Introduction:
This is a series of articles about marketing and advertising. There are different ways you can reach an audience of millions of individuals all around the world. I show you on this series how to implement profitable strategies in your marketing career.
It has been said that “what matters is not what you sell but how you promote it.” So, the secret to success lays within your marketing techniques. That’s why it is very important for business owners to develop skills which allow them to increase the sales of their products.
One of the most important skills you must have is the ability to reach a lot of people quickly. To do this you need to realize how powerful media is an how it can drastically increase your revenues.
– Newspaper ads –
Americans read their newspapers a lot, that’s a fact. Check the statistics and you will realize that the newspaper have always being a good place to advertise. Depending on the kind of products or services that you sell you could use the American’s newspapers to generate new sources of income for your business.
It doesn’t matter whether you live in the USA or not. For example if you own an international e-business this could bring you good profits. I think this is another way you can diversify your marketing strategies.
There is a website called Nationwide Newspapers http://www.nationwideadvertising.com/, which allow you to post your ad in thousands and even millions of papers all around the country for a low fee. Imagine how much publicity you can get from that! You choose your budget and everything. They have different advertising packages to suit different business needs.
Whatever you choose to market, always use powerful phrases in your messages. The most effective ads are brief but they have the ability to act upon the feelings of the readers. Motivate them, intrigue them, make them feel the heat. Always remember that short phrases with a strong emotional impact are the most effective ones.
– Highway billboards –
If you want to advertise outdoor some companies may help you with this project like for example http://www.billboard-ads.com/. Keep in mind that this is an expensive type of advertisement. To rent an ad space on a well populated area will usually cost you a few thousand dollars per month.
On the other hand, I think the best choice you have is to buy a piece of land in or near a mayor highway and set everything up by yourself. Learn about the laws and regulations in your specific state. Probably the most important agency you will have to contact is your state Department of Transportation.
Visit http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/links.htm to find your state agency. They can give you specific information about this subject. Basically you will have to fill out an application where you affirm that you own the land where the billboard will be placed and you will pay an annual fee which may range from $100 to $500 depending on the state you live. To have someone design and create the ad for you will cost you $1,000 to $3,000. That’s a one time fee you will pay.
How much publicity can you get from this? A lot! But it all depends on your ad’s location. If your ad is next to a highway with a high traffic volume, let’s say that on average 45,000 different drivers travels through said highway everyday, then there will be more than a million individuals watching it every month.
That’s a lot, but to be honest with you, this kind of advertisement works better for local businesses like nearby restaurants or real estate Companies than for other kinds of businesses. Also transnational corporations with a large advertising budget, which would like to build reputation would want to have many billboard ads across the nation.
Small business owners usually prefer to market their products using other less expensive techniques. Anyway, I included this information here because I thought some of you would like to read about it. After all this is another way you can reach a vast amount of individuals in an everyday basis.
– TV Commercials –
To advertise on television will have a powerful impact on your business revenues. Different factors will determine how much this marketing strategy will cost you. For example the price vary depending on the channels you choose, how often you will advertise, etc.
There are some Companies which can help you reach your clients easily. I think the two most popular are http://www.nationaltvspots.com/ and http://www.metromarkcorp.com/. In National TV Spots some marketing packages start as low as $26 for a 30 seconds spot. This is other way to diversify your marketing techniques.
– Magazine Ads –
You can advertise on magazines and save up to 80% off the regular price. There is a company called Media Bids - http://www.mediabids.com, which allow you to meet other marketers as well as to choose among different marketing packages available. The service is free. You only pay for an ad if you choose to make a purchase.
As you can see, these techniques can increase your exposure and help you get more clients. You can read about other effective marketing techniques from my other articles on this series.
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Branding is no longer simply about visual appeal (or the cherry in the apple pie example, as given in my earlier article). Unfortunately, many graphic design firms who position themselves as advertising agencies believe that branding your corporate identity is all about developing great looking visual solutions.
However, there is much much more to branding than just looking good. Particularly in this web 2.0 era, where a powerful web presence has become a vital ingredient of your branding strategy, developing the right media mix holds the key to building a powerful brand equity.
In other words, a right media mix would mean:
• Creative design solutions (the design, color, and content of your ads, marketing collateral and website enhance your brand equity, attract customers, and generate sales)
• Web development (every product/service worth its name has a web presence these days, some have truly interactive, animated sites encouraging customer involvement),
• Viral marketing (vitally important in today’s age of social networking, tagging, podcasting, blogs, forums, wikis and what have you)
• Television commercial production, print media advertising (traditional media cannot be overlooked)
• Strategic films (have become necessary elements of roadshows, exibhitions and other promotional campaigns)
• Corporate video production (a very important tool for branding your corporate identity)
• Direct marketing (marketing collaterals need to be just as effective and resonant with the overall branding scheme as the communicate directly with the customer)
• Outdoor advertising (hoardings, roadshows, participations in business fairs, exhibitions, etc)
There are some interactive advertising agencies that have recognized the need of the hour - developing creative design solutions that employ user-centric investigation and involve critical and systematic thinking. User-centric means understanding of needs and priorities of end user; the clients' customers, their channel partners, users, and brand communities.
So if you want to register your brand as one that is synonymous with customer loyalty, you must develop a complete package, keeping the customer as the prime objective and organizing product stories around the way they prefer to learn about, compare, select and confirm purchases, connecting brands and their experiences.
Promotional T-shirts have been a part of business promotion and marketing of brands for a long time. Promotional T Shirts can be given to clients, to prospective customers, and also to your employees to give them the added feeling of belonging to a brand. You do not need be a world famous brand to benefit from promotional T-shirts. Even new busineses have used T Shirts to create awareness of their product, brand or business.
giving Promotional T Shirts to your employees is a great way for brand endorsement. You can design T Shirts with your company brand and marketing message for your employees and if you are hosting a conference, exibition or promotional event, make it mandatory for your employees to wear promotional T Shirts. It is a very inexpensive method to make your staff stand out from the crowd and you present an orderly unity among your employees, the same way in which a uniform serves.
Some businessesthink that it is too expensive to buy a t-shirt online but they are often incorrect. Purchasing t shirts online is a fast and easy process and the choice of online shops is very much better than you expect it to be with some allowing you to undertake the entire design process and payment online.
Corporate branding on T-Shirts can significantly improve the brand awareness of a business in a very short period of time and aside from the obvious marketing advantages branded T-Shirts and other clothing can enhance the perception of customers to your business. Considering the relatively low cost of purchase and printing T shirts against the length of time a good quality T Shirt can last makes branded T shirts one of the most cost effective methods of marketing for many businesses.
It is widely believed that DTG tshirt printing is more environmentally than screen printing. DTG uses water-based inks to print directly onto clothing, this means that there are no excess inks used in the actual printing and the only waste that occurs is from the occasional print head cleaning – it’s worth noting that head cleaning does not involve any external materials only ink. Then as long as waste ink is disposed of correctly, printing tshirts using the DTG method should have virtually no environmenal impact. Screen printing however has excess inks from parts of the stencil not printed to the tshirt and when screens are cleaned these excess inks are usually washed down the drain.
