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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You can identify a problem solver
- As an executive recruiter, I interview a lot of people. And while most candidates find a way to look good on paper, their resumes don't always reveal how good of a problem solver they are. Yet all of my clients want to hire problem solvers - people who can walk into their operation and make their problems go away. This is understandable. Business, of course, is all about problems. In fact,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 5 interviewing tips to get that job!
- Anyone who is a jobseeker knows that looking for a new job or career is a job in itself. Once you have completed the laborious task of writing your resume and submitting it to various companies, you now have to pass the screen test to get the job. Interviews are the gateway to landing your ideal job. These five tips will help you get own your way to making that job yours.Tip#1Be Conf...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A career in image consulting
- You might have seen them while watching TV shows such as Extreme Makeover, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, or What Not to Wear. Or you might have heard that Martha Stewart needed them to give her advice on how to look sympathetic to a jury.We're talking about Image Consultants, and they have one of the hottest new businesses today.Also known by such titles as wardrobe consultant, fas...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You never get a second chance to make a first impression
- There is no easy way to define exactly what editors, publishers, PR managers, non-profit directors, advertising executives, and other industry professionals want from writers. There are no written guidelines, standard requirements, or official specifications that apply to writing jobs across the board... Every employer has special expectations and each writing position demands diffe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Acing the interview
- It's no secret that there is a lot of competition for writing jobs.What makes or breaks you in an interview is more of a mystery that some writers may try to unravel for years. After you've developed an impressive resume (see my previous feature "Finding Your Niche"http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art5746.asp...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Where did all the farmers go?
- Several times a year, I hear someone complain about the development of farm land in our area. These complainers consider it a crime that so much of our farm land has been converted to housing, business, shopping, etc. They seem to consider the farmers and developers to be criminals.If you want to know why so many farmers have sold out to developers, allowed the land to grow houses instead o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Growing up on a delaware farm
- Growing up on a Delaware farm was a wonderful and rewarding experience for me.I grew up in an area where a couple of dozen families in an area of about hundred square miles had farmed, married each other and been a stable community for centuries, along Delaware Rout One just north of Lewes.In my early youth, I grew up on a farm where we had 33 cows, 18 we milked twice a day, 3 horses...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Taking job loss seriously
- Anyone reading this article and hassuffered a job loss recently IStaking the job loss seriously. Thestages often are: 1. A sense of relief, sometimeseuphoria if the job has been a badone, and sadness if the loss hasbeen unexpected. 2. Next comes anger, resentmentand more sadness. 3. If the job was a bad one, sadnessoften leads to real depression...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Simple tips to move forward on the job, part ii
- After establishing a trusting relationship with the safety officer, it would be helpful to document what was talked about with the safety officer. What kinds of information was shared? Was that person helpful? Was another meeting or on-going meetings scheduled? Did the frequent meetings taper off so that there was still communication, but on an informal basis?Did the soon to be job-changer ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What do employees wish for most (and how to get it)
- What do many employees wish for at work? A bonus or raise. At least that's so according to results from a recent survey developed by OfficeTeam, a global staffing service that specializes in placing administrative professionals. The telephone survey, conducted by an independent research firm in February, polled 571 men and women in the United States over the age of 18. All respondents were employe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What is mystery shopping, and can you really get paid to shop?
- Mystery shoppers visit businesses "disguised as normal customers," and do the things other customers do-ask questions, make a purchase, make a return-but with a twist. These undercover customers are there to evaluate the businesses and their employees. After a visit, the mystery shopper completes a report or questionnaire detailing what occurred.Why Do Businesses Hire Mystery S...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - No degree, no problem
- According to a recent survey, 52% of job candidates polled lied on their resume about having a college degree. Here are 3 brief horror stories: A new Director of Logistics and his family were actually loading the moving van provided by his new employer for relocation from California to North Carolina. The phone rang and it was the Human Resource Manager from his new company. The of...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The 5 ps of a job search
- Step One - Plan:Most people spend more time planning a one to two week vacation than they do planning their lifetime career. When planning for a vacation, you look at where you want to go, what your reason is for wanting to go to that particular place, how long it will take to get there, whether or not you want to take any side trips, what type of budget you will need, and what type of clot...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dress for success
- You have heard the phrase, "Dress for Success." This is very important in your job search. First impressions can make or break an interview, so presenting a Tailored Image is a good first step to Promoting Success in your job search. Employers can tell horror stories about people who show up on their doorstep looking for work with: torn jeans, t-shirts with offensive sayings, dir...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Assess your transferable skills
- One of the most important parts of a job search is assessing your Transferable skills. These are skills which you can use in other jobs such as: Communication, Information Management, Human Services, Managerial, Manual/Physical Labour, Personal Attributes, Organization.Often when people have been working in the same job for a long time, they become so accustomed to performing their dut...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to conduct a successful job search campaign
- 1.Define your objective: Know what kind of work you most enjoy and perform the best. This requires self-evaluation, spending time looking at your interests and abilities. 2.Write an effective resume: Focus on your qualifications for the type of work you want to do. Show where you are headed, not where you have been. Look at it from an employer's perspective -- what qualities do they nee...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Shades of grey
- A paperweight sits on my desk, etched in silver the message: Life isn't always black and white. It serves as a reminder there are few absolutes at work (or in life). Yet, it would be easier if there were; if good ideas from bad, trustworthy people from non-trustworthy, and right paths from the wrong ones could easily be discerned. I've learned in twenty years in management t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What is experience anyway?
