#1 Most Effective Way To Get A Job Cold Calling

#1 Most Effective Way To Get A Job Cold Calling I kind of disregard the stats about how people find jobs.  I think the survey is too old, and too general.  It all boils down to networking anyway, no matter how you look at the stats.  I tend to say anywhere from 60 95% of jobs are found through networking with a number of variables (like, the type of job, industry, etc.). I think informational interviews are the bomb.  THE BOMB.  Most people bomb them, though, because they dont know what they are doing. I also think Micheal Webb developed one of the best systems to find a job Ive ever heard of.  Its simple very simple.  But it is too scary for most people, because it involves picking up the phone and talking to people! AAAAAH, people!!! Scary! Its much more comfortable to just hide from your job search doing things like applying online, and networking online, etc.  But folks, if you want to end the unemployment, get good at picking up the phone. David, one of my favorite JibberJobber users, sent me an  article on Recruiter.com titled Cold Call Your Way to a New Job.  It is short, and brilliant. The length of the article doesnt matter.  Getting a book on cold calling wont necesarily help you, if you arent willing to actually pick up the phone and call.  You have to do this. Heres a bonus: if you can do it, and get good at it, and comfortable with it, you will be a better professional.  Cold calling, and communication skills, will only help you in your career.  Getting through fear and making the call getting nos and having successes, will make you stronger, and better. In Marie Larsens article she has four points (with my thoughts): Reasearch who to call. I use LinkedIn and Google to do this research, and usually find contact information readily available. Make a script. YES.  Dont read it word-for-word practice it until it is second nature.  Keep things short.  Know your objective of the call, and dont let the conversation stray away from that objective. Sometimes the objective is to simply schedule another call, with more time or more focus. Know your etiquette. You are not BFFs on the first call.  Respect their time,  respect yourself as a professional. Release your fear of the unknown. They arent going to reach through the phone and punch your teeth out.  Its okay to talk to people who are too busy to take your call, or brush you off.  Move on, and make the next call.  Youll get successes, as long as you keep calling.  (If you dont, have someone critique your approach) Read the entire article here.  And then pick up the phone and call someone! #1 Most Effective Way To Get A Job Cold Calling I kind of disregard the stats about how people find jobs.  I think the survey is too old, and too general.  It all boils down to networking anyway, no matter how you look at the stats.  I tend to say anywhere from 60 95% of jobs are found through networking with a number of variables (like, the type of job, industry, etc.). I think informational interviews are the bomb.  THE BOMB.  Most people bomb them, though, because they dont know what they are doing. I also think Micheal Webb developed one of the best systems to find a job Ive ever heard of.  Its simple very simple.  But it is too scary for most people, because it involves picking up the phone and talking to people! AAAAAH, people!!! Scary! Its much more comfortable to just hide from your job search doing things like applying online, and networking online, etc.  But folks, if you want to end the unemployment, get good at picking up the phone. David, one of my favorite JibberJobber users, sent me an  article on Recruiter.com titled Cold Call Your Way to a New Job.  It is short, and brilliant. The length of the article doesnt matter.  Getting a book on cold calling wont necesarily help you, if you arent willing to actually pick up the phone and call.  You have to do this. Heres a bonus: if you can do it, and get good at it, and comfortable with it, you will be a better professional.  Cold calling, and communication skills, will only help you in your career.  Getting through fear and making the call getting nos and having successes, will make you stronger, and better. In Marie Larsens article she has four points (with my thoughts): Reasearch who to call. I use LinkedIn and Google to do this research, and usually find contact information readily available. Make a script. YES.  Dont read it word-for-word practice it until it is second nature.  Keep things short.  Know your objective of the call, and dont let the conversation stray away from that objective. Sometimes the objective is to simply schedule another call, with more time or more focus. Know your etiquette. You are not BFFs on the first call.  