Why You Should Never Accept a Counter Offer When You Resign Counter offers are risky. The reasons you resigned seldom goes away if you stay. In addition, when you met with your boss to turn in your resignation, you showed your boss that you have been disloyal by interviewing for another job. However, your boss…… Continue reading Why You Should Never Accept A Counter Offer When You Resign
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Companies Use Social Media for Hiring
Companies Use Social Media for Hiring. Companies use social media to find job candidates. Companies use social media profiles to weed out weak candidates. Companies use social media to terminate workers who break company policy on what workers can say and write in public. Candidates who get high marks as job applicants often market themselves with…… Continue reading Companies Use Social Media for Hiring
Job Search is a Numbers Game
Job search is a numbers game. Contacting more people will increase the likelihood that you get a job. In terms of numbers of prospects or shoppers, getting a job is similar to running a retail store. If the store has no shoppers, the store will have no sales. If shoppers line up out the door, the store…… Continue reading Job Search is a Numbers Game
Are Standing Meetings More Productive?
Are Standing Meetings More Productive? In a study at Washington University, St. Louis, MO., researchers found increases in the performance of people working in groups. Beginning with the knowledge that standing and working is healthy, the researchers, Andrew P. Knight and Markus Baer, created their study to learn how standing affects the performance of groups. They…… Continue reading Are Standing Meetings More Productive?
Self-doubt is a Sign that I am Growing
Self-doubt is a sign that I am growing. Things that I can do easily do not create self-doubt. I do not get nervous when I ride a bike or use a keyboard. I have had a lot of practice at doing both of these things. New, complex things create self-doubt. I feel anxiety. I feel…… Continue reading Self-doubt is a Sign that I am Growing
Hidden Expenses at a New Job
Hidden Expenses at a New Job If you have a job offer, congratulations. Before you sign the offer letter, consider the hidden expenses that can change the pay increase in the job offer. Here are some things to consider before you accept the job. The hidden expenses in tax increases with a pay raise Have you…… Continue reading Hidden Expenses at a New Job
Workplace Relationships: Accept, Change, or End
Workplace Relationships: Accept, Change, or End (A.C.E.) Sometimes, working with other people becomes difficult. Carrying the problems in my head is stressful. Understanding that I do have options helps me stop worrying and start working on solutions. In dealing with relationship problems, in fact, in dealing with most problems, I can ask myself three questions. Should I accept the…… Continue reading Workplace Relationships: Accept, Change, or End
Things to Understand About a Job Offer
Things to understand about a job offer Disclaimer: Federal and state laws change. I am not a lawyer. At the bottom of this article, I have posted a link to a source for information. The points in this article will helpful lead readers to find the information they need. A job offer is more than…… Continue reading Things to Understand About a Job Offer
Avoiding Interruptions
Avoiding interruptions I am not the best when it comes to avoiding interruptions. I wish I were. However, I have come up with a few things that help me avoid interruptions and stay on task. I keep a calendar. This one is simple enough for avoiding interruptions. When people interrupt me, I simply say that…… Continue reading Avoiding Interruptions
Dealing with Difficult People
Nearly everyone is difficult sometimes. I have days when I do not handle things as well as I wish I had. For me, dealing with people when they are being difficult takes a little patience. I wish that I could say that I always had that patience. When people say or do things that upset me,…… Continue reading Dealing with Difficult People
Department of Labor Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
Find jobs in each metropolitan area at JayWren.com/jobs. Monthly Rankings Source Bureau of Labor Statistics Department of Labor Apr. 2013 preliminary Last Modified Date: May 29, 2013 Rank Metropolitan Area Rate 1 Oklahoma City, OK Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.1 2 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area 4.9 3 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area 5.0 4…… Continue reading Department of Labor Unemployment Rates for Large Metropolitan Areas
5 Keys to Business and Career Success
Create a flexible plan and continue to develop new skills for success. The first key to business and career success is a flexible plan built around continued innovation and skills development. The needs and interest of consumers will always change. Successful businesses and people change with the needs and interest of consumers. At one time,…… Continue reading 5 Keys to Business and Career Success
Best Times to Make Social Media Post
Social media strategy for careers and business Do you post on social media for your job or your business? Jobs seekers find social media a great place to promote their career move. Businesses market their products through social media pages and membership groups. The time to build your audience on social media is before…… Continue reading Best Times to Make Social Media Post
