10 Things You Must Do If You Want To Guarantee You Won't Find A Job

Written by Phyllis Staff, Ph.D.


What an experience! I've spentrepparttar last month looking for sales professionals with some astonishing results. I have distilled my favorites inrepparttar 101790 following "top ten" list. Use any of them to make unquestionably certain you won't find a job. 1. Don't bother to read my ad carefully. After all, I didn't list those qualifications for an important reason. What's genuinely important is to get a certain number of resumes outrepparttar 101791 door. Then you can moan about how you sent out 500 resumes and got zero responses. 2. Send me a note ordering me to call you "ASAP." Don't bother giving me a valid reason to call you. Your unmitigated arrogance will send me scurrying torepparttar 101792 telephone immediately. 3. Don't bother having a resume ready to go. I'm not actually interested in your qualifications, so it will be fine to keep me waiting days for your resume. I love to waste time. 4. Don't bother to follow my instructions. I didn't really mean it when I asked applicants to send their resumes to a specific address. After all, I live to interrupt my work to answer your call. 5. Send your resume under someone else's name. Why would I assume it's someone else's resume when you've put their name on it? Silly me! 6. Include an objective that tells me you have no interest in my company. My all-time favorite career objective . . ."a job where I can make a lot of money fast." Hmm,repparttar 101793 jobs I know of that provide "a lot of money fast" often includerepparttar 101794 possibility of spending time in jail. Otherwise, you might have to contribute something to your employer and make money a bit more slowly. 7. Don't bother to check your resume for spelling and grammar.

The 6 Stages of Modern Career Development

Written by Michelle Casto


The 6 Stages of Modern Career Development By Michelle L. Casto, M.Ed. Whole Life Coach, Speaker, and Author

Career experts say that people will change careers (not jobs) 5-7 times in a lifetime. This being true, career management is an important life skill to develop and cultivate. There are six stages of modern career development: Assessment, Investigation, Preparation, Commitment, Retention, and Transition. Learningrepparttar characteristics of each stage will empower you to navigate through each stage easily and with more confidence.

Inrepparttar 101789 Assessment Stage, you are getting ready for your life’s work. This stage is characterized by unawareness, in that you are not sure what your values, strengths, and weaknesses are. You start to feel like you want to know more about yourself and make a conscious effort to get in touch with who you really are. Key characteristics: §Taking assessment instruments §Working with a career counselor or career coach

Inrepparttar 101790 Investigation Stage, you are researching what work exists inrepparttar 101791 world. This stage is characterized by feelings of confusion, in that you are not sure what career options exist for you. You may feel overwhelmed with all ofrepparttar 101792 different jobs and opportunities that exist as you beginrepparttar 101793 process of researchingrepparttar 101794 modern world of work. But if you approach this stage with a positive frame of mind, you will find that you will learn about many possibilities you may have never considered. Key characteristics: §Researchingrepparttar 101795 world of work §Conducting informational interviews with people in your chosen field

Inrepparttar 101796 Preparation Stage, you are still getting ready to do your life’s work. This stage is characterized by feelings of excitement, as you think of how wonderful it will be to perform meaningful work. However, there is still much work to be done, and in order to be successful, you have to be prepared. Key characteristics: §Gaining knowledge and experience §Setting goals and adopting a success-oriented mind-set

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