All the athletes on the team are working hard and doing their best, except one.
The one cuts corners, and they don’t complete the exercise. They have to go to the bathroom when things get particularly tough. When a drill or exercise is going to be difficult they question the coach. The coaches attempt to correct [...]
Career Progress-Tips on how to keep your career up-to-date!
Here we are early in 2008 and many are taking a long look at their career plans. Here are some ideas that should help you keep your career on track or help you in your career planning.
Take time to evaluate your present and future position. Set aside [...]
Career Advancement-Tips on how to keep your career up-to-date!
Here we are early in 2008 and many are taking a long look at their career plans. Here are some ideas that should help you keep your career on track or help you in your career planning.
Take time to evaluate your present and future position. Set aside [...]
Getting more out job searching on the internet!
While the Internet has changed many aspects of job searching, it has also leveled the playing field so much that there is a glut of resumes floating about in cyberspace.
In short, employers are overrun with resumes: Some statistics indicate that a single posting online is capable of generating more than a [...]
We carry insurance on our home, car and for medical emergencies. One area that may be overlooked is insurance on our career.
Is your resume up to date? Do you keep an “atta boy (or girl)” file? If your answer is no to either question now is a good time to start.
You can receive a ”7 day [...]
Has your career stalled? Don’t have a clear view of your future? You could do your job in your sleep? Maybe you should develop a written career plan with clearly set out goals. If you have a career plan, with a focus of something to aim for, something to work for, a method to measure [...]
Going into a new year many are asking, “What is career success?”
Everyone is different on what they consider to be good career success. While one person is going for the big bucks others may be interested in being more socially active. At the end of it all, you want to pick a career that will speak to [...]
Changing careers after age 50 has one big advantage, you have a wealth of experience that usually can be translated into a variety of careers. Changing a career at any age has its own challenges. Making a career change after age 50 presents a series of tests, which if done right, could bring significant rewards. [...]
Recently an employee secured his first promotion. Based on his strategy it will be the first of many. He was working in a 350,000 square foot distribution center on the transfer dock, moving merchandise from one trailer to another. The job was hot and dirty in the summer and cold and dirty in the winter.
His [...]
When we thing of career planning we think of advanced education, masters degrees, technical schools and the like.
About 5 years ago, my friend Joan, who was a stay at home mom, her children were getting through high school and with college expenses looming she started considering going to work. She had a college degree in [...]