Sunday, December 23, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Personality Bombs
Defusing Personality Bombs At Work
By:
Morey Stettner
Manage enough employees and you'll face individuals with personality disorders. The way you respond can either promote calm or provoke turmoil.
"We all have diverse personalities," said Laurence Miller, a clinical business psychologist in Boca Raton, Fla. "But when personality traits turn into personality disorders, you have a problem."
"From Difficult to Disturbed," Miller describes the most difficult people to manage as "personality stealth bombs." The severity of their dysfunctional personality may not manifest itself at first, but it eventually grates on everyone on the team.
Difficult employees may exhibit narcissism, anti-social behavior and obsessive-compulsive characteristics, Miller says. By knowing how to spot these problems, you can take steps to contain the damage and disruption that these individuals often cause.
"Managers don't need to be psychologists and make clinical diagnoses," Miller said. "They just need to be aware of what to look for and use their intuition."
Narcissistic personalities have a wildly inflated sense of themselves. They think they are superior to others -- smarter and more special -- and as a result they may ignore rules and chafe at constructive criticism. Rarely modest, they tend to hog credit for team accomplishments and make suggestions that they deem brilliant.
"It's important to coach narcissists to follow through on their good ideas," Miller said. Because they crave attention, reward them for implementing their ideas by praising their execution and inviting them to lead training sessions.
Anti-social personalities disregard the respectful communication that characterizes a healthy workplace. They are often "the most malignant" types of employees, Miller said, because they're apt to cheat or steal without compunction.
"Anti-social personalities lie and they're good at it," Miller warned. "They can charm the birds out of the trees, so pin them down. Assess their performance using clear measures so that they can't get around things using glib explanations."
Because these types of employees tend to do the least amount of work that they can and alienate colleagues with their lack of civility, it's especially important to identify and reject job seekers with anti-social personalities.
Always check references and confirm the applicant's claims of achievements in past jobs. Be wary if you detect repeated inconsistencies in the candidate's comments.
Obsessive-compulsive personalities place undue emphasis on minutiae. Their productivity can suffer because they spend too much time fussing and nit-picking, although their love of detail can work well for certain complex or multistep projects.
Manage these individuals by encouraging them to take breaks and appreciate the big picture. Direct their focus on what matters most so that they don't approach every aspect of their job with excessive orderliness.
By:
Morey Stettner
Manage enough employees and you'll face individuals with personality disorders. The way you respond can either promote calm or provoke turmoil.
"We all have diverse personalities," said Laurence Miller, a clinical business psychologist in Boca Raton, Fla. "But when personality traits turn into personality disorders, you have a problem."
"From Difficult to Disturbed," Miller describes the most difficult people to manage as "personality stealth bombs." The severity of their dysfunctional personality may not manifest itself at first, but it eventually grates on everyone on the team.
Difficult employees may exhibit narcissism, anti-social behavior and obsessive-compulsive characteristics, Miller says. By knowing how to spot these problems, you can take steps to contain the damage and disruption that these individuals often cause.
"Managers don't need to be psychologists and make clinical diagnoses," Miller said. "They just need to be aware of what to look for and use their intuition."
Narcissistic personalities have a wildly inflated sense of themselves. They think they are superior to others -- smarter and more special -- and as a result they may ignore rules and chafe at constructive criticism. Rarely modest, they tend to hog credit for team accomplishments and make suggestions that they deem brilliant.
"It's important to coach narcissists to follow through on their good ideas," Miller said. Because they crave attention, reward them for implementing their ideas by praising their execution and inviting them to lead training sessions.
Anti-social personalities disregard the respectful communication that characterizes a healthy workplace. They are often "the most malignant" types of employees, Miller said, because they're apt to cheat or steal without compunction.
"Anti-social personalities lie and they're good at it," Miller warned. "They can charm the birds out of the trees, so pin them down. Assess their performance using clear measures so that they can't get around things using glib explanations."
Because these types of employees tend to do the least amount of work that they can and alienate colleagues with their lack of civility, it's especially important to identify and reject job seekers with anti-social personalities.
Always check references and confirm the applicant's claims of achievements in past jobs. Be wary if you detect repeated inconsistencies in the candidate's comments.
Obsessive-compulsive personalities place undue emphasis on minutiae. Their productivity can suffer because they spend too much time fussing and nit-picking, although their love of detail can work well for certain complex or multistep projects.
Manage these individuals by encouraging them to take breaks and appreciate the big picture. Direct their focus on what matters most so that they don't approach every aspect of their job with excessive orderliness.
Investor's Business Daily
Defusing Personality Bombs At Work
Friday November 30, 6:05 pm ET
Morey Stettner
Manage enough employees and you'll face individuals with personality disorders. The way you respond can either promote calm or provoke turmoil.
"We all have diverse personalities," said Laurence Miller, a clinical business psychologist in Boca Raton, Fla. "But when personality traits turn into personality disorders, you have a problem."
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Author of "From Difficult to Disturbed," Miller describes the most difficult people to manage as "personality stealth bombs." The severity of their dysfunctional personality may not manifest itself at first, but it eventually grates on everyone on the team.
Difficult employees may exhibit narcissism, anti-social behavior and obsessive-compulsive characteristics, Miller says. By knowing how to spot these problems, you can take steps to contain the damage and disruption that these individuals often cause.
"Managers don't need to be psychologists and make clinical diagnoses," Miller said. "They just need to be aware of what to look for and use their intuition."
Narcissistic personalities have a wildly inflated sense of themselves. They think they are superior to others -- smarter and more special -- and as a result they may ignore rules and chafe at constructive criticism. Rarely modest, they tend to hog credit for team accomplishments and make suggestions that they deem brilliant.
"It's important to coach narcissists to follow through on their good ideas," Miller said. Because they crave attention, reward them for implementing their ideas by praising their execution and inviting them to lead training sessions.
Anti-social personalities disregard the respectful communication that characterizes a healthy workplace. They are often "the most malignant" types of employees, Miller said, because they're apt to cheat or steal without compunction.
"Anti-social personalities lie and they're good at it," Miller warned. "They can charm the birds out of the trees, so pin them down. Assess their performance using clear measures so that they can't get around things using glib explanations."
Because these types of employees tend to do the least amount of work that they can and alienate colleagues with their lack of civility, it's especially important to identify and reject job seekers with anti-social personalities.
Always check references and confirm the applicant's claims of achievements in past jobs. Be wary if you detect repeated inconsistencies in the candidate's comments.
Obsessive-compulsive personalities place undue emphasis on minutiae. Their productivity can suffer because they spend too much time fussing and nit-picking, although their love of detail can work well for certain complex or multistep projects.
Manage these individuals by encouraging them to take breaks and appreciate the big picture. Direct their focus on what matters most so that they don't approach every aspect of their job with excessive orderliness.
"Make sure they don't get bogged down," Miller said. And point 15ut the difference between performing a task well and striving for an unrealistic standard of perfection.
Defusing Personality Bombs At Work
Friday November 30, 6:05 pm ET
Morey Stettner
Manage enough employees and you'll face individuals with personality disorders. The way you respond can either promote calm or provoke turmoil.
"We all have diverse personalities," said Laurence Miller, a clinical business psychologist in Boca Raton, Fla. "But when personality traits turn into personality disorders, you have a problem."
ADVERTISEMENT
Author of "From Difficult to Disturbed," Miller describes the most difficult people to manage as "personality stealth bombs." The severity of their dysfunctional personality may not manifest itself at first, but it eventually grates on everyone on the team.
Difficult employees may exhibit narcissism, anti-social behavior and obsessive-compulsive characteristics, Miller says. By knowing how to spot these problems, you can take steps to contain the damage and disruption that these individuals often cause.
"Managers don't need to be psychologists and make clinical diagnoses," Miller said. "They just need to be aware of what to look for and use their intuition."
Narcissistic personalities have a wildly inflated sense of themselves. They think they are superior to others -- smarter and more special -- and as a result they may ignore rules and chafe at constructive criticism. Rarely modest, they tend to hog credit for team accomplishments and make suggestions that they deem brilliant.
"It's important to coach narcissists to follow through on their good ideas," Miller said. Because they crave attention, reward them for implementing their ideas by praising their execution and inviting them to lead training sessions.
Anti-social personalities disregard the respectful communication that characterizes a healthy workplace. They are often "the most malignant" types of employees, Miller said, because they're apt to cheat or steal without compunction.
"Anti-social personalities lie and they're good at it," Miller warned. "They can charm the birds out of the trees, so pin them down. Assess their performance using clear measures so that they can't get around things using glib explanations."
Because these types of employees tend to do the least amount of work that they can and alienate colleagues with their lack of civility, it's especially important to identify and reject job seekers with anti-social personalities.
Always check references and confirm the applicant's claims of achievements in past jobs. Be wary if you detect repeated inconsistencies in the candidate's comments.
Obsessive-compulsive personalities place undue emphasis on minutiae. Their productivity can suffer because they spend too much time fussing and nit-picking, although their love of detail can work well for certain complex or multistep projects.
Manage these individuals by encouraging them to take breaks and appreciate the big picture. Direct their focus on what matters most so that they don't approach every aspect of their job with excessive orderliness.
"Make sure they don't get bogged down," Miller said. And point 15ut the difference between performing a task well and striving for an unrealistic standard of perfection.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Manager's Scheduling Skills
4 Step Scheduling Secrets
Now, finally, you have reached the climax where you learn how to put together an effective, time management schedule aimed at providing you with the very best results. It takes just five steps to make this successful.
Step One: Identify and implement time for your tasks. If you are working at home, you need time to be scheduled to be dedicated to the job at hand. If you work in an office, be sure to note that your time is from 9am to noon then from 1pm until 5pm, for example. Your personal life can be scheduled around as needed, but schedule time for work specifically.
Step Two: Now, schedule the time you need for accomplish the regular activities of your job. This may include things like working with others, giving direction, paying invoices, organizing your schedule and so forth. This should be time that you must dedicate to making your job successful. These are items you do not have a choice but to do even if they are at a set time.
Step Three: Use your To Do List to help you to schedule in the important activities on your schedule. Start with all of your number one or highest priority items and block them in on your schedule. Then, move on to the next times until you go through your entire list, allotting time to each of the most important tasks.
Some items may not make it into your schedule. That is to be expected. That is not necessarily a problem if they are truly the bottom of the line. If their priority changes over time, change them to fit into your schedule as you see fit. Be sure that all tasks that can not be given to anyone one else are scheduled for you here.
Step Four: Extra time schedule as necessary. Here, you need to begin by knowing how long it will take you to complete the task. For example, if you have to write that column you may know that it will take you one full hour to actually write out the column. Block in that hour.
But in addition to this, do give yourself what is called contingency time. This is time that is provided to you as a padding because as you know it is not likely that you will get an entire hour that is uninterrupted by something or someone. Over time you can make better decisions on how much of this time you will actually need.
