How to Land that Executive Assistant Job

On: 2/6/2012 6:02:28 PM

You’re a competent executive assistant, but times being what they are, you’ve been out of work for several months and haven’t been able to land a job.

The good news is you sent out a ton of resumes and you finally got called in for an interview. The bad news: it’s your second interview—the one where they’ll pick you clean, put you through the ...

New Business Etiquette for Administrative Workers

On: 2/6/2012 5:58:23 PM

In today’s brave new administrative workplace, where BlackBerrys, iPods and iPads connect or disconnect us as never before, and where cubicles have replaced offices to deny us privacy, administrative workers look increasingly to new rules of etiquette for relief. Some guidelines for the new age:

Be Cubicle Considerate. Don’t enter or lean over the wall ...

Become a General Contractor

On: 2/3/2012 3:18:40 PM

So what qualifications do you need to be a general contractor? Well it is the kind of job that requires nothing and everything. Nothing because there's no formal education that is often needed to be a general contractor. Everything because it is a skill that often takes years to learn. License requirements vary in each State too. A general contractor to begin with is a person who can work with ...

Employee Referrals May Be Even More Effective Than We Think

On: 2/3/2012 2:21:19 PM

Employee referral programs may produce more hires — perhaps many more — than surveys would suggest. Over the years it has come to be accepted that the average number of new hires coming from employee referral programs is somewhere between SHRM’s 24 percent (for non-exempt positions) to about a third. Some programs do much better. From CareerXroads now comes evidence that the ...

What Can Leaders Learn From Tim Tebow

On: 2/1/2012 5:42:55 PM

Some of you are Tim Tebow fans and some of you are not -- got it. Regardless of your feelings, let's not miss the chance to learn something here about leadership. Here are a few things I've observed watching Tebow this season that may help you on your leadership journey. Leadership Matters -- Team sports require leadership. In the NFL, there is an expectation that the quarterback will provide ...

Stop Making Career Excuses

On: 1/31/2012 10:59:46 AM

Are you having a tough time in your career? If the answer is yes, know that you are not alone. Things are tough for most people. There are fewer jobs and more work for those that are employed. Workers are over-utilized and stretching themselves thin. It's a bit crazy out there. Many people I talk to are tired and stressed out. Not ideal conditions to do your best. But sometimes you have ...

How to Deal with Objections

On: 1/25/2012 9:07:54 PM

By no means will every presentation call you make be met with a few simple questions and then an invitation to interview. Sometimes the silence will be broken with an objection. This usually comes in the form of a statement, not a question: "Send me a resume," or "I don't have time to see you," or "You are earning too much," or "You'll have to talk to ...

Top Dental Assistant Schools

On: 1/25/2012 5:06:57 PM

While some dental assistants may be trained on the job, increasingly more employers expect their dental assistants to have some formal training. Most training programs typically take one year or less to complete.

Leverage Job Descriptions to Create Your Resume

On: 1/23/2012 2:03:19 PM

Job descriptions often have meaty tidbits you can use when writing your resume. Read through each posting carefully and select the bullet points you want to address in your resume. For illustration purposes, below are mock job-description bullet points along with accomplishment statements that speak to each bullet point. Example #1 • Job description bullet point: Build new ...

Kmart and Sears Plan to Close 120 Stores

On: 1/20/2012 1:18:53 PM

Bad news for fans of the blue light special; Kmart and Sears are preparing to shut down 120 stores across the nation. No word has been given yet as to when the closings will be coming or what will happen to the employees. The company listed the first wave of closings but the rest have not been released yet. The late December announcement has communities all over wondering when the axe will ...

To Cloud or not to Cloud

On: 1/19/2012 9:15:08 AM

Unless you are living under a rock, you have probably read tons of material on cloud technology or maybe you are even using it for your own business or personal use. So, what is cloud computing anyhow? According to Wikipedia, cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other ...

Ultrabook - Future or Fad?

On: 1/17/2012 12:02:34 PM

Well, the International Consumer Electronics Show wrapped up on 16 January. Did you follow any of the news segments on this show? Did you see things that you like? Have you been waiting for a new device? I was interested to see which laptop would come out on the top of the heap this year. I didn’t have to wait long to find out. With sales of budget laptops plummeting, computer makers are ...

Is Facial Recognition Software the Way of the Future?

On: 1/17/2012 11:59:41 AM

A facial recognition system is a computer application for identifying or verifying a person from a digital image or video frame from a video source. One of the ways to do this is by comparing selected facial features from the image and a facial database. A good example of this would be on Facebook. Anytime you add a photo, Facebook tries to identify the people in the photo based upon past ...

Learn To Love Career Change

On: 1/17/2012 8:55:15 AM

Is your career changing? If you are like the majority of people in the workforce today, the answer is probably yes. Companies thrive on change, and most change very quickly. But how are you handling your change? Are you going with it, or hoping that you can ride it out? Or, are you wishing that your change would just go away so you don't have to think about it anymore. Change is not easy ...

Online Tools for Choosing a Career Path

On: 1/17/2012 6:03:35 AM

Perhaps you’re one of the thousands of workers who, in the wake of the recent recession, have found it necessary to retrain for a more stable occupation. Or maybe you’ve just decided to pursue a professional path that is more interesting or more lucrative. Either way, before you research a career move, you must first analyze yourself. Your skills, values and interests, in ...