Careers-Employment

Careers-Employment Index

51. Think Twice Before You Change Jobs By Ramon Greenwood
    You've got the itch to change jobs. This might be a good time to make the move.The Wall Street Journal has just reported, "Job-seekers from rank-and-file workers to senior executives are preparing their resumes for what may be the strongest fall hiring season in years.""Before you jump to a new job, be certain you have good, sound reasons for wanting to make a change," advises Ramon Greenwood, senior career counselor at Common SenseAtWork.com. "You may believe you can accelerate your care…



52. Resume Layouts ... The Hidden Pitfalls By Roger Clark
    Options for Resume LayoutsThere are many options of available to today's job seeker. With a quick change of graphical elements such as fonts and style, the feel of a resume can change from traditional and conservative to creative and modern.In addition, today's job seeker has the added benefit of being able to mail and hand deliver resumes in the old fashioned way as well as surf the web with their resume.A job seeker who wishes to take advantage of the many different resume layouts available,…



53. Flight Attendant Hiring Outlook By Matthew Keegan
    The hiring outlook for flight attendants has brightened considerably over the past few months. Led by United Airlines’ recent announcement that they would immediately begin to hire up to 2000 new flight attendants, this news has sparked the most attention. If you are interested in becoming a flight attendant, the market is the best it has been in five years. Let’s take a look at who is hiring or who can be expected to hire over the next year.Legacy Carriers – Beaten up by high employee costs, …



54. Rejection Got You Down in the Job Search? By Marilyn Tellez
    REJECTION IN THE JOB SEARCHGOT YOU DOWN?It's true, no one wants to be ignored or rejected in any situation. The job search/interview rejection is painful.If you have been looking for a job for some time, each refusal to hire you makes you feel angry and power- less.Here are my suggestions to make each rejection less painful.1. Do lots of interviewing practice, both formal and informal..2. Apply for a job in many fields.3. Know who you are, with a job and without.4. Plan and make specific …



55. What is Workers' Compensation Fraud By Leon Pena
    What is FraudFraud occurs when a person knowingly or intentionally conceals, misrepresents, and makes a false statement to either deny or obtain workers' compensation benefits or insurance coverage, or otherwise profit from the deceit. The key to conviction is proving in court that the misrepresentation or concealment occurred knowingly or intentionally.Premium fraud and benefit fraud are the most common types of workers compensation fraud.Premium fraud is usually committed by an employer who …



56. What Do You Want From Life? By Lynn Bradley
    The tragedy for millions of people is that they never decide what they want from life and make plans for it. Life will provide whatever we demand. Most of us don’t demand what we want but simply settle for what our job supplies. Too many jobs are dead-end with little room for advancement.Many don’t know what they want to do, so they drift through life with the hope that success will overtake them. Some still have no idea for their life’s profession after they have graduated from college. …



57. For My Second Career, I Want to Do Nothing! By Cathy Goodwin
    Q. For my second career, I'd like to know "What to do when you have done a lot and nothing really interests you anymore. The things that interest me are not financially feasible right now, because one of the things I'd like to give up is working!"A. People often want to stop working when they've experienced a series of challenges. You leave one career and begin another. You experience a great burst of energy as your second career takes off. And then your exciting new career goes away. Or you r…



58. Are You Tired of Hiring Other People's Rejects? - 12 Mistakes Recruiters Make and How To Avoid Them By Rick Weaver
    When John applied for a job at Oakland Company, his resume looked fabulous, showing tremendous talent and advancement. His qualifications were beyond question and he built immediate rapport with everyone in the interview process. Every one of his references checked out. Six months later, you were wondering why you hired this clown.Today’s hiring professionals seem to prefer recruiting candidates from the ranks of the employed. It is a logical approach assuming others have recognized their …



59. You're Bright And Talented -- TooT Your Own Horn -- By Don Monteith
    Obviously, there are RIGHT ways to move UP the ladder. Being in the right place certainly has tremendous benefits. YOU have to “kinda” find ways to be at the right place at the opportune time.An important suggestion is to be very careful with whom YOU keep company. Select your MODEL or “confident” carefully. Do not think that everyone has YOUR best interest at heart.AMBITION GETS NOTICEDSpeak UP when the opportunity presents itself. Don’t be afraid to contribute your best. Let others know …



60. Finding a Job Under Tough Circumstances By Joel Vance
    Anyone can find a job. That’s right, I said “anyone”. And I meant it. But the caveat is: I didn’t say what kind of job. You can go out and start flipping burgers, and whine about the tough breaks life handed you when your company down-sized, or you can reach higher, and go for that job you really want, and know you have the experience and enthusiasm for.Reaching higher means being on your toes, in every sense of the words. You’ll have to stretch yourself too- make that extra effort to overcom…



61. Home Depot Online Job Application By Charles Fuchs
    Looking online for a job is a great way to start off on your new career. With the advances in the internet, many retail chains no longer require you to come into the store to fill out a job application in person. Applying for a job via the internet, like with the Home Depot Online Job Application, now allow you to apply for several jobs in one sitting, rather than having to spend hours going from venue to venue. Still, there are some things you should know before you apply online that are r…



62. How to Reach Outside Yourself to Advance Your Career By Linda Matias
    When flipping the channels of your TV, you are bound to come across a Public Service Announcement (PSA) endorsed by a celebrity asking children to approach their parents, teachers, or someone they trust when they are at a crossroads. Through these PSAs, children are told that asking for guidance, encouragement, and support is a sign of strength. They don’t have to go through a transition alone—help is just around the corner.As adults, we tend to forget the value of reaching out to others when …



