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A guide to writing your own CV by Victoria Mclean
The ultimate aim of your CV is to get noticed and obtain an interview. Therefore you need to truly value your CV as it is your sales tool and potentially your only opportunity to sell yourself to an employer. Be positive, do not include any weaknesses and most of importantly, do not include anything that you cannot substantiate at an interview.
Content
The content of your CV should contain
- Your name
- Contact details
- Profile
- Career
- Education / Vocational qualifications
- Hobbies & Interests (optional)
Name
Do not include a title or cover page to your CV, it is unnecessary and takes up valuable space. Instead, start simply with your name in a bold typeface at the top and in the centre of your first page. Only your first name and surname are necessary. If you have qualifications that enable you to use letters after your name then make sure that you do use them! This will automatically let the employer know that you are qualified by just glancing at your name.
Contact Details
It is important that you include all of your contact details so that an employer can contact you, in particular your address, landline telephone number, mobile telephone number and email address. Ensure that your email address is professional and does not leave a poor impression of you. For CV and employment application purposes your email address should only include your actual name or initials, for example john.smith@ or jsmith@.
Profile
There are some professional CV writers that will always include a profile on a clients CV and there are others that strongly disagree that this is appropriate. You have less than 15 seconds to impress your audience and the sole aim of a profile is to get across the information that will make an employer want to read the rest of your CV.
Your profile needs to be punchy and without waffle. When writing your profile, think carefully about your key skills. Are you a good negotiator? Do you have a natural sales ability? Are you a motivational leader? Your profile needs to depict your individual strengths therefore it is important to steer clear of generic sentences such as 'works well as an individual or as part of a team', 'self motivated and able to work to tight deadlines'. These statements are seen all too often and will not make any impression with your audience.
Profile example
A highly experienced Sales Executive with an outstanding ability to manage an extensive client portfolio within extremely demanding and pressurised environments. A strong communicator with firm negotiating skills and the ability to close new business to increase bottom line profitability. A confident man-manager currently seeking a challenging opportunity within an organisation that offers the chance for career progression.
Career or Education?
In which order these two sections should appear on your CV has often been the subject of debate. Generally the rule of thumb is if you are a recent graduate, have limited career history (less than 3 years) or you have recently completed industry training that will allow you to contemplate a career change, then your education should be placed before your career. If not, then your career should be placed before your education.
Career
Your career history should always be listed in chronological order with your most recent position first, working backwards. Think carefully about your key achievements in each position and do not be tempted to just list your responsibilities. Think about the following situation;
There are two CV's on the desk of a recruiter making the decision to call a candidate in for an interview, one of which is yours. The other CV belongs to another candidate with exactly the same skill and experience as you. The recruiter is only allowed one choice. Which one should they choose?
The recruiter will choose yours every time if your CV can demonstrate your true potential. Think about each aspect of your role and what you truly contributed to the company. For instance, a sentence such as;
'Responsible for credit control and bad debtors list', with some careful thought about your achievements, may easily become;
'Reduced debtor list by £5000 in two months through the implementation of effective credit control methods'
Each position you have held for the last 10 years should have at least 3 key bullet points stating your achievements to go with it.
Education
If you are a recent graduate or you have had less than 3 years employment history, your education should be stated on your CV as your primary achievement, again in chronological order starting with your most recent education and working backwards. If you have a degree then always make sure you state your grade and where you studied. Include your dissertation title and any other academic achievement that you feel may be relevant to the position you applied for.
If you are experienced but are considering a career change and have recently completed further education or a vocational qualification that will allow you to change industry sectors then this should also be at the forefront of your CV. This will enable the recruiter to see why you applying for the vacancy and will aid your application.
Hobbies & Interests
Many people do not see the value of adding this section to a CV. However, it does show that you have a life outside of work and it has been known for some recruiters to pick up on your extra curricular activities, especially if you play a sport that they may be interested in or have an unusual hobby that warrants further discussion. Think carefully about what you include here, you do not want to give an unprofessional impression of yourself. Steer clear of generic interests such as 'socialising' or 'playing computer games', even if they are true, they do not add value.
Most importantly, apply the 'no waffle' rule and make it interesting! Apply your achievements here too, for instance, if you have recently raised a significant amount of money for charity, then say so.
Other Information
It is unwise to include any other information about yourself such as the name of your spouse or children, your religion, your home owner status etc as it bears no relevance to your application. However, if you are applying to a company that has a strict non smoking policy then a brief statement, such as 'excellent health, non smoker' is acceptable.
Do not include the names and contact details of references at the end of your CV. This will only provide the recruiter with a potentially unwelcome temptation to 'check you out' before inviting you for interview. A simply line to state 'references available upon request' is all that is needed. If a recruiter would like to see references then you can provide details of these at a later date.
Font & Style
The look and feel of your CV can be equally as important as your content. If a CV looks clumsy, unformatted, too long and very wordy then it is highly unlikely to even get read, especially if you are competing against 100's of other applicants for only one position.
Font
Choose a modern font that is easy to read and atheistically pleasing. Steer clear of unfashionable or difficult to read condensed, script or courier fonts.
Your font size should also not be too large or too small; size 11 or 12 is usually a manageable size for most readers.
