13 Employee Referral New Years Resolutions

13 Employee Referral New Year’s Resolutions The new year is upon us and it means a clean slate, an open mind, and lots of New Year’s resolutions. Professionally, it also means looking at practices and seeing how your organization can improve in 2013. While it’s no surprise that organizations beef up their talent pool at the beginning of the year, how they acquire quality employees is the real challenge. Typically, the best and the brightest are found through the people you trust the most, referrals, and your internal network. This infographic, compiled by social recruitment platform  Zao, illustrates 13 simple employee referral resolutions any organization can take to build great teams from the inside out, such as creating a great careers page and offering rewards. Related: Why Employee Referrals Are the Best Source of Hire.

Corrosive Power Or Conscience - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Corrosive Power Or Conscience - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career The business of football got uglier when information about the bounty for pain scandal surfaced. This scandal is currently decimating the management, income, and personal brands of the New Orleans Saints. The ironically named Saints are not the only team of people to pool money and put people in the cross-hairs, in hopes of destroying opponents’ bodies. By destroying their opponents bodies, they also are destroying their careers, and future ability to take care of their families. The desire to do harm with the physical, financial, or mental gifts you have been given â€" or via the wherewithal you’ve worked to acquire â€" is a powerful motivator when you are unrestrained by your own conscience or an outside controlling force that has a conscience. Why would someone agree to pay-for-pain? Competitiveness, fear, jealousy, greed, and a general belief that any way to win puts a win on the board all tumble together. This soup of malevolence often creates not just one bad person, but it often draws together an anti-social society of thug-comrades.   These people work together powerfully in sports, politics, business, even a sorority until someone shines a light on the perpetrators. Then it takes someone with some authority to do something to stop them. But such an intervention is rare. Victims aren’t enough. Outrage isn’t enough. The power to do something about these powerful people is rare. Malice is occurring everywhere I’ve had to stop watching most news channels during these Republican primaries because I can’t stand what the candidates are saying about each other. The mockery, bullying, outright lying, and the push polls â€" are sickening. What these same candidates are saying about our President of the United States is sickening.   It’s racism, competitiveness, fear, jealously, greed, and a general belief that any way to win puts a win on the board. These people and their supporters, including 5 mega-billionaire donors, have created a near master race of antisocial people with no one to stop them. At the same time, we are having some kind of national discussion â€" with YouTube ads about why kids bully other kids. This is ridiculous. Kids bully kids because they see adults do it to each other constantly.   They see their parents do it to each other, neighbors, other family members, people who disagree with them, teachers, and the family pet. These kids are bullied in their own homes. They see antisocial behavior on the web, on television and radio. And have you seen reality TV? Even the food channel? Chopped, crushed, turn in your apron, you loser. I have listened for the last time to radio’s number one talk show host, the man with the biggest personal brand in the business, because he demands that women who use contraception to be forced to appear in pornography that we broadcast on television â€" among other filthy insults. Republican candidates’ mumbling “that’s not the language I would use,” isn’t even close to the NFL commissioner firing the Saints’ coach, suspending Saints management, and getting ready to go after the players. Yes, Republicans have the power to shut their broadcasting hatemonger by disavowing him if they would â€" it’s what the advertisers are trying to do by shunning this man’s program and his audience by withdrawing their ad money. But they wont because their brand strategy has hate pulling in followers. What can be done in such an environment? You cannot be in business without being affected by all this: the punishing anti-social climate we are now in. You can join it or you can eschew it. I can’t keep coaching you to assiduously monitor your mind and your mouth so you positively influence those around you â€" without admitting that it’s getting uglier out there. What to do? Be a beacon. Make light and even love a part of your personal brand. Align with power that seeks to do the most good while doing well. And when you have power, wield it with conscience. Author: Nance Rosen is the author of Speak Up! Succeed. She speaks to business audiences around the world and is a resource for press, including print, broadcast and online journalists and bloggers covering social media and careers. Read more at NanceRosenBlog. Twitter name: nancerosen

Monday Motivation I am in People StyleWatch Magazine!

