Five Tips For A Successful Job Search

Everyone who is on a job search has different preferences ­ however, for practical reasons, your job search can’t be longer than what is reasonable. Unfortunately, many job seekers aren’t aware of the intricacies involved in the recruitment process of any organization which can result in longer job search lead times. The second unfortunate thing is that a good percentage of these job seekers have wrong ideas, or worse yet, overestimation of their skills and abilities. This can result in total failure at the prescreening stage.

1. Always Begin With Self-Assessment: This is equally applicable to those seeking subsequent job changes as well as new candidates. Your self-assessment should tell you more about your character type, your job preferences, willingness to take responsibilities and abilities to take risks, as well as whether you are a leader or want to tread a safer path. It should also shed light on your salary needs, in addition to your skill sets and experiences. This includes revelations on your perception of life and your job, the job security you need, ability to multitask and motivate employees.
   
   If you are brutally honest in your self-assessment, it will help you acquire those skills that you lack and target your resume to those jobs that call for matching abilities.
   
   
2. Research The Job Market: This is not about just looking at the classifieds in different media, but categorizing them to analyze later as to how many of them match you to about 90-95%. If your tabulation is skewed unfavorably, try and find out the reasons, which could be anything from your ambitious expectation of salary, mismatched skill/age/experience or location preferences. This is what they call the proverbial pin pointing of the problem. Once you identify it, it becomes easier to deal with realistically.
   
   
3. Choosing a Career Field: Although this is broadly decided through your education, you need to identify your niche to choose a field and narrow down your job search. Bear in mind that your chosen field probably has prospects and growth potential within the industry to make room for future job changes. For example, choosing to be a cost accountant has a higher scope in every respect than a broad-based job search for an accounting position.
   
   
4. Improve Your Job Search Skills: Student counselors and HR counselors assess and guide your job search skills. Being on track and informed keeps you abreast with changes in job market demands. Job search skills include adaptation to circumstances with respect to your resume, interviews, and handling salary issues and behavioral issues effectively. Career workshops are critical to learn what employers’ expectations are, how they are changing and how to handle sticky issues effectively.
   
   
5. Job Search Campaign: Begin your campaign with realistic targets for a start date, job position, location and salary. Shorter targets normally mean accepting smaller salaries and organizations. Expanding your network, pursuing advertisements, approaching employers directly, having target cover letters and resumes and being enthusiastic & persistent will pay off handsomely in both the long and short run.

Your job search strategies should address all the concerns of both the employers and yourself. The five tips above lead you on the path to a better job search and are effectively designed to plug the holes on either side.

JOB SEARCH TIPS

Required Job Positioning, At Your Peril

I see a fair number of resumes because many people submit them to me to be critiqued, and I also see a good number of cover letters because I help clients to write them.

In addition, I look at job listings from sites like www.dice.com and www.hotjobs.com and www.monster.com as well as local newspaper listings and specialized job boards. And, in my work, I often am successful in helping clients to begin getting interviews. I say this because I have had a good deal of experience working with these materials and that experience has led to techniques that seem to work.

But recently, because a job, a real job paying in the $65,000 - $80,000 range came across my desk, I sent out e-mails to a wide group of people, readers like you included, announcing the availability of this job.

What I got back, when people did respond to this job, accompanied by a description that I considered very adequate detail, shocked me in terms of how inept the response was and how many of them, the majority, failed to conform to what I knew worked. I’d like to share my observations with you about these responses.

First I got back many resumes, with no cover letter, only an occasional informal e-mail that stated how well qualified the submitter was for this particular job. Yet when I looked at these resumes, I could see, very obviously, that they for the most part didn’t have the qualifications that the job description called for. For example, the job asked for IT project management experience. I got back a number of engineering resumes with no – yes, no -- IT project management experience, none.

How these people expected anyone to consider them for this job was beyond my capacity to imagine. These were a waste of time for the sender and for the recipient.

I got the impression that these resumes were “thrown” at the job listing with no thought or care, in the hope that something would “stick.”

(I believe that such experience, if one wants to “cross-over”, say, from engineering project management, to IT project management, need to be “re-positioned”; I work with some clients on how to make this kind of transition. But it has to be carefully thought through, I believe, not just “assumed” and superb supporting materials need to be developed for this or it won’t work.)

