Take the Personal Out of the Workplace: Leave Your Troubles at the Door!
Bringing your emotional baggage into the work place is inappropriate for all the reasons you may imagine. Yet employees, managers and business owners do it all the time.The question is, how do you handle it? How do you look at your manager and think, "No one is going to tell... Read More
So You want to be a Bodyguard?
Then let me start by helping out. The politically correct phrase these days is not "bodyguard" but personal protection specialist, executive protection specialist or close protection operative, depending on your place of training and other preferences.There can be no better time than this, if you want to excel in this... Read More
How to Become a Successful Freelance Translator
After completing their translation training programmes at higher professional education or university level, many students can't wait to set up as a freelance translator. However, gaining a foothold as a freelancer in a very competitive translation market may turn out to be a pretty complicated business. Translation agencies are not... Read More
Business Careers: Keys to Moving on from Retrenchment
You may be astonished to realize that retrenchment may occur more than once during the life of the modern day worker. In fact, career advisors report that we could expect to be made redundant up to three times during our working life.As common as retrenchment is, when it happens, no... Read More
Seven Success Tips For Recent Graduates Entering the Professional World
1) Build a Relationship With Your BossLike it or not, no single individual has a greater impact on your career future than your direct supervisor. So, how do you get on their good side from the start? Managers want to feel that you truly care, and that you are "in... Read More
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... Read More
Have Enough Money to Change Careers - Five Key Steps
At every talk I give, I ask the audience to tell me the reasons why people don't change careers. The most common answer given each time is "lack of money." So many people have such an exaggerated fear about money that they will not even take the time to determine... Read More
You?re Ready for a Career Change - Is Your Resume?
You finally did it. You made the decision to leave a career that makes you dread every Monday morning and pursue one that you feel is your true calling. Congratulations! Making the decision was the hard part, right? Unfortunately, no. You've convinced yourself that this is the right move?how do... Read More
Auto-Disqualification - When Your Resume Never Reaches the Decision Maker
How would you know if your resume did or didn't reach the appropriate decision maker? You can truly never know for certain. However, there are steps you can take to ensure that your resume does not get "auto-disqualified", or provide obvious reasons not to be hired.There are several "mistakes" commonly... Read More
Career Change - Creating Wealth & Happiness
Whether you have a business idea or not, here's what I want you to do?I want you to take a pen and paper and go and sit somewhere quiet in your home where you will not be distracted. Get comfortable. Take a deep breath and relax for a moment.Now I... Read More
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4 Internet Job Search Mistakes to Avoid
The Internet is the most powerful employment tool on earth.... Read More
What Exactly Online Recruitment Agencies Do?
Any online recruitment agency can help you to submit for... Read More
The Ripple Effect of Fear
Unemployment carries a lot of emotional baggage for most of... Read More
Is Your Job Search Guided by the Controller or the Controllee?
I'll define what I mean by these terms. "The Controller"... Read More
Three Ways to Transition to a New Career
As a Certified Personnel Consultant working for Find Great People... Read More
3 Secrets to Landing a Home-Based Position
Landing a telecommute position isn't easy. Finding them in the... Read More
Mystery Shopping
Mystery shopping is an excellent way to make extra money.... Read More
De-Bunking The ?Follow Your Bliss? Myth
Hello Fellow Seekers!I don't know about you? but I'm pretty... Read More
Relocation Myths and Stereotypes
You've probably been taught not to stereotype people based on... Read More
The Myths of Career Change
Chances are you already have many ideas about what it... Read More
How to Use Flow In The Job Search
What is "flow"? Flow as described by the psychology professor... Read More
The Squirrel Effect
An industrious black-tailed ground squirrel has his home beneath a... Read More
How to Become a Successful Freelance Translator
After completing their translation training programmes at higher professional education... Read More
5 Simple Rules for A Great Job Interview
Many years ago, when I was a young job-searching greenhorn,... Read More
Make a Great First Impression
Searching for employment is one of the most nerve-racking activities... Read More
Tips for Building a Successful Career
1. Develop excellent work habits ? for example, meet deadlines... Read More
The Group Interview
Sometimes, when going on job interviews, you might end up... Read More
Manage Your Boss - And Get Ahead!
It's clear there are a number of common issues faced... Read More
Children At Work: Looking at Child Labor in the Victorian Age
Today, it isn't that uncommon for some children and teenagers... Read More
Giving Notice: 6 Things to Do To Prepare to Leave
After days, weeks, months or longer of interviewing, you have... Read More
Bullseye Interviewing
An interview is much like a blind date. You have... Read More
Can Nurses Be Entrepreneurs?
