To get ahead at work, understand how your organization works
Fri Jan 1, 2010 | | Posted in Careers Advance
To get ahead at work and advance in your career, start learning about the inner workings of your organization. The following are but a few ways you can do that. Always be a part of the solution: Understand how things work at your job Learn as much as you can about the organization you are … Continue Reading »
4 Essential attributes to have as a Professional Employee
Wed Dec 30, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Advance
Surveys after surveys have been done about what constitutes better if not the best employees in terms of their professional qualities and characteristics. These workers possess a strong work ethic – a valuable attribute to any employer. Whether managers and supervisors of these employees are “overlooking” their shoulders or not, they have enough work ethics … Continue Reading »
To get ahead at work, you need to genuinely help others
Sat Dec 26, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Advance
Regardless whether you are an introvert or extrovert, you need to help others wholeheartedly and selflessly to get ahead at work. There are two major ways to accomplish that. If you are an extrovert, you would be in a better position socially to know important people so they can help you climb up the corporate … Continue Reading »
New Year Resolution – Enhance your career soft skill set
Wed Dec 23, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Advance
If you have a job and I hope you do – 90% of the folks do, along with other new year resolutions you may have, one can be to take steps to enhance your career skill set or make it more valuable to current and prospective employers. How do you do that? Well! Your employer … Continue Reading »
Get an online degree or certificate and advance your career
Tue Dec 22, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Advance
There are literally hundreds if not thousands of resources for online education. Whether you want to go for a formal degree or certificate or take a few courses to enhance your career and advance in your profession or just start in a new field, you have a friend in various online resources. I was looking … Continue Reading »
Is there a doctor in the house? Oops! I mean in business
Mon Dec 21, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Advance
You graduated from a medical school. Your intentions were quite noble when you entered the school – helping humanity. After ten or so years, you have become a millionaire or close to being one. The two parts of the title of this post are redundant. You are a doctor as much as a businessman. Or … Continue Reading »
10 characteristics you must have to advance in your career
Fri Dec 18, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Advance
How would you go ahead and advance in your career? Some say you have to be a hard worker, others say you have to be a smart worker. Peter Drucker popularized the phrase knowledge worker. No matter how you slice it and what terminology you use, it comes down to some essential characteristics to advance … Continue Reading »
An Analysis of the Four Management Lessons
Fri Nov 27, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Advance
Four management lessons are “flying” around all over the Internet. I think these lessons came across my web surfing some six years ago and I enjoyed them very much. Maybe I have missed it – what they actually mean and if they are really true in any industry and discipline, I have yet to see … Continue Reading »
7 qualities you must have to become a successful consultant
Sun Oct 11, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Advance
Becoming a consultant is easy. Becoming a successful consultant is not that easy. It needs hard work, dedication and consistency. Initially, it needs a lot of planning. A good business plan can do the trick. But the most important question you can ask yourself is “Do you have what it takes to be a successful … Continue Reading »
Find out how well you are paid
Fri Aug 7, 2009 | | Posted in Careers Advance
With the jobless rate near 10 percent, employers enjoy all the leverage. It used to be that applicants were advised to not talk about their financial compensation. They were advised to make sure that the job was offered to them first. And then they can discuss pay. But now in this lousy job market, when … Continue Reading »