Flyers are an excellent marketing tool to promote a club night or event. They are commonly used for student promotions throughout the country.
You want your flyers to travel all over town, only you'd probably prefer it wasn't in the dustcart or stuck to the bottom of someone's shoe. What steps can you take to avoid this?
Here's a few hints and tricks to help your flyers avoid the trash:
1. Don't miss the boat before you start. Double-check local
Fresher's week and 2005/06 term dates with your local universities, as they vary nationwide.
2. Make sure there's a reason for students to keep your flyers. Can you include a drinks' promotion, discount or special offer in the copy?
3. Always include the key facts. Students need to know what,
when, why, how and where. List all relevant info, such as prices, times, dates, venue or address, contact details and your url.
4. Always double check your spelling and grammar before you
go to print.
5. It may sound obvious but do a spot check on the reliability
of your delivery agents. You've got a great deal on print, don't blow it with distribution.
6. Remember to leave your flyers in the places where your target student hangs out, read Meet the students for some helpful placement ideas.
7. Strong visuals or topical humour help students to remember
your promotion. They may even stick your flyer on their bedroom wall; beats the Simon Cowell poster their mum bought them for Christmas.
8. Ask a few local students their opinion of your sample flyer
designs to see which one has the most market appeal.
9. Want to increase sales and profit? Handing out the flyer
yourself can maximise your budget. Your personal enthusiasm and a friendly face can work wonders.
10. Er, try not to stand near a bin.
Some people say that advertising is everything! Regardless if you have a product, a service, a hobby website or just want to share pictures of your wedding, you have to advertise somehow to get the traffic to your site or blog.
But not all traffic is equal. There are services that can help you drive tons and tons of traffic to your site and it won't do you any good at all because it's not targeted traffic.
Take for example all of the many different 'surf for traffic' or 'traffic clicking' programs that are out there. If you have a website that is about your hobby, say model airplanes, then what good is this traffic really going to do you? Who's using these services?
Webmasters and marketers that want traffic on their own site. So they most likely won't spend any more time on your page than is required by the little timer these services use and then they are gone again. Even if your site is about these traffic services (this is about the only time you will see very much benefit from using such a tool) you will still have to spend a ton of time just surfing and clicking around to get a real benefit from these programs. Once marketers realized this they switched gears. They started promoting all the different programs to a lot of other marketers to get them in their downlines, so they could get some traffic as a bonus. This became their new focus. The problem is that everyone else did exactly the same thing, so not a lot of people were surfing the internet anymore.
Bottom-line is this. You need targeted traffic. So here are some tips on how you can generate exactly the traffic you need and bring the visitors you want to your website without having to chase after them.
1. Content
What is your website about? Do you just have a page with a lot of links and not much else?
If this is the case, think about adding some content to your website that will be of value to any potential visitors. You could write articles or find articles at one of the many directories that you can reprint on your site.
2. Talk about your experiences in your subject matter.
You don't have to put up some kind of resume (although that can work too), but rather try writing about what you are doing, as it relates to your topic of choice. Let's look at the model airplanes again briefly, you could talk or write about the latest plane type you built, how the last time flying your plane went, what challenges you run into or perhaps even post some pictures of your plane or of you flying it.
3. Forums and bulletin boards.
You could add a forum or bulletin board to your website where your visitors can interact with each other. There are a lot of free services available out there that you can use to either remotely host a forum for you, or even software you can install on your website's server. To find some of these, just head over to your favorite search engine and you will definitely find plenty to choose from.
And while you are visiting the search engine, why not run a search for any bulletin boards and forums that are already out there for your chosen topic? You could visit those and interact with the visitors there and since many allow you to post a signature or a profile, you could add a little line about your own site with a link (just check the rules of the forum first so
you don't violate any of them).
4. Start a blog.
Blogs are very popular and search engines love them because they provide constantly new and fresh content. Your blog would be a great place to talk about what you are up to that day. So if you spent some time today buying new parts for your plane you could write about where you found them, how much they cost you, why you chose those parts, anything really goes.
The really great part about this is that you can point links from your blog back to your website, so when the search engine stops by to grab and index your latest content, it will also stop by your website and you will start seeing very targeted traffic heading your way.
5. Write articles.
Writing articles isn't hard and can be a great source of fresh, new traffic to your website. There are a lot of ezines on any topic out there and there are also a lot of directories where you can share your article.
Basically, what you do is write an article and then add a small resource box that links back to your website (just like a signature) and then let other ezine publishers know that you are allowing them to print your article in their ezine. And many publishers go to the article directories to find new content for their newsletter and even their websites. And since there are
websites and ezine newsletters on any imaginable topic out there, you can't lose. Write an article every couple of days and post it in the directories (even one a week or every two weeks will start getting you traffic). Very soon you will find new traffic coming from search engines, newsletters and websites.
Best of all, these 5 simple tips will bring targeted traffic, meaning the visitors are coming to you because they are interested in what you wrote.
So there you have it. Whether you have a simple and basic Work at Home Business or a significant Internet Marketing enterprise you can benefit from these 5 easy and simple ways to advertise and drive traffic to your website at absolutely no cost.
Stephen Wright is President & CEO of InternetMarketingUSA.com
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What is a Slogan?
Any form of business branding plan must involve the creation of a slogan. It is one of the basic elements necessary in building an effective brand campaign. A slogan typically consists of a short sentence or a phrase that serve to reinforce the business name or logo. In fact, many big time businesses has created highly successful marketing slogans that it has been recognized by the consumers as much as their name.
Slogan is often dismissed as an element for effective branding methods, which is also the reason why even a potentially good business name fails to deliver. Its purpose main purpose is mainly to enhance and boost the name or provide a tiny glimpse of what the brand promises to deliver. Even simple words or phrases can go a long way when it works well with your brand.
Impact of Slogan to Branding
Brand recall is the main purpose of creating a slogan. They are there to speak for the brand where images fail. This further enables the brand to create a more lasting memory to the minds of the consumers and enhances the market reach of the product.
Therefore, you need not just produce a creative slogan but an intelligent one. The purpose is mainly to capture the consumer's attention and produce interest about a given product. It enables your audience to stop and think about the possibilities offered by the brand. Depending on your marketing plan, you can utilize a slogan to appeal to either the needs, attitudes, or emotions of the consumers. Therefore, you are trying to compel them to make an action, which in this case is to purchase the product to avail of the benefits it offer.
Why is it such a potent part of your marketing and branding efforts, you may ask? Because it triggers the motivation of the consumers then driving them into action.
Creating a Good Slogan
Due to the importance of the slogan in your business, it is best to assert careful planning into the process of creating a slogan. To achieve a good slogan, you must inform yourself of what the qualities of a good slogan are.