5 Interview Tips for Getting a Job Offer
5 Interview Tips for Getting a Job Offer Use these 5 interview tips to cross the maze to getting a job offer. Hiring managers want to hire you when they invite you to an interview. Make their job easy. Say that you want the job. This tip for getting a job offer sounds obvious. However,…… Continue reading 5 Interview Tips for Getting a Job Offer
Walking to Work
I have been lucky to live in a dry climate. My neighborhood paved bike and running paths. Walking to work for me takes twenty minutes and is a more comfortable commute than the one most drivers make on the freeways. However, not every one has the comfortable climate and walkway I have. People who have…… Continue reading Walking to Work
Humility and Team Success
“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, it’s thinking of yourself less.” C. S. Lewis” Research on Humility and Teams In an article “The Best Leaders Are Humble Leaders,” HBR.org, Jeanine Prime and Elizabeth Salib reviewed research they had conducted on leadership. The research involved six countries and twenty-two companies. It showed that employees who believed…… Continue reading Humility and Team Success
Top 100 CPG Companies
TOP 100 CPG COMPANIES (Source Google) For directions and company details, click Google Maps Nestle USA Inc 800 N Brand Blvd Glendale, CA 91203 (818) 549-6000 Procter & Gamble Co 2 Procter and Gamble Plz Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 983-2184 Philip Morris USA 4001 Commerce Rd Richmond, VA 23234 (804) 274-2000 Unilever North America 700 Sylvan Ave…… Continue reading Top 100 CPG Companies
Career Websites: Leadership, Full-Time Jobs, Networking, Job Hopping
Career Advice: Leadership, Full-Time Jobs, Networking, and Job Hopping is a list of career articles from terrific writers and websites. This photo takes me back to the years I served on an aircraft carrier. I watched flight operations from the safer location of the bridge. For the men and women on the flight deck, I…… Continue reading Career Websites: Leadership, Full-Time Jobs, Networking, Job Hopping
Event Networking for Introverts
Event networking for introverts is never easy. For that matter, even some extroverts feel awkward when networking face to face. There is always that little feeling of what you don’t know. If networking events are difficult for you, there are things that you can do to make them easier. I prepare for networking events. When…… Continue reading Event Networking for Introverts
Are You in the Wrong Job?
If you feel unappreciated, are you in the wrong job? By unappreciated, I mean that you experience these things. Your turn has come up for promotion, but the promotion goes to your peers or perhaps people who have come into your company and moved past you. Your company brings in management from the outside for…… Continue reading Are You in the Wrong Job?
Going from Self-Conscious to Self-Confident
“You wouldn’t worry so much about what others think of you if you realized how seldom they do.” Eleanor Roosevelt Going from self-conscious to self-confident is a simple process of developing skills. Being self-conscious is painful and pointless. Being self-confident is healthy and rewarding. Self-conscious people have to think about themselves. They are less aware of…… Continue reading Going from Self-Conscious to Self-Confident
Small Business Saturday: Jobs Where You Are the Boss
Small business Saturday reminds us that there is opportunity in working for yourself. To begin self-employment, start simple. The goal is to do the deal, to sell something. William Procter, co-founder of consumer products giant Procter & Gamble, started his first business from skills he learned as an apprentice who dipped candles. When he settled…… Continue reading Small Business Saturday: Jobs Where You Are the Boss
Saying ‘No’ Without Feeling Like a Jerk
“A ‘No’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘Yes’ merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.” Mahatma Gandhi Saying ‘No’ without feeling like a jerk or acting as if a jerk is an important skill. You can’t say “Yes” to everything. You will end up with things that you do…… Continue reading Saying ‘No’ Without Feeling Like a Jerk
What to Do When You Hate Your Job And Feel Stuck
“Oh, you hate your job? Oh my god, well why didn’t you say so? You know there’s a support group for that. It’s called EVERYBODY. They meet at the bar.” Drew Carey Do you hate your job and feel stuck? You are not alone. According to a Gallup report, 87% do not connect with the…… Continue reading What to Do When You Hate Your Job And Feel Stuck
Job Security: How to Stop Scaring Yourself
“Most people are as happy as they make up their mind to be.” Abraham Lincoln Job Security: How to Stop Scaring Yourself Who doesn’t have days when they worry about things going badly? Sometimes these worries are about job security. Job security worries are often scary. Here are five key elements to understanding worrying. No matter how…… Continue reading Job Security: How to Stop Scaring Yourself
The Best Way to Get the Job You Want
The best way to get the job you want is to go to the places that have that type of job. This statement sounds obvious. But many people never understand this fact. They check the job boards. They register with a recruiter. They hear about jobs from their friends. Don’t these people get the job…… Continue reading The Best Way to Get the Job You Want
Get Your Job Done Fast.
