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Recruiters Reveal Pet Peeves About Job Seekers Recruiter Roundtable Looks at Flaws to Avoid by Yahoo! HotJobs The Recruiter Roundtable is a recurring feature that collects career and job-seeking advice from a group of recruiting experts throughout the United States. The question we put before our panel this month is: What is your biggest pet peeve about job seekers today? The Price of 'Perfection' My biggest pet peeve is perfect candidates. They only had successes, are perfect and can't see any improvement to make on themselves -- except maybe to "work a little less." People who are too insecure to admit their shortcomings or even their mistakes make me feel that they lack good emotional intelligence. In all the reference checks we reviewed at Checkster, none were 100% positive, so be realistic. If not, you will be seen as either not daring enough to perform difficult things, or stuck in a myopic belief that you are perfect. -- Yves Lermusi, CEO, Checkster Clueless Candidates As a recruiter, there have been countless times when job seekers have asked, "What position is this for?" Job seekers shouldn't just apply to any job. They need to spend their time effectively finding jobs that are a match for their skills and interest. -- Nga Nguyen, Technology & Operations Group Recruiter at Wells Fargo Short-Cut Introductions With more people looking for work in today's economy, I've been seeing an increase in what I call "lazy introductions" come across my desk. It goes something like this: "I'm writing you to introduce myself. I live in New York and I'm looking for a job," and in the signature is a link to a LinkedIn profile or possibly a resume. A brief introduction should come with a background, highlights, and reason for connecting. A job search is a job in itself and requires some personalization and effort for each and every introduction. -- Lindsay Olson, partner, Paradigm Staffing Can't Connect the Dots? My biggest pet peeve is receiving resumes or applications that describe background and work experience wholly unrelated to the position being applied for. Also there is either no supporting material or a generic cover letter that fails to connect the dots between what's on the application and what's in the posted job listing. -- Noah Apodaca, lead recruiter for staff at the University of California, Irvine Don't Go Generic Job seekers hurt their own cause when they don't focus on specific ways they can help potential employers and instead simply mass distribute their resume. Individuals need to show hiring managers what they can do for the organization, not the reverse. Thoroughly research companies where you want to apply, customize your resume and cover letter for each opportunity, and in your communications with employers highlight your accomplishments and skills that demonstrate how you can positively impact the firm's bottom line. -- DeLynn Senna, executive director of North American permanent placement services, Robert Half International

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The title in two minutes 16/05/2009 15:00 It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. We’re not holding our breath, but one day the facts – a popular word this season – might stack up enough for the penny to drop elsewhere. Cast your minds back to 1998/99. Notice any similarities? In that season United won two of the opening five games. Crisis, they said. Whatever. Last season? Slow start. This season? Slow start. There’s a pattern emerging. Chelsea, under ‘Big Phil’ Scolari, made hay in the early-season sunshine. A(nother) new dawn broke over Eastlands. And Liverpool stirred their loins. All the while we waited in the wings, and when the supporting cast had delivered their best lines and started to ad lib, the leading men assumed centre stage, parts learned off by heart, roles well-defined and well-rehearsed. Lights, camera, action! By October’s end and a 2-0 victory over West Ham – in which the newly-crowned World Footballer of the Year (Ronny, who else?) bagged his first league brace of the campaign – the boss had started to talk about “a momentum that I believe will take some stoppingâ€. New boys Hull showed the teeth that had characterised the Tigers’ pre-Christmas campaign, leaving Old Trafford after a spirited 4-3 defeat, but, to quote the bard of Stretford, Morrissey, November spawned a monster – especially if you happened to be an opposing striker. For the 13 league games after the 2-1 reverse at Arsenal that followed Hull, our defence turned away all-comers, setting a British record shut-out of 1,311 minutes into the bargain. To prove we’re not just take, take, take, we even offered Newcastle fans a rare moment of cheer as Peter Lovenkrands put the ball past Edwin van der Sar – the first time we’d gone behind since January. But in between, we’d won at Eastlands, returned from Japan with the Club World Cup, battered Stoke 5-0 (ton-up for Ronny), and made the Champions League knockout stage as group winners. Paul Scholes was back in the fold and the next generation had taken us to the Carling Cup final. Phew. And so, here we are: champions once again. It wasn’t a sprint, it was a marathon, but we entered the final straight, firing on all cylinders to reach our third title in a row for the second time under Sir Alex Ferguson – something no English club has achieved before. Brilliant season? That’s a fact.