Monday Motivation I am in People StyleWatch Magazine! Guess what!  I am honored to be featured in People StyleWatch magazine this month with Kat from Corporette and Sophie from Workchic.  Turn to page 202-207 for great advice on what to wear to work for summer! I have always dreamed of being in a magazine so this is a dream come true! ??  And hopefully the beginning of more opportunities in the future as well!  Since I have a lot more advice about the summer work wardrobe that wasnt featured, I will be sharing it with you this week on the blog instead! Also, after the success of the Get Unstuck course (which you can now take the self-paced course whenever you want-click here to learn more), I am gearing up for my next course and FREE webinar! If you havent yet, make sure you stop by and take this one question survey (click here)  to have a say in what my next course and free seminar should be.  Here are the choices. A) Get What You Deserve: Salary Negotiation Intensive B) Get Networking: Relationship Bootcamp C) Get Organized: Unclutter Your Work and Life D) Other: YOU PICK! Here are your career links to start your week off right: Turning 30: 30 Things Every Woman Should Have And Should Know by The Huffington Post Traveling (Even When You Have a Full-Time Job) by Grace Boyle 30 Financial Tips That Women Should Know By age 30 by Yahoo She A Review of the Performance Review by the New Professional Blog Be Fearless at Work: 3 Confidence-Boosting Tactics by The Daily Muse When one door closes another door opens; but we so often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door, that we do not see the ones which open for us. -Alexander Graham Bell Happy Monday and have a GREAT week!

ENTJ course Accomplish whatever you want. Then do it again.

ENTJ course Accomplish whatever you want. Then do it again. This course  includes four days of video sessions and email-based course materials.  You can purchase this course  for anytime, on-demand access. The cost is $195.  Sign up now! I remember the shock of finding out I was an ENTJ. Its so embarrassing to find out that all you care about is power. Well, power and money, because money is the measure of power. Well, and also with control, the more control I have over things I can build my power base with, and keep the money flowing. Okay. So thats me. And when I found out, at first I was like, Oh my god, I cant let anyone know about this. Then I thought, Oh, that must be why I always find myself at the front of the roomany roomtelling people what to do. Then I realized this must mean there are other people like me, and I wanted to meet them. When I coach an ENTJ, we get so much done because  ENTJs have the language of efficiencyunfettered by internal discussions with oneself (hello, INTJs) and emotional issues (the ENFJs).  We dont need to mull over 1000 untethered ideas (from ENTPs). We just want  to make a decision and move on to the next thing. This course will be like my easiest coaching sessionsall done in the language of ENTJs. We will not apologize for wanting to make as much money as possible, as fast as we can. We will not apologize for hating teams unless we are leading them. And we will not apologize for thinking there is no need for a vacation because working to meet ourngoals  is so fun. Whatever. We will just be our socially unacceptable selves for a short time, and it will be fun. Here are things we will do: Day One: Three keys to ENTJ success.   The pitchhow to talk about any idea you have so that you can get money, or buy in, or team allocation so you can make your vision a reality. Talking about your big ideas is the way you get your big ideas done. So you need to be great at conveying your vision to whoever is listening. Ill show you how to do that. In fact, its my favorite thing to do. The resumethe top of corporate life ENTJ-land. Which means thats where you belong. But you need a resume that projects who you are so the people who read the resume know you fit right there with them, at the top. Ill show you how to write a powerful resume that will get you in the door whenever you need to knock. The teamyou need to be a person who has a team that follows you wherever you go. Key players come with. They bring their friends. You attract great candidates and people watch what you do. This is what needs to happen for you to always have a team you can trust to implement your plans. In effect, you need to become the worlds most effective recruiter.  And if youve never lead a team, this session will show you why leadership is your strong suit. Day 2:  ENTJ: Hurdles you must overcome.   Understand what other people care about. Only 2% of the world is an ENTJ. So you have to be able to relate to other people. Not everyone has your high standards. Not everyone thrives on setting goals for themselves and not everyone lives in the future. Some people cant  see it at all, and theyre fine with that. This session will show you how to meet people where they are and get the best from them when interacting with them. Set your own standards for good parenting.  The loneliness and boredom of parenting is huge for an ENTJ because there is no one to lead (try leading a two-year-old) and there is no one to bounce ideas off of. But the ENTJ thrives as a parent if they run their family like they run a company:  organized, peaceful, and meeting each persons needs, ENTJs cant help but want to improve things, whether a product, a relationship, a soccer teamwhatever the ENTJ is involved in, the ENTJ can see how it could be better, and takes action to make improvements. Gain confidence as a rule breaker.  ENTJs are incredibly self-confident to the point of being intimidating to even the most confident types. The area ENTJs waver is when they find themselves breaking lots of rules. Its often unclear if its normal to break the rules or dysfunctional. In fact, ENTJs and ENTPs are the only two types who have both the self-confidence and independence to truly thrive as rule-breakers. Well talk about what makes effective rule-breaking and how to deal with other peoples inability to break rules. Day 3:    Set up a life  an ENTJ would love Setting goals. The goals other people have are not appropriate for the ENTJ. Because you are a goal-meeting machine. So set lofty goals that will make a difference to you if you meet them. And create a team to help you hit that goal. The process of picking a goal, meeting it and picking another is what makes you tick. Set these processes in place wherever you go. Career  achievements.    You have more options than other types when it comes to career. For example, startup life is great for you, as long as you have an idea. So Ill show you  how to come up with  an idea and evaluate a partner to execute the idea. And career change is easier for you because its mostly about self-confidence, which you have a lot of. Ill show you how to figure out where youll find the most success and how to steer yourself in that direction. A well-run personal life. Well discuss the best way to set up a family  so it runs smoothly and meets the needs of all the family members. Youll  find out who is the best partner for an ENTJ. And youll learn key factors for a creating an organized, rewarding family  without overwhelming  people with  your very  high-standards. Also: ENTJs have a secret superpower for  balancing  their personal life and their work life and Ill tell you what  this is. Special surprise: people tell what they have had to do to get along with the  ENTJ in their life. Well hear from a range of people on what its like working with an ENTJ. Heres a preview: His ability to make money is astounding. Hes  a magnet for money. No one has ever been so rude to me in my entire life. How does she get all that done? Day 4:  Ask me anything. This is the night we talk about specific issues you have about life as an ENTJ or any other topic you want to address. Sign up now!

