Get Out of Your Comfort Zone in the Job Search
Most everyone these days knows what a comfort zone is. My definition is the place, environment and tasks that we have learned to do and feel comfortable with--a comfort zone.Lots of people feel devastated when they have lost a job as their comfort zone no longer exists. In other words,... Read More
What Not To Include In Your Resume
Do you have a difficult time determining what does not go in your job resume? The rule of thumb is to only put enough information about your qualifications in your resume in order to get the employer interested enough to contact you about an interview.If the information doesn't highlight your... Read More
Managing Emotions During Career Change and Job Search, Part One
How can you manage your emotions during your career change or job search? To answer this practical and wise question, let's first define what emotions are. Emotions, also commonly referred to as feelings, are energy released in your body in response to perceived events, that is, to data received via... Read More
4 Tips for Making Successful Job Offers
The interviews are completed, the paperwork is all filled out for Human Resources, and you have decided that this is the right candidate for the job. Now comes the formal job offer. Here are four tips to increase the success rate of your job offers:1. No Surprises: During the recruitment... Read More
Yesterdays Hero
Wonder Woman makes it looks so easy. She gets up every morning, fights the good fight, calls it a day, and starts the whole process all over again. This is the way most of us begin our workday. We work hard, accomplish lots, and get up in the morning for... Read More
What Turns Potential Employers ON; What Turns Them OFF?
According to an annual survey conducted by the National Association of Colleges and Employers, these are the most important qualities that employers are looking for in a job candidate, in priority order: (1) Communication skills; (2) Honesty/integrity; (3) Teamwork skills; (4) Interpersonal skills; (5) A... Read More
Skills Make Labor More Valuable
As you know by now, if you have been a long time subscriber to our weekly E-zine, I'm a very big proponent of activity, labor and discipline. In fact I devoted one of the five major pieces to the life puzzle (in my book under the same name) to the... Read More
10 Warning Signs That You?re Ready for a Career Transition
1. You dread getting out of bed and going to work.But suppose you were in a job or profession that feeds your spirit. Just imagine how exciting it would be to jump out of bed and step right into it every single day!2. You're exhausted, whether you've had no sleep... Read More
Opportunities in Automotive Services Industries - How To Cash In
I believe it would be safe to say that the transportation industry is one of the highest revenue producers in today's modern economies.Millions upon millions of private passenger vehicles rule the highways and rural roads in countries around the world.Automotive reconditioning services, for the retail car/truck dealer, provide significant income... Read More
Cover Letters
Cover Letters: Are you telling them what they want to know?Let's face it. Recruiters (or employers) are smarter than we think. Bigger organizations pay a hefty salary to their HR department to filter out and sieve through hundreds and thousands of resumes. The idea is to build an organization with... Read More
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Salary Negotiation Secrets Revealed
Before you go into the interview, it is important to... Read More
How to Change Careers and Still Pay the Bills - 5 Key Steps
Studies show that more than 50% of people are unhappy... Read More
Age Discrimination is Alive and Unwelcome Here!
Common sense appears to be a rare commodity these days.... Read More
Get In The Game With a Stellar Resume
During the job hunter's market of the 1990's, employers were... Read More
Are You Eking Out a Living, and Cant Get What You Want from a Job?
Many people are working at jobs they don't want and... Read More
Speak Up: Your Job Is At Stake!
How good are you at standing up for yourself?Do you... Read More
Yes, Ive Had Gaps In My Employment History--What To Do About It?
Yes, I've Had Gaps In My Employment History--What Can I... Read More
Tips for Handling On the Job Setbacks
If you've chosen a business career, you will inevitably experience... Read More
Children At Work: Looking at Child Labor in the Victorian Age
Today, it isn't that uncommon for some children and teenagers... Read More
Career Success: Take Charge of Your Career
People react very differently to the waves of change that... Read More
Fact or Opinion?
"You ain't going nowhere, son. You ought to go back... Read More
Turning Their Loss Into Your Job Gain
It isn't the end of the world, even if it... Read More
How To Type A Resume For Employers
Learning how to type a resume may feel like a... Read More
175 Power Verbs and Phrases for Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviews
While you're revamping your resume or cover letter or constructing... Read More
The Recruiting Truth...Time Is Not On Your Side
In today's marketplace things are constantly changing and so are... Read More
6 Steps to Re-inventing Your Career
Meaningful work honors the deepest part of your being. It... Read More
Creating a Feng Shui Power Office: 6 Easy Tips to More Successful Surroundings
More and more people are looking to gain an edge... Read More
How to Become a Successful Freelance Translator
After completing their translation training programmes at higher professional education... Read More
Are You Ready For A New Career?