You will need to be sure that you are giving yourself enough time here. You may actually find yourself struggling to find the time to accomplish this task too. Yet, go back and find spots and locations where you can grab a few minutes here and there so that at the end of the day you do have this time.
You should also remember that delegation is a key to success. If you have to handle something yourself, by all means do so. But, when you can give off a bit of that to someone else, go for it. All successful business people must master delegation to gain the most benefit for their time and their money.
As you can see from this five step program, managing your time can be quite simple when you work through the program. You will need to consistently revisit your goals, tweak them and your Action Plans to actually help you to make all aspects work at their best, but that is a simple method of achieving success that can not be avoided.
Be sure to take full advantage of the benefits that scheduling can offer to you. Don't jump ahead and try to have a schedule without goals as it will not produce the same results!
Now, finally, you have reached the climax where you learn how to put together an effective, time management schedule aimed at providing you with the very best results. It takes just five steps to make this successful.
Step One: Identify and implement time for your tasks. If you are working at home, you need time to be scheduled to be dedicated to the job at hand. If you work in an office, be sure to note that your time is from 9am to noon then from 1pm until 5pm, for example. Your personal life can be scheduled around as needed, but schedule time for work specifically.
Step Two: Now, schedule the time you need for accomplish the regular activities of your job. This may include things like working with others, giving direction, paying invoices, organizing your schedule and so forth. This should be time that you must dedicate to making your job successful. These are items you do not have a choice but to do even if they are at a set time.
Step Three: Use your To Do List to help you to schedule in the important activities on your schedule. Start with all of your number one or highest priority items and block them in on your schedule. Then, move on to the next times until you go through your entire list, allotting time to each of the most important tasks.
Some items may not make it into your schedule. That is to be expected. That is not necessarily a problem if they are truly the bottom of the line. If their priority changes over time, change them to fit into your schedule as you see fit. Be sure that all tasks that can not be given to anyone one else are scheduled for you here.
Step Four: Extra time schedule as necessary. Here, you need to begin by knowing how long it will take you to complete the task. For example, if you have to write that column you may know that it will take you one full hour to actually write out the column. Block in that hour.
But in addition to this, do give yourself what is called contingency time. This is time that is provided to you as a padding because as you know it is not likely that you will get an entire hour that is uninterrupted by something or someone. Over time you can make better decisions on how much of this time you will actually need.
You will need to be sure that you are giving yourself enough time here. You may actually find yourself struggling to find the time to accomplish this task too. Yet, go back and find spots and locations where you can grab a few minutes here and there so that at the end of the day you do have this time.
You should also remember that delegation is a key to success. If you have to handle something yourself, by all means do so. But, when you can give off a bit of that to someone else, go for it. All successful business people must master delegation to gain the most benefit for their time and their money.
As you can see from this five step program, managing your time can be quite simple when you work through the program. You will need to consistently revisit your goals, tweak them and your Action Plans to actually help you to make all aspects work at their best, but that is a simple method of achieving success that can not be avoided.
Be sure to take full advantage of the benefits that scheduling can offer to you. Don't jump ahead and try to have a schedule without goals as it will not produce the same results!
Saturday, November 17, 2007
WRITE A RESUME WITH POWER
PUT YOUR BEST FOOT FORWARD
The job of the employer is to pour through, sometimes, hundreds of resumes each and every day. They have a well-trained eye for scanning and for identifying the candidates that interest them most. All the same, they must read through all kinds of really boring information.
Some resumes read like a long list of data that is anything like remarkable. Your resume, however, will not. Your resume will be formatted to give your prospective employer your most meaningful and interesting information first and then all of the pertinent, less exciting information, after.
Your resume packs a punch to begin with and then you boldly assert your best qualities and talents. Now, you will back up your assertions by proving you know your stuff. You will now show how qualified you are for the job based on your work experience.
WRITING YOUR RESUME WITH POWER
Use These Resume Power Words with Confidence
A
accomplished advertised arranged
achieved advised assembled
acquired analyzed assisted
adapted appraised audited
adjusted approved augmented
administered arbitrated authored
B
budgeted built
C
calculated conceived coordinated
catalogued conceptualized copyrighted
charted conducted corrected
closed (a deal) consolidated corresponded
coached constructed counseled
compared consulted created
compiled contacted cultivated
completed controlled
composed convinced
D
debugged detected discovered
decreased determined dispatched
delegated developed distributed
delivered devised documented
designated diagnosed
designed directed
E
edited enhanced examined
elicited enlarged exceeded
eliminated established executed
empowered estimated expanded
engineered evaluated explained
F
fired flagged formulated
founded
G
gathered generated guided
H
headed hired
I
identified initiated interpreted
ignited innovated interviewed
implemented inspected invented
improved installed inventoried
increased instituted
influenced instructed
J
justified
L
lectured lobbied logged
led
M
maintained mediated motivated
managed modified
manufactured monitored
N
negotiated
O
obtained ordered overhauled
operated organized
P
patented prepared programmed
performed presented promoted
persuaded presided proposed
placed processed provided
planned produced purchased
posted proficient
Q
quantified qualified
R
recognized reorganized researched
recommended repaired restored
reconciled replaced reviewed
reduced reported revised
referred represented
regulated rescued
S
scheduled sold suggested
screened solved supervised
selected steered supplied
served streamlined systematized
simplified studied
T
taught tracked transcribed
tested trained translated
traced
U
updated utilized
V
vended
W
won wrote
As a practice exercise, take your old resume, and at random, look for places to insert good power words. Watch how quickly your old resume will be transformed!
Make good use of adjectives when writing your resume.
Remember, an Adjective Describes. When writing your resume you want to be able to describe all that is important to you and your accomplishments.
Write with description and your resume will be more interesting!
KudoSurf Me!
Adrienne Manson
www.skill-center.highpowersites.com
Monday, November 5, 2007
WRITING EFFECTIVE GOALS
Making Goals Reality
Now that you have your goals down on paper, you can begin to schedule your day around what you plan to achieve. It is important to complete that step because everything that you do in your life, no matter how large or small should reflect in a positive manner on your goals.
Effective scheduling helps you to put everything down on paper that you need to do, helps you to positively identify the important tasks for you to complete to reach your goals and helps you to ultimately make decisions that are on target with your life.
The end result: you manage your time in the best way possible to make your goals reality.
With any form of scheduling, you need to analyze several key things. First, realize that you have a limited amount of time to make anything happen. Second, you need to find the best use of your time to obtain the goals that you have.
Now, here are some tips to help you to use proper scheduling to benefit your overall life, your time and your goal achievements.
1. Be realistic. Always plan for what can be accomplished in the right amount of time. Overbooking yourself does not help you in any way at all.
2. Plan for important things first. Giving yourself the ability to achieve your goals is important, but some things are must do things that you can not avoid.
3. Provide yourself with some level of flexibility. Bad things happen all of the time. Even just unexpected but important things need a place to be put when the time comes.
4. Do not over commit yourself. It can be quite powerful to say no to someone when you know that you just can not commit to it. This helps you to say yes to those things that are more important to you.
5. Always plan to use your time in the best manner possible.
When you do these things, you can put together a schedule that is well thought out and planned for success. A schedule like this that is used at work or in your business helps you to maximize the amount of time you have so that you dedicate all of your energy to the most important things, accomplishing more in a shorter amount of time. Then, you can have your time to yourself!
www.skill-center.highpowersites.com
Now that you have your goals down on paper, you can begin to schedule your day around what you plan to achieve. It is important to complete that step because everything that you do in your life, no matter how large or small should reflect in a positive manner on your goals.
Effective scheduling helps you to put everything down on paper that you need to do, helps you to positively identify the important tasks for you to complete to reach your goals and helps you to ultimately make decisions that are on target with your life.
The end result: you manage your time in the best way possible to make your goals reality.
With any form of scheduling, you need to analyze several key things. First, realize that you have a limited amount of time to make anything happen. Second, you need to find the best use of your time to obtain the goals that you have.
Now, here are some tips to help you to use proper scheduling to benefit your overall life, your time and your goal achievements.
1. Be realistic. Always plan for what can be accomplished in the right amount of time. Overbooking yourself does not help you in any way at all.
2. Plan for important things first. Giving yourself the ability to achieve your goals is important, but some things are must do things that you can not avoid.
3. Provide yourself with some level of flexibility. Bad things happen all of the time. Even just unexpected but important things need a place to be put when the time comes.
4. Do not over commit yourself. It can be quite powerful to say no to someone when you know that you just can not commit to it. This helps you to say yes to those things that are more important to you.
5. Always plan to use your time in the best manner possible.
When you do these things, you can put together a schedule that is well thought out and planned for success. A schedule like this that is used at work or in your business helps you to maximize the amount of time you have so that you dedicate all of your energy to the most important things, accomplishing more in a shorter amount of time. Then, you can have your time to yourself!
www.skill-center.highpowersites.com
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
INTERVIEWING: The Prospective Employer
Questions That You Should Ask Your Interviewer
Just like you will be fielding questions from your interviewer, it is best to ask a few of your own. It shows that you are genuinely interested in working there, and that you have some concerns of your own. It also shows that you feel relatively certain that this is the place for you.
Asking the right questions to your prospective employer will show him/her that you are serious in you efforts to work for their company, and that you are an organized individual. You should steer clear of asking any personal questions or any questions that are not directly job related.
If you wish, you may jot down some of the answers that you are given for reference later on. Keep your questions simple and polite. Make sure that you are asking direct questions about the job and/or work environment.
Here are some questions that you should ask your prospective employer:
1. Why is this position available right now?
2. How many times has this position been filled in the past 5 years?
3. What should the new person do that is different from the last person that had this position?
4. What would you most like to see done in the next 6 months?
5. What are the most difficult problems that this job entails?
6. How much freedom do I have in the decision making process?
7. What are my options for advancement?
8. How has this company succeeded in the past?
9. What changes do you envision in near future for this company?
10. What do you think constitutes success in this job
Just like you will be fielding questions from your interviewer, it is best to ask a few of your own. It shows that you are genuinely interested in working there, and that you have some concerns of your own. It also shows that you feel relatively certain that this is the place for you.
Asking the right questions to your prospective employer will show him/her that you are serious in you efforts to work for their company, and that you are an organized individual. You should steer clear of asking any personal questions or any questions that are not directly job related.
If you wish, you may jot down some of the answers that you are given for reference later on. Keep your questions simple and polite. Make sure that you are asking direct questions about the job and/or work environment.
Here are some questions that you should ask your prospective employer:
1. Why is this position available right now?
2. How many times has this position been filled in the past 5 years?
3. What should the new person do that is different from the last person that had this position?
4. What would you most like to see done in the next 6 months?
5. What are the most difficult problems that this job entails?
6. How much freedom do I have in the decision making process?
7. What are my options for advancement?
8. How has this company succeeded in the past?
9. What changes do you envision in near future for this company?
10. What do you think constitutes success in this job
Thursday, October 25, 2007
RESUME SUMMARY
WRITING YOUR SUMMARY
The Summary element of your resume needs to pack a punch to be most effective. It contains the best about how and why you qualify for the job.
