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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why bachelors make bad decisions: five tips to move from reality television to your career change
- The Bachelor is one of the many reality shows that have gripped the US television viewing audience.Premise: A very eligible Bachelor (last season featured an NFL quarterback) stays in a mansion with several eligible young women. They seem to spend their days swimming, tanning, and speculating about the Bachelor's intentions. They meet the Bachelor in one-to-one and group activities. Each we...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Reinvent yourself in a new career
- Some people reserve the word "vocation" for religious calling. Contemporary career guides encourage us to think of a "life purpose" that guides and gives meaning to a life, regardless of career. See, for example, Mark Albion's book, Making a Life, Making a Living.Many people speak of being "called" to a career. There is a sense of "inevitability," that, "I was meant to do this." Some say, "...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to walk away from an opportunity thats wrong for you
- Q. I just finished a job interview. Everything went well. But I can't get excited about the job. The people were nice but frankly, I got bored.Should I withdraw my application or hang on to see what happens?A. Let me share a secret. I love country music  especially the classics. Your question reminds me of Kenny Rogers's big hit, The Gambler. I can't quote even a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - During midlife change: are you a jumper or a clinger?
- Over the years, I have identified two kinds of midlife career changers: Jumpers and Clingers.Jumpers thrive on energy, enthusiasm and improbable luck. The last three times they leaped, a net appeared. They see no reason why the next jump should be any different.Clingers thrive on careers that offer security, money and identity. When they outgrow their careers, or find themselves forc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you ready to start a business? take this quiz and see
- Don't get discouraged! A "no" answer to any of the questions will identify an area for development -- not a roadblock. I am available to help if you would like to discuss your options in greater detail.(1) Do you offer a clear, unambiguous benefit that your target market can't live without?Ideally you can learn whether demand exists for your service. Otherwise, don't dive in. Dip a t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Career strategy when your boss is a bully
- Q. Right after I accepted my new position, the manager who hired me quit. I now have a boss "Sam" who's a classic bully. He has most of the office terrorized. Every question becomes a confrontation. Last week, he walked into the conference room as I was meeting with a customer and began berating me about a missing fax. Our Regional VP has asked us to be understanding because Sam has family and hea...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - For effective decisions, look beyond career stereotypes
- You've probably been taught not to stereotype people based on race, religion or sex. But when you make a career or business decision, do you still make decisions based on stereotypes?"Insurance sales reps must be gregarious."Hal, a successful insurance agent for many years, has developed a portfolio of loyal, happy clients. Hal can be described as an introvert. He rarely speaks unles...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 steps to interviews that win the job
- These days, interviews don't come easily. When you get The Call, make the most of your time -- and go for it!1. Investigate the company's culture, markets, and finances. But resist the temptation to show off what you've researched: "I just read that you're about to embark on a new product line") unless you have a question directly related to your career.2. Look like you belong. Learn...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five biggest resume mistakes you can fix yourself
- A career consultant can diagnose and overhaul a troubled resume. But you can check off the basics yourself.Mistake #1. "The mystery applicant." No contact information.Fix: List a daytime phone number and email address, right at the top of the page. Create a professional-sounding message for your answering device.Mistake #2. "The scrunchie." Loads of detail crammed together in ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten tips to a powerful resume
- A new resume can jump-start your career. Your network contacts may ask for a resume and some industries absolutely, positively demand a resume as the price of admission.Does your resume come across as wimpy as a lettuce leaf -- the kind that hides under your salad and nobody notices? Create a powerful resume that demands to be noticed -- and earns kudos for great style.1. Your resume...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 7 steps to a job-winning resume
- A new resume can jump-start your career. Your network contacts may ask for a resume and some industries absolutely, positively demand a resume as the price of admission. When you begin thinking of your resume as a power source, the results can be astonishing.1. Your resume is a sales tool. It is not a place for therapeutic self-disclosure or true confessions. Be honest but present your acco...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Prepare for your performance review before you start the job
- When you start a new job, you probably realize the first three months are critical to your long-term success. Everybody's eye is on the "newbie" as you learn the ropes. "Does anybody want to go to lunch?" is the wrong thing to say in a run-during-lunch or never-leave-the-desk culture.You may begin your job by reading a stack of manuals. Or you may dive right in to fix a crisis or install a ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Losing a career can feel like getting a divorce
- Most of us are aware that we need to grieve the death of a close friend, relative or favorite pet. We are beginning to learn that other events -- relocation, divorce, illness -- can also be experienced as loss.Losing a career or business can also be a source of grief, anger and frustration. Starting a new business is an end as well as a beginnig. You may feel as though you are getting a div...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Looking for work in all the wrong places
- The Question: After identifying a potential employer, I get contact information, do my research and send out my resume and cover letter, requesting an interview for a management or human resource position. I am listed with recruiters and staffing agencies and call them every week.I attend local networking events but end up meeting people who are also unsuccessful job-seekers. And I search t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The springtime of your career
- Rick Jarow, author of Creating the Work You Love, introduced many of us to the notion of career seasons. When we're struggling with a career, we're most likely to think of winter. At some point a career change (or other transition) feels like being buried under a coat of ice, hibernating through long, dark days. Hopefully we learn to see the beauty of winter -- sun on the snow, clear air, the bare...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Career planning for gifted adults
- "James is so restless and energetic. I wonder if he's hyperactive.""Nancy seems to be all over the place. She's got a dozen projects going at once!""Harley does things so fast! He put up a website in two weeks.""Marlene is so intense. She needs to lighten up."While it's possible that James is hyperactive, Nancy is scattered, Harley skates on thin ice and Marlene is depr...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How people really explore new careers: what does a real career search look like?
