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Your #Career : The Only 7 Steps You Need To Prepare For Your Next Job Interview…There’s a Lot of Interview-Prep Advice Out there—Maybe Too Much. This is What Really Matters.

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 You stressed over every little adjective on your resume (“efficient or productive?”). You wrote draft after draft of your cover letter. And now you’ve arrived at the moment of truth: the job interview, when you’ll be face to face with the person who controls your employment destiny.

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Even the most charming of candidates needs to practice before stepping in front of a hiring manager. “If you try to wing it, you’ll miss your chance to make a strong case as the best candidate, and the interviewers could recognize that you’re unprepared,” says Lori Bumgarner, owner and coach at PaNash, an executive, career, and life-coaching service in Nashville. “They’ll assume if you didn’t put in the time and effort to prepare, you’re not that interested in the job.”

Getting prepped doesn’t have to make you sweat. Monster compiled these tips to help get you ready for the big day.

1. STUDY UP ON THE COMPANY AND INDUSTRY

The more knowledge you have, the better prepared you’ll be. Start by researching the latest trends and issues in the industry the job is in, Bumgarner says. This can include reading relevant industry blogs, trade publications, and professional associations’ social media pages. Commit a few noteworthy statistics to memory so that you can wow the hiring manager with your awareness of the current state of affairs.

Then, focus on learning more about the company itself. Review press mentions for the past few years. Look for both press releases issued by the company, as well as what traditional media reported. If you’re interviewing at a public company, you can also view financial statements and reports to shareholders to find out exactly how the company makes its money. All of this information will help you craft thoughtful questions to ask during the interview.

 

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2. INVESTIGATE THE INTERVIEWERS

If you know the names of the people who will be interviewing you, do an online search on them to learn more about their professional backgrounds and what they talk about on social media.

Maybe they have a particular affinity for a certain aspect of the company, like its outreach program. If so, make a mental note to express your enthusiasm for the way the company is dedicated to giving back to the community. (Avoid a brown-nosing tone, of course.)

If you discover that you’ve got something interesting in common—like a previous employer or a passion for thumb wrestling—you’ll definitely want to use that in your meeting.

3. NAIL YOUR OPENER

One of the questions interviewers most love to open with is, Don’t get caught blabbering your way through this seemingly straightforward answer.

“Have an elevator speech ready in case they want a brief overview of your career,” says Marlene Caroselli, author and corporate trainer in Rochester, New York. Practice delivering a 30-second pitch about past experiences and successes, your skills and abilities, where you are in your career and what challenge you’re seeking next.

4. FIGURE OUT YOUR SELLING POINTS

Now you want to think about the meat and potatoes of the interview: the questions that relate to the job requirements and your experience.

Remember, your goal in the job interview is to show how you can make a positive impact on the company. Your interview answers should reiterate your unique selling points, Bumgarner says.

To practice, review some likely interview questions and make notes about the strengths you can highlight.

“For every answer, you should be able to say, ‘For example,’ and tell a story about a time when you demonstrated the things you are saying you are good at,” Bumgarner says. “Never answer in generalities.” Specific, real-world examples are what will get you hired.

5. MASTER THE CLOSER

You also want to close the interview well. Typically, an interview will end with the interviewer asking, “Is there anything you want to ask me?” Regardless of how well-informed you feel, don’t get out of your seat until you ask some questions of your own. You should include questions about the company culture as well as the job itself.

Remember: You’re interviewing the company just as much as they’re interviewing you.

After you ask your questions, you’ll want to close with a firm handshake and a positive, enthusiastic statement like “I really enjoyed meeting you, Sue, and finding out more about this position. It seems like a great fit for my experience, and I’m looking forward to hearing from you about next steps.”

6. GET YOUR HOLLYWOOD ON

There’s no better way to practice an interview than actually doing an interview, so get a friend or family member to help you. Provide them with the details you dug up on the company, the job description for your position, your resume, and cover letter. Take the list of tough interview questions from hereand provide them to your helper. (Also take a bottle of wine to thank the person—and maybe another if you actually get the job.)

Caroselli recommends you film your mock interview, if possible. (If video isn’t a possibility, record the audio.) “Study your body language to see if it reveals confidence, poise, and enthusiasm,” she says.

You should also review your performance with your interviewer. Did they think you had good answers? Did you sound or act nervous? Did you seem arrogant? Get their feedback, and adapt as needed.

7. FOCUS ON WHAT YOU’LL HAVE FOR DINNER

Once you’ve done all this prep, don’t let last-minute jitters throw you off your game. In the moments just before the interview, try to think about something else entirely.

For example, “When you get to the interview site and are waiting to be called in to the interview room, work on a brainteaser,” Caroselli says. “It calms the nerves and takes your mind off the challenge ahead.”

Take some deep breaths and remind yourself that you put in all the homework required to make a solid impression. You’ve got this. And we’re pulling for you.

This article originally appeared on Monster and is reprinted with permission.

 

FastCompany.com | DOMINIQUE RODGERS, MONSTER 09.12.16 5:00 AM

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Your #Career : Here’s How to Write an Email to a Potential #Employer …How to Send a Clear & Compelling Message to a Company you’re Dying to Work for. Read on for 7 Tips that will Get you One Step Closer to your Dream Job.

