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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 20 powerful tips for advancing your career
- You don't want to stay in your current position forever... you want to move up! Here are 20 ways to boost your chances of getting that nice promotion:Do more than is expected of you. Prove that you're capable of handing more responsibility. Volunteer for special assignments.Take initiative and do what needs to be done, before being asked.Learn the skills ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Youre fired isnt the finale
- According to the U.S. Department of Labor, March 2004 had the largest gain in hiring in nearly four years. But as of then, there were still about 8 million Americans without jobs, and almost 23% of those had been unemployed for six months or more.Many of those who are unemployed were laid off, terminated, downsized or let go ("fired") through no fault of their own.In this era corpora...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - If youre fired, will past employers keep your secret?
- Despite what some job seekers think, it is not illegal for former employers to tell reference checkers that you were fired. They can say anything they want as long as it's true.But many companies do have policies that limit what they will reveal about past employees.Is this a good thing or a bad thing?I was watching an episode of CBS's "60 Minutes" recently (hmmm, maybe I watc...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ask me no questions, ill tell you no lies
- If only there were no questions involved in getting a job!If you've been following NBC's "The Apprentice," you know who Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth is. She's had the honor of being fired by Donald Trump (and others, according to "People" magazine).A while back, Omarosa claimed that one of the other contestants made a racial slur against her.According to website opinion polls,...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 17 surefire ways to annoy potential employers
- Despite the President's encouraging words, the job market is still in sorry shape. There are more job seekers than job openings, so do NOT make things harder on yourself by doing any of the things on this list! Never, ever do these!Apply for jobs you are not qualified for.Send a generic cover letter that doesn't identify the position you're interested in, or match your q...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why you should never complain about former bosses
- You're at a job interview. You're doing great, answering questions left and right. You're enthusiastic, upbeat, confident. Then they ask, "Why did you leave your last job?"An image of your former boss, red-faced and screaming, pops your head. He was such a jerk! You desperately want to vent your frustrations and tell them why you HAD to quit, but you hesitate, thinking... is honesty the bes...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tips for requesting a raise
- You probably think you deserve a raise. But does your boss think so?Here's how to go about convincing your boss that you're really worth more than you're being paid.First, you must realize that doing a great job is NOT a good enough reason to justify a raise. Your employer EXPECTS you to do a great job. Your performance must be "over and above" what other employees in similar positio...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Do more than expected to get ahead
- One of the best things you can do to increase your career advancement opportunities where you work is to do more than expected.It's often not enough to just do a fine job and expect promotions now and then based on longevity. So find opportunities to show you can handle more responsibility or different duties than those in your job description.Here's one example from my own personal ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ive got the big bad b word on my job!
- That "B" word---B O R E D O M.How did I get this wearing word in my work?I got it because I don't have enough to do in my job! Yes, I have completed my assigned tasks, but I have time left over, which leads to boredom.I know that all kinds of jobs have boredom connected to them, "little bores" or "big bores", if I reduce the concept to the small items I just mentioned.I...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Job search blurts
- I coined this word to draw attention to the nervous and apprehensive way of saying something in the job search that makes you feel like a buffoon. A "blurt" is a catchy way of saying: Gaffe.When is a blurt inappropriate? For example, the interviewer has explained to you what the job duties are and you say: "Oh, I can't work on Saturdays". The interviewer has not said anything about Saturday...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Mystery shopping - an excellent part time job or additional income source
- Though the name itself may seem a bit mysterious, the concept of mystery shopping is actually straightforward. Also referred to as secret shopping, performance evaluations, service checks and frontline evaluations to name a few, mystery shopping allows companies to obtain a "snapshot in time" by trained researchers who know in advance what they are to evaluate. It provides management a m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Change your career, change your life
- Change Your Career,Change your Life!Lots of times I see and talk to people who are tired, bored and burnt out of their current jobs. I'm not sure what causes this dis- satisfaction. One reason, though, that I've thought about is that the work they are doing is not their life passion. Or, if it was, something in the person has changed or the passion needs to be re-kindled.One o...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - You are lucky in your career!
- You Are Lucky in Being Satisfied in Your CareerJust for fun let's you and I, reader, consider that you are satisifed with your current career.It's good to find out why. You have a good boss, good hours, good benefits and have a great chance of being promoted soon. You are lucky and fortunate. What are you doing for yourself that this good fate will continue? Are you preparing yoursel...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Love what you do!
