For advice on how to accelerate your career during tough times participate in Ramon Greenwood's widely read blog click Common Sense At Work Blog commonsenseatwork.com He coaches from a successful career as Senior VP at American Express, author of career-related books, successful entrepreneur, and a senior executive/consultant in Fortune 500 ...
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How To Make Gossip Work For You by Ramon Greenwood - Aug, 2009 That headline deserves an explanation, or else you'll think I've taken leave of my senses...or least that I am an off-the-wall contrarian. Okay, gossipers wouldn't exist along the career path, but we all know the world has its imperfections a plenty. Gossip and gossipers are here to stay. Deal with it if you want to achieve career success. A survey by a research firm known as ISR showed that 63% of U. S. employees get al... |
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I'm Fed Up With Myths of Success by Ramon Greenwood - Aug, 2009 Part I: I'm fed up with being bombarded daily on the Internet and via snail mail with get-rich-quick schemes about career success. How about you? These schemes are based on myths that there are secrets, waiting to be discovered that will propel you along a successful career path with little or no effort. Does that pass the test of common sense? I think not. Not long ago I received a mailing assuring me that I could "... |
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Don't Kill Your Resume With Dumb Errors by Ramon Greenwood - Aug, 2009 Don't doom your resume and cover letter to the trashcan by sending them out with dumb mistakes such as misspelled words. "If you make errors on your application materials, the assumption is you'll make mistakes on the job," says Max Messmer, chairman of Accountemps and author of 'Job Hunting for Dummies, 2nd edition'." Three-fourths of the executives surveyed by Accountemps declared just one or two typos in a resume ki... |
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You're Fired; Be Ready, It Can Happen To You by Ramon Greenwood - Aug, 2009 "We feel you would be happier working for another company." "Sorry, business is falling off. We no longer need your services." "Operations are being consolidated in Mexico. The Bedrock Plant will be closed Feb. 1." Sugar-coated or not, the message is the same: You have been sacked. You are out of a job! You are in a rough patch on your career path. Anyone can get the axe at any time. It happens to good people and b... |
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You've Been Passed Over; Now What? by Ramon Greenwood - Aug, 2009 You sincerely believe you are the best qualified among the candidates for the promotion to manager of your department. You believe you deserve it. Your friends agree. But, wham! The rug has been pulled out from under you. The position you would have given an eyetooth for goes to someone else. Your ego is trampled. You are mad and disappointed. You want to march in, tell the boss where to go and leave the place. But hold ... |
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10 Steps To Protect Your Career In Tough Times by Ramon Greenwood - Jul, 2009 It's an unsettling fact: we are in one of the worst economic downturns since the Great Depression. Layoffs are being felt across the board. Indicators suggest that more are yet to come before a turn-around begins. Better to face reality than to hide our heads in the sand expecting a miracle. Now's the time to focus on recession-proofing your job so as to move forward on your career path. One school of thought holds tha... |
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References Can Make or Break Your Job Search by Ramon Greenwood - May, 2009 References are golden assets as you travel your career path. Nurture them with great care. They may be personal or professional. The personal ones can speak to your stability and character. On the professional side, references should address your qualifications to handle the job. A combination of both types is first prize. There are six career tips that will help you make sure your references assets work to your advant... |
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Job Opportunities In Tough Times by Ramon Greenwood - May, 2009 Make no mistake about it. These are turbulent times. The winds of change are sweeping through the workplace. Managers and their troops alike are expected to learn new skills and to accomplish more with fewer resources. Pressures are ramping up on employers to improve their return on investments. In order to survive in this environment employers are slashing their overhead costs by cutting back on operating expenses and eli... |
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Don't Take A Blind Leap Into A New Job by Ramon Greenwood - May, 2009 Keys To Career Success You are out of work. Or you are stuck in a dead end job, desperately wanting to change the course of your career path. You've been searching for a new job for what seems like ages. Finally, the telephone rings. You've got an offer. Every fiber in your being says, "Take it. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush." But hold up. Should you take a blind leap into the first opportunity that comes alo... |
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How To Score With The First Impression by Ramon Greenwood - Apr, 2009 There is no second chance to make a good first impression. That's for sure when it comes to a job interview. A first impression is the sum total of all the signals you transmit: verbal communications, sending and receiving messages; body language; self confidence without over-the-top ego; timing; evidence of preparation. Be prepared to make your case with a "sales presentation" that concentrates on three of four key po... |
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