Start by setting your own rules for email. In 1989, Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. He put his personal rules on email on the website World Wide Web Consortium. He wrote eleven points for sending email. He put these points under these three headings. “Before you email me.” “What not to email.” “What…… Continue reading Get Your Job Done Fast.
You Have Enough Talent. Now Work on Your Skills.
You Have Enough Talent. Now Work on Your Skills. Your skills will create your success. Don’t let your feelings about your talent discourage you from success. “I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.” Albert Einstein We’ve all known the kids with talent. These are the gifted students. They are instantly successful. …… Continue reading You Have Enough Talent. Now Work on Your Skills.
Onboarding New Employees for Maximum Success
Onboarding eases the transition into a new job. Starting a new job involves meeting new people. New employees must learn new places. They develop new skills. They learn to adapt to new expectations. New hires often feel uncertain about what to do. They are often uncertain about how well they fit in with the other…… Continue reading Onboarding New Employees for Maximum Success
What Do You Do When There are No Jobs?
What do you do when there are no jobs? Change the way you do your job hunting. One way to find out if a company is hiring is to ask them. Instead of looking for job listings, look for companies who hire people with your skills. When looking for companies that hire people with your…… Continue reading What Do You Do When There are No Jobs?
Is Making a Job Change Your Best Choice?
Is Making a Job Change Your Best Choice? Are you in the wrong job? Here are some signs that you might be. Every day is a bad day. You feel that you cannot do your job. You do not like your boss. You work around people you do not like. Have you outgrown your job…… Continue reading Is Making a Job Change Your Best Choice?
10 Ways to be More Likeable
10 Ways to be More Likeable Likeability is a soft skill that helps people build relationships and forge alliances. The things that students do to become likable are the same things that make workers likable. However, with evolving technologies and changing social norms, the skills and etiquette for likeability are more complex. In the “Wall…… Continue reading 10 Ways to be More Likeable
Saving Your Career from Job Burnout
Saving Your Career from Job Burnout Are you working on adrenaline and caffeine to push yourself to work faster and for longer hours? Are you working under constant pressure from your supervisor or from your working conditions? Are you taking shortcuts by eating at your desk, reading your email on your smartphone during breaks, and…… Continue reading Saving Your Career from Job Burnout
6 Steps to Success in the First 90 Days
In the first 90 days, you will create first impressions. Make them all positive. 1. Impress your boss. Do the job your boss expects you to do. Make your number one priority to do the things that your boss has told you to do in the order in which your boss directed you. Let your boss…… Continue reading 6 Steps to Success in the First 90 Days
10 Tips to Keep Your Job Search a Secret
10 Tips to Keep Your Job Search a Secret If you have a job, you can protect your current job and conduct a secret job search. This process takes time and planning. Here are tips that will help you reach the people who can help you and avoid the people who can cost you…… Continue reading 10 Tips to Keep Your Job Search a Secret
How to Deal with a Bad Boss
How to deal with a bad boss If you are working for a bad boss, you have my understanding and empathy. I have had a couple of bad bosses. One had no interest in his job and was a roadblock to my career. The other one was verbally abusive. In the first case, I left…… Continue reading How to Deal with a Bad Boss
20-70-10 Employee Stack Ranking
Many companies have used 20-70-10 employee ranking or “stack ranking” as part of the process in performance evaluations. Some companies once viewed the process as the staircase for success. Jack Welch used forced employee ranking at General Electric. He popularized the concept through his writing and consulting. In a “Bloomberg BusinessWeek article ‘The Case For 20-70-10′”, Jack…… Continue reading 20-70-10 Employee Stack Ranking
6 Tips to Ace Your Performance Review
Your performance review is important for more than your self-esteem. The results can affect your promotions, your pay raises, and your job security. Depending on where you work, your success in getting a great performance review is as important as doing a great job for your company. As managers come and go or as you…… Continue reading 6 Tips to Ace Your Performance Review
The Top 6 Soft Skills
Soft skills help workers become more successful and enable them to help other workers become more successful. The Top 6 Soft Skills Soft skills help workers become more successful and enable them to help other workers become more successful. According to the United States Department of Labor, these are the most important soft skills: 1. Communication…… Continue reading The Top 6 Soft Skills
Should I Call the Recruiter?