Then I got back other resumes, with formal cover letters. Many of these told me how great the writer was in terms of what he or she had accomplished, but those cover letters bore little or no relationship to the resume that had been submitted.

These puzzled me because there was a disconnect between the two. The cover letter bore no resemblance, or little resemblance, to the resume. I wondered how in the world anyone thought they would be selected for the job in question.

Only two of the responses had a cover letter that bore a close relationship to the job listing, one of which was a perfect example of how well written such a letter could be. The resumes accompanying both of these had plenty of experience that was right on the mark. I could see, from the better written one, that the employer would be tempted to call this particular individual in for an interview, because she clearly explained what she had done that bore directly on what the job called for. It was a classic. Also it had a congenial, helpful tone that made it a pleasure to read. Her resume backed up the cover letter in detail.

What I am saying here, as the title of this article states, is that positioning is all-important.

This all begins with a careful reading of the job description. Not only must the job description be read carefully, it must be understood: what, exactly is it that this employer is looking for? Not doing this starts the respondent off on the wrong track.

Or, worse yet, it leads to having a blind spot that causes you to miss what they’re really after.

Then, I always believe, a cover letter has to be written. I believe a cover letter is always required (even if, sometimes, the HR Department strips it off.) I’ve conducted two sessions on cover letters and shown how these can be written with a minimum of effort. The “positioning” must be paid attention, however, or else you’ll find yourself writing some beautiful letter without the support of the accompanying resume.

Finally the resume has to be a “Killer” resume, I believe, that paints you as being exceptional and is equally, concurrently, congruently “positioned”.

If this is done, I believe there is a heightened chance that the respondent will be invited in for an interview. That is the first hurdle. Next of course comes the interview itself, the second hurdle, which is another subject.

It all starts, I believe, with “positioning.” If you don’t understand it, or pay enough attention to it, you do so at your peril.

HOW TO AVOID MONEY MAKING ONLINE SCAMS

So everyone wants to make money online and that means there are a lot of opportunities out there, but there are plenty of scams as well. So by following these simple tips to avoid losing out with sites that promise you the world and don't deliver. Plus check out my links below for some legitimate ways to earn money online

STEPS TO FOLLOW

1. 1

   Ok to start of with, do some research. This is one of the most important steps. If you're not sure how legit a money making site is just go to google and see what you can find. If a lot of people have been burnt by that site, you'll most likely find people talking about it. You can also check on a site like scam.com. They list some of the most common sites proven to be scams.

2. Step 2

   Next you'll want to check to see if the site has a forum. This is a great way to find out if a site is for real or not. Most legitimate sites offer a forum where you can discuss what you like and don't like about the site. So go into the forum and see what people are saying, they may even offer tips to make the most out of the site.

3. Step 3

   Show me the money!! or at least the proof people have been paid. Many legitimate sites will have a thread in their forum where people can post pics of their checks they received from the site, or their paypal statements. This way, you can see they actually did get paid.

4. Step 4

   But one of the most important ways, is to also make sure you use common sense. Remember if something is too good to be true, then it usually is. For example if most sites are paying around 1-2 cents to read emails, and you come across a site that says they pay 5-10 dollars per email. Think about it, how realistic is that??? How could they afford it when all the other sites (and usually more established sites)don't pay that much. So just follow these tips and you should be able to avoid getting taken.

PREPARING FOR A BIG JOB INTERVIEW

I am always amazed at how little time and energy people who really truly desperately want to find a job put into getting ready for, when they finally get it, that one job interview that will definitively determine whether they’re hired or not.

It’s as if they’ve suddenly become the legendary deer in the headlights of the truck that’s speeding down the road at them, waiting blindly for it to hit them.

Sure, they may look up the web site of the company, and maybe do some additional research by talking to friends or people in the industry. They review their resume and whatever correspondence they’ve had. They get their references together.

But, if you ask them a simple question like who they’ll be meeting with, how long the interview will last, what the interviewers titles are, and what steps this particular employer has set up to determine who is going to be hired, most of the time what you get is silence, a mumbled “I didn’t ask”, and a blank stare.

If you ask them about the financials of the company they’re interviewing with, you get an equally flustered look. Being pro-active, being fully “prepared” seems to be a new concept, for some odd reason.

