Alexandra Levits Water Cooler Wisdom Essential Aspects of a Desirable Company Culture

Alexandra Levit's Water Cooler Wisdom Essential Aspects of a Desirable Company Culture Company culture seems to be all the rage. An online search can reveal nearly 100,000 news articles about it in 2015 alone. As a small-business owner, you may read about the revolutionary moves made by companies like Google and Zappos and think, “There’s no way I can do that.” The good news is, you don’t have to. A desirable company culture can be well within reachâ€"just by being yourself and staying true to your organization’s most important values. You can encourage a positive environment that engages and inspires managers, staff and customers simply by keeping in mind these characteristics of some of the best business cultures. Transparency The era of command and control is over. Companies with strong cultures have a clear mission and vision thats communicated from the top and reinforced periodically. Youshould have an open-door policy for feedback and suggestions and take the time to explain the big picture behind decisions and new developments. And keep in mind that more than ever, leaders seem to be extending open communication to external constituents via an active social media presence. Holocracy Hierarchyâ€"with its unnecessary layers, bureaucratic processes and cog-in-a-wheel employeesâ€"can be the enemy of a vibrant culture. You can’t, however, just flatten your organization and hope for the best. Instead, consider aiming for a holocracy. This style removes power from a management hierarchy and distributes it across self-governed teams, with clear roles that are executed autonomously by each member. Innovation Even if you’ve been in business for decades, you can kill your culture if you have a “because that’s how we’ve always done it” attitude. Desirable company cultures facilitate intrapreneurship, or the practice of coming up with and executing fresh ideas within the context of an established organization. Get into the habit of saying yes instead of no when you hear about a new approach, reward your employees for experimentation and don’t penalize failure. For the rest of the list, head over to the AMEX Open Forum.

Still looking for an internship.

Still looking for an internship. Everyone has got an internship or work placement lined up for this summer except you right?  Well, appearances can be deceptive there are plenty of students still looking for work experience. And the good news? Many of them find it. Dont panic! Easier said than done. Our natural instinct is to worry and compare ourselves unfavourably with everyone else. The atmosphere at Warwick doesnt always help either: everyone seems terribly focussed and job ready and this plays out in numerous conversations along the lines of, but all my housemates have got internships or just as frequently, everyone knows what theyre doing.except me.  Let me be the one to burst this particular bubble. No they havent.and no they dont! And despite what doom merchants may say to the contrary, it’s rarely too late. Yes, you might have to review your options and be a little more resourceful in your search, but there’s a very good chance if you want it badly enough and you put the time and effort into your applications  you will find work experience for this summer. Finding an internship If you want to go into a sector where formal internships are pretty much a pre-requisite then chances are youve already applied during the autumn term application frenzy. The competition is intense so dont berate yourself too much if you were unsuccessful.  The good news is that all of the major graduate job portals are still advertising summer internships, but the window of  opportunity is  closing so you need to be really proactive.  You cant afford to sit and wait. Where to look: myAdvantage use the advanced search. 28 internship programmes available. Milkround   internships available across sectors e.g. marketing, consultancy, finance, law. Inside Careers      internships in finance, IT, consultancy. TARGETjobs  internships in engineering, IT, technology, RD, law,manufacturing, management, marketing finance. Gradcracker   internships and work placements in engineering. Indeed   job search portal, use keywords to define search. Twitjobsearch   use the advanced search to set criteria. Warwick initiatives check the info for Green Steps and Warwick Undergraduate Internships Programme. Applications Make sure your applications are up to scratch: if youre already tried and failed to secure a city internship, avoid making  the same mistakes. Get your application/CV/cover letter checked dont just cross your fingers and hope for the best. Its important to be realistic about your chances: if you didnt get past the initial