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The Holidays Are the Best Time to Search for a Job
If you are serious about finding a job, it is entirely possible that your search may extend into the holiday season. To many people, conducting a job search during the holidays may seem like a bad idea. After all, employers have other things on their...
Filed under Featured, Finding a Job 1 CommentWatching for Waste in Your Job
Several years ago I was moving from one house to another, and I hired three day laborers from outside of a U-Haul branch, where I had rented a truck. One of the workers was a man with a strong European accent, who seemed very intense. He worked as fast...
Filed under Featured, Keeping a Job 4 CommentsHow to Survive and Succeed in Your Job
Working in a company or any organization is often competitive and scary. The reason that it can be so scary is because around you there are so many unknowns, and there is so much information that you do not have access to. Having access to information,...
Filed under Featured, Keeping a Job 3 CommentsJob Opportunities Are Everywhere
The job market is tough, isn’t it? During times of economic uncertainty businesses lay people off, or undergo hiring freezes. People are losing their homes, the housing market is down, and people are scared. It seems like the world is getting tougher...
Filed under Finding a Job Leave a CommentIf you wish to get and excel at a job, one of the most important things you can do for yourself and for your employer is to love what you are doing. When I say, “love what you are doing,” I truly mean it. You must be so passionate about what...
Filed under Employment Do’s and Don’ts, Featured 5 CommentsSmash Through Whatever Ceiling You Are Seeing by Concentrating on Your Largest Reward
When I was about 12 years old I went to look at BMWs with a relative of mine. We spent several hours in the dealership. My relative was trying to figure out if there was a way to get a lower lease payment on the car. Negotiating with the people in the...
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 17 CommentsYou Are Not Entitled to Anything
One of the greatest traps people fall into is believing they are entitled to something based on what they have done in the past, or are capable of doing. An even greater problem is believing you are entitled to something for nothing. Incredible as it...
Filed under Featured, Life Lessons 26 CommentsYou Need to Have Desire to Achieve Your Goals
In order for you to achieve the things you are capable of, you need to constantly be creating goals for yourself and create a massive desire deep down to achieve these goals. There is nothing more important than having a desire deep down to achieve goals....
Filed under Featured, Getting Ahead, Goal Setting 12 CommentsOne of the Most Significant Lessons I Have Ever Learned about Work
When you become detached mentally from yourself and concentrate on helping other people with their difficulties, you will be able to cope with your own more effectively. Somehow, the act of self-giving is a personal power-releasing factor. -Normal Vincent...
Filed under Advancement, Featured 3 CommentsI am about to provide you some of the strangest job search and career advice you will ever receive from someone who’s in the recruiting industry. One thing you should know about me is that I’m a straight shooter. If I see a pattern repeat itself...
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