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Thursday, 11 September 2014

7 Ways To Win The Time Crunch

by: Ken Leonard Jr.

Are you working a “day job” while building your home-based “dream business”? Do you find it difficult to manage your time? Follow these seven tips to get more done growing your business, and have the time for other important things in your life, too.

(1) Make and use a ‘to-do’ list daily.

It’s easy. Write down the tasks you need to do for today (or for tomorrow). Now, do them. Any that aren’t done are placed at the top of tomorrow’s list. Seeing that list at the end of the day with everything scratched-off is a great feeling.

(2) Schedule your time for the day.

Make note of your ‘free time‘ (non-day job time) and set a block for each major thing that you need to do. Save the most involved tasks for your more fresh, alert time of day. Try your best to adhere to the schedule, but be flexible. Don’t stress out when you run out of time and are off schedule. Over time you will know how much time a task will take to complete, and can plan for it better. Remember, this is only a tool for you to set time for what you need to do. It’s not intended to have a negative affect on you, but it could if you don’t be realistic.

(3) Do not disturb.

Make sure that your most productive, task-filled period is free from interruptions. Close your office door if you have to. Plan to use this work time when household distractions will be at a minimum. When the kids go to their grandparent’s house. When your husband shoots pool with the guys. When the wife goes shopping. If you have to hang a sign on your office door, do it. You’ll be surprised how much more you get done.

(4) Make time for the family.

Quality time with your family should not be sacrificed in order to build your home business. If you make time regularly for your spouse and kids, they will be able to deal with your ‘no disturb’ sign without feeling neglected. Don’t be the parent that the kids never see.

(5) Take your work with you.

If your day job leaves you with slow periods when you do little or nothing, use this time to your advantage. Lunch breaks or smoke breaks can add up to some valuable time by the end of the week, too. Always carry the tools that you need to do your work with you. Don’t go anywhere without a notebook and pen, and a small voice memo recorder. Be prepared.

(6) Automate tasks.

Computers and the internet allow you to automate certain tasks that were once time-consuming manual chores. Use autoresponders to deal with repetitive email questions and replies. Use modern accounting and word processing programs that are multi- featured. Use a list management service/program to make it easier to contact and follow-up with your prospects and clients.

(7) Time to relax.

Don’t kill yourself trying to work a day job and build a home-based business at the same time. You need time to totally escape from your daily duties occasionally. Exercise is one of the best things you can do for yourself, while helping to manage stress. Don’t sacrifice your health for business sake. Take that drive to the beach. Play basketball with your friends. Read that new mystery you’ve been wanting to read.

If you try, you’ll see that it ‘is’ possible to solve “the time crunch”. Be organized and know what your total work load includes. Maybe spend less time watching television, or on other useless activities. Don’t forget your family. Even though you are working hard, make sure you are having fun. If you don’t love what you are doing, don’t do it.

Enjoying life is what it’s all about. Right?

You bet.

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Monday, 8 September 2014

What Does A Prospective Employer Want?

What Does The Prospective Employer Want ? Get That Job !

by: Shaun Stevens

How can you work towards getting that job or career you want and desire?

When you go fishing you take worms. This is what the fish want. You may like strawberry pie. This is not what the fish like.

In the same way ask what is that the employer you wish to have hired you wants and is looking for in job candidates.

Employers want to hire people who will make their businesses more successful. The most desirable employees have the specific skills, transferable career competencies, work values and personal qualities necessary to be successful in the employers’ organization.

The more clearly you convey your skills as they relate to your job target, the greater your chance of landing that ideal job.

Employers seek employees with job-specific skills i.e. skills and technical abilities that relate specifically to a particular job. For example two examples of job specific are using specialized tools and equipment and using a custom designed software program.

Even then there is constant change in today’s business and career world. Strong transformable career skills are the very keys to success in managing your career through change. The most influential skills and attitudes are the abilities to work well with people, plan and manage multiple tasks (multi tasking) while maintaining a positive attitude and showing enthusiasm.

Employers need workers who have transferable career competencies that are basic skills and attitudes that are important for all types of work. These skills will make you highly marketable because they are needed for a wide variety of jobs and can be transferred from one task, job or workplace to another. Examples of these skills include your planning, research, communication, human relations, interpersonal skills as well as critical thinking and management skills.

In every occupation that you wish to obtain “that job” transferable competencies are as important as technical expertise and job specific skills.

You must be flexible in your career planning.

Changing technologies and a global economy are causing some careers to become obsolete or to vastly change.

Broaden your job options.

Prepare to qualify for two closely related job opening types that require related education, training and general capabilities. What are the transferable career competencies that you have to qualify for jobs and between career clusters?

A knowledgeable career counselor can help to identify those multilayer goals appropriate for your specific interests and abilities.

You should continually work and strive to develop your career flexibility and as well pursue lifelong ongoing learning and interests. Together with your friends, family and associates define and enlarge your personal career objectives and targets. Think about work, hobbies and volunteer experiences that you have enjoyed in the past.

What kind of work do you want to do and enjoy. Where would you like to do this kind of work? How much do you want to get paid for your work? What is the best career match for your unique skills m experiences, values and interests?

Preparation is not only desirable but essential in “getting that job” both in terms of identifying the skills and attributes that the employers wants in order for you to have the skills both in terms of acquiring and presentation of those skills both necessary and essential in the prospective employer’s mind .

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