application sift, then maybe youre aspirations extend beyond your current situation. The most coveted internships are very competitive so most students will be disappointed. This doesnt signal the end of your career hopes you just need to explore other avenues. Same field, smaller company? Its never a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket, so make sure you expand your search beyond the big corporates. Youd be surprised at some of the opportunities you can unearth by looking in the SME (small and medium size enterprise) sector. Over 99% of British businesses fall within this category, so it would be short sighted to overlook this sector for potential work experience placements. But, year on year, students tend to dismiss SMEs because they cant compete with the Big Players when it comes to formal, structured placements (with the £ to match). What they can offer is some real hands on experience, and the chance to make an impact that might not be possible when youre jostling for space and recognition with many other interns. Approximately a third of SMEs rely on speculative applications and I suspect for work experience opportunities the percentage is even higher. You will have to do much of the legwork yourself.  If youre lucky you may come across one of the few advertised vacancies but you need to know where to look. Finding advertised placements: Step  quality placements are available to penultimate year students. The Step Classic initiative offers project based summer placements for students from any discipline. Enternships if you fancy joining the top 30 under 30 entrepreneurs, this may be a good place to start. Most of the vacancies are for grads, but they do offer summer internships/placements as well. Guardian Jobs: SME jobs   check listing type for internships. Professional Institutions  Associations use the  job sector pages  to identify the relevant association. Not just for information, resources, networking and advice some of them do offer placements. This is the first one I checked:  AdMISSION work experience and internships  (IPA ) Being more resourceful: Yell   ok, this might seem terribly retro, but its  a great way to find SMEs in your local area. Havent managed to find a vac scheme?  Try a local solicitors. Didnt get the internship with PwC? Approach a small accountancy firm. UK Small Business Directory   search by county, then category e.g.  Bristol Accountants in Bristol Local and regional press you might not see an advertised vacancy, but topical news stories can highlight growth areas and recruitment trends. Is a particular SME expanding? If so, its worth sending a speculative application. Harness your social networks tell people youre looking for a work placement. If they dont know, they cant help! Talk to a Job Service Adviser   they can help you work out what you need and where to look. Applications If youre going to make speculative approaches then follow these basic principles: find a named contact   ring if you have to  send a really polished CV and cover letter (and remember its not what they can do for you.) and make sure youve a) done your research and b) it shows! And if you dont hear anything make a polite call, or send an email. The onus is on you to make the effort, not the employer. In a nutshell. you can find a work placement for this summer, just dont be too disappointed if it isnt an internship. Work experience doesnt need a grandiose title to be worthwhile!

10 Answers to Prepare Before Your Next Interview

10 Answers to Prepare Before Your Next Interview You’ve applied to countless jobs, networked with connections in your field, and landed an interview.That’s great.But the work of job searching doesn’t stop once you have scheduled your interview.Preparing for your job interview is an essential part of the job search.While it is highly unlikely that you are going to know what questions will be asked during your interview, there are some common interview questions you can prepare for.Preparing your answers for common interview questions can help you nail your next interview and get you one step closer to your dream job.So, here's a list of 10 common interview questions that will likely come up.1.Tell Me About YourselfThis is often the first question asked in a job interview.The interviewer is giving you a chance to summarize your background and discuss notable professional accomplishments.Give a brief overview of your qualifications and experience. Summarizeyour work experience. Includerelevant achievements and future career goal s.Keep your answer focused on your professional history, not your personal background.2. Why Are You Interested in This Position?While your resume may tell if you can do the job, an interviewer hopes to find out if you want to do it.Asking