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Innovate, Experiment - Think Out-of-the-Box - Abhy Medkul
Boxed inthat is what the functioning of the mind has become these days. One may easily fall into the rut of running on the beaten path. The result is too predictable and the gains only mediocre. The temptation is too strong. And the fears run too high to allow experimentation. There is a frantic... Submitted 1 year 261 days ago.

Should Public Figures Who Are Gay Stay In the Closet? - Carolyn Tytler
From a purely personal point of view, I wish that gay public figures would stay in the closet. I have no burning desire to know their favorite food, every detail of their past medical history, what they wear to bed or their sexual preference. I am interested in their intelligence, their... Submitted 1 year 294 days ago.

What You Could Hate About What You Love - Career Choices - - Christofer French
Loaded With Self Confidence But Less Reflection When people choose careers, they tend to choose them at the same time they are making head long leaps into romance. In Youth, we tend to be optimistic and full of ourselves. That is good and only natural. Our species survives because of the... Submitted 1 year 296 days ago.

Advice For Those Who Hate Public Speaking - Carolyn Tytler
Hate it or not, the ability to speak well in public is a necessary skill for anyone wishing to get ahead in the world of business, politics, or any field of endeavor today. The twenty-first century is the age of effective communication. Consider the charismatic figure of Barack Obama during... Submitted 1 year 306 days ago.

Graduate Career in Business Intelligence: Have You Got What It Takes? - - Jase Dove
Getting started in a Business Intelligence career may be the easiest way for a graduate to break into the IT industry, but it is no free lunch and a level of competency must be reached. Getting a job is only the first step, being well prepared to build a successful career is something else. ... Submitted 1 year 306 days ago.

CNAs & Nurses: 6 Tips for Working as a Team - - Linda Leekley
Teamwork among health care employees is great, right? Chances are, everyone at your workplace would agree that client care improves when nurses and CNAs work together as a team. Unfortunately, it can be a challenge! Here are some recent comments from CNAs across the country: "I respect... Submitted 1 year 331 days ago.

Need a Job? Find a Need and Meet It! - - elle kynzer
In my working life, which spans many decades, there are numerous employments that I have had. I'm a college graduate, who has enjoyed two careers longterm, and survived numerous short, and long recessions. Although I was born too late for "The Great Depression", it was the growing up period of my... Submitted 1 year 332 days ago.

What Does A Drafter Or Draftsman Do? - - Tim Davis
A drafter is someone who is trained in creating technical drawings. Their job is to take the sketches, concepts, and specifications of a professional architects, engineers, machinists, or inventors and build the necessary illustrations from which that idea can be implemented or fabricated in a... Submitted 1 year 334 days ago.

Are You Committing Career Suicide? - - Lisa Kaye
Have you had enough of rejection letters, cancelled appointments, rescheduled interviews and your inability to gain traction in your search whatsoever? Are you continuing to blame the lousy economy, high unemployment and staggering competition for your lack of job progress or employment? Are you... Submitted 1 year 335 days ago.

Build Your Job House - - Lisa Kaye
When the phone isn’t ringing, your email response to job inquiries falls silent and you can’t seem to get anyone to pay attention to you, it’s time to start some serious construction and pull out the tools to build your job house. I don’t mean career tools, like resumes, cv, references and... Submitted 1 year 347 days ago.

Make It Work - Lisa Kaye
For every fan of “Project Runway," you have heard the indelible Tim Gunn, utter his signature line “Make It Work" as he encourages, prods and sometimes embarrasses aspiring fashion designers to reach their goal of making it to the finish line and ultimately win the competition. For those of you... Submitted 2 years 10 days ago.

How to Deal with a Mean Boss - Carolyn Tytler
Everyone who has spent a length of time in the work force, will probably have had to deal with at least one mean boss. These characters can be pushy, rude, critical bullies, and they are sometimes actually abusive. They make your job harder and can affect your peace of mind, and your self-esteem... Submitted 2 years 19 days ago.

