27August2008
Posted by Nina under: Career Management; Career Planning.
By Deborah Brown-Volkman
Do you spend time thinking about where your career is headed, or do you wish you even had time to think about your career?
Time to think about your career is crucial. Without it, you go along, more often than not, without difficulty, until the day that something happens. Then, you are left without direction or a plan.
Your career is something that you need to think about, plan for, and work on regularly, not just when you are looking for a new job, and you need an updated resume. If you think about your career now, on your timetable, when it works for you, decisions you make about your future will be easier for you.
So, how do you make time to think about your career?
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25August2008
Posted by Nina under: Occupations.
By Marcia Yudkin
In looking back on the nearly four dozen aspiring copywriters I’ve trained and mentored over the years and asking which personal qualities posed challenges and roadblocks and which enable beginners to carve out a lasting niche for themselves, I have zeroed in on four key skill areas. To build and sustain a copywriting or marketing consulting business, you need to be or become good in these four competencies:
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22August2008
Posted by Nina under: Occupations.
By David Lee Buster
Attending a taxi school is what you will need to do if you live in New York City or nearby and want to become a taxi driver to earn a dependable living. When you go to taxi school and become a taxi driver in New York City, you can work either part-time or full-time exploring one of the busiest cities in the world today.
Becoming a taxi driver means you can earn as much as $300 a shift. However, this can only happen for you if you know how to get around the city the best ways. To learn your way around, you will need to take some training to be a taxi driver.
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20August2008
Posted by Nina under: Job Search.
By Erin Kennedy, CPRW
I was reading this morning through the blog of Adam Kreek, a member of the Canadian Olympic Row team, when I read about the training that he puts in to get to where he is today. Here is an excerpt from his blog:
“The pain experienced while rowing is similar to middle distance running, biking really hard or speed skating. Your legs burn and scream for oxygen, while your lungs wheeze with your heart struggling to transport renewed blood to the complaining body parts. Suffering is the best word to describe how I feel in a race. The after-effects of competition are exhausting. My body aches and I have depressed energy and drive for weeks after the event.”
Or, the US Boxing Team who leave the comforts of home for 10 months to train at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in intense preparation for China.
What does this have to do with job search?
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18August2008
Posted by Nina under: Job Interviews.
By Perry Maisin
When I was in graduate school, I had a friend who interviewed at fortune 500 companies and succeeded at landing a great job. One day, I saw him sitting in the student union with a stack of cards. The cards said “thank you”. He opened each card and signed his name. The inside of the card was blank. I asked him what he was doing and he told me that it was important to send a ‘thank you’ to every person you interviewed with. He believed that that was the difference between getting the job and being passed over.
Today we know better. Networkers will tell you that a ‘thank you’ letter is a misnomer for a strategic follow-up letter that is called a Post Interview Letter. The post interview letter is a valuable marketing tool you can use to restate your case and keep yourself in front of the interviewer.
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15August2008
Posted by Nina under: Career Management.
By Daisy Wright
In one short week, the axe fell at a number of companies and thousands of employees were without jobs. Hewlett Packard, Kodak, Ford Motor Company of Canada, PNC Financial and Kimberley Clark each had to make critical business decisions and lay off large numbers of employees. Reasons ranged from “maintaining a tighter rein on costs” to creating a “simpler nimbler” organization”. Although the news is usually shocking, layoffs don’t just happen. There are usually some subtle signs that changes are coming.
How does one prepare for such an eventuality? By having a plan in place…creating a Plan B. Make it your responsibility to manage your own career, to swim out and meet your ship, not wait until it comes ashore. Such a mindset will help lessen the impact of a layoff, and will enable you to weather the storm if and when it comes. Here are some tips to help with your preparation:
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13August2008
Posted by Nina under: Job Interviews.
By Carole Martin
Many electric toothbrushes have a shut off mechanism that turns off the toothbrush after two minutes of brushing - which is the time that someone decided was enough teeth-brushing for any one period.
Coincidentally, it turns out that two minutes (or less) is the recommended time period for the desired length of any one answer during the interview.
When answering an interview question it is best to be as focused as possible so that you can be succinct and to the point in as little time as possible - two minutes. When you ramble and bring in details that are not relevant to the question, you lose your audience, who in this case is your interviewer.
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11August2008
Posted by Nina under: Online Job Search.
Source: PRWEB
Already the fastest-growing online career site, Jobfox today announced another Web first: Jobfox Intros™, giving job candidates a whole new way to get interviews and directly network with employers. A first-of-its-kind capability for job sites, Jobfox Intros provides more than a list of jobs. Jobfox Intros gives candidates a “foot in the door” via personal introductions to employers.
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8August2008
Posted by Nina under: Occupations.
By Jennifer James
You have seen them on television and in the movies. They use their knowledge and skills to solve cases when no one else can, and have exciting and challenging work.
As a private investigator you too can enjoy challenging work that helps people in a meaningful way. Whether you’re reuniting an adoptee with her birth parents, helping to solve a computer crime, or keeping an innocent man out of jail, the work of a private investigator can make a big difference to many people’s lives. In addition to the other rewards of this job, the potential exists for a successful investigator to earn up to $100,000 a year.
If you are interested in breaking into this career, here are some steps you can follow, based on the FabJob Guide to Become a Private Investigator.
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6August2008
Posted by Nina under: Online Job Search.
By Nina Ebert, CPRW / CC
If you are searching for an executive-level position with a six-figure salary, be sure to check out the latest addition to my website!
Besides providing links to the leading executive job boards, my site is now linked directly to TheLadders database, giving you access to more than 1,000 current job openings. To find the opportunities that most closely match your target position, simply choose a category from the drop-down menu and enter applicable keywords, such as your desired location, then click on the “Go” button!
But wait! Before you apply for your dream job, increase your odds of being contacted for an interview by having your resume and cover letter professionally written by A Word’s Worth Resume Writing and Career Coaching Service. After all, the resume and cover letter are KEY TO YOUR SUCCESS and essential to your employment search.
About the Author
Nina Ebert, CPRW / CC, is a Certified Professional Resume Writer and Career Coach and the president of A Word’s Worth Resume Writing and Career Coaching Service. Located in Central New Jersey, she has served clients throughout the United States by offering in-person and telephone interviews since 1989. Nina is a charter member of both the Professional Association of Resume Writers / Career Coaches and the Career Management Alliance. Call (609) 758-7799, toll free @ 866-400-7799, or e-mail nina@keytosuccessresumes.com for further information.