Respect their time,  respect yourself as a professional. Release your fear of the unknown. They arent going to reach through the phone and punch your teeth out.  Its okay to talk to people who are too busy to take your call, or brush you off.  Move on, and make the next call.  Youll get successes, as long as you keep calling.  (If you dont, have someone critique your approach) Read the entire article here.  And then pick up the phone and call someone! #1 Most Effective Way To Get A Job Cold Calling I kind of disregard the stats about how people find jobs.  I think the survey is too old, and too general.  It all boils down to networking anyway, no matter how you look at the stats.  I tend to say anywhere from 60 95% of jobs are found through networking with a number of variables (like, the type of job, industry, etc.). I think informational interviews are the bomb.  THE BOMB.  Most people bomb them, though, because they dont know what they are doing. I also think Micheal Webb developed one of the best systems to find a job Ive ever heard of.  Its simple very simple.  But it is too scary for most people, because it involves picking up the phone and talking to people! AAAAAH, people!!! Scary! Its much more comfortable to just hide from your job search doing things like applying online, and networking online, etc.  But folks, if you want to end the unemployment, get good at picking up the phone. David, one of my favorite JibberJobber users, sent me an  article on Recruiter.com titled Cold Call Your Way to a New Job.  It is short, and brilliant. The length of the article doesnt matter.  Getting a book on cold calling wont necesarily help you, if you arent willing to actually pick up the phone and call.  You have to do this. Heres a bonus: if you can do it, and get good at it, and comfortable with it, you will be a better professional.  Cold calling, and communication skills, will only help you in your career.  Getting through fear and making the call getting nos and having successes, will make you stronger, and better. In Marie Larsens article she has four points (with my thoughts): Reasearch who to call. I use LinkedIn and Google to do this research, and usually find contact information readily available. Make a script. YES.  Dont read it word-for-word practice it until it is second nature.  Keep things short.  Know your objective of the call, and dont let the conversation stray away from that objective. Sometimes the objective is to simply schedule another call, with more time or more focus. Know your etiquette. You are not BFFs on the first call.  Respect their time,  respect yourself as a professional. Release your fear of the unknown. They arent going to reach through the phone and punch your teeth out.  Its okay to talk to people who are too busy to take your call, or brush you off.  Move on, and make the next call.  Youll get successes, as long as you keep calling.  (If you dont, have someone critique your approach) Read the entire article here.  And then pick up the phone and call someone!

A Good Thing for Your Childrens Personal Branding - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

A Good Thing for Your Children’s Personal Branding - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career New educational pursuits are trending for teen and preteen girls to curb documented evidence that the U.S. is lagging behind other countries in competence in STEM* (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math). Did you know that while the U.S. has added more than 1 million IT jobs to the labor force, we lack the home-grown talent to fill those jobs? At the same time, high school girls make up just 17 percent of students who take the Advanced Placement Exam in Computer Science. In short, girls and young women are our top, under-developed resource in science and math. STEM is a national education trend, and the newer approach of STEAM (STEM plus Art) capitalizes on hands-on learning, innovation, and making an impact on the world. An organization on the cutting edge of both is www.PrettyBrainy.com. If you have a preteen or teen daughter, look into Pretty Brainy for her benefit. I’m proud to say my three-year-old grandniece is getting a head start in the math area. She was happily digging into a cupcake her dad gave her that was piled high with pink frosting and white sprinkles. When her mother asked her, “What’s the best part of your cupcake?” her response was “Two.” As you work on your own personal branding it will pay to encourage your daughter to also. If she can get into a curriculum inside or outside of her school that emphasizes STEM or STEAM, she’ll be ahead of the game.

