Career Articles
Before 40, it is easier just to accept any work. After all it pays the bills, gives us a job title and a sense of belonging in the world. The problem with this after 40 is that it becomes too easy to settle into a mundane life. It put one’s life on hold until there is a crisis which will happen after 40. Worst case, nothing will happen until retirement and then all those plans that waited until someday can get impacted by some event, economy crash or any personal crisis.
Mon, 1 Jun 2009: Jobless and Happy...Not Just for Surfers Anymore!
The single biggest mistake a job candidate can make is to allow themselves to become unhappy. People do not hire unhappy people. People try to avoid unhappy people. People that allow themselves to become unhappy are less productive and often wind up with an unhappy life. This article explains how to "switch" on happiness and uses the analogy of a surfer for making a plan to ride the "waves" of a job search.
Thu, 28 May 2009: Public Accounting Jobs | Accounting Manager Jobs
Nothing in life comes the easy way. You cannot enjoy the delicious meal decorated on a platter unless you have earned it. Same is in the accounting case where you have to now go in for a drift in profile.
Tue, 19 May 2009: Top Tip For Interview Confidence
An interview is a performance, and like any other type of performance, it requires mental rehearsal to pave the way to success.
Fri, 24 Apr 2009: What's Up with Auto Titles?
Auto titles are like your car’s birth certificate – they list all sorts of important information like the owner’s name and address, mileage and car status. If you’re in the process of buying a car, research it’s title history is one of the most important things you can do to protect yourself.
Thu, 23 Apr 2009: How to have an authentic life and pay the bills!
After 40, this is the most important pursuit in your life
After 40, we start having less tolerance for an empty life. The routine starts to drag on us and we start thinking of what we should do with our life. This is a good thing. The most questioning starts with our work where we spend the most of our time. We admit our work no longer fits us but we feel trapped, trapped by our bills, society and even our loved ones, who feel threatened every time we discuss our unhappiness.
After 40, we start having less tolerance for an empty life. The routine starts to drag on us and we start thinking of what we should do with our life. This is a good thing. The most questioning starts with our work where we spend the most of our time. We admit our work no longer fits us but we feel trapped, trapped by our bills, society and even our loved ones, who feel threatened every time we discuss our unhappiness.
Fri, 10 Apr 2009: Memo to Older Employees: Do not Fear!
Companies are beginning to make adjustments for older workers. This is strictly a supply and demand issue. In the United States, for example, we have approximately 78 million baby boomers, who are now in their early 40s to 62 years old; but, there are dramatically fewer Generation Xers coming up behind us.
Fri, 3 Apr 2009: How to write a CV
How to write a CV and in specific a CV Profile as an introduction to your Curriculum Vitae / Resume can be the key to captivating the reader's attention.
Sun, 29 Mar 2009: The Job Interview - Get Familiar With The Jargon
To make a positive and lasting impression at a job interview, you have to be prepared.
Sat, 28 Mar 2009: Self Assessment-The Key to a Successful Job Search
Most people start a job search by sending out resumes and talking to their network. They have forgotten a most important step that can make the difference between success or failure on the next job. Read this to develop your unique job search strategy.
Sat, 28 Mar 2009: After the Shock, What Do I Do?
Men and women have asked me, as the Editor of NowWhatJobs.net, exactly what motivated me to write my book and, subsequently, to start my website? Here's my response.
Sat, 28 Mar 2009: Seize PR Opportunities By Developing Media Skills
The media holds a powerful influence on our personal and professional lives. Although we have come to rely on the media and supporting technologies to keep us informed instantaneously of world affairs, when the spotlight is turned on ourselves or our organisations it can be overwhelming.
Fri, 27 Mar 2009: Top Ten Actions Necessary for a Successful Job Search
How do you conduct a successful job search? Job Seekers frequently don't know what to do. These ten tips will be invaluable to someone who has been part of a layoff or is making a job/career change.
Fri, 27 Mar 2009: We Know You Are Experienced But Are You Qualified?
Increasing numbers of companies are looking for project managers who not only have experience, but also who have the right qualifications. This article explains the most popular qualifications, allowing you to choose which qualification is best suited to you.
Thu, 26 Mar 2009: Are You Doing Meaningful Work
Are you doing meaningful work? Most people work eight hours or more a day. Wouldn't it be wonderful if that work were nourishing and exciting! Meaningful works keeps us happy and engaged. Learn how to identify work that will be meaningful for you.
Thu, 26 Mar 2009: Learning About Leadership Reshapes Where The Faithful Meet: A Green Church Is Built On Solid Rock
This article explains how adding leadership skills and experience can turn dreams into reality through an example of a busy minister in Canada whose congregation is building a new, low-cost church in environmentally friendly ways. I also list some lessons for better communications by leaders.
Thu, 26 Mar 2009: Saving Lives Working as a Physician
If it were not for physicians, the world would be a much sicker place for the fact that physicians bring to us the medicine that makes us well and keeps us well.
Thu, 26 Mar 2009: SAP System Administration Netweaver 7.0 Training Path
The latest SAP Technology training path consists of 9 individual courses, which the total cost of all these courses comes to 14,850GBP. If you wish to take the exam then you need to pay an additional 350GBP for the exam or 900GBP for the exam workshop, which covers a day and a half of revision and the exam. To become a SAP certified consultant is very expensive, but a worthwhile career choice.
Thu, 26 Mar 2009: High Achievers Are Winners. Are You A High Achiever?
If you wish to be successful you need to be goal oriented, a winner, and a high achiever. Here are some pointers to achieving that goal.
Wed, 25 Mar 2009: Doubt Can Kill Your Dream Career
Why do we give up on getting our dream career? The bottom line is that we allow doubt to creep in. Once we do that, our focus shifts from going for what we want to all the reasons we think we can't have it.
Open your heart to the passion and purpose within and see what happens.
Tue, 24 Mar 2009: 5 Top Excuses Not to Get Your Dream Career
We all have those typical excuses for not going for our dream job. We say they're 'reasons'. They're anything but.
They are rationalizations to help us feel more comfortable making a choice to stay put instead of to move forward.
See if any of these excuses apply to you. Are you stopping yourself? Or are you supporting yourself? I hope it's the latter. Your dreams are too important to wait.
Fri, 20 Mar 2009: How To Pass Through The Transportation Recruiting Process
How come a lot of drivers are being rejected if the demand for drivers is so severe? Organization or the lack of is where you will find the answer to that question.
Fri, 20 Mar 2009: Do You Work 40 Hours Per Week for a Living? Do You Hate It?
You go to work day after day, but your heart is not in it any more. You move through the day in a fog. You cannot remember when you had a vacation. Your work week feels much longer than 5 days. The money does not go as far as it used to. Expenses get higher. The paycheck stays the same or perhaps it has gotten lower. What can you do to change your life?
Thu, 19 Mar 2009: Dos And Donts If You Want To Dress For Success!
If the daily news about rising unemployment rate got you worried about how secure your job is, then it may be time to make a good impression on your boss by dressing your part. Knowing how to dress for work will help you keep your boss, and or find a new one.
Thu, 19 Mar 2009: Requirements to become a Speech Pathologist
If you are entertaining the idea of becoming a speech pathologist, it is important that you know the requirements
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