Format
Always type your CV using a PC and in Microsoft Word as this is the office software used by the majority of recruiters. If you send your CV electronically in another format and the recruiter cannot open your attachment, it is unlikely that your application will be read.
Your CV should be well formatted with a clear layout and free from bold colours, pictures and flashing lights. Try to refrain from using a standard MS Word template. If you cannot format your CV with your own style then there are plenty of templates available on the internet that are likely to be of help.
Length
Many professional CV writers have different opinions on the length of a CV but again, the general rule of thumb is not more than 2 or 3 full pages (at a maximum) of standard A4 paper. If you can, do try to format your CV so that it is covers a full page. This makes the CV look complete and well laid out.
A Certified Advanced Resume Writer and a Professional Employment Interview Coach, Victoria has an academic background in Industrial Economics and over fifteen years experience across the CV writing, interview coaching, recruitment and management arenas. This includes, working onsite as Recruiter and Recruitment Manager at two of the world's largest Investment Banks; Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch. Having reviewed tens of thousands of CVs and conducted interviews on behalf of investment / retail banks, insurance giants, Big 4 accountancy firms, the Stock Exchange and Management Consultancies, Victoria has an understanding of what the employer is looking for in a CV and at interview. Her strength lies in her ability to draw out relevant experiences, competencies and achievements and translate these into a winning format both on paper and face to face. Victoria is a member of CDI, Career Directors International and of PARW, the Professional Association of Resume Writers.
Setting Goals: Your only recipe for success By: Innocent Mwangi Gathungu
Goals are like signposts. As long as you can see these signposts, then you know you are heading in the right direction. When you set goals, you eliminate the possibility veering off the track and derailing into failure. When a train veers of the rails, the entire locomotive is derailed. Looking at the rails, one does not see anything special in them; just a solid mass of steel. But that simple mass of steel ensures that the train remains on course and that everyone on board reaches their destination safely and on time.
Goals are like rails. Without them, our claim to success will never find expression in reality. Just as a train must stay on the rails to complete the journey, our dreams, our ambitions, and our desires must find expression in goals that are clear, realistic and timely.
When we have well articulated and clearly defined goals, the journey towards success becomes lighter, even less tiring. This is because goals help us to (i) stay focused (ii) be realistic in our expectations (iii) gauge our progress (iv) avoid being overwhelmed (v) re-evaluate and redefine our strategy to ensure conformity and consistency with our objectives.
Stay focused
John Maxwell says "obstacles are the things you see when you take your eyes off the goal". How true! Every time you take your eyes away from the goal at hand, you will surely wander off into troubled waters. If you get to a point in your success journey where you can't see your goal, you are definitely headed into failure territory.
Goals constantly remind us that there are tasks that need to be done, and within a particular time frame, for us to make progress. Without goals reminding us of where we are and what we are supposed to do to get where we ought to be, we will only be working hard and achieving nothing. Hard work, as Maxwell says, "is the accumulation of easy tasks you did not do when you should have". The easy routine tasks that we sometimes ignore feeds into our success. Failure to perform these tasks will translate into failure.
Goals must be realistic
Goals must be firmly established upon unflinching reality. If you want to go to New York and you only have ten dollars, it would be foolhardy to start packing for your journey. The reality is that boarding a plane to New York from Nairobi costs more than 10 dollars! But you say, "I have faith in God"? Well, faith is not foolish, neither is it an emotion. No amount of goose bumps or frenzied hysteria will take you to New York on ten dollars. Be real or you will miss the deal.
Goals are yardsticks
Like yardsticks, goals help us gauge or measure our progress, or lack of it. Without goals constantly reminding us where we are and what we should be doing to get where we ought to be, we will be running wild. No amount of sticking our head deep into the sand will help us achieve success. We must stick it out to the end by daily attaining the goals we have set for ourselves. This can only be done if today's tasks are 'done' today!
To post pone to tomorrow today's task will only mean one thing: a clog up tasks. The result is that we end up breaking our backs trying to accomplish both yesterday's and today's tasks; resulting in sloppy and unfinished tasks.
Goals help us avoid overwhelm
To de-stress our lives, we need to learn how to work smart by finishing our daily tasks on schedule.
This is important if we are to avoid being overwhelmed by tasks carried over from yesterday.
One of the leading causes of burnout and depression is the failure to tackle simple tasks on time. As tasks pile up one after another, we end up having to work overtime and sometimes overnight; pushing our body to limits it was not designed to go. To avoid overwhelm, learn to decongest your life by doing what must be done today, today! However if you want to work hard and up stressing yourself, go ahead and let the tasks accumulate.
Goals help us re-strategize
Finally we need to re-evaluate and redefine our strategy to ensure conformity with our objectives. Strategies help us achieve our goals faster. However, some of the strategies we use are sometimes rendered obsolete by the passage of time. When this happens, it is important to redefine or tweak them a little.
Strategies must always remain relevant and in line with the desired goals. When they become irrelevant or obsolete, they should be discarded and new ones invented.
Strategies help us save time by crowding out irrelevant tasks; those that only take up our time but which do not feed into in to our goals. Strategies also help us to concentrate on priority tasks; those that are crucial to the attainment of our goals.