08/09 Review: Ferdinand 05/06/2009 09:18 A defensive cornerstone and regular wearer of the captain's armband, Rio has continued to set standards... When it comes to raising the bar, United are masters. This season it was the Reds’ defending that hit new heights, with the contribution by Rio Ferdinand central to the mid-season surge that provided a title-winning platform. The England centre-half also played a hefty part as Edwin van der Sar enjoyed a virtually trouble-free passage to a new league shutout record. Start to finish: Ferdinand was one of five Reds shortlisted for the PFA Player of the Year award, and it’s no exaggeration to say that the Londoner barely put a foot wrong in the league this season. He may have been (marginally) overshadowed by the fortitude of Nemanja Vidic, but his consistency was instrumental to the Reds’ resolute defensive effort. Following a brief absence from the side at the start of April, having suffered a groin injury on international duty, his importance to the side was made crystal clear when he returned. Shutouts against Porto and Everton ensued, and the United defence recaptured its air of invincibility. In position: Ferdinand did, as ever, lend his aerial prowess to United’s attacking set-pieces, but otherwise tended to sit tight in his centre-half berth, doing what he does best. Vidic was his main defensive partner, though he and Jonny Evans also impressed. Season highlight: Reds fans trooped away from Stamford Bridge in September disappointed that a late equaliser had denied United the victory required to ignite the title defence. Yet Rio had put in an immense shift to ensure that United didn’t leave west London empty-handed. Facing a sustained second-half Chelsea surge, Ferdinand galvanised those alongside him to keep Drogba and Anelka at bay. Vital contribution: Ferdinand’s biggest impact was the way he helped young Evans seamlessly slot into the side in September. Evans repaid his mentor by confidently standing in for him over the new year. Any lows? Ferdinand’s back problems meant Sir Alex had to do without his defensive lynchpin for most of January. The defender did, though, make a swift recovery from the groin injury that threatened to derail the end of his season. Any other business? He’s got two years to go on his current contract, but Rio told GQ magazine he’s thinking about the future: “I wake up more and more thinking that I’d like to be a manager,†he said.

Wayne wants central role 05/06/2009 09:23, Report by Steve Bartram Wayne Rooney admits he may have to become more selfish to secure himself his preferred role as a central striker in Sir Alex Ferguson's blueprint. The firebrand Merseysider is relishing the chance to line up as England's out-and-out forward against Kazakhstan this weekend, having been deployed on the left side of United's attack during the latter stages of the season. “The position I play for England is the one I like playing most,†Rooney told a press conference. "I haven’t played that position for a while for United. "When you're playing out on the left you have responsibilities to get back a bit more. Sometimes that takes away a bit of energy from your attacking. "It’s the manager’s choice. I’ve always said my best position is playing up front. Maybe I need to be more selfish to get the role I want." Rooney enjoyed his second-highest scoring season with United last term, bagging 20 goals from 49 appearances. Rooney's scoring record 2004/05: 37 (6) appearances, 17 goals 2005/06: 44 (4) appearances, 19 goals 2006/07: 51 (4) appearances, 23 goals 2007/08: 39 (4) appearances, 18 goals 2008/09: 39(10) appearances, 20 goals Total: 210 (28) appearances, 97 goals

