How To Be a Champion in Your Life

Written 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 redirectrepparttar thoughts and energy you're using already. You're getting results, but they may not berepparttar 130482 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 inrepparttar 130483 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? Havingrepparttar 130484 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 torepparttar 130485 world Visiting allrepparttar 130486 cities and countries you've wanted to visit? Being able to hire a nanny or cleaning person? Beingrepparttar 130487 best mother, daughter, father, son or friend you can be? Drivingrepparttar 130488 car you've always wanted to drive? Havingrepparttar 130489 furniture to fill your dream home? Writingrepparttar 130490 book you've always wanted to write? Creatingrepparttar 130491 inventions in your head? Taking action onrepparttar 130492 ideas in your head that never get out of your head? Being able to hire an interior designer? Havingrepparttar 130493 wardrobe you've always wanted? Having more closet space? Havingrepparttar 130494 free time to dream and imagine? Meeting a famous person you've always admired? Havingrepparttar 130495 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? Beingrepparttar 130496 best when you do your favorite activities? Doingrepparttar 130497 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 Firm

Written by Steve Hall, Certified Personnel Consultant


How to Identify a Great Search Firm

Q & A

Q: Are people sometimes cautious of ‘headhunters’? A. Yes. Howeverrepparttar industry has evolved overrepparttar 130479 last decade and steadily gained more respect. Now recruiters go torepparttar 130480 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 shouldrepparttar 130481 recruiter pursuerepparttar 130482 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 whererepparttar 130483 base salary start inrepparttar 130484 mid 100k area and exceed 300k. Contingency firms will work mostly on searches below those salary levels. Contingency firms are routinely paid only ifrepparttar 130485 person they present is hired byrepparttar 130486 company. Each have their place.

Q: Say you are a candidate for a position. What isrepparttar 130487 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 inrepparttar 130488 interview process. Routine cooperation and feedback is expected fromrepparttar 130489 company, andrepparttar 130490 individual seeking a position. Oncerepparttar 130491 client company desires to proceed with an interviewrepparttar 130492 recruiter would facilitaterepparttar 130493 interview process.

Q: How do you know a search firm is right for you? A: Investigaterepparttar 130494 firm to see if it is specialized in any industries or any particular niches. It is always best to contactrepparttar 130495 search firm that coincides with your area of professional interest. Once you begin working with a search firm, ask yourself these questions. How cooperative isrepparttar 130496 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 ofrepparttar 130497 placement process.

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