Needless to say what I’m seeing here is at best a very sloppy approach. It’s equivalent to “winging it.”

The expectation behind all this, which is completely unrealistic, is that since they have worked in their field for x number of years and are so “good” at what they’ve done, this particular employer will fall in love with them and naturally, without question, because of their innate goodness and winning personality, choose them over every other candidate.

In addition, the person to be interviewed rarely even thinks about the hard questions -- those terrible questions that you never want to face -- let alone the normal run-of-the-mill questions that are the staple of every interview. Rehearsal? Role-playing? Nah, never heard of that as a logical and preemptive way to level the playing field and increase the odds.

It’s either denial or ignorance. Maybe a combination of both. If you detect a hint of frustration on my part, it’s because many of the people I coach begin to worry about their upcoming interview after it’s been scheduled and when there’s very little time to do the proper things that go into preparation for it.

And the end result, if one isn’t prepared for that interview, is usually to walk away thinking that you’ve done wonderfully. So when the final verdict comes back, if someone else is chosen, the resultant fall into depression and resentment is steep and sharp.

So what can you do to prepare for an interview?

Here are some concrete steps you can take:

(1) Research the company thoroughly. Dig articles out of the files in the good old public library. Use the Encyclopedia of Associations to find a trade organization that covers your field; use Hoovers and any other industry listing resource guide. Use the Reference Librarian, who is one of the most underrated resources and completely free. Our hats are off to Resource Librarians!

(2) Use your network (assuming you have one) to find out everything you possibly can about the company, its competition, its track record, what kind of organization it represents itself to be.

(3) Sure, use the Internet and any on-line services you can get access to.

(4) Make sure you ask the person who asks you to come in for the interview such questions as -- who you’ll be meeting with, what their titles are, how long the interview is expected to last, whether there will be a follow-up interview for the successful candidate(s), if more than one interview is scheduled.This is so you can tell what kind of interview it is and plan accordingly. A screening interview is different from a one-on-one interview with the hiring manager and is very different from a group interview with peers, the hiring manager and the manager’s manger. Ask if you need to bring any materials with you (writing samples, copies of ads, planning documents, etc.) Ask if you will be tested, as happens in some companies.

(5) Lay out all of those questions that you don’t want to be asked. For example, if you were fired from your last job, as opposed to having been laid off, pose that question, “What happened in your last job? Why did you leave your employer?” And work on an answer until it sounds right and makes sense. If you changed directions in terms of jobs, and it could be viewed as a weak spot, spend time strategizing how best to explain it when it comes up in an interview.

(6) Get a list of the normal questions people ask in interviews. Make it extensive. Review those questions and build good, short answers for all of them. (For example, “Tell me about your last job – what did you enjoy most about it?”) Do a good thorough job of this.

(7) Practice with someone else. Writing answers is different from answering questions in an interview in a live situation when you’re under the gun. Spend time doing the practice with a “buddy” or coach answering both the normal questions and those that you really don’t want them to ask.

(8) Try to transport yourself into the mind of the person doing the hiring, to understand where they’re coming from and why they need that particular job filled, what their problems are, how they picture it being filled. Not easy to do but worth some soul-searching, worth a trip in inner space.

(9) Adopt an attitude

RELATIONSHIP AS A CHALLENGE OF AN ENTERPRENEUR

Entrepreneurship has touched my entire life. The sum total of self-employed parents and grandparents, personal ventures, topped by an adult life of counseling and consulting with countless entrepreneurs made a profound impact on me personally and professionally. Because it is the human side of business that I find most interesting, I have used life experiences as a foundation to form fairly strong opinions on entrepreneurship and the personalities that drive it. What follows is a very abbreviated version of an earlier discussion published on entrepreneurial focus, but it makes the point none the less about the personality of the entrepreneur.

If asked to define an entrepreneur, the words most often chosen are motivated, focused, confident, aggressive, dominant, leader, etc. While these adjectives taken collectively may accurately describe some entrepreneurs, they certainly do not describe all entrepreneurs. In fact, short of saying that all entrepreneurs work for themselves, it is as foolish to define them as one personality type as it is to say that all athletes, students or employees are the same. A business owner need not be aggressive or dominant, although they might happen to have those traits.