- The traditional model of career choice suggests a linear pattern. Get to know yourself. Learn your kills and talents. Explore careers that seem to best utilize your talents and skills. Today, both research and experience suggest that real career change doesn't happen this way.What's real? Serendipity and zig-zag patternsContemporary researchers find that nearly every career path invo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When your job goes away: seven tips
- Q. "What do I do after a job goes away?"A. Many people believe that job losses are like earthquakes and computer meltdowns. It's not "if" the Big One is coming. It's when.Sometimes you decide it's time for a change. At other times, you're surprised by events. Either way, your life can be disrupted. Many people are surprised at their own feelings, even if they couldn't wait to leave t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten things to do when you really, really hate your job
- 1. Begin focusing on what you want instead of how much you want to escape. When you find yourself sharing the latest horror story, stop in mid-sentence and say, "What I want to have is..."2. Create an image that describes you in your job. Are you on a riverbank with no way to get to the other side? Lost in a jungle? Poking through a thorny hedge? When you get comfortable with the image, beg...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven myths you must challenge now to begin your second career today
- * Has it been awhile since you explored career options?* Are you making your 21st century choices based on beliefs that were accurate when Reagan was president of the US (and Thatcher was PM of Great Britain)?* Do you wish you could take a test that would point you to the perfect Second Career?Then you're probably operating on yesterday's myths -- time to move to today's reali...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - For my second career, i want to do nothing!
- Q. For my second career, I'd like to know "What to do when you have done a lot and nothing really interests you anymore. The things that interest me are not financially feasible right now, because one of the things I'd like to give up is working!"A. People often want to stop working when they've experienced a series of challenges. You leave one career and begin another. You experience a gre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 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 good grades, choose a "practical" college major, and strive for a "good job."Talk to a stranded midlife career-changer and you realize the game has changed. Yesterday's rules prepared us to be passengers on a large ocean liner that promised a smooth voyage. Today we realize that ocean liner turned out to be the Titanic and we need to keep oursel...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Back to school for a career change
- Q. I hate my job as a computer consultant. I am ready for a career change. The aptitude tests say I should be a recreation specialist. I like the idea but I dread returning to school for a new degree.A. Before you invest in a degree, try out the new career. A test drive will tell you more than any pencil-and-paper test. Find two or three people who are doing what you want to do and ask to s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Your interview questions are a serious matter
- Of course interviews are mainly about you answering the questions they put to you, but at the end of your allotted interview time, the questions that really matter most are yours. You should hope to hear the interviewer ask you:"Have you any questions?"But even if they don't ask, you should grasp the opportunity and say:"Do you mind if I ask a couple o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Getting started: 5 things you need to decide when you get started with a job search
- There are few things more frustrating for a headhunter than asking a person basic questions that revolve around what you as a job hunter are looking for in a job and being given uncertain answers. I'm not talking about salary; that's a question where a wise person states a target objective and is flexible enough to let the market decide their value.I'm speaking about these basic questions:...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Seven ways to say you?re fired and what to do when it happens to you
- Today's employers scramble for creative ways to advise employees of their unexpected departures. The days of employers being loyal to their employees are long gone. We now live in a culture where every working adult should be wearing a parachute just so he or she can land safely when forced to jump from the corporate tower. How are employers giving employees the boot?1. You have the oppo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Just a series of choices
- Steve's a pretty regular guy ? wife, 4 kids in their blended family, 12+ years of engineering experience, a degree, mortgage, car payments, some debt? and feeling depressed because he waited to look till the end. Last time he transitioned was 5 years ago for more money and he liked some of the people and it was simple?this time he's heard some in his professional association have been looking f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Conduct an informational interview
- Informational interviews are designed to get as much information as you can about the industry and career you're seeking a job in from people who are already in that career.Many job seekers don't conduct informational interviews because the purpose of this type of interview is NOT to ask for a job. But, when you talk with people in your area of interest, you establish rapport with them, get...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mastering the lunch interview
- Interviews can be nerve-racking, brain-draining, headache-inducing experiences. These days, recruiters have found a way to make the interview even more difficult by combining the experience with a meal. This means that in addition to listening to the interviewer, formulating intelligent responses, and trying your hardest to be confident, you now have pay attention to how you look while eating....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Listening for interview success
- Yes I know that we usually think of interviews as us doing all the talking, but the reality is different. At least 40% of the time we should be listening, and what we hear will have an enormous effect on what we say.So listening well is a most important interview skill.But why do so many of us find it difficult to listen well? After all, so long as our hearing is not actually ...
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