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Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Resources Leverage - A Small Step For You / A Big Change For Your Career Cassy was an employee of a nonprofit who had been at her job 5 years. She came to me because she felt that the organization she was working for didn’t value her and was upset because others had been promoted but she had not. Aug 8, 2005, 23:18 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Planning Your Career Plan -- Think Like A CEO You’ve been going 6-to-late; exhausted by running the supersonic treadmill of life and wish you had a different job. But you can’t because you have no time and you’re left spent at the end of every day. Conversely, you’re gut tells you that everything would be different if you could only find the right career match. You could stop hitting the snooze button every morning and get back into enjoying the game of life. Aug 8, 2005, 00:15 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Planning Changing Careers? How to Get Around the Three Major Mental Roadblocks to Success A part of you can't wait to dive into your new career -- but you're also smart enough to know that you can expect a few bumps along the road to success. By far, the biggest roadblocks exist between your own two ears! Let's take a look at three common mental roadblocks and learn how to overcome them. Jul 24, 2005, 05:01 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Planning Seven Steps to Making a Successful Career Change My first job was secretary to Moses. Having to transcribe and make 2,430 copies of the Ten Commandments convinced me I was on the wrong career path! OK, maybe I'm not quite THAT old. But I did start out as a secretary. While I didn't mind the work, eventually I decided it wasn't very satisfying. I often felt like a "tool" that helped others contribute to the organization's success. I wanted to make my own contributions, to find creative ways to make a difference. It took me about 12 year to come to that conclusion, decide to do something about it, and change my life. Jul 24, 2005, 04:59 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Management Top 10 Tips for Career Advancement Here's a list of the top 10 tips you can use to advance your career Jul 24, 2005, 04:57 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Resumes Crafting A Stellar Career Summary For Your Resume Are you a career changer? Or, are you satisfied with your stable career but interested in updating your resume? Are you a professional who has tried different things but are still searching for the kind of work that best suits you? Whatever your career situation, what your resume most needs is a stellar career summary. Jul 24, 2005, 04:55 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Management 18 Career Enhancement Caveats Many people walk through their lives never, ever being better at something than anyone else. What is it that you know or do better than almost anyone else in the world? What is it that you do uniquely well? Do your core values for yourself and your family fit with what you are doing, where you are putting your energy, what you are developing, and where you are focusing/immersing yourself? Jul 24, 2005, 04:50 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Jobs Search Career Search from Within Seeking meaningful and fulfilling work can become a discouraging, confusing and overwhelming journey. Beware spending too much time looking for your answers outside of yourself. Ultimately, coming to know our right livelihood is the inner work of our whole being. In order to nurture our well-being and come to our right livelihood; it is best to frequently pause and halt the busy "doing and thinking" process. Pause, relax and trust. This runs contrary to the belief espoused within the employment industry of "looking for a job is a full-time job." Woe upon those who follow this motto. Jul 24, 2005, 04:48 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Resources Nine Career "Zappers" Today, everyone is looking for the secret to business success. Professionals read books, take training classes, ask questions, study others that are successful and strive to outperform themselves. However, some behavior patterns can develop into bad habits and cause even the most seasoned and professional person to self-destruct. Jul 24, 2005, 04:45 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Management Career Moves: Take Charge of Your Life Every day millions of people let their inner fears stop them from creating the life of their dreams. No one will deny that it is scary to step out of your comfort zone, but once you challenge your fear and take action, you can attain great things. Jul 24, 2005, 04:43 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Management Career Job Satisfaction - Get Off the Treadmill - Exit Your Rat Race! We can all get in a rut from time to time. Who hasn’t had a moment in their lives where you’ve asked yourself the question: “Why am I doing this?” Whether it's who you've become, the business you are in, your career, relationships, where you live or all of the above - sometimes you realise you're just not where you want to be – and you’re not sure how you got there! It sure feels like your own version of a rat race though. Jul 24, 2005, 04:41 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Jobs Search How To Find Your Dream Job Here's the bottom line: many people work in jobs that aren't what they want or are less than they deserve. It's partly the pull of inertia (better the devil you know...)and partly lack of confidence, but mostly the fear their dream job doesn't exist -- or they couldn't land it if it does. Jul 24, 2005, 04:39 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Planning Career Development - When It's Time for a Change There's a certain courage required to hear your gut. To really be true to how you are feeling. And that is never more important than in your career. Sometimes people feel that they are not completely happy. At other times they might have a sense of distance from the business or organisation they are in. Jul 24, 2005, 04:32 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Planning