Keeping favour as you wave goodbye
After the euphoria of landing a job it’s easy to forget that you still have to resign from your current one.
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Avoid being afraid
Ask anyone to name their greatest fear and the chances are speaking in public will be top of their list, followed closely by death. This means most people would rather be the one in the coffin than the one delivering the eulogy.
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> 10 Questions an Interviewer May Ask
Once upon a time job interviews were comprised of a conversation between interviewer and interviewee and based on this conversation, the job seeker was either hired or sent on their way. Within the context of this conversation, questions were asked, but today much of the conversation has disappeared as more and more interviewers are using custom made interview forms. Some of the questions you may encounter include:
1. What is your greatest strength?
2. What is your greatest weakness?
3. Why did you leave your last job?
4. What did you like most about your last job?
5. What did you like least about your last job?
6. How did you solve a problem regarding an angry or dissatisfied customer?
7. How do you handle stress?
8. What would your previous co-workers say about you?
9. Give an example of your ability to make decisions under pressure.
10. Why do you want to work for this company?
There are many variations on the above questions but most of these are pretty standard. Of course, work experience is a given and some employers want to know if you smoke. Often, employers ask questions they are not supposed to ask but it is usually career suicide if you bring up that fact.
The best thing you can do to prepare yourself for any interview is to find out everything you can about the company you are applying for. In addition, make sure you have all the dates clear as to where you worked and how long you worked there. Even if you have already sent a resume take one to the interview with you so that you can glance at it if you need to. Above all, be on time and be prepared!
Careers, The Correct Qualifications
Knowing what those at the top of your chosen industry have accomplished in order to reach their positions will be one of the most helpful things you can do for your career. Getting these correct qualifications for yourself should be your first priority as far as achieving your goals.
Go online and look at resumes that are posted. Check out the bios of top CEOs. Read articles on the business and as many books as you can find on the industry in which you are interested. Because few people will follow the same path to the top, make a list of entry level, mid level, and upper level positions that different people in the business have acquired. You may find that it is easier to make your way into a related industry and then transfer over to your career of choice. By looking at what those who have come before have done, you can shape your path accordingly.
Education is the logical first step when training for a career. Online classes and night school have made it possible to train for a new career while maintaining your day job. In the event that you need a higher degree that you can’t get through the Internet, there are a variety of grants and loans available to fund your education. If you are confident that the career you are training for is really what you want and that this career will give you the funds to repay the steep fees for a higher degree, this may be the best choice. Networking in grad school may do more for your career than the classes you take.
On the other hand, hands on experience is a great teacher as well. Look for assistantships, internships, and volunteer work in the industry of your choice. You may find that another career is more to your liking. The process of acquiring the correct qualifications for a given career may show you a totally different career that you didn’t even know existed.
Planning Your Career
One of the most important decisions we make in our lives involves our careers. More than just having a job, a career is a life choice, a journey that we choose for ourselves for gainful employment and fulfillment of our lives. For many people, planning a career begins right after high school when deciding on which college to attend and what courses to take. For others, career planning takes place a little later in life, perhaps after having settled a family and a home.
Planning your career is not too dissimilar to planning a dinner party. There are preparations that need to be made if your dinner party is to be a success. The same preparations need to be made for your career. Look at your career as if it were a ladder, you dont start at the top of the ladder instantly, you work your way up from the bottom or near bottom to get to where you want to be - at the top.
One of the first decisions you need to make is to decide on the career you wish to follow. Researching the career field prior to any further decision making is key. Find out what necessary steps you will need to take in the way of education, certification and experience to get to the pinnacle of your career.
Talking with professionals in the career field of your choice can help you find out and decide which path is best for you to take on your way to the career of your dreams.
CHICAGO, IL —
The Illinois
Employee Confidence Index slipped 5.2 points to 49.8 in August. Despite
this drop the current level still remains 3.3 points higher than in August
2005, according to the Spherion® Employment Report. The recent survey of
working adults in Illinois, conducted by Harris Interactive® on behalf
of Spherion Corporation, shows that fewer workers are confident in their
personal employment situation and optimistic about the strength of the
economy.
Despite this drop, nearly half (46 percent) of workers report that they are
likely to look for a new job in the next year versus 34 percent in July.
href=”http://www.spherion.com/”>Illinois workers are more likely to job
search compared to the overall U.S. workforce.
“Even though workers are skeptical about the future business condition of
their company, the Employee Confidence Index is higher than last year.
Workers’ doubt may stem from the idea that more companies have experienced
or have plans to follow conventional spending,” said Michael Ruter,
managing director of Spherion Professional Services in Chicago. “However,
the news is not all bad. With nearly half of workers likely to job search
and the number of jobs continuing to be greater than the supply of
available talent, workers will have a tremendous advantage, especially
those with auditing, financial analysis and ERP implementation experience.”
Employee Confidence Index: The overall Illinois Employee Confidence Index
was 49.8 in August, decreasing 5.2 points from July, but remains 3.3 points
higher than the level reported last year. The Index, which measures adult
workers’ confidence in their personal employment situation and the
macroeconomic environment, decreased as fewer workers were optimistic about
their ability to find a new job, the future of their employer and the
strength of the economy.