Author Bio
Innocent Mwangi Gathungu is a motivational and inspirational speaker. He specialises in helping people in their spiritual lives and in motivating them to achieve their highest potential. For motivational and inspirational articles, visit his websites at http://www.ssmk.net and www.realopportunity.org.
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NYC Man Earns $55,000 A Year Peddling Candy On Subway
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Finding Maritime Job Opportunities Online by David Andrews
Is maritime job the career of your dreams? Are you in search of sea based jobs? If so, the article is for you. Maritime industry is in great demand for candidates to some of the best positions. As you know, there are a lot many job opportunities in marine field both onshore and offshore depending upon your requirements. And all those positions are for people who love to explore oceanic life and want to make a considerable income. Marine jobs are preferred by people mostly because of the pay benefits. Looking for opportunities in this field becomes a difficult task if you're not sure about how and where to look for. Here's some useful information to guide you with your maritime job search.
Invest in Marine Courses: One of the best ways for making a profession as a maritime worker is to get graduated from maritime academies, schools or institutes. Whether offshore or onshore jobs, there are a range of positions from entry level assistants to high officials. Unless you acquire a graduation from any educational sources, it becomes difficult for you to make a career in marine industry. Many of the websites today offer online courses to help people to learn at their comfort. You can choose any of the options for gaining knowledge over shipping industry.
Improve Your Skills and Experience: Learning the necessary skills is also necessary for making a successful career in maritime industry. It's because your level of knowledge and experience are very much essential for getting a perfect job in this field. Training courses, books and guides provided online are a great option for acquiring additional knowledge, which is needed for a successful maritime employment. If you're already a marine graduate, it's better to analyze your skills and improve it accordingly.
Online sources for finding jobs: From job portals, forums, magazines, etc you'll find a lot many tools for finding jobs of your choice. There are job sites that help you find opportunities matching your educational qualification, skills and experience. Employers looking for candidates ask for the necessary permits and documents of certifications before hiring individuals. So, it's necessary that you have the added skills and certifications needed for the job type you choose to apply.
Reliable Maritime Consultants: Internet finds to be the best possible option for finding sea based jobs. But with a lot of job boards and websites available, it's not that easy to find the best suitable job opportunity from the thousands present online. To be wise, you can get assistance from reliable maritime consultants, who're knowledgeable enough about maritime employment. They provide you with information for finding the best suitable jobs in the industry.
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Indulge in Self Talk for Boosting Self Esteem by Bruce Markey
Self-talk or the way you speak to your own self in the head determines the way you think or behave. Positive self-talk is very essential for boosting self esteem. However, humans have the habit of indulging in negative self-talks that makes life less livable. So, for boosting self esteem, you must constantly indulge yourself in positive talks.
You can quite the inner critic, when you stop engaging yourself in negative self-talks. You need to love yourself and consider yourself best friend. This will help you in curbing your negative thoughts. Just like you never say negative things to your best friend, the same treatment should be applied for your own self as well. When you continue practicing this, you can reduce negative ideas in your mind, which shall help in boosting self esteem.
You can begin by observing negative self-talks of yours for some time in the beginning. This way you can see how your mind remains occupied with negative thoughts. It is amazing that we can control use of abusive words, but unconsciously indulge in negative self-talks that come in the way of boosting self esteem. We will never tolerate negative things that are told to us on face, yet we spend several hundred hours repeating those negative thoughts in our mind. You need to exercise self-control to stop this.
Show yourself warmth, dignity, respect and compassion like you show to your best friend. Do you call your friend a loser, idiot, or fool when he spills a drink accidentally while at your home? However, we have the habit of repeating the same in our mind when we spill a drink accidentally. People are programmed such that they think only the stuffs they speak loud are important. What they fail to realize is the fact that what you say in your mind has the same impact like your loud words. Whatever you speak to yourself, determines your stress levels, anxiety, self-image, and mood. Self-talk, as you can see determine the quality of your life and help in boosting self esteem.
As you practice to keep conversation with yourself positive, you start treating yourself with a lot more compassion and respect. You should primarily take care of yourself. Compassion can be said to be the key for boosting self esteem. You need to learn to forgive yourself and support yourself through the tough times. As you begin to treat yourself as the best friend, your life becomes happy and fun-filled.
To know about other important techniques for boosting self esteem, you can browse for resources online. There are plenty of articles, blogs posted online about need for boosting self esteem that can help you to control your thoughts. Counselors and psychologists can be approached when you are unable to boost your self esteem alone. Once you have gained mastery over the techniques, you bne able to enjoy your newfound life. This will certainly help you retain close bonds with your loved ones and maintain a healthy balance between work and home.
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November 29, 2011
Graphics for a Career by Samson Muric
Do you find yourself artsy? Do you enjoy developing or putting together things? Have you got a vibrant creative imagination? Can you envision what you wish to build in your mind? Yes to just about all 4 questions? Well then, I have just the position to suit your needs: Graphic Design This will likely enable you to make use of your natural creative talent with all the suitable computer software to form fantastic variations for brochures, posters, logos, newssheets and the like - the list is endless as to what that can be done with a graphic design occupation. If you so wish you can even try to get a position in the creative department of an marketing and advertising agency. Obviously, if your fascination is more with visuals or illustrations or photos that move, you might also consider a future in motion picture or video studios. Some character traits you need to possess are an inborn curiosity for the entire world close to you and a journalist's nose for naturally recognizing what your buyer wants.