CEOs Without College Degrees by Rebecca Reisner Monday, June 1, 2009 Provided by Business Week The thousands of wait-listed would-be MBAs who may not get the chance to go to their dream B-school might want to draw inspiration from the following group of CEOs. Not only did they not get graduate degrees, they didn't get undergraduate degrees -- and some never even attended college. Of course, not having a degree didn't stop them from being a big name on campus. You'll find Alfred Taubman's name at Brown, Harvard, the University of Michigan, and Lawrence Technological University; at least one building on each campus bears his name, although the retail magnate and philanthropist never finished college. Read on to learn who else made it into corporate top spots without the benefit of a bachelor's degree. 1. Dennis Albaugh Chairman, Albaugh Type of Business: Pesticides Education: Associate's degree from Des Moines Area Community College Fun fact: He has a collection of more than 100 classic Chevrolets 2. Paul Allen Founder and chairman, Vulcan Type of Business: Media, telecommunications Education: Dropped out of Washington State College after two years Fun fact: He persuaded Bill Gates to drop out of Harvard. They later founded Microsoft (MSFT) together. 3. Richard Branson CEO, Virgin Group Type of Business: Travel, radio, TV, music, venture capital Education: No college degree Fun fact: He became an entrepreneur at age 16 with the creation of Student magazine. 4. Maverick Carter CEO, LRMR Innovative Marketing & Branding Type of Business: Marketing Education: 3.5 years of college at Western Michigan University and University of Akron combined Quote: "Don't be afraid if you see an opportunity to go and give it shot. You can finish school later; it's always there." 5. John Paul DeJoria CEO, John Paul Mitchell Systems Type of Business: Hair-care products Education: No college Fun fact: He started out selling greeting cards at age 9. 6. Michael Dell Founder, chairman, and CEO Dell (DELL) Type of Business: Computers Education: Attended University of Texas, Austin; did not finish. Quote: "When I started our company, it was very much an idea outside of the conventional wisdom, and if there were people telling me that it wasn't going to work, I wasn't really listening to them." 7. Felix Dennis Founder and chairman, Alpha Media Group, formerly Dennis Publishing Type of Business: Publishing (Maxim, The Week) Education: No college degree Fun fact: He wrote a biography and published a magazine about Bruce Lee; sales surged when the martial arts star died suddenly in 1973. 8. Barry Diller Chairman and CEO of IAC/InterActiveCorp (IACI) Type of Business: Media Education: Dropped out of UCLA after three weeks Fun fact: He started his career working in the mail room of the William Morris Agency. 9. Bill Gates Co-chair and Trustee, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Chairman, Microsoft (MSFT) Type of Business: Philanthropy. Software. Education: Dropped out of Harvard Fun fact: As a schoolboy, he created a program that allowed people to play tic-tac-toe on the computer. 10. Mukesh "Micky" Jagtiani Chairman, Landmark International (Dubai) Type of Business: Retailing Education: No college degree Fun fact: The billionaire mall developer flunked out of a London accounting school as a teenager and worked as a taxi driver before becoming an entrepreneur. 11. Dean Kamen Founder and chairman, Segway Type of Business: Motor vehicles Education: Dropped out of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Fun fact: Kamen founded FIRST, a robotics competition for high school students. 12. David Oreck Founder, Oreck Type of Business: Vacuum cleaners Education: No college. At 17, enlisted in the army, and flew B-29 bombers during World War II Quote: "Things are never as bad as they seem to the pessimist and never as good as they seem to the optimist." 13. Amancio Ortega Gaona President, Inditex Group Type of Business: Fashion retailing (Zara, Kiddy Class, others). (A Coruna, Spain) Education: No college Fun fact: Often cited as the richest man in Spain, he reportedly has never given any media interviews 14. Phillip Ruffin Owner, Treasure Island Type of Business: Casinos Education: Attended Washburn University for three years and Wichita State University but never got his degree. Quote: "You get the most experience from the business of life." 15. Alfred Taubman Founder, Taubman Centers (TCO). Philanthropist Type of Business: Shopping malls Education: Attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor for three years but left to start a family and his career Quote: "Become an expert in one fundamental area of your market or business. No one starts out as a generalist." 16. Ty Warner Founder, Ty, Inc. Type of Business: Toys (stuffed animals) Education: Dropped out of college to pursue a career in acting. Later founded Ty Inc. Fun fact: The plush animals his company manufactured retailed for only $5 in the 1990s, but Beanie Baby-mania drove prices up to $30 or more for the hard-to-get characters. Copyrighted, Business Week. All rights reserved.