1.) A good slogan is memorable. Since the purpose of a slogan is to increase brand recall and trigger buyer motivations, it must first be able to capture their attention and stay in their memory for a given period. Staying power is an essential factor in the business industry, so you have to be able to produce something that stays in the mind of the consumers when they go out to buy.
2.) A good slogan produces images on the consumer's mind. Most people produce images on their mind when they hear something. Hence, you can trigger the visual patterns of your customers by using the slogan. For instance, you can remind them about your company logo and create a stronger link between the two.
3.) A good slogan drives people into action. Awakening triggers on the consumer's part will help make them the decision to buy the product being represented.
4.) A good slogan highlights the benefit of the product. This is tied up with the efforts of creating product distinction, which is to emphasize the benefits that one can derive from using a company's products or services.
Advertising versus Business Slogan
Business owners must be able to differentiate advertising from business slogans since they serve different purposes. The business slogan is more important since it concerns the brand identity. It impacts your distinction in the market and the power of your brand.
Meanwhile, advertising slogans are created for a specific marketing objectives and over a short-period of time. It is more concerned over influencing a consumer's immediate reaction to a given product while business slogan reinforces the reputation of a company as part of its branding efforts.
Branding is a product of intense planning and conceptualization. To come up with innovative marketing ideas and an effective way to brand your products, you need to carefully laid out the steps you need to get there. Doing so will also enable you to take note of the vital aspects involved in the creation of a brand. Brand models have been formulated to create the framework needed to build an effective brand that will be able to withstand market trends and competition.
What is a Branding Model?
There are basic models utilized in the process of brand planning. Each of them will cover different scopes and aspects of the process to create a sound branding strategy. Aside from the ability to postulate methods for arriving at a specific brand idea, these models will also help businessmen understand the behavior of consumers in terms of their responses to a brand, which is helpful in adjusting old branding strategies or acquiring new ones.
All of these features are key in managing and reviewing brands, which are necessary steps that must be taken by any company in their branding efforts. These models are not directly linked but one does impact another.
Brand Positioning
This model involves your effort to create an image that will have its distinct position in the market. Firmly establishing your brand will help your target market to easily remember and and opt for your line of products. This is one aspect of your brand planning wherein you must focus on creating superior brands that will eliminate your competition. Here are steps you need to look into:
*This is the step wherein you begin to identify other brands you are competing against. Then, define the parameters of your own brand against your competition. This will enable you to focus your efforts.
*Next, your objective is to introduce attributes to your brand that will enable it to stand out from competition. You must also introduce elements into your brand that will produce in the mind of your consumers or target market the perceived quality of your brand.
*You must establish a slogan for your brand that will aim to reaffirm the position and values of your brand. It aims to articulate the message of the brand and what it promises to deliver to the consumers.
Brand Resonance
Once you're through the stage of creation and distinction placement in the market, your next step is to protect the loyalty of your consumers. To do that, you need to employ an efficient customer relation service and to provide a feedback system. This model follows from the initial steps laid out by the brand positioning methods. Now that have acquired target customers, your next aim is to strengthen the relationship between them and your brand. After all, majority of the business sales stem from repeat customers.
More than anything, this stage is where you must reinforce the messages initially conveyed by your brand. Hence, customers will remain satisfied with the level of performance and quality delivered by your brand. Are your methods consistent to the identity of the brand and its missions? Take into consideration the feedback of customers on your product and how you can build up on that relationship.
Brand Value Chain
This one is more focused on the financial impact of your branding efforts. The basic idea of this model is that the value of the brand consist in the customers, so that is where you should be focusing most of your branding strategies on.
Carefully combining these various models will provide a company a reliable perspective of the different areas involved in the marketing activity. Taking bringing all these branding steps into the formula will enable you to easily track progress or problem areas in the branding system.
Avoiding Costly Mistakes in Using Pay Per Click Internet Marketing - Home Online Business Opportunity
from dangdut | | 0 comments »One of those mistakes is using pay per click marketing without adequate knowledge.
I'm not saying that you should become a theoretical pro before you start marketing your business, but you must learn as much as you can as early as you can. When you start marketing for your online home business opportunity, you are likely to use pay per click marketing as it is a very efficient strategy to bring traffic immediately. The problem is that the less you know and apply the right tactics with pay per click marketing, the more it will cost you! Amateur pay per click marketing can be very damaging to your finances in 3 different ways:
1. It will cost you more to be placed in a good position on the search engines 2. You may receive a lot of traffic, but only poor quality leads (quantity vs. quality), which does not facilitate the growth of your online home business opportunity; 3. Your ads may be performing poorly, and therefore you may have no traffic, no leads, and no income as a result.
I was really pleased when at first I saw how many people were driven to my ads and my website: I was getting great click through rates, my ads were performing well, and many people were even taking the next step on my website and entering their details. BUT, I realised after an expensive month generating more than 1000 clicks and more than 100 leads that I was speaking to the wrong people. Sure, people were interested in learning more about my home online business opportunity, products and opportunity, but where were all the seriously determined entrepreneur-minded people I was truly looking for? I did get a few great leads out of these numbers, but the truth is, it cost me a lot more time, money and energy than it should have, and in the process the people I was really looking for probably didn't even see my ads.
There are plenty of resources to help you learn how to use pay per click marketing effectively, how to improve your website ranking, and how to reach the right audience and get quality leads. The bottom line is, the less you learn about those principles and techniques, the more it will cost you and the less you will grow your home business opportunity online.
Here are my recommendations for tackling pay per click marketing when you are starting out in internet or network marketing and building a successful home business online:
1. Learn the basics on pay per click marketing - this is a must! Perry Marshall has a 'Definitive Guide To Google Adwords' which is easy to understand yet comprehensive, and will help you set up your ads and analyse your results.
2. Learn the basics on how websites are picked up and ranked by search engines, so that you understand how to create an effective title, description, keywords, content and links for your own website and to invite visitors to view your home online business opportunity.
3. Continue learning step by step and applying new tactics to always perfect the online marketing of your home business opportunity. Again, get the basics before you do anything (it may be worth studying another week or two before you start to advertise), and then get into the more sophisticated stuff. Never leave your active campaigns fixed or worse, unattended. Test your ads and always analyse your results so that you can improve them. The internet is constantly changing and what works today may not work next month.
4. Define your target audience. Design your ads to talk to them. Ask yourself if your ads could be misinterpreted, unclear or misleading - this is how you get the wrong people to click on your ads (and pay for it). Also make sure that the content on your website targets the right people; even though you have already paid for a click, you still don't want to waste your time calling the wrong prospects. Basically, use the content on your website to help people pre-qualify themselves for your opportunity and online home business before signing up.
5. Record and analyse statistics on your leads. How many were not actually looking for your type of product or business? How many were not serious candidates for your opportunity and online home business? How many quality leads resulted from your efforts and investment? How much did each lead cost you? Find out what works and what doesn't work and change your marketing strategies accordingly.
