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I have always been passionate about what I do, and that’s why I do it. Even from the beginning of my career I made a pact with myself, that the day that I don’t enjoy what I do, is the day I’ll do something else. My philosophy is and has always been, do what you’re passionate about, what you love. Tap in to what your real life purpose is and pursue it and you will feel totally fulfilled. How many people do you know that absolutely love what they do? That can’t wait for Monday mornings? Or should I ask

So here you are, fresh out of school in the worst economy in decades, thinking you'll be lucky to land a job manning the grease vat at the local burger joint. Don't set your sights so low, says Robin Fisher Roffer, author of The Fearless Fish Out of Water. Be true to yourself and you can find the job—no,career—that's right for you. Hoboken, NJ (July 2009)—You did it! You survived the term papers, the exams, and all those late nights (not to mention the steady diet of Ra

You may remember the hugely popular 2007 movie,"The Bucket List" starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman about two terminally ill men who decide to do all of the things on their wish list before they "kick the bucket". For many of us, there is a similar bucket list of things that we want to do in our career before we retire. The career bucket list has less to do with promotions and career advancement. It's more about unique things you would like to try and experiences you would like to have in your career at least once before you retire.

Whether you hit a dead-end in your current job or want to turn your passion into business or new career, the cooking and catering industry offers plenty of lucrative opportunities for those who are inventive, willing to persevere, can oversee day-to-day business operations and ready to go through the challenging process of learning and updating their skills through continuous studies. Becoming a successful chef, restaurant owner, caterer or getting cooking positions in hotels

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You're looking for your next career opportunity and have made a list of the "must haves". One thing you know for sure is that you don't want to work in a bureaucratic or political environment. Been there and done that. The problem is how are you going to find out in an interview whether the culture is right for you or not?

This month I promised to write more about how to shift your energy to better serve yourself and those around you. One of my clients wrote the following letter that made me blush... and shared her story of how this works for her. I cannot think of a better way to share with you how shifting energy in and around your body can serve. Hi Carol, I loved your Thoughts this month ;-) I wanted to share a story with you.

We’ve all been to those networking events to meet ‘n greet and learn more about each others businesses. Among the attendees are people in transition – either looking for a new job or career - or recent college grads looking for their first “real job.” At these events, I usually get a smile and a ...

When working with my career coaching clients about how to know when it's time to look for a new job, I always tell them that whatever they do they should not remain miserable. We all have our ups and downs at work. Some weeks we're super-productive. Other weeks, not so much. But how do you know when it's time to really make a move -- updating your portfolio and beginning the official career search? Here are five signs that should point you in the right direction. You dread getting out of bed in the morning. Do you repeatedly hit the snooze button?

Are you enjoying your work? If you aren’t, or if you don’t have a job right now, do you know what you would like to do? And if you do know what you like, do you know how to go about finding that job? Do you believe you can get it? nnIn other words, are you W.A.R.: nn- Willing (wanting to change), n- Able (having the resources: confidence, skills, network,…) and n- Ready (is it the right time/priority)? nAll three parts are essential in any process of change, and it can

Are you preparing for SBI Clerk 2018? Here we bring some important tips for the preparation of SBI Clerk. SBI Clerk Exam Patte ----------------------rnThere will be preliminary exam and mains exam. The prelims exam consist of questions from Quantitative AptitudernEnglish Language and Numerical Ability. Each section will be of 20 minutes and total marks will be 100. The Mains exam will consist of questions from Quantitative Aptitude,English Language, General Awareness, Reasoni

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The main focus is on self-improvement, self-healing (nourishment or recovery), self-realization and self-love, social interactions, the consequences of others, spiritual awakening, and/or animals or pets. Since you will be not able to management exterior conditions, you will recognize that you just must transform internally, so you will want to revise your perspective as well as the way you respond or deal with exactly what is taking place.

We are all aware that whenever we apply as candidates for almost any role, we might eventually be asked for a few employment references from our previous role. And even though they might not be so common for junior and entry- level roles, they are almost the rule for all professional and senior placement. And the same way that you spend time preparing a CV and a Cover Letter, you should also invest a good amount of time preparing a full list of references and keep also a long-term active relationship with your referees.

I decided to be a modern day heretic when my lifetime of professional and personal experiences told me we are going about career fulfillment all wrong. I concluded we don’t need more free sodas, flex hours, or a louder declaration that bringing our strengths to work can solve today’s biggest business dilemma. These are analogous to putting lipstick on a pig, because none address the real reasons we can’t love work. We are afraid.

In life's creative process, fear is inescapable. We meet various shades of fear upon entering any unfamiliar territory. At its best, fear will act as a friend, jumpstarting dreams to create beneficial reality. But it has other manifestations too. It can stop us in our tracks. Or, when out ...

Most people in Human Resources deal with job seekers everyday, and it seems reasonable to expect that they would have an edge when conducting their own job search. They spend their days sourcing candidates, screening resumes, determining (and negotiating) salary, and interviewing. Considering their profession, they should know all of the tricks and be able to get a new position more quickly than people in other industries. Yet, as many people in HR know from personal experience, this is often not the case.