You want the employer to focus in quickly on this section because it will highlight your most important accomplishments, talents, and qualities.
After reading your Summary, the employer should know, without any doubt, that you are the best man or woman for the job. This is where you will shine! This will be your moment to show your stuff. After reading this section, the employer will be compelled to read more!
Writing this section, you will use many colorful and descriptive words. If one of your best talents is sales, write that you are a gifted salesman, able to close the deal in record time!
If your talent is hairdressing, write that your creations have been featured at XYZ hair show and that your technique is now copied in Salons throughout the Mid-West! You get the idea.
This section will only contain information about you that is commendable and that will set you apart from the crowd. Using the right kind of descriptive, complimentary words, you achieve this handsomely. Your summary will show your prospective employer that you alone will be the best fit for the position needed to be filled.
Tailor your Summary to your Prospective Employer’s Needs
Before writing your resume, you wrote notes on what makes you the best candidate for your intended position. You will have looked at the many characteristics and qualities that you believe your prospective employer will be looking for in the ideal candidate.
Now is the time to tailor your Summary section to matching those specific needs. Every statement made in your Summary section will be targeted to show the employer that you have what it takes to fill that position.
Work on writing positive and affirming statements that exemplify your unique abilities and talents to be most affective in the intended position. Practice using descriptive words.
If you want to write that you are a good leader, write instead that you are “proven leader” with initiative and motivational skills that cause others to act! Describe why you are good at what you do and leave no room for interpretation.
Using words like “good” and “competent” speaks in general terms. Describe how you possess these attributes and you will have done your job well!
Below, you will find a variety of suggestions for composing your Summary section. You can select those that best suit your skill-set. Experiment a bit, first, and then zero in on those that best reflect what you have to offer a perspective employer. Remember, your Summary section is critical to your resumes success.
Few people will use all of the suggestions. Doing this might be seen as over-kill. You are encouraged to say the most, while writing the least.
Start with a concise phrase that describes your profession.
Next, another concise phrase showing your broad or specialized experience.
Make a few more concise statements to show the following:
- the full extent of your skill-set
- the variety of your skills
- diversity in your experience
- an accomplishment worth noting
- Anything remarkable about your accomplishments.
Optional
Professional achievements
Personal Characteristics worth noting
Concise statement to highlight professional objective.
WRITING THE SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS SECTION
In the Summary section of your resume, you can brag a little. In the Skills and Accomplishments section you can brag a little more.
This section will cap off all that qualifies you for your intended position. You will show your prospective employer that there can be no other and the journey stops with YOU!
How do you do this best? You continue to show that you are the right one for the job by going into better detail about all that you wrote of in your Summary section. This requires careful wording so as not to be repetitious. If you can pull this off professionally, using words that glow, you will have the attention you are looking for!
The most key point about writing this section is you are not going to inform. You are going to highlight in more detail, what your prospective employer already believes to be true about you as an ideal candidate.
The Purpose of your Skills and Accomplishments Section
Go into good detail about the following:
• Any benchmarks or landmarks accomplished as the result of your unique skill- set.
• Using facts, figures and statistics, show how your best efforts showed the best results.
• Your specific talents and unique gifts as related to your job.
• All accomplishments that sets you apart.
To be most effective, you will use clear, crisp writing that sums up. You are going into detail here, but not so much that this section reads like a story.
Key Point -- Write so that you give hints and not complete details. You want your prospective employer to call you in for the interview to learn more!
The Summary element of your resume needs to pack a punch to be most effective. It contains the best about how and why you qualify for the job.
You want the employer to focus in quickly on this section because it will highlight your most important accomplishments, talents, and qualities.
After reading your Summary, the employer should know, without any doubt, that you are the best man or woman for the job. This is where you will shine! This will be your moment to show your stuff. After reading this section, the employer will be compelled to read more!
Writing this section, you will use many colorful and descriptive words. If one of your best talents is sales, write that you are a gifted salesman, able to close the deal in record time!
If your talent is hairdressing, write that your creations have been featured at XYZ hair show and that your technique is now copied in Salons throughout the Mid-West! You get the idea.
This section will only contain information about you that is commendable and that will set you apart from the crowd. Using the right kind of descriptive, complimentary words, you achieve this handsomely. Your summary will show your prospective employer that you alone will be the best fit for the position needed to be filled.
Tailor your Summary to your Prospective Employer’s Needs
Before writing your resume, you wrote notes on what makes you the best candidate for your intended position. You will have looked at the many characteristics and qualities that you believe your prospective employer will be looking for in the ideal candidate.
Now is the time to tailor your Summary section to matching those specific needs. Every statement made in your Summary section will be targeted to show the employer that you have what it takes to fill that position.
Work on writing positive and affirming statements that exemplify your unique abilities and talents to be most affective in the intended position. Practice using descriptive words.
If you want to write that you are a good leader, write instead that you are “proven leader” with initiative and motivational skills that cause others to act! Describe why you are good at what you do and leave no room for interpretation.
Using words like “good” and “competent” speaks in general terms. Describe how you possess these attributes and you will have done your job well!
Below, you will find a variety of suggestions for composing your Summary section. You can select those that best suit your skill-set. Experiment a bit, first, and then zero in on those that best reflect what you have to offer a perspective employer. Remember, your Summary section is critical to your resumes success.
Few people will use all of the suggestions. Doing this might be seen as over-kill. You are encouraged to say the most, while writing the least.
Start with a concise phrase that describes your profession.
Next, another concise phrase showing your broad or specialized experience.
Make a few more concise statements to show the following:
- the full extent of your skill-set
- the variety of your skills
- diversity in your experience
- an accomplishment worth noting
- Anything remarkable about your accomplishments.
Optional
Professional achievements
Personal Characteristics worth noting
Concise statement to highlight professional objective.
WRITING THE SKILLS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS SECTION
In the Summary section of your resume, you can brag a little. In the Skills and Accomplishments section you can brag a little more.
This section will cap off all that qualifies you for your intended position. You will show your prospective employer that there can be no other and the journey stops with YOU!
How do you do this best? You continue to show that you are the right one for the job by going into better detail about all that you wrote of in your Summary section. This requires careful wording so as not to be repetitious. If you can pull this off professionally, using words that glow, you will have the attention you are looking for!
The most key point about writing this section is you are not going to inform. You are going to highlight in more detail, what your prospective employer already believes to be true about you as an ideal candidate.
The Purpose of your Skills and Accomplishments Section
Go into good detail about the following:
• Any benchmarks or landmarks accomplished as the result of your unique skill- set.
• Using facts, figures and statistics, show how your best efforts showed the best results.
• Your specific talents and unique gifts as related to your job.
• All accomplishments that sets you apart.
To be most effective, you will use clear, crisp writing that sums up. You are going into detail here, but not so much that this section reads like a story.
Key Point -- Write so that you give hints and not complete details. You want your prospective employer to call you in for the interview to learn more!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Management's Dirty Dozen
The Dirty Dozen
Every single day, enthusiastic entrepreneurs start about 2,000 new small businesses. Three years from now, about 1,600 of those new businesses will have failed.
Being in the business of helping others break into the retail business, we've had a ringside seat to witness competitors battle it out retail arena, and we've identified the 12 differences that separate the champs from the chumps.
In this article, we reveal those differences and use our observations, experience, and expertise to steer you clear of the most common pitfalls and ensure that your business becomes part of the elite group of successful startups.
Poor management
People launch their own businesses for a variety of reasons. Some think it will be fun and easy. Others aren't happy with their current lifestyle and seek to better themselves financially. Still more look at their boss and think, "If he can do it, then I sure can!"
But the truth is that 80% of new businesses fail within the first three years. The number one reason small businesses fail is, by far, poor management.
Recognizing the essentials of good management
Good management boils down to developing a solid business plan and then effectively executing your plan or adjusting it to meet the needs of the current situation. Effectively managing a business, big or small, requires the following...
Saturday, October 20, 2007
YOUR COVER LETTER
Creating the perfect cover letter does not have to be difficult. Cover letters are generally short and to the point. You should address your cover to someone in particular. You should never address your cover letter with “To whom it may Concern” or “Dear Sir/Madame” it is unprofessional and doesn’t show a genuine interest in the company or the job.
The cover letter is the sole purpose for looking at the resume. If it is written badly, the resume might not get a once over. In most cases, the resume is just as important as the resume, so I have briefly written the right formation of one.
The cover letter should begin with a basic greeting and the position that you are applying for. It should be nor more than 2 lines long. The second paragraph should be a brief description of your qualifications and why you applied to work for them. The closing should announce an interest in hearing from them soon, and a thank you for their time. Here is a sample of a successful cover letter.
*****************************************************************************************
October 21, 2007
In regards to: The clerical position that is available.
Mr. Brown
3232 Jackson St.
Jackson City, FA
32443
Dear Mr. Brown,
This letter is in regards to the clerical position that is recently available in your company. As my enclosed resume will show you, I have three years experience as a clerk.
During my career I have successfully integrated a new filing system for my previous employer, Wayne Law Firm that increased their productivity by 33%. That filing system is actively in use now, and has been integrated into two other companies.
I thank you for your time in reading this letter. I hope to hear from you once you have had time to read my resume.
Respectfully,
YOUR NAME
Enclosure (1)
The cover letter is the sole purpose for looking at the resume. If it is written badly, the resume might not get a once over. In most cases, the resume is just as important as the resume, so I have briefly written the right formation of one.
The cover letter should begin with a basic greeting and the position that you are applying for. It should be nor more than 2 lines long. The second paragraph should be a brief description of your qualifications and why you applied to work for them. The closing should announce an interest in hearing from them soon, and a thank you for their time. Here is a sample of a successful cover letter.
*****************************************************************************************
October 21, 2007
In regards to: The clerical position that is available.
Mr. Brown
3232 Jackson St.
Jackson City, FA
32443
Dear Mr. Brown,
This letter is in regards to the clerical position that is recently available in your company. As my enclosed resume will show you, I have three years experience as a clerk.
During my career I have successfully integrated a new filing system for my previous employer, Wayne Law Firm that increased their productivity by 33%. That filing system is actively in use now, and has been integrated into two other companies.
I thank you for your time in reading this letter. I hope to hear from you once you have had time to read my resume.
Respectfully,
YOUR NAME
Enclosure (1)
Saturday, October 13, 2007
THE INTERVIEW
Preparing for the Interview
Once you get the call for the interview, the next thing that you have to do is prepare for it. You can never over prepare for an interview. The more prepared you are, the harder it will be to make mistakes. It is best to prepare yourself emotionally as well as intellectually for an interview. Giving a great interview is not as hard as some may think, but not as easy as others do either. Here are a few things that must be done in order to prepare for your next interview.
Remember, during an interview, you are a salesman. You are there to sell yourself to your prospective employer. You want to market yourself in the most interesting way possible. Great preparation for the interview is your best bet. A salesman that is knowledgeable, friendly and positive always gets the close.
