Career Tips and So Much More

The resumé, a traditional document which describes your abilities and past experiences is, as we all know, a very important requirement. How you present yourself in a resume can be vital. You have to be concise and selective. Concise, because the average resume receives only five to seven seconds of viewing, and you won’t get a second chance to make an impression. Selective, because you can’t explain everything you’ve done or a list of all your abilities. That much information would be too much for a potential employer to process. You must be discriminating in choosing the items that most relate to the position for which you are applying. A selective approach helps to hold the employer’s attention and leaves him or her with a few unanswered questions. It serves to motivate the employer to want to see more of you and hence invite you for an interview. Obtaining an interview is the sole purpose of the resumé. No one is hired strictly based on how they look on paper.

The standard resumé, which is one or two pages in length, can be creative but must at the same time contain some basics:

1. an objective

2. a summary of your experience

3. a record of your education

4. other related activities

The objective section of your resume is one or two sentences that state, as precisely as possible, what you want to do. It gives anyone reading your resume a general framework of your direction and interests. To avoid being too general or too specific – which may at times exclude you from positions—do both. Indicate the major field you are considering or general job category, then list your specific job title preferences. For example: “A mid-level position in product management such as New Product Development Manager or Area Sales Manager.”

Your experience is probably the most important information on the resume for the potential employer. This category states what you are doing now (listed first) and what jobs and what jobs you have held in the past. List the three of four most relevant positions. Choose which are most relevant by the following criteria:

1. how similar the position or specific responsibilities are to the position being sought (always emphasize similarities between your past and potential job),

2. how long you spent in that position, and

3. how recent your experience was.


Your job responsibilities should be described from many business angles as possible. What did you achieve? How much responsibility did you have? Did you supervise anyone? Did you have any budget responsibility? Were you promoted? Did you work independently or as a team member? Did you take projects from start to finish, or were you responsible for a specific part of a process? Did you work with customers? Did you sell any products or services? What innovations, improved productivity or cost improvements did you bring to your previous positions? These are the type of questions that provide useful information to potential employers. Numbers, percentages, and time periods quantify and qualify your past, and should be used whenever possible. Professional organizations, committees, volunteer activities and special projects which relate to the position you are seeking should all be included in the “Other Related Activities” section of your resumé.

Some modern resumés do not include pictures or extensive personal information, and they mention very little unrelated experience. References are becoming less frequently used now because of legal restrictions, so they should not be specifically listed.

A cover letter will often need to accompany your resume. It should always be sent to a person (not a department or function) with whom you have already spoken. The personal contact increases your chances of getting special attention throughout the job hunting process. The cover letter must be clear and direct, starting with an attention-getter, mentioning highlights of your resume and ending with an indication of what action YOU will next take. Do not ask the employer to call you. If you are creating work for them before you are hired, even if only a phone call, how much work can they expect you to create once you are hired? As an employee, your job should be to help make their job easier.

Copyright © 2011 Athena Goodlight


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People have constantly prized the essence of time. Still, only quite a few people have mastered the skill of properly apportioning their time for their work. We see several books in book shops laying claim they have the secret to effective time management. But do we truly have to pay just to realize the secret of proper time management?

You actually don’t have to purchase time management books just to learn the secret of proper time management. All you require is common sense and discipline. Nonetheless, there are more dependable ways to accomplish your goal. The following are a few tips to aid you in managing your time.

Prior to making a list of things you have to do, you’ve got to realize that the list would never work if you will not couple it with discipline. When discussing discipline here, it means you have to recognize your own priorities likewise to guide you in putting up with the rules that you have laid out for yourself.

1. Write down a set of things to do during the day – This is the old school way to proper time management. Create a list of things you have to accomplish for the day to keep you informed on what to do for the day. The list will aid you to avoid distractions of whatever should arise within the day.

It is suggested to make an adaptable “to do list”; having an adaptable list allows for you to fit unforeseen events and social occasions (just the important ones) without ruining the whole list.

2. Modify bad time management habits – It generally helps for beginners to change their bad time management habits. If you ponder on your everyday activities, you would perhaps recognize that you spend a huge some of time watching a bit much TV or different forms of leisure. It’s okay to allot some time on leisure, but never when it surpasses the prescribed time for it. Modifying these habits would gain you time to do more meaningful activities.

3. Set a few things to do during the day as top priority. – The idea of determining hierarchies on your listed set of priorities is the ones on top of the list are what you must attend to first. It also serves you to finish on the dot when you utilize it in alignment with your “to-do” list and everyday timetable.

4. Learn how to say “NO” – When offered up to do something, A lot of people have problem refusing. Therefore, they’re faced up with a lot of tasks than they can handle. This is more crucial when it bears on the tasks that are more insignificant, like watching a movie or attending a football game. You have to keep in mind that once you have accomplished your pending tasks, you’ll have time to enjoy yourself.

If you are preparing to go out, you must plan this a couple of days ahead. Hence, you can end up your task in advance and save ample time for these long breaks.

