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In This Issue
- Editor's Notes
- Spotlight - How to Win Friends & Influence People
- Revitalize Your Job Search - Six professionals share tips from the trenches
- Getting Back On The Career Track - Thank you notes that stand out
- What's New! - Additional NEW Articles, our Expert's latest Advice, Teleclass updates, etc.
- Marketplace - Resources & Services
Happy Spring! While weather here in the Northeast remains unpredictable a few warmer days indicate that winter is waning. I know it's time for me to come out of hibernation. Time to renew my business efforts before those lazy days of summer arrive.
For me this includes getting back on the local speaking circuit. If you're in Fairfield County, I hope you'll join me at one of my upcoming communication seminars. It's always great to meet people face-to-face, so be sure to say "Hi" if you're able to come by. (See Upcoming Events below.)
How will you renew your efforts? Over the last few years I've learned that each of us needs to think of ourselves as a product. Whether you're looking for a new job or running your own business what potential employers and clients are ultimately buying is you.
That's why, it's essential to know how to package and sell yourself. If your job search has stagnated try a new technique (Revitalize Your Job Search). If you're reentering the workforce make sure you promote yourself effectively (Getting Back On The Career Track). And, if your business is stalled change your marketing tactics (Seven Steps To Getting Known).
As promised, here are the results from last month's Employee Benefit poll. Your responses indicated that Training & Development are most important (43%), with Flexible Work Schedule in second place (30%), and Vacation Days following closely in third (23%). Only a small percent of visitors were looking for Eldarcare (3%) or a Mentoring Program (2%). Please take a minute to answer this month's Fashion Poll.
Our next issue will focus on professional development, including: the best way to network, how to revamp your business wardrobe and what to look for before you study online.
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It's your life, make the most of it :)
Annette Richmond
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While some self-help books get old, others become classics. Originally published in 1936, How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie is one of the classics. Everyone - from my dentist to a waitress at Bertucci's - had something positive to say when they saw me reading this book. Most often the comment was, "Great Book!" I heartily agree. In How to Win Friends & Influence People, Carnegie begins by covering two things that are important to all of us: 1) how to get people to like us and 2) how to get them to do what we want. He concludes with an essential: How to change people without offending them. Hint: Being nice goes a long way. |
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Using real-life examples to illustrate his points, Carnegie offers 22 principals that you can use to get better results in every part of your life. My favorite section is Six Ways to Make People Like You, which includes chapters on how to be considered a great conversationalist and why it's important it is to remember people's names. This struck a cord with me because I often was guilty of forgetting names. It was a bad habit I finally realized I needed to break. And I have found that taking the time to remember, and use, people's names is well worth the effort. Always practical, often humorous, How to Win Friends & Influence People already is one of my favorites. A book destined to be thumbed through and reread often. Because it's filled with simple truths which will never go out of style. |
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Six professionals share tips from the trenches
By Annette Richmond
The good news is that the national unemployment rate didn’t go up in February. The bad news is that it didn’t go down either, according to the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Most of us know the job search basics. Create a resume. Visit recruiters. Answer ads. Increase our networking efforts. But in today’s competitive market, it’s essential to stand out from the crowd. Which may mean taking a few chances. Here six professionals share innovative ways to find work. Read more
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Resume Strategies for People Re-Entering the Workforce
By Annmarie Cross, CPRW, CRW, CEIP, CCM, CECC
Janice was re-entering the workforce after a lengthy career break due to family commitments, and during the early stages of her first appointment it was apparent that she was really quite disheartened about her prospects of securing a role similar to her last paid employment.
Five years ago, Janice had been in an executive support role for a CEO of a large high profile accounting firm, where she was responsible for managing the entire office, performing diverse personal assistant, administrative and secretarial functions, while directly responsible for three secretarial staff. Not long after getting married and starting a family, Janice made the decision to put her career on hold in order to raise her children, and now with the youngest at school, she was ready to re-establish her career. Read more
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Additional Articles New! - Seven Steps to Getting Known - Guerrilla PR for the Entrepreneur By Jill Lublin
So you’ve started your own business and you’re ready to let the world (or your neighborhood) know. Now it’s time to add public relations to the list of your entrepreneurial skills Read more
Ask the Expert Trying to deal with a difficult personality at the office? Get some advice from Frances Lylann Wolf. Wondering how to deal with questions about your salary requirements? Pick up some tips from Annemarie Cross. Curious about how to start a boutique? Read what Dawn Rivers Baker has to say. To post your question visit Ask Our Experts.
Networking - Change! Looking for a place to network with other women? A place to get support, share information and advice? Join our discussion group In Transition. To subscribe, send an email to InTransition-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Teleclasses/Workshops - Change! Our Intro to the MBTI is now available 24/7. We've converted this teleclass to a 5-part-workshop via autoresponder. Start this workshop today! Take our 5 Steps to Choosing the Right Career seminar anytime, day or night. For your convenience, we're now offering this class as a 5-part-seminar via autoresponder. Begin this seminar today! For more information on workshops visit our Tools section.
Job Search - Search for a temporary, contract or permanent job right here. Look through job listings from around the country, courtesy of Net-Temps.
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