When you have decided that this certainly is the kind of job you fancy, then you certainly have to browse around for a college or university where one can learn graphic design. You would not be an useful employee if you do not have a recognized certification behind your name. With a college degree under your arm you are able to pick and choose the exact job you would like, and you will command a higher salary. According to which side of graphics you like, you'd probably either go to a school devoted to graphic design combined with marketing or one that concentrates on the motion picture area of expertise. Ever since the launch of computers a while back, graphic artists worked with pens, pencils and paper, but nowadays there are about 7 or 8 packages with which a graphic designer can choose to work, so whichever college you attend needs to include courses that are up to date with computer systems.
As soon as you go into the working community as a qualified graphic designer, you will need to keep up to date with modifications and developments in your selected career. This would permit you to differentiate yourself from the rest and be a stride ahead of the competition. It's also recommended that you take a basic writing course that covers small business and creative writing to help you communicate confidently with your clients and colleagues. People today never assume a graphic design specialist to be able to write properly, which means you will never fail to impress people who have this skill
Being part of the graphic design world will mean knowing the history connected with such a skill. One of the men and women you will learn about was explained by Newsweek as the individual that changed the face of public graphics - David Carson. He is also known as 'the father of grunge'. The individual who created the now infamous logo 'I (heart) New York' - (I love New York) - is Milton Glaser, who also started The New York Magazine. Someone you might recognize from playing around with font styles using your pc is Giambattista Bodoni - father of the Bodoni print style.
So, you are set to join an illustrious and highly creative crowd of individuals But remember that graphic design is essentially a means of communicating aesthetically and being able to convert your ideas onto paper. Deadlines are paramount in this career, as is plenty of overtime work and being willing to join a workforce. Start thinking about how you are going to help make your mark.
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November 22, 2011
How to Find Jobs in Catering? by Jacob Watson
If you think you can make it large in Catering, start applying for these jobs. It's good if you earn a related degree in the field so that you get an idea of how things work in this sector. With a degree under your belt, you will be in a much better position to lay your hands on some of the best Jobs in Catering sector. Find out a good institute and enroll for a course in hospitality.
I believe you know that there are some websites which come out with some really good Jobs in Catering. Find out such websites (but make sure you apply on the trusted ones only) and apply for the job that match your skills the most. This is a good way to land upon a dream job in Catering.
But make sure you are the one who's hungry for knowledge... who's hooked on achieving and who's determined to head for the top. It takes a lot to survive in Catering business. It's a place where only competitive souls can survive. So, don't head towards Jobs in Catering, just because many of your friends are opting for Catering. Do some introspection. Find out what excites you the most. If you think, it is Catering, you are welcome.
Make it a point to read the online resources for Catering business. Know the big guns in the business. Do a hospitality course from a known-institute. And, last but not the least, find the trusted providers of Jobs in Catering and keep applying till you find your desired job.
Working in this industry requires good communication skills and interpersonal skills as well as patience, diplomacy, and a customer-focused attitude. It also requires a pleasing personality. Log on to Northcote Jobs to know more on Jobs in Catering.
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Body Language Speaks Louder Than Words By: Lydia Ramsey
Has it ever occurred to you how much you are saying to people even when you are not speaking? Unless you are a master of disguise, you are constantly sending messages about your true thoughts and feelings whether you are using words or not.
Studies show that your words account for only 7% of the messages you convey. The remaining 93% is non-verbal. 55% of communication is based on what people see and the other 38% is transmitted through tone of voice. So think about it. In the business setting, people can see what you are not saying. If your body language doesn't match your words, you are wasting your time.
Eye contact is the most obvious way you communicate. When you are looking at the other person, you show interest. When you fail to make eye contact, you give the impression that the other person is of no importance. Maintain eye contact about 60% of the time in order to look interested, but not aggressive.
Facial expression is another form of non-verbal communication. A smile sends a positive message and is appropriate in all but a life and death situation. Smiling adds warmth and an aura of confidence. Others will be more receptive if you remember to check your expression.
Your mouth gives clues, too, and not just when you are speaking. Mouth movements, such as pursing your lips or twisting them to one side, can indicate that you are thinking about what you are hearing or that you are holding something back.
The position of your head speaks to people. Keeping your head straight, which is not the same as keeping your head on straight, will make you appear self-assured and authoritative. People will take you seriously. Tilt your head to one side if you want to come across as friendly and open.
How receptive you are is suggested by where you place your arms. Arms crossed or folded over your chest say that you have shut other people out and have no interest in them or what they are saying. This position can also say, "I don't agree with you." You might just be cold, but unless you shiver at the same time, the person in front of you may get the wrong message.
How you use your arms can help or hurt your image as well. Waving them about may show enthusiasm to some, but others see this gesture as one of uncertainty and immaturity. The best place for your arms is by your side. You will look confident and relaxed. If this is hard for you, do what you always do when you want to get better at something - practice. After a while, it will feel natural.
The angle of your body gives an indication to others about what's going through your head. Leaning in says, "Tell me more." Leaning away signals you've heard enough. Adding a nod of your head is another way to affirm that you are listening.
