Ebook Review: Winning a Job is Easier with Job Secrets Revealed
IntroductionThere are literally thousands, if not tens of thousands of books about writing resumes and job application letters. Why should Brierty's be any different? Well, Brierty came from a copywriting background - sales and marketing. His focus is on selling your services, not applying for a job.There is a difference.... Read More
Your Next Performance Appraisal: Make It Work For You
In the rush of everyday work, it can be difficult to think about your own career development. An appraisal is a key opportunity to identify your strengths, areas that need improvement and plans for your future.The questions below are designed to stimulate your thinking and to help you prepare for... Read More
Networking - A Key Factor in a Successful Job Search
In today's economy, job seekers need an edge beyond their experience, education and specific industry and job-related skills, in order to find and secure a position. Regardless if you are looking for an opportunity as CEO, Vice President, IT Manager or Customer Service Representative, you need effective tools to compete... Read More
Creating Traffic Jams
It's hard to imagine why anyone would pick up a newspaper to find a job any more. With a seemingly endless array of career sites, mailing lists, corporate sites and newsgroups, job seekers have more options online than ever before. And the credit goes to the growth and advances in... Read More
Leaders Meet Challenge Heads-UP With Confidence --
Maybe "buck" is better referred to as the Boss' Challenge. Business owners are faced with making lots of decisions - some quickly made - others take more time with greater consequences.Time Vs Wages --A few years ago (maybe 30!) a top secretarial job paid $75. a week or less. You... Read More
The Career Athlete: What It Takes to Manage Your Career
Managing your career, just like managing your life, requires preparation and ensuring that your time is directed meaningfully. Don't wait and see; make things happen. Just like athletes who prepare for the "big game" or a marathon, designing your career requires goals, planning, work, and above all, commitment. Think of... Read More
Career Education Options For Working Adults
Ask yourself this question: "Do I like what I do for a living?" If you answered "no", what are you doing about it? Maybe you have a "good" job, but it's not very rewarding to you personally. Maybe you have job with good pay, but bad hours or worse ?... Read More
Strange Jobs Still Pay The Bills
Strange jobs? How do we define that? Years ago I stole cars as a repo-man, had some adventures as an investigative process-server, and even handed out samples in grocery stores. Here are some other unusual jobs you can aspire to:Wrinkle ChaserThis is the person that irons wrinkles from shoes as... Read More
Rekindling Passion for Work
Passion comes in many forms. I'm focused on the version of passion that is "boundless enthusiasm". Looking up enthusiasm in the dictionary, I learned it is derived from the Greek root entheos, which means inspired by god. Hmmm, boundless inspiration by god! When's the last time you experienced your work... Read More
Three Steps to Writing Your Own Resume
While most professionals hire a professional resume writer, some draft their own resume. People who write a lot for business usually have more success in putting together a sharp, focused presentation; still, anyone can learn the basic steps to prepare his or her own resume.There are three major differences between... Read More
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How to Ask For a Salary Increase and Get Your Raise
Feeling overworked and underpaid? If you're starting to feel like... Read More
Where Do I Go From Here?
Making Your Future Work Better For YouIt's the commonest concern... Read More
For My Second Career, I Want to Do Nothing!
Q. For my second career, I'd like to know "What... Read More
Conducting an Effective Interview
An employment interview is a goal oriented conversation in which... Read More
Your Salary: What Are You Worth?
Why is it a good idea to determine your worth?... Read More
No Degree, No Problem
According to a recent survey, 52% of job candidates polled... Read More
Can Nurses Be Entrepreneurs?
Yes, Nurses can be entrepreneurs. In today's market place nursing... Read More
Need a Job? Put a Gun to Your Head
A legendary marketing genius once said that, if he had... Read More
Factual Employment Screening Part 1
We have all heard in recent years that the need... Read More
Do More than Expected to Get Ahead
One of the best things you can do to increase... Read More
The Role of a Medical Assistant in a Modern Medical Practice
Many physicians are unsure of what tasks are appropriate to... Read More
Thank-You Notes: An Integral Part of Your Career Design
There is one little practice that is vital to generating... Read More
Job Hunting Tips: Staying Active
Unemployment is depressing: financial pressures stress you out, looking for... Read More
Mystery Shopping - An Excellent Part Time Job Or Additional Income Source
Though the name itself may seem a bit mysterious, the... Read More
How to Create a Great Electronic Resume
After creating the perfect resume, you then need to distribute... Read More
Prepare for Your Performance Review Before You Start the Job
When you start a new job, you probably realize the... Read More
Taking Your Words Seriously
When we ordered the stained glass window as... Read More
The Myths of Career Change
Chances are you already have many ideas about what it... Read More
How to Overcome Being Overqualified
Have you ever gone through the interview process, felt confident... Read More
Take Charge of Your Job Search: 12 Steps to Success
Despite what many people may say, a job search does... Read More
I Just Lost My Job: How Am I Going To Tell My Kids?
