How Did I Get Into This Mess: 4 Signs That You Need A New Job

People
- Your coworkers are always yapping about something or other and if you have to listen to it any longer, you’re going to crawl under your desk and sing the theme to “Beaches.”

Money

- Are you the guy that tries to sneak in three bags of Mickey D’s into the movies because you can’t afford to buy anything in the theater? Are you eating Mickey D’s on a regular basis?

Boss

- Your boss is a cheat. Your other boss is a liar. And your other boss is a thief. Yeah… you need a new job.

Unemployed

- You don’t have a job.

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Home Sweet Cubicle

Like many employees you’ll spend a great deal of time in your “home away from home”, also known as your office cubicle. If you’re like me staring at a gray wall for months or years on end can become boring. Make your cubicle a relaxing and pleasant corner of your work world instead of a drab space you can barely stand to be in. So what if you didn’t get that swank corner office with bay windows? You have three fabric walls and an imagination, go wild (sort of)!

It is very important that you understand your company’s standards before undertaking any redecorating. Check out your coworkers and managers spaces. Ask your supervisor if you’re unsure of any rules as to how you can decorate your cubicle. Once you’ve gotten the go ahead decide how you want to decorate your space. Perhaps you’ll want to hang personal photos, awards, paintings, a calendar or some other image. When I worked at an insurance agency I brought in Fine Art postcards I collected from European museums I visited and tacked them to my cubicle walls. During hectic afternoons I loved taking a few seconds out to glance at my postcards. I would caution you not to hang or post images of a lascivious, lewd or intimate nature.

Are those overhead fluorescent lights hurting your eyes? Perhaps you could find a desk lamp to make your day a little brighter. Larger retailers carry basic desk lamps in store and online. Check out Target if you’re looking for a cheap, colorful and funky choice. If you’re really adventurous go to a Salvation Army, Goodwill or other type of thrift/antique shop.

Some companies allow employees to listen to small radios, MP3 players or portable CD players. Check into your company’s policies. Burn some CD’s of your favorite band or turn that AM dial to your favorite radio pundit…

Do you have a green thumb? Bring in small plants to decorate your cubicle, make it your garden away from home. Bamboo and cacti are ideal office plants, both require only a limited amount of water and attention.

Finally, keeping your space somewhat tidy and clean will make your work day more orderly and relaxed. Try doing a few minutes of organizing before you leave every day. Yes its a drag after sitting in front of that computer for 8 hours, but you’ll be thankful tomorrow.

Tags: Cubicle, Decoration, Employment

There’s a Reason it’s a Cliche

Harrison Barnes wrote a blog this morning about the importance of holding on to our dreams.  In it, he spends a lot of time talking about the importance of positive thinking.  As I read it, I couldn’t help thinking it was a cliche.  But then I realized something - there’s a reason it’s a cliche.

The word cliche comes from a common practice in the printing industry in the days when printing presses had to be set by hand.  Some words and phrases were used so often that it made sense to fuse the letters together to form what was called a stereotype - a block of letters that could be set into the press without having to set each individual letter.  When the stereotype was dropped into the molten metal used to make a printing plate, it made a sound that sounded like “cliche” and the word was born.

The benefits of positive thinking are vast and hardly ever disputed.  It’s a cliche because it’s true, it works, and it’s important.  If you’re serious about finding a career that you love, then you have to be serious about thinking positive.  Positive thinking is more than an absence of negative thoughts.  If you are passive in your thinking, complacent, thinking neither negative nor positive thoughts, you are stuck where you are and subject to the whims of the world.  Positive thinking is active.  It requires intent and it is followed by action.  Make today the day you give up on complacency and embrace the cliche - the power of positive thinking.

More Of You Still Have Your Jobs… Huh?

The latest news to come from the ADP (Automatic Data Processing), a payroll processing firm, is that December saw fewer job cuts in store for Americans. Yes, that’s right, only 84,000 of you lost your jobs last month. That’s like almost half of what it was in November (145,000). I mean, it’s practically nothing… huh!?

84,000 people being told, “We’re sorry, but we’re going to have to let you go,” is hardly good news. While the drop is great, and it’s obvious what they’re trying to say, why don’t they read that through the eyes of one of those 84,000.

“Oh great. I’m only 1 out of 84,000 to get fired! I’m so relieved that I think my mortgage will pay itself!”

Let’s get real.

What America needs is hope. America needs to get out there and employ itself. We need to fill every vacancy, every nook and cranny of job opportunity, and pay those inflated mortgages!

Are you with me?

Let It Begin In 2010

Attention world: Let it begin in 2010!

Let what begin? Your career, your attitude, and the rest of your life. Put it in your head that this is your year. Allow yourself to succeed beyond your wildest dreams and reach heights yet unseen. How are you going to do this? Remember this phrase: It’s all in your head!

Your outlook on life will determine the quality of your mood, the company you keep, and most definitely your career. If you’re unemployed: change it! You might say to yourself, “But there are no jobs!”

THAT IS NOT TRUE!

Check out sites like Hound and Employment Crossing today. Don’t wait. The longer you allow yourself to go unemployed, the more problems you are likely to have.

There is no need to fear, log on and find a job that suits your expectations. If you are currently in a  job you can’t stand, cross over to a job you love with Employment Crossing.

You can have the life you want. Let it begin, in 2010!

Tags: 2010, Employment, get a job, hound, hunting, Job Search, Jobs, motivation, unemployment

Looking For A Job? Start Here!

To all the members of the unemployed community, and there are quite a few of you, Employment Crossing has got you covered. You needn’t look any further than this extensive database of jobs. They’ve got positions in every field. They literally scour the internet searching for company websites with job postings, so you’re getting these positions directly from the source, and there all bundled up nice and neatly for you.

