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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Outsmart other job seekers by showing these 5 key strengths
- Getting an appointment for an interview these days is an accomplishment. It indicates that you have a good resume, and/or that networking has paid off. Bravo. Now for the all-important in-person phase of the process.There are hundreds of books out there with advice on this topic. I've read a lot of them. One I read recently, "201 Questions to Ask on Your Interview" by John Kador, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Getting past fear
- Have you gotten tons of career advice, solicited and unsolicited? You nod when you hear it and think, "Yeah, I know this stuff." So, what else is new?But what have you done with the advice? Fess up. Probably very little.Do any of these scenarios fit?* You're in a job you absolutely hate. It's ruining your health and your life. You stay because of the money or the fear t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Nine ways to tell youre ready for a promotion
- So you noticed the new job board posting on your way back from lunch. They finally decided to fill the assistant manager spot in your department! Trouble is, you've only been in your current position for about eight months. There's also been some talk of hiring from outside. Should you go for it anyway? Here are some ways to tell if it's time to power up the corporate ladder.1. You're cu...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Federal job search strategies: 7 tips to help you succeed
- Despite constant calls by politicians and policy makers to reign in government spending, the federal government remains the largest employer in the United States. According to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, there are currently more than 2,700,000 employees working for the federal government in civil service positions. For nearly every federal job vacancy, the number of applicants exceeds...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Certification for freelancers and home-based business owners
- When we think of technical certification, most of us think of the seemingly endless jumble of letters that follow the names of information technology experts-MCSE, MCSA, A+, CCNA, etc. These certifications serve as standardized, objective validations that the person holding them possesses a certain set of skills and a certain level of professional competency.In today's increasingly competit...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - My career is in the doldrums - do i need a coach or a therapist?
- Is Monday the worst day of your week? Can you hardly remember when you enjoyed going to work? Do friends ask why you seem so down? Maybe this has been going on awhile, and you're realizing it's time to do something. But where do you turn? At one moment you tell yourself "It's just my career?Change that, and everything will be OK". Another moment, you acknowledge you're living under a clo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Three ways to transition to a new career
- As a Certified Personnel Consultant working for Find Great People International in Greenville, South Carolina, I receive telephone calls from people who are considering a career change. For some, transitioning to a new career is easier than others. Some professionals already possess a foundation of skills to make the transition easier. I'll give an example. An unemployed network engineer and hobby...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you an ex-career woman living in a new country?
- Were you once a successful, professional woman who had a significant status level and received adequate remuneration for your work?Have you re-located to a new country where the educational degree you worked so hard to achieve is neither recognized nor considered valid?As a result, have you now settled for a job for which you are overqualified and living paycheck to paycheck?I...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 proven steps to easily master the art of the interview and get the bartending job of your dreams!
- Your mouth is dry, your palms are sweaty, your heart is beating so fast it feels like it is going to pop out of your chest!Sound familiar?For most people, interviews are uncomfortable. The mere thought of them causes anxiety and nervousness... and this is the last impression you want to give a bar manager during an interview!The competition is fierce in this industry, so why d...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why employers want an employee with a degree
- You wake up in the morning, head to work, and find out your company is downsizing and you are being laid off. No big deal you think, you have experience, you've worked at the same company for years. You think companies will WANT to hire you. Guess what, your wrong. It's a new day and age, while you may potentially find work. It's a lot more difficult than you may think to get a job these days. Mos...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Feng shui your desk for career success
- Have you used feng shui around your desk? It's a great way to "test drive" feng shui, to see how well it works for you.In feng shui, we work with a 3x3 grid called a bagua (said "bagg-wahh"). The grid is placed over your floorplan, and can look like a tic-tac-toe board, or perhaps the face of a clock, seen from above. With this, we can organize any room, home, or office into areas, each wit...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get that job: mastering job interviews
- I've heard it said?in fact, it might well have been me that said it ? there are few things more excruciating in professional life than the job interview. Job interviews are awful! Throughout my career I have attended many and conducted many more, and the truth is whether you are the candidate or the interviewer, job interviews are challenging and confronting and difficult ? but you can not only su...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Discover what you really want to do
- Are you doing what you really want to do or did you just fall or wander into the job you now have. As a friend of ours once said,' I am one of twenty two doctors in our family. The only ones in our family who are not doctors are the dogs and cats'. Did you decide what you wanted to do or are you one of a growing number whose work was dictated by circumstances or their parents?The question i...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten careers for high school seniors who hate school
- Let's face it?not everybody likes going to school and high school can be a terrible experience for many students. Whether you're the hands on type who preferred Shop class to English class, or an athlete who liked working as a team more than studying alone, or even someone who liked schoolwork more than schoolmates; the idea of four more years of school is unbearable. If you identify with any of t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Resume writing - get that job
- Looking for a new job, whether it is with a new company or a promotion within your own organisation, requires time and effort. To make your job search more effective you need to take five fundamental steps on the road to success:· Analysing your skills· Writing a winning Resume· Managing your job searchÂ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Career change - creating wealth & happiness
- Whether you have a business idea or not, here's what I want you to do?I want you to take a pen and paper and go and sit somewhere quiet in your home where you will not be distracted. Get comfortable. Take a deep breath and relax for a moment.Now I want you to write down everything you WANT in life. That's right. Everything that you wish you had in your life. It might be a new car, a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Career change - emotional intelligence for knowledge workers?
