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.
Don’t just take my word for it. Check out the site: Employment Crossing

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!

Christmas Shopping for the Job Seeker

It’s that time of the year again, with Christmas just around the corner.  Whether you celebrate Christmas, Haunaka, or just like to spread around good cheer, it’s gift giving season.  So what do you get for that hip and trendy job seeker on your list?  Here are a few suggestions…

1. A document bag - Your favorite job seeker will look and feel more professional with a nice leather document bag to hold his or her resumes.  Prices range from $50 to $5000 but even an inexpensive document bag will lend an air of professionalism.

2. Spa treatment or a manicure - help your job seeker look and feel their very best.  When we look good, we feel more confident and that will translate into an interview win.  Home manicure kits range from $10 to $100 and a day at a spa can run a few hundred bucks.

3. A new pair of shoes - Shoes really do make the man or the woman.  Interviewers will notice a professional pair of well kept shoes.  Expect to spend a hundred or more on a pair of quality shoes, or treat your favorite job seeker to a quality shoe shine for a bit less.

Whatever you end up gifting, remember that first impressions count, and job seekers will appreciate the thoughtfulness of a gift that helps them make the best first impression possible.

Be Aggressive

Whether you’re in a high pressure sales position or do administrative work at a small start-up, there is one piece of advice that will apply everywhere: Be aggressive.

Now I don’t want you to start barking at your boss or co-workers, nor do I want you to cut-off every driver on the road, I simply want you to take control of your job.

When you go into work, get going! The best thing you can do is to have a list ready for you to work from. Start checking off the list right away. Your number one goal is to get things done before they HAVE to be done. Be on top of your tasks and you will see results.

Being aggressive also means finding things to do. Keep track of ideas you have to make your position more efficient and productive. Then, when you finish all of your tasks early, start implementing those ideas. Essentially, it all boils down to good ole fashioned hard work, but perhaps it will help you to think of it this way.

You want to make your way through tasks throughout everyday. Think of work like Tetris. You have to have a steady flow of completed lines to save room for all of the stuff piling on top. People around you will notice your hard work, guaranteed. You’ll be more likely to get promotions and raises because you will be seen as more dependable.
If you don’t have a job, then this methodology should apply to your job search. Sign up for sites like Employment Crossing. They have aggressive techniques of finding open positions all around the country. A month with them is sure to lead you toward some great work opportunities.

So get cracking!

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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!

Interview Prep

So you’ve landed an interview - congratulations!  Now what?

It’s time to prepare.

Remember that in this market, the competition is thick and you want to make it easy for them to hire you.  Take the time to really research the company.  You should know what they do, where they do it, who does it and how.  You want to know where you will fit into the overall picture when the interviewer starts asking what you bring to the table.  Good research will let you tailor your answers to more directly address the needs of the company.  Good research will also show the interviewer that you care about getting the job, that you are interested in the company and not just a paycheck, and that you are self motivated.

Make sure you get a good nights sleep before the interview.  If the interview is in the morning, consider picking out what you will wear the night before.  Make sure everything you need is easy to find so that you don’t stress over it in the morning.  Give yourself time to eat a good breakfast.

Lay off the coffee or cut back to just one cup.  Make sure you arrive early enough to spend a few minutes relaxing.  Remember that hiring manager often hate doing interviews so put them at ease by being relaxed and confident. 

Good luck!

Three Things You Can Do While Looking For A Job

There are only so many hours per day that you can spend surfing job sites and tweaking your resume.  Here are three things you can do to help enhance your prospects while looking for a job.  Your goal is to make it easy for an employer to choose you and these simple things will help.

1) Stay Current

Keep up with any innovations or reforms in your industry.  Subscribe to relevant trade journals or other publications and keep up your membership in any professional organizations.  When you’re out of work this may seem like an uneccesary expense, but prospective employers will find it easier to hire you if you can demonstrate up to date knowledge of your industry.

2) Stay Connected

Nobody likes the out of work friend that badgers everyone they know for a job.  Maintaining your friendships in your industry however is a great way to hear about job openings, often before anyone else does.  Word of mouth jobs often come with personal reccomendations which make it that much easier for a prospective employer to hire you.

3) Stay Involved

Social networking isn’t just a Facebook page and online contacts.  Get involved and stay involved in your community.  Join a fraternal organization, volunteer for a political campaign or a youth center.  Share your time with your church or other charitable organization.  Volunteer work can turn into a paying gig, but it also will help you make local contacts that can lead to word of mouth jobs and volunteerism will plug holes in your job history on your resume.

Unproductive? Make A List!

What are your days like at work? Does your mind wander around the four corners of your computer monitor? Do you mentally twiddle your thumbs from time to time? (I say mentally because I haven’t seen anyone actually twiddle their thumbs in years!)

Feeling lost at work is never a good thing. For one, it can be incredibly stressful and give you a poor outlook on your job performance. Secondly, it is likely that if you feel this way, you are not being as productive as you should be.

You should do everything you can to NOT be a reactive employee. That means that instead of sitting at your desk, saying to yourself “Oh yeah! I have to do that,” you should be making check marks next to items on your handy dandy To-Do list.

Here’s what I want you to do: at the end of work everday, get out a piece of paper- make sure you print it out if you’re using a word processor- and make a list of fifteen to twenty tasks you should get done the next day. If you can accomplish fifteen to twenty items on a list, every day, then you are most likely doing something right.  (Use your best judgment,when deciding on a number. Some jobs are more project oriented and some are filled with many small tasks. If you’re just starting a job, ask your boss to help you out. They’ll be thrilled that you’re taking such initiative.)

Companies need employees who can produce! That means you need to be filling your day with as many accomplishments as you can. It’s not always so easy to stay productive, and a big reason for this is that in many jobs, there is a variable set of tasks to be done on any given day. Every day is different!

Even if you know what you should be doing, having that list is going to give you more incentive to accomplish it. Just having a tangible list of tasks can be very motivating. There is no feeling quite like marking our accomplishments.