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Balance Your Life
Writing is a solitary task. Writing needs concentration and quiet. Writing requires absolute commitment. Are all there scary statements true? What is more, is it possible to balance your writing career and family without turning yourself into a zombie? Everything is feasible; I am the living example of it. There is only one secret: TIME PLAN. This is step one for the aspiring writer's success. Without it, ...
Career Advice On Freelance Writing Jobs
Sometimes the freelance writing jobs available are those that no one wants. Or, they are those that new businesses are looking to fill. You will not find postings for the best jobs and employment because many of those jobs go to individuals who already have an established career or a good working relationship with those businesses. For those looking for career advice to find the best freelance writing jobs available, they can find a few things here that will help them get the experience they ...
Could You Write Performance Reviews For Money?
Writing performance reviews can be an excellent way to earn a living. Who wouldn’t want to go from place to place watching actors, singers, and chefs perform at their best (and maybe their worst)? Getting paid to do something like this just seems like fun, doesn’t it? But, in reality, these jobs are not easy to come by nor are they easy to do. A writer will need to have many qualifications and have to write very well in order to establish themselves as worthy candidates of this type of work. ...
How To Find A Job As A Copy Editor
How To Find A Job As A Copy Editor Jobs for copy editors may seem like they are hard to find, but really you can find them and you can do so with many of the qualifications you already have. But, if you do not have any qualifications, this may be the first step in finding the copyediting job that you have been looking for. Jobs in this field are available, but it takes a good, solid portfolio and set of skills to get them. Here are some things to get you going in the right direction though. ...
Management By Walking Around
A long time ago, I learned something about being a manager that has proven to be one of the most valuable lessons I’ve ever heard.
Tox Ic Bosses
When people gather around the water cooler, there's always one favorite topic: toxic bosses. You know, the ones who make life in the office unbearable? Here are some of the more common varieties you’ll find.
Planning To Work Abroad
Working abroad can be an exciting, rewarding and horizon broadening experience; and if you take the time to plan ahead carefully before you go, you will make your transition into the overseas work place a smooth and successful one.
How To Find Writing Work
Are you looking for new writing work? It can be a challenge to build a career in any area, but it is often even harder to do so when you are in a smaller town. Sure, there may be a huge market for talented freelancers in your area, but let’s face it, it is not New York where you can find countless job vacancies in your field of freelance writing. When you are looking for freelance writing work, it is important to look outside the box as well as trying the tried and true employment options. ...
Do You Devote Time To Each Employee?
It's easy for a small business operator to delude herself or himself into thinking she or he devotes attention to each employee.
Convenience Of Online Degrees
Today, more than ever, it's easier and more convenient to obtain a degree than ever before. This is thanks to the prevalence of online degree and distance learning programs now widely available.
Writing A Resume That Gets You Noticed
As the old saying goes, “you never get a second chance to make a first impression.” In today’s business world, of course, that first impression usually does not come from a face-to-face conversation, but from whatever you can tell your future boss about yourself on paper: your resume.
Don't Trade Your Dreams For Peanuts
Recently, I had the chance to see part of the movie Collateral. In it, actor Jaimie Foxx plays a cab driver named Max who happens to pick up the wrong customer one night. That customer is Vincent, a hit man played by Tom Cruise.
Beware Of Disreputable Construction Staffing Companies
Beware of Disreputable Construction Staffing Companies Recently I have heard several horror stories about construction staffing companies. From the employers point staffing companies can save valuable time in recruiting for shut down or fast track projects. It also alleviates the problem of added payroll and personnel task for temporaty employees. On the other hand a less than reputable staffing company may do you more harm than good. Many of them are poorly qualified and understaffed to ...
The Key To Learning Happens After Class Is Over
Many things happen during a lecture. The previous night's homework is reinforced, new concepts are introduced, and clarification of confusing topics take place. It seems like a lot of work for an hour or two of your time. Once class is over, so is your learning, right? Wrong! You'll need to do a little more work. This is going to be difficult, I know, because you're probably focused on grabbing a bite to eat or meeting up with friends after class. However, by doing a litte bit of ...
Working In Dubai
Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is one of the world’s fastest growing employment hotspots in the world. Up to 20 new companies establish themselves in the emirate’s free trade zones every week and since 2002 some 650 companies have registered in the Dubai Media City free trade zone alone.
Making Sure Your Job References Aren't Holding You Back
Downsizing is a fact of life in the corporate world today. This week’s article addresses this issue and how to work around it if it happens to you.