what interests you in the position is an excellent way for hiring managers to judge your motivation for applying and your interest level in the job.To answer this question, you need to go beyond just the job requirements.Discuss how you can use your skillset in this position. Relate it to your professional goals. Focus on the work itselfrather than the benefits or salary. Tie in aspects of the position and explain your interest in the work.3. What Do You Know About Our Company?Your interviewer wants to know that your interest goes beyond a paycheck.Not only is this question used to judge your motivation, but it also used to judge your preparation.Spend some time before your interview researching the company you are applying to.Know their customers , their product, and their mission.Show your interviewer that you have done your research on the company and this will help convince them that you are excited to be a part of their work.4. Why Are You Leaving Your Current Job?Whether you are currently employed or not, this is an important question to prepare for.This is not the time to air your grievances with your current or previous job.Whatever the reason, try to structure why you are leaving your previous role in a favorable light.As you form an answer, focus on your career goals.Relate how this position can help you achieve those goals.Highlight the skills you learned in your previous role. Explain how you hope to use them in your next position.5. What Are Your Strengths?If you have ever been in an interview, you have most likely heard this question.And, believe it or not, it’s one of the best questions you can be asked in an interview.This is your opportunity to show off what your strengths are and what makes you unique.Focu s on 1-2 strengths that are relevant to the position.Give examples of how your strengths have helped you in your career thus far. Specify how you can use those strengths in this new position.6. What Are Your Weaknesses?For many job seekers, this question, while familiar, can seem hard to answer.Discussing your weaknesses can seem counterproductive to your job search.Everybody has weaknesses, and the hiring manager knows that.They want to know that you can be honest and admit to your faults.Chose a weakness that doesn’t conflict with the job description.Give examples of how you are improving on your weaknesses.Avoid answers that are generic or cliche. For example, avoid:“I care too much.”“I work too hard.”7. How Would Others Describe You?At some point in your life, you have heard how others describe you.Being able to call upon previous feedback from friends and colleagues and knowing how to relate it to your work ethic is essential for an interview.Focus on positive, approp riate examples. Don’t highlight negative or unprofessional comments about yourself. Keep your answers relevant to the skills needed for the job.If necessary, look at past performance reviews for examples of positive work feedback.8. What Are Your Salary Expectations?Discussing salary expectations can be a delicate question to handle.It is best to be prepared ahead of time.Research the company beforehand to establish a realistic salary range for the position.Try to turn the question around to the interviewer and avoid answering first.Use your research to provide a salary range you are comfortable with.9. Why Should We Hire You?There are likely other applicants out there with similar backgrounds and experience, but the interviewer wants to know why you are the one they should hire.This is the time to show what makes you the best fit for this position.Give specific examples of your skills and achievements as they relate to this position.Avoid being overly modest or overly cocky. Resp ond with a confident explanation of what you bring to the table. Define how you, with your unique background and skills,can help the company succeed.10. Do You Have Any Questions for Me?As a wrap-up, interviewers often ask if you have any questions for them.The answer should never be, “No, I don’t have any questions.”Interviews are conversations, and by asking questions, you are showing the interviewer that you are interested and curious about the position.Before the interview, have a list of questions in mind that you can ask.Pay attention to topics that arise during the interview that you can ask for more information on.Make your questions thoughtful, relevant to the role, and reflective of your interest.Closing ThoughtsTo see all of our basic interview questions and answers, check out the 50 Top Job Interview Questions Answers.If you still need some extra help refining your pitch, feel free to reach out to us at Find My Profession.Our career coaching program is sure to ass ist you as you are looking for a job.Our goal is to help you find vocational success.