“Should I call the recruiter?” This question is a common among applicants. Occasionally I read career advice columns in which career coaches write, “Do not to call recruiters. They will call you.” Well, no, recruiters may never call you. Here is how recruiters conduct searches. First recruiters contact the qualified applicants they already have in…… Continue reading Should I Call the Recruiter?
How to Get a Job Fast
Is it important for you to get a job fast? Then you will want to do the things that will help you get a job and avoid the things that are a waste of time. Use a job board to find jobs. The job board at JayWren.com has thousands of job listings. Use a real search engine like Google…… Continue reading How to Get a Job Fast
Tips for Using Social Media to Get a Job
Tips for Using Social Media to Get a Job There are varieties of surveys on the Internet about what percent of job seekers use social media to find a job. The problem with these surveys is that the people who take them are heavy Internet users who voluntarily take time to take surveys. The surveys…… Continue reading Tips for Using Social Media to Get a Job
Is Your Desk Killing You?
Is Your Desk Killing You? Standing at work burns calories at a rate that adds up to running marathons. By contrast, endurance athletes who sit at work damage their health as though they were smoking. The solution for many people is to stand at their desk. There are desks specifically designed for people to stand while they work.…… Continue reading Is Your Desk Killing You?
Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable
Learning how to disagree without being disagreeable is sometimes a matter of understanding different types of people. Some people have a short temper. I had a partner who had a short temper. He would snap at people. Shortly after he lost his temper, his anger would pass. He realized that his short temper hurt him…… Continue reading Disagreeing Without Being Disagreeable
10 Reasons People Change Jobs
10 Reasons People Change Jobs Just because you are unhappy with your current job does not mean that you should get a new one. There are reasons to stay where you are even though you might be happier somewhere else. Companies increase vacation time and other benefits with time. Marketability increases with a stable employment…… Continue reading 10 Reasons People Change Jobs
How to Turn Down A Job Offer
12 Reasons Why Junior Military Officers (JMO) Should Avoid Recruiters
As a junior military officer, I progressed from pay grade O1 to O3 in thirty-six months. As a recruiter, I have placed 100’s of men and women. I made a fee for these placements. I have helped many more people network their careers and got no fee for my help. The best recruiters want to help people first and…… Continue reading 12 Reasons Why Junior Military Officers (JMO) Should Avoid Recruiters
Illegal Job Interview Questions
I am not a lawyer. It is illegal for an employer to base a hiring decision on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. However, employers must verify that all employees are eligible to work in the United States. If you are interviewing for a job and the employer asks you a question about one…… Continue reading Illegal Job Interview Questions
Post-Interview Thank You Letter
This format will help you write a post-interview thank you letter. Your information Street address City, state, zip Phone number Email address Date Contact’s information Name, titles Company name Street address City, state, zip Phone number Email address Thank you for meeting with me this morning. After our meeting, I am even more excited about…… Continue reading Post-Interview Thank You Letter
12 Tips to Help You In Your Job Search
12 Tips to Help You In Your Job Search 1. COUNTER OFFERS “Counter Offers: The Reason That You Resigned Seldom Goes Away If You Stay.” Companies give counter offers when the timing works against them to lose a person. However, unless the reason you resigned have gone away, taking a counter offer means that you are…… Continue reading 12 Tips to Help You In Your Job Search
How To Use Membership Sites To Bring Opportunity To Your Door
How To Use Membership Sites To Bring Opportunity To Your Door The purpose in joining a membership site is to bring opportunity to your door and avoid sending opportunity to the door of other people and businesses. The solution is as simple as how you use links to membership sites. For example, I see resumes…… Continue reading How To Use Membership Sites To Bring Opportunity To Your Door
