Do you want to learn how to cut hair?
Posted on January 1, 2010 - Filed Under Careers | Leave a Comment
The art of being a barber doesnt just happen overnight. In the past, it was quite easy to become a barber. You were likely part of a family with a history of this profession and it was just natural that you would follow in the same footsteps. You would likely learn about all the aspects of the barber business from a very early age. It would be a given that you would work with your father and then take over the family business later in life to pass onto your own son.
The High Cost of Working Away From Home
Posted on December 26, 2009 - Filed Under Careers | Leave a Comment
I came across a recent statistic that indicates work at home businesses last at least three years in more than two-thirds of all cases. Most other traditional storefront jobs last an average of a year. One of the keys to the success of work at home businesses is a greatly reduced overhead and a vested interest in the success of a job that allows the worker to stay home.
Some have estimated that more than 50 million individuals will return home to work over the next few years effectively doubling the current roster of at home workers.
Graduate Recruitment Jobs Boards Explained
Posted on December 30, 2008 - Filed Under Careers | Leave a Comment
Jobs boards are a vital recruitment tool
within the graduate recruitment process. When used correctly, they
become more than a list of job vacancies and recruitment agencies;
instead they work proactively for you. Effective job boards will
alert you of suitable jobs for you and your skills and needs. They
can also be used as a resource tool, and can provide significant role
related information.
There are many different types of jobs boards available, each with
their own features. Here is a brief explanation of the most useful
features that jobs boards have to offer within the graduate
recruitment process;
Graduate job search
Career Portfolio Planning: Your Key to Long Term Success
Posted on December 29, 2008 - Filed Under Careers | Leave a Comment
A career portfolio opens up many paths for you instead of staying on a one-track career course. Managing your career as a portfolio allows you to take risks, remain flexible and most importantly — thrive in any economic situation.
A “Career Path “is a thing of the past?a relic from a time when professionals had jobs that started at entry level and provided a clear path of promotions up until retirement. Today’s careers don’t follow a standard linear progression?we cycle through multiple career shifts?sometimes dramatically.
The good news is that your career no longer belongs to the company. It belongs to you. The challenge is there are very few milestones to tell you if you’re on track. Instead you are left to chart your own course. This can be fulfilling, exciting, and engaging if you are able to navigate the waters; however, it can also be confusing, stressful, and challenging.
Top tips from big money recruitment consultants
Posted on December 25, 2008 - Filed Under Careers | Leave a Comment
This article comprises of a set of
hints to improve your earnings as a recruitment consultant. To be
successful a recruitment consultant must possess great attention to
detail and be able to make good decisions. The recruitment consultant
will have a large number of candidates and a relatively small amount
of vacancies to fill at any one time. It goes without saying that
there will be a fair amount of fallout. This fallout can be separated
into preventable and unpreventable categories. If you can focus on
limiting the amount of preventable fallout, your pay packet will be
significantly larger. Having conversed with numerous experienced
consultants and being one myself, I have outlined some of the best
tips to follow below.
Good Recruits Gone Bad
Posted on December 20, 2008 - Filed Under Advertising, Business, Careers, Ecommerce | Leave a Comment
Do you know the difference between recruiting someone and sponsoring them? Haven’t given that thought before?
Now is the time to.
For a long time I never knew the difference in network marketing, what it meant to sponsor someone. I heard the term and thought it so mlm’ish. Since becoming a student of the industry I realize why we use the term.
To recruit someone is to just sign them and say “Go get’m tiger!” There’s no mentorship, no real help. Just get in there and start swinging. “Hope you make it!”
Some use the philosophy of “if they are going to do it they are going to do it with or with out me.” I tend to sometimes believe this however you can cut a person’s learning curve in half by sponsoring them.
