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Choose your battles wisely

By ADMIN on Thursday, October 28th, 2010 | No Comments
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SONY DSC- Sun Tzu wrote his masterpiece, "The Art of War,"
thousands of years ago. Military strategists still refer to the book
for guidance.

Those of you who haven't read the book may have seen the 1980's movie,
"Wall Street," starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen, in which the
book is referred. Paraphrasing the movie, "the war is won before the
battle begins," applied to Wall Street and it applies to you.

In fact, it applies to any situation that involves competition. For
example, let's say you are in the accounting department and want to get
promoted to the head of your department. Let's further assume there are
three of you who want the job. The war is for the office, but the
battle began the moment you walked into the company and your
department. In the book, "From the Classroom to the Boardroom: How I
got there (and how you can too!)" you learn that the battle actually
began as early as high school.

However, for the sake of this discussion we assume it began when you
walked in the door.

Every day you wake up you are in competition for that promotion. You
must impress your boss(es), you must outshine your peers/competitors
and you must retain the trust of your employees; and, you must retain
the trust of your competitors whether you win or lose, otherwise you
lose their services or your job.
How you choose your battles will determine who wins the war.

Let me explain.

I have coached many employees when I was a CFO, I coached candidates
and clients when I was recruiting and I continue to coach people close
to me. Without fail they all are battling for something. Sometimes it
is to keep their job, sometimes it is for a new job. Sometimes it is
simply for respect.

The biggest key is to decide when to battle and how to go about it. As
we have learned the war is won before the battle begins.

Now you may be thinking, "Yeah, but my boss always wins." NO!

"My competitor always wins because she is the favorite." NO!

Every hand is a winner and every hand is a loser, the first key is how
you play it. But the real key is when you play it. And sometimes, it
comes down to who you play against.

What matters out of all of this is respect. People crave respect. And
they give it when it is earned.

So when you are involved in competition, give respect and earn respect.
The best way to earn it is through strong knowledge of the subject
matter. Every boss loves to have someone smart on his team.

A second key is to have a positive attitude. Dale Carnegie was right
that a positive attitude does win friends and influence people.

The third key to victory is knowing how to present ideas; too little
information or too much can kill your ability to influence your
audience. Many a smart guy is left on the battlefield with a brain of
knowledge and a lack of polish.

A really big key is when to battle. For example, battling your boss in
front of her boss is generally not a good idea; however, there is even
a time for this strategy, but it may have dire consequences depending
on how respected your boss is by her boss.

If you are always battling, you will ultimately lose. No warrior wins
forever. In fact most warriors die during their last battle. We read
about them in the press all the time.

On the other hand, never battling, never standing up for yourself, your
ideas and your team will cost you as well. Bosses don't respect people
who are weak.

One of the people I reference my book had to learn that the hard way.
Sometimes the establishment needs to see you have a backbone before
they let you in the club.

Once you get in, the battle to stay in begins.

iStock_000009613557XSmall- The best way to ensure that is to
have a mentor and a coach. Topics you will find discussed in detail in
the book.
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Both Sides Now

By ADMIN on Tuesday, September 14th, 2010 | 7 Comments
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I like to listen to music while I write. Fortunately, we have a stereo
system throughout the house that can play our iPod, so I am not
constantly getting up to change cds.

While I was working on an interview for you, my readers, I heard "Both
Sides Now" by Joni Mitchell. I never liked her original recording 40
years ago, but I love the remake she won a Grammy for 10 years ago.
Her voice is now deep, soulful and shows the depth that the lyrics to
this song require, thereby representing the voice of experience.

iStock_000005651286XSmall- How does this tie into careers?

Like the song/writer, many of you are currently or have previously
looked at both sides now. For those young souls reading this, perhaps
you haven't yet, but one day you will.

Many of my readers and friends have suffered a job change in this
economy. Even more of you are worried about the depth and length of
the current recession and wonder if you are next.

Those of you who know me personally, or have read my book, know that I
have gone through many personal ups and downs. Job losses and divorces
seem to do that to me.

Well I have looked at Both Sides Now and the line "Something's lost,
but something's gained, in living every day" always rings true to me.
Because even in what I considered to be my darkest hour, I inherently
knew something else would come along; the proverbial when one door
closes another one opens. But of course I worried what was behind the
door.