One of the responsibilities of a human resources professional is... Read More
Interpersonal Skill Building -- Yank The Suckers & Weeds
According to the National Gardening Association, suckers are rapidly growing... Read More
What To Do When HR Calls...
Generally, when you present yourself as a prospective candidate for... Read More
Resume Writing Dos and Donts
Do these things Include your full name - don't... Read More
Working with Recruiters: 5 Critical Words for Candidates
As professional recruiters working both retained and contingency search assignments,... Read More
Focus On White-Collar Crime: Accounting Fraud and Computer Crimes Creates Need; Qualified Investing
An epidemic of white-collar financial crime has resulted in the... Read More
The Pros and Cons of Telecommuting - As Seen Through The Eyes of a Seasoned Telecommuter
Janelle Delacorte has been happily answering calls for the Home... Read More
How to Survive in Business Long Enough to Win
As a former human resources professional it has always intrigued... Read More
Which Half Are You?
When more than half of Americans were identified as overweight,... Read More
Rejection Got You Down in the Job Search?
REJECTION IN THE JOB SEARCHGOT YOU DOWN?It's true, no one... Read More
Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: Career Opportunity and Employee Retention
This article relates to the Career Opportunities competency and explores... Read More
Ten Great Careers That Don?t Require A Four Year Degree
One of the great myths associated with the "American Dream"... Read More
What Do Employees Wish for Most (And How To Get It)
What do many employees wish for at work? A bonus... Read More
Certification for Freelancers and Home-Based Business Owners
When we think of technical certification, most of us think... Read More
The 10-Step Resume Critique
Your resume will generally receive a 15- to 30-second scan... Read More
Overcoming Inertia in Job Change
If you can hold on to an optimistic belief in... Read More
Fuzzy Headed Job Goals Lead to a Fuzzy Headed Life!
May I clarify in this article what I believe to... Read More
Career Transitions: Creating Complementary Careers in a Day
Down-sized? Outsourced? Burned-out? Wizened up? That's what I said. Wizened... Read More
Get Paid to Shop And Keep Everything You Buy - Without Having to Pay!
Can You Tell Good Service From Bad; Recognise Value For... Read More
Ten Questions For Entrepreneurs To Ask Themselves
Ten Questions For Entrepreneurs To Ask Themselves1.Do I have the... Read More
Counteroffers: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
If "resignation" is the word that strikes fear into all... Read More
Preparing For An Interview
When preparing for an interview, you need to know your... Read More
I Just Lost My Job: How Am I Going To Tell My Kids?
One of the responsibilities of a human resources professional is... Read More
10 Tips to Help You Ace the Interview and Get the Job
The interview is the "beauty contest" part of the job... Read More
Dissatisfied With Your Job? Stop Putting Your Attention on What You Dont Want!
If I were to ask you the percentage of time... Read More
Pebbles in Your Shoe Dont Only Hurt your Foot But Cause Back and Hip Problems!
CIO Magazine ran an article entitled, "Ten Mistakes CIO's Too... Read More
Crafting A Stellar Career Summary For Your Resume
Are you a career changer? Or, are you satisfied with... Read More
Overwhelmed and Overworked: The Myth of American Productivity
Employment finally seemed back on track during the first few... Read More
The Musketeer Approach
Stories of intrigue, treachery, politics, lies, double crosses,... Read More
Your Job Search Is A Marketing Campaign (Part 2)
Here's a continuation of my article from a few months... Read More
3 Creative Job Search Tactics
It's a fact: the best jobs attract loads of competition.... Read More
Get A New Job - Career Choices
Career change is tough but rewardingThere are a number of... Read More
Auto-Disqualification - When Your Resume Never Reaches the Decision Maker
How would you know if your resume did or didn't... Read More
Make em READ Your Cover Letter Using This Killer Secret!
Got your attention? Great. That was my intention. Who wouldn't... Read More
Three Steps to Writing Your Own Resume
While most professionals hire a professional resume writer, some draft... Read More
Formal Business Attire is Making a Comeback
The dot com boom of 1990s brought with it a... Read More
Job Interviews -- The Real Reasons Why You Need to Follow Up
Effective follow-up after a job interview is often a key... Read More
Job Search - Understand Employers
Think like an employerTo be successful in your job search... Read More
Career Searching: A Vision Without A Plan is a Hallucination
Success is not always something you necessarily find when you... Read More
How to Manage Your Career Like a Business
Look upon yourself as a company with a product or... Read More
Energizing Synergy
Would you like to have more energy and synergy in... Read More
It May Be Time to Walk in an Employers Shoes
If you are in a job search and aren't receiving... Read More
How To Become a Mortgage Broker
The mortgage industry accounted for $1,815,949,279,000 in loan transactions in... Read More
Find Those People
"The Emperor's New Clothes" was a favorite childhood story of... Read More
The Interviewable Resume
It is rumored that the only word William Shakespeare wrote... Read More
Writing Resumes
Use a resume as a foot in the doorWhen you... Read More
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