How To Be a Champion in Your LifeWritten by Sopan Greene, M.A., www.AngryEnoughToChange.com
Are you left with inspiration but no action after hearing, reading, and watching stories about other people who are successful? If so, you're not alone. I've got a question for you: Why watch Oprah when you can be on Oprah instead? Don't you see different guests on her show every day? They're people just like you. They didn't start out on Oprah, they ended up there and it wasn't by luck either. They changed their lives to get there. Wouldn't you like to experience some of that success for yourself? It's not difficult at all. You just need to learn how to redirect thoughts and energy you're using already. You're getting results, but they may not be results you really want. What Does being a Champion in your life mean to YOU? Being self-employed? Making a certain amount of money per year? Living in city that you really want to live in? Having more free time? Having more vacation time with your family? Living in your dream home? Having effective communication with your family? Having relationship you've always wanted with someone who understands you? Having free time for volunteer work or community service? Having a family? Having a deep sense that you're making a contribution to world Visiting all cities and countries you've wanted to visit? Being able to hire a nanny or cleaning person? Being best mother, daughter, father, son or friend you can be? Driving car you've always wanted to drive? Having furniture to fill your dream home? Writing book you've always wanted to write? Creating inventions in your head? Taking action on ideas in your head that never get out of your head? Being able to hire an interior designer? Having wardrobe you've always wanted? Having more closet space? Having free time to dream and imagine? Meeting a famous person you've always admired? Having financial resources to contribute to people and causes you love? Having a personal trainer? Getting and staying on track with your diet? Having a lean toned body? Learning what you've always wanted to learn? Going to school to get a degree? Being best when you do your favorite activities? Doing things you've always wanted to do but haven't done? Whatever it is for you, you can have it!
| | How to Identify a Great Search FirmWritten by Steve Hall, Certified Personnel Consultant
How to Identify a Great Search FirmQ & A Q: Are people sometimes cautious of ‘headhunters’? A. Yes. However industry has evolved over last decade and steadily gained more respect. Now recruiters go to same lengths that other professionals do to be certified by obtaining a Certified Personnel Consultant (CPC) designation. Q: Is it appropriate to approach a professional recruiter or should recruiter pursue job seeker? A: It is very common for both to occur. Our search firm, FGP International (Find Great People) has been building its own proprietary database of candidates and contacts for nearly 22 years. This has been done by active contact on our part as well as by referrals from those who respect our approach. If you contact a firm directly you need to do your homework before simply sending a resume. We are not “all alike”. Q: Which is best? Contingency or Retained? A: Both types have merit. A Retained search firm is paid in advance and will typically be dealing with Executive and Senior level officials. Searches where base salary start in mid 100k area and exceed 300k. Contingency firms will work mostly on searches below those salary levels. Contingency firms are routinely paid only if person they present is hired by company. Each have their place. Q: Say you are a candidate for a position. What is next step after this? A: After a recruiter presents your background to a potential employer, he or she should contact you frequently to keep you aware of where you are in interview process. Routine cooperation and feedback is expected from company, and individual seeking a position. Once client company desires to proceed with an interview recruiter would facilitate interview process. Q: How do you know a search firm is right for you? A: Investigate firm to see if it is specialized in any industries or any particular niches. It is always best to contact search firm that coincides with your area of professional interest. Once you begin working with a search firm, ask yourself these questions. How cooperative is search firm with you? Will they give you feedback, and will they give it to you in a timely manner? Make a phone call first before sending a resume. Ask them to walk you through their standard approach of placement process.
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