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12 Things You Should Not Do In A Job Interview
12 Things You Should Not do In a Job Interview is a good start to preparing for your interview. How well you interview will decide whether you get the job. An interview is a critical step to getting a job. Preparing for your interview and making good choices in handling your interview can turn your…… Continue reading 12 Things You Should Not Do In A Job Interview
Finding Jobs That Match Your Skills
Finding Jobs That Match Your Skills This lists compares skills to jobs to help you find jobs that you will enjoy and do successfully. Enter any of these jobs into Find Jobs Search engine to find career opportunities. Environmental, Geographic, Geological Skills Archeologist Cartographer Conservationist Ecologist Environmentalist Geographic Information Systems Oil and Gas Explorers Surveyor…… Continue reading Finding Jobs That Match Your Skills
Picking A Career
In picking a career, start with an understanding of what you want to do and what you need to do to have that type of career. First, answer these questions. How well do you relate to other people. If you enjoy helping people, jobs in service industries, health care, hospitality, and other jobs requiring people skills…… Continue reading Picking A Career
The Best Time to Change Jobs
The Best Time to Change Jobs The Best Time to Change Jobs Changing jobs is one of the most stressful experiences in a person’s life. That statement does not mean that job changes do not bring high rewards. Getting married, having children, and buying a house are also among the most stressful experiences in a…… Continue reading The Best Time to Change Jobs
Job References
Job references can make or break your job offer. During the interview process, most hiring companies do reference checks on potential employees. Some companies ask for written references. More likely, a company will conduct references over the phone. When giving a person as a reference, get the person’s approval first. In some cases, your current…… Continue reading Job References
How To Write Effective Business Letters
How To Write Effective Business Letters: A business letter does four things. Communicates information Creates advertising awareness Creates an image of you or your company Creates actions and decisions Put your company name and return address at the top of the letter. If you are using letterhead, the return address is already in your business…… Continue reading How To Write Effective Business Letters
How To Negotiate A Job Offer
How To Negotiate A Job Offer: An Outline for Getting What You are Worth. Employers are more open to negotiating a job offer when they can see that there is a real shortfall between what they have offered you and what you have in your current job. The simple way to approach the matter is…… Continue reading How To Negotiate A Job Offer
How to Handle The Interview Question What Is Your Greatest Weakness?
What Is Your Greatest Weakness? I made the mistake of answering this question honestly during an interview for a promotion. I did get the promotion. However, my new supervisor had an annoying habit of reminding me of my answer to that question during our work together. Being able to answer this question is part of…… Continue reading How to Handle The Interview Question What Is Your Greatest Weakness?
6 Things to Know Before Accepting a Job Offer
6 Things to Know Before Accepting a Job Offer When a company makes you a job offer, you have done a lot of hard work and now you are in control of the process. You have the power to accept or decline the offer. You are also in a very important part of the…… Continue reading 6 Things to Know Before Accepting a Job Offer
The Side Hustle: Finding New Ways to Make Money
With the Internet expansion and coincidental high unemployment starting with the 2008 recession, companies began to spring up to connect personal assets into ways of making money. The “sharing economy” or “gig economy” exploded as a major economic force, powered by the proliferation of digital platforms that connect people who need services with freelance workers…… Continue reading The Side Hustle: Finding New Ways to Make Money
Be Extraordinary: Be a Good Neighbor.
I have had some excellent people work for me over the years. They were people I would like to have as neighbors around my home. They did things to help, often without my asking. They were people I could trust. One of these instances of trust resulted from my needing to look into the desk…… Continue reading Be Extraordinary: Be a Good Neighbor.
