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Other Added - Snooze Alarm: It's Time to Wake Up to a New Workplace Reality
Being new in the working world, I am sure you are eager to show off your newfound skills and knowledge. However, out there in the working world some basic work effective habits can increase your productivity. By being consistently effective at your work increases your chances of success in your career.The 5 effective work habits are:1. Volunteer for Assignments One of the best ways to signal that you are a keen learner and are not afraid of hard work is to volunteer for assignments. Especially assignments that no one seems interested to do. However, before that do assess your own skills and knowledge to see if you can confidently accomplish it. If you are confident in completing the task in full and perfection, go ahead and volunteer for it. However, do remember one thing. Under promise and over deliver on the assignment you volunteered. Do not be too confident that you turn a perfect opportunity into mess. Once you start the project, see it till the end. You would be seen as someone who is courageous enough to take on additional assignmen
2) Discover What You Value:
Take an in-depth look at your values, attitudes and interests and what they indicate about discovering work that you will love and be committed to.
3) Assessing Your Success Quotient:
In other words, you may be able to do many things and know about lots of things, but there are certain things that you love to do and particular ways of using yourself that you really enjoy. There are specific clusters of these skills, abilities and attributes that have always contributed to whatever success or triumph over adversity that you have had throughout your life, not just at work or at school, but recreationally, socially or within your life experience.
Identifying these success clusters points the way to what kind of work you should pursue and in what kind of business culture.
4) Setting
In their book, Get What You Deserve! How to Guerilla Market Yourself, Levinson and Godin outline six steps to get the job you really want.Position yourself. Write a positioning statement about yourself. Identify who you are and where you're going.
Identify your customers. Identify the companies you want to work for and that honestly have what you are looking for. Don't go searching out non-profits as potential employers if you want unlimited earning potential. Similarly, don't focus on smaller companies if you want the prestige of working for a Fortune 500 company.Prepare a non-resume and a plan. Prepare a guerilla non-resume, a word-of-mouth campaign and a marketing strategy that reflects your positioning and gets you an interview. A non-resume is no resume. Instead, use an effective cover letter that highlights how you can benefit the company. In addition, use powerful reference letters that specifically support your positioning statementGive them a reason to hire you. Impress those that interview you so much that they'll d
While we can point to endless examples of rapid change from the Internet, globalization, outsourcing, mergers and mass retailing, what I think we need to pay attention to is how to prepare ourselves and our children to interact, respond to and add value within the new realities of work.
Preparing yourself for a new job or a first job requires introspection, self-appraisal, research, preparation, dedication and discipline. Success in the new marketplace requires you to give thought to what makes you Who You Are? What is your Behavioral Style? What do you value? What is your vision of what is possible for you? What are your internal obstacles? How comfortable are you interpersonally? How do you present visually, verbally and non-verbally? Once you get a clear picture of these specific issues, and only then, should you begin to assess your skills, abilities, experiences, education and other more standard components that are engaged in a job search.
For a number of years I was a senior Outplacement Counselor at a "boutique" outplacement firm in New York City. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term outplacement,it is a coaching and advisory service provided to individuals (by their employers) who have been severed from their jobs for any number of reasons: fired, downsized, mergers, relocation, outsourcing, and voluntary severance.
My job was to help them work through their next career step, be it to another job, transitioning into a new industry or into the non-profit arena, into entrepreneurship, or even retirement.
We began our work from the "inside out".
What that means is that we started our work together by discovering what "made them tick". Using a variety of well crafted assessments, we explored what were their preferences in terms of how they operated in the world. Were they outgoing, forceful, introverted, perfectionistic, spontaneous or deliberate as well as a host of other aspects. What was important to them in their lives? Was it community involvement, the arts, financial arenas, theoretical and knowledge acquisition or something else?
Why is this inside-out approach so important? Because a successful career path demands that you bring your full self to any endeavor and you can't achieve that if you haven't gotten a clear picture of who you are, both strengths and opportunities for development.
Today "lack of time” is the new poverty. We spend increasing amounts of time at work, even when we are away from the place of work, on weekends, vacations, traveling we are often plugged in with little opportunity for down time and rejuvenation. With that as our reality, if you don't enjoy what you are doing every day and if you feel that your job is always in threat of being lost, you'll ask yourself, "What's the point?".
The new awareness that is bubbling up is that it is more risky NOT to know what you really love and then do it than to take or stay in a job because it sounds right, pays X amount of money or because that's what you've always done.
All jobs are one step away from ending.