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Real's 'Galactico' president signs Pellegrini, Zidane 01 June 2009 14:27 Florentino Perez, the inspiration behind the Real Madrid 'Galacticos', launched his second term as president on Monday by bringing in Chile's Manuel Pellegrini as the club's new coach and France legend Zinedine Zidane as a top advisor. The club also announced former Argentine striker and coach Jorge Valdano as its new director general. "Real Madrid C.F. and Manuel Pellegrini have reached a deal for the Chilean to become the first team head coach," Real said in a statement. It said he would be officially presented at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Tuesday. He replaces Juande Ramos, who began a six-month contract in mid-December in place of Germany's Bernd Schuster. Pellegrini, 55, a qualified civil engineer, joined Villareal in 2004 from River Plate of Argentina and was under contract with the club until 2010. In his first season there, Villareal qualified for the Champions League by finishing third in La Liga. Last season, they were second behind champions Real Madrid. In a speech on taking office Monday, the 62-year-old Perez vowed to build "the best club of the 21st century. "We will devote all our effort to building a spectacular team with great players who are role models on and off the pitch. A club where ethics are indestructible and where solidarity will be a basic cornerstone of behaviour," he said. The construction magnate is retaking the reins of Real, Spain's historically most successful team and the world's richest football club by revenues, for the next four years after standing unopposed in elections for president. Real had been led on an interim basis by Vicente Boluda after Ramon Calderon stepped down in January following allegations that he rigged voting at the club's last annual general assembly in December. Perez led Real from 2000 to 2006, when it earned the nickname "Los Galacticos", winning the Primera Liga twice and European Champions League with such stars as Zidane, Ronaldo, Luis Figo, David Beckham and Michael Owen. Zidane's transfer from Juventus in 2000 cost Real a world record 75 million euros. The former France captain now becomes "adviser to the president" at Real. Perez had promised to give both Zidane and Valdano senior positions at Real if his comeback bid was successful. Valdano had acted as Real's sports director during his last term in office. He has not mentioned any names regarding top signings but Spanish media speculate that Manchester United's Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo, Liverpool's Spanish star Xabi Alonso and AC Milan's Brazilian playmaker Kaka are all in his sights for next season. "We must recover the dreams, stability and lost time," said Perez. "The road ahead will be difficult, but we have the passion and necessary ideas to overcome the great challenges of this complicated time." Perez had quit Real in 2006 after the club went a third straight season without a trophy, its worst run in more than half a century, but he has remained popular with supporters. This season, the club's arch-rivals Barcelona won a unique treble of league, Spanish Cup and Champions League trophies under debutante coach Pep Guardiola. Real finished second in La Liga and exited the first knockout stage of the Champions League for the fifth straight season. It ended the season on Sunday with a 2-1 loss to lowly Osasuna.

Chelsea unveil new manager Ancelotti Ancelotti vows to bring European glory to Chelsea 01 June 2009 03:42 Carlo Ancelotti has vowed to fulfil Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich's desire for Champions League success after the Italian was appointed as Blues manager on Monday. Less than 24 hours after stepping down as AC Milan coach, Ancelotti signed a three-year contract with the Premier League club, worth an estimated 6.5 million pounds a year (7.4 million euros). The Italian, who succeeds Guus Hiddink at Stamford Bridge, was targeted by Chelsea owner Abramovich because of his impressive track record in Europe's elite club competition. Ancelotti led Milan to Champions League victory in 2003 against Juventus and 2007 against Liverpool, as well as reaching the 2005 final, where his team were beaten by Liverpool. As if that wasn't enough to get Abramovich's attention, Ancelotti also won the European Cup twice with Milan during his playing days. Since Abramovich purchased Chelsea in 2003, he has seen his team come agonisingly close to European glory. In the 2008 final, when penalty shoot-out misses from John Terry and Nicolas Anelka gifted Manchester United the trophy, while the Blues have also lost four semi-finals against Monaco, Liverpool twice and, most painfully, Barcelona this season. Ancelotti, who will start work on July 1, knows the pressure will be on him to reproduce his European success at the Bridge. "There will be the same pressure at Chelsea because Chelsea and Milan are great teams in Europe and they want to win all the competitions so I think there will be the same pressure," he told Chelsea TV. "For me the Champions League is a beautiful sensation. When I was a player I won the tournament two times, in 1989 and 1990. "It was a fantastic moment and the same when I was a coach with Milan in 2003 and 2007. The Champions League for me is the best competition in the world and everyone wants to win it. "Chelsea have a great record, five semi-finals in six years is a beautiful score but now we have to win it. "There will be the same pressure at Chelsea because Chelsea and Milan are great teams in Europe and they want to win all the competitions so I think there will be the same pressure." Ancelotti, who has also coached Juventus and Parma, will be managing outside Italy for the first time. But the former Italy midfielder insists he will have no problem adapting to life in the Premier League because he is already a big fan of the English game. The 49-year-old also spoke to Andriy Shevchenko, the Chelsea striker who has been on loan at Milan this season, to find out more about the club. "I see the matches always on television. I like the Premier League because there are great teams who play good football. It is very speedy. I like English football," he said. "In Italy, now and before, the matches are more tactical, the team thinks to defend well and only after to attack. "I watch Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United and I know English football very well. Chelsea have a great team, great players and a strong team. I'd like to stay here." After spluttering under Luiz Felipe Scolari earlier this season, Chelsea were revitalised by Hiddink, losing just one of 22 matches under the Dutchman and winning the FA Cup. It was Hiddink's astute man-management style that most impressed Chelsea's star-filled dressing room. Players like club captain John Terry and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba bought into Hiddink's philosophy and Ancelotti is determined to create a similiar atmosphere.