6 Ways to Create Brand Power in Your Online Profile
6 Ways to Create Brand Power in Your Online Profile A basic online profile is a person’s picture, name, skills, employment history, education, training, and accomplishments. Managed correctly, your profile can become the platform for your professional brand and advertising campaign. Here are six ways to build your brand: From your profile, create advertising on a…… Continue reading 6 Ways to Create Brand Power in Your Online Profile
Connecting The Dots: Asking Questions, Listening, And Success
Connecting The Dots: Asking Questions, Listening, And Success The opening question in retail is “How may I help you?” The shopper says, “I would like to try on a pair of shoes.” “Do you have a particular style in mind?’ “Yes, I would like to try this brand of walking shoes?” “What size would you…… Continue reading Connecting The Dots: Asking Questions, Listening, And Success
Books for Your Career
Wonderful things happen when I read books. I learn things that I would not know from surfing the Internet. There are things in books that I do not know that I do not know. I have a library card and I use it. There is a library within walking distance. It is a library branch and…… Continue reading Books for Your Career
Keeping Track Of Your Things At Work
Keeping Track Of Your Things At Work: You are sitting at your desk. You notice that you need to charge your cell phone. When you look in your case, you do not find the charger. As you think over your day and the days before, you can recall the last times that you used the charger,…… Continue reading Keeping Track Of Your Things At Work
Powerful People Who Regularly Take Walks
Legend has it that Aristotle walked around the Lyceum as he lectured to his students. Aristotle is often the model for people who discuss walking meetings. The idea of a walking meeting has a lot of appeal. Many people find the flowing environment, the exercise, and the side-by-side pairing stimulating. No one should find it…… Continue reading Powerful People Who Regularly Take Walks
Clearing the Mental Clutter of Job Stress
Stress loves mental clutter. As the pile of clutter grows in a person’s mind, stress becomes more powerful. The clutter creates confusion, making it difficult to see the important things, the things that a person needs to do. The confusion creates doubt and lowers self-confidence, creating more stress. The growing stress robs a person’s…… Continue reading Clearing the Mental Clutter of Job Stress
6 Steps for Turning Monday Blues into Power Mondays
Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act II, Scene 2: “… for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.” Winning teams and players come out of the locker room ready to play. Monday blues can distract anyone from starting the week with a winning attitude and mentality. Here are six steps that can help you…… Continue reading 6 Steps for Turning Monday Blues into Power Mondays
Finding and Verifying Email Addresses
Finding Email Addresses A simple way to find an email address, put the name of the person and the domain name of the company in a search engine. “email * * companyname.com” *.edu, *.gov, *.net, *.com, *.org Example: “First Name, Last Name ** examplecompany.com” Verifying Email Addresses Sometimes I find that I have an email…… Continue reading Finding and Verifying Email Addresses
The Power of Social Media for Employment Vetting
The Power of Social Media for Employment Vetting: Vetting means to investigate a person’s background thoroughly to decide if the person is a right fit for a job. Yes, vetting goes two ways. Employers can research applicants on social media. Applicants can research employers and their companies on social media. Some of the places to…… Continue reading The Power of Social Media for Employment Vetting
6 Ways to Test Drive a New Job Before You Commit
Here are six tips to help you try out a new job. See how jobs are working for other people. During a terrific vacation in Kona, Hawaii, my wife and spent a day on the beach at the King Kamehameha Hotel. During the day, I bought lunch at a beachside sandwich stand. Later that year,…… Continue reading 6 Ways to Test Drive a New Job Before You Commit
Power Assessment: Are People Your Greatest Asset?
Power Assessment: Are People Your Greatest Asset? There is an old saying on Wall Street that the company’s assets go up and down with the elevator every day. When I went through orientation at Procter & Gamble, the trainer explained to me that the philosophy of the company is that its people are its greatest…… Continue reading Power Assessment: Are People Your Greatest Asset?
Find an Email Address for Almost Anybody
Find an Email Address for Almost Anybody DEEP-WEB SOURCING THAT REVEALS INTERNET DETAILS OF A PERSON’S PICTURE AND INTERNET-POSTED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION. This video presents quite a bit of information in a short space, but is very easy to understand. Rob Ousbey has created a Google Document that formats 45 possible email addresses based on a…… Continue reading Find an Email Address for Almost Anybody
LinkedIn: Who Can See My Profile?
LinkedIn: Who Can See My Profile? By default, everyone in the world can see your public profile on LinkedIn without signing in to LinkedIn. That is why LinkedIn calls these profiles “public profiles.” You can alter the settings to restrict what information is available to the public. In their words, LinkedIn allows you to “Control…… Continue reading LinkedIn: Who Can See My Profile?
LinkedIn: Can People Tell that I Have Looked at their Profile?