Posture is just as important as your grandmother always said it was. Sit or stand erect if you want to be seen as alert and enthusiastic. When you slump in your chair or lean on the wall, you look tired. No one wants to do business with someone who has no energy.
Control your hands by paying attention to where they are. In the business world, particularly when you deal with people from other cultures, your hands need to be seen. That would mean you should keep them out of your pockets and you should resist the urge to put them under the table or behind your back. Having your hands anywhere above the neck, fidgeting with your hair or rubbing your face, is unprofessional.
Legs talk, too. A lot of movement indicates nervousness. How and where you cross them tells others how you feel. The preferred positions for the polished professional are feet flat on the floor or legs crossed at the ankles. The least professional and most offensive position is resting one leg or ankle on top of your other knee. Some people call this the "Figure Four." It can make you look arrogant.
The distance you keep from others is crucial if you want to establish good rapport. Standing too close or "in someone's face" will mark you as pushy. Positioning yourself too far away will make you seem standoffish. Neither is what you want so find the happy medium. Most importantly, do what makes the other person feel comfortable. If the person with whom you are speaking keeps backing away from you, stop. Either that person needs space or you need a breath mint.
You may not be aware of what you are saying with your body, but others will get the message. Make sure it's the one you want to send.
Lydia Ramsey is a business etiquette expert, professional speaker, corporate trainer and author of MANNERS THAT SELL - ADDING THE POLISH THAT BUILDS PROFITS. She has been quoted or featured in The New York Times, Investors' Business Daily, Entrepreneur, Inc., Real Simple and Woman's Day. For more information about her programs, products and services, e-mail her at lydia@mannersthatsell.com or visit her web site www.mannersthatsell.com
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6 Inches From Success by Christian Fea
If I told you that you were 6 inches from success, would you believe me?
Probably not, sounds like a lofty concept, but it's true and here's why.
Your 6 inch success mechanism
Your brain, that 6 inch mass of matter between your ears is what determines how successful you are. Specifically, it's the front part of your brain, just behind your eyes. When you come up with an idea, implement or take action on that idea you're engaging the Frontal Lobe area of your brain. The Frontal Lobe is one of the four major divisions of your brain, but that's not really important here. What's important is this this part of your brain regulates decision making, problem solving, control of your purposeful behaviors, consciousness and emotions. This is where all our experiences start, positive and negative.
If you think you're right or you think you're wrong, you're exactly right.
You're probably asking, "Why is this relevant to my success?" Good question! Let me start out by saying that most of us don't even know what success means. I mean we say, "I want to be happy", or "I want to be successful", but we don't take the next step to define what happiness is or what success really means to you. Why do we do this? Once reason is because it's not logical, it's an abstract process. It appears to be difficult. Anything that's abstract can have an unlimited number of options. If we fuel our thoughts with so many ideas and never decide on a path to take, a direction to go in or define a starting point, we get overwhelmed and wind up not making any decisions at all.
Guilty of not deciding
I'm guilty of this myself. I can honestly say that there are things that's I've wanted to do, be, have and experience that have taken me 20+ years to accomplish. Did it take me 20 years of trying to make them happen? No! They actually took me less than a week to accomplish, but that's because I never made the decision to do those things. I've lost valuable relationships, 100's of thousands of dollars, and most importantly I've wasted time. Something none of us can get back. Once I decided, the outcome was quick and surprisingly easily to bring my intentions to fruition. What's been in the back of your mind for weeks, months and years that you've not decided to take action on?
Get clear on what you want or you may never obtain it
You need to get quite with a pen and paper and define what does success really mean to you. Is it a finite amount of money in the bank, a business that earns us monthly, residual income, a certain type of car in the garage, a contribution to worthy cause, a smile from a loved one, the love and respect of your partner, the birth of your first child? These are definable, finite, explainable and tangible success goals. Once you define and write down what you actually want our Frontal Lobe goes to work to create what we've decided on. The crazy thing about this process is that it works automatically in our brains without us having to do much of the heavy lifting through conscience thought. The challenge is that we over-think, over-analyze, create doubt and simply don't really believe we can obtain the objects, situations and conditions we want to create. Trust in this process. Think, decide, execute. The simple truth of positive and negative reinforcement will guide you towards your success goal. Don't worry about making it perfect; just take the action needed to make progress.
Decision is your first step to a successful outcome
It's relevant because all aspects of success start with a decision. This is part of your inner control mechanism. Sounds simple, but this is where most of us get blocked by fear, stop, never start or simply cast off our ideas as not import or they won't fly. You'll make excuses and come up with multiple reasons why your idea or concept won't work. These negative supporting thoughts are not based on reality or you actually deciding and doing something about it, but are merely based on 2 things, your past successes or your past failures.
Feed your brain with a positive outcome
When you think about something you're feeding your brain. Feed it good thoughts and outcomes and your behavior will follow. Feed it negative, self-doubting thoughts and your reality will reflect those thoughts. Your brain uses points of reference as a starting point to execute your decisions. It's almost like your brain is one big mind map. It starts with a core experience and builds out from there. This is why it's so easy to fail or succeed based on your history and how you've handled your past experiences. Even if you've failed more than you've succeeded, you can flip that experience around in an instant by feeding your thoughts with successful outcomes as a way for your brain to go to work on what you want.
