Jobs & Careers Archive
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Job Tips On Getting a Promotion
One of the things that you will probably learn when you start working is that you'll always want to be promoted. Regardless of the task that you are assigned to as of the moment or what you're experiencing, you need to understand that getting a promotion isn't all as glamorous as it is. You need to work hard because you'll be dealing with so many new and different issues such as people and management issues. In a statistical survey of employees who were promoted, 20% of those who responded said ... -
Rules for Temping
After you submit your CV to potential employers, even though it's masterfully crafted, you will never have a 100% hit ratio all the time. Sometimes, you'll even be asked to just fill in a temporary job instead of a permanent one. However, there are some temp jobs that might have a possible permanent future in store for you and then there are those temp jobs that are exactly like that-just a transitory stage until you find an employer who will risk their neck to hire you. Humor aside, temping can... -
Developing Good Work Habits
Stretch Your RoleOccasionally think how you can go above and beyond. Are there projects outside your defined role you could help with? Be proactive; ask to join. Come up with your own ideas, and work with your manager to implement them. If you're a hamster, step off the wheel and poke your head out of the cage. Stretch a little. This won't go unnoticed.Manage UpMake sure you and your manager are in firm agreement on what you're doing. Be proactive and get on his calendar to ensure you're meeting... -
Achieving Career Resolutions
Have you ever wanted to start fresh in your career? Maybe you've decided that enough is enough and today will be the start of the rest of your life? You should never lose hope whenever you're looking for the best option in your career. Be sure that you're always in tune with these career resolutions to get you started.Learn what you can when you canYou should be able to say at the end of every day, "Today was a productive day." Try to look at your workplace as a classroom each day. Get as much i... -
Starting The Year Right at Work
The holidays are over and the festive season has come to an end. You seem to still have that holiday hangover that started in mid-December last year. Some people may find it anticlimactic to be celebrating the week before and then simply go about doing your work the week after. Even though you still have to contend with the weather and the different things that you've put off for the start of this year, it is possible to face January in the workplace with as less stress as possible. It's all abo... -
Essential Qualities of an Entrepreneur
Not everyone can succeed in business. Entrepreneurs are a unique lot of people who share certain characteristics that may differentiate them from everyone else. These characteristics help them become more able to do business and have the right traits that is required to make their business grow and flourish. Going into business is not usually an easy task. You should have the following entrepreneur characteristics in order to know if you will succeed someday in going into business for yourself. ... -
Dealing with Difficult Bosses
The definition of a boss is a person who exercises control over workers. Sadly, this isn't far from the truth. Most of the bosses that employees have nowadays do exercise control over them. But this is the negative type of control as it has a way of intimidating and making them submit to authority out of fear instead of respect. For some people, dealing with difficult bosses is just a way of life. There have been people who have been able to record conversations which border on insults and other... -
Take the Road to Success
If you've been around the television for quite some time now, you've probably seen the hit TV show "Dancing with the Stars" which puts together professional dancers with celebrities and dresses them up in fancy clothes with well-made up faces and extraordinary hairdos. This show is one of the better metaphors for looking for a job today.Every week, the couples that have been matched on "Dancing with the Stars" rigorously compete by following well-choreographed adaptations of the cha-cha, tango a... -
Building a Successful Virtual Assistant Business
A virtual assistant is an independent contractor who provides administrative, technical, and or creative assistance to clients. They usually serve to other independent entrepreneurs as well as solo and small business practices such as lawyers and realtors.Virtual assistants work from their own office, thus making it a fairly popular and growing profession. Common modes of communication and data delivery include the Internet, file transfer protocol, and fax machine. Although the occupation gives ... -
Considering a Career Change
Moving for a new job, especially when you are just starting out, can be your springboard towards a rapid career launch. However, you need to weigh your options carefully. Where you move is just as important for your personal happiness as the job you move for.If you are planning to move towards a new job that would require you to live in another place, you may need to consider the following.Occupational horizons - Moving to a new location can be risky because there are so many unknowns, while a n...