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- ***Interviewing: Top Ten Questions and Answers - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhen going through a career change, it’s important to know what you can expect every step of the way. This includes the interview process. Below we’ve outlined top of the most common interview questions and how to best answer them. 1. "Tell me about yourself..." Although technically not a ...
Views: 868 - ***Job Hunt Action Plans: Everyone Needs One! - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThe odds are pretty high that you will have to go on a job hunt at least once in your life, but some people seem to be on job hunts every six months. Even people who were secure in their jobs before are feeling the chill of our frosty economy and hoping that they aren’t one of the unlucky few ...
Views: 809 - ***Leaders Care for Organization Culture and Context - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"When we are dealing with people, let us remember we are not dealing with creatures of logic. We are dealing with creatures of emotion, creatures bustling with prejudices and motivated by pride and vanity." — Dale Carnegie, personal effectiveness pioneer and author In many organizations ...
Views: 1135 - ***Leaders Foster Individual Passion for Change and Improvement - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Without passion man is a mere latent force and possibility, like the flint which awaits the shock of the iron before it can fire forth its spark." — Henry Amiel Strong leaders are very good at aligning individual interests, strengths, and goals with the work that needs to be done. To ...
Views: 1227 - ***Leaders Give People Space to Grow - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Treat people as if they were what they ought to be and you help them become what they are capable of being." — Goethe I enjoy perennial gardening in our yard. As I have tended our gardens over the years, I am continually struck by how some plants will do well in some locations and terribly ...
Views: 1264 - ***Leaders Help People See Beyond What Is to What Could Be - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"At first people refuse to believe that a strange new thing can be done, then they begin to hope it can be done, then they see it can be done – then it is done and all the world wonders why it was not done centuries before." — Frances Hodgson Burnett, 19th century American writer Thomas Kuhn, ...
Views: 1113 - ***Leaders Invest in Growing and Developing People - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"A true Master is not the one with the most students, but one who creates the most Masters. A true leader is not the one with the most followers, but one who creates the most leaders." — Neale Donald Walsch Successful leaders understand the difference between things and people in an ...
Views: 1171 - ***Links to Online Resume Samples - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThere are a very many links to resume samples that are available for people who want to venture into career testing. However, not all resumes fit every individual and there is a specific format of resume as per the individual’s intention and the kind of job being sought for. Online resume ...
Views: 823 - ***Management vs. Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Leadership and management are two distinctive and complementary systems of action. Each has its own function and characteristic activities. Both are necessary for success in an increasingly complex and volatile business environment...strong leadership with weak management is no better, and is ...
Views: 1567 - ***Mastering Change Through Continuous Growth, Learning, and Improvement - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"When you're through changing, you're through." — Bruce Barton, American advertising executive, author, and politician To master or thrive on change, we need to embrace perpetual growth and development, continuous learning, and constant improvement. That's the stuff true change leadership is ...
Views: 1178 - ***Monitoring and Using Action Plans: Why? - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesEveryone in the world knows that this isn’t the greatest that our nation’s economy has ever been, and that it might be a little bit harder to find a good job than it was maybe 10 years ago. You certainly don’t have to tell this to the people who are currently looking for jobs; they already know ...
Views: 694 - ***More Change Demands More Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Leadership is about coping with change. Part of the reason it has become so important in recent years is that the world has become more competitive and more volatile...doing what was done yesterday, or doing it 5% better, is no longer a formula for success. Major changes are more and more ...
Views: 1196 - ***Navigating Change and Adversity - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Embrace change" is a useless platitude mouthed by managers or motivational speakers who have not thought through its full implications — or they are masochists who enjoy suffering. Changes that bring new opportunities or propel us forward are easy to embrace. But many changes look quite ...
Views: 1074 - ***Need a Career Change? Follow Your Passions and Your Dreams - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDo you need a career change? Well, here is the best career change advice you are probably ever going to get: You need to follow your passions and your dreams. If you don’t, you will find yourself falling into the motions of another job that you hate. Before you know it, you will be looking to ...
Views: 728 - ***Negotiating – Know What You Want, Set Your Expectations and Prepare to Use Your Negotiating Skills - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIf you are experiencing career transition, preparation can be the best tool in your arsenal. Potential employers are looking for employees who are confident. They expect you to step into your new job and be able to take control as quickly as possible. The more prepared you are for your ...
Views: 709 - ***Negotiating – Negotiating a Successful Deal Can Be Extremely Satisfying - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesNegotiating a deal and getting what you want can be very satisfying. Of course, it is also a lot of work. In order to be a successful negotiator, you will need to do your homework. Know what you are talking about and what you are asking for. Be sure you know the value of what you are ...
Views: 720 - ***Networking is the Key to a Job Search - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesSocial networking is the approach that is being used by people around the globe to convey their intents of career transition and find out the best way to do it through great career change advice that is brought forth during discussions. Social networking can be said to be a grouping of ...