Define, decide, execute, repeat
So remember this. If you only remember once concept, one take away from this article, it's to Define, Decide, Execute, Repeat. Define what you want. Get really clear on this and write it down. Decide that you're going to do to make it happen. Take the steps needed by executing or taking action on your decision. You'll be amazed at how a simple start can empower you to take the next step. This will happen through positive and negative feedback from your brain that will tell you what actions to take next. Repeat your actions until you get to your success level. It really is that easy so don't waste any more time. Get working on what you want to create the life that's in your mind's eye.
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Your Master Plan for Achieving Goals by Leah Ryan
Achieving goals is an endeavor that requires a master plan. Why? Because you need something concrete on paper - virtual or otherwise - to help you stay focused and grounded. Having a plan prevents you from becoming clueless as to which step to take next. While you can't really predict ALL the steps you will take to achieve your goals, at the very least you have a solid baseline to work with, and from there you can make adjustments. In the same way that an entrepreneur needs a business plan to know how he will conduct his business in the first quarter or so, a person looking to achieve a goal should have a list of things he should do for the initial stage of his endeavor.
Below are suggestions on what your plan should include:
1. A clear description of your goal. Start with something general then flesh it out. For example, your goal is to become an accountant. Next, figure out if you want to service the public or private sector. So how do you parse that next in your master plan? Ask yourself which area of finance interests you most. Is it corporate finance, forensic accounting, income tax or tax planning? Being able to break down plans into specifics clearly and concisely is crucial to successfully achieving goals.
2. A timeline for achieving goals. Every goal should have a deadline. If your greatest ambition is to win a leading role in a musical, you better achieve that while you're young and healthy, or at least until your vocal chords and physical endurance can still hold out. The older you are, the more unrealistic it is to still include in your master plan an audition for a musical that features plenty of intensive song and dance sequences�unless you're eyeing the role of a geriatric figure!
3. The financial aspect of your goals. Achieving goals cost money. Whether it's about putting up a business that requires capital or earning a degree that might force you to take out a student loan, you need to plan your finances very carefully. It would be great if you found people to sponsor your endeavors, but just so you don't set yourself up for disappointment, just assume that you will have to be self-sufficient most of the time. This should be easy if your credit rating is good or you have some money saved to pursue your goals. The former would make it easy for you to get approved for a loan. The latter will help minimize any new debt you have to accrue. Be prudent with your money.
4. The things you need to give up. Achieving goals always requires some sort of sacrifice. Famous successful people have had to endure some hardships along the way. Some had to mortgage their homes to get capital for their business. A number had to leave families and friends behind to pursue their dreams of Hollywood. This might be the most painful thing to add to your master plan but it is also a necessity, as you need to know what you're setting yourself up for early into the plan. It's always better to predict the emotional costs rather than find out when you're already midway.
5. The people who should be involved. This is a requirement for your master plan if your endeavor is a collaboration with family or friends. List all the people involved and what their roles are in achieving goals for your group project. Take this opportunity to look at the list and see if each person is indeed a reliable contributor. Remove anyone who will only be dead weight to your progress. Examples of "deadweight members" are those who contribute little to no financial capital, do not complete the tasks assigned to them and are always making up excuses. Retain only the most focused and dedicated people on the team.
Good luck in achieving goals that will take you to great places. You deserve to lead a fulfilling life and it is hoped that you will learn to give back in order to help build a better community.
Do you have a dream? Make achieving goals easier with Leah Ryan who shares her knowledge in the law of attraction and how to realize your ambitions. Learn more to bring out the winner in you.
November 21, 2011
How should we ask for a raise? by Stela Rodrick
You have been working hard, day and night and believe that it's high time you ask for a hike or rise; well you are not wrong. Everyone deserves to get a hike, if he/she completes their duties on time, and put in his/her best at work. Asking for a hike or raise is your right, but only if you perform well at work. If you are in such a situation, we will help you. There are many resume sample sites that give you ideas about your career, resume samples, etc. but we will go a step ahead, and discuss some different topics like 'how should we ask for a raise?'
Unlike any other sample resumes websites we provide 360 degree guidance to you. Thus, today we would discuss about 'asking for a hike or raise'. To ask for a raise you need to be ready with some data, facts and figures, and with loads of confidence to speak about it. You can ask for a designation hike, which will automatically bring in salary hike, or ask for a salary hike only, if there is no chance of getting a designation hike (when there will be no higher position vacant, you cannot expect a designation hike) here is what you need to ask for:
- Know your worth yourself first. Make a list of your contributions to the organization goals, your achieved targets, initiatives, efforts, duties, etc. Think carefully and list down everything. You should first know how you contributed to the organization, only then can you tell this to the management. Also, mention what skills you possess, what skills you have developed by learning, and what you could bring in more. This is the document that will speak about all that you have done for your organization.
- Inquire about what you can expect. Find out how much hike or what hike can you expect. Is there a possibility of a designation hike? What hike in figures is apt for you and what can the organization offer you? Gather all this information; talk to someone from the human resource department, your colleagues, but of course only the people you can trust. This information will help you know what you deserve, and what the right hike you can ask for is. This increases the chances of getting your hike approved.