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In a way, writing the perfect email to a potential employer is a balancing act.On the one hand, you want to make your message and application stand out from the others they’re receiving. But you definitely don’t want to be too gimmicky or unprofessional.

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We consulted Amanda Augustine, career advice expert for TopResume, about how to send a clear and compelling message to a company you’re dying to work for. Read on for seven tips that will get you one step closer to your dream job.

1. Write a clear subject line.

Augustine advised against getting catchy with subject lines. Instead, make it obvious that you’re submitting a job application.

If there are no specific directions in the job posting, something as simple as, “Application for Strategy Reporter (ID #12345): Shana Lebowitz” should work.

However, if you’re cold emailing a potential employer, you should get a bit more creative in your subject line.

Talk about the value you can provide — for example, “would love to share my ideas on increasing sales team productivity.” Consider what the person you’re emailing cares about and why she would want to read your message.

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2. Address your message to the appropriate person.

“The worst thing you could do is put, ‘Dear Madam’ or ‘Dear Sir’ as your opening,” Augustine said,” because it shows you didn’t put any effort into researching the right person.”

You can do some sleuth work on LinkedIn and find out the name of the company recruiter or hiring manager who originally posted the job. If that doesn’t work, you can leverage your network — do you know anyone who works there? — and find out who the appropriate addressee is.

In the rare case that the job is anonymously posted, you can say, “Dear HR Professional” or “Dear Hiring Manager.”

3. Talk about what you can provide the employer.

Keep in mind, Augustine said, that the employer is the target audience. So think about what type of value you’re offering them, as opposed to the other way around.

In the body of your email, mention exactly what you can do for the employer and what you’ve learned about that company.

4. Customize the email to the individual employer.

Augustine said it’s important to tailor your message to each individual job and company.

“The more you talk about their specific needs and how your skill set does make you a really good solution to those needs, the more likely your message is to be read.”

And it might sound obvious, but make sure you include the name of the correct company in your email, especially if you’re emailing multiple employers at once.

“Oftentimes that can put you out of the running,” Augustine said. “Employers are looking for reasons to get rid of those applications.”

5. Don’t copy and paste your resume.

Augustine recommended not cutting and pasting your resume into the body of the email because the formatting ends up “atrocious.”

Instead, you should either attach a document or provide a link to a Google Doc. (You can hyperlink a few words so that you don’t end up with a long string of letters and numbers.) If you choose to submit a Google Doc, make sure you select the “view only” option for the employer.

6. Send your email ASAP after the job posting goes up.

“The sooner you get your job application in, the better,” Augustine said.

In general, you’ll want to submit it within 72 hours of the posting going up, because employers start to get inundated with applications after that and might not even open yours.

7. Follow up promptly.

Augustine recommends including a sentence in your email that says, “I will follow up with you on [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][whatever date] once you’ve had time to review my application.”

She advises planning to follow up one week after you send the application or, if there’s a close date on the job posting, planning to follow up a week after that. Make sure you mark the date on your calendar, so you don’t say you’re going to follow up and then forget.

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#Leadership : We Are Seeing The Effects Of The Minimum Wage Rise In San Francisco…As We’ve Been Saying all Long: a Rise in the Minimum Wage Really Does Destroy Jobs.

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There Really is No Free lunch. A Rise in Wages will Come Out of Either Less Labor being Employed, Lower Profit Margins (Fast Food doesn’t have those Wide enough to take the strain) or Price Increases to Consumers (Lower Sales). So, if Employers either Economize on Labor or Profits, there will be Job Losses: the Minimum Wage Rise does Reduce Employment.

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Or there is this final method: raise prices. Which also causes job losses: for the more money that consumers are spending on reasonably priced Mexican food (although now less reasonably priced Mexican food than it used to be) the less they have available to spend on other things. We might think that there could be an interesting overlap between those who consume reasonably priced Mexican food and those who frequent comic book shops for example. If the food now costs more then there might well be less being spent in the comic book shop: again, we see reductions in the number of jobs.

And just to head off at the pass one of the more insane points that people try to make. That if the workers at Chipotle are now making more money then they’ll spend more at Chipotle, and the company’s profits will rise! This doesn’t even pass the basic math test, let alone any economic one. For note above the split in revenues. About 30% of revenue is spent upon labor. The other 70% is spent upon other things, including that 30% or so on food ingredients. So, if Chipotle raises wages by $100 (just as an example) and all of those wages are then spent in the same store, it is impossible for profits to rise. Think about it for a moment: the wage bill has just gone up by $100. Revenues have just gone up by $100. But the food bill has also gone up by $30. So, the increase in costs is $130 (even in the very best, best, case) while revenues have gone up by $100. This is known to the cognoscenti as a loss, not an increase in profit.

There really is no such thing as a free lunch. Only lunches of variable cost. And if we increase the cost of one of the major inputs into such lunches then something else will give. Here, as a result of the rise in the minimum wage Chipotle has raised prices in that specific location where the minimum wage rise occurred.

 

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This doesn’t help minimum wage earners: some unknown but knowable reduction in sales of reasonably priced Mexican food will take place as a result of this price rise. Demand curves really do slope downwards. Thus some unknown but knowable number of people will not be employed to produce said food.

As we’ve been saying all along: a rise in the minimum wage really does destroy jobs.