This is not to suggest that I always dealt with my personal crisis so
nonchalantly; I didn't. Most people, in my experience don't.

Unlocking Dreams-

Some people bury themselves in their work. Others, like me, couldn't
work.

Some people go to doctors for pills; the smarter ones go for therapy
(while taking their pills).

Some go to the bar. The smarter ones go to the gym.

Some start a new relationship before they are ready. Ditto for a new
job.

I have done all of the above.

If you are in a difficult place due to a job loss, you have found a
good place with us at thecareerking. We have the interviews, the
newsletters, the articles and the book to help.

If you are in a difficult place due to a different loss, please get
help. I have been in therapy and I can honestly say it helps. The
worst things we can all do are not deal with our issues and have them
remain with us forever.

Believe me when I say this:

While something may be lost, in the end, something is gained.

Right now it may be hard to face, but there is a new door waiting for
you. And long after you have opened it, walked through it and left the
old door behind, you will realize that it wasn't so bad after all and
that you are in fact happier.

I have counseled many people on job loss and the unfortunate change it
brings. I have recently counseled a couple of friends and the first
thing I suggested was they read my book to see how they can make the
right decisions for them and then speak with me.

I suggest this for you too. The reason is you need to see how I
survived it, how others I reference survived it, and how to come out
better for it. The loss and the gain.

Then, once you have a better feeling that you can survive this, and
sense of direction on where you want to go next, contact me via email.
I can answer some of your questions and/or direct you to those who can.

Marketing business concept-

As you have noticed, I have many people who are going to contribute
their time in my interview series. Some of them are recruiters who I
would trust my own resume and career with. They will help you too.

Others will give you guidance via the interview itself; how they
survived and are now better for the experience.

Never for one moment think you are alone.

Respectfully, David

P.S. If you know someone who needs help, please send them this
letter. And by all means give them a shoulder to lean on.
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Volunteer to advance your career

By ADMIN on Thursday, September 9th, 2010 | 16 Comments
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iStock_000013084012XSmall- A little known secret is while
volunteerism pays nothing, it returns greatly in terms of career
advancement as well as personal growth. As a former Chief Financial
Officer and Executive Recruiter, I have witnessed many times how
volunteering helped advance a career.

My volunteering began in earnest when I moved to Lafayette, Louisiana
as an accountant. Not long after I moved there, I was approached by an
insurance representative to join Kiwanis. I had heard of Kiwanis, but
knew nothing about them. He invited me to a luncheon and presentation.

In all honesty, I was really busy with my new job and going to lunch
once a week seemed like an obligation that I couldn't fulfill. But I
thought it might be a way to make some friends and so I agreed to go;
and from then on I was hooked.

The group was a mixture of professionals and self employed tradesmen
with a common bond of friendship and community service. Our club raised
money to benefit children's charities.

Each week we gathered for a nice lunch and listened to our speaker of
the week. In that process, I learned many things about our community,
our state and our politics. I learned how to be socially responsible in
my community and, as a result of my active participation, I made many
friends. I made so many in fact, that it was a rare day that I didn't
run into someone I knew.

Soon I was volunteering to serve as an officer and I became the
President Elect. It was a tough assignment as I was responsible for our
biggest fundraiser: Christmas Tree Sales. But I tackled it like an
accountant and former salesman, and I changed how we ran our
fundraiser. As a result, we made more money and we developed a stronger
database of former customers and their purchases.

What resulted next I never expected. My resume improved. When it was
time to look for a new job, it was my community service, my experience
leading a group and my new found presentation skills (gathered from
leading our weekly meetings) that set me apart in my interviews.

It also led to my nomination to a more select group of local
businessmen who essentially were the future leaders of our town. And it
led to my nomination to a Mardi Gras Krew. Both of these were made
possible because of my selfish desire to make friends and my
willingness to volunteer to make those friends.

When I left Lafayette to become a recruiter in Houston I noticed that
all of the senior executives had significant volunteerism on their
resume. In fact, if you look at the Annual Reports of the Fortune 500
CEO's, you will discover that many of them serve as Board of Directors
for charitable organizations. The same goes for Partners at law and
accounting firms. Ditto for many Doctors who run hospitals or large
medical firms.