By default, yes, people can tell that you have looked at their profile. LinkedIn puts your photo and your name on the profile page of people you view. Here is a detailed set of directions. Step 1: Sign into to LinkedIn. Step 2: Hold your cursor over the image in the upper right-hand corner of…… Continue reading LinkedIn: Can People Tell that I Have Looked at their Profile?
Facebook: Can people tell that I’ve looked at their Timeline?
Facebook answers this question and includes a separate question that it words slightly differently, “Can I know who’s looking at my Timeline or how often it’s being viewed?” “Your Timeline is your collection of the photos, stories, and experiences that tell your story.” The links to the questions above and the following list of questions…… Continue reading Facebook: Can people tell that I’ve looked at their Timeline?
The Power of Paradigms in Jobs and Business: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Walmart
The Power of Paradigms in Jobs and Business: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Walmart In 1964, the Italian company Olivetti created a new paradigm when it invented the first personal computer. At the time, computers and the peripheral equipment to make them useful took the space of a couple of refrigerators. The Olivetti desktop computer was…… Continue reading The Power of Paradigms in Jobs and Business: Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Walmart
Use Twitter for Urgent Updates–Jobs and Breaking News
Twitter is the emergency radio of social media. Co-founder of Twitter Jack Dorsey spent his time after school listening to emergency dispatchers. He liked the short bursts of correct information that the dispatchers would send to taxi, fire, ambulance, and police departments. The speed, accuracy, and brevity of these dispatchers fascinated him. While in high…… Continue reading Use Twitter for Urgent Updates–Jobs and Breaking News
Shopping for LinkedIn Groups
Shopping for LinkedIn Groups: The way to pick LinkedIn Groups is to select groups based on your business and career needs. Some groups are great for creating many connections. If you want to connect with people, join large groups. In the connect page on LinkedIn, there are seven options. One of the options is that…… Continue reading Shopping for LinkedIn Groups
The Biggest Job Hunting Mistake You Can Make Is Not Trying.
Hunting for jobs take a lot of work. It is easy to let up and take your search lightly. Finding a job is like building a business. Even when business is slow you can make preparations for when business will return. Here are some things you can do during a lull in activity. 1. Send…… Continue reading The Biggest Job Hunting Mistake You Can Make Is Not Trying.
12 Ways to Increase Your Mental Skills
12 Ways to Increase Your Mental Skills There is nothing magical to greater mental power. You do not have to buy anything. You just need to follow some simple steps. 1. Live in the present moment. Focus on what is in front of you. This focus enables you to make good decisions and take the…… Continue reading 12 Ways to Increase Your Mental Skills
Job Social: The Company Office Party
Before you head to the company office party, make plans. If you have experience going to trade shows, you may find that you can use the same plans for attending an office party that you have used for attending trade shows. Make plans to meet with people. If you expect to see people you…… Continue reading Job Social: The Company Office Party
The 30-60-90-Day Plan for Jobs and Job Interviews
Before you go to a job interview, put together a 30-60-90-day plan. You can write the presentation in Word or PowerPoint. Some people use Excel. If you can keep the presentation to two or three columns, you might use Excel. From what I have seen, people load Excel with so many columns and rows…… Continue reading The 30-60-90-Day Plan for Jobs and Job Interviews
19 Top Job Interview Questions
19 Top Job Interview Questions You can never know what questions an interviewer will ask you. However, here are some of the more popular questions. Why are you leaving your current job? What is your greatest achievement? Who was the best supervisor you have ever had? Who was the worst supervisor you ever had. What makes you the best…… Continue reading 19 Top Job Interview Questions
How to Avoid Panic When You Lose the Internet
Internet addiction or digital addiction is so powerful that people walk into walls, fall down stairs, and crash their cars while using smartphones and tablets. People read GPS directions while driving. How can anyone see where to drive if they are reading a phone? I have been in meetings that ban cell phones and seen…… Continue reading How to Avoid Panic When You Lose the Internet
Job Power through Free Websites
Free Websites: Membership sites and websites give different benefits. Nearly every career professional I know has a profile on at least one membership site. Some of these professionals have their profile on several sites. They put their names on the list among hundreds of millions of other professionals and businesses. Membership sites are terrific to…… Continue reading Job Power through Free Websites
Turn Job Shopping into Job Hunting
Turn Job Shopping into Job Hunting “I must create a System, or be enslav’d by another Man’s.” -William Blake Shoppers buy products that are easy to find and are popular with other shoppers. When I go to the supermarket, I shop. I buy the things that the store has on hand. The people who buy…… Continue reading Turn Job Shopping into Job Hunting
Listening Power
Listening Power People prefer to think that they are smart. Most people also like to think that other people think that they are smart. Sometimes I can impress people more when I ask intelligent questions about what they have to say than saying anything. People enjoy discussing things they like and people they like. People…… Continue reading Listening Power
The Power of Giving Recognition
The Power of Giving Recognition People who give compliments and recognition are people I remember. For several years, I have sent out a newsletter. Two people have regularly given me thanks for my work in creating and publishing that newsletter. One of these people is a senior executive at The Walt Disney Company. The other…… Continue reading The Power of Giving Recognition
Digital Marketing for Your Job: Do the Risks Outweigh the Rewards?