Is your current or most recent job truly what you... Read More
Reactions to Job Loss; Getting Past the Emotions
Without doubt, job loss through downsizing or redundancy, is a... Read More
Just a Series of Choices
Steve's a pretty regular guy ? wife, 4 kids in... Read More
Top 10 Tips for Career Advancement
Here's a list of the top 10 tips you can... Read More
Employment Screening Today ? Are Online Database Searches Enough?
In today's employment environment, HR managers are faced with the... Read More
Job Offers and Pay Negotiations
When you first get the job offer it will often... Read More
Job Search - Understand Employers
Think like an employerTo be successful in your job search... Read More
7 Secrets of a Highly-Effective Resume Cover Letter
Just like the late, great Rodney Dangerfield, the "humble" cover... Read More
Top Career Advice ... More Choices and A Better Way of Life
Why Career Advice Is So ImportantChoosing a career presents a... Read More
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? Something That Hasnt Been Invented Yet!
Most of us were brought up to study hard, get... Read More
Find Those People
"The Emperor's New Clothes" was a favorite childhood story of... Read More
Top Ten Reasons to Start A Catering Business
There is little doubt that Americans still have a deep... Read More
5 Things You Need To Know Before Deciding On A Certification Training
The right certification trainingTrainings vary a lot when it comes... Read More
How to Recoup From Missing the Most Important Meeting of the Year
Sometimes missing a critical meeting just can't be helped. Despite... Read More
The Last Minute Interview
Your breath catches in your throat - at last, an... Read More
Are You Ready For A New Career?
Is your current or most recent job truly what you... Read More
From Bumbling Bosses to Cranky Co-Workers ? How to Overcome What Makes You Hate Your Job
I'll be the first to admit that I hated my... Read More
Multiple Skills for the 21st Century
(excerpted from The Weekend Seminar - Skills for the 21st... Read More
Resume That Effectively Promotes You!
Imagine for a moment that you have created a wonderful... Read More
Thankk-You Notes: An Integral Part of Your Career
There is one little practice that is vital to generating... Read More
How Much Can You Earn Working As A Proofreader?
Thinking of a career as a proofreader? Then you will... Read More
How To Write A Resume Cover Letter That Will Get Your Resume Read
A Resume Cover Letter has only one purpose - to... Read More
How To Resign Gracefully
Once a new job has been accepted, you need to... Read More
Building Performance Trust
You can have outstanding ideas, yet never leverage them into... Read More
Make Your Résumé Sizzle with Success Stories
In today's competitive job market you can't afford a résumé... Read More
Avoid a Three-ring Circus with These New Interviewing Strategies
I referenced the circus because I just finished another interviewing... Read More
Resurgence of the Time Sheet: Why You Should Write Down Your Workday Activities
One day I walked into my boss's office and said,... 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
Your Resume is Just One of the Tools in Your Job Search
A resume is a tool. It allows employers to see... Read More
Driver Team Solo Positions: The Nitty Gritty On Truck Driving Jobs
Trucks and truck drivers are a constant presence on US... Read More
How to Pick the Best Career for You: Part 3
Marketing-with-Intent precisely drives you to your target and with greater... Read More
Students Searching for a Job
Searching for a job has become easier than ever for... Read More
Ten Courses Of Study If You Want To Be Your Own Boss
For many Americans, an important component of the American Dream... Read More
Get That Job: Mastering Job Interviews
I've heard it said?in fact, it might well have been... Read More
Your Job Search Is A Marketing Campaign (Part 2)
Here's a continuation of my article from a few months... Read More
Interview Preparation Made Easy: Create An Interview Preparation List
Here's a quick way to compare your own job experience... Read More
Job Hunting Tips: Assessing Personal Value
A week out of work is a vacation. You can... Read More
How Can You Find Freelance Writing Jobs?
Do you think that there is a big sign that... Read More
7 Secrets of a Highly-Effective Resume Cover Letter
Just like the late, great Rodney Dangerfield, the "humble" cover... Read More
How To REALLY Look For A Job
Are you looking for a job -- really looking? Or... Read More
4 Tips for Making Successful Job Offers
The interviews are completed, the paperwork is all filled out... Read More
Three Steps to Writing Your Own Resume
While most professionals hire a professional resume writer, some draft... Read More
Unemployment Survival: Taking Back Control
One of the most emotionally crippling aspects of unemployment is... Read More
CV Writing ? How to Write a CV
A winning CV has 2 objectives: To illustrate... Read More
Does Your Career Change Itch or Burn?
Two weeks ago, I received a newsy email from a... Read More
Create a Network and Catapult Your Job Search
Networking is still known as a great job-search strategy, yet... Read More
Self Describing Skills - Key Strengths
You need to be the best you can at describing... Read More
Overcoming Inertia in Job Change
If you can hold on to an optimistic belief in... Read More
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