The Career Intelligencer


Volume 5 Issue 6	Visit our website at www.career-intelligence.com	June 2004

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In This Issue

Editor's Notes
Spotlight — Boost Your Interview I.Q.
Learn to Listen — Good communication begins with listening
Vacationing with Children — A Parent's Guide for Creating Memories You'll Cherish
What's New! — Additional NEW Articles, our Expert's latest Advice, Teleclass updates, etc.
Marketplace — Resources & Services

Editor's Notes

Happy Summer! According to the calendar Summer has officially started. Soon we'll be celebrating the 4th of July here in the States. I hope that you will take some time to relax over the long weekend.

Speaking of relaxing, it's tempting to taking it easy over the Summer. But, while scheduling time for you is important, it's essential to keep at least one eye on your career. Plan to do some networking at social events. Read a business book, or two, at the beach. And maintain a professional image even though the thermometer is climbing.

Summer is filled with barbecues and picnics at the beach, all opportunities to broaden your network. They're also opportunities to develop your communication skills. If you want to be remembered as a great conversationalist be sure that you spend most of your time listening (Learn to Listen). As a bonus, the more you learn about other people the easier it will be to develop a relationship.

As the weather heats maintaining a professional image can become challenging. In many offices the dress code relaxes a bit. Just make sure that you don't let relaxed become sloppy (A Guide to Casual Skirts). Finally, try to keep your cool on vacation by planning ahead (Vacationing With Kids).

If you're looking for a job don't miss this month's Spotlight: Boost Your Interview I.Q. by Carole Martin. Carole is a nationally known interviewing expert that I've had the pleasure of knowing for several years. After reading her new book I have to say that it's probably the next best thing to having Carole coach you herself.

We're continuing to run our Summer Vacation Poll. Please take a moment to add your comments. Thanks.

And thanks for your continued support, please help us continue to grow by forwarding The Career Intelligencer to your friends and colleagues.

Happy 4th of July! See you next month!

It's your life, make the most of it :)

Annette Richmond

Have a suggestion? Please send your comments to me at arichmond@career-intelligence.com.

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Show Don't Tell

I think you’ll agree that few situations are as intimidating as a job interview. You can get help with your resume. A friend or a recruiter may get you in the door. But, when it comes to meeting with an employer you are on your own.

For years, employers asked candidates to predict what they would do in a hypothetical situation. For example, "If . . . what would you do?" Today employers are less interested in what you think you would do in the future. They want to know what you already have done. This technique is referred to as behavioral interviewing.

Behavioral interviewing is based on the idea that past achievements are a good indicator of future successes. The key to performing well in a behavioral interview is to be prepared. That’s where Carole Martin’s new book, Boost Your Interview I.Q., comes in.

Like Martin’s first book (Interview Fitness Training), Boost Your Interview I.Q. is a workbook. The book begins with The Interview I.Q. Test. You test your knowledge by choosing Best answers to 50 tough questions.

After each question Martin provides three answers. As the reader, your job is to choose the best answer for each. On the following page, Martin evaluates each answer rating it as Strong, Mediocre or Weak.

In Part Two, Martin focuses on improving your interviewing skills. She explains how to turn your experiences into well-told stories which demonstrate that you are the best candidate for the job. She also discusses how to predict which skills are most likely to be appealing to an employer.

While you might like to think that the best candidate gets the job, the truth is that the candidate who is best at selling themselves is the one who gets hired. Pick up a copy of Boost Your Interview I.Q. today. It’s the next best thing to being personally coached by an expert.

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Learn to Listen	back to top

Good communication begins with listening

By Annette Richmond

Whether you're interviewing with a potential employer, meeting with a client or giving a project update to your boss whether you're successful or not depends in large part on your communication skills.

Unfortunately, most people think of communication as talking or writing. They think primarily about getting their message across to the other person. This is a big mistake. Read More

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Vacationing with Children	back to top

A Parent's Guide for Creating Memories You'll Cherish

By Barbara Hemphill

Traveling with children will be a memorable event - the question is "What kind?" Your chances of a lifetime memory you will cherish increase significantly with some advance communication and preparation.

The book, Love It or Lose It: Living Clutter-Free Forever, outlines a five-step process you can apply to organizing any area of your life - including traveling with children of any age. Make the children a part of the trip by letting them help you plan. Your children will enjoy the trip more if they feel they have some say about the agenda. Read More

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Additional Articles New! — A Guide To Casual Skirts by Diana Pemberton-Sikes — One of the best ways to stay cool in warm weather is to skip the shorts or cropped pants and reach for a skirt instead. Not only do skirts allow for air circulation, they offer a formality that gets you into all sorts of places where shorts just don't fare well, like upscale restaurants, religious services, and if you're traveling internationally, many cathedrals or museums. Read More

The Shifting Sands of Life and Work by Steve Donahue — While our culture thrives on mountain-climbing metaphors, it's the desert that gets real about life and the workplace. We live and work in a mountain-climbing culture. We want to see the peak, map out a route, and follow it to the top-our metaphors for goal-setting and goal-getting our way through our lives and careers. Read More

Ask the Expert — What's the best way to cope with the stress that comes from owning your own business? Stress Management Expert Frances Lylan Wolff answers one readers question. What kind of attire is appropriate for business / social events? Noted image consultant Sherry Masonave has some thoughts for one reader. And finally, What do you say when your boss asks you, "Why do you want to leave?" Resume expert AnneMarie Cross trys to help one reader. To post your question visit Ask Our Experts.

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 CareerBuilder.com.


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