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Pre-Screening Job Applicants: The Truth is in the Details
The best use of an interviewer’s time is spent prior to meeting the applicant. A quality prescreen of each candidate does two things: It saves the interviewer time by identifying undesirable candidates up front and allows the interviewer to prepare more fully and tailor the interview to each candidate. A quality prescreen should include a thorough review of all materials furnished by the applicant with a focus on consistency and truth in the details. The interviewe

of the person he was singling out. This went on for several weeks until I couldn’t stand it anymore. I told the VP – HR, and he relocated the Director to another floor for the remainder of his time with the company.

This experience resulted in the removal of a person who was demoralizing the entire HR department. Further, I was offered the HR Director job on an interim basis, which became permanent several months later.

More importantly, I believe the VP-HR was impressed with my willingness to take a stand. The assertiveness I demonstrated was a trait that he valued and it established my ability to function successfully in a m

Before You Begin, Know What To Expect - How You Can Make a Living Proof Reading From Home
Proof reading from home is an excellent way to make money, right? How hard and challenging can it be to do some editing after all?In fact it can be quite challenging to find a good quality proofreader that works from their house. This is due in part to the heavy demands it places on the individual and on their family. It is often more work than realized. Here, we will talk about the realities of proof reading from home.It is not an easy job no matter

How good are you at standing up for yourself?

Do you run the other way when done an injustice or when someone steps on your proverbial toes?

How do you react?

Now’s the time to speak up and stand your ground! If you’ve never done this, you need to master this skill.

How many of you watched the “The Apprentice?” While the show is not the ultimate mirror of corporate life or a guide on how to be promoted, my clients have cited specific show episodes to highlight weaknesses they’d like to improve.

In the “Apprentice” episode during which Jessie was fired, she remained silent in the boardroom while her team members were putting her down. Her reticence was THE reason that Trump fired her. She was timid, and her inability to defend herself made it appear that she agreed with her detractors.

Have you declined to take a stand when you could have? How was that perceived?

Here’s a reality check for deciding whether or not to speak up:

Fact #1:
If you are silent when others are accusing you or impugning your words or deeds, you run the risk of appearing to agree.

Fact #2:
If you are silent when someone is making a move into your areas of responsibility, it will seem that you don’t care.

Fact #3:
If you are silent because of fear of reprisal or worry about unleashing your temper, you will have lost an opportunity to defend and advance what you believe.

Fact #4:
Not speaking up is worse than making a case but not succeeding.

Here’s how this plays out in the workplace:

If a new co-worker or competitor infringes upon your established area of responsibility and you say nothing, you run the risk of losing the business or job! Better to acknowledge the salvo and decide the best course of action.

If it’s a co-worker, you could calmly confront the person and re-establish your territory and/or educate him/her on the best way to work with you.

If it’s a competitor, ask your client if the account is in play. You might find that the competitor has put in an unsolicited bid for the business! You could then reinforce your position with the client by underscoring your loyalty to the team and how you’ve contributed to its success.

Now for a specific example of the positive results of speaking up:

When I worked in the HR department of a large corporation, my boss, the HR Director, received a poor performance appraisal. After his unsatisfactory review, he proceeded to demean and blame his staff, making snide remarks within earshot of the person he was singling out. This went on for several weeks until I couldn’t stand it anymore. I told the VP – HR, and he relocated the Director to another floor for the remainder of his time with the company.

Globalism: What Does It Mean?
It means that inexpensive Internet and telephonic technologies, coupled with more open national trade policies, have forever flattened national economic boundaries, creating one global market.Some fear globalism, thinking that America should be self-sufficient and indifferent to world markets. Some fear dealing with China and India, thinking they’re still backward and untrustworthy countries. Xenophobia adds to such perceptions.Some Americans resent fore

ere putting her down. Her reticence was THE reason that Trump fired her. She was timid, and her inability to defend herself made it appear that she agreed with her detractors.

Have you declined to take a stand when you could have? How was that perceived?

Here’s a reality check for deciding whether or not to speak up:

Fact #1:
If you are silent when others are accusing you or impugning your words or deeds, you run the risk of appearing to agree.

Fact #2:
If you are silent when someone is making a move into your areas of responsibility, it will seem that you don’t care.

Fact #3:
If you are silent because of fear of reprisal or worry about unleashing your temper, you will have lost an opportunity to defend and advance what you believe.

Fact #4:
Not speaking up is worse than making a case but not succeeding.

Here’s how this plays out in the workplace:

If it’s a co-worker, you could calmly confront the person and re-establish your territory and/or educate him/her on the best way to work with you.

Now for a specific example of the positive results of speaking up:

WEBconference Applications For Personnel
Personnel Integration of new employees is a difficulty faced by many companies. The new additions are left to fend for themselves, hoping to learn directly in the arena. In such a situation, a training method that is a continuing formation adapted to the ever-changing needs of the firms would be illusory; also, efforts to manage all the information within an organization as back-up data would be unrealistic. Often, consultation with employees is usu

u are silent because of fear of reprisal or worry about unleashing your temper, you will have lost an opportunity to defend and advance what you believe.

Fact #4:
Not speaking up is worse than making a case but not succeeding.

Here’s how this plays out in the workplace:

If it’s a co-worker, you could calmly confront the person and re-establish your territory and/or educate him/her on the best way to work with you.

Now for a specific example of the positive results of speaking up:

Become An Aviation Pilot
If you love traveling, have a heart for adventure, and enjoy seeing cities from a vantage point high above the clouds, a career as an aviation pilot may be right for you. Thanks to growth in the aviation industry, job opportunities for pilots abound. In fact, aspiring pilots can find jobs with either commercial airlines or corporations that own their own private jets. With many of the military aviators of the Vietnam War era retiring, industry observers are actual

him/her on the best way to work with you.

Now for a specific example of the positive results of speaking up:

Grab Their Interest with a Snappy Sound Byte
When you were working and someone asked you what did you had a ready answer. “I work at Acme Enterprises as a customer service manager.” It might not have been the most exciting introduction but it did provide you with an identity and a ready answer.Now that you are not working do you find your mouth full of cotton when you are networking? In business, social, and casual situations it is imperative that you provide the right kind of information when asked what

Finally, speaking up serves a threefold purpose. It allows you to convincingly articulate your “case.” It provides a platform to exhibit a quality that your boss may highly prize. And if you succeed, it gives you the confidence to use your newfound “voice” in other areas of your life.

The next time you want to speak up, role play your “case” ahead of time with a trusted friend or coach. You may have more to gain than you know.

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