6. Accept that less traffic (especially the paid one) can be a good thing for your online home business. You don't want to spend money on bad leads. Quality brings better results and is more cost-effective than quantity. Hit and miss can be an expensive approach.
7. Until you have sufficient knowledge to create campaigns that generate quality leads for yourself, consider using the services of an expert marketer. For example, you may be able to join a marketing cooperative within your company. However, be cautious about purchasing leads from a third party, as you may not know the origin, nature or quality of those leads and their suitability for your home online business opportunity.
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Basically there are two clear ways to gain admission into the electrical market. To being with we have the older apprentice course and then secondly we have the option for those who wish to make a career change to join the industry. To begin with we have the 'Junior Entrants' and then we have the 'Mature Entrants'.
Principally, Mature Entrants join the electrical workplace later on, and focus on becoming self employed. This means working on their own and not having to pay salaries to anyone else. Those who join as Junior Entrants, on the other hand, appear to do so with the aim of joining an established electrical firm - in order to gain further qualifications and experience whilst picking up practical and other work-place skills. Often a young apprentice will be in their first job since leaving school, and will therefore have a host of ancillary skills to learn during their first few years as a working adult.
The different ways into electrical work have two distinct types of training: Junior entrants go through NVQ training in England and Wales, and SVQ training in Scotland. The training itself is similar to non NVQ training, but completion of the full programme means getting the actual qualifications. 'Junior Entrants' will have to be in an apprenticeship of some sort in order to achieve the testing and course work required.
Instead of seeking a work-based training environment, the Mature Entrant often seems to focus on working as a self employed person where different qualifications to NVQ's are preferred. In the main the person will aim to gain the best from their investment costs against the return for that training. This method may appear to reduce the levels of knowledge overall, but it does allow for an increase in the speed by which people enter and become more prevalent within the market.
So we have two defined routes laid out - one being for general employment and the other centred on self-employment. For the sake of this document we will assume that everyone involved in electrical employment is working full-time. Certainly, whilst salary levels can be affected by knowledge and qualifications, they can also be affected by competence and aptitude.
Wages for 'Junior Entrants' can become as high as 30,000 or more per annum with the right experience, although starting salaries are around 12,000. Mature Entrants are more difficult to assess, and incomes up to and above 70k are regularly reported within the UK Press. Irrespective of this salary level many self-employed people also need to manage extra business costs such as tools, clothes and vans. In addition to this they will also have to allow for items such as accountancy and personal/professional insurance. Whilst there is lots of available work, a severe skills shortage means electricians are very much in demand. Working 7 days a week is totally achievable for most people if they want it. Although by working very long hours and having assistants to help, the figures of 70-100 thousand advertised in newspapers might be achieved, it wouldn't be easy.
In light of the above, it is often understood that there is wild variance between the working expectations of Junior and Mature Entrants. Electricians who are 'Junior Entrants' would work a simple 40 hour working week. To be fair, if the Mature electrician is focused on the domestic market then they often find themselves working out of hours, especially to support their clients when they get home. With many self-employed electricians the core of their income comes from items such as business testing and installation and as such operates during the main part of the week.
If a Junior Electrician chooses an electrical career, then the main business actions of their company often dictate the type of expertise that they gain. But by securing work within the fields of gas or plumbing many mature entrants can gain knowledge outside of their chosen path. Certainly if they are employed within the domestic sector this makes it easier to take on work without having to rely upon other people.
One new, fast growing area - one that invokes a wide array of skills sets and is new to the industry overall - is that of the 'Green Engineer'. The curiosity of both Junior and Mature Electricians to this new industry is well founded especially when considering the power of the UK and the EEC markets in areas of growth and governmental projects.
Proper support is incredibly important - look for a package offering 24x7 direct access to instructors, as anything else will annoy you and definitely hold up your pace and restrict your intake.
You'll be waiting ages for an answer with email based support, and phone support is often to a call-centre which will just take down the issue and email it over to their technical team - who'll call back sometime over the next 1-3 days, when it suits them. This is not a lot of use if you're stuck with a particular problem and have a one hour time-slot in which to study.
If you look properly, you'll find the top providers which provide their students direct-access support 24x7 - even in the middle of the night.
If you accept anything less than support round-the-clock, you'll end up kicking yourself. It may be that you don't use it late at night, but you're bound to use weekends, late evenings or early mornings.
An all too common mistake that we encounter all too often is to focus entirely on getting a qualification, and take their eye off where they want to get to. Colleges are brimming over with unaware students who took a course because it seemed fun - rather than what would get them an enjoyable career or job.
It's possible, in some situations, to get a great deal of enjoyment from a year of study and then find yourself trapped for decades in a tiresome job role, as a consequence of not performing the correct research at the beginning.
Be honest with yourself about how much you want to earn and how ambitious you are. Often, this changes what exams will be expected and what you can expect to give industry in return.
Take advice from a professional advisor, even if you have to pay - as it's a lot cheaper and safer to find out at the start whether you've chosen correctly, rather than find out after several years of study that you aren't going to enjoy the job you've chosen and have to start from the beginning again.
Let's face it: There really is pretty much no individual job security anywhere now; there's only industry or business security - companies can just drop any single member of staff if it suits their business interests.
In actuality, security now only emerges in a fast rising market, driven by a lack of trained workers. It's this shortage that creates the right conditions for a secure marketplace - definitely a more pleasing situation.
The 2006 national e-Skills analysis showed that more than 26 percent of all IT positions available haven't been filled because of a lack of trained staff. To put it another way, this highlights that the United Kingdom is only able to source 3 certified professionals for each four job positions existing currently.
Accomplishing proper commercial computing certification is consequently a fast-track to achieve a life-long and rewarding living.
In reality, acquiring professional IT skills as you progress through the next year or two is probably the greatest career choice you could ever make.
Sometimes men and women assume that the state educational system is still the most effective. So why are commercially accredited qualifications beginning to overtake it?
Accreditation-based training (as it's known in the industry) is far more effective and specialised. The IT sector has realised that specialisation is what's needed to meet the requirements of an acceleratingly technical commercial environment. Microsoft, CompTIA, CISCO and Adobe are the big boys in this field.
Academic courses, for example, become confusing because of a great deal of loosely associated study - with much too broad a syllabus. Students are then held back from understanding the specific essentials in enough depth.
When an employer understands what areas they need covered, then all they have to do is advertise for someone with a specific qualification. The syllabuses are all based on the same criteria and don't change between schools (in the way that degree courses can).
The prime duties of a funeral director can be categorised into four broad heads, which are transporting the dead body, readying it for final service, making preparations for people to gather and pay their final respects to the departed and then the actual cremation or burial of the body as per the choice or beliefs of the family.