- Wait for the right time. Know when your senior or team lead is in a good mood. When you think he/she is happy with your performance and perhaps in the best of mood, which can be a rare chance, but the right chance or time to talk to him/her. The best way is write a letter. Request your hike in written, with all the credentials attached with it. Taking an appointment or asking him/her when would it be appropriate to talk to him/her is also the right approach.
- Always ask a little more than what you want. The management will never approve what you ask for. They tend to give something less than what you put forth. So be on the higher side, and they would definitely come up to the figure you exactly wanted.
- Keep realistic expectations. Do not keep expectations that are very high and then leave yourself shattered, when not approved. Also, be practical and honest to yourself. If the organization is going through a tough time, you better wait for the right time.
- Do not change your attitude or behaviour if denied. After all, you have to work with the same people, so do not show that you are not happy, you can always move on and join some other organization.
Thus, you can ask for your hike if you feel you deserve it.
Stela is a professional writer here to share some stuff regarding to resume building through some resume samples including Photographer resume, human resource resume and many more.
The Success Secrets for Great Resumes by Tom Cramer
With unemployment levels so high, having a winning resume can either get you to the top of the stack or land you right in the trash can. Success secrets gurus believe that your resume and cover letter can make you land that much desired interview for a position. After all, your resume is the first impression that your potential employer has of you.
Putting your best foot forward through a winning resume is essential, according to success secrets books. In order to get the interview, your resume must draw the employer in and keep him locked in on you. Only then, will you get the call from them to set up an interview. Keeping your fingers crossed just isn't enough when the competition for jobs is as tough as it is today. A polished resume will give you more leverage that a person with an average one.
Make Your Work History Work for You
Everybody knows that the most important part of a resume is the work history section. However, this section is characteristically boring. One of our success secrets is to make this part of your resume more interesting for the reader. Now, you must not lie but you can create a clearer and more vivid picture in their minds of what you are able to do.
For example, if you worked in the auto repair industry as a salesperson, you shouldn't just say "I handled sales". Every salesperson deals with upset and angry customers. Success secrets counselors suggest that you can use self improvement to make the job sound better. You could say "I handled sales as well as customer service, including but not limited to irate customers, turning phone inquiries into appointments and up-selling necessary services to customers who generally would not have those services done". This will have more of an impact according to success training gurus.
Access Your Affiliations
Whether you are affiliated with a dog training club, a church choir or a self improvement group, these affiliations help you appear to be a real human as opposed to a piece of paper. Success secrets advise you put in all of the affiliations that you have, right down to the local PTA. This will give your potential employer a look at who you are as a person. This can affect your chances at getting to the top of the stack according to self improvement experts.
Hobbies Show that you're Human
One of the most important aspects for a great resume is to include your hobbies according to self improvement articles. This also shows the reader that you are a real human being with interests outside of your job. A lot of people believe that if a potential employer thinks that all you worry about is work you will have a better shot at the job. Success training experts state that this is untrue.
We Are Family
Success secrets guides state that including a bit about your family is an important thing to do. Most employers believe that a person with a family is more apt to be at work every day and will continue to seek self improvement for the sake of his family. This is one of the best kept success secrets.
Creative Cover Letters
Your cover letter should "wow" the reader. You can tell the reader how you strive for self improvement and actively read success training manuals. Be colorful and make your potential employer think that he knows who you are. With these success secrets, you are bound to get a call for that interview.
Tom Cramer is an entrepreneur and writer who writes extensively about advice on personal development. His articles provide success secrets and tips on how to develop positive thinking. He has written many enlightening articles on inspirational quotesand motivational videos which offer guidance and tips on personal growth.
November 20, 2011
10 Tools for Dealing with Criticism and Rejection
By: Linda Dessau
Ouch! Whether it's feedback we've asked for, an unsolicited remark called out from the audience or a simple "no" result of an audition or submission process, criticism and rejection are a huge part of our lives as creative artists.
Sometimes we're so fearful of being criticized or rejected that we keep our creativity bottled up and don't let it out.
Other times we constantly adapt what we create, focusing only on the "market" and what they seem to be liking or disliking this week. Then we end up feeling like we're not truly expressing our creative impulses.
10 Tools for Dealing with Criticism and Rejection
1. Be Open. You may be hoping for a specific reaction or response to your work, or a specific result of an audition, gallery submission, performance or contest entry. If you've done your best and you're rejected or criticized, you might feel that you've "failed", and it's probably hard to see anything positive about the situation. Try to be open to the possibility that this "failure" is actually leading you to something else, usually better than what you thought you wanted. As I read once in Cheryl Richardson's newsletter, "Any rejection is God's protection".
2. Be Consistent. Keep going, doing the little things every day that keep you creative and that keep you connected to other artists and to your customers. The dramatic moments and big wins and losses will come and go. Have a steady routine you can keep coming back to, and this will help to place any criticism or rejection into perspective. Today is a new day, another day you get to be an artist.
3. Be Focused. Keep your end goal in mind, and always be mindful of why you're doing what you're doing. That will help you focus on the big picture and not get tripped up by each bump in the road along the way.