How to Deal With Difficult People - Classy Career Girl

How to Deal With Difficult People Lets be honest. Whether its co-workers or family and friends, we all have to be around some people who are pretty annoying occasionally, right? Not everyone is the easiest to get along with and Ive had my share of working with difficult people too.  I’m going to be completely honest with you right now. As zen and peace loving as I try to be as a yoga instructor, I can get really  annoyed with certain people. This includes family members and strangers. There are always going to be difficult personalities that we find challenging because we all bring our different perspectives to the table and not everyone on this planet will think and feel the same way as us. When we are stressed out, it’s easier to be annoyed with not only difficult people, but also those that don’t typically annoy us. Here are 3 strategies for consideration when you encounter difficult people: 1. Be Quiet Being quiet does not mean being weak: If it’s a petty situation, it’s not necessary to always stand up for yourself. Save your efforts for more worthwhile issues that would require more of your energy. Ask yourself if this will matter tomorrow or into the future. Is getting the last word in or living a healthy and somewhat peaceful life more important to you? 2. Shift Your Attention Try shifting your attention elsewhere to remove energy from the tense situation. Silencing your reaction might shift the individual’s perspective. Sometimes people regret their behavior when they calm down. So if you choose to enter the battle, they are more likely to stick to their story and justify their behavior. 3. Choose Your Reaction Remember, you can take your power back in an instant when someone gets on your nerves. Consciously choose your thoughts and reaction as this is your power. One way to prevent yourself from acting on impulse is to inhale deeply and let it out slowly. Choose an image like a mountain or lake to anchor your mind until the need to react passes. Whether you try these out at the office or at the dinner table, try your best to make the most out of the situation and have a wonderful day!

Stop dreaming about owning a boat and make it a reality

Stop dreaming about owning a boat and make it a reality So you’ve always dreamed of owning a boat, but haven’t taken that step to doing it. Or maybe you’ve had a boat for a few years and it is time to upgrade and make the most out of your favourite past time. With the excellent quality brands on the market right now there has never been a better time to do it. Choose a brand that will suit your style and passion When you begin your hunt for boats for sale you will soon see there is a huge amount of choice. In fact it can be difficult to narrow down what you want. The best option is to start with a couple of well-renowned brands with a reputation for quality and performance and go from there. For example Pardo yachts have over 40 years experience in the construction of high-end sailboats, and are now producing top of the range motor boats as well. Interior and exterior design is renowned for its class, and this particular shipyard is known for its meticulous attention to detail. The French shipyard Jeanneau is also another good range to explore. With complete navigation and an eye for luxury and excellent top quality finishes, it is certainly worth a look when you start your research. Or if you are looking for more of a ‘home on water’, a luxury family yacht to the highest specification then you will want to also consider a brand like Prestige yachts, another internationally recognised brand. Once you have an idea of the brand and design that you are looking for, you will then want to start talking to a specialist dealer. Choosing a company for your purchase of a lifetime is almost as an important decision as choosing the boat itself. Speak to the experts for the best deal There is a lot of choice out there, and paying good money for your dream boat makes it all the more important to work with the best in the industry to find exactly what you are looking for. New ranges and innovations are released every season taking advantage of the latest technology, so it is well worth doing some research and maybe even attending some of the major European boat shows to get a feel for what you like. You will be able to talk to experts such as Motyvel Yachts who are a specialist in the selling and care of prestigious sailing and motor boats in the Mediterranean, representing the finest yacht brands from the top French and Italian shipyards.   