These tasks involve taking care of activities like deciding the place and timings of the memorial services, arranging for a hearse to shift the body, and writing obituaries and posting them in newspapers or the electronic media. Further, funeral directors have to arrange flowers and have the decoration done for each service, arrange for conveyance for the assembled people and clothe the body for the service after embalming it.
Besides these tasks, a funeral director has to take care of the task of doing the mandatory paperwork formalities required after a person's death. He facilitates obtaining of a death certificate for the deceased. He also makes arrangements to settle any claims of insurance, and helps the family in applying for seniors' burial benefits. He also aids in clearing pension and annuity money, if any, of the deceased to the beneficiaries of the deceased and helps the family in assessing the costs of the whole funeral proceedings.
He also has to coordinate with a number of professionals to perform his tasks in an efficient and systematic manner. He must be able to communicate with physicians, florists, coffin makers and pastors equally well.
Lastly, the funeral directors should be considerate too and must try to provide some solace to the grieving family and try to bring them out of their grief over the demise of a loved one. Some funeral directors overlook this responsibility, but it is an essential part of their service nevertheless.
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Every event photographer will have their own style. The photographers style should coincide with your idea of the type of wedding pictures you want. If you don't you could end up with a horrible experience. Depending on the style that your event photographer will use will vary. Traditional and wild are two extreme styles of photographers. Photos of the bride and groom, and the wedding party are examples of a traditional style. Making funny faces and having completely serious faces might be considered a wild style.
An event photographer should be highly motivated, try to find one who is. You do not want to have someone who is inactive and sitting around missing all the good pictures they could be capturing. Motivation is not just about wanting to do the job, but finding a way to enjoy it and bring trust as well as good verbal communication to everyone as well.
Over time is the only way an event photographer will gain experience. In some cases you should ask questions such as where they were previously employed and for how long. This should help you when making a clear decision on an event photographer. Ask their previous employer what kind of work they produced if they are now in business for themselves. It may be a devious way of getting information but it is better to find out then to have horrible pictures produced.
Being relaxed around your event photographer will make things go smother. When you are around them they should make you feel comfortable as well. This will help them in capturing the precious photos later on at your wedding. If you are nervous around your event photographer you will see that emotion in your wedding pictures.
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Colourful and flashy bags compliments the teenage look while most professional women like to stick to the classic styles to project seriousness and sophistication towards their job. The bags should be picked as per the personality and age. Petite women carrying a huge bag will not look nice. A woman carrying a huge bag is indicative of her busy schedules. They are also survival kits rather than just being accessories carrying items like mobiles, keys, dairy, wallet etc. Handbags are important part of a women's daily life.
A perfect handbag more than complimenting your style is also style statements. Keeping you on prime focus they can help you make a noticeable presence in an occasion. So investing in a good bag always gives good returns.
Handbags can be categorised as leather bags, trendy occasion bags, professional bags, diaper bags, beach bag etc. Depending on your budget you can find bags in different shape, size, colours, and patterns. Floral prints make you feel young but are also more girly.
Beside from just enhancing the look a bag should be easy to carry or comfortable. Try the bag before buying it and see if it is comfortably fits you. A petite size lady carrying an over-sized bag or a tote will look odd. So always keep your physical personality in mind when investing on a handbag. It will not only make you look great but will also boost your confidence. Women's who are oversized and tall should go for the bags that compliment there personality.
Quality bags always are a good buy. You can find lot of brand bags that are made up of good quality material and last longer. But these brand bags are more expensive than the local regular bags. But one more advantage of investing on a good bag is that you can pass it on to the new generation.
Personalizing your bag to make it look custom made is also a good idea. Many online stores will help you with it. You can find embroidered bags with your initials on it. Personalized bags can add a bit of your creative ideas to the handbags.
Online store on the internet can help you pick from a vast variety and moreover you can do a comparison by looking at other offering stores. It is not tiring at all as you do not have to step out of your house to do it. The final product will be delivered to your doorstep.
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When initiating the process of raising capital one should take into consideration the use of a combination of funding options such as but not limited to: traditional venture capital, bank institutional, institutional equity investment, hedge fund lenders, private money lending, angel equity and loan investment, a private placement memorandum as the mechanism for raising capital distributed in shares, international equity based funding, the reality of taking your small business public on the OTCBB and many other concepts of capital raising that can be placed into a simultaneous strategy.
It's a common mistake among entrepreneurs and executives to place all of their attention and time into one singular aspect of the above funding concepts. Instead, you should pick a multi pronged approach and go after multiple genres of financing for your business. Some avenues will yield success, some will not but you are more likely to achieve incremental funding successes as oppose to one gargantuan, be all and end all finance victory.
To achieve funding you'll need to be able to contact multiple finance sources to start the ball rolling. Find online membership database sites that are owned and operated by professionals in the venture capital industry.
There is a big difference between a generalized database of possible lenders and a strategic database of success driven finance solutions. Find the most cutting edge, full range database on the web and join them.
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Private Placement Memorandum and OTCBB: Make Investors Come To You In Droves!
from dangdut | | 0 comments »When an investor looks at your human resource list on your PPM, business plan or public offering docs it needs to scream power, authority and confidence. Each individual that you place on your advisory board must have a massive contribution other than 'advice'. Advisors should be able to prove their ability to assist in crucial decisions, connect your company with strategic partners and help you get to the next level.
Your legal counsel and CPA should be well known organizations with a long list of successful, well known organizations on their client roster and they should have a lot more to offer your company than just their fee based services. Again, these organizations should be able to set you up with partnerships that will help grow your business. As far as corporate awareness you must include a publicist. The publicist that you choose must be well versed in their comprehension of your industry genre.
They must be able to take your company and get you in front of the proper audience that is conducive to enhancing your growth potential. They must be able to demonstrate their knowledge of viral online marketing as well as traditional means of radio, TV and article promotion. They should be able to reach into their contact list and set you up with one interview after another targeting your specific audience.
These are just a few things to take into consideration when you jump on the fund raising trail. Every individual you have listed on your docs must be able to pass due diligence and have the appeal that reaches into the 'comfort' zone portion of the investor's mind.
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NFL pointspread players who backed the Steelers as -6 home favorites were rewarded with the cover. Pittsburgh had only covered one of their first six games heading into the contest, and the win improved their record against the number to 2-5. Minnesota dropped to 4-3 against the spread with the setback.
The Steelers largely shut down Minnesota's rushing game, holding Adrian Peterson to 69 yards. Pittsburgh safety Ryan Clark underscored his team's dominance against the run:
"That's the biggest point of the game. You have the best running back in the world and you don't give it to him. They're saying they can't beat us running, and that's a major statement when you have the guy they have back there."
