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Six-in-Ten Employers Plan to Increase Hiring This Year, Finds CareerBuilder India Survey >> A strong economic outlook is fueling hiring among Indian employers for the remainder of 2010, according to a new CareerBuilder India survey. Sixty-one percent of employers said they plan to hire full-time, permanent employees this year, while nearly one-in-five (19 percent) said they plan to hire part-time or contract employees. Weirdest Job Seeker Stunts >> What would you do to get your dream job? Bribe the employer with food or gifts? Chat up the recruiting manager? Become a stalker? Job seekers will do almost anything to stand out among the competition. There is no length a candidate won't go to and no line someone won’t cross in order to get a job.
Answering Six Common Interview Questions >> While you'll never be able to anticipate every question you might be asked in an interview, you can get a head start by developing strong, concise answers to commonly used questions. Most interviewers will ask similar questions like these to gain knowledge about a candidate's abilities and qualifications and compatibility with the job and the company. Is Your C.V. a Lie? >> A C.V. is a marketing tool – it should showcase your experience and qualifications in the most succinct and relevant way possible. And that often means being selective in the kind of information that you include or being crafty in your wording. But that doesn't mean you should lie. A survey by the Society for Human Resource Management found that 96% of HR professionals always conduct reference checks on job candidates, and more than half say they sometimes find inconsistencies.
Making Your C.V. E-Friendly: 10 Steps >> It is important to provide a short, clear and concise electronic C.V.! Some scanning systems and databases stop reading C.V.s after a certain number of lines, often after about one and a half pages, so be sure that your most important information appears early in your C.V. You can easily take your existing C.V. and reformat it for electronic submission. Here are some quick guidelines to do so:

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