I also joined a charitable group when I moved to Houston: The Texas
Exes Houston Chapter. We raised money for scholarships to give to
students who wished to attend my alma mater. Again it was a selfish
decision, I wanted to make friends. In the process, I gained more
leadership skills, more resume padding and more personal fulfillment
that I was making a difference.

No matter what your reasoning, volunteering will not only improve your
people skills, it will give you personal satisfaction for giving back
to your community and it will grow your network of contacts throughout
the community when you are looking for a new job. It will also "pad
your resume." It is also something recruiters always look for.

The Fortune 500 does too. Not bad company to keep.
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Great job for a student

By ADMIN on Thursday, August 12th, 2010 | 15 Comments
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dancers at lake compounce-

Singing their way to success

I took my son to Lake Compounce for a great father-son outing filled
with exciting rides that he was finally tall enough to ride. The
water and amusement park is the oldest in the United States and its
rides didn't disappoint.

In fact, our first ride was a roller coaster with two loops and a
corkscrew! My five year old said it was the best ride ever, but he
didn't ride it again. Perhaps it was because of the two wooden
coasters we rode that really tossed us about, including the Boulder
Dash which is the second best wooden coaster in the world (I have
ridden the number 1 and it had nothing on this one)!

The park has many fun rides and an awesome water park for cooling down
on hot summer days. Lake Compounce also offers several shows for fun
entertainment.

Due to the size of the park, there are many jobs for eager high
schoolers to earn some cash for their college or trade school coffers.
As I have written in my book, it is important to begin beefing up your
resume as early as you possibly, and legally, can. In particular,
finding jobs that will impress future college recruiters and post high
school employers is always a good thing.

While we were resting and cooling down with a complimentary soda (free
at Lake Compounce), we watched a couple of dancers circumventing the
park with a juke box on wheels. These kids were dancing and singing to
oldies from the fifties and trying to garner some interest from lookers
on.

My first impression was that these poor kids had an awful gig. They
were rather "geeky" and the songs and their act totally "cheeky." I
felt sorry that they were doing something that no one was paying
attention to, much less joining with them as the two dancers were
imploring their "audience" to do. Even my son, who needs no invitation
to dance, wasn't interested.

After a song or two, they rolled their gig down the path to their next
stop.

For some reason I couldn't stop thinking about these two kids and what
they were doing. And then it dawned on me that these two kids had one
of the best gigs in the park. Not because they were making big bucks,
I am sure they weren't, or that their job was better than operating the
rides. And it certainly wasn't getting any attention that would permit
their "talent" to be discovered. And yet, they dutifully went around
selling their act with a smile on their face. And the role had many
benefits.

The benefits they were receiving:
1. They were in great shape from dancing;
2. They were being paid to practice dancing and singing, clearly a
good thing if they wanted to find a paying showbiz gig later in
life; and most importantly,
3. They were learning to sell.

As I discuss in great detail in my book, the people who run the world
you live in, the company you work for and the department you work in
are "successful" because they know how to sell ideals, products and
themselves. I counsel every kid to learn this valuable skill if they
want to "get ahead" and become a leader.

So the next time you apply at a theme park, try and get a job that
gives you the chance to sell. Even if you fail miserably at trying to
gain an audience, the "geek" job may just be the job that later propels
you a long way in your career!

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The Right Education?

By ADMIN on Monday, August 2nd, 2010 | No Comments
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From the time your child is born, he will be instilled with hope for
his future. You will shower her with toys designed to stimulate her
mind. You will buy him athletic equipment. You will buy her dance
lessons.

Every day they will amaze you with thoughtful questions. Each week
they will inform you of what they want to be when they grow up. And
every year they will move closer and closer to moving out and moving
on.

The question I want to pose to you today is: are they ready to make
career decisions? Who will guide them? Their teachers? You?

Not many parents are equiped to guide their children on career
decisions. It isn't a skill we are taught.

Teachers generally teach for the test. Only a few teach lessons that
will last a lifetime. Even fewer can teach matters of the career.

Many children enter high school unsure of what they want to do when
they graduate. Some attend trade school or college still unsure.

