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Leap of faith: When quitting your job is the best move for your career

In business, moving on, tips, Uncategorized on March 16, 2011 at 9:30 pm

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Leap of faith: When quitting your job is the best move for your career – http://ow.ly/4foGn

Notes on the link above:

For those who are married with children or those with family obligations, taking the leap to quit their jobs to do those works that they prefer to be doing in the first place IS REALLY GOING TO BE A TOUGH SITUATION FOR THEMSELVES TO GET INTO. Looking back, I was more than blessed to have been able to afford to quit my long term job and move on to a career as a full-time small business owner doing writing works and growing an online store (for books, magazines, CDs, DVDs). I don’t lack people around me who always express their utter disbelief over my decision to give up a career doing HR & Admin Works and push the start button again in my career here in the US. In fact, even some of my friends from my Friday evening prayer meeting group, people who are supposed to be people-of-faith, express surprise and amusement over how I manage to run small businesses here in the US when they mostly see Filipino-Americans here who are employed full time and would shun the idea of putting up businesses. I can’t blame them – really, to each his own.

At least these days, I’ve known and have been meeting real-honest-to-goodness people whose intentions when they meet up with me are not to just to turn me into a mere and unwilling stepping stone to further their careers. I can always help people, but nowadays, most of them shy away from me because they’re aware I’ve no regular income drawn from salaries. I make my own money, save and invest them, and grow my business.

Quitting your job now without offering any clear plans to others around you can indeed be a foolish move. Actually, don’t even try to explain unless they pay you at least $20 for your time to explain to them your decision. At least, if they pay, you’ll earn somehow. It’s high time that you charge others for your time at your own terms. If they refuse, then continue keeping your position and move on to something more significant.

But if you’ve got children or other dependents, MAKE SURE you meet up with them at least 6 months before you quit your job. Ask for inputs from them, and come up with a strategy, which will make them involved and probably come up with better solutions for everyone to be happy and not just be turned into people who are always expected to shell out money come spending time. You’re in a way helping your children and dependents to become reliable and capable in figuring out what they need to do to overcome material challenges of everyday living. Come to think of it, most of what you need in life boil down to having the strength and courage to face life every moment as it happens now.

When quitting is a smart job move (cnn.com)
Trying not to impuslively quit my (new) job (ask.metafilter.com)
Should You Quit Your Job to Travel in a Still Uncertain Economy? (bootsnall.com)
When/How to Quit (marlasgimmeaminute.wordpress.com)
Should I Quit My Job? (online.wsj.com)
Overworked? Make a Leap to America’s 10 Least Stressful Jobs (newsfeed.time.com)
Life Without Regret-Taking the Leap (blogher.com)
Before Taking That Leap Of Entrepreneurship (businessinsider.com)
You should probably quit your job (ottawacitizen.com)
How to quit well. (spitandmud.wordpress.com)

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Business, employment

How to ask for help at work without damaging your career

In career tips, take it as it is, tips, Uncategorized, work on February 28, 2011 at 8:00 pm

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How to ask for help at work without damaging your career – http://ow.ly/44m2t

Notes to the link above:

The article’s been written mainly to share my experiences after having spent at least 20 years being in the corporate world, mostly doing HR and Administrative works. If you are employed, it takes a lot of implementation of tactical approaches on your part to make sure your career direction go on the upswing all the time, unless you get so tired of the politics usually found in organizations (no matter what the size) and you just try to keep your job to bring home a paycheck.

1) Actually, you may have to start to visualizing first what career do you expect to pursue in a matter of time, i.e., 5 years. Be very clear about this vision about your career so you won’t get distracted by a lot of matters that you expect to be around you all the time. You’ll always refer back to this vision especially when failures happen in your way.

2) Try to figure out how to get the help of your boss and the boss of your boss on how your career will grow and become meaningful to you and to the organization. This will ensure support that may come your way from your bosses — if you don’t see support coming, then it’s better to consider your other options.

3) Be a very good teamplayer. This calls for being always ready to help others in your team. If you’re mostly doing solitary jobs, then consider being a good team member with your boss – the two of you form the team and you’ll draw help from each other.

4). Always try to explain in your own words what you think is happening at the workplace. Don’t let others define any work situation to you – this will be your basis of getting into a position of clarity at work. You’ll use these definitions whenever dynamics at work seem to be confusing and not working to your personal interests.

5) Keep your cool, even amid rough situations at work. Don’t easily lose your temper. But try to be always in touch with your emotions, which you can do by writing them down or talking to your self about how exactly your feelings are during difficult work moments.

6) Be a good listener to others’ concerns. You don’t really have to say anything to whatever is being told you, unless the one talking to you is asking a valid question. They will eventually sense that they can turn to you whenever they need help at work, which at most cases involve the need to be listened to.

7) Get a sounding board for your ideas on tackling problems at work. You may have a ‘team of advisors’ at work, which will be made up of members whose trust and confidence in you as a person remain strong even during difficult periods at the workplace.

8) Celebrate small successes at work with everyone in your team, and other stakeholders including your customers. This will send signals to them that your success is also their success.

Asking help at work can be done in may ways, which can also be done very creatively according to whatever resources you have on hand. Ask for help and express gratefulness. You’ll be helped by others when they see you’re actively helping yourself as well.

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employment, Human resources, Recruiter, Recruitment, Recruitment Process Outsourcing

blog: Learn about the process of recruitment & selection here

In business, career tips, tips on February 24, 2011 at 3:00 am

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blog: Learn about the process of recruitment & selection here – http://ow.ly/41qgY

Networking – the new way to recruit? (emeraldstarfish.wordpress.com)
Job Interviews Gone Wrong – Memoirs of a Recruiter (emergecareerservices.wordpress.com)
HR.com Hosts Annual Recruitment Survey, Advisory Board Named for HR.com Institute for HR – RPO Certification Program (prweb.com)
Do recruiters really look at LinkedIn profiles ? (mysocialadventures.wordpress.com)
Social Media Week – recruitment in 2011 (conversations.nokia.com)
Strategies for Increasing Recruitment to Randomised Controlled Trials (casesblog.blogspot.com)

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Disability, employment, Law

What are the advantages of hiring disabled workers?

In work on February 20, 2011 at 7:00 pm

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It’s always strategic to hire disabled workers. Some of the reasons are listed down in the link with the title “Advantages of hiring disabled workers” – http://ow.ly/3ZvkO