Listed in the top 34 jobs in America, by CNN.com, Pharmacists are one of the leaders in the scientific job market. How does an average starting salary of $90,000 a year sound to you? Do you have what it takes to make this long scholastic journey? Here’s what you must know before ...

Top 10 Reasons to Stop Facing Reality By Sue Frederick, author of Dancing at Your Desk and BrilliantDay:7 Steps to Turn Your Day Aroundnn “You need to face reality!” How often have you heard that? How often have you said that while talking yourself out of pursuing a dream career? From now on, ...

What does a broken $100K+ job search have in common with a broken relationship? Poor communication that damages a $100K+ job search is like ruining a friend or family relationship that you really don’t want to lose. It is a self-inflicted wound that worsens over time and most often it cannot be reversed. Job opportunities and relationships are both quickly lost when a person doesn’t realize he/she is being a poor communicator. Most Serious Job Search Damager

Want to help yourself and your career? Quit asking for permission. Just go ahead, grab the bull by the horns, and do it. Far better to ask for forgiveness later than permission now. Here’s why:

You don't have to let yourself be terrorized by other people's expectations of you. Sue Thoele One must live the way one thinks or end up thinking the way one has lived. Paul Bourget The more time you spend doing what is important to you the quicker the unimportant things drift away. Leanna Fredrich Thinking it Through... One of the keys to living a life of purpose is to know what your "Yes List" is . A "Yes List" is simply a list of your top priorities. The brain can handle only 7 goals at a time so choose a maximum of seven priorities for your life.

Are you happy at work? Do you have passion for the work that you do? The notion of passion was something that mystified me early on in my career. I was usually happy at work but the feeling of passion eluded me. In fact up until I retired from AT&T, I only got brief glimpses of what got my juices flowing. What exactly was my calling?

Do you believe in intuition? Do you realize you can tap into your own future and “see” your next successful career step? Perhaps you’re smart, successful, practical, realistic and don’t believe in what you can’t see. But then why are you in this mess? Why are you rethinking your life? You carry the solution to all of your problems right inside of you. It’s called intuition. And usually, whatever problem you think you have in front of you – is actually your solut

Creating websites is an interesting job and it can be your well paying part time job, if you are proficient in web designing. A few hours work in a week can make your richer by a few thousand dollars in a month. You can take a freelancing project on weekends and in this way add a few hundred dollars to your regular income. If you feel that you can earn more than your regular salary then you can resign from your company and start working from home. A freelancer has the opportu

During a commencement address, Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs talked about how he dropped out of college because he felt he was wasting his parents’ hard-ea ed money. He later went on to help develop Apple Incorporated. After a 10-year run at the helm of Apple, his own board of directors fired him. He later went on to help build Pixar. Eventually, he went back to Apple and engineered the company’s triumphant return as a competitor in the marketplace. In short, Jobs looked back on his so-called failures and connected the dots.

I have shared with you my long version of what a Champion Team is. The truth is it matters very little what my definition is. The true question is what is your definition of a Champion Team? To be successful in life, we all have to affix the target. In order to hit our objectives, goals, and dreams, we have to know what those objectives, goals, and dreams are. You have to be willing to ask yourself the tough questions to get at the right answers.

Very few argue with the power of networking and its potential impact on your career. Most professionals, especially MBAs, have access to groups and associations, both professional and social. To understand how we should go about selecting these groups and associations for membership, we’ve tapped into the expertise of Gail Romero to give you a few more reasons why you need to engage, attend and learn within an association. We'll also learn how to choose one to join.

"Families break up when they get hints you don't intend and miss hints that you do."(Robert Frost) Nowadays we witness many cases where couples breakup or divorce and it often comes as a surprise to us, because until that moment we had no clue about it. Still, there are always warning signs that the level of emotional intensity has risen dangerously and that a storm is imminent.

Evaluating your performance against the statistics of other agents or companies in your market segment is a great starting point, but it is rarely enough to uncover your unique edge or point of difference. When you compare your numbers to MLS stats for the number of units sold, number of listings taken, number of listings sold, and total sales volume in your market area you arrive at a picture of how you did compared to the market at large.

Recently one of the women atto eys in a mentoring circle that I facilitate expressed her dissatisfaction with her current job. She worked in a small firm where the partners brought in the work and distributed it to the various atto eys in the firm. The partners then checked the completed work and delivered it to the client. This atto ey didn't feel very connected to the clients, her colleagues or the partners even though she loved the legal work she was doing.

Networking is the process of developing strong relationships over time with people who can help you locate information, resources, and other people, to help you locate information, resources and other people. This is accomplished by sharing information, your expertise, your resources and your contacts. Networking is not asking for a job or asking for free services. Most people fail to network with tact and professionalism when they do not realize networking is the process of

There is an old adage that we make three listing appointments for every one we actually go on. We make a presentation on the way to the appointment as we run through it in our car. We make the actual presentation live – in front of the seller. And we usually make the final one on the way home from the appointment. Which one of the three is usually the best? Right – the one on the way home. At that point, we have the opportunity to reflect and say what we really should have said the moment we froze from their question or objection. How do we make the one that truly counts the best?