Answer the following questions and decide for yourself if entrepreneurs are essentially the same. Is a happy, successful franchisee the same type of entrepreneur as the franchisor from whom they bought their business? Is the consultant the same type of entrepreneur as the founder of a high tech, innovative manufacturing firm? Is the grocer the same type of entrepreneur as the multi-unit regional franchise owner? No, they are all different. The concept of entrepreneurial type is a stand-alone discussion and I will offer it another time as a separate article, but I refer to it here because acknowledging the presence of different entrepreneurial types helps us accept sub-sets of entrepreneurs. It is the first step toward defining real differences among them.

For the general population with little or no interest in the subject, the fact that all entrepreneurs cannot be forced into one mold is really not an issue. But, for students of the subject, and especially for people considering, or actually pursuing an entrepreneurial lifestyle, grasping the nature of the ownership personality can be critical to one’s success or failure.

OK, ask the obvious question. “Nick, are going to get to the point and define the entrepreneurial personality, or are you trying to say that it really can’t be defined?” Ah, good for you, you want to cut to the chase. Here’s the answer, at least as I see it, and frankly it is a very simple one.

Of course there is an entrepreneurial personality, the rhetoric was to clear the air and allow us to start with a clean slate.

All entrepreneurs can be properly defined by one special trait, but that trait is not focus, confidence, aggression, dominance, leadership, intelligence, integrity, or loyalty. Any or all of those traits can be found in hourly employees, corporate executives, teachers, or any other population.

The one element that separates entrepreneurs from all others is their extra measure of “independent spirit.”

Further, you will find that the successful entrepreneur displays a natural executive talent in conjunction with their powerful need for independence. Why natural executive talent? Because the need for independence must be accompanied by the ability to plan as well as execute the plan. Without that, the drive for independence could not be harnessed and realized.

Let’s take a look at a couple of examples in which independence rules the day.

The owner of your locally owned auto repair shop is most likely an ex-auto dealer or service station employee. However, the need for independence created the desire for ownership, and executive skills allowed the implementation of the ownership plan. The fact that the person is a skilled mechanic is irrelevant except that knowledge is required to operate the business. If this person were not driven by an independent spirit to own a business, they would have stayed at the dealership, and at best, “dreamed” of ownership. Such is the independence of an entrepreneur.

The owner of your local franchised print shop is most likely an ex-corporate manager who was downsized and decided to buy a job rather than tempt the corporate roller coaster again, or a frustrated executive who craved independence. However, this person was probably faced with the same problem that most corporate types face. Generally they do not have marketable trade skills that complement their administrative skills. The mechanic had knowledge of their business, but the corporate employee had to buy the required knowledge from a franchisor. Hail franchising.

The list of examples goes on and on, but no more are needed.

Of course, there are varying degrees of independence and varying degrees of executive talent, but those issues are associated with the different entrepreneurial “types” mentioned above. The key point is that entrepreneurs are different from other people and non-entrepreneurs cannot fully come to terms with that difference because they are not driven by the same need for independence. A different “feeling” exists inside. The banker, government administrator, or teacher who works with the entrepreneur may understand the business they are advising on, but they do not understand the entrepreneur’s heart, and therefore cannot apply their advice directly to or for the business owner. A gap exists that is real, and that gap generally creates a divide between the entrepreneur and the rest of the world that is difficult to bridge. Less than 10% of us are involved in some type of entrepreneurial venture; the other 90% does not live in, or understand that world. I might understand that NASCAR drivers love speed, but I could never understand what that need for speed “feels” like. If I was a good mechanic, which I am not, I might be able to give the driver better tools to work with, but only the driver would have the ability to apply those tools. It is the application or implementation of tools and systems that requires the “hands-on” person. Coaching, teaching and advising are NOT the same as doing, and that point is often missed in the business of serving and helping entrepreneurs.