Choosing a company who truly understand the sale and care of high quality motor boats and sailboats will mean you can relax and truly enjoying your passion for the sea. A good relationship with a decent seller and brokerage will mean more than a simple purchase. This is important, and it requires using a company that believes in working hard for their customers. Not only to find the boat that meets your exact requirements for the best value, but for advice, guidance, care and maintenance. You should also look at various funding and finance options, that will make being a boat owner even more affordable and within reach. Being unable to buy a boat outright does not need to be a blocker to living your dream. With a team of friendly experts at your side, you will be up and running in no time. You should also consider the benefits of having a team of experts by your side to help with maintenance and care, who can recommend the best in equipment and carry out any work that needs to be done with full warranty whether the maintenance is basic or intensive. Care and maintenance is important to get the best performance from your new boat The moment you become the owner of your very own boat is a moment of pure joy. When you finally get your chance to take her out for the first time you want to know that everything is set up and ready to go exactly as you need it to be. So make sure you buy from a company that will assemble your mast correctly, with all the rigging and fittings in order. Do not worry if your seamanship and sailing skills are not quite up to scratch, because a good provider will be able to offer hints and tips specific to your boat and set up and help you build that confidence. As much as we would all love to, we can’t be on our boats full time. So you also need to think about a company you can trust to care for it when you are not there.  For example during the winter season, when sailing is less likely. The boat will need to be serviced, cleaned and repaired out of season so that when spring comes you can start taking advantage of the beautiful open sea without worry. You might also have limited time due to other commitments and want the boat sail ready for when you do escape the day to day grind and head off for some sailing. Many service packages are available that can suit exactly the amount of care and attention you need for your new prize. Still not sure? Consider a high quality pre-owned model A second hand model does not mean lesser quality. A decent brokerage will ensure that the boats are well presented, and expertly maintained and repaired for the next owner. It is a great way to dip your toe in the water if you are learning.  There is a wide choice when it comes to buying used boats, so you will still be able to find exactly what you need without having to compromise your dream. A decent brokerage, who really knows that market and has a wide range of customers will always have access to more high quality models than if you try to find a second hand boat by yourself. And this way you can be sure that what you are buying is decent and will work exactly as intended.

Workplace Futurist and Agile Career Expert Marti Konstant [Podcast] - Career Pivot

Workplace Futurist and Agile Career Expert Marti Konstant [Podcast] - Career Pivot Episode 82 â€" Marc interviews Marti Konstant, author of Activate Your Agile Career: How Responding to Change Will Inspire Your Life’s Work. Description: Marti Konstant reviews core principles of agile thinking. She focuses on what she learned from her body of research and how it applies to people at any stage of their career and life but especially to those who are set in their ways and need a new way to see the world. Listen in for an exciting and purposeful conversation on agility! Special Announcement: Before we begin the podcast… Marc has the paid membership community running on the CareerPivot.com website. The website is in production. Marc is contacting people on the waitlist. Get more information and sign up for the waitlist at CareerPivot.com/Community. Marc has three initial cohorts of 10 members in the second half of life and he is onboarding the fourth cohort. They are guiding him on what to build. He is looking for individuals for the fifth cohort who are motivated to take action and give Marc input on what he should produce next. He’s currently working on LinkedIn, blogging, and book publishing training. Marc is bringing someone in to guide members on how to write a book. The next topic will be business formation and there will be lots of other things. Ask to be put on the waiting list to join a cohort. This is a unique paid membership community where Marc will offer group coaching, special content, mastermind groups, and a community where you can seek help. Now, on with the podcast… Key Takeaways: [:56] Marc welcomes you to Episode 82 of the Repurpose Your Career podcast and invites you to share this podcast with like-minded souls. Please subscribe, share it on social media, write an honest iTunes review, or tell your neighbors and colleagues. Download Link |iTunes|Stitcher Radio|Google Podcast|Podbean|TuneIn|Overcast [1:25] Several episodes back, Marc asked for volunteers for the “Can You Repurpose Your Career” series. Marc worked with Tim in episodes 48-51. [1:38] Marc has selected two volunteers â€" Juan, a 55-year old former school teacher, who’s trying to figure out what is next, and Sarah, a marketer who is a square peg. Sarah is in her early fifties and Marc will help her figure what the future may hold. Each of these will comprise of three or four episodes spread out over several months. [2:06] Marc wants you to see how some personalities have difficulty fitting in today’s workplace. Teachers, if they’ve taught for many years, they struggle to find their place in the traditional workplace. They don’t quite feel they fit in, but don’t know why. Marc will explore where they fit in and where they are misinterpreted. [2:48] In