Do Your Research
It doesn’t matter how much knowledge or experience you have about the position that you are trying to get in a company if you don’t have a clue who the company is or what they do. It is disastrous to enter into an interview and not be able to tell your interviewer what their company is about. How else are you going to tell them why you feel that you would be a good addition to their company?
A good and less time consuming way to get to know about a company is to look up their website. You can get all of the general knowledge about them that way, including the names of key people and their job titles. (There will be more on that in a minute) You should sift through most of their pages, including the pages that show samples of their work and/or products.
You can also look them up in the media files if there are any. Read the articles about them and soak in as much information as possible. Another thing that would be nice to do is to check out the surrounding area around the company. It makes for a nice breaker during the interview. You can make a comment about a particular monument or resting place nearby.
A trickier way to get a little extra information about the company is to call them on the phone and ask general questions, without referring to yourself as a potential employee. It’s a nice way to get the goods on upcoming promotions etc.
Know Your Contact
When called for an interview, ask to whom you will be talking to. It is nice to be able to greet your interviewer by name at the beginning of the interview without first being told who they are. It shows that you are on top of things, and have prepared before hand.
You will also want to do some research on the person that will be conducting your interview. Learn what they do for the company and try to get some samples of their work or achievements in the company.
If you know what department that you are going to work in you may want to get the names of your potential colleagues and superiors prior to the interview as well. This way you can get some information about their roles in the company and the types of work that they have done.
Mention some of the things that you learn about your potential colleagues in the interview and about how much you look forward to working with them in the future. If you can, give an example of their work so that you will appear more sincere.
Practice Your Responses
It is better, if you are prone to nervousness, to practice giving your responses to the questions that may be asked of you. (A list of the most common questions will appear later on in the blog) You should practice your wording and the tone of voice that you plan to use; Try keeping your responses as brief as possible, but with as much detail as you can.
When you are trying to work out the proper responses to the interviewer’s questions, you will also want to practice the art of getting your nerves under control as well as ridding yourself of any other odd habits while talking; like expressing yourself with your hands.
Practice answering your interview questions with a friend. Get his or her opinion about your delivery and gestures. Perhaps your friend will have some nice insights for you to use during the real interview.
Dress the Part
Pre-select your attire the day before your interview. You want to make sure that your clothes do not have any wrinkles or stains on them. Pick an outfit that best suits the type of job that you are applying for. If you are going to work in an office setting, you should dress conservatively. Soft earth tones are best for women. Try to avoid mini skirts and shirts that show too much skin. A nice dark suit is good for a male.
Of course if you are planning to work outdoors or in an artistic environment, you can dress a little more casually. Just be certain to avoid wearing denim jeans, over sized clothing, and under sized clothing. Women should try and avoid wearing too much make-up as well. It gives the wrong impression.
Even in the hotter seasons, you should not wear sandals or gym shoes to an interview. It sends an unprofessional message. The same goes for hats and other accessories.
Get Organized
Make sure that all of the things that you will need for the interview are prepared the day before. Make a checklist of the things that you will need if you have to. You should always have an extra resume handy during the interview. You should also bring with you a note pad to take notes during the interview if needed. (Only write down the important things that you think you will need to remember)If you have a business card, have one handy, it makes for easy contact later, and it also shows that you are professional and may help the employer to remember your name.
How Should I Act?
There are many things that you can do that can take some of the pressure off during an interview. The way that you behave is one of the most important. It’s not all in the words that come out of your mouth, but often has a lot to do with the mannerisms that you use.
Interviewers are not just wondering if you are skilled enough for the job, they are often wondering if you would fit in nicely with you co-workers. Your personality is a big part of your interview and can make all the difference. Here are some of the little things that you should pay particularly close attention to during an interview.
You do not want to be chewing gum or breath mints during your interview. You also don’t want to speak in slang during your interview either. It is unprofessional and rude.
Show Confidence
You cannot enter into an interview with a defeatist attitude. You cannot mope or exude too much placidity in your manner. It is not inviting, and does not give the impression of a person that you want to face every day.
Be sure of your abilities without appearing cocky or narcissistic. You want to let you interviewer know that you are equipped to perform well at your job, without alienating other workers. You should point out your accomplishments in your field while remaining somewhat humble.
List your accomplishments in a matter of fact way without going into too much detail. I know this sounds repetitive, but you can never get this point too strongly. Understand that body language plays a large part in exuding confidence to others. Sit straight. Practice good posture, and keep your head up.
Keep a Positive Attitude
You should always try to smile and keep a positive outlook during your interview. If what you are hearing something that doesn’t sound good to you, don’t frown and look disgruntled, just keep a slight smile on your face until it is time for you to say something. Then approach your interviewer with your questions or concerns when the time is appropriate.
Maintain Eye Contact
Keeping eye contact with your interviewer is very important, especially when one of you is speaking to the other. If you are looking around the room or at the items on the interviewer’s desk, you will appear uninterested. Just imagine what you would be thinking if you were speaking to him and he was looking all over the room. You would probably think that you already lost the interview.
Body Language
We’ve touched on this a little bit but you should mind some of the common errors that many people make when they are speaking to others. I’ve listed some of the common things that you should avoid when sitting through an interview.
Avoid fidgeting while speaking to your interviewer. It shows a lack of self confidence.
Avoid speaking while using overly expressive hand gestures. It is distracting.
Avoid biting your lips in between sentences. It gives the impression that you are making things up.
Do not sit with your arms crossed because it makes you appear stand-offish.
Do not shrug your shoulders when asked a question that you are unsure of. Take a second to think of your response. Shrugging your shoulders gives the impression that you don’t know the answer.
Don’t answer with nods and head shakes. Use your words to answer questions.
Get plenty of sleep the night before the interview. You don’t want to yawn in front of the interviewer. He will think that you are expressing boredom.
These tips should give you a confident approach for your interview!
Once you get the call for the interview, the next thing that you have to do is prepare for it. You can never over prepare for an interview. The more prepared you are, the harder it will be to make mistakes. It is best to prepare yourself emotionally as well as intellectually for an interview. Giving a great interview is not as hard as some may think, but not as easy as others do either. Here are a few things that must be done in order to prepare for your next interview.
Remember, during an interview, you are a salesman. You are there to sell yourself to your prospective employer. You want to market yourself in the most interesting way possible. Great preparation for the interview is your best bet. A salesman that is knowledgeable, friendly and positive always gets the close.
Do Your Research
It doesn’t matter how much knowledge or experience you have about the position that you are trying to get in a company if you don’t have a clue who the company is or what they do. It is disastrous to enter into an interview and not be able to tell your interviewer what their company is about. How else are you going to tell them why you feel that you would be a good addition to their company?
A good and less time consuming way to get to know about a company is to look up their website. You can get all of the general knowledge about them that way, including the names of key people and their job titles. (There will be more on that in a minute) You should sift through most of their pages, including the pages that show samples of their work and/or products.
You can also look them up in the media files if there are any. Read the articles about them and soak in as much information as possible. Another thing that would be nice to do is to check out the surrounding area around the company. It makes for a nice breaker during the interview. You can make a comment about a particular monument or resting place nearby.
A trickier way to get a little extra information about the company is to call them on the phone and ask general questions, without referring to yourself as a potential employee. It’s a nice way to get the goods on upcoming promotions etc.
Know Your Contact
When called for an interview, ask to whom you will be talking to. It is nice to be able to greet your interviewer by name at the beginning of the interview without first being told who they are. It shows that you are on top of things, and have prepared before hand.
You will also want to do some research on the person that will be conducting your interview. Learn what they do for the company and try to get some samples of their work or achievements in the company.
If you know what department that you are going to work in you may want to get the names of your potential colleagues and superiors prior to the interview as well. This way you can get some information about their roles in the company and the types of work that they have done.
Mention some of the things that you learn about your potential colleagues in the interview and about how much you look forward to working with them in the future. If you can, give an example of their work so that you will appear more sincere.
Practice Your Responses
It is better, if you are prone to nervousness, to practice giving your responses to the questions that may be asked of you. (A list of the most common questions will appear later on in the blog) You should practice your wording and the tone of voice that you plan to use; Try keeping your responses as brief as possible, but with as much detail as you can.
When you are trying to work out the proper responses to the interviewer’s questions, you will also want to practice the art of getting your nerves under control as well as ridding yourself of any other odd habits while talking; like expressing yourself with your hands.
Practice answering your interview questions with a friend. Get his or her opinion about your delivery and gestures. Perhaps your friend will have some nice insights for you to use during the real interview.
Dress the Part
Pre-select your attire the day before your interview. You want to make sure that your clothes do not have any wrinkles or stains on them. Pick an outfit that best suits the type of job that you are applying for. If you are going to work in an office setting, you should dress conservatively. Soft earth tones are best for women. Try to avoid mini skirts and shirts that show too much skin. A nice dark suit is good for a male.
Of course if you are planning to work outdoors or in an artistic environment, you can dress a little more casually. Just be certain to avoid wearing denim jeans, over sized clothing, and under sized clothing. Women should try and avoid wearing too much make-up as well. It gives the wrong impression.
Even in the hotter seasons, you should not wear sandals or gym shoes to an interview. It sends an unprofessional message. The same goes for hats and other accessories.
Get Organized
Make sure that all of the things that you will need for the interview are prepared the day before. Make a checklist of the things that you will need if you have to. You should always have an extra resume handy during the interview. You should also bring with you a note pad to take notes during the interview if needed. (Only write down the important things that you think you will need to remember)If you have a business card, have one handy, it makes for easy contact later, and it also shows that you are professional and may help the employer to remember your name.
How Should I Act?
There are many things that you can do that can take some of the pressure off during an interview. The way that you behave is one of the most important. It’s not all in the words that come out of your mouth, but often has a lot to do with the mannerisms that you use.
Interviewers are not just wondering if you are skilled enough for the job, they are often wondering if you would fit in nicely with you co-workers. Your personality is a big part of your interview and can make all the difference. Here are some of the little things that you should pay particularly close attention to during an interview.
You do not want to be chewing gum or breath mints during your interview. You also don’t want to speak in slang during your interview either. It is unprofessional and rude.
Show Confidence
You cannot enter into an interview with a defeatist attitude. You cannot mope or exude too much placidity in your manner. It is not inviting, and does not give the impression of a person that you want to face every day.
Be sure of your abilities without appearing cocky or narcissistic. You want to let you interviewer know that you are equipped to perform well at your job, without alienating other workers. You should point out your accomplishments in your field while remaining somewhat humble.
List your accomplishments in a matter of fact way without going into too much detail. I know this sounds repetitive, but you can never get this point too strongly. Understand that body language plays a large part in exuding confidence to others. Sit straight. Practice good posture, and keep your head up.
Keep a Positive Attitude
You should always try to smile and keep a positive outlook during your interview. If what you are hearing something that doesn’t sound good to you, don’t frown and look disgruntled, just keep a slight smile on your face until it is time for you to say something. Then approach your interviewer with your questions or concerns when the time is appropriate.
