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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Is your career your calling or just a 9 to 5?
- Do you remember your parents asking you what you want to be when you grow up? By the time I was in the 9th grade, my mother started asking me that same question until I graduated from high school. At that time I wasn't 100% sure what career path I would take, but I had several ideas.Your calling is that passion that you have deep inside ? the career that defines your purpose in life. Someon...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Five qualities employers want
- More than ever, employers want employees who can produce results! Here are five qualities employers seek in such employees.1. Attitude. You hear a lot about folks with "an attitude". If you've got "an attitude", lose it! Employers want employees with these attitudes:* "Can do" attitude * "I'm willing to risk failing to give it a go" attitud...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Career change - is your career a good fit or is it causing pain?
- Do you leap out of bed in the morning looking forward to the day ahead?Do you love your job and find that your working day goes past in the blink of an eye?Are you a solicitor, secretary, scientist or social worker because your parents or your careers teacher thought it was a good idea?Would you choose to do your job, even if you were not being paid? No?Well, take heart...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Children at work: looking at child labor in the victorian age
- Today, it isn't that uncommon for some children and teenagers to work. They may earn extra money by baby-sitting, doing yard work, or maybe even walking dogs. Others, once they go on to high school, may go to work in their local grocery store, malls, or food chains. However, in the Victorian Age, it wouldn't seem at all strange to see children as young as five or six, go to work full-time (sometim...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 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 ? a job with good hours, but bad pay. Perhaps you've just done your job for too many years, or are excited to work in some...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Leave your dead end job?for good!
- So here you are?stuck in a dead end job. Are you hitting the glass ceiling in a job you once loved, but now can't stand? Maybe the hours are long. Maybe you can't stand retail customers anymore. Maybe you're like 70% of college students who didn't earn a degree and you feel this is the best job you can get without one.Take heart. There are a lot of great careers out there, especially for pe...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When should you update your job skills?
- With the U.S. economy still slumping and unemployment numbers barely moving forward, many workers may be considering what their employment future could be like if they were to lose their job. If you're in a healthcare field, or possess computer skills, you don't have much to worry about, except explaining why you left your last job. On the other hand, if you're employed in production or manufactur...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten great careers that don?t require a four year degree
- One of the great myths associated with the "American Dream" is that you need to have a four-year college degree to be successful. As the economy has shifted to the information age, with a greater reliance on technology and services, this belief applies less and less.The new economy relies on technology more than any time in the past. In fact 70% of existing jobs require specific t...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to turn career mistakes into career wins
- I recently talked with a client who was paralyzed at the thought of making another "mistake" in her career.She was stuck and unable to choose a direction. Her fear of looking stupid, of choosing another career that she wouldn't like, loomed over her. Her negative thoughts were keeping her from making any move at all.Does this sound familiar?Have you pursued a career,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Rev-up your network!
- Whether you are looking for a job, new clients or feel the need to expand your list of professional contacts, networking is the answer.So what are you saying to yourself right now? "Yuck, I hate networking. I'll go to a networking event one of these days, if I can figure out where the REALLY good connections are."Hello? These are all excuses that keep you in the same place ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Speak up: your job is at stake!
- How good are you at standing up for yourself?Do you run the other way when done an injustice or when someone steps on your proverbial toes?How do you react?Now's the time to speak up and stand your ground! If you've never done this, you need to master this skill.How many of you watched the "The Apprentice?" While the show is not the ultimate mirror of corporat...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The 4 job search facts you need to know!
- Are you harboring bitterness or anger towards your current or past employer?Do you find it difficult to be upbeat when interviewing or networking because of past job experiences?Have you spent sleepless nights worrying about how to explain your choppy resume?If you are currently in the job market, you need to dump this baggage fast!Here are 4 key job search facts you ne...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Who should write your resume?
- This is a question we get a lot. It seems rather easy to do it yourself if you have access to a word processing program and printer and feel comfortable writing your job history.I always wrote my own resumes over the years, for 10 successful job changes up the career ladder, as well as in 4 different states. Inherently I knew a few things about resumes ? number one being to write each resum...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Where do i go from here?
- Making Your Future Work Better For YouIt's the commonest concern people have about their careers. Where am I heading? Is this the right direction for me? How can I tell what will suit me best? Making good career decisions doesn't have to be agony if you clear away a few misconceptions.Break Out of Your Limits:Ignore the naysayers. We aren't limited from birth by ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How long does it take to write a resume?
- Many people can easily write a resume in just a couple of hours. They can do this by following a resume sample and just writing their information in place of the sample. This is the quick and easy way, but it's not the most effective way.If you want to write a resume that gets noticed by employers, you need to do an assessment of your skills, interests and abilities before you write ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dissatisfied with your job? stop putting your attention on what you dont want!