As we keep trying to point out to people there really isn’t anything even remotely resembling a free lunch when it comes to the discussion of wages and labor. Meaning that just because well meaning liberals wave their magic wand and decree that wages will rise there will indeed be countervailing effects. And in San Francisco, where the minimum wage was recently raised we did indeed see that comic book shop insisting that it just couldn’t survive. And now we’ve another tale, this time from Chipotle. Beef prices have been rising around the country so they’ve raised the prices, around the country, of their beef products. Wages in San Francisco have been rising strongly so they’ve raised the prices of all their products in San Francisco strongly. There really is no free lunch. A rise in wages will come out of either less labor being employed, lower profit margins (and fast food doesn’t have those wide enough to take the strain) or price increases to consumers.

And it’s that last which is happening as Mark Perry points out:

• In our weekly survey of ten of Chipotle’s markets, we found the company implemented price increases in half of the surveyed markets this week—San Francisco, Denver, Minneapolis, Chicago, and Orlando. In most markets, the price increases have been limited to beef and average about 4% on barbacoa and steak, toward the lower end of management’s expectation for a 4% to 6% price increase on beef.

• San Francisco, however, saw across-the-board price increases averaging over 10%, including 10% increases on chicken, carnitas (pork), sofritas (tofu), and vegetarian entrees along with a 14% increase on steak and barbacoa. We believe the outsized San Francisco price hike was likely because of increased minimum wages (which rose by 14% from $10.74 per hour to $12.25 on May 1) as well as scheduled minimum wage increases in future years (to $13 next year, $14 in 2017, and $15 in 2018).

A rough guide to the finances of the fast food industry is as follows. 30% goes on wages, 30% of revenues goes on ingredients and the other 40% is everything else. Rents, advertising, capital costs and, of course, profits. Those profits are pretty low. 5% of revenues isn’t an out of order estimation of the net profit margins in the business (and, of course, that’s an average, as some locations and some whole chains lose money).

So, if we by legislative fiat raise the price of one of those inputs then something, somewhere, has to give. Those profit margins are already pretty thin and so they’re not going to be where that extra cost comes from. More than that if we reduce the returns to capital in a particular line of business then less capital will be invested in that line of business in the future. This means fewer jobs in that line of business: This is one of the ways that a rise in the minimum wage destroys jobs. Fewer will be created in the future than would have been in the absence of the rise in the minimum wage.

It’s possible that employers will be encouraged to deploy their labor in a more productive manner as a result of the price increase. This is the same statement as fewer jobs will be created. For if I go and raise labor productivity then by definition I need less labor for any given level of output. Or of course employers could just automate the process a little more and that also means fewer jobs.

So, if employers either economize on labor or profits, there will be job losses: the minimum wage rise does reduce employment.

Or there is this final method: raise prices. Which also causes job losses: for the more money that consumers are spending on reasonably priced Mexican food (although now less reasonably priced Mexican food than it used to be) the less they have available to spend on other things. We might think that there could be an interesting overlap between those who consume reasonably priced Mexican food and those who frequent comic book shops for example. If the food now costs more then there might well be less being spent in the comic book shop: again, we see reductions in the number of jobs.

And just to head off at the pass one of the more insane points that people try to make. That if the workers at Chipotle are now making more money then they’ll spend more at Chipotle, and the company’s profits will rise! This doesn’t even pass the basic math test, let alone any economic one. For note above the split in revenues. About 30% of revenue is spent upon labor. The other 70% is spent upon other things, including that 30% or so on food ingredients. So, if Chipotle raises wages by $100 (just as an example) and all of those wages are then spent in the same store, it is impossible for profits to rise. Think about it for a moment: the wage bill has just gone up by $100. Revenues have just gone up by $100. But the food bill has also gone up by $30. So, the increase in costs is $130 (even in the very best, best, case) while revenues have gone up by $100. This is known to the cognoscenti as a loss, not an increase in profit.

There really is no such thing as a free lunch. Only lunches of variable cost. And if we increase the cost of one of the major inputs into such lunches then something else will give. Here, as a result of the rise in the minimum wage Chipotle has raised prices in that specific location where the minimum wage rise occurred.

This doesn’t help minimum wage earners: some unknown but knowable reduction in sales of reasonably priced Mexican food will take place as a result of this price rise. Demand curves really do slope downwards. Thus some unknown but knowable number of people will not be employed to produce said food.

As we’ve been saying all along: a rise in the minimum wage really does destroy jobs.

 

Forbes.com | June 7, 2015 | Tim Worstall 

Strategy: 9 Types of Horrible Bosses & How to Manage Them…Don’t try to play them at their own game. Not Only are they Better at It, they Know More than you Due to their Position.

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Unless you happen to be self-employed or independently wealthy, you will have a boss. I have had many different bosses over my 20 years in the ad business, and they have ranged from the sublime to the just plain awful.

Horrible Bosses

What type of horrible boss are you dealing with?

Here are nine types of frustrating bosses you can expect to encounter, and the strategies you can use to help deal with them. Remember, they’re just people. And that means they are both flawed, and have feelings. You just have to find the right way to approach them.