Maintain Eye Contact
Keeping eye contact with your interviewer is very important, especially when one of you is speaking to the other. If you are looking around the room or at the items on the interviewer’s desk, you will appear uninterested. Just imagine what you would be thinking if you were speaking to him and he was looking all over the room. You would probably think that you already lost the interview.
Body Language
We’ve touched on this a little bit but you should mind some of the common errors that many people make when they are speaking to others. I’ve listed some of the common things that you should avoid when sitting through an interview.
Avoid fidgeting while speaking to your interviewer. It shows a lack of self confidence.
Avoid speaking while using overly expressive hand gestures. It is distracting.
Avoid biting your lips in between sentences. It gives the impression that you are making things up.
Do not sit with your arms crossed because it makes you appear stand-offish.
Do not shrug your shoulders when asked a question that you are unsure of. Take a second to think of your response. Shrugging your shoulders gives the impression that you don’t know the answer.
Don’t answer with nods and head shakes. Use your words to answer questions.
Get plenty of sleep the night before the interview. You don’t want to yawn in front of the interviewer. He will think that you are expressing boredom.
These tips should give you a confident approach for your interview!
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
YOUR RESUME
A WORK OF ART
Now that we have covered the most basic elements of an impressive resume, let’s take a look at some finer points.
Your resume will be written to look appealing to the eye. This is best accomplished by keeping in mind:
Structure looks clean and flows well.
Very easy to read/not at all complicated.
Easily understood with simple wording and phrases.
Contains good overall balance.
Not crowded/contains plenty of white space.
Sections are concise and shorter when possible.
All formatting should be offered consistently. Not too heavy on the bolding, italics and underlining. This should only be used for best effect and not in uniformity.
Your resume will be your front line in communication. Before you meet your prospective employer, your employer will meet you via your resume.
Your resume will be error free. This means free or typo’s, improper spelling, poor grammar, lack of punctuation and no errors in facts.
Key Information Included in your Resume:
Name
Address
Phone
Email
Positions held list
Reverse chronological order
Education credentials
Degrees attained
Targeted information as necessary
Positions Held List will Include:
Position title
Name of company
City and state of company
Years there
Earlier held positions can be summarized
Part time work can be excluded
Your resume will be targeted to show your suitability for the desired position. This position will be a goal you wish to achieve. You will be able to show how and why you are the best candidate for this position. Your resume will show you are uniquely qualified and should be chosen.
Your resume will contain no filler. You will only highlight your best and this will be expertly brought across by the use of strong, clear wording and phrases that are descriptive and colorful. Your resume writing will persuade and cause your employer to want to know more. You will hint at attributes, not giving out too much information. You want your employer to feel compelled to bring you in for the interview. Your resume will grab the eye through the use of design, formatting and proper balance.
Your resume will impact. The prospective employer will immediately grasp your meaning and will not feel the need to read through entirely.
Your resume will contain powerful words and statements that will convey a message of impressive credentials and experience. Show you will get the job done better than anyone else.
Write about your qualifications through clear statements about what you have accomplished. Don’t bore them with long-running lists of your potential, talents, or previous job responsibilities.
Show the exact results of your targeted accomplishments. Make good use of adjectives to show the extent of your skills and experiences. This will show you are results-oriented.
Write to be concise and keep to the point. Write sentences as short and direct as you can. Eliminate all repetitions. Don't use several examples when one example has the same impact. Avoid trying to impress by using larger words. Be as direct as possible and avoid complex sentences.
Use good variety by offering short and punchy sentences along with sentences that are longer. Don’t repeat a power verb within the same paragraph. Punctuate throughout for easy reading.
Create a work of art! Use the best supplies for your resume. Use a laser printer or an ink jet printer to produce the best results. Use a good-sized typeface (font) in 11 or 12 point. Use off-white, ivory or bright white 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, in high quality. Submit a resume without smudges, staples and leave a generous border.
A shorter resume is often best, however, if what you need to write takes up 3 pages, then offer 3 pages. There is no hard and fast rule for resume length.
Just make certain you don't bore them with the details. Always leave them wanting to know more. Remember, you are marketing yourself and not your entire life history.
Add good variety. Break it down into sections. Your resume will contain no more than six lines of writing in any one writing section or paragraph (summary, skill section, accomplishment statement, job description, etc.) If you require more, start a new section or a new paragraph.
Submit an accurate telephone number with area code. Be sure the phone number on the resume will be answered in-person or by an answering machine, Monday through Friday, from 8-5pm. You want to be available when invited in for that important interview.
If you don't have an answering machine, buy one. Include your e-mail and fax numbers as an alternate means of reaching you.
Omit any kind of information that can be seen as being controversial, such as political affiliations.
Start each section with your most important information on the first line. This will be read the most.
Use bold caps to highlight. Your name, section headings, skill headings, titles or companies, degrees, and school name can all be written in boldface. Your name should be on top of each page of your resume.
DO NOT PUT IN YOUR RESUME
RESUME at the top of the your resume
Flowery "objective" statements
Salary information
Addresses of former employers
Why you left your previous jobs
The names of supervisors
Detailed references
ONLY THE FACTS
While you definitely want to sell yourself, you want to do this honestly. Do not inflate the truth to put yourself in a better light. You will need to be able to back up all claims about yourself.
Now that we have covered the most basic elements of an impressive resume, let’s take a look at some finer points.
Your resume will be written to look appealing to the eye. This is best accomplished by keeping in mind:
Structure looks clean and flows well.
Very easy to read/not at all complicated.
Easily understood with simple wording and phrases.
Contains good overall balance.
Not crowded/contains plenty of white space.
Sections are concise and shorter when possible.
All formatting should be offered consistently. Not too heavy on the bolding, italics and underlining. This should only be used for best effect and not in uniformity.
Your resume will be your front line in communication. Before you meet your prospective employer, your employer will meet you via your resume.
Your resume will be error free. This means free or typo’s, improper spelling, poor grammar, lack of punctuation and no errors in facts.
Key Information Included in your Resume:
Name
Address
Phone
Positions held list
Reverse chronological order
Education credentials
Degrees attained
Targeted information as necessary
Positions Held List will Include:
Position title
Name of company
City and state of company
Years there
Earlier held positions can be summarized
Part time work can be excluded
Your resume will be targeted to show your suitability for the desired position. This position will be a goal you wish to achieve. You will be able to show how and why you are the best candidate for this position. Your resume will show you are uniquely qualified and should be chosen.
Your resume will contain no filler. You will only highlight your best and this will be expertly brought across by the use of strong, clear wording and phrases that are descriptive and colorful. Your resume writing will persuade and cause your employer to want to know more. You will hint at attributes, not giving out too much information. You want your employer to feel compelled to bring you in for the interview. Your resume will grab the eye through the use of design, formatting and proper balance.
Your resume will impact. The prospective employer will immediately grasp your meaning and will not feel the need to read through entirely.
Your resume will contain powerful words and statements that will convey a message of impressive credentials and experience. Show you will get the job done better than anyone else.
Write about your qualifications through clear statements about what you have accomplished. Don’t bore them with long-running lists of your potential, talents, or previous job responsibilities.
Show the exact results of your targeted accomplishments. Make good use of adjectives to show the extent of your skills and experiences. This will show you are results-oriented.
Write to be concise and keep to the point. Write sentences as short and direct as you can. Eliminate all repetitions. Don't use several examples when one example has the same impact. Avoid trying to impress by using larger words. Be as direct as possible and avoid complex sentences.
Use good variety by offering short and punchy sentences along with sentences that are longer. Don’t repeat a power verb within the same paragraph. Punctuate throughout for easy reading.
Create a work of art! Use the best supplies for your resume. Use a laser printer or an ink jet printer to produce the best results. Use a good-sized typeface (font) in 11 or 12 point. Use off-white, ivory or bright white 8 1/2 x 11-inch paper, in high quality. Submit a resume without smudges, staples and leave a generous border.
A shorter resume is often best, however, if what you need to write takes up 3 pages, then offer 3 pages. There is no hard and fast rule for resume length.
Just make certain you don't bore them with the details. Always leave them wanting to know more. Remember, you are marketing yourself and not your entire life history.
Add good variety. Break it down into sections. Your resume will contain no more than six lines of writing in any one writing section or paragraph (summary, skill section, accomplishment statement, job description, etc.) If you require more, start a new section or a new paragraph.
Submit an accurate telephone number with area code. Be sure the phone number on the resume will be answered in-person or by an answering machine, Monday through Friday, from 8-5pm. You want to be available when invited in for that important interview.
If you don't have an answering machine, buy one. Include your e-mail and fax numbers as an alternate means of reaching you.
Omit any kind of information that can be seen as being controversial, such as political affiliations.
Start each section with your most important information on the first line. This will be read the most.
Use bold caps to highlight. Your name, section headings, skill headings, titles or companies, degrees, and school name can all be written in boldface. Your name should be on top of each page of your resume.
DO NOT PUT IN YOUR RESUME
RESUME at the top of the your resume
Flowery "objective" statements
Salary information
Addresses of former employers
Why you left your previous jobs
The names of supervisors
Detailed references
ONLY THE FACTS
While you definitely want to sell yourself, you want to do this honestly. Do not inflate the truth to put yourself in a better light. You will need to be able to back up all claims about yourself.
Friday, October 5, 2007
CAREER CHANGES
Career Changes Can Be Emotionally Trying
by: Eric Lynch
Ever feel like you’ve hurt your chances of getting a job interview because you’ve changed careers in the past? Multiple career changes used to raise some real big red flags to prospective employers.
But nowadays, it’s completely normal to have more than one career change. Interestingly enough, most career changes aren’t about getting rich. Most are about getting happy.
Marci Albhoer is the author of One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success. If you took note of the slashes in the title of her book, there’s a good reason for them: she calls the multiple career path “the slash effect.”
Marci was a corporate lawyer who was extremely successful. And extremely miserable. She wanted desperately to become a writer instead. But as she found out, it’s very difficult to leave a very high-paying job that you’ve had for a long time.
In an interview with Time Magazine’s blog, Marci shared a bit of her dilemma…
"it’s really hard to leave a job you’re trained for, rewarded for and perform well. A friend told her, 'I can’t believe you’re so good at a job you hate so much.'"
Marci isn’t alone out there. Those with high-paying jobs can be every bit as miserable as those who make less money. In some cases, it can be even worse.
If you’ve made the mistake of allowing your lifestyle to rise to match your income (house, cars, and the accompanying payment obligations), you can feel trapped into keeping a job you hate. It’s either stay miserable and keep your overpriced toys, or downsize and take a job you’d be happier doing.
And as you’ve heard me say before, and I’ll say again - you’ll never be happy in your career until you figure out what skills you enjoy spending your 8-hour days using. And that takes a lot of prayer and introspection. Maybe even some career counseling with some wise elders or pastors that you trust.