this week’s episode, Marc interviews Marti Konstant, author of Activate Your Agile Career: How Responding to Change Will Inspire Your Life’s Work. Marti is a workplace futurist with an agile mindset. She is a career growth analyst, author, speaker, and Founder of the Agile Careerist Project. [3:13] Marti’s career path includes artist, designer, brand developer, entrepreneur, technology marketing executive, investor, and a 2nd half of life career pivoter. [3:26] Marc welcomes Marti to the Repurpose Your Career podcast. [4:22] Marti talks about a career detour that started early in her life with diagnoses of skeletal diseases that put her in a full-body brace for her high-school years. What it did was taught Marti the value of true friends, and gave her focus on her schoolwork. She learned to adapt to a life of near-immobility. [7:39] Marc relates to that, as he recalls rupturing the L4-L5 disk in his back and being bed-bound for four months. [8:36] Marti started as a graphic designer, then ran a B-2-B business with a partner. The next third of her career, Marti migrated into marketing. She got an MBA and worked for growth-stage technology companies. When she was Chief Marketer at a company, it was sold to a Fortune 100 company. She had been working towards that success. [11:41] Observing engineers, she took their agile production techniques of breaking things into smaller pieces and collaborating on projects and applied those methods to the marketing business. She learned about formal project management and cites the way it was used to put a man on the moon. [13:06] In 2012 Marti worked with a group of global marketers to apply agile methods to the marketing process. They came up with an agile marketing manifesto. [13:49] Marketing was modestly different from engineering, so the agile method principles had to be adjusted. Marti started thinking about adjusting some of the principles of agile methods to the management of one’s own career. In 2012, the world was reeling from the global financial crisis. People were not adapting to the changes. [14:50] There was downsizing and organizations became efficient. People became consultants who did not want to be consultants. Marti thought the world needed agile methods to adapt to changes. [16:00] Marti reviews “lean” methods â€" test a product; get market feedback; change the product according to the feedback. It is a subset of agile thinking. Marti put up some LinkedIn Slideshare pieces that were 12-15 slides long, based on 20 interviews she had conducted and they got thousands of views and hundreds of downloads. [17:00] Marti adjusted her interview process and did about 120 interviews of one-third Millennials, one-third Gen-Xers and one-third Boomers. Then she hired a marketing research firm to survey mid-careerists between the ages of 35 to early 50s. Marti learned many things through this project. [17:45] Marti’s big ‘aha’ was that every individual is skewed more towards being set in their ways or agile. Marti found that people who were adaptable and responded to change were able to advance, be happier in their jobs and had the mindset that they didn’t have to worry about things like recessions. [19:14] The career agility model starts with the design-thinking phase of life, when we’re exploring and refining what we want to do. We should never let the design-thinking phase of our life end. Then we determine at some point what our strengths, likes, and dislikes are. We enter the career hypothesis phase. [20:30] You graduate from school or a program, or you learn it on your own, and then you start your career. Marti found that 80% of the people who were interviewed got the job they could get â€" not that perfect job. Sometimes they ended up in completely unexpected roles. The first job very often impacted their career trajectory. [21:06] The model covers things like having a project mindset, A-B testing your career, the concept of an idea zone (similar to a backlog that software engineers use where they nurture ideas for the next generation of their product), activating the feedback squad of mentors, colleagues, advisors and “learning from dead people.” [22:05] Life and work aren’t about one thing. We are more productive when we explore on the side things unrelated to our core industry or interest. This helps us in the way that we solve problems. Parallel pursuits can be side gigs or freelance work. Meanwhile, optimize your career brand. [22:46] Similar to the five stages of grieving, you don’t have to do the steps of the agility model in order. Many of the most successful agile careerists went through all or most of the steps. [23:08] Marti talks about the project mindset. View your career as a series of projects rather than as one big thing. A project generates excitement. It has a foreseeable beginning, middle and end. When something gets too protracted, it get boring. The ideal segment of time today for a role is about two to three years. [24:46] The project mindset is pretty intriguing because one of the biggest problems we have in our workplace today is lack of engagement. A large percent of disengaged workers are actively negative. [25:15] Marti talks about optimizing the areas of creativity, growth, and happiness. If you are optimizing on these