Are there really viable work at home jobs out there? This is a question that I’m asked almost daily. The fact is, there are most definitely careers that can be done from your home and there are people who are actually successful in those jobs. One of the fastest growing industries happens to be one that can be done from home: Medical Transcription.
Job and Career Success – Tips and Advice
This article describes effective methods for career development and points to helpful online services. Overview of job banks and employment services, self marketing, resume tips creation, cover letter, interview with employer tips, part time jobs, services offering online job and more.
Developing Career Opportunities on the Web or Looking for Work in All the Right Places
Want to break into a good web job?
The days when a high school graduate could step into a lower- level web design job are over, according to Jennifer Laycock, forum administrator for JimWorld.com. Entry-level web positions require a much wider skill set than was the case five years ago. However, there is good news for the newcomer. Plenty of opportunities are opening up for industrious self- starters who look for work in all the right places.
Bad Career Habits: Why Great People Have Not-So-Great Careers
Working in the career industry, I see literally hundreds of resumes and hundreds of people on a regular basis, and I’m never short of amazed and fascinated at the degree of talent, training, and expertise out there. And then I ask myself, “If there are so many above-average people out there, why are so many getting below-average results in their career?” If I could answer this question, I thought, I’d have the basis for a very good article (if I could bottle it, I could make millions and retire!).
How to Choose a Career Mentor
Who is your ideal mentor? Why do you desire this person for this most important role? Beware of a common mistake when attempting to make this decision, which is being impressed with someone’s press clippings and career accomplishments.
(Striking a Career and Personal Life Balance) Six Books to Consider Reading
In my book “Eleven Leadership Tips For Supervisors,” I offer a number of helpful hints and follow up questions for the reader to reflex upon. “Who Am I” is the title of chapter three. Work environment, health, wellness, spiritual and other personal questions are raised. The last question in this chapter is “how are all these things affecting your leadership style and effectiveness?” I conclude the chapter by stating “leaders do their best if they are taking care of themselves.” Striking a balance between your personal and professional life is the key.
Stress, Fear & Creating a Career/Life You Can Love
There is great ongoing interest in the subject of stress. In my work helping people create new career and life paths, stress is the very first issue we embark upon in many cases. It is a huge problem that is overlooked by too many workplaces, as well as individuals.
How to Use the Office Christmas Party to Enhance Your Career
Use your Emotional Intelligence and Interpersonal skills and you can get a lot of mileage out of the holiday party.
Get Creative With Your Writing Career
How brave are you?
You need courage to submit your work to potential buyers, but you also need courage to get creative with your career. To get creative, you may need to break a few rules.
When Somethings Not Right about Your Career, Part II/VI: 5 Things You Can Do
Last time we were discussing, “Now, Discover Your Strengths,” (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0743201140/susandunnmome-20) by Buckingham and Clifton.
These two management experts propose the theory that if you work in your strength areas, you can perform consistently and effortlessly at a near perfect level and find great satisfaction without a whole lot of stress.