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Define your communication style

January 16, 2011

There are three types of communication styles. Aggressive individuals are goal oriented and excel in fast-paced environments. Passive individuals are hesitant to speak up and require a less aggressive work environment. An assertive communicator, on the other hand, is non-judgmental and a good listener and needs an environment where he or she can be a [...]

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A Different Mindset

January 4, 2011

Leading employers provide not only short term and long term disability benefits, but they also coordinate effective return to work programs. The purpose of these programs is to return an ill or injured employee to the workplace to meaningful duties as soon as possible while respecting the bona fide limitations and restrictions of the employee. [...]

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Don’t Smoke or Chew Gum

December 8, 2010

Even if the interviewer is knee-deep in ashtrays and puffing on a cigar, don’t light up yourself, even if specifically invited to do so. It’s not a social visit, it’s a business presentation and you don’t want the distractions involved in smoking. Besides, these days smoking in the workplace is getting a bad name. Especially [...]

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Managing the Interview

December 5, 2010

Here’s what your prospective employer will be trying to decide during the interview: Are you neat and businesslike? Do you answer tough questions with sincerity and conviction? Do you have necessary information at your fingertips? (names, dates, references) Are you on time? Are you convincing? Will you fit in with co-workers? Do you seem easy [...]

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Handling Interview Questions

December 1, 2010

The hardest questions you’re going to have to deal with are those that focus on your age. There are many ways to phrase an age question, but they all boil down to the same basic issue: “I think you may be too old for this job.” Your job is to convince the interviewer that this [...]

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Managing the Interview

November 28, 2010

How long has it been open? How many have applied for it? Are any current employees applying for it? What is the turnover rate for this job? How much travel is involved? Will I be trained? What kind? What about performance reviews? How are raises and promotions decided? What kind of growth and opportunity can [...]

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Cold Contacts

November 17, 2010

You’ll want to make sure any agencies you deal with are responsible organizations. Do they belong to the National Association for Personnel Consultants? Are they state licensed? Do they specialize in your particular area of interest? Most employment agencies are reputable, ethical businesses, but it doesn’t hurt to check. Ask your friends if they’ve had [...]

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Using your Resume

November 10, 2010

You may be able to see the interviewer without the application if you say: “I have my resume with me.” Let’s face it there is some bias against an older job seeker, and one way of overcoming the problem is to make many, many contacts. My rule of thumb is, if you’re not getting rejections, [...]

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Establishing your Time Frame: The Schedules

October 5, 2010

How do you determine how far apart your milestones should be and how long project completion should take? You do this by estimating the schedule of each individual action in your project plan. How long does it take to review current year-to-date expenditure reports and project final, year-end numbers? A day? A week? How long [...]

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Steps 2: Change the Performance Monitoring System

September 24, 2010

When he reviewed the department’s systems for measuring and monitoring employee performance, Bob quickly noticed that the measurements were all negative. All the talk was about problems: late projects, the number of mistakes, backlogged orders, etc. There was no tracking of any positive performance measure. Bob wanted to start some positive tracking to establish a [...]

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