three fronts, you are in the right role and in the zone but it’s always important to think about what’s next. [25:45] Seth Godin proposed the concept of life as a series of projects. Seth started in corporate. Now he takes each of his book ideas, creates a project of it, gets a sponsor, and does workshops around it. Each book project is focused on helping people to be more productive and successful. Marti talks about debriefing and tweaking the project. [27:05] Marc relates his experience of his expected linear career on graduation in 1978. This was the steadfast mindset. Marc talks about the creative destruction of the iPhone and other innovations. Marc has people in his community who are stuck because they want to do things that don’t exist anymore. [28:52] If you don’t adapt, you will be left behind. Marti refers to Joseph Schumpeter’s theory of creative destruction. Today the destruction is accelerating. The half-life of an education is now less than five years. Agility thinking is not age-specific. Integrate agility into thinking or you will leave a lot of opportunities and rich experiences on the table. [31:49] You never really know what you’re walking into. When Marti started this project five years ago, she had just sold her company, was consulting, traveling to Silicon Valley, and doing this research on the side. She didn’t know why she was doing it or where it would lead but she was curious and couldn’t drop it. [32:43] She started to ask how she could use this body of work to help people and mitigate some of the pain and suffering they go through in managing their career. She devised models and workshops. She helped people develop career brand maps. She built tools useful in a webinar or an interview. She knew it couldn’t be about her opinion. [34:07] Marti provides exercises at the end of each book chapter similar to the types of things she would cover in a workshop to help people with tools of agility. Marti believes people of any age can learn this and learn to optimize their creativity, growth, and happiness. Marti wants to mitigate the technology overwhelm. [35:04] Marti’s last bit of advice: pick out a hobby or something that challenges you in a way that is exciting for you. Do something on the side that will be useful for you in the future. This isn’t a quick fix. You might find something that could be a parallel track for you and you could find yourself jumping a lane in the near future.” [36:00] In light of chaos theory, Marc recommends you randomly try stuff. “Go take a dart and throw it against the wall and see what it hits.” [36:37] Marti cites Tina Seelig of Stanford: “Experiences lead to passions, not the other way around.” Marti says that is a golden nugget. The reality is testing, experimentation, and measuring to find what you like. Give yourself permission to try new things. [40:27] Check back next week, when Marc starts the “Can Juan Repurpose His Career?” Series. Mentioned in This Episode: Careerpivot.com CareerPivot.com/Episode-48 “Can Tim Repurpose His Career? Part 1” CareerPivot.com/Episode-49 “Can Tim Repurpose His Career? Part 2” CareerPivot.com/Episode-50 “Can Tim Repurpose His Career? Part 3” CareerPivot.com/Episode-51 “Can Tim Repurpose His Career? Part 4” Activate Your Agile Career: How Responding to Change Will Inspire Your Life’s Work, by Marti Konstant The Agile Marketing Manifesto Eric Ries The Lean Startup Project LinkedIn Slideshare Eleanor Roosevelt Elizabeth Kübler-Ross The Startup of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career, by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha Seth Godin Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, by Carol S. Dweck Joseph Schumpeter CareerPivot.com/Episode-20 with Elizabeth Rabaey Tina Seelig AgileCareer.com Please pick up a copy of Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life, by Marc Miller and Susan Lahey. The paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats are available now. When you have completed reading the book, Marc would very much appreciate your leaving an honest review on Amazon.com. The audio version of the book is available on iTunes app, Audible, and Amazon. Marc has the paid membership community running on the CareerPivot.com website. The website is in production. Marc is contacting people on the waitlist. Get more information and sign up for the waitlist at CareerPivot.com/Community. Marc has three initial cohorts of 10 members in the second half of life and he is onboarding the fourth cohort. They are guiding him on what to build. He is looking for individuals for the fifth cohort who are motivated to take action and give Marc input on what he should produce next. He’s currently working on LinkedIn, blogging, and book publishing training. Marc is bringing someone in to guide members on how to write a book. The next topic will be business formation and there will be lots of other things. Ask to be put on the waiting list to join a cohort. This is a unique paid membership community where Marc will offer group coaching, special content, mastermind groups, and a community where you can seek help. CareerPivot.com/Episode-82 Show Notes for this episode. 