Signing up for Employment Crossing is inevitably a step in the right direction. It will help you get your resume onto the desks hiring personnel all across the United States. The unique thing about Employment Crossing is that they don’t charge employer to post, and because they do charge the job seeker a small fee, that means they are working directly for you!

They’ve got a help like you can call to get any of your questions answered and they’ve got quite a great track record. Thousands and thousands of people have found jobs through Employment Crossing ( me included), and it’s a painless experience.

You can search the internet for leads to brick walls, or telemarketing scams, but these guys keep track of what they post, and they only post quality job leads. Really, take a half an hour, set up with Employment Crossing and find the job you were looking for.

So many of these people scared about being unemployed aren’t taking the initiative it requires to step up and get hired. Employment Crossing will take you from the dug-out to being on-deck as far as getting a job.
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Encouragement

How’s your self-confidence? Are you feeling down and out? Can’t get anything right? Is work too hard, and you’re feeling overwhelmed?

I know exactly what you need!

It can’t be bought in stores and you won’t see it on any infomercials. You need some grade A encouragement from your friends and family!

Chances are that you might be one of the many who struggle with a discouraging inner circle. Friends can be jealous and family can be tough, but ask yourself, is there anyone in your life that encourages you.

This person doesn’t have to be a friend or a family member. It could very well be a co-worker or a even a boss! The point is to find somebody who believes in you

This is something I’ve always known, but had it reiterated to me by Harrison Barnes in his daily webinar. He is of the opinion, and I can’t help but agree, that in order for one to reach their full potential, they need the encouragement of those around them.

Just ask yourself how you feel when you’re encouraged. Do you feel like anything’s possible?

That’s because maybe it is!

Top 10 Things to do While Waiting for the Stimulus to Kick in

1. Read the health care reform bill - all 2000 pages of it.

2. Send Christmas cards to the HR departments of every company on the Fortune 500 list.

3. Create your own public works program - pay your kids to shovel snow.

4. Use babelfish to translate your resume into Spanish.

5. Count the number of Facebook friends you’ve actually talked to in the last year.

6. Call the rest of them to wish them Happy Holidays.

7. Learn to play bridge.

8. Volunteer to help at a homeless shelter or a Boys & Girls Club near you.  They could really use the help this time of year.

9. Make pointless posts on blogs, thus ensuring the moderators continue to have a job.

10. Check out employmentcrossing.com and find a new job.

Clean Your Room

I was visiting my brother at his house yesterday, and when I walked in, I was immediately in awe. No, he didn’t have a golden swan, or an ice sculpture of a large rodent; however, there may have been a real rodent living beneath one of the couches in his living room!

I took one fraction of a glance at that place, and I immediately started wishing my way out. I felt consumed by the filth. The carpet was stained beyond belief, there was trash all over the coffee table, the T.V. wore a thick (yes thick, not thin) layer of dust like it was a fur coat…

It was too much for any human being to be comfortable in. I asked my brother how he did it. He shrugged as though I were neurotic.

Keep in mind that my brother is a pretty smart guy. He’s got a great job at a great company and he’s extremely entrepreneurial. I just couldn’t understand how somebody with as much going for him professionally, could live in a disaster zone.

I soon found out.

He called me over into his room to show me the new website he was producing and when I crossed the threshold into his room, it was like stepping into another dimension. A cleaner, more organized dimension.

My brother kept his room almost immaculate. It was nothing like the scary living room or the horrifying bathroom. It was a calm, clean area. I could think clearly, and didn’t feel like bugs were crawling up my skin.

A turnaround forumula is the formula that will allow you to change your life. My mentor, Harrison Barnes, gave a Webinar yesterday about a turnaround formula that works 100% of the time. The key to this forumula, Barnes says, is to simply focus on one thing at a time. Put all your energy into something, anything, it can be as big as finding a career, or as small as cleaning your room.

A clean living space will make your morning smoother and your evening more comfortable. It is easy to avoid a dirty apartment, but it is also easy to take control of such a situation. Take control and give your room a deep cleaning. It will offer you peace of mind and provide you a clean slate (pun intended) with which to get yourself moving in a positive direction.

So get out the vacuum and throw away the burger you left sitting on your desk last week. A clean room is a sign of a clear mind. You deserve it.

Ask Not What Your Employer Can Do For You…

How’s the job going? So-so? Not so good? What job? Fear not members of the job market, you’re at the right place.

First, let’s start with those of you with jobs. After all, that makes up about 90 percent of you. (At least I hope the unemployment rate is still under ten percent.)

When you have a boss, you always want to make him or her happy. That is literally your primary reason for existing at that company. You need to figure out what it is that you can do to make your boss happy and do it as often as you possibly can.

What this also means is completely putting aside your own ego (or what you may call logic) and doing things you may think are useless. I could say that your boss probably knows better than you, and that you’re just not in a position to fully grasp everything, but the truth is, that’s not always the truth.

So let’s say you find a fatal flaw in the boss’ idea of a perfectly functioning company. As long as your boss is a reasonable human being, this will elate him or her. Remember, if the company goes under, so does the boss’ job. They want job security, too and if you can show them a way to better their job security, then you’re most likely on your way to a promotion.

Everytime your boss compliments you, you dig yourself a deeper nitch into the comforts of job security. Deep in the wonders of job security is where you want to be. After all, for most of us, job security is life security.

Now, for those of you without a job, and I’m sure there are lots of you (over 500,000 at least), you need to take these principles and apply them to somebody that you would like to be your boss.

Grab a freelance job from a company you love and do it well! Be innovative and proactive. Carve yourself out a job. Do some research on a company you could see yourself working for, and work for them! Propose them a service, show them you are an assett. Companies NEED assetts. So make them need YOU!