How To Find The Job You Want In Less Than 14 Days!
There is a great market for temporary employees, especially in the U.S. If you are currently unemployed then a temporary service may be a positive step in the right direction. Many of the major temp services have contracts with large corporations. These corporations would rather pay a temp service a nominal fee for temporary employees rather than hire new, permanent employees directly.
Career Discovery - Pinpoint Your Ideal Career
Career Discovery - Pinpoint Your Ideal Career Determine your ideal career--one that's in alignment with your values, passions, and talents--and discover the work you were born to do Career discovery is the process by which a person identifies their ideal career path, thus saving themselves a lot of time (and money) by not pursuing career choices that they will ultimately find unfulfilling. To find your true calling, you need to dig around and find the things that are important to ...
Become A Consultant: Be Self Employed
I am going to show you how to learn to be self-employed with your own consulting business. The said part is most education does not teach you to work for yourself. They teach you to work for some idiot that is probably not as smart as you. Who said that you need more than a high school education to succeed in business? Jay Abraham, Dan S. Kennedy and Gary Halbert only have high school educations and they have made fortunes. What they did was read. Here are three of the best books to get ...
Traveling For An Interview? 10 Tips To Get You From Here To There
You’ve just been granted an on-site interview in another town. Hurray! This means you’ll be traveling to an employer’s location so that they can further evaluate you for a specific job position.
So You Want To Be A Consultant?
Let's say you have more than 20 years experience in your chosen field. For the sake of this article, let's say you have been in the nonprofit field for 25 years and are at the very top of your game. And let's say you're a bit bored with the hum-drum day-to-day routine of being an executive director. You love nonprofit sector, but you need more of a challenge and you yearn to help people grow and achieve success in their nonprofit careers. Plus, you'd like to earn a little ...
Promote Your Biz- Write A Book!
If you’ve never considered writing a book, it might be a good time to start. I say this for two reasons. First, with the help of today's technology it’s never been easier. Many people are now able to self-publish their own books without going through the hassles of finding a major publisher. Options like print-on-demand also make it easier on your checkbook. You don’t have to invest in thousands of copies upfront with the risk of not knowing how well your book will sell.
Promote Your Biz - Write A Book
Promote Your BIZ- Write a Book! If you’ve never considered writing a book, it might be a good time to start. I say this for two reasons. First, with the help of today's technology it’s never been easier. Many people are now able to self-publish their own books without going through the hassles of finding a major publisher. Options like print-on-demand also ...
Juggling Career, Family, Consider Online Education
Finding the time to do it all - career, family, continue education? Having trouble jugging? Some problems in this area that people face are very similar to those of the beginning juggler. According to The Instant Jugglers' Manual, (c)1993 Infinite Illusions/Lofty Pursuits, four common problems are handling two areas of focus at the same time, moving forward while you try to juggle instead of standing still, not being able to juggle in a third area of focus, and keeping all three areas from ...
Quick Tip: How To Dress For An Interview
Got an interview and wondering what to wear? Fortunately, this is one of those articles about how to dress for an interview. Maybe you’ve heard of dress for success job interview sites. While there may be more details you can learn online on the subject of proper dress for an interview, I’m just going to quickly cover the basics of how to dress for a job interview. The standard interview dress code can vary from place to place depending on the industry and actual workplace. However, it's ...
A Life Time Of Strategic Thinking
You may be one of the thousands who think “Strategic Thinking” applies only to the “captains” of business. But consider human stages of life and how Strategic Thinking is used at the most rudimentary level.
How To Conquer Job-hunting Apathy
Jack, downsized from his last job, was frozen in a place called Apathy. Had been for months now. Knew he had to get moving, had to find a job, but … just couldn’t seem to get his act together. Oh, he’d tried … a little. But his lack of immediate success just made him that much more apathetic.
7 Tips For Writing Winning Resume Cover Letters
Writing a good resume cover letter is something you should seriously consider when preparing to send off your resume to potential employers.
Etch-a-sketch To Oil Paintings--where Do You Need To Take A Stand?
Maybe can be a great place. It’s full of possibility, it can feel like there’s an escape hatch available at all times. Maybe can also be what holds us back the most.
Quick Tip: Writing A Resume
You’ve just found a few jobs that you’re interested in applying for, but now you realize you need a new resume to really get your foot in the door. While you can find lots of help writing a resume online for free and examples of resume writing, if you read through this article, you’ll pick up some useful free resume writing tips.