Say Goodbye to Corporate America Create Your Own Job! - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Say Goodbye to Corporate America Create Your Own Job! - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career To some extent, Corporate America is saying goodbye to employees. Should you, likewise, consider saying goodbye to Corporate America? Early in this century, many IT jobs were lost in 2000/2001. When the economy revived, a significant portion came back as contract work. In effect, employers said to these workers: You get no benefits or job security, but can work for us for X months as a 1099er until we no longer need you. Then, you can go get your next contract gig somewhere else. To a growing extent, this employment model has been expanding into a wide range of other professions. Consider also that a significant portion of what are viewed as permanent jobs are of a duration of 24 to 36 months. The majority of high-paying executive jobs, for example, now have tenures in this range. One way to look at this shortening of tenures is to view many executives as longer term contract workers with benefits. That doesnt sound as glamorous as before, huh? Based upon these (and other) changes in corporate employment strategies, it now makes more sense than ever for more people to consider the alternatives to working for The Man. In chapter 17 of my book (Fast Track Your Job Search (and Career!)) I offer the example of Bob, a bank loan officer and client. When Bob came to me, he had kids in college and had been let go from three banks in a row within five years. It had nothing to do with his job performance. It was all about corporate  turbulence in the only industry he had ever known. Bob felt trapped in an industry turned upside down (and it is still upside down today, 6 years later!). Bob had never considered being self-employed until we discussed a revolutionary idea take his knowledge of what it took to get a loan and start helping  companies who were struggling to get loans in an unstable economy. He came up with the concept for his own company, launched it, replaced his loan officer income within 6 months, and doubled his income within 24 months. As I describe in my book, With virtually no retraining (or additional degrees or certifications) , he stepped into a new role with expert skills and a high demand for his services. Your alternatives to working for The Man are many: become a contract worker and choose your contracts, re-define yourself as an independent consultant (what Bob did), start your own small business from scratch, buy a small business, buy a franchise, invest with others in a partnership, set your spouse up in a side business until you can quit your current job, create multiple streams of income that combine to provide you what you want, etc. But, and this is a big BUT, these situations are not to be entered into lightly. Forethought and counseling with a coach/consultant is recommended before leaping into them on an emotional whim. When you work for a company, your personal brand is tied to the publics perception of your employer. If you start your own business, your personal brand needs to be in synch with the brand of your business. When dinosaurs roamed the earth in the 20th century, a corporate job seemed safer and more secure. In todays world, there still is somewhat more security in Corporate America than being independent but the tide is turning. More and more JOBS are becoming extinct. The trend is undeniable. I want to challenge you to consider this: While being self-employed in the 20th century was more risky than having a corporate job, in the 21st century corporate jobs are continuing to become more and more risky. More people should be  evaluating the changing risks and consider more independent income and career options. What do you think? Do you agree that corporate jobs are more risky than ever, or not? Id love to hear your opinion. Author:  Richard Kirby  is an executive career consultant, speaker on career strategies, and author of Fast Track Your Job Search (and Career!). Richard Kirby’s earlier experience includes managing engineering, human resources, marketing and sales teams for employers that ranged from a Fortune 100 to a VC-funded entrepreneurial startup. For the past 11 years at Executive Impact, Richard has helped hundreds of executives and professionals successfully navigate today’s transformed 21st century job market and achieve better employment for themselves. Richard’s expertise includes career assessments and goal setting, personal marketing/branding, resume enhancement, strategic networking and job interviewing, and “contrarian” job search methodologies. He is a Board Certified Coach (in career coaching) and a Certified Management Consultant (recognized by the ISO).

Why an MBA is Important for Your Career CareerMetis.com

Why an MBA is Important for Your Career â€" CareerMetis.com Photo Credit â€" engage-sbs.comNo matter what your focus is in the arena of business, choosing to attend a business school is a life-changing and eye-opening experience. Whether you specialize in supply chain management or entrepreneurship, marketing or data management, pursuing an MBA can be a tremendous boost to your career in the business world.Attending an MBA school is a significant undertaking, but earning an MBA can open broad avenues to success and opportunity in the business world.Here we’ll explore 3 reasons why an MBA is important for your career.1. An MBA Expands Your Business WorldviewevalevalDuring a Master’s degree in Business Administration, you will elevate your business knowledge to consider large and weighty problems in the business world, how different sectors and specializations must address them and â€" most importantly â€" how different industries connect and cooperate.Advanced studies help increase higher-plane thinking about any chosen subject matter. Lea rning to think about the big picture is part and parcel to pursuing a Master’s in Business Administration â€" and will assist you in developing a career and reaching higher levels of achievement in business.2. An MBA Program Teaches You Effective ManagementThose who attend MBA schools often do so because they are interested in higher-level executive positions that not only are open to those with Master’s degrees in Business Administration, but require truly efficacious management skills.Business schools at the Master’s level help you develop and leverage your management skills â€" and if you pay close attention in the courses that teach you how to effectively manage people, you will find the path upward not only easier but faster. Learning to deal constructively with people is the heart and soul of business, and learning how to manage people well cannot be understated as a necessity.3. An MBA Course Expands Your NetworkAttending an MBA school places you among driven and dedica ted professionals and students â€" many of whom will become part of your business network once you have completed your studies. Schools all over the world offer Master’s degrees in Business Administration, which can further expand your network and cultural awareness if you have a more global mindset â€" whether you choose to complete your MBA in Italy, in Japan, in the US or in Brazil.The Bologna Business School in Italy, for example, offers several Master’s programs in Business Administration including one-year intensives in both Italian and English. Italy has long been a prime destination for business and trade, making the pursuit of an MBA in Italy well worth trying.

