Posts Tagged ‘job’
1. In the case being dismissed, make the necessary arrangements to collect unemployment benefits.
2. While looking for work, stay active and organize your time. To tackle the hard work of finding work you have defined routines.
3. Communicate your situation to family and friends. They can help and support you in your job search.
4. Perhaps your self-esteem is concerned, but to start looking for work should be optimistic. Surround yourself with positive people and find happy moments in your day.
5. During the job search process, try to reduce your expenses. Managing your money is an exercise recommended at this time.
6. Set yourself specific goals and motivate to get them. You feel safe and at the same time, being critical with yourself.
7. Reflect on your career. Think about who you are and what experience you have. First of all you should be aware of your value to make it known to companies.
8. Be open to change. The workplace is constantly changing and adapt to changes is a key to the success of your job search.
9. Analyze the different positions you can choose to open your mind to different economic sectors, areas of the company, etc.
10. Analyze what skills the market demands for various posts to which you choose. Discover gaps in training and experience and act accordingly.
11. Tools like SWOT analysis to help you discover your strengths and weaknesses as a professional. Use them.
12. Learn about how to make a CV and the different models that exist: there is much information online about it.
13. A good CV should give the coach what you need. Adapt your CV to the needs of the post to which you choose.
14. When you opt for a position, identify the necessary skills (attitude of service, problem analysis, decision making, trade negotiations, etc …). Read the rest of this entry »
He who writes these lines and a few gray hairs combed in its memory and has those 13 inch monitors monochrome green or orange phosphor in which burned his eyelashes at the beginning of their careers.
Not to mention the hours devoted to the broadest games on a TV in black and white or color. Or the arrival of the first monitors capable of great colors but have to keep squinting with resolutions of 320 x 480 or new 640 × 480 VGA.
And now? Now we have laptops where we bring the most beautiful we humped camels, with large, bright screens that reflect more than the chrome of a Harley or keyboards balance we destroy wrists.
Do not wait, your health is what you play
It’s funny how job interviews in all we focus on wages, hours and working environment. But few questions are asked as if there is sunlight, because there are few monitors, if only works with laptops or quality of the chairs. Read the rest of this entry »
Think about activities that you like besides your professional work: cooking, speak foreign languages, photography. What is that passion can become a source of extra income or a job option.
“The hobbies you can monetize in business, in selling a product or service,” says Margaret Guy, Director General of Mexico Trabajando portal. This opportunity is known as ‘enterprise self’, ie to perform an activity that allows economic needs and also cause satisfaction.
The specialist explains that the labor unrest of shaping a common pastime for people who live their professional fulfillment (in a matter of experience), but do not see growth in their jobs or are no longer employed by the prejudice of the age. It also occurs in those who exercise a profession embedded in a saturated labor market.
Some people, usually between 35 and 45, looking in hobbies an opportunity for greater performance, because even to do well economically, they are dissatisfied (from the personal perspective) with their work situation, says Raymundo Calderon, national director of the degree in psychology at the Universidad del Valle de Mexico (UVM). Read the rest of this entry »
Almost 46% of the Spanish under 25 are unemployed. Now more than ever, we must know how and where to look to find a job. Social networks, portals and job boards are some of the tracks, without forgetting the orientation centers and employment information at universities.
Recruiters seek graduates who have used their years of study to acquire their first work experience, ability to work well in teams, flexible and adaptive and learning. Send resume with cover letter is still a good formula to be released between the companies related to the career you are studying. In addition, there are other avenues that may be more effective.
1. Social and professional networks. 51% of the Spanish say they use social networks to find employment and 64% of directors recognizes that consultation profile of the candidates, according to a survey by Viadeo. For this reason, be present in 2.0 platforms is key. Among these are Xing and LinkedIn because they are dedicated exclusively to employment. To create your profile you can request access to groups that have to do with your career goals. One aspect to consider is the “professional degree” are the keywords that potential customers or coaches used to locate a professional. Read the rest of this entry »