Digital Marketing for Your Job: Do the Risks Outweigh the Rewards? You have worked hard to create an Internet presence. You have created a LinkedIn account, a Twitter account, and a Facebook account. You have polished your profile on these accounts. You have carefully selected people for your connections. You value your relationship with each person you…… Continue reading Digital Marketing for Your Job: Do the Risks Outweigh the Rewards?
Job Power: Get Digital.
Get digital. Among business people, digital skills have become common place. Some business executives may still consider anything on a computer either a programmer’s task or a clerical task and beneath the requirements of their job. However, most executives I know use a smartphone to thumb through text messages, news, and emails as a routine…… Continue reading Job Power: Get Digital.
Jobs: How to Negotiate Anything from Pay Raises and Promotions to Job Offers
How to Negotiate Pay Raises, Promotions, and Job Offers Whenever you negotiate anything, do your research. For example, when negotiating a pay raise, research the salary range of your job. If you have an open, comfortable relationship with the human resources, simply ask for the salary range for your job. Some companies publish internal information…… Continue reading Jobs: How to Negotiate Anything from Pay Raises and Promotions to Job Offers
10 Ways to Reduce Job Stress
10 Ways to Reduce Job Stress I benefit several ways when I relax my mind. I think more clearly. I make better decisions. I feel better. I make other people feel better and help them think more clearly. I am healthier. My heart rate goes down. My blood pressure goes down. I have more energy.…… Continue reading 10 Ways to Reduce Job Stress
Make Cyber Monday a Great Day on the Job.
While everyone else is sneaking peaks at deals, make Cyber Monday a great day to focus on finding a job or doing a great job. This day is a giveaway day for many of your competitors. They are falling into the cyber pit of Internet deals. Move ahead of them. Use this day to find…… Continue reading Make Cyber Monday a Great Day on the Job.
Tis the Season to Get a Job!
Jobs are always in season. I have had applicants accept offers on nearly every day of the year. There are holidays year round. If hiring managers have a need to hire a person, they continue the recruiting process until they make that hire. If you going through a lag in activity, you can do things…… Continue reading Tis the Season to Get a Job!
The Power of Purpose: How to Get Promoted
When I cannot tell myself what I hope to accomplish, I am probably doing something that I do not need to do. By understanding the purpose of what I am doing, I work at a higher level. I can know the best way to do a job. I have my goal in sight. I am…… Continue reading The Power of Purpose: How to Get Promoted
How To Get Promoted In Any Job Situation
When I can not tell myself what I hope to accomplish, I am probably doing something that I do not need to do. By understanding the purpose of what I am doing, I work at a higher level. I can know the best way to do a job. I have my goal in sight. I…… Continue reading How To Get Promoted In Any Job Situation
If You Do Not Know What to Wear to a Job Interview, Dress Like the People Who Are Doing the Job.
What to wear to a job interview: this situation causes a bit of confusion. Many companies have a casual dress code. People wear slacks, skirts, button shirts or blouses. A lot of workers wear boots, sneakers, athletic shoes, sandals, flats, loafers, or boat shoes. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, wears a t-shirt to work. If you are…… Continue reading If You Do Not Know What to Wear to a Job Interview, Dress Like the People Who Are Doing the Job.