5. Splitting up your workload – This is particularly helpful when working with others as a team. You do not have to do everything by yourself. When you split up your workload, people tend to end up faster since they can center on doing a particular task.

6. Maintaining your workplace clean and organized – When your workplace is great deal of a mess, it is generally difficult to search things underneath the pile. Occasionally it takes hours for you to search a lost paper on a cluttered up pile. Hence keeping things organized betters your total efficiency.

7. Setting up goals for yourself – Having practical and doable goals for yourself is a crucial step in proper time management. Setting goals gets you motivated to do your job easily. Keep in mind that you require efficiency to get things done the correct way.

Copyright © 2011 Athena Goodlight



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The location can make or break the success of your career, either in a short term or a long term plan. Decide where you want to be located. Do you like your present place of residence or are you already tired with it? Do you wish to live someplace else? Is this the place you have lived in since your childhood days but have never resided at any other place? Have you gone on a vacation somewhere and considered living there?

Part of narrowing your territory and channeling your job search efforts to precision is to decide on the area where you’d like to apply your skills and talent and maximize them to create a wage paying job. It is not productive nor is it progressive for you if you find a job you desire but dislike your living situation. Finding a good job includes getting it in the location you like.

So, start your research now and gather information on your top five chosen places to live. Narrow down your choices until you get a specific area and then the specific towns. Then, determine and gather more data about not only the town itself but also the enterprises located in the area that are in the line of business(s) you’ve specified for yourself. The local chambers are willing to give information and may even be equally pleased to see you become a part of the community. There are many of fantastic places to live in a country. Take advantage of them.

If you have taken a special interest in a particular area, start gathering information about that place. If possible, visit it, by all means go around and discover what the town has to offer.

Having the lists of businesses in those areas and locations on hand then it’s time to narrow down your list. Choose your top two locations and focus on finding employment there.

Update your resume. A lot of resources both printed and online, can be found on this subject. Write it in the way experts suggest. Present your skills first if that says more about you than where you have worked. Check out the local educational programs in the areas of your choice in case you may need further training in the areas you wish to do more with. Don’t relocate to a place that does not have jobs in the fields you like and are adept at or intend to develop your skills further.

Finally, begin establishing contacts with key people. Check the availability of local job hot-lines and other employment identifying features. Make sure to contact specific businesses that you have already identified as potential employers.

As you set forth in gathering your data with which to particularize the territory in terms of place, skills and interest, there are several resources you can use, most of which are either free or have a minimal cost to get the information that would facilitate your decisions regarding your future career.
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Mark Zuckerberg announced in a press conference outside his Palo Alto, CA office that Facebook will be shut down. The multi-billion dollar franchise that has become the biggest social network of all time will finally meet its end. Mark Zuckerberg says, “Facebook has gotten out of control,” during the press conference, “and the stress of managing this company has ruined my life. I need to put an end to all the madness.”

Real or hoax?
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He is called the first viral celebrity of 2011. He is the Golden-Voiced Homeless Man named Ted Williams, who was found soliciting loose change from drivers along Ohios's I-71. Scribbled on a piece of cardboard was this:

"I have a god given gift of voice. I'm an ex-radio announcer who has fallen on hard times. Please! Any help will be greatfully appreciated. Thank you and God bless. Happy holidays."

His story was first released Monday, January 3, 2011 in the Columbus Dispatch who also aired a video entitled Golden Homeless Voice. After his video was aired, it hit more than 4.5 million views in two days. Job offers subsequently came in. One from NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers among many others.

This is truly an inspiring story to start the year.

Here is a video seen on new.music.yahoo.com



Erica Hill and Chris Wragge of CBS talk to Ted Williams, a homeless man with a golden voice who became a viral sensation on the internet.



Here are other videos of Ted Williams



In his Kraft TV commercial as voice over talent



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Christmas shopping for your boss can be a hard situation. First of all buying a Christmas gift for your superiors at work is regarded to be somewhat of a faux pas unless the gift is being bought by a group of employees. While giving Christmas gifts to subordinates is commonly an acceptable practice, gifts from individuals to a boss can be deemed an attempt to gain advantages such as promotions or favorable projects or discourses. As a result care ought to be always be taken when giving Christmas gifts to a boss. This article will have a look at situations in which giving a Christmas gift to your boss is accepted and will extend tips for Christmas shopping for your boss.

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The consideration of good etiquette is also something to be reminded of and noticed at holiday parties at work. As examples, talking and laughing with food in one's mouth, emptying a plate of delightful hors d'ouevres or pocketing candies, cookies or treats to bring home are all regarded as poor etiquette. A Christmas party at work can also provide an chance to have a brief conversation with supervisors, managers and other company officials whom one may not get in contact with oftentimes. It can be the ideal time to leave a good impression on a key administrator. By acquainting yourself and striking up a conversation, it is also placing a face to a name or getting yourself known and sticking out amidst fellow colleagues. For those who are hard workers and who want to elevate such interactions at work holiday and Christmas parties can be beneficial and advantageous.

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