I fully believe God uses our job satisfaction (or lack thereof) to steer us where he wants us to go. And he certainly can do so as often as he likes. So don’t feel bad if you’re a “career slasher.” Life is too short to dread going to work every day. Find out what your maker put you on this planet to do. Then do it to His glory.
About The Author
Eric Lynch
Career Peace offers hope, help, advice, and emotional support to those who are changing jobs or even changing careers. God wants to establish the work of your hands so you will be more content with the work you have on this earth. Career Peace - Find some here at http://www.careerpeace.com.
by: Eric Lynch
Ever feel like you’ve hurt your chances of getting a job interview because you’ve changed careers in the past? Multiple career changes used to raise some real big red flags to prospective employers.
But nowadays, it’s completely normal to have more than one career change. Interestingly enough, most career changes aren’t about getting rich. Most are about getting happy.
Marci Albhoer is the author of One Person/Multiple Careers: A New Model for Work/Life Success. If you took note of the slashes in the title of her book, there’s a good reason for them: she calls the multiple career path “the slash effect.”
Marci was a corporate lawyer who was extremely successful. And extremely miserable. She wanted desperately to become a writer instead. But as she found out, it’s very difficult to leave a very high-paying job that you’ve had for a long time.
In an interview with Time Magazine’s blog, Marci shared a bit of her dilemma…
"it’s really hard to leave a job you’re trained for, rewarded for and perform well. A friend told her, 'I can’t believe you’re so good at a job you hate so much.'"
Marci isn’t alone out there. Those with high-paying jobs can be every bit as miserable as those who make less money. In some cases, it can be even worse.
If you’ve made the mistake of allowing your lifestyle to rise to match your income (house, cars, and the accompanying payment obligations), you can feel trapped into keeping a job you hate. It’s either stay miserable and keep your overpriced toys, or downsize and take a job you’d be happier doing.
And as you’ve heard me say before, and I’ll say again - you’ll never be happy in your career until you figure out what skills you enjoy spending your 8-hour days using. And that takes a lot of prayer and introspection. Maybe even some career counseling with some wise elders or pastors that you trust.
I fully believe God uses our job satisfaction (or lack thereof) to steer us where he wants us to go. And he certainly can do so as often as he likes. So don’t feel bad if you’re a “career slasher.” Life is too short to dread going to work every day. Find out what your maker put you on this planet to do. Then do it to His glory.
About The Author
Eric Lynch
Career Peace offers hope, help, advice, and emotional support to those who are changing jobs or even changing careers. God wants to establish the work of your hands so you will be more content with the work you have on this earth. Career Peace - Find some here at http://www.careerpeace.com.
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
TIME MANAGEMENT
What Type Of Time Manager Are You Now?
Often, you can see where your problems in time management lie by taking a close look at yourself right now. The way that you do things now can often be your ticket to improving your situation into the future. But, how can you accomplish this?
You need to find a way to actually record what you do each day. This may be small things or larger things, but it all needs to be accumulated and used to construct a plan of action.
A good place to start is with your average work day since this is often the largest chunk of anyone's life. Pick a day and explore it. Through this chapter, we will show you how you can see where your time management problems really lie so that you can fix them and overcome them so that the end result is successful time management.
Your Possible Time Drains
If you think of time management as being a small hole in which grains of sand pass through, you need to determine what is allowing them to pass through.
There are many things that seem small and insignificant that really will add up to being a potential problem for most people. Here are some of these things that you need to take into consideration.
•How much of your time do you spend reading email, reading an online news report, checking out the sports games from the night before and finding out who is online at any given time?
•How much time do you spend eating lunch, getting a drink or making a cup of coffee for yourself?
•How much time does it take you to get into the place you work? For example, do you need to stop and chat with friends and colleagues first, greet the boss, check your mail, grab the newspaper, etc….?
•How much time do you spend working that is really being spent on things other than work?
Consider all of the things, small things too, that are potential drains on your time and your work load?
You may see clearly how easily it is for these small things to overcome the larger elements. In fact, all of these small things are so insignificant you may not remember doing them which means even more of your time is drained.
Now, flip this around. How much actual time, minutes and hours, do you put into actually doing your work? Actually working, that is.
You may be very surprised to learn just how much of your day is considered to be doing things that are unimportant, unrelated to work or even just simply a wasted time. You may be appalled by the way in which you really spend your days.
Time of Day Drains
Another common problem for those that are wasting time is that of the time of day. For example, for many individuals, the time of the day that they are in is the reason that they struggle to accomplish tasks. A good example is after lunch time. You are sleepy and tied, generally from having a full stomach and a tired mind. You are less likely to be successful at any task that you complete at this time of the day and that may be frustrating enough that you simply stop working during this time making it even worse on you altogether.
Consider what time of day is your draining point.
Often, you can see where your problems in time management lie by taking a close look at yourself right now. The way that you do things now can often be your ticket to improving your situation into the future. But, how can you accomplish this?
You need to find a way to actually record what you do each day. This may be small things or larger things, but it all needs to be accumulated and used to construct a plan of action.
A good place to start is with your average work day since this is often the largest chunk of anyone's life. Pick a day and explore it. Through this chapter, we will show you how you can see where your time management problems really lie so that you can fix them and overcome them so that the end result is successful time management.
Your Possible Time Drains
If you think of time management as being a small hole in which grains of sand pass through, you need to determine what is allowing them to pass through.
There are many things that seem small and insignificant that really will add up to being a potential problem for most people. Here are some of these things that you need to take into consideration.
•How much of your time do you spend reading email, reading an online news report, checking out the sports games from the night before and finding out who is online at any given time?
•How much time do you spend eating lunch, getting a drink or making a cup of coffee for yourself?
•How much time does it take you to get into the place you work? For example, do you need to stop and chat with friends and colleagues first, greet the boss, check your mail, grab the newspaper, etc….?
•How much time do you spend working that is really being spent on things other than work?
Consider all of the things, small things too, that are potential drains on your time and your work load?
You may see clearly how easily it is for these small things to overcome the larger elements. In fact, all of these small things are so insignificant you may not remember doing them which means even more of your time is drained.
Now, flip this around. How much actual time, minutes and hours, do you put into actually doing your work? Actually working, that is.
You may be very surprised to learn just how much of your day is considered to be doing things that are unimportant, unrelated to work or even just simply a wasted time. You may be appalled by the way in which you really spend your days.
Time of Day Drains
Another common problem for those that are wasting time is that of the time of day. For example, for many individuals, the time of the day that they are in is the reason that they struggle to accomplish tasks. A good example is after lunch time. You are sleepy and tied, generally from having a full stomach and a tired mind. You are less likely to be successful at any task that you complete at this time of the day and that may be frustrating enough that you simply stop working during this time making it even worse on you altogether.
Consider what time of day is your draining point.
Friday, September 28, 2007
eResume
WRITING AN ELECTRONIC RESUME An Electronic Resume will not be read by an employer until it has, first, been scanned by a computer. More and more, employers are opting for this method of finding the best candidate for their position.
Even when your qualifications are especially good, and you are very confident that you are the best candidate for the position, unless your resume meets with the standard in formatting, your resume will *not* reach the employer’s desk. Those that are not aware of how to format an Electronic Resume, even with stellar qualifications, will never be called in for that important interview.
Below are the elements necessary to meet the Electronic Resume standard:
Write using Nouns and not Verbs -- Nouns are the dominant words in a scannable resume. Use descriptive words such as bookkeeping, supervisor and Pratt & Lambert.
Use of Descriptors -- Use keywords such as education, skill-set, experience, talents and abilities. These are the words employers look for when wanting to fill a position. Use plenty of keywords. The more, the better!
Fancy is Out -- Scan able resumes are very conservatively written. Do not decorate and do not use uncommon typefaces. Use only white or beige paper, do not underline and do not use italics.
Use Simple Design -- The computer will read text and not graphics. Anything that is complex, such as tables and leader dots, should be excluded.
Avoid Abbreviations -- With the exception of very common abbreviations, such as, BA (Bachelor of Arts,) use full terms.
Write your Name First and then your Contact Info on a Separate Line
Make Good use of White Space -- Leave ample space between sections for the computer to pick up that one section has ended and another has started.
Write using Proper Language -- Use common words that all people will understand.
Three to Four Page Resume is Acceptable -- The hard and fast “one-page” resume rule no longer applies. Electronic resumes run 3-4 pages in length.
A separate section of this ebook will be devoted to a variety of different resume types and formats. This will give you full creative licensee to select what suits you best. Getting the basics down first, though, is every bit as important as the final product that you will create using this ebook.
The more creative that you will be in writing about yourself, your credentials, your experience and everything else of importance to a prospective employer, the better.
This next section will deal with the *why and where for* in writing specific information in a variety of ways. There will be something of interest here for everyone.
Adrienne Manson
Even when your qualifications are especially good, and you are very confident that you are the best candidate for the position, unless your resume meets with the standard in formatting, your resume will *not* reach the employer’s desk. Those that are not aware of how to format an Electronic Resume, even with stellar qualifications, will never be called in for that important interview.
Below are the elements necessary to meet the Electronic Resume standard:
Write using Nouns and not Verbs -- Nouns are the dominant words in a scannable resume. Use descriptive words such as bookkeeping, supervisor and Pratt & Lambert.
Use of Descriptors -- Use keywords such as education, skill-set, experience, talents and abilities. These are the words employers look for when wanting to fill a position. Use plenty of keywords. The more, the better!
Fancy is Out -- Scan able resumes are very conservatively written. Do not decorate and do not use uncommon typefaces. Use only white or beige paper, do not underline and do not use italics.
Use Simple Design -- The computer will read text and not graphics. Anything that is complex, such as tables and leader dots, should be excluded.
Avoid Abbreviations -- With the exception of very common abbreviations, such as, BA (Bachelor of Arts,) use full terms.
Write your Name First and then your Contact Info on a Separate Line
Make Good use of White Space -- Leave ample space between sections for the computer to pick up that one section has ended and another has started.
Write using Proper Language -- Use common words that all people will understand.
Three to Four Page Resume is Acceptable -- The hard and fast “one-page” resume rule no longer applies. Electronic resumes run 3-4 pages in length.
A separate section of this ebook will be devoted to a variety of different resume types and formats. This will give you full creative licensee to select what suits you best. Getting the basics down first, though, is every bit as important as the final product that you will create using this ebook.
The more creative that you will be in writing about yourself, your credentials, your experience and everything else of importance to a prospective employer, the better.
This next section will deal with the *why and where for* in writing specific information in a variety of ways. There will be something of interest here for everyone.
Adrienne Manson
Thursday, September 27, 2007
GOAL SETTING
Goal Setting Defined
Goal setting is not something to just think about. It is an effective time management tool used by many advanced business professionals, athletes and those that are successfully running their lives and fulfilling their dreams. You can achieve the same benefits if you learn how to successfully record your goals.
