Rethink Your Career Transition
Are you going nowhere in your career? If youÂ’ve decided itÂ’s time to change your career completely, hereÂ’s a new way of changing!
Before you jump ship, think about whatÂ’s been happening in your career. Have you been making little or no progress for some time? You may be in the […]
The 9 Circles of Résumé Purgatory
Dante, in his famous “Inferno,” described the 9 circles of the netherworld in great detail. But there were no résumés in DanteÂ’s time. Had there been, he undoubtedly would have reserved a special version of Hades, as follows: Like DanteÂ’s Inferno, Résumé Purgatory is a funnel-shaped structure that extends down, down, down to […]
How To Create A Winning Impression In Your New Job
It is important from the beginning to convince your new employers that, in selecting you, they have made the right choice.
Demonstrate that you are highly-motivated and eager to get started.
Discuss your duties and responsibilities; and establish your priorities. Set challenging, but achievable, short-term and long-term goals.
To enable you to fit in quickly, find […]
How To Conduct a Local Job Search
A large number of the positions offered in the newspaper were for waitresses and bartenders or careers requiring previous experience. I assume that many entry-level job offers never made it to the newspaper. I had a guidance counselor in college and he advised me to conduct a local job search through the campus […]
Accountant To Leader
LetÂ’s face it, Accountants are amongst the most talented people either working for or providing services to businesses. They have successfully got through a set of demanding and competitive exams and got a whole lot of knowledge. They have huge potential yet so often never fully exploit it. Why is that? From my […]
Beat the Crowd with Winning Resume Cover Letters
Far too many people underestimate the importance of resume cover letters. In a sense, a well written cover letter works like an agent on your behalf. It tosses a sales pitch for you to the employer, explaining why you should be at the top of the list for interview calls. Taking the time to write […]
What Qualities Do You Need To Have Career Advancement?
1.) Productivity isnÂ’t everything. Even though it is important to be productive this is not what separates you from other people. One must be both productive and efficient. Make sure that you are precise in your work with few mistakes.2.) Learn how to write. Many […]
Ten Employability Skills for 2010
Competing in the new environment will require higher levels of competence and necessitate looking straight ahead, not constantly glancing rearview mirror for warm fuzzy feelings about what you have achieved in the past. Here are 10 skills to acquire and refine that will increase your professional confidence level and make you more employable […]
Focus On Your Mission!
…not just your goals. One of the tough challenges I see with many people is staying focused on goals. It’s very easy to get sidetracked in our day and age. Concentrating on priorities becomes more difficult as we are deluged with all sorts of distractions. Today, we have more cable channels, talk shows, books, magazines, […]
Staying in the Game
The message came from Human Resources. There’s nothing to worry about with the newly announced organizational changes and pending merger, it reassured. The changes will be good for the company and good for the people who work here it coached.
I’ve seen a couple dozen messages like this during my career. In fact, I’ve even crafted […]