lunes, 15 de abril de 2013

Como Elaborar un Curriculum Vitae

Un Curriculum Vitae tiene tres funciones:

- Presentarte (Quién eres, que capacidades y habilidades tienes, etc.)
- Concentrar la atención en tu recorrido académico y laboral de la manera más favorable.
- Servir de recordatorio una vez que hayas realizado la entrevista.

Aquí un enlace que les puede ser de utilidad:

jueves, 11 de abril de 2013

Cursos en Línea / MOOCs

Como les comenté, los cursos en línea gratuitos o MOOCs son un recurso importante para ampliar nuestros conocimientos en diversas areas; aquí una explicación de lo que son estos cursos de distribución masiva: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/MOOC. Este enlace en inglés está más completo ya que ofrece varias direcciones para acceder a estos cursos: http://www.bdpa-detroit.org/portal/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=57:moocs-top-10-sites-for-free-education-with-elite-universities&catid=29:education&Itemid=20

En este video se explica lo que es un MOOC:



Los siguientes son links para algunos cursos en línea y sus páginas de origen que pudieran serles de utilidad. Se los recomiendo ampliamente.

Coursera: https://www.coursera.org/

Pre-cálculo: https://www.coursera.org/course/precalc

Cursos en Español: https://www.coursera.org/courses?orderby=upcoming&lngs=es


Edx: https://www.edx.org/courses

LabSpace: http://labspace.open.ac.uk/

Khan Academy: https://www.khanacademy.org/

The 50 Most Common Job Interview Questions:


1.       What are your strengths?
2.       What are your weaknesses?
3.       Why are you interested in working for [insert company name here]?
4.       Where do you see yourself in 5 years? 10 years?
5.       Why do you want to leave your current company?
6.       Why was there a gap in your employment between [insert date] and [insert date]?
7.       What can you offer us that someone else can not?
8.       What are three things your former manager would like you to improve on?
9.       Are you willing to relocate?
10.   Are you willing to travel?
11.   Tell me about an accomplishment you are most proud of.
12.   Tell me about a time you made a mistake.
13.   What is your dream job?
14.   How did you hear about this position?
15.   What would you look to accomplish in the first 30 days/60 days/90 days on the job?
16.   Discuss your resume.
17.   Discuss your educational background.
18.   Describe yourself.
19.   Tell me how you handled a difficult situation.
20.   Why should we hire you?
21.   Why are you looking for a new job?
22.   Would you work holidays/weekends?
23.   How would you deal with an angry or irate customer?
24.   What are your salary requirements?
25.   Give a time when you went above and beyond the requirements for a project.
26.   Who are our competitors?
27.   What was your biggest failure?
28.   What motivates you?
29.   What’s your availability?
30.   Who’s your mentor?
31.   Tell me about a time when you disagreed with your boss.
32.   How do you handle pressure?
33.   What is the name of our CEO?
34.   What are your career goals?
35.   What gets you up in the morning?
36.   What would your direct reports say about you?
37.   What were your bosses’ strengths/weaknesses?
38.   If I called your boss right now and asked him what is an area that you could improve on, what would he say?
39.   Are you a leader or a follower?
40.   What was the last book you’ve read for fun?
41.   What are your co-worker pet peeves?
42.   What are your hobbies?
43.   What is your favorite website?
44.   What makes you uncomfortable?
45.   What are some of your leadership experiences?
46.   How would you fire someone?
47.   What do you like the most and least about working in this industry?
48.   Would you work 40+ hours a week?
49.   What questions haven’t I asked you?
50.   What questions do you have for me?

Source: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jacquelynsmith/2013/01/11/how-to-ace-the-50-most-common-interview-questions/