The Top 3 Reasons People Are Chronically Mistreated In Their Jobs And How To Change That - Kathy Caprino

The Top 3 Reasons People Are Chronically Mistreated In Their Jobs And How To Change That Part of the series “Finding Brave To Build a Happier Life and Career” This week, I received an email from one of my LinkedIn followers in response to a recent episode I published of my Finding Brave podcast. While I don’t know this individual, she shared openly and emotionally about her situation about how she’d been terribly mistreated and, in fact, bullied in her latest job by her manager who was a director and also, later, by the head of HR, after she quit and gave a short notice. In our interchange, she explained that this wasn’t the only job at which she’d been treated horriblyâ€"it was numerous previous jobs as well. And she shared a litany of unethical, abusive and even illegal behaviors that she experienced from toxic colleagues, HR staff and bosses. This is not new news. I receive literally hundreds of these types of emails and LinkedIn messages each year from peopleâ€"both men and womenâ€"sharing how they’ve been legitimately abused or mistreated in their work and in multiple jobs.  And I take these messages to heart because for many years, on and off, I was on the receiving end of treatment at work (by colleagues and superiors) that was toxic, unethical, demeaning and sometimes emotionally abusive, and always confusing. Approximately 20 years ago when I was at my unhappiest juncture in my corporate life, a dear friend was staying the weekend at my house. I remember this day like it was yesterday. We were sitting on my couch and I was sharing the gory details of what I was going through at work. This was not the first time I was having terrible problems with a bossâ€"this was just the latest in a string of disasters. My friend said something to me like this: “Kathy, you know I love you and I’m a true supporter, but I’m wondering how can it be that so many of your bosses have been so bad. I’m just wondering if there’s not something else going on. Maybe therapy might help get to the bottom of it for you.” Truthfully, I was deeply shocked and hurt that my friend could even think that the problem was related to my behavior (or at least, that’s how I took it). How could she think that it was something that I needed therapy about? But after thinking about our discussion for a few weeks, I decided that maybe she was onto something. Maybe there was something going on that I didn’t understand that was contributing to why I was so chronically unhappy at work and why my relationships with authority figures and colleagues were so often fraught with challenge and pain. Turns out, she was right. From that discussion with my friend, I engaged in two powerful years of therapy and learned so very much about why I struggled with my bosses, and why I attracted (and stayed far too long in)   jobs and situations that weren’t good for me, and didn’t allow me to grow and express my true self in the way I needed and wanted to. In short, it amounted to my own poor boundaries, lack of confidence and self-esteem, inability to use my voice and say “STOP” in ways that were powerful, and my own inability to recognize a very bad work situation before I threw myself into it. After a brutal layoff from that toxic job, I transformed my career and became a marriage and family therapist and career coach, which was a life-changing experience in countless ways. And I use that therapy training in every ounce of my career coaching, speaking, writing and research today. What have I learned in these past 20 years about the top reasons so many of us experience continual and chronic mistreatment at work? Before I share those reasons, I want to make a differentiation here between chronic mistreatment and a one-time situation, because they are different. Yes, it’s very likely that in our years of working, we’ll experience at least one traumatizing work situation that goes very badly and involves some type of legitimate mistreatment, abuse, sabotage and more. In fact, recent research has revealed that almost 75% of workers have reported being affected by bullying at work. That’s a huge number that represents a tremendous costâ€"to us as individuals, to our workforce and to our workplaces each year. What I’d like to focus on here, however, is not the one-time experience, but when we’re chronically and continually mistreated at numerous jobs. I’ve found that what repeats over and over is not randomâ€"there’s something deeper going on. And when we can empower and strengthen ourselves in critical ways, we’re able to avoid or address mistreatment very differently. In working with thousands of professionals who want better, more successful careers and businesses, I’ve observed these 3 common reasons people continue to take and remain in toxic jobs that hurt them: 1: The core negative messages you learned in childhood are still with you We’ve all been formed by our childhood experiences to a far greater degree than we have ever understood. In fact, I’m seeing that in our adult lives, we are behaving, feeling, and reacting in ways that directly stem