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Stuck In A Career Rut?

On: 10/28/2009 3:57:42 PM

Are you in a career that you dislike but you feel there is nothing you can do about it? Many of us stay in our careers (and jobs) longer than we want because we are unsure what we would do next. We tell ourselves that the answer will come to us someday. Then, we will make our move. Or, when the economy improves, we'll go. But in the meantime, we stay where we are, stuck and ...

Why Executives Should Consider Job Fairs

On: 10/21/2009 3:39:05 PM

While you might have been to job fairs when you were just starting out, you've probably tended to ignore them as your career has improved. But now, a job fair may have just popped up while you're between jobs. Now, in the executive level of your career, you're thinking about visiting one. So do you go, or is the prospect simply beneath you? Quite a few executives go to career fairs, but not ...

You�re Unemployed. What�s Next?

With the national unemployment rate at a 26-year high and more than 6.9 million jobs lost in the first eight months of 2009, it is hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. And, many economists are predicting that a recovery may not appear until 2011. With each passing day, more and more business professionals find themselves out of work and searching for a new job. With the flood of ...

What's Your Next Game?

It's hard to get excited about our careers sometimes. Especially when bad news surrounds us. Between high unemployment, low morale, and reduced compensation, who can blame you for not wanting to jump out of bed energized and ready to start each day? Maybe what you need is a new game to play. Something that gets you excited again. Whether it's a new job or a new way of doing something in your ...

5 More Job Search Tips that Work to Help You Land a Job You'll Love - Part 2

5 More Job Search Tips that Work to Help You Land a Job You'll Love - Part 2 In the last article - 5 Job Tips - How to Find a GREAT New Job you dug deep into the real you and ended up with a list of skills liked doing that were also valuable to potential employers. Keep that list handy because now we'll use it to find that great job. Job Tip # 1 Match Your Skills to Potential ...

What is Your Primary Color? And How Will This Knowledge Impact Your Career? By Rick Smith
Are you in a job that leverages your strengths and passions every day? As your career continues on its current direction, are you getting closer to your ideal role, or farther away from it? Are you willing to invest 15 minutes of your life to find out? I am excited to debut the Primary Color Assessment online at www.PrimaryColorAssessment.com. This tool was conceived from ...

5 Job Tips - How to Find a GREAT New Job Part 1
Laying the groundwork Job hunting can be tough. Whether you just started looking for a job or you've been searching for jobs for months No matter where you are in your job search chances are you've felt like you ran smack dab into a brick wall at least once. These tips are designed not only to help you break through that brick wall but to help you land a job you'll really like. ...

Don't Let Being Over 50 Slow Your Executive Level Job Search
Job searches are often difficult enough without throwing curveballs into the equation like age. But age is definitely a factor, even at the executive level where one would think that expertise would be valued over all else. If you�re over 50 and are running into problems being considered for positions at the executive level, you�re not alone. The good news is that you don�t have to fall victim ...

Be More Childlike In Your Career
Kids believe in the best. Adults expect the worst so they won't be disappointed. As a mother of a toddler son, I watch a lot of kid's shows. What strikes me about these shows is the positive messages that come across; messages of hope and encouragement. Why is it that as adults we lose hope when it comes to our careers? Did career setbacks or the economy make negativity more prevalent than ...

Are Job Searches Better in the Summer?
Going Christmas shopping is usually better after Thanksgiving. Going skiing is usually better in the winter after a good snow has fallen. Going hunting for beautiful flowers is usually better in the spring. And some argue that searching for a job is usually better in the summer. Never heard of that? Well, you�re not alone. You, like most people, probably feel that there�s no right season to ...

7 Tips for Surviving A Layoff
1. Ask for more projects. I know this may sound like a crazy idea, and you might already be overloaded, but I knew a colleague in IT that had asked for additional projects and she survived three rounds of layoffs and still is working at her company. 2. Don't have the "It won't happen to me mentality". I'm not suggesting that you walk around scared that you have no job stability ...

Five Strategies for Finding an Overseas Job
With unemployment now exceeding 10 percent in many states, the thought of working abroad is appealing to a greater number of jobseekers. Expanding a job search beyond the United States is certainly not for everyone. However, for those who love learning about other cultures, can communicate in multiple languages, or have specific in-demand skills, working in a foreign country can be a tremendous ...

Tips for Executives: Searching for Jobs the Right Way
Possibly one of the largest mistakes that an executive could make when searching for a job is conducting the job search as if he were a manager. Once you reach the level of an executive, you have entered a new world and have to treat your job search as such. This means taking different avenues and utilizing more cutting-edge techniques. If you're just stepping into this new world as an ...

7 Great Affirmations for the Unemployed
Lost jobs. Lost homes. Lost hope. It's in the headlines, it's on the news, and it's in our day-to-day conversations with people we care about: family, friends, co-workers, neighbors and people within our spiritual circles. When you're out of work, where do you turn when it seems nobody can help you or those you love? For Tracey and I, and the thousands of people who visit our website ...

Stay Flexible in the Job Market like GUMBY!
How are you doing with the economic recession? Have you lost your job? Are you continuing to work, but think there is a ticking time bomb? Or, are you feeling confident about your employment, but wish you could help or support a friend or relative that got their position eliminated? No matter who we are, it seems like we know someone who has been affected by the economic downtown. It's a ...

What You Need to Know When Choosing a Healthcare Staffing Agency
America�s best facilities, more often than not, work with healthcare staffing agencies to connect them to nurses, therapists and allied healthcare professionals. Thus, a lot of healthcare workers go to agencies to seek placement. As staffing agencies do the hiring and human resource management for these facilities, you, as a professional, will work with the agency on almost every matter ...

Remaining Financially Stable While Pursuing Your Dream
Aren�t we all envious of those people who are not only able to figure what their dream career is, but have the guts to actually pursue it? If all people were able to do the same, the world would be a happier place. But it�s not always easy being a dreamer. Because while these people may be pursuing their passion, it�s often hard to do it without compromising a reasonable income. If you find ...

Know thyself � Socrates
In searching for a life partner, one will pay close attention to see if the other person�s personality is compatible with him/her. For example, if you are someone with a short fuse and gets angry easily, you may want to find someone who is gentler, have more patience and harmonious than yourself. Or if you are a detailed type of person, scrutinizing nitty-gritty, you also tend to attract the ...

The Man in the Mirror � Part 1
We often heard remarks like �He is so like his father� or �He is what he is today due to his family upbringing�. Are our behavior, thoughts, feelings, values shaped by our parents? Is the difference between each of us lies in our personality? What makes each of us unique from one another? Briefly, personality is made up the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that make a ...

Conduct a More Effective Job Search by Creating a Five-Step Plan for Success

Finding work that you love, that also meets your financial needs, doesn't happen by accident. It requires a well-thought plan of action and an intense level of commitment.

According to February 2009 figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, the length of the typical job search is 19.8 weeks. Most jobseekers are not mentally, emotionally, or financially ...