Things Not to Do on Your First Day of Work - - Carolyn Gibson CPM
On your first day at a new job, your company will have both written and unwritten rules of conduct and expectations from its new employee. You must leave your old work and social habits behind you, and try to blend into the new work culture you have joined. When you make an error, just because... Submitted 2 years 33 days ago.

You're Working Too Fast! - Andy Carloff
"Very often the idler is but a man to whom it is repugnant to make all his life the eighteenth part of a pin, or the hundredth part of a watch, while he feels he has exuberant energy which he would like to expend elsewhere. Often, too, he is a rebel who cannot submit to being fixed all his life... Submitted 2 years 47 days ago.

Hold The Vision & Trust The Process - - Lisa Kaye
I’m hearing from more and more people I meet with and interview how difficult it is out there. Particularly during the holidays when you are reminded about a holiday bonus, giving gifts and sharing good times with friends and family. You may not be in much of a mood to celebrate, but you have to... Submitted 2 years 65 days ago.

The Final Interview: Beware Of The Trap - - Mark Ste. Marie
One area of job search that is not discussed nearly enough, in my view, is the final interview. Human nature dictates that by the time the final interview rolls around, the focus is elsewhere. Candidates tend to anticipate the job offer rather than keep their eyes focused on the prize. It's an... Submitted 2 years 223 days ago.

Don't Start Off On The Wrong Foot When You Interview - - Mark Ste. Marie
We all know the importance of a good first impression whether in a social or a business setting. As the saying goes, perception is reality. One of the most important first impressions you'll make in the course of your life is in interviewing for a job. That impression is embedded in the... Submitted 2 years 224 days ago.

The Secrets of Writing a Truly Useful Executive Summary - - Philip Yaffe
In virtually all walks of live -- business, education, politics, research, etc. -- documents of more than a few of pages consist of the body and an executive summary. Unfortunately, most writers treat the executive summary as an afterthought rather than forethought. "It's in the name, isn't... Submitted 2 years 282 days ago.

Leadership Gap in the Green Market! - Kopitzee Parra-Thornton
With projections of the creation of 5 million new green jobs, there is a striking leadership gap in the Green Jobs market. Growing numbers of people are reinventing their careers in this new market, so one has to ask, "Who's going to lead?" Are our executives, consultants, and entrepreneurs... Submitted 2 years 306 days ago.

I Hate My Job, But I'm Scared to Leave. - Jacquelyne Williams
In today's economy, if you have a job then you're doing everything in your power to keep that job no matter how much you hate it. Considering that Generation Xers has never been through a serious recession and are known as "professional job hopper" or "slackers" below are some tips on how to... Submitted 2 years 309 days ago.

The Christian Work Ethic - - John Waddey
Those citizens with white in their hair can see a marked difference in the prevailing attitude of most contemporary workers and the work ethic we were taught in our homes, our churches and schools. It is now a major problem for employers to find reliable, dependable employees who are eager to... Submitted 3 years 62 days ago.

Interview With Myself October 21, 2008 - - Tex Norman
Introduction: I am getting discouraged. I have applied for nearly 50 jobs and gone on a dozen interviews and still no offers have come. I wish I was as tough as Julia Sweeney. I get mad at people who talk about traumatic job interviews, about going on one and getting rejected. I get... Submitted 3 years 112 days ago.

Success favors the Bold! - - Diane Dutton
Many times during my life, I have read the phrase "Success favors the bold", but I was never sure what that meant. Now I know. My story is all about being bold and walking away from the establishment over and over again. As a young high school student I knew my career would be in the field of... Submitted 3 years 135 days ago.

Test Taking Tips – How To Pass Employee Selection Tests - Catherine Jones
If you listen to the BBC News you will hear them say that more and more employers are using job aptitude tests to help select employees and research indicates that the number of people asked to carry out such tests is around 40%. Here are some test taking tips to help you... Submitted 3 years 164 days ago.

How To Write A Winning CV Or Resume Objective - Catherine Jones
When preparing your resume or CV for potential employers you may find that the hardest part to write is the "Objective". Although it is difficult to write, the objective is a very important to your resume. It is also considered to be important because it is what the employer will see first... Submitted 3 years 217 days ago.