63. Your Information Technology Career: Certification vs Experience By Chris Bryant
    Whether you're just starting your Information Technology career, or wanting to get further ahead in your current IT career, you have probably thought about earning one of the many popular computer certifications such as the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) certification, or the MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) cert.A major point of frustration for individuals pursuing one of these certifications is a possible lack of experience with these technologies. Many future CCNAs or …



64. Workplace Melodrama--A Flair For The Dramatic By Althea DeBrule
    A flair for the dramatic is a theatrical term used to describe an actress or actor who has a talent for melodrama, characterized by intensely enacted interpersonal conflict and exaggerated emotions. The central figure in a melodrama is the hero, who spins his tale or portrays the justice of his cause in a positive light. Counterparts include the villain and the fool who are ridiculed and portrayed negatively.Remember Aesop’s Fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf? The story goes like this. A shepher…



65. Writing Resumes That Attract Your Perfect Job By Jeannette Kraar
    Let me introduce you to Ben. He made it happenBen was a comptroller. He liked what he did and wanted to find a similar job after his position was eliminated during a re-organization. He brought to our initial meeting a resume that outlined his employment history and education. There was no professional summary and nothing that identified how his market value differed from all the other bean-counters out there with similar experience.I sent him home with an assignment to create a professional s…



66. How to Pick the Best Career for You: Part 3 By Marta Driesslein
    Marketing-with-Intent precisely drives you to your target and with greater speed because you are using the right mode of transportation, an accurate compass and a clear vision of where you’re headed. You’ll differentiate yourself from your competition by using the right vehicle to uncover the best career for you. Finding a job is easy. Locating a meaningful career is much harder but well worth the sweat.The traditional method of career transitioning moves you out of the driver’s seat and into …



67. Nine Career "Zappers" By John Robertson
    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.Let's take a look at some common behaviors that can put your career on the "skids". As you read these 9 behaviors you may recognize some areas you will want to change …



68. A Career in Mortgage Banking By Jay Moncliff
    Do you want a rewarding career that will make some descent money? Are you good with numbers? Are you good with paperwork? Do you like anything that has to do with money? If you answered yes, you may be interested in a career in mortgage banking. The best place to get an education on mortgage banking is at The American School of Mortgage Banking. They guarantee success to all of there students.The American School of Mortgage Banking can teach you all there is to know about mortgage bankin…



69. Job Hunting Tip: What Employers Are Looking For In You By Paul Megan
    One of the most dramatic changes in the 21st Century job market is in the way employers consider you when they first lay eyes on you.For example, if you think that it’s your resume that will get you a job, you’re in for a long, LONG job search!Or if you’re intent on proving yourself based on your work history . . . what you used to do for someone else . . . get ready for disappointment and rejection.And if your confidence is based on your ability to passively answer all the questions an interv…



70. Become A Job Entrepreneur! By Paul Megan
    If you've been job hunting in today's unusual job marketplace, you know what I mean when I say things are tough! Especially since 9/11 and Katrina.You've probably tried all the traditional techniques:* posted resumes all over the place* contacted some agencies & recruiters* answered dozens of ads* went on a couple unproductive interviews* waited and waited for the phone to ringAnd you've probably been disappointed with the results. Resumes go unanswered. The phone doesn't ring. Getting that dr…



71. Write Resume Keywords That Gets Your Application Read By R.G. Srinivasan
    As children we often used to read stories where magical words can open caves filled with treasures or magicians using words like abracadabra... sim sim.. and magically things appear out of thin air.Resume Keywords are the magic carpet that carry your application to the shortlisted files. It is especially important when thousands of resumes are recieved by the HR and the entire process is digitised. The sorting and shortlisting from a digitised data bank is done through keywords.So what are …



72. Are You Engaged? By Ian Christie
    You need to be aware of a significant career management danger. In this tough economy and job market, your professional expectations may be unmet. Whether it is job satisfaction, career development or job search success, things may not be going your way. When this happens, there is a natural tendency to disengage, to unplug. You go through the motions, but part of your mind is elsewhere; unfocused.You can instantly recognize people who are fully engaged. They are focused, working on what is mo…



73. Do You Have What it Takes to be a Successful Petite Model? By Jennifer Parker
    Want to break into the petite modeling industry but wondering if you have what it takes to succeed? There are lots of magazine and commercial modeling opportunities for good modeling jobs. Take this quiz to find out if you qualify to be the next top face in the petite modeling industry. Answer honestly. These 15 questions will tell you what your chances are of being able to make it as a top paid petite model.1. Are you between 4 feet 9 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall?2. Do people often tell y…



74. Confidence Is Critical to YOUR Success.... By Don Monteith
    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.Be sincere in communicating (talking!) with another person. Give them your undivided attention. Act interested! Respond to their questions with a positive answer.NETWORKING takes time, but --For years in my business career it took many nights of long meetings. Lunch/Dinner. Listening to speake…



75. If You Think You Can't Change Course... You're Right By Valerie Young
    You've heard the expression that some people see the glass as half full while others perceive the same glass to be half empty? Yesterday I had the opportunity to see this difference in perception in action.   My father and I drove to the airport to pick up my some family members visiting from Florida. It was 100 degrees and muggy. "Knowing" there wouldn't be any parking spaces close to the terminal, my father was inclined to head directly to the back lot where we'd be sure to find a space. …






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