Business: The Executive Resume - Moving Beyond Accomplishments

The Executive Resume - Moving Beyond Accomplishments

Written by Linda Matias

There is a major difference between conventional resumes and executive resumes. Accomplishments are usually repparttar

center point of a conventional resume (i.e., indicating how much money was saved, how sales increased, what processes were proposed, planned, initiated, implemented, or streamlined). The executive resume, on repparttar 105012

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executive's ability to drive profits (accomplishments) and repparttar 105014

capacity to lead (that is, to blend various "soft" skills) an organization.

Successes are easier to hone in on. The result is clear, often quantifiable. After all, either you penetrated a market or you didn't, or either you were a top-performer or you weren't. It is harder to capture emotional competencies on paper, to indicate who you are, what you stand for, how you relate to others, how you affect change within an organization.

On an executive resume, a list of Accomplishments does not suffice. Employers expect more, and since your resume is an introduction to your full qualifications, you must incorporate what you have done as well as provide a notion of how you influence others. This information must be presented in a concise and compelling manner given that your resume is your most important marketing tool.

Moving beyond accomplishments

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The 10 Cash Flow Rules You Can't Afford to Ignore

Written by Philip Campbell, CPA

============================================ The 10 Cash Flow Rules You Can't Afford to Ignore

- by Philip Campbell, CPA

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The statistics on small business failure are alarming.

Michael Gerber, author of "The E-Myth: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What To Do About It", says that 40% of businesses fail in their first year. 80% fail within their first five years.

THEY RAN OUT OF CASH.

Don't let this happen to you.

Here are 10 Rules to help you take control of your cash flow so you can create repparttar business you have always dreamed of.

1. Never Run Out of Cash.

Running out of cash is repparttar 105011 definition of failure in business. Make repparttar 105012 commitment to do what it takes so it does not happen to you.

2. Cash Is King

It's important to recognize that cash is what keeps your business alive. Manage it with repparttar 105013 care and attention it deserves. It's very unforgiving if you don't.

Remember, Cash Is King, because No Cash = No Business.

3. Know repparttar 105014 Cash Balance Right Now.

What is your cash balance right now? It's absolutely critical that you know exactly what your cash balance is.

Even repparttar 105015 most intelligent and experienced person will fail if they are making business decisions using inaccurate or incomplete cash balances. That's repparttar 105016 reason why business failures are not limited to amateurs or people new to repparttar 105017 business world.

4. Do Today's Work Today.

The key to keeping an accurate cash balance in your accounting system is to do today's work today. When you do this, you will have repparttar 105018 numbers you need - when you need them.

5. Either You Do repparttar 105019 Work or Have Someone Else Do It.

Here is a simple rule to follow to make sure you have an accurate cash balance on your books. You do repparttar 105020 work or have someone else do it.

Those are repparttar 105021 only two choices you have. The work must be done. It's like mowing repparttar 105022 lawn. You can't just ignore it. Someone has to do it. That means either you do it or you have someone else do it.

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