1. The Manipulative Boss

Many people say manipulative bosses are extremely intelligent, but this is not necessarily the case. After all, if they were that good at manipulation, they wouldn’t let you realize they’re manipulating you. However, they do possess a set of skills that make them very tough to deal with. For starters, they can turn any situation into their advantage. Their failures become your failures, and your successes become theirs. They are usually passive aggressive. And, they always have a hidden agenda; they will do whatever it takes to get a promotion, and they consider you a simple step on their way to the top.

How to Deal:

First, don’t try to play them at their own game. Not only are they better at it, they know more than you due to their position. Your best bet here is to appear open and honest with them, whilst making it clear you are not a threat. Keep your distance whenever possible, don’t appear weak or easily bullied, and know your rights. If they push it too far, your HR department can help.

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2. The Desperate-to-Be-Popular Boss

If you’ve ever seen BBC’s excellent The Office, which was remade for the U.S. and many other countries, you will know the name David Brent. Played superbly by Ricky Gervais, he portrayed this kind of boss perfectly; the boss who only wants to be loved will always fail in that regard, because they are never doing their job well. They’ll go out of their way to try and make you laugh, or get praise, but they won’t have their eyes on the prize. They will want to leave early with you to go to the bar, or have long meetings talking about movies and football. At the end of the day, you will have a harder time doing your job well because of this boss, and will even find yourself making excuses for them.

How to Deal:

The key here is setting boundaries. It’s fine to go out occasionally with this kind of boss, or indulge in a little extra chitchat. But, you are at a place of business, and you have a job to do. Keep focused on that, and avoid getting too buddy-buddy with him or her. When they eventually go down, you do not want to be there taking the fall with them.

3. The “Me, Me, Me” Boss

This boss has an ego the size of a planet, and yet will often try to downplay it. Somehow the conversation always comes back to them, their achievements, their weekend plans, their family, their awards, their office, and anything else involving their number one subject. Meetings will invariably be steered in the direction of this boss, and they will be more than happy to steal the spotlight. You’ll hear things like “Well, I don’t like to brag, but…” and “Oh, I always know how to…” and you’ll have to grin and bear another 10 minute diatribe on their awesome life and career.

How to Deal:

You basically have to take everything with a grain of salt. Sure, they will always want to talk about themselves, but if they are good in other ways, let it slide. Maybe they were the middle child and didn’t get a lot of attention, or have other inadequacies that they’re making up for. As long as it doesn’t affect you, your position, or your career, just let them have their many moments in the sun.

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4. The Martyr Boss

If there’s a sword around, expect them to tell you how often they have fallen on it. Seriously, these bosses should have “Take One for the Team” emblazoned on a t-shirt. They will work weekends and late nights without extra pay. They will volunteer for the worst projects or assignments. They will come into the office with a severe bout of Ebola and won’t even take a lunch break. The problem is, they work unnecessarily hard and expect you to do the same; “I was here at 4:00 a.m. even though I had a broken leg and my dog passed away…where were you!?”

How to Deal:

You will never, ever be able to compete with a martyr boss, and if you try, you’ll only make them work even harder (if that’s possible). You can’t play their game, so instead play up how much you think they rock. The martyr loves being recognized for his or her actions, and if you do so often, they’ll appreciate you for it. They also know more about the company than the CEO and the board put together, so listen when they talk, and you may pick up some very useful info.

5. The MIA Boss

You know you have a boss. You have seen their office, you receive their emails, and occasionally, you talk with them on the phone. But you can never, ever find them. It’s like they went into the Witness Protection Program and are now living under an assumed identity. When you pass by their office, no one’s home. When you call, you usually get voicemail. They will send you an email demanding you work the weekend, and yet you can’t remember the last time they stepped foot through the front door. These bosses are experts in sucking the marrow out of life, and will do as little work as possible whilst making it seem like they are too busy to eat or sleep.

How to Deal:

It’s tough to have a “Missing in Action” boss. You can’t really talk to them about issues face to face, because they’re never around. Getting approvals can be hard work, and nailing them down on an issue is like nailing Jello to a wall. With a boss like this, get an action plan in writing. If they’re not around, who is in charge? Who can sign off on invoices, or projects? Can you go directly to their superior, if they have one? On the plus side, you won’t have a boss constantly looking over your shoulder.

6. The Micromanaging Boss

Of all the bosses named on this list, this is one of the toughest you’ll encounter. A micromanaging boss does not trust you to do anything correctly. In fact, they are absolutely convinced that if it wasn’t for them, the entire company would grind to a halt. The irony is, they become a bottleneck and will slow everything down, precisely because they have their hand in every pie. Micromanagers will assign you tasks, and then proceed to check in on your progress constantly. They will redo things you have already done (even if done well). They will put their stamp on everything, and of course, take credit because they believe they have done it all themselves. This kind of boss is toxic to any work environment.

How to Deal:

You need tact and diplomacy on this one. First, play up to the fact that you recognize their many strengths. Then, give them the impression that the ideas you want to go forward with are actually their ideas. From a stockroom clerk to the highest levels of corporate power, if they believe they thought of it, they’ll go with it. You should also ask for specific direction on every project, in writing. Finally, keep records of everything; emails, voicemails, and the rounds of adjustments or revisions. If it looks like you’re incompetent because of their lack of trust, you need evidence to back up your side of the story.