August Employment Report Results
Illinois Workers U.S. Workers
——————— ———————
% %
Point Point
July August Change July August Change
———— —————- —— —— —— —— —— ——
Getting Stronger 22% 18% -4% 23% 18% -5%
Economy Staying Same 27% 31% +4% 33% 36% +3%
Getting Weaker 51% 51% 0% 44% 47% +3%
———— —————- —— —— —— —— —— ——
More Jobs 14% 16% +2% 25% 24% -1%
Job
Availability Same Amount 44% 39% -5% 36% 34% -2%
Fewer Jobs 42% 45% +3% 38% 42% +4%
———— —————- —— —— —— —— —— ——
Confident 54% 48% -6% 57% 57% 0%
Ability to
Find New Neutral 28% 35% +7% 28% 30% +2%
Job
Not Confident 18% 17% -1% 15% 14% -1%
———— —————- —— —— —— —— —— ——
Confident 70% 50% -20% 65% 63% -2%
Future of
Current Neutral 21% 31% +10% 24% 25% +1%
Employer
Not Confident 9% 19% +10% 12% 13% +1%
———— —————- —— —— —— —— —— ——
Likely 15% 14% -1% 12% 11% -1%
Likelihood
to Lose Job Neutral 10% 24% +14% 9% 10% +1%
Not Likely 75% 62% -13% 79% 79% 0%
———— —————- —— —— —— —— —— ——
Likely 34% 46% +12% 35% 35% 0%
Likelihood
to Look for Neutral 7% 10% +3% 10% 11% +1%
New Job
Not Likely 60% 44% -16% 55% 54% -1%
About the Spherion Employment Report
As part of the Spherion® Emerging
Workforce® Series of employment surveys, the monthly Spherion
Employment Report provides a snapshot of the latest workforce trends across
the country and is issued in conjunction with state and national labor
market releases. Three key indices are measured: the Spherion Job Security
Index, which captures how likely respondents think it is that they will
lose their job or that their job will be eliminated in the next 12 months;
the Spherion Job Transition Index, which captures how likely respondents
are to look for a new job in the next 12 months; and the Employee
Confidence Index, which measures employees’ overall confidence in the
economy, the future of their employer, the availability of jobs, and their
ability to find other employment. The Employee Confidence Index is based on
these four components, with a ’score’ calculated for each by taking the
difference of the percentage of positive responses and the percentage of
negative responses. These four scores are then averaged to indicate an
overall level of employee confidence scaled from 0 (no confidence) to
100 (complete confidence). A reading above 50 indicates a positive
confidence level.
Methodology
The August 2006 Spherion Employment Report is based on data from the Harris
Interactive QuickQuery(SM) online omnibus conducted monthly by Harris
Interactive® on behalf of Spherion Corporation. A U.S. sample
of 3,188 employed adults aged 18 years and older, of whom 139 are employed
in Illinois (for July n=117),
was interviewed in a series of two polls conducted between August 8-10 and
August 15-17, 2006. Figures for age, sex, race/ethnicity, income, education
and region were weighted where necessary to bring them in line with their
actual proportions in the population. Propensity score weighting adjusted
for respondents’ propensity to be online.
With pure probability samples, with 100 percent response rates, it is
possible to calculate the probability that the sampling error (but not
other sources of error) is not greater than some number. With a pure
probability sample of 3,188 U.S. employed adults one could say with a 95
percent probability that the overall results have a sampling error of +/-
two percentage points, and the sampling error for the Illinois state sample
results is plus or minus eight percentage points. However, that does not
take other sources of error into account. This online survey is not based
on a probability sample and therefore no theoretical sampling error can be
calculated.
About Spherion
Spherion Corporation is a leading recruiting and staffing company that
provides integrated solutions to meet the evolving needs of companies and
job candidates. As an industry pioneer for 60 years, Spherion® has
screened and placed millions of individuals in temporary, temp-to-hire and
full-time jobs. Positions range from administrative and light industrial to
a host of professions that include accounting/finance, information
technology, engineering, manufacturing, legal, human resources and
sales/marketing.
With approximately 650 offices in the United States and Canada, Spherion
delivers innovative workforce solutions that improve business performance.
Spherion provides its services to more than 8,000 customers, from Fortune
500 companies to a wide range of small and mid-size organizations.
Employing 375,000 people annually through its network, Spherion is one of
North America’s largest employers. To learn more, visit www.spherion.com.
For up-to-date career tips and trends, visit Spherion’s career blog, The
Big Time™, at www.spherion.com/careerblog.
About Harris Interactive
Harris Interactive is the 12th largest and fastest-growing market research
firm in the world. The company provides research-driven insights and
strategic advice to help its clients make more confident decisions which
lead to measurable and enduring improvements in performance. Harris
Interactive is widely known for The Harris Poll, one of the longest
running, independent opinion polls and for pioneering online market
research methods. The company has built what could conceivably be the
world’s largest panel of survey respondents, the Harris Poll Online. Harris
Interactive serves clients worldwide through its United States, Europe and
Asia offices, its wholly-owned subsidiary Novatris in France and through a
global network of independent market research firms. The service bureau,
HISB, provides its market research industry clients with mixed-mode data
collection, panel development services as well as syndicated and tracking
research consultation. More information about Harris Interactive may be
obtained at www.harrisinteractive.com.
To become a member of the Harris Poll Online, visit
http://go.hpolsurveys.com/PR.

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SOURCE: Spherion
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