| 371 | Knowing and Guessing Preview: The line between average and exceptional work performance is dotted with ordinary day-by-day behaviors. I was reminded of that line recently. My husband was explaining to a nurse how he'd inadvertently taken the last dose of the live typhoid virus on the wrong day and wondered if he needed to retake the sequence prior to our Africa trip. "No," sh... (more) Published By: Nan S. Russell Submitted: 06 April,2005 |
| 372 | Should You Make A Career Decision Based Upon A Career Quiz? Preview: Q. I'm about to graduate High School and I don't know what I want to be "when I grow up". Do you think that a career quiz might help me decide? A. Yes, yes, a thousand times yes! But maybe not for the reasons that you think. You see, as the great Quizmaster, I've found one thing to be true: A career quiz, or any quiz for that matter, is always bi... (more) Published By: Brian Fong Submitted: 06 April,2005 |
| 373 | What Not To Include In Your Resume Preview: Do you have a difficult time determining what does not go in your job resume? The rule of thumb is to only put enough information about your qualifications in your resume in order to get the employer interested enough to contact you about an interview. If the information doesn’t highlight your qualifications, keep it out. Many people make the mis... (more) Published By: Michelle Roebuck Submitted: 06 April,2005 |
| 374 | Did you hear the one about the funny quiz that was walking past a graveyard? Preview: Q. My company publishes a monthly employee newsletter. My boss asked me to write a funny quiz. I'm not exactly a stand-up comic. Help! A. Ah, the funny quiz. Lucky you! It's not often that a company has an official sense of humor that they are willing to display for all to read. This is going to be a great assignment for you! A funny quiz is typ... (more) Published By: Brian Fong Submitted: 06 April,2005 |
| 375 | Can You Actually Fail A Personality Quiz? Preview: ... (more) Published By: Brian Fong Submitted: 06 April,2005 |
| 376 | Five Qualities Employers Want Preview: More than ever, employers want employees who can produce results! Here are five qualities employers seek in such employees. 1.Attitude. You hear a lot about folks with “an attitude”. If you’ve got “an attitude”, lose it! Employers want employees with these attitudes: ·“Can do” attitude ·“I’m willing to risk failing to give it a go” attitude ·“I... (more) Published By: Richard Hanes Submitted: 06 April,2005 |
| 377 | Dissatisfied with your job? Stop Trying to Go it Alone! Preview: Being dissatisfied with your job is a cycle, a very long and undesirable cycle. Here’s how it goes: -You start to lose interest in your job. Next thing you know you start to dread Monday’s and long for Fridays. Your energy, confidence, creativity and excitement feel like they are being drained from you. Then you start to think maybe there is a b... (more) Published By: Doreen Banaszak, www.getunslumped.com Submitted: 08 April,2005 |
| 378 | Face reality – Forced Career Change will happen during your working life. Preview: Most of us enter the world of work as employed and soon start to wish that we could change career or be our own boss. It is probably true that after a while a large percentage start dreaming they could work from home or start a home based business, few actually do something about it. They continue dreaming These days this is in explicable beca... (more) Published By: Michael Harrison Submitted: 09 April,2005 |
| 379 | Preparing for Your Next Job Interview Preview: Preparing for Your Next Job Interview By Bryan Thorby Once you get the call for the interview, the next thing that you need to do is prepare for it. You can never over prepare for an interview. The more prepared you are, the harder it will be to make mistakes. It is best to prepare yourself emotionally as well as intellectually for an intervie... (more) Published By: Bryan Thorby Submitted: 10 April,2005 |
| 380 | New way to Search for a Job is… Preview: Well, we all got used to use sites like Monster and Hot Jobs, but imagine if you could use them all by searching once and retrieving all results at the same time on the same page. There is a solution! www.JobyJob.com came up with such comfortable jobs search engine that will run, grab and bring back jobs from it’s own database as well as from Hot ... (more) Published By: www.jobyjob.com Submitted: 11 April,2005 |