- If I were to ask you the percentage of time you spend thinking about what you don't want, what would it be? And the percentage of time thinking about what you do want?Experience with my clients has shown me that most of us spend a lot more time thinking about what we don't want. Some examples when it comes to our job include:-I hate my commute. -I am not challenged at my job....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Managing the boss is essential to career success
- Your boss is the gatekeeper of your career. Unless you are able to manage a positive relationship with him at each step in your career you will fall short of your potential.Like it or not, never forget he is the portal through which you connect with the rest of the organization and its resources. Your boss is the one who can pass you along for promotions, or he can stop you dead in your tra...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Resume writing tips
- Resume Writing doesn't have to be a solo gigResume writing can be the bottleneck to advancements in your career. If you find yourself getting writer's block consider getting help. You can find experts who have written hundreds of resumes; they can help you, too. A good first place to look for help is online job search sites such as career builder or monster.com.Get help writing resum...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Successful job search: knocking out the competition
- Most of the time, competition stimulates us, gets our juices flowing, generates creativity, a sense of excitement, and motivates us to perform at our best. Looking for work is another matter! When it comes to financial survival, to regaining independence and self-worth, competition can be crippling.We apply for a job in the fervent hope that hundreds of others are not also applying. Finding...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Job search campaign tip: an activity diary
- Looking for a job involves a wide range of responsibilities: preparing a resume, looking at ads, contacting employers, calling and visiting friends and acquaintances, follow ups, interviews. While none of us ever plan to be out of work for very long, it can be very useful to immediately start documenting your activities and your feelings to provide a road map of where you have been and where you w...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Wanted: a diva for the job of a lifetime!
- "When I was a child, I always thought the world was mine, A stomping ground for me, full of opportunities. I always had this attitude that I was going to go out into the world and do all the things I wanted to do." ?MadonnaSo, what happens to the diva or Adonis in us? What happens to the girl or boy who is convinced of their career choices, bold enough to use their imagination, and pow...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Oil, lube and filter employee pay
- We have been studying the labor rates of Oil, Lube and Filter Quick Lube Facilities and we are finding that the pay is lower than you might expect. We also believe this is part of the problem with recruiting and retaining key employees. The average employee at a Quick Lube is a little under $7.00, which is lower than you would expect and certainly lower than the customer is thinking you are paying...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Skilled mechanic wage study review
- Well what is a good mechanic worth these days? You cannot place a value on them simply as labor units as they teach in management school, they are worth more than money. So why not treat them with respect and dignity and pay them what they are worth, we believe that the national averages are too low. There is a partial report on the Automotive and Trucking Sector from the Fed's Beige Book, June 20...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Helping mid-life employees find meaning
- People work to live, but most also live to work. A study on the meaning of work conducted back in 1987 revealed a strong attachment to work as a way of life. The study found that 86 percent of people would continue working even if they had enough money never to work another day. There could be no better indication that work is not simply a matter of putting food on the table, but is core to the be...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 tips to help you ace the interview and get the job
- The interview is the "beauty contest" part of the job search process. Interviewers get to compare candidates by asking them similar questions and comparing the answers. Being just the right person for the job won't help you if you blow the interview.Here are ten tips to help you come out of the interview with a job offer.1. Show responsibility by arriving on time.Nothing sets ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Writing resumes
- Use a resume as a foot in the doorWhen you go to college, they don't really teach you how to advance your career. In order to get the jobs you want, you need to know how to write an effective resume that will win you interviews. In order to be successful, you need to look at resumes as marketing brochures. Writing good resumes demands that you understand their purpose. They just need to hav...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Working abroad - employment advice in spain
- Jobs and employment on the Costa BlancaThe Council of Europe regulations forced Spain to end all restrictions on the free circulation of European Union workers as of January 1st, 1992 - which means that all EU citizens can work in Spain under the same conditions as Spaniards complete with employment contracts and employers contributions into the Spanish Social Security system on your behalf...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top 10 ways to manage your career
- Many people in the last decade have experienced either a layoff or termination in their lives or the lives of somebody they know. While many of these people affected have experienced outplacement-consulting services, some have not and they may be in for a rude awakening - corporations no longer "take care of you". Managing your career in these times require you to have a game plan and an...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top 10 reasons to have a career coach
- Many people in the last decade have experienced for themselves either a layoff or termination. Some of these people affected have experienced outplacement-consulting services. This is a fancy word for "help" in finding a new job. Many have also heard the adage that it is better to get a new job while you are still employed.I will address why finding a job is an ongoing process of ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to pick the best career for you, part 1
- In Part One we'll look at how Positioning or "Coming to a Theater Near You" simplifies and expedites your employment hunt by reinforcing employer buy-in through justification of the sale.Rapidly gain employer agreement that you're the right person for the job by proving how their organizational needs are met through your specific abilities to solve their identified problems...