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Selasa, 03 November 2009

10 Mistakes Women

Look, how many women in top corporate positions. Not as much as men. Though you certainly believe that, the ability of women no less than them, but why only slightly women can dash her career.

In careers, women often underestimate their own abilities. This is done unconsciously, but very self-defeating. Try carefully, if you're one person who likes to sabotage a career that you wake up? Check out some mistakes that could hamper his career.

A. Too low a standard peg
Often women set the standards too low, so that eventually hurt your-self, because of lack of confidence, even with excellent working ability was, often women put themselves too low. So start digging ability and believe in that you can afford.

1. Reluctant to ask for assistance
Women are the creatures most like to ask for help. When the wrong way for instance, women will continue to ask anyone they meet, while men prefer to try to find their own path. But that did not apply in your career, women tend to be silent than men.

When women are looking for work, they prefer silence, trying to go it without asking help from others. While the men even more pleased to tell everyone that they're looking for a job. If you really need, there's no harm in asking for help, provided it does not too often and become addicted.

2. Forget to include the excess
Often the women did not explain clearly their ability to field their respective fields. While men often exaggerate precisely the actual capabilities they control only a little. Remember, showing your strengths does not mean arrogance, but rather can provide more value to you.

3. Pessimist
The weather is often not optimally learn something, when you find it difficult in the middle of the journey, they tend to give up and quit trying, while the men more energetic and almost always say "yes, we can" Yet he also same experience difficulty. Optimism is important, to give the spirit of doing things.

4. Passive
Selecting a phone call than to call ahead only applies to non-professional relationship. Waiting asked out a guy is good, but when you're applying for a job or are targeting a new client, there's no harm in being more aggressive with the call first, just to see the next developments. It also shows how much passion and your interest in the field of work.

B. Become the 'superman' during an interview
Sometimes being too eager, we do things too much during an interview. It is true, at the time of the interview, the interviewer wants to know as much as possible about yourself. But you still should clearly express your desire and ability on the job you're interested in it, do not over-explain that have nothing to do with work.

C. Hesitate to negotiate
Of course, companies that currently have an opening benchmark salaries and budget for new employees. But it remains open the possibility for you to bid on your desired salary. Almost no company abruptly canceled the job offer simply because prospective employees ask for higher salary than offered.

D. Not exploit the opportunity
If you end up not getting the job, while you really want to work for a company or project, it could not hurt to ask the opportunity to work unpaid internships alias. You should take advantage of this opportunity to demonstrate the ability and talents you have. This way, you'll be better considered when the next vacancy.

E. Not knowing the reason
If it fails to accept the job, you should call and find out the cause of your failures. It is important to know the advantages and disadvantages you, so they can better prepare yourself if one day following the admission testing at another company. So, every time after the interview, ask or to tell the interviewer whether you may know the reason for your failure.

F. Fear of repeating the failure of
Many of the women who often feel devastated when failed to undergo an interview, even fear restart. Though, if willing to learn, failure will hone your skills for tests to come to work. Do not constantly feeling sorry for them-selves. If you feel you're doing the best, tell yourself that you're doing the best.

Sabtu, 19 September 2009

Choose Your Career!

Choosing a career was not as easy as selecting the goods you want to buy. So do not regret later, his career should be decided carefully. What should be noted?

1. Know the advantages and disadvantages of self
Your self-evaluation, identify the positives and negatives. Consider what areas you like and do not, the work environment you like, and goals to be achieved. After finding this question, you'll understand, what a suitable job capability.

2. Choose a suitable career needs
Until now, money is still the main consideration in choosing a career. So decide how much income you need to satisfy all needs. This measure will assist you in determining career choices, if you want big salaries, difficult to choose a profession that idealists like a scientist or a teacher.

3. Observe that developed land
Follow the career development of various media, including a promising job opportunities. Consider what the appropriate field of expertise and your educational background. Do not forget to observe the odds in the future.

4. An expert on consultation
If you still have problems deciding a career, discuss with people who are competent in their field. If necessary, consult their interests, talents and your goals with career experts. You can also discuss this issue with family, friends, or professors. They can provide suggestions and advice on the appropriate field with you. Facilitate the development of advanced media that you are looking for similar data on the internet.