The entrepreneurial personality is driven by independence and supported by varying degrees of knowledge and executive skills. Further, it is the varying level of each of those

ROAD TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM

There have been methods adapted by so many enterpreneur working online inorder to make money.
I have come to learn that doing something of such requires knowledge from so many experts.
People really need to rub mind together towards a better financial success.
These are some of the existing online paid business you can indulge yourself in.
Out of all the quick money making methods,d PAID TO SURVEY business has proven to be the fastest way to earn money.
One may also find the affiliate business as a source of generating reasonable amount of money and that depends on the hardwork you put in.
Other include Google adsense,Google adword,cell phone cash.
Cell phond cash is the newest online business.It is organised by Mac Mavericks.
I believe with all these, one should have something to indulged in and not only for fun but also for money.
This is a kind of 'work-from-home' and a method of earning good and clean money online without stress of running to the office to make some cut-pay.It is high time you sacked your boss be your own boss.
If u really want to work at home without stress,I will paste a list of websites that will allow you to signup with them for free after that you are good to go.
To your success.

MAKE MONEY MONEY ONLINE WITH THESE SURE -FIVE STEPS

Thousands of people are earning a substantial income from the comfort of their own homes. How are they making money? With a successful Internet business, they make money online!

Perhaps you want to earn a part-time income from home or start a full-time Internet business. Maybe you're a mom who wants to stay home while earning a living. Or, maybe you're sick and tired of the "rat race" and want to settle down with your own home business. Whatever the case, you can choose one of the sure-fire methods of making money online below to get started.

1. Offer Services That Other Web Business Owners Will Need

Many people earn money online while offering services that other Web business owners need on a continual basis. These services include Web hosting, domain name registration, web design, and content writing. Every new website must have a Web host, domain name, web designer and content. These services are available everywhere online, but fortunately, there's always room for a few more! Online users are starting new Internet businesses every day. So, the potential for making money online with these services is tremendous.

You can start from scratch with these businesses or find a company that allows you to resell its products and services. For instance, instead of setting up your own servers to become a Web host, you can become a reseller of hosting services and share a part of the profits. With this setup, your primary job is to promote the service. The parent Web host company does the rest.

2. Expand Your Present Business

If you already own a business, you can expand it by using a website. If your company has its own website, your customers can go online to learn more about you, buy your products or ask questions. It's a great way to advertise and build customer trust. Also, you can mention your website address in all your print, television and radio advertising to maximize results.

3. Start a "Niche" Internet Business

Many people start small Internet businesses that reflect who they are or what they enjoy. The word "niche" took on a whole new meaning when the Internet came into existence. A niche business can be anything you want it to be - an online flower shop, online classic car club, online magazine, online clothing store, online shopping mall, online photo stock agency, online candy store, online quilt outlet, or an online shoe store. Choose something you enjoy doing and find a way to build a small Internet business around that theme. And, don't let the word "small" fool you. Owning a small business is a great way to make money on the Internet!

4. Earn Money Online Through Auctions

Don't have time to manage a website? Try online auctions. You can sell just about anything at eBay and other Internet auction sites, but be sure you choose a market that has a strong demand. Some items sell well through auctions, some don't. Also, be sure to choose a product with a high profit margin so you don't lose money each time you list your items.

5. Provide Internet Marketing Services

Online company owners are always looking for effective ways to promote their websites. If you're a savvy Internet marketer, this business offers a tremendous money opportunity for you. You can earn money online while helping others increase their profits. Internet marketing today involves search engine promotion and SEO, Web content and optimization for article pages, pay-per-click campaigns, keyword research, press releases, banner and pop-up advertising, e-zine and mailing lists, and link exchanges. You can specialize in one of these areas or offer marketing techniques for all categories.

These are five proven ways to make money online. Each of these opportunities can provide a steady stream of income if you work diligently to promote your online business and services and always provide excellent customer service. Use these ideas to get started making money today!

To learn more about subjects like make money online please visit the web site at: http://www.hostingsolutioninternational.com
For more information and informative related articles and links about this subject matter and content, please visit Majon's Entrepreneurs | Ideas | Opportunities directory: http://www.majon.com/directory/entrepreneurs-ideas-opportunities

