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Seven Smart New Year Career Resolutions
By: Martin Yate, CPC
“I will get back to work”; “I will get a better job”; “I will get a promotion”: we all make New Year’s career resolutions to do better professionally and then promptly forget to harness these goals to activities that will get us there. Here are seven resolutions that can change the rest of your life.
#1. I will survive and prosper
Make 2012 the year you replace blind loyalty to the corporation with enlightened self-interest. Yes, you will work hard and long for your employer, but never again will it be at the expense of what is best for your life. Make a commitment to invest learning the job search and career management strategies that will give you greater control of your professional and financial destiny.
Read MoreWhere The Hot Jobs Are In 2012
By: CareerCast.com
While many career fields are booming in 2012, it does not come as much of a surprise that two fields are topping all the rest, healthcare and computers.
The healthcare industry will forever be the place to develop a career in and that is for two reasons. One, with an increasingly large aging popluation, people want to stay healthy and live as long as they can and two, with growing technology in medical science, there are more options available to everyone to do just that.
The computer industry has really started to grow since the birth of the internet. However, in today’s world of technology, online marketing has become the career choice for many. This means that computer companies are becoming more competitive each year and obviously, people are needed to run those computers.
Need a job? Thinking of switching careers? Check out are where the hot jobs are in 2012...
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Career Decision: Should You Go Back To School?
By: Paul A. Greenberg
With the national unemployment rate hovering around double digits, many American workers are looking for any advantage that may give them an edge in the job market. Those who did not complete their college education wonder if they should invest the time and effort to earn a degree, while others wonder if additional licensing or credentials might enhance their chances to earn a better livelihood.
Should you go back to school? There is not easy answer to that question, but there are a number of considerations. First, if you are stuck at a certain level in your chosen field or discipline simply because you do not have a degree, you must decide if that is the field you choose to stay in for the long term. If so, it may be wise to consult your employer about your tentative plans to return to school. If your employer can give you a definite answer about advancement as it relates to additional education, going back to school might be wise. If the employer cannot be sure, you may want to study the market. Are other employers in your field requiring a college degree to certain job types you wish to pursue? Is your field growing an expanding enough for you to put in the time and effort to earn the degree?...
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Excellent Work and Communication Equals Success
By: Taunee Besson, CMF, CareerCast.com Senior Columnist
Question: I don’t know what happened. I just finished managing a project that has occupied most of my days for the last 18 months. My project was on time and within budget and I expected a lot of kudos, probably a raise or even a promotion. None were forthcoming. What did I do wrong?
Answer: Recently I had lunch with a mystified MIS Director who had done exactly what her CEO wanted. She'd installed state-of-the-art systems throughout the company. When the president asked her to resign because of philosophical differences, she couldn't understand what happened. Hadn't she delivered on his executive mandate?
Read MoreSeven Possible Reasons You Have Not Been Hired Yet
By: Paul A. Greenberg
If you spent a good portion of this year job searching, but are still underemployed or unemployed, there may be ways you can improve your odds of landing a great job. Here are seven tips that may boost your chances of landing your dream job:
Apply only for jobs for which you are qualified. This may seem obvious, but many job searchers randomly send out resumes for openings that seem desirable, but for which they are not prepared. Don't waste your time or the potential employer's time by doing this. Focus your search on job openings that you can easily and confidently fill. This involves some serious soul searching to determine for what type of work you are best suited. If there are jobs that appeal to you for which you are not yet qualified, take the steps to get there ," education, training, licensing or whatever it takes to properly market yourself for the desired position...
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5 Essential Tips for a KILLER LinkedIn Summary
By: Brenda Bernstein
First impressions count and your LinkedIn Summary is the first opportunity a potential employer has to find out who you are beyond a photo and a job title. So, make the most those precious moments. Follow these 5 essential tips to impress employers instead of making them yawn. Implement all 5 of these tips and your LinkedIn Summary will help that phone start to ring!
TIP #1: Never leave the Summary section blank!! A blank Summary means that the first thing an employer sees is your Experience section. Your profile will then be like a resume without a Summary statement at the top, or like a term paper without an introduction. How will recruiters and hiring managers know where to focus or what to concentrate on in your LinkedIn profile if you do not point them in the right direction?
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