7. The “Fear Me” Boss

If asked, “Would you rather be feared or liked?” most bosses would say, “Neither, I’d rather be respected.” But this boss chooses the first option every time. They rule with an iron fist in a flaming, spiked gauntlet, and they love their scary reputation. They will shout and scream on occasion, just to get their own way. They will show up late to meetings to impose their authority. They will use name-calling, sarcasm, and threats to control everyone around them (watch Swimming With Sharks for a better idea of this kind of boss). Sadly, they temper all of this behavior around the people who matter, so that only the workers beneath them feel like they are being abused.

How to Deal:

I’m sorry to say these bosses cannot be dealt with by you alone. Sadly, most of the time the people underneath them either request a transfer, lose it and get fired, or quit. The turnover in their department will be a big indicator that something is wrong, and they will eventually have to answer for their actions. Until then, you just have to smile, be polite, and avoid them whenever you can.

8. The Stuck-in-the-Past Boss

Bob Dylan famously wrote “The times, they are a-changin.'” This boss does not like it, and is in no hurry to play catch up. He or she will always be the last to figure out the new copier or email system, and refuses to keep up with modern trends. “Twitter? Facebook? In my day, a letter in the mail worked wonders.” If these opinions were kept personal, it would be okay. Sadly, their opinions influence your business decisions, and that is often why you will be working on things in a way that would seem archaic to your grandma.

How to Deal:

Usually, these bosses mean no harm, they are just set in their ways. The best way to deal with a boss like this is to demonstrate the advantages of new systems and equipment. They may be old school, but they’re not dumb. Demonstrate that a new methodology will save time and money, and they’ll ask for it to be implemented in no time. Just have a little patience.

8. The Debbie Downer Boss

This boss, and it can be a man or a woman, never looks on the bright side. If you do an excellent job on something, you could have done it a little sooner. If you fix a problem, you were partly responsible for creating it. If you improve company morale, you’re guilty of not working hard enough. If you work too hard, you’re trying to embarrass him or her. The company will always be on the verge of folding, or people are always about to get fired. This boss is about as fun to be around as a funeral home.

How to Deal:

Don’t try and change who they are as a person. That’s not your job, and it is a mission doomed to fail. If you want to stay on their good side, sympathize when they have problems. Don’t try to be too “up” or enthusiastic, but don’t let their awful mood swings and poor outlook on life get you down. They are happy in their misery; don’t get pulled into that sinkhole.

9. The “I’m Not Sure” Boss

Many of the bosses listed here are flawed, but they at least know how to make a decision. This boss spends most of their day sitting on the fence. The basic premise here is “If I don’t make a specific decision, I can’t be held accountable for it.” They will worm out of decisions day and night, and will always find ways to answer questions in a non-committed kind of way. Ultimately, everyone suffers, because they are leaving everyone hanging. But in many businesses in corporate America, these people can have very lucrative careers.

How to Deal:

You have to force their hand. If they say “I’ll trust your judgment,” make sure you get confirmation that they agree with your decision. Nailing them down is tough, but make it impossible for them to avoid. The way you phrase your questions must give no room for error, and at every stage of the project, insist on a sign-off. If they won’t say yes to one option, then ask them to say no to the others. You can get blood out of a stone if you apply a little pressure.

Now…the one type of boss who will actually improve your career.

The Great Boss

In my experience, and those of my friends and colleagues, great bosses are few and far between. These are the bosses who encourage independent thinking, foster an atmosphere of mutual respect, and always have an open door. They don’t scream or shout, they don’t belittle people, and they don’t manipulate or play politics. They’re not perfect; they make mistakes, occasionally lose their cool, or make you work extra hours when required. But, they’re good eggs.

How to Deal:

When you are fortunate enough to work for a great boss, make the extra effort to remember his or her birthday as a department. Let them know their feedback means a lot. And never be afraid to let the people above them know what a great job they’re doing. Their behavior should be nurtured, and hopefully it will spread to other people in the company.

Businessinsider.com | April 10, 2015 | PAUL MICHAEL, WISEBREAD

Your Career: How to Optimize your LinkedIn Profile so Recruiters Come to You…Recruiting is What sets Linkedin apart as a Business, So it’s What Users Should Focus on, Too

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As a business, LinkedIn relies on Talent Solutions, the professional social network’s influential recruitment product.  In the fourth quarter of 2014, Talent Solutions brought in nearly $369 million in revenue on its own — accounting for 57% of LinkedIn’s overall revenue, according to reports.

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LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner.

As Harvard Business School professor Mikolaj Piskorski explains in his book, “A Social Strategy: How We Profit From Social Media,” recruiting is what sets Linkedin apart as a business, so it’s what users should should focus on, too.

“Most of the activity on LinkedIn is recruiters going and searching through your profiles again and again and again,” Piskorski tells Business Insider. “That’s where most of the action is.” 

With that in mind, check out the below infographic from British social media consultancy LinkHumans, which explains how to optimize your profile so that recruiters come to you.

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Businessinsider.com |  February 25, 2015  |  Drake Baer 

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Your Career: How To Follow Up On A Job Interview…Ask the HR person During the Interview How He/She Would Like You to Stay in Touch

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Sarah Stamboulie, a New York career consultant, had a young Japanese client whose work visa was due to expire in just six weeks. The man was determined to get a job at a hedge fund that would allow him to stay in the U.S., but he spoke with a strong accent, his written English was poor, and he had made a weak impression on job interviews. Stamboulie, who has worked in human resources departments for both corporations and nonprofits, encouraged him to follow up with an interviewer at a Japan-based fund who had already turned him down.