Favre gave a mealy mouthed justification for the loss in his postgame interview:
"There were a lot of what ifs, a lot of reasons we didn't win. The red zone was one of them. They're physical, and they were as good as we thought they'd be. ... When I came here and looked at our schedule and saw the Steelers game, I went, 'Oh-h-h.' "
Favre has only thrown three interceptions in a Vikings' uniform, but #3 was a costly one as it was returned by Steelers' Keyaron Fox for a touchdown to put the game out of reach as Minnesota was driving for a potential game tying field goal. Afterwards, Fox recalled the play:
"Brett tried to force it in there and the running back bobbled it and slipped out of his hands and it fell into my lap. I had just run across the field after Peterson and I was winded, so it felt like it was 100-plus yards."
The Vikings now face another big game next week as they head to Favre's old stomping grounds in Green Bay for a battle with the Packers. It'll be Favre's first appearance at his old home in an enemy uniform. The Vikings are a +3 road underdog with the total set at 48. The Vikings will then have a bye weekend before hosting the lowly Detroit Lions on November 15. Pittsburgh will enjoy a bye week this week before returning to action on Monday, November 9th facing the Denver Broncos on the road.
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What requires to be changed and what needs to be mended is the first thing that you must think of. For example, a growing family requires added living space, so the house may have to be extended for the reason, or an open space may have to be utilized for making a car garage. chimneys can make a sticky and stuffy kitchen neat, airy and more spacious.
Some household electrical items fixed in the kitchen or the bathroom can also be mended or replaced as part of the renovation exercise to make the house look as good as new in every aspect. Nothing can be more satisfying than living in a home that has undergone a properly executed renovation.
Another reason that prompts a lot of people to renovate their homes is adding value to their property. finding a lucrative price for a property is in mind, then concern for expenditure takes a backseat, and the owner willingly spends on renovation. However, there is a potential risk in it, as the plan may go awry if the expenditure of renovation ends up exceeding the cumulative value of the property. Hence any resolution regarding spending design.
Last but not the least, appropriate budgeting is a crucial factor you must consider before embarking on renovation. Some extra expense beyond what the contractor has calculated might be required during renovation, and the budget has to be made while keeping this buffer in mind.
If the overall expense is coming out too high then you can even consider availing a home renovation loan. There are various renovation loan schemes with convenient payback options available and you can make use of them to renovate your home.
you feel the need then get an expert involved.
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While using projector, if anyone is experiencing dimming or low intensity visuals, then it's right time to buy a replacement projector lamp. However before taking the plunge, has to ensure of few necessary things that can help the person in looking for the right projector lamp. However finding an precise replacement projector lamp for the projector could additionally be a daunting task. In this case, in order to assist out folks, a projector lamp buyer's guide is additionally on the market that helps folks to find a superior projector lamp at a low-cost rate.
When locating projector lamp bulbs, initial, checking online with the projector supplier is usually a nice idea. Although a massive number of projector lamp suppliers are there who offer totally different sorts of the replacement projector lamps, it is very important to make sure that the provider is trustworthy. Generally, it is difficult to find out compatible lamps for projectors that have bought quite a very long time ago and thus, to urge the replacement of the projector lamp that has some specific requirements, it is a smart plan to contact a explicit projector supplier.
If somebody is unable to find the exact original replacement lamp for their projector, then, to induce the optional replacement projector lamp bulbs, the person can take the assistance of the supplier. Thus, one will realize a varied choice of original also different replacement lamps, which can meet the person's requirements. In this regard, initial, should browse the owner's manual and notice out the specific projector lamp for the projector and if somebody isn't in a position to search out out, then asking the manufacturer for details, will actually facilitate the person. Therefore, it can lead the person towards the right product.
As the mildew that is used for housing the lamp, differs from model to model, so each projector has its distinctive projector lamp. To get the precise replacement, getting all specific information regarding projector moreover because the model variety of the projector lamp is terribly important. There are certain risks attached to a blank projector lamp, thus, trying for a projector bulb with correct housing is necessary.
Moreover, there are some other things to check out for, that include the warranty for projector lamp and markings of the manufacturers. Just looking for the markings on the projector lamp box isn't wise, thus has to maneuver a step further and should check if projector bulb too has them or not. These small things go an extended way and facilitate folks to search out if the lamp is original or not. Hence, going for a reliable projector provider is usually advisable.
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When imaginations meet shining oily colors on the canvass it turns out to a beautiful oil painting. These are an antique form of art which are successfully marking up their presence to be stand out from the rest types. It is one of the ancient most styles of painting that is generally opted by the great artists and painters. The pictures made out of this style are tremendous and contains a realistic appeal.
Oil paintings are usually very rich and attractive with a distinguished flavor of creativity to play with magical colors. Mostly the oil paintings were originated in the middle age when people want to have the waterproof paintings. The oil-paintings were considered to be the more durable due to their long lasting resistance. This is why we are now even able to have the pleasure of the astonishing collections made by the great artists.
A few major types of the LDS oil paintings are enlisted as:
1. Temple Paintings
These paintings are made on the stunning temples situated around the world. The LDS temple paintings that are focused to tap the salient beauty of the temples will turn out to be a perfect investment for you walls.
2. Custom Paintings
It is really a break through style in which you can get your family photo painted with eye catching oil paints.
3. Historical Event Paintings
This type of paintings is based on the prominent historical LDS church events. It is a hand painted oil painting that allows you to be in that situation where the event has taken place.
4. Prophet Paintings
It is a unique type of painting that is a portrait of contemporary and past prophets or clairvoyants.
5. Jesus Christ Paintings
Jesus Christ Paintings are the flawless art work sketching our Lord and Shepherd.
Paintings are a way to create your memories alive and make them worthy to showcase. Life is really beautiful that is full of memorable moments and things which we always want to cherish. The desire to keep all the magnificent things along with us makes us insisted to keep all these mesmerizing moments in our memories.
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Achieving this qualification means you'll probably end up working for large companies who have many locations, but still need contact. Alternatively, you may find yourself employed by an internet service provider. These jobs are well paid and in demand.
The appropriate skill-set and comprehension before starting your Cisco CCNA course skills is very important. So talk to someone who can tell you what else you need to know.
It's essential to have authorised exam simulation and preparation programs as part of your training package.
Sometimes people can find themselves confused by practicing questions for their exams that aren't recognised by official boards. Sometimes, the question formats and phraseology can be quite different and it's vital that you know this.
Obviously, it's essential to know that you've thoroughly prepared for the real exam prior to doing it. Revising mock-up tests logs the information in your brain and saves you time and money on failed exams.
Coming across job security in this economic down-turn is problematic. Businesses frequently remove us from the workplace with very little notice - whenever it suits.
Whereas a marketplace with high growth, where staff are in constant demand (due to a big shortfall of trained workers), creates the conditions for lasting job security.
The 2006 British e-Skills analysis highlighted that over 26 percent of computing and IT jobs are unfilled due to a huge deficit of well-trained staff. To put it another way, this means that the UK only has three properly accredited workers for each 4 positions that are available now.
This one concept on its own shows why the United Kingdom needs a lot more people to enter the IT sector.
Undoubtedly, now really is the very best time to consider retraining into Information Technology (IT).