Yes, Nurses can be entrepreneurs. In today's market place nursing... Read More
Resume That Effectively Promotes You!
Imagine for a moment that you have created a wonderful... Read More
Job Search Tip for College Students
Today everyone is looking for that special job that will... Read More
21st Century Career Success
When it comes to modern career development, one thing we... Read More
Get Your Dream Job!
Anyone who is a jobseeker knows that looking for a... Read More
To All Managers: How Does ADD Affect Your Workplace?
Tent caterpillars create a cocoon for an entire colony. Within... Read More
Can You Compete?
Are you looking to hire the best talent? Are you... Read More
Online Business: The Underground Railroad for Corporate Escapees
Millions of people everyday spend eight hours or more in... Read More
The 10 Biggest Career Change Mistakes - And How to Avoid Them
Career change is no walk in the park.If it was... Read More
Preparing For Your Job Interview: What You Need To Know To Be Successful
In the limited time an interviewer has with you, their... Read More
My Landscaping Business is Better Than Your Lanscaping Business...
Yesterday I was having a discussion with Mary who I... Read More
Sample Cover Letters ... The Hidden Pitfalls
You can benefit from sample cover letters as they can... Read More
How To Become A Computer Consultant
Have you ever wanted to become a computer consultant, but... Read More
The Telecommuting Tightrope
For many of us, telecommuting seems like the ideal situation.... Read More
Surviving in Corporate Amercia: Part 1 - Email
There is a saying that goes, "The best offense is... Read More
How To Prepare For A Telephone Interview
It is important to prepare thoroughly for your telephone interview.Begin... Read More
Job Interviews: Six Steps to Acing a Telephone Interview
Telephone interviews are becoming more popular these days. Whether that's... Read More
Your Attitude Is Screaming
There is more attitude around than the 'traditional 'positive /... Read More
Words. Words. Words.
They're only words. Some believe the school-yard taunt: "Sticks and... Read More
Energizing Synergy
Would you like to have more energy and synergy in... Read More
What Is Your Greatest Weakness?
The fastest way to make a good interview go bad... Read More
Federal Job Search Strategies: 7 Tips to Help You Succeed
Despite constant calls by politicians and policy makers to reign... Read More
Playing from the Blue Tees: Women in the Federal Government
Throughout the past decade, workplace diversity issues have allowed organizations... Read More
Your Resume Format - What Is The First Thing You Need To Do?
The first thing you need to do before you write... Read More
Power Resumes ? Writing Your Objectives
A powerful resume starts with a good statement of objective.... Read More
Dont Stop! Your Transition is Still Moving!
Q. I'm looking for a new job and plan to... Read More
Telephone Phobia: Make the Phone Your Job Search Friend
You're pretty comfortable using the phone. It's something you do... Read More
Lets Talk About Trust
I agree with Brooker T. Washington, "Few things help an... Read More
Updating Your Plum Job Now That Youre a Parent
It's startling to discover how having kids changes the way... Read More
Overcome Interview Nerves: Be Better Prepared than Your Interviewer
Although interview preparation is everything it's sad to say that... Read More
The Surefire Way To Getting A Pay Raise
If you are working for someone else, it is important... Read More
Building Performance Trust
You can have outstanding ideas, yet never leverage them into... Read More
Job Search 101
The whole job search effort is completely exhausting and at... Read More
Counteroffers: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
If "resignation" is the word that strikes fear into all... Read More
6 Steps to Re-inventing Your Career
Meaningful work honors the deepest part of your being. It... Read More
References: Choose Wisely
Sophisticated job seekers know and understand that sometime during the... Read More
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... Read More
Big Job Sites Vs The Small Ones
There is much to say about posting resumes on the... Read More
Personal Contacts: The Key to Successful Networking
When the word "networking" is used, we tend to think... Read More
Tackling Your Unemployment Creatively
Are you unemployed or been laid off? You are not... Read More
Become A Personal Trainer
Every human body is different and a personal trainer will... Read More
20 Questions That Helped Me Take A Leap Of Faith And Change Careers
When I was working more than 45 hours a week... Read More
How to Prepare for A Performance Appraisal
Performance appraisal should be treated as an ongoing developmental process... Read More
In a Rut? Ready for a Career Change?
Are you unhappy at work? Tired and lacking energy and... Read More
Just a Series of Choices
Steve's a pretty regular guy ? wife, 4 kids in... Read More
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