Views: 713 - ***Nurturing Change Champions - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Whenever anything is being accomplished, it is being done, I have learned, by a monomaniac with a mission." — Peter Drucker, Adventures of a Bystander When we look back at the successful team or organization changes we've been involved in, most — and certainly all major ones — were driven by ...
Views: 1078 - ***Off The Wall Tips for Changing Careers and Getting a Job - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDon't write a resume Instead of sending out a resume, talk about who you are. Don't post a resume online but do post to blogs and other websites in your field. When a friend promises to send your resume to a contact instead of agreeing ask to speak to the contact instead. WHY not write a ...
Views: 820 - ***Organizational Changes to Deal with Whirlwinds of Change - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"The world is moving so fast these days that anyone who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it." — Elbert Hubbard, 19th century American editor, lecturer, and essayist My library is full of books chronicling, charting, and categorizing the major changes societies, ...
Views: 1131 - ***Paradoxical Balancing Acts in Organization Improvement - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart go together." — John Ruskin, 19th century English critic, artist and social reformer Too often, we see the world in narrow binary, either/or terms. Odd or even, closed or open, introverted or extroverted, individual or group, ...
Views: 1221 - ***Purposing for a Functional Resume - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesAny functional resume has to be enticing to the prospective employer. This is because there are very many resumes that such an employer receives and only a limited number of people are being sought and will eventually be enlisted for the particular position. Things to avoid for a functional ...
Views: 772 - ***Salaries and Benefits – A Satisfying Career May Be More than Just Salaries and Benefits - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhen you are considering changing careers, it is important to decide what you wish to do and what expectations you have. Are you seeking something that will provide personal satisfaction? Are you seeking a large salary? Or is a good benefits package your main priority? What will give you the ...
Views: 1033 - ***Salaries and Benefits: What should you be getting paid? - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhat you should be getting paid depends on several different criteria. First and foremost is your experience. Every year you are in a career, the more money should be coming your way. However, for those in a career change, this may not always work out in your favour. Education, certification and ...
Views: 698 - ***Sample Blind Cover Letter: The Truth behind the Cover Letter - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesFor those going through a career change, you know how stressful the entire situation can be. Finding a new job, making new resumes and going to several interviews may seem like an incredibly daunting process. However, the career transition doesn’t have to be a nightmare. There are small little ...
Views: 13136 - ***See How Coaching Can Help You Get Your Dream Job! - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles1. Get Your Groove Back. My client Jon was a talented executive who had been given some negative feedback on his performance. He was confused and his confidence had taken a bashing for the first time in his career. I worked with him to understand his strengths and his challenges. Then we ...
Views: 611 - ***Senior Back to Work Advice – Dealing with the passages in your life - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesAre you a senior who is thinking about going back to work? If you are, then you are joining many others looking into entering the work world again. But how do you go about it? The first thing you need to do is deal with the different passages in your life. Not until you deal with those aspects ...
Views: 914 - ***Senior Back to Work Advice – Going back to work after retirement - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesYou retired, but now you find that you don’t know what to do with yourself or you simply can’t take the financial impact that you have to endure. Many seniors go back to work for many reasons. They may feel lonely and wish to make new friends or they just can’t stand not working. The good news, ...
Views: 1538 - ***Seven Easy Steps to Your Dream Job - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDream Job Discovery Process Be open in this process. Don’t stop yourself from dreaming. It is important to be honest in saying what you want and don’t want in a job. There are no right or wrong answers. Ask these following questions. 1. What will you be doing? Describe what your average ...
Views: 734 - ***Start Your Online Job Search - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWe all know that searching for the perfect job can be pretty frustrating sometimes. It’s hard enough anyway, but there are circumstances out there that seem to make it even worse. One such circumstance is the elevated amount of people who are currently searching for a job. This is because our ...
Views: 788 - ***Steering Our Leadership Wheel - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"The winds and waves are always on the side of the best navigators." — Edward Gibbon, English historian Leaders look beyond the current situation – beyond what is, to what could be. That's why leadership is all about change. It's why leadership is action, not a position. Growing our ...
Views: 1626 - ***Sticking to the Traditional Resume Samples - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesResume samples have been developed for a long time all in the quest of helping people seeking a career transition in the ever dynamic business industry. With these developments various items in the resumes have been changed and formats of the same have been edited to suit the employer’s ...
Views: 1102 - ***Successful Change and Improvement Needs Balanced Improvement Planning - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"A foolish cabin owner eventually lost his cabin to the rot that set in through the leaky roof. When it was raining, he couldn't fix the roof. When the sun was shining, he was too busy outside doing other things — and the roof didn't need fixing then anyway." As Yogi Berra would say, "It was ...
