Career Newz

[2003-08-25] Can Going to Work Save Your Life?
Americans spend a lot of time at work. While at work they want to feel safe from injury or even death. An effective safety and health program is comprised of many elements, including management leadership and employee participation, workplace analysis, accident and record analysis, hazard prevention and control, emergency response and safety and health training.

[2003-08-22] Take a Leap of Fact
Have you been contacting companies in growth sectors? Do you know how many companies hire people with your skills? Are you getting the response you expect when you submit your resume? Knowing where to look for rewarding opportunities is the first step in an effective job search strategy. Develop a career plan based on an understanding of the current job market.

[2003-08-21] Looking for jobs in all the wrong places...
Q. What's wrong with my job search? After identifying a potential employer, I get contact information, do my research and send out my resume and cover letter, requesting an interview for an entry level or human resource position. I am listed with recruiters and staffing agencies and call them every week. I attend local networking events but end up meeting people who are also unsuccessful job-seekers. And I search the Internet bulletin boards, sending my resume and following up a few days later. Help!!!

[2003-08-20] Help! It�s Casual Friday. What To Wear To The Job Interview?
You got the interview for the job you wanted. It was in your field, you met all the requirements of education and experience, you rehearsed the answers to every conceivable question, you arrived on time, you were calm and collected, but you didn't get the position.

[2003-08-20] A Budding Entreprenuers Prayer
Please give me a day job that I hate enough so that when its time to quit, I know. So I don't say "But I will loose my health insurance, but I have two weeks vacation coming, but I worked my way this far, but I really do like my boss, but..."

[2003-08-20] What is a Career Anyway?
A career is the sum total of all of your work-related contributions to society in a lifetime. This includes time and effort spent to provide goods, services, or benefit to others. A career includes paid, un-paid, volunteer, part-time, and full-time positions. Your career includes many life roles you may not think of: student, homemaker, babysitter, office worker, doctor, lawyer, etc.

[2003-08-19] What is Intuition and How Do I Use it?
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[2003-08-19] 10 "Must Read" Tips to become a top producer at work!
Imagining yourself working effectively at your work place and becoming a top producer in your company. How will your life change? Here are the ten common reasons why people waste so much time at work and the solutions for the problems. Enjoy!

[2003-08-19] Loving the Job You're In
In the days of corporate down sizing, a poor economy and relatively high unemployment, many people with jobs may not be inclined to complain about them. Often your job related complaint will be met with the statement "just be happy you have a job."

[2003-08-19] Anyone Interested in Jobs in Iraqi Reconstruction?
IRAQ. To some its a country going through turmoil. To some, a place of great religious & historical significance. To some, a dangerous location one must stay away from.

[2003-08-18] 3 Ways to Prove You�re The One to Hire
What's the best way to get hired, even in this economy? Prove you're the best one for the position.

[2003-08-18] Intuition: Your 21st Century Career Strategy
In the first two-thirds of the twentieth century, you could plan a career and hope for security. People were advised, "If you choose Profession X, or learn Skill Y, you'll always have a job."

[2003-08-18] The Reasons Why Students Should Volunteer/Intern This Summer
As summer kicks into full gear, most students are looking for work - for good reason.

[2003-08-18] No market? Find a new dream!
Griselda was getting increasingly frustrated with her new business. She had put together an expensive website. She diligently completed a series of exercises like, "My Ideal Client," and, "Why I Am Wonderful."

[2003-08-13] Emotional Intelligence and Feeling Good
Two emotions, or ways of feeling, are especially troublesome to most of us - anger management and depression. Depression appears to be epidemic now, globally, and without going into the etiology (the causes), or pinpointing definitions or degrees of severity (they vary; there are many) lets just say it's one way of feeling really bad.

[2003-08-13] Become a Freelance Article Writer
As a freelancer there are many opportunities available for working from home or to provide an extra stream of income for your business by filling the needs of a widely diverse market as a paid freelance article writer both on the internet and in offline publications.

[2003-08-13] How To Make the Right Friends through Networking
1. Do A Personal Network Inventory. Sixty-eight percent of you are going to find your next job through networking. Fifteen percent of you will use a search firm. Nine percent of you are going to find your future job through newspaper ads while eight percent will be through direct mailing.

[2003-08-13] Are Your Work Habits Holding You Back
Whether you work for yourself or work for someone else, the perception others have of your level of professionalism will be determined by how organized you are. People who are most productive are those who stay organized.

[2003-08-12] Your time is important!
My to do list is longer than my kids spelling list. I find that over half of my to do items must be done immediately. The other half of my chores need to be done in order to keep myself from having more work later. So time management is always a challange for me.

[2003-08-12] HOW TO COPE WITH ABUSE in the WORKPLACE
To a narcissist-employer, the members of his "staff" are Secondary Sources of Narcissistic Supply.

[2003-08-12] Living With Integrity � How To Handle Broken Promises
Each and every day, we all make promises. We make these promises in many different ways, and in a variety of forms. A promise can be as simple as "I'll call you back", or as committing as "I promise to get that done!"

[2003-08-12] The Success Myth
There is a deeply rooted myth in American culture that shapes our behavior---a myth so strong that to question it might challenge our history.

[2003-08-12] Intuition: Maybe Not Such a "Soft" Skill After
Lorna Ramsay and her husband, David, live in Scotland and run the TOP-SET� Incident Investigation System ( http://www.TOP-SET.com ). They teach how to investigate industrial accidents all over the world, for high-hazard industries as well as the emergency services and the medical sector.

[2003-08-12] 12 Point Checklist for Writing Feature Articles
1. Have you selected your intended subject topic and carefully planned out your idea?

[2003-08-11] 7 Things Happy People Know How To Do (And You Can Too!)
Ever wondered about those people who seem to be able to always roll with the punches and be happy no matter what the circumstances (we all know at least one)? Are they out of touch with reality, or do they know something that you don't?

[2003-08-01] Create Your Own Fortune As A...Professional Organizer
Who doesn't need some sort of organization? From corporate offices to family home life, our world has the potential - and often is - filled with CLUTTER. A professional organizer is a person who loves to take clutter and put it into an orderly form, which is often as attractive as it is efficient.