Archive for May, 2006
You don’t have to be well liked to succeed
Posted on 16. May, 2006 by Bill.
You don’t have to be well liked to succeed
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Job Search Strategies for Lawyers in Transition
Posted on 16. May, 2006 by Bill.
Job Search Strategies for Lawyers in Transition
In today’s environment of corporate consolidations and firm mergers, lawyers may face changes in their employment status without warning. Lawyers in transition should use a variety of methods to find a new position, as it is impossible to know which one will result in successfully landing another opportunity.
Got outplacement? [...]
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Changing Careers A Common Occurrence in Today’s Workplace
Posted on 15. May, 2006 by Bill.
Changing Careers A Common Occurrence in Today’s Workplace
It’s a long journey from the 1960 newsroom of a small daily newspaper to the present chambers of Benton County Circuit Judge Tom Keith — six jobs, two careers and possibly soon a third; Judge Keith understands why people change careers.
"I started out as a young court reporter [...]
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How to give a dull job new luster
Posted on 14. May, 2006 by Bill.
How to give a dull job new luster
I used to like my professional job, but it has gone flat. It has become monotonous and repetitious.
Now I know what an actor must feel like who repeats the same role in a play over and over. How have others dealt with the problem?
H.J.
Some people with tired-job syndrome [...]
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Job Hunting Wars in Old Age
Posted on 13. May, 2006 by Bill.
Job Hunting Wars in Old Age
Aside from personal or family trauma, the loss of a professional job is the most challenging life-hazard facing men and women who are older than 40-years of age. Job loss itself quickly turns into a ‘personal’ trauma. You are powerless over the employer’s decision. For the years you toiled [...]
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High times for the headhunters
Posted on 13. May, 2006 by Bill.
High times for the headhunters
Go out and mingle with top headhunters — those gregarious talent scouts who are constantly scouring the world in search of managers to fill the top executive jobs — and these days you’ll find some most happy people.
In the rising U.S. economy, jobs are plentiful, demand for take-charge executives has become [...]
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Do moms make better managers?
Posted on 12. May, 2006 by Bill.
Do mothers make better leaders than women without children?
Most employees think so. Most employers don’t.
A survey last Mother’s Day by the professional women’s networking organization WorldWit found that 69% would rather work for a mother than a non-mother, and only 2% prefer a non-mother. They say mothers have patience and listening skills, and understand when [...]
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Subtle changes can help older job applicants get in the door
Posted on 11. May, 2006 by Bill.
Subtle changes can help older job applicants get in the door
Managers and professionals in their 50s who get downsized increasingly don’t opt for early retirement.
Many can’t afford to stop working — and even if they can, they often want the camaraderie and stimulation of a job.
But finding a new position means they must convince a [...]
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The squeeze for talent
Posted on 10. May, 2006 by Bill.
The squeeze for talent
The war for talented workers is heating up in corporate America.
Managers face competing pressures in recruiting: the upcoming retirement of the baby boomers, low unemployment and the high costs of training new workers. The pressures are forcing companies to spend more energy on making the right hiring decision from the start because [...]
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Job hoppers build skills but hinder resume
Posted on 08. May, 2006 by Bill.
Job hoppers build skills but hinder resume
Vincent Krug has washed cars, painted houses and cleaned offices. He’s worked in a liquor store, a plant nursery, an organic wholesale bakery and a local luncheonette.
Bicycle messenger, head chef for a sorority house, a private contractor fighting forest fires? Krug has done that, too – all before the [...]
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The 10 hottest job sectors in US
Posted on 07. May, 2006 by Bill.
The 10 hottest job sectors in US
Big and small employers alike created some 2.1 million jobs in the US in the last year alone, averaging nearly 200,000 new jobs per month since December, according to the Department of Labor.
At that kind of breakneck pace, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) expects total employment across the [...]
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Get recruiters to call you with great jobs
Posted on 05. May, 2006 by Bill.
Get recruiters to call you with great jobs
Q: After 12 years as a finance manager (three promotions, consistently excellent performance reviews), I think I’ve gone about as far with my current employer as I can go, and I’d like to explore opportunities elsewhere.
Yet the only calls I get from recruiters are for jobs that aren’t [...]
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Networking, persistence key in job hunt
Posted on 04. May, 2006 by Bill.
Networking, persistence key in job hunt
Millions of high school and college students around the country are engaged in an annual rite of spring – the search for a well-paying summer job.
For some, it’s a chance to get experience in a field that eventually may become a vocation. For others, it’s a way to begin building [...]
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