What Everybody Ought To Know About How To Change Their Career or Profession and Still Survive... Dr. Denis Waitley, trainer of leaders, including Super Bowl and Olympic athletes, Apollo astronauts, and Fortune 500 executives, is the most listened to voice on personal and career achievement and the author of the all-time best-seller, The Psychology of Winning claims that the 21st century is unlike anything we could have imaged. Jul 24, 2005, 04:29 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Jobs Search Job Search: Time Management There is an old adage that "Looking for a job is harder than working." How true! The rigors of job search are magnified by the turmoil we experience: lack of self-confidence, humiliation, financial pressure, and the undercurrent of emotions that color all we do: fear, anger, depression, anxiety, loss Jul 24, 2005, 04:28 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Planning Planning Your Successful Career: 15 Ideas Planning Your Successful Career: Doing a good job is one of the most important ways to move up the ladder", says Dr. Don Bagin, Professor of Communications at Glassbro State College. Jul 24, 2005, 04:26 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Management 8 Steps to Getting On-Track When You Start a New Job Starting a new job can feel like moving to a new country. Your language skills may be modest. You have little knowledge of the laws, let alone the customs and traditions of the society you are entering. All you have is a passport and the goodwill of management as you enter unfamiliar borders. Jul 24, 2005, 04:24 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Management Tips for Building a Successful Career Tips for Building a Successful Career. Develop excellent work habits – for example, meet deadlines and don’t procrastinate .... Jul 24, 2005, 04:22 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Planning Prepare for YOUR Future now -- All Presidential candidates (before and after) make all kinds of promises about YOUR 'social security' when running for the top job. Regardless of the promises, YOU are the one who has to live or die by the future plans made on your behalf. Jul 24, 2005, 04:20 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Job Interviews Confidence Is Critical to YOUR Success.... Make EYE contact when you look at another person. Look at them!! Don’t look down at your shoes or away from the other person. Don’t look around the room for someone else who may be more interesting Jul 24, 2005, 04:19 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Planning Careers-Changing Jobs: The Fantasy of the Ideal Job Most people would agree that the concept of a job today is vastly different from that of 20 years ago. Organisations are changing at speed, technology has changed the face and pace of work, and globalisation is pushing every business to examine it's operations in a totally different context. Jul 24, 2005, 04:17 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Resources Settling Successfully Into Your New Job The euphoria of getting a new job can sometimes be overcome by apprehension about what comes next. After all, you're "the new kid on the block," and there's much to learn--about your new job duties and much more. But here are some things you can do to make the process go smoother. Jul 24, 2005, 04:09 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Planning Career Change: From Suits & Sales to Boots & Rails Peter Humleker had it made. As the general manager of a successful car dealership, he was earning an impressive income. The only problem? He hated what he was doing. Jul 24, 2005, 04:07 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Planning 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. Jul 24, 2005, 04:05 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Job Interviews How To Get a Job Offer From Every Interview 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 not accept all the offers, but the point is that I had not once been to an interview without getting a job offer from it. Jul 24, 2005, 04:04 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Management Are You Sabotaging Your Career? My experience working with thousands of leaders world wide for the past two decades teaches me that most leaders are screwing up their careers. Jul 24, 2005, 04:00 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Planning Business & Career: Know Your Ruling Star! Know your Ruling Star. One man is better received by one nation than another, or is one welcome by one city than another. He finds more luck in one office or position than in another, and all though his qualifications are equal or even identical. Let each man know his luck as well as his talents. Follow your guiding star and help it without mistaking any other for it. Know how to transplant yourself. There are nations with whom one must cross their borders to make one's value felt.” Jul 24, 2005, 03:58 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Resources Top Career Advice ... More Choices and A Better Way of Life Choosing a career presents a nerve-racking decision, as it can have a life-long impact on you. Do not fret, as you can gain a clearer outlook into your future by thorough career planning. Jul 24, 2005, 03:56 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Job Interviews Salary Negotiation: How To Earn More Money and Respect From Your Employer Despite how important fair pay is to most of us, effective salary negotiation is an often misunderstood and avoided topic. Current research indicates the average duration of a position today is 3.8 years. Over the lifespan of your career, how well you negotiate raises or starting pay will have an enormous cumulative effect on the quality of your life. Jul 24, 2005, 03:53 Business Articles : Jobs & Careers : Career Planning Career Change Is Not For Wimps! 3 Powerful Steps to Do Work You Love Tough words... but I truly believe that folks who make career changes should be applauded for their courage. The courage to live closer to their authentic selves. The courage to put aside all the negativity we hear about the economy. The courage to face their own fears. Jul 24, 2005, 03:46 More Headlines