Oil soars above 68 dollars to seven-month high AFP - Tuesday, June 2 NEW YORK (AFP) - – Crude oil prices soared Monday above 68 dollars a barrel for the first time in seven months, boosted by higher Chinese output, a weak US currency and rising equity markets, traders said. New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude for July delivery, shot up to 68.68 dollars on the back of a Wall Street stock surge before ending at 68.58 dollars, up by 2.27 dollars from Friday's close. The price levels were last reached at the end of October. London Brent North Sea crude for delivery in July bounced as high as 68.03 dollars a barrel before ending at 67.97 dollars, up 2.45 dollars from Friday. Prices climbed largely due to the weak dollar, said Antoine Halff of Newedge Group. "The increase is not unique to the oil sector, it affects all raw materials. The investment funds in particular are investing in commodities as a protection against the dollar or to manage the fears of inflation," he said. A weak US currency makes dollar-priced oil cheaper for holders of stronger currencies and, in turn, tends to stimulate demand and push prices higher. The euro jumped above 1.42 dollars for the first time this year, as rebounding global stock markets persuaded investors to switch away from the safe-haven US currency, dealers said. BetOnMarkets analyst Dave Evans said the price increases also stemmed from news that the manufacturing sector in China expanded for a third month. "China, the world's second-biggest energy consumer, has been showing signs of a recovery over the last two months. There is a very strong chance of oil prices testing the 70-dollar level," he said. China's manufacturing activity expansion in May, based on data released Monday, gave added hopes for a global economic recovery. The official Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, for the manufacturing sector pulled back slightly to 53.1 in May, down from 53.5 in April, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said in a statement on its website. A reading above 50 means the sector is expanding, while a reading below 50 indicates an overall decline. Meanwhile, the Saudi cabinet affirmed Monday that the world's biggest oil exporter sees 75 to 80 dollars a barrel as a "fair" price for crude, information minister Abdulaziz Khoja said. The Council of Ministers in its weekly meeting on Monday reviewed the results of last week's OPEC meeting, in which the 12-member oil cartel decided to keep its output unchanged amid surging prices, Khoja said according to a report by the state news agency SPA. Despite recent gains, oil prices remain far below the record peaks of above 147 dollars a barrel forged in July 2008. A global economic downturn has since slashed the world's appetite for energy. "We said last fall, as oil prices were falling towards 30 dollars, that they would quickly recover because the elements that drove them to 147 dollars had not been addressed," said John Kilduff at MF Global. "We never thought, however, that a price rebound would occur so fast, particularly with the pronouncements of doom and gloom that seemed to pervade all financial reportage a few months ago," he said.

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United turn the clock back to 1991 and wear all-white 26 May 2009 11:36 By Mike Collett ROME - Manchester United will play in an all-white strip when they face Barcelona in the Champions League final on Wednesday, just as they did when they beat them in the 1991 European Cup Winners' Cup final. United are designated as the "away" team at the Stadio Olimpico which meant Barcelona had first choice of strip and opted to play in their traditional blue and red kit. As United's first strip is red and their second is blue, they decided to play in all-white, the colours of Barcelona's arch-rivals Real Madrid. Ferguson laughed when he was reminded at a news conference on Tuesday that the last time Barcelona faced a team wearing all-white they beat them 6-2 -- the margin of Barcelona's victory over Real on May 2. "That was not a defeat, that was an annihilation," responded Ferguson. "We had to change our strip and our first two strips clashed, but we are very happy to be wearing white -- very happy -- and we are better than Madrid," he joked. United wore all-blue when they won the European Cup in 1968 and their traditional red-and-white kit when they won in 1999 and last year. Barcelona wore an all-orange kit when they won in 1992 and their traditional kit when they beat Arsenal in 2006.

Busacca to take charge of Champions League Final 25 May 2009 03:03 Massimo Busacca of Switzerland was announced Monday by UEFA as the referee for the Champions League final between Barcelona and Manchester United. Wednesday's match in Rome's Stadio Olimpico will be Busacca's second European club final, after the all-Spanish UEFA Cup title match between Sevilla and Espanyol in 2007. The 40-year-old Busacca was in charge when Barcelona and Manchester met in the semifinals of last season's Champions League. He awarded visiting Man United a penalty for a handball after only three minutes of the first-leg match, though Cristiano Ronaldo shot wide. The match ended scoreless and the Red Devils won 1-0 at Old Trafford to reach the final, where they beat Chelsea. Busacca has officiated in 32 Champions League matches in his career, including United's 1-0 win at FC Porto to advance to the semifinals as one of six this season. UEFA also appointed Busacca to referee the 2008 European Championship semifinal between Germany and Turkey. FIFA has selected Busacca on its list of referees for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.