Even worse, colleges and trade schools don't teach them what to do when
they lose their job. How can they? Not everyone will, and yet in
today's economy, many will.

science-

This is not a slight on teachers or post high school institutions of
higher learning. Most of them do teach adequately. Certainly they
provide a decent education with all of the curriculum required for
graduation.

But how will your children navigate their career ship? What map will
they follow?

Not every doctor remains a doctor. Many lawyers don't make partner.
Many accountants realize they hate accounting. Plumbers realize that
they may never own their own business. Some chefs get tired of missing
holidays.

Divorces get in the way. Kids do too.

As a former recruiter and financial executive, I see more and more
people doing something other than what they were educated for. And
worse, I see many friends and relatives losing their job through no
fault of their own.

Schools can't prepare you for this. So where do you turn?

Finding a good mentor, a recruiter who cares and a good life coach are
all things you should do in your twenties, but no one teaches you
that. There is much more to consider as well.

This is why I began writing for Examiner/Hartford. And it is why I
now publish a free newsletter, "Career Matters." Each month I will try
and help you and your children as much as I can.

The free sign up is on the right upper corner of this page.
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What movies teach us

By ADMIN on Monday, July 26th, 2010 | No Comments
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ramonaandbeezus_smallposter- We took our son to see this movie
yesterday. My wife read the Ramona and Beezus books when she was a
child and our son had seen the ads for the movie on NickJr. Even
though he is only 5, I suspect he has a crush on Selena Gomez. The
male lead was John Corbett, which my wife wasn't upset about. The
female leads were Bridget Moynahan and Ginnifer Goodwin so I couldn't
complain either.

My son gave the movie an A+; my wife and I gave it a B. It is
definitely a family friendly movie.

So what does this have to do with careers? In the movie, dad loses his
job, mom has to return to work and the family is in complete upheaval.
Does this sound like you or someone you know?

According to the Labor Department, there are as many as 15 million
Americans out of work; and some studies suggest many more. With so
many out of work, the job boards are invaded with candidates looking
for work. Some reports are there are 6 applicants for every job.

In the film, the dad applied for many jobs. At one point, the former
executive, was considering maintenance work, delivering newspapers
etc. Clearly jobs that he wasn't qualified for.

As the film progresses, he helps his daughter with an art project. We
discover that he has a natural talent for art and that he had wanted to
be an artist, but his first daughter came along and he gave up the
dream.

As I discuss with great detail in my book, "From the Classroom to the
Boardroom: How I got there (and how you can too!)", sometimes money
isn't everything.
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Unemployment Figures Don't Figure

By ADMIN on Saturday, July 24th, 2010 | No Comments
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The current recession has now lasted 3 years. According to some
estimates, the Federal Reserve included, it may take another 5 years
for a full recovery of lost jobs.

While the estimates of unemployed Americans varies widely, the Labor
Department's posted number of 9.5%, or 14.6 million people, is NOT
accurate. According to some reports the figure may be as high as 28%.

Some of the discrepancy is attributed to the government's statistics
NOT including workers who take a job for less pay, such as college
graduates who are flipping burgers instead of creating the advertising
to sell them. This number represents about 8.6 million people!

If you are in this category, or know someone who is, the road to
recovery and employment heaven may seem impossibly long. Just like get
rich quick schemes that aren't, there is no fast and easy answer to
your unfortunate circumstances; however, there are ways to improve your
odds of finding a better job.

And for those of you worried that you may graduate without a job, or
lose the job you now have, there are ways to reduce those odds.

I have in fact counseled many people who were in distress from a long
period of unemployment. Unfortunately, I know that many recruiters
won't take your calls and employers won't either. I wish that I was
physically able to speak with each of you to give you one on one
advice. Unfortunately, I can't handle all 28 million phone calls from
you!

The best I can do is let you know that I discuss these issues
specifically in my book from a recruiter's perspective and from the
perspective of someone who has been in your shoes. Although I can't
sell it for free, I have priced it so that every student and unemployed
worker can afford it.

I know there are many free articles posted every day on the major job
boards and the pages of every major news website, such as Yahoo.

These articles are being written by writers, not recruiters. And they
are posted right next to ads selling online education. And they are
being read by 27.99 million others like you or your friend; something
that isn't giving anyone a leg up.

For the complete article on the US unemployment discrepancy, click
here.

To read about the author click here.
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