- I learned in first grade that one plus one equals two. But, that's not the right equation when counting work experience. We often think we're building experience to help us get ahead. In reality, we're passing time. Ten years working like a cloned Bill Murray in Groundhog Day is not ten years worth of experience. Doing the same thing again and again yields an experience form...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Using your whine factor
- Brian's work was exceptional. Still, as his boss, I rarely offered him additional responsibilities, never thought of promoting him or selecting him for a critical project. Why? His whine factor got in the way. He was quick to complain to anyone who'd listen how much work was on his plate, or how hard or how late he wor...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Booster & drainers
- Like huge anchors on cruise ships, other people can hold you down. Not intentionally, but their negativity impacts you. It's hard to be winning at working when you're anchored in place. It's hard to see the next great idea and enthusiastically embrace it, when you're feeling a sticky heaviness. And it's hard to think creativity when you're feeling empty. ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Wishing and hoping
- Years after Disneyland was built, after the completion of Walt Disney World, the story goes that someone went up to Mike Vance, Creative Director for Walt Disney Studios and said, "Isn't it too bad Walt Disney didn't live to see this?" Without pausing, he replied, "But he did see it, that's why it's here."If any outside figure influenced my life early on, it was Walt Disney. Maybe because w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - If you think you cant change course... youre right
- You've heard the expression that some people see the glass as half full while others perceive the same glass to be half empty? Yesterday I had the opportunity to see this difference in perception in action. ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fascinating ways to make a living doing what you love may be closer than you think...
- You don't have to look very far to find fascinating ways to make a living. Opportunities are literally everywhere? if you're looking, that is. It seems I can't turn on the television or radio or open a magazine or newspaper without seeing at least one good business idea. Maybe that's why, as we were winding down a consulting session the other day, one of my clients said to me, "Bo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Changing careers? how to get around the three major mental roadblocks to success
- A part of you can't wait to dive into your new career -- but you're also smart enough to know that you can expect a few bumps along the road to success. By far, the biggest roadblocks exist between your own two ears! Let's take a look at three common mental roadblocks and learn how to overcome them. ROADBLOCK No. 1: Wishful Thinking How many times have you wished you'd hit ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Want to work for yourself? those dream jobs dont just happen, theyre created
- While traveling in northern California last October, I happened to tune into a local newscast. The newscaster was telling his co-anchor that the speaker at that morning's Rotary Club meeting had to cut his presentation short because he was being flown down to Disneyland to carve elaborate Halloween pumpkins for the park festivities. The newscaster wrapped up the story with th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What your guidance counselor, career counselor, and own mother probably never told you...
- The alarm clock jars you awake at some insanely early hour. As you hit the snooze button you think, "there's gotta be a better way to make a living." As someone who rolled out of bed this morning at 8:30, I'm here to deliver the good news: there is. A lot of people dream of escaping "Dilbert's world" and being their own boss. Perhaps the biggest rea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Networking mistakes and how you can avoid them
- 'Fear of rejection' is the major reason why individuals looking for a career change hesitate to use networking as the most powerful weapon in their job search armoury. This is even the case with senior people who you would have thought anybody would be delighted to receive a call from. In 99.9% of cases this fear is unfounded - most professional people are pleased to receive calls from like-minded...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Networking masterclass - part 2 practicing altruism
- Practicing Altruism The 'Golden Rule' occurred in the Greek and Chinese cultures thousands of years before the Christian era: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." The spirit of the Golden Rule is one of generosity and altruism and is at the heart of any personal networking and 'right' living. Ralph Waldo Emerson said 'To have a friend, you have to be one', and his ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Networking masterclass - part 1 - practicing empathy
- Practicing Empathy A vital part of your networking skills is your ability to build rapport quickly and effectively with others. To build rapport successfully with another individual you need to understand 'where' they are coming from and have 'empathy' with them. People often think of empathy as a mystical commodity, a special, almost uncanny ability to experience the thoughts and...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Networking is the key to star performance in everything you do.
- Many people's idea of networking relates to the 'size of their Christmas Card List, rather than the quality of their relationship with each person on that list. Similarly those people network, but few reap the rewards of zeroing in on their potential. Here are some ideas to help fill the gap between where you are now and where you can be. 1 Be Generous - Give without expectations and you w...