Goals should be established for both the long and the short term. This will allow you to see what you are working towards in the future while still helping you to see the path to getting there in the short term. They work as strong motivation and guidance to help you to achieve anything that you want to.
Goals also help you to put one foot in front of the other so that you know what knowledge you need to gain, what steps you need to take and how you need to organize your time to achieve those goals. Goals can do much more for you as well. For example, when used correctly, you can use them to help you to increase your productivity and that will help to increase your overall self confidence. You are able to see what you are capable of accomplishing more clearly than ever before.
To begin, start with listing your long term goals on each of the following target areas. Then, you will work on breaking them down in how you can achieve each area.
Work out goals for: Attitude and mindset, Career, Educational goals, Family goals, pleasure goals, Physical goals, financial goals, Charity or public service goals and other areas that are important to you.
Once you have worked out all of the large, long term goals you have, break this down so that it is in clear, 25 year then 10 year then one year brackets, all of which provide you with a clear understanding of where you are heading.
Writing Effective Goals
One key to success in goals is learning how to write them effectively. You can do this by working out the details of each goal that you have and then writing them on paper in a clear way. Here are some tips to help you to accomplish this.
1. Be positive in your goal writing.
2. Be as detailed as possible in the writing of the goal.
3. Set a timeframe from which you will complete the goal specifically.
4. When you have more than one goal, you must set a priority level.
5. Be sure that your goals allow you to achieve them by your performance.
6. Be realistic, frank and honest with yourself.
7. Get them written down on paper so that you can display them and see them
often.
Goal setting is not something to just think about. It is an effective time management tool used by many advanced business professionals, athletes and those that are successfully running their lives and fulfilling their dreams. You can achieve the same benefits if you learn how to successfully record your goals.
Goals should be established for both the long and the short term. This will allow you to see what you are working towards in the future while still helping you to see the path to getting there in the short term. They work as strong motivation and guidance to help you to achieve anything that you want to.
Goals also help you to put one foot in front of the other so that you know what knowledge you need to gain, what steps you need to take and how you need to organize your time to achieve those goals. Goals can do much more for you as well. For example, when used correctly, you can use them to help you to increase your productivity and that will help to increase your overall self confidence. You are able to see what you are capable of accomplishing more clearly than ever before.
To begin, start with listing your long term goals on each of the following target areas. Then, you will work on breaking them down in how you can achieve each area.
Work out goals for: Attitude and mindset, Career, Educational goals, Family goals, pleasure goals, Physical goals, financial goals, Charity or public service goals and other areas that are important to you.
Once you have worked out all of the large, long term goals you have, break this down so that it is in clear, 25 year then 10 year then one year brackets, all of which provide you with a clear understanding of where you are heading.
Writing Effective Goals
One key to success in goals is learning how to write them effectively. You can do this by working out the details of each goal that you have and then writing them on paper in a clear way. Here are some tips to help you to accomplish this.
1. Be positive in your goal writing.
2. Be as detailed as possible in the writing of the goal.
3. Set a timeframe from which you will complete the goal specifically.
4. When you have more than one goal, you must set a priority level.
5. Be sure that your goals allow you to achieve them by your performance.
6. Be realistic, frank and honest with yourself.
7. Get them written down on paper so that you can display them and see them
often.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
TYPES OF RESUMES
The Chronological resume is the more structurally formatted of the three. Experience section is the key.
Jobs are listed in detail.
No focus of skills or achievements at beginning of resume.
Used generally when remaining in same job or career.
Caters to conservative type positions.
Always has an Objective section and Summary section.
Used especially with legal and academic professions.
This resume type is ideal when:
Applying for positions within a more conservative profession.
Of particular interest to older, more traditional types.
Wanting to show good job detail and highlight employer names.
This resume type is not ideal when:
You want to showcase your best qualities and experience.
Wanting to make a change in career.
Example of a Chronological Resume
Donna Lowlet
1032 Southport Street, Northwood, NJ 07886
201-555-9384
Lowlet@aol.com
SKILLS:
Proficient in Windows 95, Windows NT, Microsoft Office, HTML, C, C++, Java and conducting Internet research. Fluent in both French and Spanish. Excellent interpersonal skills and fine-tuned organizational ability.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
• 1994-Present: Big Red Incorporated Company, Secausus, NJ
Manager, Chemicals Procurement
Successfully managed a corporate group that purchases the key chemical raw materials for more than 2150 plants within the US Initiated all purchase decisions for pulp and paper chemicals, plastic resins, inks, waxes, coatings, solvents, plastic film and sheet, and lignosulfonates. Directed six professional buyers and non-exempt employees. Personally created, developed, and implemented a critical cost reduction program with a total savings of more than $100 million per year. Established pioneer program in support of Hazardous Waste Disposal project. Chaired meetings of strategy planning and successfully negotiated for new cost-effective raw materials.
• 1992-1994: Ames & Tender Company, New York, NY
Materials Manager
Designed key systems and procedures to establish automated purchasing functions for C&K Chemicals, a subsidiary of AB&X. Implemented primary purchasing activities between corporate purchasing and C&K.
• 1988-1992: Pharmaceuticals, LTD., Long Island, NY
Purchasing Manager
Successfully negotiated some $290 million in specialty and commodity raw materials. Contributed largely to Mistek’s cost reduction programs. Initiated liaison function between corporate purchasing and Mistek of America, Ltd. This program greatly improved reporting systems between plant Managers and purchasing department.
Adrienne Manson
Jobs are listed in detail.
No focus of skills or achievements at beginning of resume.
Used generally when remaining in same job or career.
Caters to conservative type positions.
Always has an Objective section and Summary section.
Used especially with legal and academic professions.
This resume type is ideal when:
Applying for positions within a more conservative profession.
Of particular interest to older, more traditional types.
Wanting to show good job detail and highlight employer names.
This resume type is not ideal when:
You want to showcase your best qualities and experience.
Wanting to make a change in career.
Example of a Chronological Resume
Donna Lowlet
1032 Southport Street, Northwood, NJ 07886
201-555-9384
Lowlet@aol.com
SKILLS:
Proficient in Windows 95, Windows NT, Microsoft Office, HTML, C, C++, Java and conducting Internet research. Fluent in both French and Spanish. Excellent interpersonal skills and fine-tuned organizational ability.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
• 1994-Present: Big Red Incorporated Company, Secausus, NJ
Manager, Chemicals Procurement
Successfully managed a corporate group that purchases the key chemical raw materials for more than 2150 plants within the US Initiated all purchase decisions for pulp and paper chemicals, plastic resins, inks, waxes, coatings, solvents, plastic film and sheet, and lignosulfonates. Directed six professional buyers and non-exempt employees. Personally created, developed, and implemented a critical cost reduction program with a total savings of more than $100 million per year. Established pioneer program in support of Hazardous Waste Disposal project. Chaired meetings of strategy planning and successfully negotiated for new cost-effective raw materials.
• 1992-1994: Ames & Tender Company, New York, NY
Materials Manager
Designed key systems and procedures to establish automated purchasing functions for C&K Chemicals, a subsidiary of AB&X. Implemented primary purchasing activities between corporate purchasing and C&K.
• 1988-1992: Pharmaceuticals, LTD., Long Island, NY
Purchasing Manager
Successfully negotiated some $290 million in specialty and commodity raw materials. Contributed largely to Mistek’s cost reduction programs. Initiated liaison function between corporate purchasing and Mistek of America, Ltd. This program greatly improved reporting systems between plant Managers and purchasing department.
Adrienne Manson
THE PURPOSE OF YOUR RESUME
Your resume is an important tool that communicates all about YOU. When it does the job right, you win an interview.
Your resume doesn't simply provide a prospective employer with your work history. It speaks loud and clear that you have the credentials needed to be a complete success in this new position or career.
Your resume will attract immediate attention. The reader will want to pick it up and read it top to bottom. Interest will be stimulated. An interview will be arranged.
Your resume will contain:
Your contact information, i.e. name, address, phone, email address, website address.
A defined job objective.
A work history.
Educational history.
Affiliations.
References.Your resume will be written using professional grade printing and paper.
RESUME PRESENTATION IS KEY
An employer can have hundreds of boring resumes to pour through. This means when something catches the eye, it must really pop out!
Your resume must impress within the first important seconds or it will not impress at all. Employers will quickly scan all resumes and then grab for those that catch their eye best.
To write a really effective resume, you will use powerful statements that will impress. This is very important, but, you do not want to oversell! There is a very fine line here and you will learn all about it.
Above all, you will make honest statements about yourself. They will be strong statements and 100% true, or they will not be effective at all.
Just as you would sell any product that you believe strongly in, you will learn to sell the product that is you! Once you have learned to do this, you will find that you will get a better response from a prospective employer than other prospects do and even those with better credentials. It is all in how you market your product!
WOW THE EMPLOYER
First of all, who are you writing this resume for? Your prospective employer will be the one who oversees the day to day operations of the company you want to join.
They make the hiring decisions and they are entirely invested in ensuring that you are the right one for the job. This person will care about whether or not you can do a good job for that company and so this is the one you are writing your resume for.
You want to be sure that you are the right candidate for the job. You want to be sure you know everything there is to know about this company. You want to understand exactly, which qualities are needed to be the right candidate for this job.
You want to be sure you are not a good candidate for this job, but, that you are the best candidate for this job.
Time to start writing
This is the time to put pen to paper and to lay out clearly what your prospective employer is looking for in an ideal candidate. You need to be able to solidify what it is that you bring to the table, even before you begin.
Jot down every fine point about your training and experience, your unique characteristics, special talents, even your attitude -- everything that shows you most qualified for the job you seek.
If you are new to the job market, be creative and draw on your upbringing, life exposure and anything that can account for your unique experience and qualities.
You will begin to be able to connect the dots during this process. Simple statements will turn into sentences and sentences into paragraphs. Keep this information in a safe place. You will use it later to be incorporated into your finished product.
Adrienne Manson
Your resume doesn't simply provide a prospective employer with your work history. It speaks loud and clear that you have the credentials needed to be a complete success in this new position or career.
Your resume will attract immediate attention. The reader will want to pick it up and read it top to bottom. Interest will be stimulated. An interview will be arranged.
Your resume will contain:
Your contact information, i.e. name, address, phone, email address, website address.
A defined job objective.
A work history.
Educational history.
Affiliations.
References.Your resume will be written using professional grade printing and paper.
RESUME PRESENTATION IS KEY
An employer can have hundreds of boring resumes to pour through. This means when something catches the eye, it must really pop out!
Your resume must impress within the first important seconds or it will not impress at all. Employers will quickly scan all resumes and then grab for those that catch their eye best.
To write a really effective resume, you will use powerful statements that will impress. This is very important, but, you do not want to oversell! There is a very fine line here and you will learn all about it.
Above all, you will make honest statements about yourself. They will be strong statements and 100% true, or they will not be effective at all.
Just as you would sell any product that you believe strongly in, you will learn to sell the product that is you! Once you have learned to do this, you will find that you will get a better response from a prospective employer than other prospects do and even those with better credentials. It is all in how you market your product!