A Quick Guide to Earning your PMP Certification CareerMetis.com

A Quick Guide to Earning your PMP Certificationâ€" CareerMetis.com PMP One thing that any prospective PMP student should know is that in order to sit for a PMP exam, a number of prerequisites need to be met of which there are 2 options. The first option focuses on academic achievements whilst the second option focuses more on actual on the job experience with less stringent academic requirements than the first option.The first option requires the candidate sitting for the exam to be in possession of a four-year degree certificate along with 3 years of project management experience during which 4,500 hours of leading and directing projects must have been completed.In the second option, the academic requirement drops to a secondary degree, with 5 years of project management experience required during which 7,500 hours of project management experience should be completed.In both cases, 35 hours of project management education must be completed before sitting for the exam which will be acquired in the duration of your studies for the PMP certificationas offered by knowledgehut.Project management experience can vary from one student or another so rather than let this dissuade you, think about those times that you managed something in the context of a project and list them down as you go along; recognizing your experience is very important and more often than not we have more experience than we think!Once the prerequisites have been met and accounted for, students can sit for the exam but first, let’s talk about how PMI tackles the syllabus that makes up the PMP certification.The syllabus follows a typical project implementation going through each of the 5 performance domains as follows;Project initiationProject planningProject executionProject monitoring and controlProject Close-outevalWith the project management experience required to be able to sit for the PMP certification, you should already be familiar with each of these performance domains.By following the methodology presented in PMP you will be able to standardize each as pect of your project management skill set, and thus be able to implement a project in various scenarios, regions, and industries.By having a standardized implementation blueprint, you can be sure that as you work with different stakeholders each and everyone will be able to follow a common set of rules and standards to ensure successful completion of the project being undertaken.PMP is seen as a highly desirable certification across many industries, often ranked in the top certifications by different institutions. So, what makes the PMP certification so highly desirable?evalWorking with stakeholders from different regions; from suppliers to developers to team members, a structured and organized methodology becomes not only desirable but essential.Successful communication is a big factor when it comes to successfully implementing a project and having a common language with a common set of rules goes a very long way in ensuring everyone’s message gets through.More so when one consid ers the available literature based on PMBoK guidelines that standardize many aspects of the day to day activities. One such example is reported which as any project manager should know can make or break a project implementation.Whilst the PMP examination places different weight on each of the 5 performance domains during the exam, each one should be given its due consideration. Each phase of a project plays a very significant role in the grand scheme of things, building on top of the previous one and laying down the groundwork for the phases to come.As an example, unless the project initiation phase is completed successfully, you will not be able to move on to the planning of the project. Even though in some cases you might be able to, rest assured that if the correct requirements are not gathered and made clear to all parties, the planning will not only be futile but will back-fire.If the project requirements are not all taken into account in the execution phase they will surely be uncovered during the monitoring and control phase, at which point you will either have to go back to the drawing board at the cost of missing deadlines and budget or declare the project a failure.Each project will ultimately have different requirements and whilst the PMP certification will go a long way in ensuring these requirements are approached in a standard and professional manner, it is up to the project manager to assess and decide how to manage the project from initiation all the way to closure.It is also important to keep investing in your education as a project manager; by staying abreast of the developments in the PMBOK standards as well as investing in the interpersonal and soft skills required to deal with different people who might hold very different views of what the project being undertaken should accomplish.Once you are ready to sit for the exam to earn that much-coveted PMP certificate, remember that the actual exam is closed-book meaning that no books or support ing material are allowed during the examination time.evalTypically, an exam has 200 questions, 25 of which are sample questions which are not taken into consideration when giving out the final grade.This means that only 175 out of the 200 questions carry marks however you will not know which ones so always answer to the best of your abilities. For those taking the computer-based exam, the result will be available immediately after completion, cutting down the anxiety-inducing time as you wait for the result of your studies to nil.If you are looking at making a career out of project management, a PMP certificate is almost indispensable. Not only will it decrease your frustration, but it will also allow you to preempt difficult situations and take corrective action before a minor issue becomes a full-blown disaster that might threaten both project and the success of your career.Project management, albeit a fun and rewarding career, is not without its downsides and this certificate goe s a long way in making sure you have more ups than downs.