The field of Professional/Personal Coaching has seen rapid career growth in the past 20 years. I should know, I am a coach! I was not born into the profession nor did not aspire to be a coach as I selected a major in college. The career path was nonexistent, but evolved, as so many new career ...

You probably spend as many hours at work as you do awake at home. Thus, you spend as much time with your co-workers as with your family. It is nice to be able to tell people at work important things that are going on at home. Sometimes it is nice to gain the insight of a co-worker about a ...

Amy, my client (not her real name), set a goal when we began our coaching sessions to find a position where she could achieve professional success and be happy at work in 3 months. She had been working in her position for about 6 months and was miserable. The environment was toxic, there was little or no direction, and everyone was tense and unhappy. After 2 months of coaching she found a new job.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” As a teenager you tend to hear this question a lot. You may also be asking yourself the same questions. You may find that you are sitting around one day minding your own business when another questions flits through your brain. You, and only you, get to choose exactly who you will become in the future. Imagine becoming anything. The great thing about being a teenager is that you are a blank slate. You can pick almost any answer t

If you have been reading articles or listening to news reports about the job market, it becomes obvious that the number of people currently seeking jobs outnumbers the jobs that are now available. If you happen to be one of those job seekers, you realize that you are competing against the odds. The question is, "How can you make yourself stand out when there are so many other candidates looking at the same job?" The answer is to "focus" -- focus on what makes you unique.

By Hallie Crawford Have you truly found a job you love? When you are searching for a job there are many career choices and I find that people struggle with their career decisions because they havent’t learned how to really find a job they love – a job they are passionate about. Here’s what you need to know to find a career you love and that you are passionate about: First, take a deep breath. Our jobs are important to us so we tend to take our job search very seriously - and we can sometimes become stressed out. So take a deep breath.

Summer is almost over. Did you have a good time at the beach, partying with friends ‘til kingdom come? Great! It’s always good to relax and have fun during summer. Now to serious matters, how many of those I-party-like-a-rockstar pictures did you post on Facebook? Those pictures might be a good way to boost your online popularity among friends, but it can also tarnish your reputation amongst potential employers. Career Builder, with the help of Harris Interactive, surveyed

You walk into a room filled with people. You look left. You look right. All you see are dozens of people wearing “Hi, My Name is ____” badges. You panic. You want to run and hide. “I don’t want to make small talk with these strangers,” you cry to yourself. But alas, ...

Are you over 40? Good. Then you won't need permission from your parents to read this article. If you are under 40, I give you permission now! I would guess if you are over 40 you have begun to question your life and your work. Good. This is normal and healthy. Perhaps you have also started to question your contributions to society. Perhaps your accomplishments for this period of your life have not reached up to your internal or exte al expectations. That’s ok. Life tends to get in the way as we are making plans.

Our economy needs a boost Take a look around and you will see a lackluster economy in many countries around the world. While some of this does have to do with financial crisis, much more has to do with poor management. People come to work with high expectations. In many workplaces adults are treated like children with an overemphasis on punishment, reward, and silly contests. Add to this an old outdated style of management, and as a result, people are fearful to be creative, take risks, have courage at work, and productivity suffers.

Most of us enter the world of hospital-based advocacy as a “beginner.” We lack either: • the technical knowledge because we are not trained in medicine; o • the personal knowledge because we have never been an advocate and/or patient before. For hospital personnel, we ...

You might want to think twice before you decide NOT to send a follow-up, thank you letter. The follow-up, thank you letter can be more than a nice "thank you for the interview." It could be what makes the difference between you or another candidate being selected. Think of this letter as one more opportunity for you to put yourself in front of the interviewer and to remind him or her of what you have to offer - and why they should choose you as the best candidate for the job.

With almost daily news reports of companies laying off workers, or filing for bankruptcy, or going out of business altogether, losing your job suddenly doesn’t sound all that unlikely. Here are some strategies either to avoid being laid-off, or to cushion the blow if it comes. 1. Keep your ...

Who says career means something that is done only in a formal office setting? Who says it has to be boring? Career is not defined as something that lets you pay bills. It should make you feel happy and fulfilled. Still thinking which career to explore? Well then, look into these three fields. Fashion Designing. If scanning through fashion magazines, following fashion shows and dressing up are your thing, then this might be the career for you. Here are other things to consider

Searching for a job can be an intimidating process! It can be especially so for that young adult straddling the in-between place of college and the ‘real-world.’ And if your young adult is particularly shy or reserved, that can pile on the stress to an already daunting process. However, today’s reticent job seekers have an advantage from when you first entered the job market… online networking.

Were you just laid off from your job? One small consolation is – you’re not alone. This is happening worldwide at an alarming rate. But even though it’s happening to so many people; it is still a shock to actually here those words, “We’re letting you go.” After you hear this your next thought it ...

I have always found it easy to view the employee/employer relationship similar to a dating relationship. People put up with things from their employers that they would never tolerate from their partners. There is one key difference, you say. Your main source of income is not your spouse or ...