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Bad advice from Mark Cuban Ignore your passion - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Bad advice from Mark Cuban Ignore your passion - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Mark Cuban just wrote a blog post, advising people to forget their passions and just invest more hours into whatever they doo: I hear it all the time from people. ?I?m passionate about it.? ?I?m not going to quit, It?s my passion?. Or I hear it as advice to students and others ?Follow your passion?. What a bunch of BS. ?Follow Your Passion? is easily the worst advice you could ever give or get. Why? Because everyone is passionate about something. Usually more than 1 thing. We are born with it. There are always going to be things we love to do. That we dream about doing. That we really really want to do with our lives. Those passions aren?t worth a nickel. Instead, Mark says you should look at where you spend your time, because: When you work hard at something you become good at it. When you become good at doing something, you will enjoy it more. Thats basically telling all the people working 80-hour weeks in soul-sucking jobs, that if they hate hate what they do, the solution is simply to put more hours into it. Looking more closely at the two statements above, its clear to see that theyre both flat-out wrong. In fact: Plenty of people work looooong hours at jobs they are not very good at. I know some very successful, highly paid people who are stellar at what they do but dont particularly like it. Many people are good at what they do, yet dont ultimately enjoy it, precisely because they have no passion for it. I maintain (and the science backs me up on this) that if you choose (or create) a job which makes you happy, you are more likely to be successful at it. Now, Im not knocking effort. Effort is crucial and being happy at work does not mean your work days will always be fun, easy and effortless. Being happy at work is also about working really hard on tough challenges. Especially if those challenges are meaningful to you. Its really about finding the intersection of these three areas: Something youre passionate about Something youre good at Something people will pay you to do Telling people to ignore their passions in this equation is common-place but misguided, because it simply leads people to slave away at jobs they ultimately dont care about. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

Guidelines For Effective Resume Writing

Guidelines For Effective Resume WritingResume writing is the art of choosing the most appropriate information and presentation to make a significant impression on a particular individual. It is also the job of the resume writer to make sure that all information is relevant and up-to-date. This is done in such a way that it provides the reader or candidate with a proper idea about the individual. However, if the resume is not properly written, there can be serious consequences.So how do you ensure that your resume has a strong impact on the reader? If the resume is properly formatted, concise and of high quality, then it can be expected to do some sort of good. But, if the resume is not well structured, it can have a negative impact.In order to avoid errors and omissions, always check and double-check all the information before using it in a resume to ensure that everything is accurate and genuine. It is recommended that the applicant make sure to discuss his qualifications while crea ting the resume. There should be no room for discrepancies in this regard.A person who wants to hire someone to fill the vacant position, will also need to use all the relevant information in the resume. An individual who wants to highlight their skills, knowledge and abilities can effectively show their true colors. A person who wants to highlight their achievements can also write about achievements to give more attention to them.A resume is the first impression made about the candidates who have applied for a particular job. In order to make the most out of the resume, the information should be presented with clarity and relevance. A simple error in formatting can make the job of a professional resume writer a lot more difficult.Experience and Education can be listed under the previous jobs and positions. There are certain guidelines that can help you develop a properly formatted resume. Always go through the entire document before submitting it to the job applicant. The applicant can list only the relevant points of information in the resume as well as make it all attractive to the reader.For example, if the applicant has held a position in the marketing department, it would be appropriate to state that. However, if the applicant has held a position in engineering, it would be better to mention that. It is a proven fact that even the basic points can be outdated within the span of time. So it is advisable to create a resume that is updated and current.The client should never rely on the resume of an employee as a reliable source. This is because a common man will not have the necessary knowledge to write an effective resume. The resume must be prepared by the professionals who know what they are doing. Even though, you can develop a good resume through trial and error, but it is important to hire a professional resume writer to avoid errors.