5. Drill dream company
Do not be ashamed to go to a company you want. Better yet, you're trying to get to know who work in the fields you want. Thus you can get information if there is a vacancy. If you were in college, try for the internship or apprenticeship in the firm.

6. Consistent with the choice
Need consistency to achieve success in your career, if you want to be a writer, then learn and pursue field. Remember, consistency will help you to achieve your goals. Never despair. Your persistence will bear fruit sweetness.

7. Do not be afraid to be Psyllid
Do not be afraid to over career. Although you are consistent with the career you choose, do not cover possible if a time switch careers. In undergoing a career, just maybe there is one event that caused you to 'swerved', for example due to economic conditions, changes in vision and personal view, or because you do not get satisfaction from the previous chosen career. If you encounter such a situation, be it over the profession, but certainly there are risks associated with your decision. Even you must pioneering career from scratch again.

Minggu, 13 September 2009

Choosing work that you Love

How lucky if you managed to find a job that is fun, that makes you really excited, not just leave, get the job done as quickly as possible, then go home and wait on payday.

Not easy to find a job that really fits and suits you, therefore, you have to plan early. If you want to find a job you enjoy, you should really understand what you really enjoy, making them easier to choose the field of work.

There are some people who already knew from the beginning exactly what he wanted, so he did not know of the option, and adjust the level of education is taken. But unfortunately, many among us who even now are still puzzled look.
If you're still confused what exactly the job you want, you should select the fields that most interest you. Still confused as well? There are three basic options: ideas, people and goods.

1. Idea
When you include people who are curious, creative, likes to explore new ideas, then the field work that will make you comfortable is a job that tends to analytical. Science, medicine, fields such as creative writing and artistic interior design, could be an option.

2. Person
You are a sociable and adaptable, likes to meet new people, loves to explore new places, and social-minded, then you will not feel at home working only in a room facing the computer and paper. Work area where you can choose a job that lets you meet more people, every day. Type suitable job include counseling, marketing, politics, teaching.

3. Object
You are an orderly, neat and like to do things in a planned manner. When this type, you will feel at home working in the field that demands a focus on one area, and require precision and must comply with the system. Mechanics, agriculture, computers, the librarian, financial analysts, all types of work that demands precision, and not much interaction with others, are some options for you.

Then, what if we match more than two categories? Like regularity, but also easy to get along with others. Well, if so, you have to adjust again the interest and talent. There’s some job that allows two things happens, for example, a bank teller. This job requires accuracy, as well as your ability to interact with others, likewise, the architect. This work requires creative and high level of accuracy.

Another way to gauge your chances of enjoying the job or not, try to match your interests with people who work in a particular field, because usually some people who working in a field tend to have the same hobby.

Sabtu, 05 September 2009

More Productive Work at Home

Did not have to work at the office, working at home is increasingly an option, especially among women who had become mothers. Not wanting to leave the family, but didn’t want to be just a housewife 'normal'.

Overview imaginable, so if you can work comfortably at home, We are free to determine their own working hours, no need to wear formal suits, no fussy and demanding boss who target all sorts. However, if you too feel comfortable, it will destroy the 'career' you're at home. For various reasons, you arbitrarily change the working hours or even delay the job. Also if you have trouble dividing time and energy in two kinds of jobs, while there are no clear rules.

But do not always pessimistic. As long as you are consistent, any business at home can be very effective.


1. Have their owned workspace
You have to set aside one room in the house as a personal workspace. If your house is too narrow, simply provide one corner of the house. This work space is important, so you can focus more on doing all the work without any interference from anyone.

2. Determine business hours
Doing two jobs is not easy, therefore you need good time management. And, most importantly, you must be consistent with arrangements already made.

3. Hire someone else
If you do need help, not hurt to hire someone to do the job that you can’t resolve yourself. Do not think you can do it yourself. Delegate the tasks of a technical nature such as to take the goods, receive calls, or administration. Just focus your mind to continue to develop the brilliant ideas.

4. Take advantage of technology
Do not just rely on your phone or mobile home. If necessary, install a fax machine and internet network to ensure you can easily be contacted by the client or customer. You definitely do not want to, instead, if a business partner ran away because of always hearing a busy signal when trying to contact your cell phone. You can also use the voicemail facility, so that callers can leave messages without interrupting your conversation on the phone.