- "To love what you do and feel that it matters, how on earth could anything be more fun?" --Katherine GrahamI want to share with you a great success story from one of my clients, Susan*, because I am so proud of her. Susan had been working in the computer industry since college (8-10 years) and though she was financially and professionally successful, she felt dissatisfied with her caree...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Doing what you love
- What do you want to be when you grow up? I'm sure you were asked this question at least once when you were a youngster. When asked the question, did you have an answer at the ready, or did you need a few minutes to think about it? We all had dreams of becoming something great, like a fireman, a teacher, or a rock star, just to name a few. Well, how did you do? Maybe you never aspired to be what yo...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Surviving in corporate amercia: part 1 - email
- There is a saying that goes, "The best offense is a great defense". Nowhere is that applied better in the corporate world than in the intelligent use of email. In this age of technology, E-mail is a multi-purpose tool that can be adapted into each user's organizational patterns. Firstly, we will get the basic do's and don'ts out of the way.Do not use your work address when filling...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Now, do you have any questions?
- "Who is that hot babe in the picture?" isn't the type of reply an interviewer expects to hear when he or she invites you to ask questions near the end of an interview. In fact, the way you approach the Q&A session will have a direct impact on the interviewer's perception of you. Based on the questions you ask, a judgment will be made in regard to how interested you seem to be in working ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Consulting: a different world
- I won't say I have a vast array of knowledge as a consultant...collectively I've only been doing it about 8 years. However, there are some things that I have observed that I think will be helpful to those of you who are new to the profession. We will first dispel the myths and address the realities associated with being a Consultant, then we will address the commandments of being a good and valued...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Where will your it staff come from now?
- The labor recession is over. During the course of the recession, almost 500,000 IT positions were lost according to publicly collected data and anecdotal information suggests even more. According top a recent poll, American business will add over 200000 new IT jobs in 2005. Your staff will probably be scanning job boards to see their value and blocking access is useless; they'll only do it at home...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Cross cultural interviews
- At this moment in time, the increase in cross border human traffic has meant that companies are no longer dealing with a homogenous native community from which they recruit their staff. Companies are now facing cross cultural challenges in how they recruit, manage and develop a multi-cultural staff. One area of note where HR and management are finding difficulties is in the interview room.W...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The right way to send your resume
- Having a great resume is the first critical step in a successful job search. Unfortunately, most people don't know the best ways to get that resume noticed. In today's job market, where you are competing with hundreds of other resumes, knowing the right way to distribute your resume can make all the difference.First of all you need to get organized and stay organized. When you get that call...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ten tips to a job winning interview
- 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 - 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 an encore presentation.From childhood we were told that if we put 110% into our careers that we will be shoo-ins for promotions and raises...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to change career horses in mid-stream
- You'll get wet but the reward just might be a more fulfilling ride!In Survival is Not Enough, author Seth Godin says change is the "new normal." Rather than thinking of work as a series of stable times interrupted by moments of change, Godin says we "must now recognize work as constant change, with only occasional moments of stability."For many of us this very thought stirs...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Working as a knowledge worker in the information age
- The old adages: "It's not what you know, but who you know" and "High Tech, High Touch" could be the mottos of knowledge workers in the 21st Century.Never before in the history of the world has both networking and interpersonal communication been potentially easier, broader, more wide-spread and paradoxically, more difficult.The access to people and information in the information age ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Yesterdays project manager is todays project engineer
- The rapid growth of technology, greater exposure to knowledge, higher levels of awareness are making the young project engineer act more and more like a project manager.What I mean is, todays project engineers are actively supervising new graduates, setting and monitoring schedules & budgets, interacting with clients and so on.A decade or so ago these duties were undertaken by projec...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The global work marketplace - the revolution of how work gets done
- Will cubicles be a distant memory for today's workforce? Will the expense of office space and the tremendous burden of employee benefits be a thing of the past for modern day businesses?The reality is, for thousands of people, this change has already occurred. Internet based 'Service Auctions' now abound where businesses can post their ongoing jobs or one-time projects to a global market of...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - What to do when you get caught surfing by the boss!
- It has been a long morning and you need a mental break. You start thinking of your weekend plans and jump on your messaging program to make plans with a friend. You have the movie times and a chat box up on your screen and what happens, your supervisor walks up behind you! You think to yourself Murphy's law is in full effect. What do you do when you get busted surfing or chatting at work? The situ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The not-so-effective cover letter
- Here's a newsflash: Cover letters work, plain and simple. This is why I'm intrigued by the fact that a) jobseekers rarely submit them and b) hiring managers seldom read them. As a result, I started asking questions. Specifically, "What's your problem with cover letters?" Here's what I found out.Jobseekers claim all the pertinent information is included in the resume. Translation: ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to get a job offer from every interview
- About four years ago a friend told me one night that she had an interview the next week and was looking for some comfort as she was extremely nervous, as most people are about interviews. I thought back on my my carreer and realized that in the nine year of my career I had been to thirteen interviews and, more importantly, that I had received a job offer from every one of those interviews. I did n...