40 Ruben Lawrence - Head of Marketing NBC Universal - Jane Jackson Career

40 Ruben Lawrence - Head of Marketing NBC Universal - Jane Jackson Career Ruben Lawrence is a Public Relations specialist and Head of Marketing and Ad Sales, Asia at NBC Universal.Based in Singapore, in this episode, Ruben shares with us his career journey, advice on how to get into Public Relations and Marketing plus how he successfully made 3 country moves and progressed in his career.Ruben started his career in London agency side in PR before moving to Sydney and transitioning into a role with global giant, Sony, for 11 years.Due to business realignment, Ruben took a redundancy package and embraced the opportunity to explore his next career steps and turned to building and releasing numerous apps into the Apple and Google App Stores.At this time, I was fortunate to be his career coach during his transition, and I found his positive approach, interest in exploring all options and develop new skills extremely refreshing during challenging times of change.Ruben found that by learning new skills, his ability to quickly capture new technologies and ideas and turn them into reality helped to open an entirely new line of discussion during his networking process and during job interviews.To craft a resumé that generates results and helps you to secure your dream role click hereIn April 2015, Ruben secured a role at NBC Universal as Marketing Director for South East Asia handling four Pay TV channels across the SE Asian Region â€" E! Entertainment News, Femal Focussed channel, DIVA, Universal Channel and SyFy.This meant another country move from Sydney to Singapore with his family which he embraced with enthusiasm.Find out how Ruben Lawrence turned career challenges into opportunities and listen when he shares his top tips for a successful career in Marketing and Public Relations.Where to find Ruben:iTunes AppsTwitter: @rubenlawrenceGet your FREE Audible ebook

How to Create a Free Combination Resume Template

How to Create a Free Combination Resume TemplateCombination resume templates are one of the most effective ways to generate a resume for yourself or your employees. Here are some of the top tips for creating a great combined resume.The first thing you need to do is find a good template to use for your application. Many professional resume and cover letter creators are available on the Internet today. It will pay to do a little research on these places before you choose a company to purchase a package from. Some work better than others, but you will be able to find some great packages for different styles of applications.Next, you need to figure out which style of resume you want to use. It is generally best to use a combination resume template with a cover letter. This will make the job application process go a lot smoother. Some of the best examples of professional applications are those that combine both the resume and cover letter.The next step in creating a combination resume tem plate is to create a short cover letter. This letter should include contact information and a basic description of yourself and your experience. Remember to let the employer know how you fit their needs and ask them if they have any questions about your past employment or education. Never forget to make it brief, but to keep it brief.The next step in creating a combined resume is to fill in the blanks with the correct information on your resume. Be sure to mention your education, any job experiences, any skills you have, and your goals for employment. Remember that you will not be able to describe everything you know on your resume. You need to choose an area that you think is the most important and talk about this in the cover letter. It is also important to discuss the specific positions you applied for in your resume.Finally, use your resume as a guide. In the back of your application, list the names of three people who worked with you during your employment. These people can be on your staff, current supervisors, or coworkers you have developed relationships with. Make sure to emphasize your leadership skills and your history of good communication. Be sure to let the employer know that you are confident in your abilities and provide the proper references for them to contact.A free combination resume template can be used by many people. It is possible to use this format to get all the information you need about yourself and the industry you work in. Also, it is a great way to start a new job search!