How To Follow Up After A Job Interview

 

Impressed by the young man’s persistence, the hiring manager recommended him to another Japanese fund that had an opening. Stamboulie’s client got the job. “It was like a semi-hostile referral, but it worked,” she recalls.

Lesson learned: Following up on a job interview is crucial. Even if you blow the interview, it pays to get in touch after the fact.

 

Ideally your interviews always go smoothly, and after each one you craft an effective note thanking the interviewer for the time, expressing enthusiasm and making it clear you listened closely to the hirer’s requirements. “The follow-up letter is almost like a proposal letter,” Stamboulie says. You should tailor it to the company and suggest specific ways you can address the needs you discussed when you met.

Roy Cohen, author of The Wall Street Professional’s Survival Guide: Success Secrets of a Career Coach, agrees that a follow-up note should always focus on what the hiring manager’s looking for. “You should say, ‘I listened, I understand your needs and your challenges, and here’s how I can help you address those,’” he says. Concisely remind the interviewer of what you’ve accomplished in the past, and make a couple of concrete suggestions for how you can help the company.

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Do send the follow-up note as soon as possible. “If you don’t, someone else may send a message more quickly,” Cohen advises. If you don’t have time to craft a longer note, consider sending a short thank-you immediately, mentioning that you want to give further thought to the challenges you discussed and promising to send a more in-depth message soon.

Do send e-mails rather than handwritten notes, Stamboulie and Cohen agree. “People say that snail mail stands out, but it stands out for the wrong reason,” Cohen says. “It will make you look like a dinosaur.”

If you’ve met with more than one person in the interview process, think about what will make for an appropriate note to each, Cohen advises. For instance, if you interviewed with someone who would be reporting to you if you get the job, you can say something like, “It sounds like you’re working on some interesting projects. It would be great to have you as a colleague.”

David Couper, a career coach in Los Angeles and author of Outsiders on the Inside: How to Create a Winning Career Even When You Don’t Fit In, recommends a different tack if you’re following up on a meeting with human resources staff, as opposed to a hiring manager. HR professionals tend to struggle with overloaded calendars. He says it’s always a good idea to send a follow-up e-mail, but if the interview was at a large company, “don’t be surprised if you don’t hear back.” He recommends asking the HR person during the interview how he or she would like you to stay in touch.

Couper also suggests leapfrogging over HR if you get no response to your follow-up note. A client of Couper’s who was interviewing for a vice president-level job at an entertainment company did just that. It took several phone calls, but he eventually got the hiring manager to put pressure on the overworked HR team to hire him. He got the job.

This is an update of a story that ran previously.

 

Forbes.com | February 25, 2015  | Susan Adams 

Your Career: How To Use LinkedIn To Advance Your Career…Out of the Dozens of Valuable Career Management Features in LinkedIn, Here are the Ones I Think are the Best

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As you know if you have been reading my posts, LinkedIn has been adding features that make it even more valuable for personal branding. These features make LinkedIn uniquely powerful because the site can now be your exclusive career manager – helping you with virtually all aspects of your career if you use the features correctly.

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Out of the dozens of valuable career management features in LinkedIn, here are the ones I think are the best:

Increase Visibility and Credibility

Your Profile

Your LinkedIn profile is you when you aren’t there. Since LinkedIn is the place where people go to learn about you, it’s the ultimate opportunity for visibility with decision-makers who need to know you. With all the features that let you personalize your profile (like the custom background image and the ability to shuffle the sections of your profile) you can paint a compelling portrait of the value you deliver.

Your profile then does double duty as your complete career portfolio – a repository of wins and key accomplishments that are important to your career success. Because it is a living virtual document, your profile grows as you grow. And now that you can add reports, whitepapers, images, presentations and videos to your profile, you can deliver a rich multimedia experience for viewers.

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Blogging

The LinkedIn long-form publishing platform gives you the opportunity to convey your thought-leadership and achieve visibility in an inimitable way. It also helps you enhance your credibility by reinforcing your profile with your content and your point of view. And you can make your thoughts known to more than 330 million members – expanding your reach by the millions with just one click.

 

Build and Nurture Your Network

Contacts and Connections

You can use LinkedIn as your single contact management tool. It allows you to import all of your contacts from your iPhone and email. Thanks to custom tagging, you can organize and group your contacts, too, making LinkedIn your one-stop shop for networking.

Relationships

A little-known but extremely valuable tool is available under LinkedIn’s Relationship link, found right under the photo in each connection’s profile. Click on Relationship, and you can make notes to record important information about your connections. LinkedIn also gives you the ability to manage conversations, track how you met, and even set reminders so you your key connections don’t forget about you.

Groups

Think of groups as virtual professional associations on steroids. They’re the place to see and be seen by “your people.” Engaging in conversations with other group members keeps you connected, lets you express your point of view and allows you to stay current with the most important trends and news in your field.
LinkedIn Connected App

The fairly new LinkedIn Connected app provides an efficient way to nurture your professional relationships. Since most career opportunities come from the people you already know and from warm leads (the people they know), it’s essential that you maintain relationships and stay top of mind. LinkedIn Connected provides updates about your connections (things like their birthdays, work anniversaries, promotions, etc.) and lets you reach out directly to acknowledge them.