from what we’ve learned to be as children in our specific families. If you haven’t examined (and addressed) the key messages and behaviors you adopted to be accepted by your family and your authority figures, to succeed in the ecosystem you were born into, then those behaviors and learnings are significantly influencing your career (and life) today. It’s critical to understand that seemingly “happy” and intact families (and well-meaning parents) can generate wounds in you that are still interfering with your ability to be happy, confident and successful. Most professionals I coach and train who are not thriving at the highest level are still unconsciously trying to heal wounds and power gaps that were initially formed in their childhood, but most don’t recognize these as wounds or gaps. And most have no idea how their childhood coping behaviors and messages they received are holding them back today from the success and happiness they want. The most common coping mechanisms and core message that professionals are carrying from their childhoods that are causing great damage are: “Perfectionistic overfunctioning” â€" doing more than is appropriate, healthy and necessary and desperately trying to get an A+ in all of it, or order to feel worthy of love and to be accepted. Not speaking up when necessary because it was extremely scary (or not allowed) to challenge your authority figures when you were a child, and you were in some way punished when you did it Stopping yourself from “shining” too brightly, feeling confident, and taking credit where credit is due because you were taught that it’s unseemly and wrong for a girl to brag Not asking for help when you need it or building a powerful support network because you were taught that asking for help shows weakness and vulnerability Not having the appropriate boundaries and knowing how to stand up for yourself, manage your emotions and make the right decisions because your boundaries were violated by parents who overstepped their bounds and never taught you how to think for yourself or trust in your own capabilities Tip: Think back to your childhood and write down all the messages and coping strategies that you learned â€" about yourself, the world, relationships, authority, power, independence, assertiveness, money, etc. Evaluate which of these messages and coping strategies are helping and which are hurting you today. Then get some outside help to shift those negative mindsets and behaviors once and for all. #2: The role you play today at work is the role you played in your family Today, in your adult life and career, you are playing the exact same role you played in your family and at school when you were a child trying to get love and acceptance or to serve in a way that kept the family functioning (unless you’ve done the internal and external work necessary to modify that). I’ve learned that for the most part, we as adults are a living, fluid reaction to what our parents and authority figures and the ecosystem we grew up in, taught us to be. We’re still playing the role that we somehow (unconsciously) adopted to keep the family functioning in the way it had historically and the way it wants to continue.  A family is a “system” and there are rules and structures that govern how this specific system operates. The family strives to attain a balance (even if that balance is unhealthy) and maintain homeostasis, and the roles that each member play are part of that balance. I once ran a Facebook group with over 2,000 members who were adult children of narcissists, many who are over 40.  Most still could not speak up to their parents and assert healthy boundaries. In short, they simply could not play a new role. Sadly, we don’t just “grow up” and overcome these emotional and self-identity challenges from childhood. It takes internal work that many of us never do. Just a few of the roles I see professionals playing out in their work-lives that they adopted in childhood are: The perfect one The responsible one The parentified child The black sheep The “loser” The scapegoat The mediator The caregiver The financial rock And it’s fascinating to see that professionals are often attracted over and over to workplaces that demonstrate the same type of dysfunction that their families represented. Tip: Think deeply about the role you adopted and played in your family to keep the family in status quo mode. Are you still playing that role in your work-life today? #3: Your decisions keep failing you as to what jobs to take and remain in For hundreds of professionals I talk to, they end up in jobs and work cultures they hate, and they recognize it was a bad move often within the first month of employment. (That was me in my last corporate job.) Why is it that you’re having great troubling identifying up front a culture that will be damaging for you, and why don’t you act on your instincts not to take the job? In short, it’s because your decision-making process is not what it needs to be. Here are the top three challenges people have in making the right decisions for themselves and staying away from toxic jobs and people. Your decisions: 1)    Don’t support your intrinsic values Your decisions will be bad ones for you if they go against what you value and respect.   