| 381 | How To Know If The Interior Design Business Is Right For You Preview: Have you ever seen a beautiful house or office building and wondered who did the work? Have you ever wished that you could do some of the work that you've seen elsewhere? Many people wonder what it would be like to be an Interior Designer, but they rarely ever go beyond thinking about it. An interior Designer is a consultant. You are there to be... (more) Published By: Robert Smith Submitted: 12 April,2005 |
| 382 | Electronic Resume Writing Tips That Boost Your Interview Appointment Success Preview: Electronic Resume Writing Tips That Boost Your Interview Appointment Success Before you write your resume in a word processor, print it, and hand out copies to prospective employers, you should consider formatting it for easy scanning and retrieval from a computer database. As you can imagine, dozens, maybe hundreds of resumes bombard employers ... (more) Published By: Leroy Chan Submitted: 12 April,2005 |
| 383 | What Do I Have To Do To Become A Good Chef Preview: Being a chef is a very physical profession. You are required to remain on your feet almost constantly. Along with that, you must also be stirring, kneading, and chopping your foods. Many times, you will have to do all of this while also having to ordering foods for hungry customers and critical customers. A kitchen is almost scorching hot year... (more) Published By: Robert Smith Submitted: 12 April,2005 |
| 384 | "How to Transform a Boring Note Into A Killer Cover Letter - Part I" Preview: "How to Transform a Boring Message Into A Killer Cover Letter - Part I" The AIDA formula is as old as dirt. It was taught when I was in school over a decade ago. And it's still being taught for good reason - it works! When you apply it to your cover letter, it has the power to transform a regular cover letter into an attention-grabbing "Killer C... (more) Published By: Robert Phillips Submitted: 12 April,2005 |
| 385 | "How to Transform a Boring Note Into A Killer Cover Letter - Part II" Preview: "How to Transform a Boring Message Into A Killer Cover Letter - Part II" In Part I, we covered how to grab the reader's attention with the opening sentence. Now we'll get them interested, arouse desire, and get them to take action. Let's get moving. Interest Now that you have the reader's undivided attention. The next step is get them interest... (more) Published By: Robert Phillips Submitted: 12 April,2005 |
| 386 | "How to Transform a Boring Note Into A Killer Cover Letter" Preview: "How to Transform a Boring Message Into A Killer Cover Letter" The AIDA formula is as old as dirt. It was taught when I was in school over a decade ago. And it's still being taught for good reason - it works! When you apply it to your cover letter, it has the power to transform a regular cover letter into an attention-grabbing "Killer Cover Lett... (more) Published By: Robert Phillips Submitted: 13 April,2005 |
| 387 | What College Taught Me About Teamwork Training Preview: I declared a Communications Major two years into school, after discovering that it was a subject in which I had sincere interest. Now that I have graduated from college, I look back at the myriad of group projects and interactions that I had with the fellow students. I can remember many stressful periods of working together, but also many rewardin... (more) Published By: Stephanie Tuia Submitted: 13 April,2005 |
| 388 | “My Landscaping is Better Than Your Landscaping…” Preview: Yesterday I was having a discussion with Mary who I know from a mother’s group that I attend with my daughter Sammi. Through previous conversations I have determined that this woman is very talented in the areas of landscaping and interior design. I couldn’t help myself…As we talked, I asked her if she had thought about going into business for h... (more) Published By: Doreen Banaszak, www.getunslumped.com Submitted: 13 April,2005 |
| 389 | It's The Job Hunting Season Preview: It’s The Job Hunting Season Laura Murray MEPatWORK.com DES MOINES, IA, March 21- As spring breezes in it brings a foreshadow of summer and job hunters begin to polish their skills. That’s right, it’s job-hunting season. Graduating seniors are hopefully anticipating life after a diploma and students “in progress” will be looking for experience and... (more) Published By: Laura Murray MEPatWORK.com Submitted: 13 April,2005 |
| 390 | Success at Work: People Skills : Working With Your Boss Preview: ---------------------------------------------------------- Permission is granted for the below article to forward, reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website, offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as long as no changes are made and the byline, copyright, and the resource box below is included. ----------------------------... (more) Published By: Stephen Bucaro Submitted: 13 April,2005 |