Business: No Degree, No Problem

No Degree, No Problem

Written by Brett M. Stevens

According to a recent survey, 52% of job candidates polled lied on their resume about having a college degree.

Here are 3 brief horror stories:

A new Director of Logistics and his family were actually loading repparttar moving van provided by his new employer for relocation from California to North Carolina. The phone rang and it was repparttar 103928 Human Resource Manager from his new company. The offer was being withdrawn. Through a routine degree verification check, repparttar 103929 company learned repparttar 103930 potential new employee did not have a degree. He was 3 hours short of graduating. Had repparttar 103931 candidate been honest, repparttar 103932 job was still his. It was an integrity issue.

Five candidates for a high level software sales job were interviewing. After repparttar 103933 face to face interviews, repparttar 103934 candidates were offered a "grace period" to revise their application. The company was aware of a problem with one canddiate. The lead candidate changed his college degree information to "Did Not Graduate." He was dropped from contention.

A candidate for a Vice President of Logistics position for a multi-billion/multi national company was offered repparttar 103935 job. However, repparttar 103936 background check could not verify repparttar 103937 degree as listed on repparttar 103938 resume. The stunned candidate said he could fix repparttar 103939 problem. After one week, he called and faxed over repparttar 103940 degree verification information. Only two blank pieces of paper came out of repparttar 103941 fax. He said, "I must have faxed repparttar 103942 wrong side." The offer was rescinded repparttar 103943 night before his start date because of repparttar 103944 integrity issue. The company would have hired him if he had been honest about not having a degree.

Is a Home Business Right For YOu?

Written by Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy

Is a Home Business Right For You? Copyright © 2003, Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy http://www.pluginprofitsite.com/main-5367

Every morning as people wake up and make repparttar commute to work, many dream of repparttar 103927 day when they will finally work for themselves. Every time repparttar 103928 boss lets someone know that they must give up their weekend plans for repparttar 103929 good of repparttar 103930 company, people contemplate repparttar 103931 benefits of being repparttar 103932 owner of their own business.

Are you one of these people?

If you are, it is important to ask yourself some very important questions before you make repparttar 103933 uncertain leap into self-employment.

Many dream of repparttar 103934 benefits of home business ownership, but few take into account repparttar 103935 sacrifices that must be made to bring repparttar 103936 dream to fruition. Please don't make this mistake yourself.

You must approach home business ownership with your eyes wide open. Ask yourself repparttar 103937 important questions, and more importantly, answer your own questions openly and honestly.

AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION

Are you repparttar 103938 type of person who relishes every chance to gather around repparttar 103939 water cooler for social interaction?

If so, then home business ownership may not be repparttar 103940 right decision for you.

Instead, if you feel that you can be quite content sitting alone at your desk; speaking only to clients and really minding your own home business, then you might have what it takes to succeed as a home business entrepreneur.

If you feel at ease with your own company and don't need a dozen coworkers milling around your desk, then you, too, could savor repparttar 103941 freedoms that will allow you and your family, to live repparttar 103942 lifestyle you know you want and deserve.

THE KEY TO HOME BUSINESS SUCCESS

Self-motivation is repparttar 103943 key to success when you start a home-based business. You need to possess repparttar 103944 ability to push yourself ahead. Your drive and determination will be reinforced with every new sale.

The level of success that you will achieve greatly depends on repparttar 103945 time and effort you are willing to plow into your new home business. Your organization, planning and marketing skills, will all be put into practice when you embark on your liberating journey from employee, to being your own boss. In fact, you will be repparttar 103946 wearer of many hats and gain a wealth of business experience along repparttar 103947 way, when you finally make that commitment to work at home.

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