It's so important to understand this key point: You have to get round-the-clock 24x7 instructor and mentor support. You will have so many problems later if you don't heed this.
Beware of institutions who use 'out-of-hours' call-centres - where you'll get called back during normal office hours. It's not a lot of help when you've got study issues and need help now.
Top training companies have many support offices around the globe in several time-zones. Online access provides the interactive interface to join them all seamlessly, no matter what time you login, there is always help at hand, with no hassle or contact issues.
If you accept anything less than 24x7 support, you'll regret it. You may avoid using the support throughout the night, but you're bound to use weekends, early mornings or late evenings.
The way a programme is physically sent to you is usually ignored by most students. How is the courseware broken down? And in what order and how fast does each element come?
Often, you'll enrol on a course taking 1-3 years and receive a module at a time. It seems to make sense on one level, but consider these issues:
What would their reaction be if you find it difficult to do each and every exam at the required speed? Sometimes their preference of study order won't fit you as well as some other structure would for you.
Ideally, you'd ask for every single material to be delivered immediately - meaning you'll have all of them to return to any point - whenever it suits you. You can also vary the order in which you move through the program as and when something more intuitive seems right for you.
Choosing an appropriate casket is very hard, as you would want to buy a good product at the correct price when you are just not in a psychological state to bargain. However, making the final choice can be easier if the deceased had expressed his preference for a specific type of casket when he was alive or if his or her religious customs require a certain kind of casket.
Many casket choices come in a range of sizes, designs, shapes, and accordingly differing rate tags. You will need to identify if you want a burial casket or a funeral casket. While the funeral casket is meant for the body to be visible during the memorial service, the burial casket is normally only suitable for burial purposes.
You can choose from metal, fibre, wood, and even marble caskets for the funeral. In previous times, wooden caskets were preferred and choice from various kinds of wood like mahogany, maple, oak etc could be made. While wooden caskets are very classy when polished and great in terms of quality, they are also more costly than other alternatives. Alternately, metal caskets come cheaper and can be found in a range of finishes like bronze, steel, and copper, and in various designs and colours too.
The need to be eco friendly among many customers has opened up a growing market for a range of caskets made of materials that are environment friendly. As the raw materials used are completely biodegradable, these caskets cause least damage to the planet. These could be your last tribute to the deceased if he or she believed strongly in protecting the environment.
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Professional Expertise And Traits Required For An Undertaker's Profession
from dangdut | | 0 comments »As he may be required at any hour of the day, an undertaker should be ready to work at odd hours also. He should be ready to spend most of his time outdoors because of the nature of the job.
The undertaker must be able to understand the feelings of clients, listen and comprehend their needs and communicate lucidly. With clients hailing from many religions, traditions and cultures, he must be able to communicate with and handle each one of them efficiently. He must be compassionate and should understand others' feelings. But he will have to offer support to the grieving family and must stay strong and emotionally detached to be able to do so.
As an undertaker, an individual should project a dignified and calm personality, while taking care that his behaviour doesn't intensify the sorrow of the bereaved family members and relatives.
Knowledge of various religious beliefs, practices and sentiments, and due respect for these helps undertakers in succeeding in their profession. They must be conscious of different customs and rituals followed by various sects during the funeral service.
An undertaker should have good organisational and management skills. Making arrangements for necessary services like flowers, hearse etc will entail coordination with several providers and will require leadership and guidance skills.
As the undertaker will shoulder the responsibility of obtaining all clearances and adhering to all regulations related to the ceremony, he will need to be well versed in such procedures and legal formalities. The necessary rules and formalities to be followed to get a death certificate or to file insurance claims must also be known to him.
Lastly, an undertaker should ensure that his driver's licence is updated and that he can drive the funeral vehicle during the service.
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These main tenets of Buddhism are evident in the rituals followed in a Buddhist funeral. There are certain mandatory rites that need to be adhered to during the funeral of a deceased person. These rites are aimed at ensuring that the departed soul is elevated to a higher stage. Prayers are offered invoking the goodness of the deceased person and wishes are made for a peaceful life after death for the deceased.
The first task in funeral rituals is that of giving the body a traditional wash. The second stage entails presence of monks, who read out religious scriptures and thereby help the soul in finding eternity. The monks recite those sermons of the Buddha that talk about the importance of practising compassion and kindness. Meanwhile, the body is prepared for the last journey. Friends and family usually place some money in the casket of the deceased person. This is for helping the dead person to pay and go across the River of Three Hells.
The casket is then put before the altar in the house for the loved ones to pay their respects. The relatives and friends offer condolences to the deceased's family, while the attendees pray for his soul. The ceremony is accompanied with chanting of relevant sutras by the monks. Everyone present have to bow at the altar when this recital is over. The family members then thank the visitors for shouldering their grief by distributing gifts to them.
The family members can decide upon whether to bury the body or cremate it according to their family beliefs, once all these important rituals are completed. In all, the rituals aim to bring a sense of peace and acceptance to the bereaved family while praying in order to elevate the dead to a higher stage of knowledge and enlightenment.
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To successfully bet on the NFL, one needs to find opportunities to play underdogs"this is particularly true in games where neither team is expected to put many points on the board. Such was the case here, as Cleveland easily covered the pointspread as +6 road underdogs. Both teams are now 2-3 against the number on the season. The Browns have now won and covered the last three head to head matchups between the teams. The 9 points scored came nowhere near the total of 41 for an easy UNDER.
It was a game without many highlights. The Browns got on the board first with a 24 yard Cundiff field goal in the second quarter, and took that 3-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. Buffalo would tie the score in third on a Rian Lindell 36 yard field goal. That would set the stage for Cundiff to nail the game winner from' yards out with: 23 left to play. Despite todays victory, Cleveland is averaging a woeful 11 points per game this season.
The real loser in Sundays contest may have been Buffalo head coach Dick Jauron. Many were surprised that he was retained after the Bills third straight 7-9 season last year and things have gone from bad to worse so far in the 2009 NFL season. Buffalo has lost to winless teams in back to back weeks, part of a three game losing streak. Overall, the Bills have wound up losers in 12 of their last 15 games. Not that Cleveland has done much better--the win today ended a 10 game losing streak, one short of the all time franchise record.
Cleveland will have a tough road assignment next Sunday, heading to Pittsburgh to face the World Champion Steelers. Theyll return home for a game against the Green Bay Packers on October 25th before playing the Chicago Bears in The Windy City the following week. Buffalo will play the next two on the road, heading to the Meadowlands next Sunday for a game against the New York Jets followed by a trip to Charlotte, NC to take on the Carolina Panthers.
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Start extending your personal brand by joining and participating on discussions on facebook and lindedin. Q&A section is in linkedin and specialized groups are in both sites. Answering questions and participating in discussions is the best way to promote you. The web scouring recruiters and people who enjoy your posts can add and connect with you if you leave your email address, signature and other media information at the bottom of your message. The only way is for this to be sincere and consistent. Jobconcierge facebook is the best way to start. Frustration makes people quit and but you become successful by giving small time periods weekly or monthly.
