation.
Steve Schwarzman is profiled on the Builders and Titans profiles of Time Magazine.