 

Learn and Grow Professionally

Pulse

Found under the “Interests” tab, LinkedIn Pulse helps you stay on top of what’s happening in your area of expertise. It contains customized, relevant news with content tailored to your job function or industry. You can personalize your Pulse feed and identify the influencers from among hundreds of trusted sources, choosing the ones who will provide you with the greatest value.

Discussion Topics

Joining LinkedIn groups will enhance your network, but actively participating in their discussion topics will help you keep the saw sharp. You can see which topics become relevant, be alerted to content that you might not otherwise have seen, and stay at the forefront of different views related to your industry and job function. 

Lead

Search

LinkedIn features are especially great for enriching your role as a leader. One of the best LinkedIn benefits is the ability to search within a web of professional connections, finding the resources you need when you need them. You can source staff, build partnerships, identify vendors, open clients’ doors, etc. With over 330 million members, it’s the best place to go when you need to augment your team or expand your client base.

Endorsements and Recommendations

LinkedIn endorsements and recommendations allow you to publicly acknowledge your team and others in your network. It’s a positive way to stay connected, express appreciation, and publicize achievements.

Engage In Your Company

That’s right, LinkedIn is a great way to stay informed about what’s going on inside your own organization. Select your company from the menu when you are creating your experience section, and you will automatically become a follower, receiving updates from your communications people. This helps you stay on top of what is happening in product development, for example, even if you work in market research or accounts payable. This also gives you the opportunity to become a brand ambassador when you share your organization’s updates  – delivering greater value to your employer, regardless of your role.

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Forbes.com |  February 22, 2015  |   William Arruda

Your Career: The Top 10 Jobs That Attract Psychopaths…Everyone I Have Ever Worked with has, at Some Point, Called Another Colleague or Coworker “Crazy”

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Everyone I have ever worked with has, at some point, called another colleague or coworker “crazy.” But does your job actually attract true psychopaths? In the book “The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success,” Kevin Dutton explains that there are jobs that can attract literal psychopaths – and also jobs that are least likely to do so.

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It’s important to note that a psychopathic person isn’t necessarily one that is set out to kill others (even though you might feel as such on a Wednesday afternoon in the office.) In reality, psychopaths merely – and typically – just lack emotions and empathy, or the ability to identify with others. Dutton has said that ”a number of psychopathic attributes [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][are] actually more common in business leaders than in so-called disturbed criminals — attributes such as superficial charm, egocentricity, persuasiveness, lack of empathy, independence, and focus.”

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This may explain why many of the jobs attractive to psychopaths – such as CEO’s, salespeople and media types – are often found in the tech industry.

So what jobs are most attractive to psychopaths? Here’s the list, originally published online by Eric Barker:

1. CEO
2. Lawyer
3. Media (Television/Radio)
4. Salesperson
5. Surgeon
6. Journalist
7. Police officer
8. Clergy person
9. Chef
10. Civil servant
And for those looking to potentially avoid working with the least number of psychopaths, here’s the list of occupations with the lowest rates of psychopathy:

1. Care aide
2. Nurse
3. Therapist
4. Craftsperson
5. Beautician/Stylist
6. Charity worker
7. Teacher
8. Creative artist
9. Doctor
10. Accountant

 

Forbes.com |  January 5, 2015  |  Kelly Clay

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Your Career: Win At Work…Land A Great Job, Handle Your Boss & Get Ahead

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Have you ever wondered why some people get the best assignments, the fast track to promotion, the plum gig at the hot new startup? These shining stars have learned to win at work.

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For five years Forbes Senior Editor Susan Adams has covered the careers beat and those who excel at their jobs. She’s conducted hundreds of interviews with workers, hiring managers, bosses, academics, economists and psychologists—all to better understand how we can get ahead at the office.

Want to know the fastest way to land a new job? How to turn a rejection into an offer? What makes people great communicators? How goofing off can propel your career? Win At Work: Land A Great Job, Handle Your Boss And Get Ahead will show you the way.
By Susan Adams

 

 Below are some Great Blogs from Susan Adams:

The 10 Best Websites For Your Career

Today we’re launching our first-ever list of 75 websites for your career. My colleague Jacquelyn Smith and I started with a list of almost 700 sites nominated by readers, and then combed through them, trying to zero in on those that offer the best tools and advice for job seekers read »

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How To Write A Cover Letter

When a friend of mine – I’ll call her Carol – asked me to help with a job cover letter last weekend, I said sure, piece of cake. I write and edit for a living. How difficult could it be to fix a page of my friend’s prose? Painfully difficult, it read »

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The College Degrees With The Highest Starting Salaries

The final results are in for the class of 2013: Bachelor’s degree graduates are earning salaries that are 2.6% higher than they were in 2012. The average: $45,600. Though engineering majors still earn more than grads with other degrees, with an average starting salary of $62,600, their compensation dipped slightly read »

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How To Negotiate Your Salary

What’s a job seeker to do in the current, competitive climate? Wages have climbed incrementally since the financial crisis but many employers still try to bring in new hires at the lowest-possible rate.