And, if that is the new reality, doesn't it make sense to pursue what you really care about, to invest your energy because you love what you are doing and choose work that makes you feel alive?
Now, if you think this line of thinking makes sense, you may be thinking, "Ok, so how do I go about this?" Most people are clueless about how to conduct a really effective, well-conceived job search. Most of my clients, including people with Senior VP titles, have said, "God, I wish someone had taught me these tools 20 years ago. My life and career path may well have been very different."
So, here's what it takes to Re-Purpose Your Career:
1)A Process of Self Analysis:
The use of evaluations and assessment as well as discussion with others will help you attain a clear and honest picture of who you are - warts and all. This is the crucial first step.
2) Discover What You Value:
Take an in-depth look at your values, attitudes and interests and what they indicate about discovering work that you will love and be committed to.
3) Assessing Your Success Quotient:
In other words, you may be able to do many things and know about lots of things, but there are certain things that you love to do and particular ways of using yourself that you really enjoy. There are specific clusters of these skills, abilities and attributes that have always contributed to whatever success or triumph over adversity that you have had throughout your life, not just at work or at school, but recreationally, socially or within your life experience.
Identifying these success clusters points the way to what kind of work you should pursue and in what kind of business culture.
4) Setting
FAQs On credit Part 1Nowadays, with identity theft rampant and possibility of data entry errors it is a high probability that your credit report contains entries that do not belong to you. Incorrect items on your credit report will negatively impact your overall credit score which in turn will cost you thousands of dollars of interest when you get loans for your car or house. The better your credit score, the more favorable interest rates you will receive from the banks and lenders, which means direct savings to you. So credit repair is a good option.Why is my credit score so important?Banks, lenders and credit card issuers use the credit score as a universal means of assessing your credit risk and credit worthiness. The credit score is calculated by the three major credit reporting bureaus (TransUnion, Experian and Equifax), and is a reflection of several factors, including your past payment history, on time payment record, amount of loans you have, etc. When your credit score is high, lenders are willing to issue loans to you at lo
For a number of years I was a senior Outplacement Counselor at a "boutique" outplacement firm in New York City. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term outplacement,it is a coaching and advisory service provided to individuals (by their employers) who have been severed from their jobs for any number of reasons: fired, downsized, mergers, relocation, outsourcing, and voluntary severance.
My job was to help them work through their next career step, be it to another job, transitioning into a new industry or into the non-profit arena, into entrepreneurship, or even retirement.
We began our work from the "inside out".
What that means is that we started our work together by discovering what "made them tick". Using a variety of well crafted assessments, we explored what were their preferences in terms of how they operated in the world. Were they outgoing, forceful, introverted, perfectionistic, spontaneous or deliberate as well as a host of other aspects. What was important to them in their lives? Was it community involvement, the arts, financial arenas, theoretical and knowledge acquisition or something else?
Why is this inside-out approach so important? Because a successful career path demands that you bring your full self to any endeavor and you can't achieve that if you haven't gotten a clear picture of who you are, both strengths and opportunities for development.
Today "lack of time” is the new poverty. We spend increasing amounts of time at work, even when we are away from the place of work, on weekends, vacations, traveling we are often plugged in with little opportunity for down time and rejuvenation. With that as our reality, if you don't enjoy what you are doing every day and if you feel that your job is always in threat of being lost, you'll ask yourself, "What's the point?".
The new awareness that is bubbling up is that it is more risky NOT to know what you really love and then do it than to take or stay in a job because it sounds right, pays X amount of money or because that's what you've always done.
All jobs are one step away from ending.
And, if that is the new reality, doesn't it make sense to pursue what you really care about, to invest your energy because you love what you are doing and choose work that makes you feel alive?
Now, if you think this line of thinking makes sense, you may be thinking, "Ok, so how do I go about this?" Most people are clueless about how to conduct a really effective, well-conceived job search. Most of my clients, including people with Senior VP titles, have said, "God, I wish someone had taught me these tools 20 years ago. My life and career path may well have been very different."
So, here's what it takes to Re-Purpose Your Career:
1)A Process of Self Analysis:
The use of evaluations and assessment as well as discussion with others will help you attain a clear and honest picture of who you are - warts and all. This is the crucial first step.
2) Discover What You Value:
Take an in-depth look at your values, attitudes and interests and what they indicate about discovering work that you will love and be committed to.