WOW THE EMPLOYER
First of all, who are you writing this resume for? Your prospective employer will be the one who oversees the day to day operations of the company you want to join.
They make the hiring decisions and they are entirely invested in ensuring that you are the right one for the job. This person will care about whether or not you can do a good job for that company and so this is the one you are writing your resume for.
You want to be sure that you are the right candidate for the job. You want to be sure you know everything there is to know about this company. You want to understand exactly, which qualities are needed to be the right candidate for this job.
You want to be sure you are not a good candidate for this job, but, that you are the best candidate for this job.
Time to start writing
This is the time to put pen to paper and to lay out clearly what your prospective employer is looking for in an ideal candidate. You need to be able to solidify what it is that you bring to the table, even before you begin.
Jot down every fine point about your training and experience, your unique characteristics, special talents, even your attitude -- everything that shows you most qualified for the job you seek.
If you are new to the job market, be creative and draw on your upbringing, life exposure and anything that can account for your unique experience and qualities.
You will begin to be able to connect the dots during this process. Simple statements will turn into sentences and sentences into paragraphs. Keep this information in a safe place. You will use it later to be incorporated into your finished product.
Adrienne Manson
Sunday, September 23, 2007
DON’T MESS WITH STRESS! BY
ADRIENNE MANSON
Feel as if you're running around like a chicken with it's head cut off?
Does everyday seem to fly by? Leaving you without enough time to finish everything you set out to do. Life is stressful.
When you have to balance work, relationships, kids - not to mention your checkbook - things can get a little hectic. You can feel like a walking zombie (with a sore back) that just isn't feeling up to par. Or capable.
There are ways to slow your life down. To take a break and clear your head. To relax your mind and body. In fact, I have for you...
"...101 Tips to De-stress your Life!"
Get rid of stress once and for all! Are you fed up with feeling like life is coming at you faster than a racecar in the Indianapolis 500?
Do you ever feel like you want to leave this mess behind for a professional massage? Or a visit to the day spa?
Take time off work? (Maybe for a trip to the Bahamas!)
Stress is caused by many factors. Not enough time. Seemingly certain failure. Too many bills, not enough cash.
Millions of people are stressed out everyday. But when it's you, it feels like you're the only one. The only one running from one place to the other, working your tale off to make everything meet.
But there's a way out. Let me tell you...
...The Secret Of Leaving Stress In The Dust!
If you need a break, but there isn't one in sight. The best thing you can do is find a way to manage the stress better. To attack it.
The truth is a little stress is good for you (and can even give you superhuman powers, see page 5 of my report). Learning how to take the bad stress, recycle it, and turn it into good stress will change your life.
In my 50 page report, I show you 101 ways to combat stress and bury it. It comes in a downloadable file that you can be reading in just minutes from now.
...here is just SOME of the information you will find inside:
The secret to emptying your mind before you try to sleep. (Page 21)
How to analyze your stress diary (without paying for a psychologist). (Page 7)
The secret to deep breathing for deep relaxation. (Page 11)
7 key components of keeping a stress diary. (Page 6)
4 factors that are sure to bring stress. Know them before you deal with them. (Page 12)
The element that's more important to your body than food and water. (Page 29)
7 targeted relaxation exercises to soothe your mind and body. (Pages 41-47)
The secret Dr. Benson of Harvard discovered to help you feel relaxed in any situation. Hint: It's called the "Relaxation Response." (Pages 11-12)
How to use "belly breathing" to bring in more oxygen and calm your body. (Page 19)
10 most stressful life events you can ever encounter. (Page 47)
How to turn a night at home into your own personal home spa experience (Note: leave stress at the door). (Pages 35-37)
The insider's secret to progressive relaxation that will leave you feeling like a bag of feathers on a water bed. (Page 11)
30 examples of how seemingly "stress free" people deal with their problems. (Pages 38-40)
The stress-reliever hidden inside a smile. (Pages 26-27)
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Why Some People Almost Never Seem Stressed!
Do you know anyone who never seems to be stressed out? It's maddening isn't it! What is their secret?
I've got each trick from three such people written down in my report. Pages 38-40 will tell you the difference between these people who seem to glide through life. And you.
Finally, you'll have insight into the "easy" lives of stress-free freaks! Then...
...see how easily you can leave stress behind! Even if your life is more hectic than a packed rock concert, just apply a few of the other tips in my guide to your daily life. You WILL notice a difference.
Having trouble sleeping at night because you've just got too many things on your mind? Try this proven exercise that will wipe your brain clean like a chalkboard eraser.
Believe me, if you decide to use this technique tonight (it's on page 21) you will finally get a good night's sleep. And a body that's working on a full tank of gas is under much less stress than one on empty.
Let me ask you this. If you could be completely stress-free tomorrow, how much would that be worth to you? You might pay $50.00 for a massage that would leave you stress free for $20 minutes.
My report can help you tear through the frustration like a machete in tall grass. It contains 101 tips to help you relieve the tension. To say goodbye to the stress. And finally feel relaxed. Mind and body.
Get my report today and I promise you will feel a difference this week. Just look through the report, add a few tips to your daily life (to start off with), and then see if you can notice the difference. If you don't think it's helping, just write me an email saying so. I'll issue you a refund ASAP.
That's a guarantee and a promise. There's no need for another thing to stress over. You can feel assured that if my report doesn't live up to your standards, you can get your money back and you won't have lost a thing.
Thanks for reading,
Adrienne Manson
www.theskillstimulator.com
ADRIENNE MANSON
Feel as if you're running around like a chicken with it's head cut off?
Does everyday seem to fly by? Leaving you without enough time to finish everything you set out to do. Life is stressful.
When you have to balance work, relationships, kids - not to mention your checkbook - things can get a little hectic. You can feel like a walking zombie (with a sore back) that just isn't feeling up to par. Or capable.
There are ways to slow your life down. To take a break and clear your head. To relax your mind and body. In fact, I have for you...
"...101 Tips to De-stress your Life!"
Get rid of stress once and for all! Are you fed up with feeling like life is coming at you faster than a racecar in the Indianapolis 500?
Do you ever feel like you want to leave this mess behind for a professional massage? Or a visit to the day spa?
Take time off work? (Maybe for a trip to the Bahamas!)
Stress is caused by many factors. Not enough time. Seemingly certain failure. Too many bills, not enough cash.
Millions of people are stressed out everyday. But when it's you, it feels like you're the only one. The only one running from one place to the other, working your tale off to make everything meet.
But there's a way out. Let me tell you...
...The Secret Of Leaving Stress In The Dust!
If you need a break, but there isn't one in sight. The best thing you can do is find a way to manage the stress better. To attack it.
The truth is a little stress is good for you (and can even give you superhuman powers, see page 5 of my report). Learning how to take the bad stress, recycle it, and turn it into good stress will change your life.
In my 50 page report, I show you 101 ways to combat stress and bury it. It comes in a downloadable file that you can be reading in just minutes from now.
...here is just SOME of the information you will find inside:
The secret to emptying your mind before you try to sleep. (Page 21)
How to analyze your stress diary (without paying for a psychologist). (Page 7)
The secret to deep breathing for deep relaxation. (Page 11)
7 key components of keeping a stress diary. (Page 6)
4 factors that are sure to bring stress. Know them before you deal with them. (Page 12)
The element that's more important to your body than food and water. (Page 29)
7 targeted relaxation exercises to soothe your mind and body. (Pages 41-47)
The secret Dr. Benson of Harvard discovered to help you feel relaxed in any situation. Hint: It's called the "Relaxation Response." (Pages 11-12)
How to use "belly breathing" to bring in more oxygen and calm your body. (Page 19)
10 most stressful life events you can ever encounter. (Page 47)
How to turn a night at home into your own personal home spa experience (Note: leave stress at the door). (Pages 35-37)
The insider's secret to progressive relaxation that will leave you feeling like a bag of feathers on a water bed. (Page 11)
30 examples of how seemingly "stress free" people deal with their problems. (Pages 38-40)
The stress-reliever hidden inside a smile. (Pages 26-27)
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Why Some People Almost Never Seem Stressed!
Do you know anyone who never seems to be stressed out? It's maddening isn't it! What is their secret?
I've got each trick from three such people written down in my report. Pages 38-40 will tell you the difference between these people who seem to glide through life. And you.
Finally, you'll have insight into the "easy" lives of stress-free freaks! Then...
...see how easily you can leave stress behind! Even if your life is more hectic than a packed rock concert, just apply a few of the other tips in my guide to your daily life. You WILL notice a difference.
Having trouble sleeping at night because you've just got too many things on your mind? Try this proven exercise that will wipe your brain clean like a chalkboard eraser.
Believe me, if you decide to use this technique tonight (it's on page 21) you will finally get a good night's sleep. And a body that's working on a full tank of gas is under much less stress than one on empty.
Let me ask you this. If you could be completely stress-free tomorrow, how much would that be worth to you? You might pay $50.00 for a massage that would leave you stress free for $20 minutes.
My report can help you tear through the frustration like a machete in tall grass. It contains 101 tips to help you relieve the tension. To say goodbye to the stress. And finally feel relaxed. Mind and body.
Get my report today and I promise you will feel a difference this week. Just look through the report, add a few tips to your daily life (to start off with), and then see if you can notice the difference. If you don't think it's helping, just write me an email saying so. I'll issue you a refund ASAP.
That's a guarantee and a promise. There's no need for another thing to stress over. You can feel assured that if my report doesn't live up to your standards, you can get your money back and you won't have lost a thing.
Thanks for reading,
Adrienne Manson
www.theskillstimulator.com
Sunday, September 16, 2007
The Skill Stimulator
Are you looking for a job? Do you want to make certain that you have every possible advantage going for you?
One of the most important parts of the hiring process is the resume. (How many jobs do you know of that do not require one?) And it's important you put your best foot forward with a great resume.
A resume that sells yourself to the company. In a way that any employer would be crazy not to hire you.
We offer career coaching that will dazzle you as well as your potential employer!
In my 41 page report, I'll show you exactly what you need to do to ensure your future boss doesn't forget your resume. It comes in a downloadable file you can be reading in just minutes from now.
WE CAN EASILY PREPARE YOU FOR EMPLOYERS WHO WILL SAY... You're The Right Person For The Job!
adrienne@theskillstimulator.com
One of the most important parts of the hiring process is the resume. (How many jobs do you know of that do not require one?) And it's important you put your best foot forward with a great resume.
A resume that sells yourself to the company. In a way that any employer would be crazy not to hire you.
We offer career coaching that will dazzle you as well as your potential employer!
In my 41 page report, I'll show you exactly what you need to do to ensure your future boss doesn't forget your resume. It comes in a downloadable file you can be reading in just minutes from now.
WE CAN EASILY PREPARE YOU FOR EMPLOYERS WHO WILL SAY... You're The Right Person For The Job!
adrienne@theskillstimulator.com
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