8 Texas Allied Petroleum Reality Tips
8 Tips For New Workforce Realities
8 Texas Allied Petroleum Reality Tips By Jennifer R. Vogel.
Worker dissatisfaction is at an all time low among the U.S. workforce. With the national unemployment rates close to 10 percent, workers who have jobs are staying put – temporarily. Estimates of up to 65 percent will consider changing jobs when the economy picks up. Here are 8 tips for staying grounded and navigating the new workforce landscape.
1. Expect multiple jobs
The full-time job is becoming less common. Expect to have many jobs throughout the course of your career. The average person entering the work force today can anticipate 4 – 5 different careers by the time they are 38. That is different careers, not jobs. In addition to the more frequent turn over, positions are increasingly more volatile. People can expect more part-time work, more freelancing or consulting work to supplement their full-time employment.
2. Always be prepared for change
Whether you currently have a job or not, be prepared to make a change at all times. Last year we saw a tidal wave of layoffs. Workers were expected to do more with less, job responsibilities shifted, there were mergers and acquisitions, and pay cuts. Make sure you know your marketable skills.
3. Have a personal risk management plan in place
Know what you will do in the event of an unexpected lay off. It is a good idea to venture into freelance or some consulting work while you are employed. Do not allow the unexpected to catch you totally off guard.
4. Manage your network effectively
If you are not a member of a professional association, you should consider joining one. You will keep your skills sharp through the continuing education opportunities as well as meet new people in your industry or field. Associations also offer opportunities to volunteer for positions that can further enhance your resume.
5. Know your personal brand
Do you know how you are perceived as a professional? What makes you stand out from the crowd as a high-performing employee? You need to be able to articulate your value-proposition. Don’t rely on potential employers being able to intuit what you bring to the party. Leave no room for doubt through focusing on benefits, not features..
6. Have a killer resume
Your resume is your most important marketing material about you. It should be contemporary, fresh, kept up to date, and showcase your most desirable attributes to potential employers. Make sure it presents you in such a way that you look appropriate for your target. Control what the reader notices. Remember, most resumes receive only a 10 – 20 second glance to determine if they are worth further consideration.
7. Build your testimonials
Every time you get a complimentary note, acknowledgment, or thank you, for a job well done, be sure to keep track. You want to be able to share the great things your colleagues, managers, and subordinates say about you.
8. Pay it forward
Take opportunities to help others. You will find that pouring into the lives and successes of other people will return to you. Where you find yourself right now, is usually the result of actions you have taken over the course of the last two years.
June 15, 2010 Comments Off
Texas Allied Petroleum Promotion
Self Improvement in Relation to Career Development and Promotion at Work
Texas Allied Petroleum Promotion By Belsheba Nyabwa.
Self development includes improving your personal financial standing and developing your career. On this article I will deal in depth on ways of enhancing your career and personal life in general.
A quality that will help enhance your career is to be prepared to learn and acquire new skills as pertaining to your profession. Enroll in courses that will increase your knowledge base and thus boost your curriculum vitae. There are great correspondence courses on the internet which you can take advantage of even though you are busy at your place of work.
Taking initiative is a value that every employer seeks in every employee. This is a sign of leadership qualities and your employer will be quick to notice. In case you notice something needs to be done take the initiative to attend to it no matter how trivial it may appear, you may never know who is watching.
Be it in a social or business setting, honesty is absolutely important. Being truthful is a virtue that has to be observed by any person desiring to develop his or her career. With many people nowadays lacking trustworthiness, you can imagine the advantage you will have over others.
A value that cannot be taken lightly is being knowledgeable about the company you are working for. Read through the vision and the mission statement of your organization and if possible cram them. Get to know the board of directors and what the company intends to achieve every financial year. Then align yourself to the firm’s visions.
