Negotiating Skills: How to Obtain the Salary You Want Salary negotiating is an important topic that must be addressed prior to your initial interview with a prospective employer. You can win at this cat and mouse game by incorporating the following strategies.
Why Choose A Professionally Written Resume? Should you write your own resume or hire a professional writer? There are good reasons for either approach, depending on various factors. Here's how to decide what method is best for you.
How to Survive in Business Long Enough to Win As a former human resources professional it has always intrigued me as to why people were more 'successful' than others. By 'successful' we are referring to an innate ability of some people to set a...
How To Establish Trust, Credibility and Enthusiasm To Your Interviewer Looking someone straight in the eyes while you speak has a similar effect to that of shining your car headlights on a deer: he is transfixed; you have a captive audience so long as you maintain the beam. Failure to meet another person's gaze when speaking implies disinterest, lack of confidence, insincerity or shiftiness.
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.
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 on 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.
Resumes That Work: 3 Steps to More and Better Interviews Everyone involved with hiring people are evaluating you for employment are all receiving hundreds of emailed resumes a day. Jeff Altman, CPC, MSW offers 3 key suggestions that will help you get moe and better opportunities to interview for jobs.
A Bit of Pollyanna Columnist Nan Russell shares career insights learned over 20 years in the corporate world, including as a Vice President at QVC.
Lets Talk About Trust Columnist Nan Russell shares career insights learned over 20 years in the corporate world, including as a Vice President at QVC...
Unemployment Survival: Creating a Sense of Security Job security no longer exists in the marketplace. It exists only for those who know and appreciate their values as a worker: their skills, their competence, their personal qualities. Ten tips for building that personal sense of security are provided.
Unemployment Survival: Taking Back Control The sense of powerlessness of the jobless is addressed by describing multiple ways of regaining balance by exerting control over various aspects of life independent of unemployment and job search.
Job Search: Age-Proofing Your Resume Changes in terminology in the world of work are discussed. Specific advise is given for updating a resume by using current jargon and keywords to connect with modern managers and ensuring that resumes are not screened out before there is the opportunity for an interview.