5. Categorize purposes
Once the paddle, two of three islands exceeded. Yes, as far as possible to minimize your time to get out of 'office'. If you should meet with some clients, schedule it to all be scheduled in one day, alternating from morning to evening, for example. In this way, you can save time and expenses to spend time with them. You too, just need to dress up once, right?

6. Fixed focus
While working, try not related to anyone and anything that can disturb, including homework. Remove all magazines, television, from your work space.

7. Give understanding
When family or friends know your work at home, they'll think you can be free to determine work hours, and may meet with you anytime. You have to speak and give the sense that while working at home, does not mean you can be free to do anything, including talking with them. Say it politely, when you need to finish the job, you can’t be bothered. Might initially seem difficult, but over time they will understand.

8. Match your mood
One plus the value of working at home is the freedom to determine their own work hours. Therefore, use to work in your best moments, if you feel more comfortable working in the early morning, and rest in the afternoon until the evening, certainly not a problem. Or, may also choose to work at night while during the day is used for relaxing. No problem, provided you are able to divide their time well.

9. Make yourself comfortable
A comfortable working space and in accordance with the desire, will make the job can be more easily solved. You may place any item to support the needs and personal comfort. If music or aromatherapy can increase morale, why not add it in your work space? May also occasionally do work outside the home all on vacation.

10. Open yourself
Yes, although doing business at home, you can’t shut down. Take time to chat and share information with colleagues and friends. Create schedule in agenda also to attend seminars or business meetings, especially if the type of business you take on a kind.

Kamis, 02 Juli 2009

For the Enthusiast Work

If you can’t escape from laptops and other communications devices to go anywhere, always thinking about work even on weekends, and feel empty when no work to be done, perhaps you could be called a workaholic.

A workaholic tends to forget other things that are not less important, such as relationships with family, friends, or even yourself. In the long run, work addiction can also make people suffer from stress, which is the main factor triggering a variety of serious health problems. Do not let it go on, soon overcome addiction to work with the following tips:

1. Cut working hours
Before going to the office every day, remind yourself to complete all work at least 30 minutes before office hours ended. Thus, you will be encouraged to do tasks quickly and efficiently, and avoid unnecessary distractions.

2. Delegating tasks
A workaholic usually have high standards in doing a job (perfectionist), For that reason also, a workaholic is difficult to trust someone else to do a task, so forced myself to do everything yourself. In fact, recent studies have shown that individual success is not the people who immerse themselves in a pile of work, but those who know how to delegate tasks for the sake of effectiveness and time efficiency.

3. Time for yourself
Busyness does not work and rarely socialize make us forget to set aside time for yourself. Therefore, provide a special time to do the things you enjoy doing, such as reading, gardening, try recipes, photography, walking, or simply taking time to reflect.

4. Self-evaluation
Sometimes, we do not realize had been trapped in the shackles of routines that make life seem very monotonous and boring. To avoid this, self-evaluation on a regular basis to measure all the achievements, and reorder the list of dream that wants to achieve.

Minggu, 24 Mei 2009

Balance Family and Career

Now, career opportunities for women outside the home have become more open. But does not mean women can’t just abandon its role as regulator of the household. If not addressed very carefully, this will break the concentration and forced the career woman banged on the two difficult choices: family or career.

Families can’t be excluded because it is a commitment to live a life, while a career that does not mean less important if compared with the family, because, without that support the career earnings, then the family would not be able to drive through everyday.

The best way out is to maintain a balance between the two, can take care of families with managing their household needs as well remains responsible to the work being given. There are a few tricks.

1. More observant
Analysis of your job back, see more jelly-leisure time you can steal to manage at home, such as contacting the house and asked if the children were home, so you can still monitor the family situation at home.

2. Remember responsibility
Problem of work, you can’t override the commitment and responsibility. Remember that this work does not come by it-self, your work has been achieved with difficulty and families dependent on the income you get, so encourage you to work harder, even with the burden of taking your mind to concentrate on other things.

3. Communication
Communicate your problems. When you feel the need to leave early cause a thing, for example, talk with your boss. This will make you more familiar with the employer and obtain a solution to your problem. But take care not to get too close, be aware of the foundation of your relationship should remain professional.

4. Keep a good relationship
Apart from superiors, of course do not forget co-workers. They were like neighbors at home, which always helps you when difficulties. When you encounter difficulties, they are ready to take over the thankless tasks while you solve family problems.