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The Highest Paying In-Demand Jobs In America

see photosiStock/iStockClick for full photo gallery: The Highest Paying In-Demand Jobs In America One job stands out on a new list of the 25 high-paying jobs that are most in demand: Physician, with a base salary of more than $200,000 and nearly 8,000 job openings listed on Glassdoor, a jobs website read »

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The Least Stressful Jobs Of 2015

see photosFoc Kan/WireImageClick for full photo gallery: The Least Stressful Jobs Of 2015 How stressful is it to be a hair stylist? According to CareerCast, a career information and job listing website based in Carlsbad, CA, it’s the least stressful job in America. “You work one-on-one with people, and you get read »

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How To Write A Cover Letter When You Have No Experience

My son, a freshman at UCLA, recently asked me how to write a cover letter. He’s planning to major in communications, and an upper classman who’s already in the major (you have to apply), forwarded him a listing for an internship at a boutique Los Angeles public relations firm whose read »

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Forbes.com | February 14, 2015  | Susan Adams
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Your Career: 13 Things Successful People do Between Jobs…Suppose You were Just Offered a New Job & the Company is Fairly Flexible with Your Start Date

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Suppose you were just offered a new job and the company is fairly flexible with your start date. How much time should you take, if any, between gigs? And what should you do with that time?

 

Career and workplace experts suggest taking at least one week off to allow yourself to mentally prepare for this next big chapter in your life, and to give your brain a break.

 

1. Get organized.

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Minimize the stress of your first week in a new job by taking time to organize your personal life. “Any projects around the house that have been nagging at the back of your mind? Now’s the time to get them done,” says Ryan Kahn, founder of The Hired Group, star of MTV’s “Hired,” and author of “Hired! The Guide for the Recent Grad.”

2. Schedule appointments and run errands.

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Miriam Salpeter, job search coach and author of “Social Networking for Career Success” and “100 Conversations for Career Success,” says your break between jobs is the perfect time to schedule doctor appointments and deliveries that require you to be home, and to run any errands that may be difficult to get done once you start your new job.

3. Disconnect for a while.

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“Take advantage of not having to be reachable during the day, and stop checking your email or looking at Facebook for an afternoon or two,” says Sara Sutton Fell, CEO and founder of FlexJobs. “This gives you a chance to reset your brain.”

4. Maintain your network.

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“Before starting a new job, take the time to ensure that you are maintaining the relationships you had formed at your previous job,” Kahn says. Make sure you have contact information for the people that you worked with in the past, and plan on checking in with them on a regular basis once you’re in your new role.

5. Update your social media profiles.

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Be sure that your LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook profiles are up-to-date with your new company and title.

6. Catch up with friends and family.

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“You might not have a chance to do afternoon lunches with people for the first few months of your new job, so your break is a great time to do these,” says Sutton Fell.

Nicole Williams, LinkedIn’s career expert and best-selling author, agrees. “When you start any new job you should expect to work longer hours — at least the first several months,” she says. “Utilize this time to make the most of being at home.”

7. Take a mini-vacation.

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Whether you can get away for a night or a week, take a trip somewhere to recharge, see new sights, and take full advantage of your time off, Sutton Fell says.

8. Research your new company.

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In today’s competitive job market, the more senior the position, the more you will be scrutinized in those first few months, Kahn says. “You’ll be expected to hit the ground running versus spending time learning the ropes. Get a head start by researching the industry and the company, and learning as much as you can about the position and the team you will be working with.”

9. Set new near-term personal and professional goals.

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Give some thought to what you want to do differently from the start in this new job, says Cali Williams Yost, CEO of Flex+Strategy Group/Work+Life Fit, Inc., blogger, and author of “TWEAK IT: Make What Matters to You Happen to You Every Day.” “Are you going to try to wake up earlier and get to the gym a couple of days a week? Are you going to try to schedule a networking lunch outside of the office once a month?” Use this time to establish a plan.

10. Reflect on your long-term career goals.

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During this rare lull between jobs, think about where you are headed. Where do you want to be in five years? In 10 years? How will this job help you get there? Coming in knowing where you’re going will help you stay on the right path from day one, Kahn says.

11. Figure out your new schedule.

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If your work schedule is shifting at all, it’s important to organize things like childcare, household responsibilities, and your personal routine, Sutton Fell says.

Salpeter says if you altered your sleep schedule at all during your time off, you should try to get into a “work-oriented sleep routine” a few days before starting your new job.

12. Recharge.

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Don’t forget to spend some time on yourself. Take time to relax, get plenty of rest, and indulge in some pampering. “Congratulate yourself on a job well done,” Williams says. “Treat yourself to a massage, new power outfit, or a nice dinner. You landed a job in a dim market; you should take the time to be proud of yourself.”

13. Don’t worry about being too relaxed.

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Worried that it may be difficult to get back into the swing of things after taking some time off? “Work is like riding a bike; once you start that first day, you’ll click right back in,” Williams Yost says. “So don’t worry about being too relaxed during your break. Drink it all in. Enjoy every minute of it. Then dive into your new gig with a new outfit, fresh outlook, and happy heart.”

 

Businessinsider.com | February 19, 2015  |  

 http://www.businessinsider.com/what-successful-people-do-between-jobs-2015-2?op=1#ixzz3SEDA4k5j