- Nowadays we can expect to survive the second half of our lives and as our work is knowledge-based - we knowledge workers are not finished after 30 years on the job - Are we merely bored?There are three ways to develop another career: The first way is to really start a career. Our original career decision (at school or college) may have been simply around 'getting a job to make some money' o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Behaviour to climb the stepping stones to career success
- The heading of this article could just as well have been "How to position yourself for promotion" or "How to position yourself for career advancement" or "How to climb the success ladder" or something similar.What behaviour will improve your chances for success? Behaviour which can be described as good work ethics.The answer on how to cultivate good work ethics is simple. Make yourse...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Avoid mistakes and gaffes in your job resume
- Having mistakes and gaffes in your job resume spell disaster for your job search. The last thing an employer needs is to look at a poorly written resume. The employer is looking at possibly dozens of resumes a day, and if yours is not up to par, don't expect to hear from him/her.Make sure you proofread your resume for spelling errors. If you're not sure about the spelling of a particular wo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to win the job-hunting game
- When I got over the initial shock of being urged to "seek alternative employment" I found myself, like so many others, out beating the bushes looking for a job. I found that I was just another one of the sheep following the same traditional job-hunting procedures as everyone else.I wrote resumes, mailed them to the same prospects that everyone else was sending theirs to and found little com...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Everyone should have a red ball in the job search
- May I explain what about what a red ball means to me and how I counsel others as a career coach.A RED BALL is a symbol of what you can do and want, especially in a job search.Here are some uses for a RED BALL, especially when you are stuck for ideas and resources to get your next job.1. Play with it! Bounce it! See how high it will go. Be silly with it! (No, this is not intend...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Unlimit your life!
- Do you have a tendency to think in absolutes?Is everything good or bad, black or white?This type of thinking can severely limit your options. Or worse, prevent you from getting an accurate picture of what's possible.Most people are uncomfortable hanging out in the "I don't know" space. The anxiety of not knowing triggers a rush to decision making. However, learning h...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top ten ways to jump start your career
- 1. Do What You Love.Have you ever noticed we usually love to do the things we're best at? So what's your strength? Discover your passion and excel at what you do.2. Create Work/Life Balance.It really can be done with a little planning and prioritizing. Professional, Personal, Physical, Financial and Spiritual needs should be considered when palnning a life of purpose, satisfac...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Analysing adverts for the creative response
- The fundamental rule is: if you are going to apply for advertised jobs then only apply for the right ones. Don't waste time by applying for the ones you've no chance of getting; not only is your time lost but your morale will suffer if you keep getting rejections. Analysing adverts thoughtfully saves you more than just time.When you are looking for a new job, particularly if you don't curre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Learning a foreign language
- Many people love learning languages or would like to learn a language and use their language skills in a job. In today's global economy the demand for language skills continues to grow as governments, businesses and organisations build relationships with foreign interests.Learning a language is beneficial in employment for two reasons; 1) it offers those in established careers the chance to...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Overcome interview nerves: be better prepared than your interviewer
- Although interview preparation is everything it's sad to say that perhaps as many as half of all interviewers you're going to meet will be unprepared or incompetent. It's not all their fault, it's just lack of interview preparation time or responsibility; some of them will be co-opted at the last minute to meet you and won't have had time to prepare.However there are those who just think th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is a career change on your horizon?
- Making a career change is nothing new in today's job market.I've heard it said that the average American changes careers at least once in his or her life. Long gone are the days of working for the same company from the time you graduate high school or college until that magical retirement day.You sure won't find that kind of loyalty from companies to their workers these days, ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Have you given up on yourself?
- Have you given up on yourself? Have you decided to take the easy road and coast for the rest of your life? Have you come to the decision that you have done all you could possibly be expected to do in your life now it is someone else's turn? As you get older you may not be able to run as fast, swim as far, hit the ball as hard or even concentrate as long as you used to but is that the reason to giv...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 ways to speed-up your job search effort
- Today everyone knows at least one person who has lost their job to down-sizing, right-sizing, cut-backs, production reduction or a mean, vicious "bogus leader" who could care less about your family, your life or your existence at the company. This may sound a bit overboard, but everyone has probably experienced the manager, supervisor or company leader from hell, and if you haven't just ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 major signs of job dissatisfaction
- The New Year is a great time to analyze your job and the satisfaction you get from doing it. Running the rat race is just that, scurrying around only to find that at the end of the day or week you are still not happy about who you are and what you do. For many people they think exercise, changing their eating habits, or learning a new sport or language will make a difference in their emotional and...