4. Be Resilient. Remember that your sense of self-worth comes from inside of you. When you're able to be confident in yourself regardless of the feedback you get from external sources, you're able to bounce back much more easily from any negative feedback that you may get.
5. Be Positive. Focus your attention on the positive and you'll attract more of it. This is the premise of the "law of attraction", and I've certainly seen it work in my own life. Hear the positive feedback you receive and replay it over in your mind whenever you need to.
6. Be Clear. Approach constructive feedback with an accurate perspective, not muddled with thoughts from your own inner critic. Take it as a helpful tool for your own growth and remember that ultimately the only opinion that matters is your own - because you need to be happy with what you're producing.
7. Be Grateful. Be gracious to your critics, accept all of the feedback you receive, sit quietly and let it sink in. Be grateful to be actively creating - to have gotten past the fear and other roadblocks. Be grateful for the opportunity to have your work seen and heard. Some never get the chance.
8. Be Responsive. Decide consciously what to do with feedback before responding, instead of reacting with the first thought or words that come to mind.
9. Be Selective. Once you've decided what to do the feedback you've received, be selective and willing to let go of the hurtful feedback. This usually doesn't have anything to do with you anyway; it's a reflection of that person's own happiness, state of mind and comfort with themselves.
10. Be Loving. Be loving of your critic and ESPECIALLY of yourself. Plan some self-care treats for the day of the audition or submission. Regardless of the outcome, you deserve it!
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.
Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
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Linda Dessau, the Self-Care Coach, helps artists enhance their creativity by addressing their unique self-care issues. Feel like your creativity is blocked? Visit www.genuinecoaching.com to sign-up for the free e-course, "Roadblocks to Creativity".
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Career Changes for Baby Boomers: Ability, Not Age, Matters
By: Kelli Smith
Baby boomers. They're the generation born between 1946 and 1964. They came of age in the early 70s and early 80s. They're the generation that made changes and waves, worked harder and longer, put off marriage and children, did things differently than previous generations.
Whether because of financial necessity or because they have something to offer, baby boomers are staying in the workforce longer. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and projections indicate that by 2010 there should be 18.5 million boomers ages 45 to 49 in the labor force, as compared to 14.7 in 1995, and 16.8 million versus 10.6 million in the 50- to 54-years-old range.
They're still making changes. They're retiring later, or not at all. If not downsized or laid off, boomers often continue to work. When they don't choose to continue in the same career, it doesn't mean they're ready to stop contributing, and sometimes they're making transitions to new careers.
"On average there are three to five career changes in a person's lifetime and that's pretty common," says Kevin Gaw, Director of Career Development, University of Nevada, Reno. "It's pretty common that a layoff ends up being a great opportunity for someone to find something that's more suited to them, too."
But it can be challenging to a baby boomer to be suddenly confronted with a career change. They were raised in a world where you got your education, then got your job, and while you may not have stayed with the job until you retired, you would probably stay in the same profession. "It can be jarring to realize you have to transfer your skill set to another area," says Gaw.
In 2004, Gaw's office worked with 208 alumni. Nearly 7.5 percent were going through a career change, three percent because of a forced situation such as layoff or company closure or relocation. The rest of them just wanted to do something different. When you?re faced with an important career shift, there are things you can to do make it easier on yourself and achieve a more enjoyable, productive career change.
• Look at your skills. Determine which are transferable to other jobs.
• Find your passion. What do you love to do? "It's not about the money," Gaw says. "The money isn't what makes us happy. What makes us happy is doing something that's meaningful to us."
• Look at reality. If you want to be an astronaut but can't do math, Gaw says, the reality is it's unlikely. People need to work through that disappointment and maybe change that passion to a hobby rather than a vocation.
• Determine whether you want to make a radical career change? say from legal secretary to Web designer? or stay within the same profession.
• If you like the company you're with but feel the need for change, see if they can retain and retrain you. If it comes down to a complete career change, there are also some things you can do to help create a whole new career for yourself.
• Promote yourself rather than your age. Once you get into a position and can show off your skills, you'll be known for those skills rather than your years.
• Start slow. Before investing heavily in education, determine if it's the right career path for you.
• Network. Many non-entry level positions are found by references. Join professional organizations in the field you want to enter.
• Consider working for yourself. A job market survey conducted in 2005 by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., quoted on thematuremarket.com, indicated that of 3000 job seekers, 13 percent chose to work for themselves, and 86.6 percent of them were over 40.
Another option is to leverage your experience and teach or train. Moving into training and coaching people just entering the profession you're leaving is a fairly informal move. Teaching requires state licensing, and there are programs helping place retiring workers into teaching positions. The University of Nevada Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning takes executives through a first-time licensing program and puts them in the schools in just a couple semesters, often teaching in high-needs areas like math, science and languages. Likewise, IBM unveiled their Transition to Teaching program in September, reimbursing them for tuition and providing stipends while they student teach. Many of their executives are highly trained in math and computer sciences.
Whether making a career change to a new profession or a new position, Gaw says such changes are a normal life pattern. "It's a good thing to be open to change. The challenge is recognizing skill sets and knowing how to capitalize on them and present them to the new opportunities."
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Kelli Smith is the editor for Edu411.org, a career education directory for finding colleges and universities, training schools, and technical institutes.
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