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Looking for a job, while employed can present challenges By M.B. OWENS
Many people are presently stuck in jobs where they feel underpaid or underappreciated or that they outright hate. They want to find another position but, unfortunately, they are afraid of consequences or just do not know how to go about finding another position. Many people feel if their employer finds out they are looking for a new job, they could be fired from their current one. And, in fact, some employers do react that way.
Maclean's report on top 100 Employers report and chart by Katherine Macklem
October 20, 2003 The best employers do more than issue paycheques. They improve life in the workplace and in the surrounding community as well.
Don't Let Downtime Get You Down By Michael B. Laskoff
Instead, learn how to hone your pitch and better present yourself to prospective employers. And taking a class couldn't hurt either.Times are tough for the unemployed. Even with the economy showing signs of life, no one predicts a quick rebound in the employment market. If you're unemployed, that means plenty of competition is out there, vying for the same jobs you are. When faced with similar situations, I've always sought to portray my professional experience and future prospects in ways that gave me an edge over candidates with similar qualifications.
Such an effort begins with presenting past achievements in the strongest light. It continues with showing that I know how to use my time productively and how to portray myself as someone who will be successful in the future. Here are some tips on how get an edge over others in your job hunt.
In pursuing work after retirement, managers are more likely than clerical or blue-collar workers to start their own business and find another job, according to a new study out of the University of Toronto.
About 40 per cent of people found some form of employment, either full-time or part-time, after retiring from Bell Canada. Of this group, the return-to-work rate was highest among managers (56 per cent) followed by blue-collar and clerical staff at slightly more than 20 per cent each.
Fingertip interview responses to secure your dream career By Jacqueline Cahill Employment Coach, La Passerelle (Boomersview Magazine)
Determining Your Minimum Selling Price by Bellzine.ca
Follow these pointers and you won't sell yourself short.
Learn How to Manage Job Search Stress by Charles B. Maclean (CareerJournal.com)
Thirty years ago, I was fired with enthusiasm. Looking back, I know that if I'd stayed in that mismatched job, I'd have lived my life less fully and not grown in ways that serve me now. This is easy for me to say now, but at the time I felt angry, victimized and embarrassed. For a short time, I even contemplated ending it all.
Use a Rational Approach to Calm Interview Jitters By Eugene Raudsepp (CareerJournal.com)
It's normal to be nervous before job interviews, but some job seekers go to extremes. They're so fearful and apprehensive that they become tongue-tied, talk too much or say the wrong things.
10 Reality Checks of Job-Hunting: Overcoming Common Job-Search Mistakes by Katharine Hansen and Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. (Quintessential Careers)
If you've been searching unsuccessfully for a new job for some time now -- or if you're about to start a job-search -- you'll want to review the 10 job-hunting concepts we discuss in this article. We refer to these job- search concepts as reality checks because we so frequently hear from job-seekers who have been struggling to find a new job but are approaching one or more aspects of their search unrealistically. If you're having difficulty finding a new job, you too may need a reality check.
"Being Laid Off. It's Not a Happy Thing" by Michael Laskoff (BusinessWeek Online)
Former dot-com high-flier Michael Laskoff is turning career distress into a new career with his book Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass.
Four Negotiating Mistakes That Women Often Make by Lee E. Miller and Jessica Miller (CareerJournal.com)
Davia Temin, president of Temin & Co. and former head of corporate marketing for General Electric Capital Service, remembers when she realized "almost everything is negotiable if you see it that way." When she finished business school, she began working as assistant to the director of development at Columbia Business School. She saw the offer as a choice, not a negotiation: You either took the job or you didn't. It never crossed her mind that she could negotiate the offer.
Take It Or Leave It: The Only Guide to Negotiating You Will Ever Need by Rob Walker (Inc.com)
If you want to be a better negotiator, you can buy 24 books, take 12 courses, and attend 7 seminars -- or, you can read this article.
The Art of Business Writing by Richard Skinulis (Bellzine.ca)
Written communication is a major blind spot for many business people. They often think it's either not important, or they believe it to be so esoteric they couldn't possibly do it themselves and must therefore hire a highly skilled (and expensive) professional.
The truth is, written communication is vitally important, because like your appearance it is often the first impression potential clients get of you. But more than that, being able to write a decent letter, inquiry or even a newsletter article is something everyone can and should learn how to do.
Protect Your Ideas When Presenting To Investors (Bellzine.ca)
Contracts and common sense will help you keep your secrets safe. You've just developed a revolutionary product, and you're ready to search for investors. There's just one problem:
You're worried about someone stealing your idea. If you give an in-depth presentation on your business to investors, what's stopping them from capitalizing on your idea without you?
If you're wrestling with this Catch-22, the following suggestions can help you maintain confidentiality during your quest for capital.
Getting ahead on the job by breaking the rules by Penelope Trunk (Bankrate.com)
If you want to stand out in the workplace, you have to break with convention. You will have to be the person who says, "Why do we always do it this way? I have a better idea." But be careful: People who break all the rules all the time are not innovators or a breath of fresh air, they are sociopaths. Rules create order and process, and no company can operate in a state of anarchy. The key to breaking rules is to know which rules to break.
Rethinking how you work with recruiting firms by David Carpe (CareerJournal.com)
When you blast off your resume to thousands of search firms, where do you think it goes? Not to the partners it's typically addressed to. Instead, your documents are routed to the firm's research department where they may be coded and filed in an electronic database according to such attributes as industry, function, location and education.
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