When you make a decision that ignores your values, it almost never comes to a good end, because you’ll either be on the receiving end of behavior that demoralizes you, or you’ll end up sabotaging the direction because it’s so out of alignment and painful, you can’t sustain it. 2)    Come from a place of weakness and disempowerment Decisions that come from weakness, fear, or running away from something, can’t move you forward in a positive way.   When you accept or stay in a bad job, often it’s because you’re running away from something and are desperate to make this work. When you do that, you’ll inevitably turn a blind eye to what is wrong and toxic, and you’ll step right into it anyway. 3)    Are about trying to prove something Finally, your decisions are going to fail you if the jobs you take are about trying to “prove” something â€" to yourself or others. Many professionals take a new job to try to prove their former employer didn’t treat them well enough, pay them highly enough or promote them. But trying to prove something by taking the wrong job will hurt you even more. If you’re angry at your boss or organization and want to prove your worth, the best way to do that is to build a strong, irrefutable case about why you deserve a promotion or raise, and have that discussion in an empowered way. But don’t act out in a childish way and jump to a new, unvetted (and bad) job to get them to say “I’m sorry.” Tip: Without exception, always align your decisions with your core values. Every day, be brave enough to honor what you know to be true about who you are and what you want. Make decisions that let you live from your highest standards of integrity. In the end, if you can heal the self-limiting messages you learned in childhood and take on a new, more positive and empowered role than the one you had to play in your childhood, your life and career will transform. And you will become even more vigilant and careful about the types of people, cultures and workplaces that you choose to support and connect with, so that your precious remaining years of working will be rewarding and fulfilling. To build a happier, better career, join Kathy’s Amazing Career Project course and her Career Breakthrough programs. And download her FREE webinar The Quickest Path To Your Happiest Career.

Resume Writing in La Verne California is One of the Popular Jobs That Many People Are Taking on

Resume Writing in La Verne California is One of the Popular Jobs That Many People Are Taking onResume writing in La Verne California is actually a very popular art. Many businesses hire writers to create effective resumes for job openings. This is not a new method; it has been in use for many years. Nevertheless, today the hiring managers in this region of California are turning to other forms of business correspondence to help them write resumes for job openings.There are now resume templates and even applications that can be submitted with a resume for your specific situation. They can also be sent by email. If you are submitting your resume online, then it will save you the trouble of having to personally meet with a representative of the company you are applying for.The creation of resume writing in La Verne California is done in a variety of ways. There are various online resources that you can use to help you out with the job search. With the Internet, there are a variety of jo b-board sites that now specialize in resume writing in La Verne California.You might also find that most of the job board sites provide you with a variety of opportunities to do the job search, resume writing in La Verne California, in addition to job board information. In fact, job board sites are becoming more popular as people turn to the Internet to find jobs and resumes.If you have the skills and the desire to become a professional resume writer, then you should not put off pursuing this goal. It is not something that will be an easy task, but as with most things that require work, it is worth the effort.Once you choose to focus on resume writing in La Verne California, you will be well on your way to improving your skills and to taking on a rewarding and fulfilling career. You will have the opportunity to meet and interact with many job seekers and employers, as well as a broad spectrum of other professionals who have the ability to offer you advice about the job search proces s.When you have established yourself as a resume writer in La Verne California, you will have the opportunity to work with a variety of companies, helping them to identify and then to send in their resumes. The result is that you can work with a wide variety of employers, and they will most likely be more than happy to work with you in this way.It should not be a concern to you that resume writing in La Verne California is a challenging task. The fact that you are using your talents to help others improve their chances for a new career, will make it a worthwhile venture. The rewards of being able to help others through resume writing will be in the end, well worth the time and effort.