3) Assessing Your Success Quotient:
In other words, you may be able to do many things and know about lots of things, but there are certain things that you love to do and particular ways of using yourself that you really enjoy. There are specific clusters of these skills, abilities and attributes that have always contributed to whatever success or triumph over adversity that you have had throughout your life, not just at work or at school, but recreationally, socially or within your life experience.
Identifying these success clusters points the way to what kind of work you should pursue and in what kind of business culture.
4) Setting
Surely you know what I mean. Those gangly looking birds that stand on one twiggy looking leg. Their beak (or is it a bill?) is hooked and black. And they flock by the hundreds at the watering hole. Thousands maybe, all together and...THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME!Now I'm not suggesting you run out and paint your shop in day-glow colours, or dress up like Zippo the clown, I just thought I'd draw your attention to something that often gets overlooked.We tend to think of appearances in an external context, we think of what we 'present' to the outside world instead of how we're perceived by the outside world.Here's what I mean, it's called the "Well I should hope so!" test. Try this out on the next statement:"We're honest and we fix your car right the first time. We charge reasonable rates and we guarantee our work."Altogether now... "Well, I should hope so.!"What else would you expect to say? "Hey, we're lousy. We'll fix things that aren't broken and make sure the original problem goes unsolved so you'll bring it back
Why is this inside-out approach so important? Because a successful career path demands that you bring your full self to any endeavor and you can't achieve that if you haven't gotten a clear picture of who you are, both strengths and opportunities for development.
Today "lack of time” is the new poverty. We spend increasing amounts of time at work, even when we are away from the place of work, on weekends, vacations, traveling we are often plugged in with little opportunity for down time and rejuvenation. With that as our reality, if you don't enjoy what you are doing every day and if you feel that your job is always in threat of being lost, you'll ask yourself, "What's the point?".
The new awareness that is bubbling up is that it is more risky NOT to know what you really love and then do it than to take or stay in a job because it sounds right, pays X amount of money or because that's what you've always done.
All jobs are one step away from ending.
And, if that is the new reality, doesn't it make sense to pursue what you really care about, to invest your energy because you love what you are doing and choose work that makes you feel alive?
Now, if you think this line of thinking makes sense, you may be thinking, "Ok, so how do I go about this?" Most people are clueless about how to conduct a really effective, well-conceived job search. Most of my clients, including people with Senior VP titles, have said, "God, I wish someone had taught me these tools 20 years ago. My life and career path may well have been very different."
So, here's what it takes to Re-Purpose Your Career:
1)A Process of Self Analysis:
The use of evaluations and assessment as well as discussion with others will help you attain a clear and honest picture of who you are - warts and all. This is the crucial first step.
2) Discover What You Value:
Take an in-depth look at your values, attitudes and interests and what they indicate about discovering work that you will love and be committed to.
3) Assessing Your Success Quotient:
In other words, you may be able to do many things and know about lots of things, but there are certain things that you love to do and particular ways of using yourself that you really enjoy. There are specific clusters of these skills, abilities and attributes that have always contributed to whatever success or triumph over adversity that you have had throughout your life, not just at work or at school, but recreationally, socially or within your life experience.
Identifying these success clusters points the way to what kind of work you should pursue and in what kind of business culture.
4) Setting
Have you ever wondered how Australian beef appears on your table during your dinner? Are you not even surprised how on earth a famous caviar from Russia reaches your entr?e plate? You may begin to think that some kind of magic must have been done to make that food remain fresh when served on your table.If you want real good ice cream from Switzerland, frozen food shipping can help you enjoy the heavenly taste of ice cream from the Alps region of the earth. How enticing it is to indulge in the sweet rich chocolates that are going to satisfy the sweet tooth in you. Thanks to frozen food shipping.Imported meats, diary items like cheese, ice cream and even chocolates are transported through frozen food shipping. Perishable items such as these need specialized containers with built-in freezers in them. In frozen food shipping the freshness of the products is the foremost concern. Containers vans with big walk-in freezers are built that can accommodate palettes of frozen cargo items this is to ensure that food is still fresh and free from the harmful effects o
All jobs are one step away from ending.
And, if that is the new reality, doesn't it make sense to pursue what you really care about, to invest your energy because you love what you are doing and choose work that makes you feel alive?
Now, if you think this line of thinking makes sense, you may be thinking, "Ok, so how do I go about this?" Most people are clueless about how to conduct a really effective, well-conceived job search. Most of my clients, including people with Senior VP titles, have said, "God, I wish someone had taught me these tools 20 years ago. My life and career path may well have been very different."