Merging social networking with the job applications is the second step of differentiating the application of your job. The very time consuming and tiring which can call job itself. Start from the best job board. This is a must if you want to maximize your chances for getting your next job and want to be thorough. When you start finding jobs accordingly by online job search than you must classify the job results in the following categories: (1)ideal job or (2) willing to work there. The chance of getting more interviews totally depends on the numbers of the jobs you applied for as it is a game. I know people who applied to 100 jobs in a week have only been getting interviews regularly. In this you get an assigned HR recruiter who search jobs and apply it for you what the Jobconcierge helps. The executive search services really works.
There is a search box in linkedin at the upper right hand side where the search can be refined by company in linkedin. Apply to the first (ideal job) category if you see any of the jobs online, Connect to members working there who are within 1st and 2nd degree connections. The common ground can be found out by joining interest groups, if there is not any relationship. To learn more about the company we recommend messaging people and asking them on phone. You will be surprised to know many people are willing to help . How the conversation is going depending on that you can know that whether they are having any information on the posting, in the particular division know anyone can provide HR contact or the best thing is to submit your resume with a recommendation. At what you are surprised is the success of this strategy at getting your name out there and ultimately the interview and job.
Now take things one step further by thinking strategically. Two Jobconcierge members have thanked me in last seven days for job offers they received. How was it possible? It is not only by God grace. Job search was taken care by their Jobconcierge online and relevant results searched out each week. On linkedin they reached out and connected with people for ideal level jobs. The applications were filled out by their Jobconcierge and submitted for the all other level jobs. Searching jobs means a full-time job itself really. It can be defined by efficiently using your time and maximizing your results. Searching jobs online and getting nowhere is what a average job-seeker do by spending 50 hours a month. Things can be taken one step further by classifying jobs you find online, starting a proactive job search and reaching out to various connections on LinkedIn. You get how far is really surprised you.
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Executives left with no exception because almost all the job categories have been hit in this recession. If you are one of those manager or executive who has lost her job - or if you are still hanging by your fingernail - you can contemplate your next career move during a jobless recovery because there are many things worth considering.
Stop being stubborn. It is good time to start increasing your search if you may not be able to get a job at companies that meet your career goals. Looking into similar industries, different locations and even the idea of switching career is a good option.
On the other hand, prioritize your preferences and act accordingly for the likely companies, and stay on their radar. Things always change, jobs open - be in a better position to get the job. Relocation could be one of the options. For years, job seekers have been privileged enough to find jobs in their own backyard, but that idea has to be changed. Looking elsewhere for jobs that meet your career skill and goals is a better option. At worst you can come back home when the employment situations improves. At best, you may enjoy your new job enough to stay.
It is good if you start looking for jobs in these sectors i.e. in healthcare, education, government and the environment. Because it is expected to see growth in these industries in coming years due to a number of factor (i.e. healthcare reform, a push for new green jobs, turnover in government and the creation of new jobs in the industry, and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will pump money into education.)
Going back to home is a good option but this not for everyone. Do not just decide that what you want to become just go straight to school without doing any research. but if you have always wanted to change careers, or go to college or grad school, now may be the best time to do it.
Never shy away from volunteer work, internships and part-time and temp work. Because these route will keep you busy during a recession, but it will also help job seekers add skills to their resumes, make contacts in the industry and offer opportunities for full-time work should openings become available.
Just because we are experiencing a job less recovery, but it does not mean that there are no jobs in the market. It is good if you tap your network and keep making the effort to get in front of the right people. The right referral could lead to a job.
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Because routers are linked to networks, look for a course that includes basic networking skills - perhaps Network+ and A+, before you start a CCNA. It's essential to have a basic grasp of networks before you commence any Cisco training or the chances are you'll fall behind. Once qualified and looking for work, employers will be looking for networking skills in addition to the CCNA.
Getting your Cisco CCNA is the right level to aim for; at this stage avoid being tempted to do the CCNP. After gaining experience in the working environment, you'll know whether CCNP is something you want to do. If you decide to become more qualified, you'll have the knowledge you need to tackle the CCNP - which is quite a hard qualification to acquire - and shouldn't be looked upon as otherwise.
A fatal Faux-Pas that we encounter all too often is to concentrate on the course itself, and take their eye off the end result they want to achieve. Training academies are stacked to the hilt with direction-less students who chose a course based on what sounded good - in place of something that could gain them an enjoyable career or job.
It's a testament to the marketing skills of the big companies, but a great many students begin programs that seem great in the sales literature, but which provides the end-result of a job that doesn't satisfy. Talk to many university students for examples.
Stay focused on where you want to go, and then build your training requirements around that - don't do it the other way round. Keep on track and begin studying for something that'll reward you for many long and fruitful years.
It's good advice for all students to talk with highly experienced advisors before they embark on a learning course. This helps to ensure it features what is required for the chosen career.
Have you recently questioned how safe your job is? For most of us, this issue only becomes a talking point when something dramatic happens to shake us. Unfortunately, the lesson often learned too late is that true job security doesn't really exist anymore, for nearly everyone now.
We're able though to find security at the market sector level, by probing for areas in high demand, tied with a shortage of skilled staff.
Recently, a national e-Skills study showed that more than 26 percent of all IT positions available remain unfilled because of an appallingly low number of trained staff. Meaning that for each four job positions available in Information Technology (IT), we've only got three properly trained pro's to fulfil that role.
This one notion alone highlights why the UK urgently requires many more new trainees to become part of the IT industry.
Quite simply, seeking in-depth commercial IT training as you progress through the years to come is likely the best career choice you could ever make.
The way in which your courseware is broken down for you is often missed by many students. How many parts is the training broken down into? What is the order and how fast does each element come?
Training companies will normally offer some sort of program spread over 1-3 years, and deliver each piece one-by-one as you finish each section. If you think this sound logical, then consider this:
What if you don't finish every section? And what if you find the order of the modules counter-intuitive? Through no fault of your own, you mightn't complete everything fast enough and not get all the study materials as a result.
Ideally, you'd get ALL the training materials right at the beginning - meaning you'll have all of them to come back to in the future - irrespective of any schedule. Variations can then be made to the order that you attack each section if another more intuitive route presents itself.
Have a conversation with almost any expert consultant and we'd be amazed if they couldn't provide you with many awful tales of salespeople ripping-off unsuspecting students. Ensure you only ever work with a skilled professional who quizzes you to uncover the best thing for you - not for their pay-packet! You need to find the right starting point of study for you.
An important point to note is that, if you have some relevant work-experience or certification, then you can sometimes expect to pick-up at a different starting-point to a student who's starting from scratch.
For those students embarking on IT studies anew, it can be useful to avoid jumping in at the deep-end, by working on a user-skills course first. This is often offered with most accreditation programs.