Views: 1018 - ***Surviving Recession: Some Things to Keep In Mind - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThere may be a possibility during our tough economical times that you may lose your job. While there are not many people that this will happen to, you need to realize that there is a possibility there. Whether you lose your job or not, you should know that there are many things that you will ...
Views: 636 - ***Technomanagement: A Deadly Mix of Bureaucracy and Technology - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"The practice of management is badly misunderstood by management scientists who confuse thinking with merely being logical." — Ted Levitt, Thinking About Management Far too many organizations are ruled by bureaucrats and technocrats either in management or staff support roles. One of their ...
Views: 1072 - ***The Perfect Cover Letter: How to Make the Right Impression - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesA cover letter is a brief letter that accompanies your resume. It should be targeted towards the company and essentially demonstrates that you have done the research, read the job ad carefully and interested in that job. A cover letter can add a little oomph to a resume and prove that you not ...
Views: 742 - ***The Recession: It doesn’t necessary mean job hunting and career changes! - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThe odds are extremely high that if you watch TV, listen to the radio, or simply just converse with your peers, that by now you know that our country is currently in a recession. Unfortunately, the news of this recession has sent hundreds of thousands; perhaps even millions of people into a ...
Views: 861 - ***Things to Avoid When Writing a Resume - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesA resume is meant to be the link between you and the potential employer in a way that every party purposes to meet his or her objective; for you it is the job search and for the employer it is the employee search. As a result, writing a resume to be used in an effective career transition ...
Views: 925 - ***This Crazy Period of Constant Change is Normal - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely." In the middle of a meeting with a few colleagues I caught myself saying, "Once we get through this crazy period and things get back to normal..." Then it hit me. I had been saying something like that for at least a year or two. As we ...
Views: 1082 - ***Timeless Leadership Principles - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhile interviewing the legendary Jack Nicklaus, a reporter once remarked, "Jack, you have had a spectacular career. Your name is synonymous with the game of golf. You really know your way around the course. What is your secret?" Nicklaus replied, "The holes are numbered!" If only leadership ...
Views: 1296 - ***Tips for Using Social Networking as a Success to Online Job Search - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThere are many available sites on the Internet, available to people wishing to get career change advice. It has never been easy to find a job like the way social networking has made it be. This is because of the varieties in the provision of jobs on different websites from where you can make ...
Views: 725 - ***Top 10 Job Search Tips - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesIf you have ever been without a job, then you probably already know just how difficult it can be to find another job. It seems like this is especially hard if you do not have some kind of college degree. It doesn’t make any difference in the kind of worker that you are, but if it comes down to ...
Views: 721 - ***Understanding Yourself to Understand Your Career - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesThis is key to a successful career change. There are two main areas for understanding yourself. One is through the outward appearance and actions, and the other is through your inward feelings and emotions. To understand your outward appearance you need to look in a mirror. This mirror ...
Views: 1115 - ***Using the Online Job Search - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesOnline job searches are now the most used strategy to obtain information and search for potential employers across the globe. They are also the major source of details on changing careers. This is being facilitated by various tools in making everything a success. Job sites, search engines, and ...
Views: 775 - ***Visions Provide the Energizing Context to Reach Our Goals - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com Articles"We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon." — Konrad Adenauer, first chancellor of post war West Germany Like mission and vision statements and values, goal setting and visioning labels often get confused and used interchangeably. Generally that doesn't matter. ...
Views: 1126 - ***Where are The Jobs in a Recession? - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhile too many people seem to be trying to make a mountain out of a molehill when it comes to the recession and our current economy, more people are seeing this problem as an opportunity to make some much needed changes in their lives. Sure, news channels and politicians would have you believe ...
Views: 702 - ***Why You Should Do a Career Assessment - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesHave you recently gotten out of high school and you feel like you have no direction or idea what you want your main career to be? Or maybe you are a victim of the recent recession and you have been laid off or lost your job altogether. Or perhaps you are just bored with your current career and ...
Views: 966 - ***Your Career Change Should Rely on Your Dreams - by Submitted on May 20, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesDo you have dreams? Of course you do because you are human. But are you living those dreams? Are you making them happen? If you have answered no to the last two questions, it is time that you start living your dreams because you only live once. You get one chance to make things happen for ...
Views: 697 - 10 Life and Leadership Lessons I Learned From Superman - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesFor many, the actor who epitomized the character “Superman” is Christopher Reeve, and as millions know, at the height of his career he suffered a tragic accident that left him totally paralyzed, unable to care for himself or, initially, even to breathe unassisted. With the support of his wife, ...
Views: 4912 - 11 Positive Attitudes of Aging: Keep Life from Losing Its Luster - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesWhat an awesome time to be Fabulous after 50! We are stepping over the threshold of the new millennium. The explosion of knowledge and communication will thrust us into new beginnings, adventures, and ways of thinking and living. Age doesn’t dull one’s luster because the shine comes from ...
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