So, here's what it takes to Re-Purpose Your Career:
1)A Process of Self Analysis:
The use of evaluations and assessment as well as discussion with others will help you attain a clear and honest picture of who you are - warts and all. This is the crucial first step.
2) Discover What You Value:
Take an in-depth look at your values, attitudes and interests and what they indicate about discovering work that you will love and be committed to.
3) Assessing Your Success Quotient:
In other words, you may be able to do many things and know about lots of things, but there are certain things that you love to do and particular ways of using yourself that you really enjoy. There are specific clusters of these skills, abilities and attributes that have always contributed to whatever success or triumph over adversity that you have had throughout your life, not just at work or at school, but recreationally, socially or within your life experience.
Identifying these success clusters points the way to what kind of work you should pursue and in what kind of business culture.
4) Setting
Choose carefullyYou will want to choose people who know you, and often you are asked for both work and personal referees. It's a good idea not to choose relatives, they don't carry much authority. Ideally choose people who are professionals with a good reputation. Former employers carry the most weight, also key suppliers and customers who can vouch for the work you do. Referees are sometimes telephoned and if they can clearly give examples of your achievements it is worth gold!Get their permissionAsk general permission from them before you start your job hunt. You don't need to contact them each time, but you may want to remind them you are still looking if the job search drags on, or you are slow to start. By asking permission, you will show your respect for them and their busy schedules. Although most of the time many will be happy to help you in your career search, some previous employers or university academics may not wish to participate. Respect their wishes: a half-hearted testimonial is worse than no
2) Discover What You Value:
Take an in-depth look at your values, attitudes and interests and what they indicate about discovering work that you will love and be committed to.
3) Assessing Your Success Quotient:
In other words, you may be able to do many things and know about lots of things, but there are certain things that you love to do and particular ways of using yourself that you really enjoy. There are specific clusters of these skills, abilities and attributes that have always contributed to whatever success or triumph over adversity that you have had throughout your life, not just at work or at school, but recreationally, socially or within your life experience.
Identifying these success clusters points the way to what kind of work you should pursue and in what kind of business culture.
4) Setting Your Intention:
Once you have achieved the above analysis you must commit yourself to pursuing work and job opportunities that capitalize on your strengths; on what you love, and on how you enjoy operating in the world.
It is very easy to get frightened that you will never find such a combination, or that you don't have what it takes to attract job opportunities like the ones you imagine, and other self-limiting beliefs. Your beliefs about what is possible determine your outcomes. If you believe you can't, you can't. If you truly believe you can and then sharply focus your intention and efforts without demand for instant gratification, you will achieve what you desire.
One comes to be of just such stuff as that on which the mind is set.”(Upanishads)
5)Nuts and Bolts Application:
a) Now it is time to develop your RESUME. A resume won't get you a job but it can really open the doors. How your resume is constructed will either attract or push away opportunities. A resume should be more than a laundry list of past job or related experiences,it should provide the reader with a sense of who you are and what you can accomplish.
b) Write a BIO: A one page document that is written almost like a press release that you can distribute to people you know who may be able to be helpful to you.
c) PRACTICE INTERVIEW SKILLS: Create possible questions, develop honest yet savvy answers, have trial runs with someone, videotape yourself and see how you present – it's often quite the eye- opener!
d) NETWORK: This is a skill that will be invaluable for the rest of your life. Talk to everyone you know about what you want to do. Speak with people who are doing what you think you are interested in and get a real sense of what it is like to do that work, what organizations that are involved in that kind of work are like, what is new in that field, what are the opportunities, what are the challenges.
Send thank you notes to people who met with you or have been helpful to you –keep them in the loop. The more you know the more powerful a job candidate you will be.
e) GET ORGANIZED: Keep careful notes of all meetings, phone calls and interviews. Write down who you spoke to or met, what was said, what did you learn, what could you have done better, when to follow up and more. Finding Your Job is like a military foray – it's all in the preparation, debriefing, follow-up and follow through.
There are many books in the library and bookstores that you can use to help you find the work that you love. For some people, reading books and other publications that provide good information is enough to get them on their way.
For many others, somehow the great ideas on paper don't translate into effective and comprehensive action. For those, that's what a Career Coach is for. A Career Coach knows what assessments will be valuable for you, what questions to ask, how to structure your resume, help you network and find the resources that will be most beneficial.
Whether by yourself or with the help of a professional, be prepared to dig deep, work hard and be disciplined in your search and, if you do, you will succeed.
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