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7 Texas Allied Petroleum Ways
7 Ways To Establish Your Personal Branding For Online Business Success
7 Texas Allied Petroleum Ways by Dr. Deepak Dutta.
Whether you are a freelancer, internet marketer, offline business owner, or a recent college graduate who is looking for a job, you need to create a strong and professional online presence to succeed in today’s business world. How do you create an online profile that is recognizable and trustworthy? Follow the steps in this article and within a couple of months you will establish a polished online personal brand for yourself.
1. Get a domain. A top level domain, preferably a dot com domain, is a must for your personal brand. It can be a your name, your business name or some other assumed name that you want to associate yourself with. If you already own an offline business you can start with your business name.
Finding a short domain name is almost impossible these days. In most cases, you will be able to find a three words domain name easily. If your own name is somewhat unique, you can be that lucky one whose name is not already taken by domain squatters.
Use DomainBot to do your domain research. When you enter one or more keywords in the DomainBot search box, the website will suggest a large number of available domains that are different variations of your keywords. If you like a domain, you can directly register the domain with one of the domain registrars like godaddy or 1and1.
2. Get a website. After you register a domain, you need to get a web host to host your website. If you are absolutely not going to spend any money for web hosting, sign up for Google’s Blogger platform to start a blog. It is free. Use your own registered domain, instead of the default sub domain that Google offers for Blogger platform.
If you are ready to spend $25 a month, you can sign up for a reseller account at Hostgator. With a reseller account, you can create unlimited websites. Hostgator offers a commercial script library called Fantastico that automates installation of web applications in your sites. Start with installing a Word Press blog.
3. Get your globally recognized avatars. A globally recognized avatars or gravatar is a picture that follows you from site to site appearing next to your name when you do things like commenting in a blog, posting in web forums.
You can use your own picture or a professionally designed graphic image for your gravatar. If you are using a graphic picture, make it unique and get it done professionally. If it is your own picture, take the picture in a lighted area showing your face clearly.
4. Start a blog. Pick a few topics that you are interested in. One of them should be your chosen profession or business niche. Also pick topics related to your hobby or something that you want to learn more about.
Create an about page in your blog, put your avatars and tell your story in short 300-600 words. Make it interesting, intriguing, or humorous.
Go to Technorati, a blog directory, and search your topics to find blogs related to your interests. Subscribe to a dozen high quality, popular blogs using Google reader. Make a habit of reading a few interesting articles in your niche every day.
Now start writing your own articles for your blog regularly. If you like writing, you can write couple of times a week. If you have hard time coming up with topics to write about, start with a few articles a month and slowly work towards one article per week.
5. Visit blogs and forums related to your topic of interest. Leave insight full comments in other blogs and create interesting posts in forums. Create a forum signature with your gravatar in every forum you join.
Use a back link to your blog in your signature. When you create a post in a forum, your signature will be appended to your post. When you post a comment in a blog, use the URL of your blog and your gravatar name. You will be instantly recognized.
6. Create Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin Profiles. Facebook and twitter are two popular social media sites with millions of users. Facebook is mainly used for networking with like minded persons and Twitter is for sharing short timely messages about news, industry trends, interesting articles, and if you are doing any interesting thing. Linkedin is for exchanging information, ideas, and opportunities with professionals in your field.
Update Facebook status and post twitter messages every day. You can start with sharing interesting articles that you have read, productivity tips, interesting pictures, etc. You will soon find people start following you in Twitter if you are posting interesting things every day. Using Facebook’s friend suggestion tool, you can request friendship with others in the Facebook network.
7. Learn and use search engine optimization. It is a very valuable instrument at your disposal to propel you websites and social media profile pages for higher search engine rankings. You don’t have to be a professional in search optimization, just learn the basics and apply them whenever you create contents.
You don’t need to buy any expensive books or sign up for extensive training program. Use free information available online. You can start with SEOBook site and download some free ebooks on search engine optimization.
Post free classifieds and free ads for all your free online marketing needs. Build links and traffic using free social media link building tool created by Dr. Deepak Dutta.
June 15, 2010 Comments Off