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How To Be More Visible at Work by Alexandra Levit - Dec, 2009 In order to be successful in the business world, your supervisors and colleagues must view you as a consistent contributor. But assuming your boss isn’t someone who recognizes your achievements every day, how can you let people know what you’ve accomplished without coming across as an arrogant braggart? Here are a few tips: • Meet with your boss weekly to ensure she always knows the status of your projects. Show enthusias... |
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Sometimes A Job Badly Done Is The Job Description's Fault by Gary Cohen - Dec, 2009 Don't blame the poor employee. Usually when employees fail to fulfill the expectations their job descriptions raise, their superiors work with them to improve their performance. If that fails, they are sent packing. Such firings--and all the hurt feelings, wasted time and tried patience that accompany them--aren't always avoidable, but leaders shouldn't overlook the part the job description can play. Sometimes it's the job ... |
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Could That Sound Really Be Opportunity? During The Holidays? by Dawn Bugni - Dec, 2009 After receiving the topic for this month’s Career Collective post, I bet I’ve read more than 50 articles addressing different aspects of staying motivated during the holiday season in the past few weeks. And that’s a mere drop in the bucket compared to what’s out there. Today, a Google search using “Job search during the holidays” brings back 97,500 (and counting) results. In fact, digging through my own archives, I found a po... |
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Four Tips For Effective Networking Follow-Up For The Holidays And The Rest Of The Year by Miriam Salpeter - Dec, 2009 With so much great advice about how to use the holidays to network, I thought it would be appropriate to revisit an important, but overlooked topic to help job seekers stand a head above the rest at this busy and fun time of the year. Networking is great. Meeting a lot of new people is terrific. However, knowing what to do once you’ve made a contact is just as important as finding the contact. How can you hook your contacts... |
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Some New Year's Resolution Ideas to Consider for 2010 by Andy Robinson - Dec, 2009 We're swinging into the end of another year; it's a great time to think about what you'll do different or do better next year . In addition to your work goals, personal goals and family goals, consider the following "New Years Resolution" ideas -- all of which should complement all of your 2010 Goals: Some 2010 - Resolution Ideas: Commit to Your Learning and Personal Development This Year Make this the year that you re... |
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Are You Doing All You Can? by Harry Urschel - Dec, 2009 Many people are struggling through a tough job search these days and it’s not likely to get dramatically easier very soon. So as the days, weeks, and months drag on without an offer in hand, I’ve got a tough question to ask you...be honest with yourself... Are you doing all you can? I teach an 8-week course in job transition skills. Each week everyone gives updates on what they did that week. However, as much as each of ... |
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It’s Been A While! by Harry Urschel - Dec, 2009 I recently received an email from someone who’s been reading my blog and is looking for advice on his situation. He’s currently been out of work for nearly 3 years. Certainly his predicament isn’t unique, so I thought it would be helpful to discuss it here. His email stated (edited for brevity): "I had a question about something I didn't see addressed on your blog… A (Current) Employment Gap. I've managed to have a pr... |
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The Shortest Distance Between YOU and $$$$? Network Calling! by Bernadette Boas - Dec, 2009 Did you notice I did not say Cold Calling? I said Network Calling...more on that in a minute. Like so many people, when I went out on my own, I knew that my marketing plan would include various techniques; definitely networking, one-one close contact lead generation, referrals, partner programs, direct mail (maybe), third party telemarketing (maybe). But one technique I was not prepared to do, nor did not want to do was the... |
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Want to Find a Job? Pull a Susan Boyle. by Louise Fletcher - Dec, 2009 Earlier this year, Susan Boyle became famous for being able to sing well even though she was neither young nor pretty (apparently we find this surprising!). Simon Cowell rolled his eyes when she first walked on stage to sing on his TV talent show The X-Factor, although he soon warmed to her when she began to sing. A few months later, he was in the US filming the US version of his talent show, American Idol. As the season ad... |
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Why Recruiters Are Rejecting Your Resume by Laura Smith-Proulx - Dec, 2009 Wondering why recruiters don’t call you back, and how you’re ever going to get hired in this recession? As it turns out, hiring authorities continually see problems with the resumes that come their way, with what one noted was “more pet peeves on this issue than Elin Woods’ attorney on the new pre-nuptial agreement.” However, most recruiters are more than happy to share their advice for getting your resume into the “yes”... |
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