MONEY AND ARTICLE

With so many freelance writers working online, it's important to know how to get your article noticed. If you don't market it, and display it in a money making venue, how will you ever make money from it? This article will tell you specifically how marketing an article for money, will help to make money on ALL the articles you write.
First off, once your article is finished you need to thoroughly check it for any spelling or grammatical errors. If your readers see these simple mistakes, you will loose your credibility and your potential for making money will decrease significantly. When you put in the effort of marketing an article for money, you want to ensure that the information you are sending out is professional in appearance.
Certainly the best advice for marketing an article for money is to utilize the outreach of social networking sites. These sites include Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Digg, etc. Every professional writer should have accounts on these networking sites and use them frequently to market their articles, and market them often. New posts should be generated several times a day (everyday) that will lead readers to the articles you write. This is how you WILL make money.
Expose yourself in many different online groups. The more people that are aware of you and the articles you write, the more money you will make. Take part if forums, Google and Yahoo groups.....ANYWHERE that joins groups of people together. Stay active in the groups and make frequent posts so that you'll be noticed. Post links to your articles inside the forums and groups (if allowed). This is a very beneficial way of marketing an article

oThis site offers 10,000 free articles. Search and find favorite articles! Join his community at Article Directory Find out great products related article marketing, Visit at Making money with articles

HOW TO MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR ARTICLES

Article marketing is a reputable home business model and is part of the booming internet marketing industry. Writing online articles is a simple process. You don't have to be a computer whiz, and you don't have to have a lot of capital to get started either.
The way article marketing works is you get paid a commission every time you send someone to a website and they buy something from that merchant. You get people to visit the merchant in the first place by writing a short article about the merchants products or services. Its a great way to work at home and make money online working from your computer.
It is about writing an article that will make money for you. Once you have written it, you will then give away the article. Maybe it seems like one of the more unusual ways to make money, but it is right in line with the way the internet works.For more information on how to get started,click on the link. CASH FLOW

CREATING A MONEY MAKING ARTICLE

1. First you have to write a title that catches attention and has the right keywords in it. This has the keyword phrase "money making article," and apparently caught your attention. Make the title relevant to the article content, of course, or the reader will feel tricked, and may stop reading.
2. Have a short description that pulls the reader in. You might use the first couple sentences of the article for this. Tell the readers what they will find in the article, and leave them curious. You read this far, so that seems to be working.
3. Have useful information or good stories. It is even better if you have both.
4. Put the keywords in the body of the article, and in sub-headings, so search engines can find your article. Note that I used "money making article" in the sub-heading above, and I just used it again.
5. Create an "authors resource box" that makes the reader want to visit your site. Talk very little about yourself and more about why the reader should go to your web site. I'll be watching to see how well mine works in this case. Be sure the link to your website works.
6. Make money from visitors to your site. You could be selling your own products, or getting a commission for selling other people's products, or just be getting paid for the advertising there.
7. Submit your article to the best article directories on the web. This is where you "give away" your articles. Directory visitors read them there, and other web site owners take them and use them. Generally, they can't change a word in your article, and they have to make that link to your site (in the author's resource box) active. This is how you get traffic to your website.
8. Let the readers learn something, but let them know there is more. This gets them to your site, to learn more. For example, I outlined the basic process above, but I'm leaving out the list of the best article directories to submit to. Of course, in the resource box I will mention that it is on my website. This is how you create a money making article.

HOW TO MAKE MONEY BY WRITING AN ARTICLE

By far the quickest and easiest way to start a business online is to write articles. There are two possible routes you can go down. For one you can write about a common problem people have and then offer a solution. Or you can write a review of a product and recommend it to your readers. In both cases you have an affiliate link to a product at the end of your article.
This is definitely how to make money writing in the short term as it is so easy to start. You don't need any money to invest so you can start with nothing but your computer and Internet connection. If you address people's problems then you are helping them. This means you immediately build trust with them and gain their respect. Thus they are more likely to buy a product that you recommend.

If you review a product and talk about the benefits it provides you, you are saving the reader a lot of research time. You are in fact "preselling" the product. When the reader visits the sales page they are already in the mood to buy.
In the past I wrote an article about losing fat. Fat loss is a general theme but the article talked about losing fat to look good for wedding photos. In reality the theme could have been any reason for losing fat - wearing a swimsuit, health reasons etc. But this reason struck a chord with my readers and they clicked on my link because I referred to them specifically. This resulted in sales of a diet plan and commission checks for me. Each sale gave me $25. As I am sure you know hundreds of thousands of people want to lose fat.
That was just one article. It took about 20 minutes to write. How many articles could you write in a day?You could click on the link for additional information.MONEY AND ARTICLE