How to Have Better Judgment at Work

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• How to Have Better Judgment at Work
• Are You a ‘Job Search’ Superstar?
• Career Comics: Funny Caption Contest #15

How to Have Better Judgment at Work Posted: 28 Apr 2011 11:00 PM PDT Good judgment at work is an active process. If you feel yourself falling into a mindless routine on the job, shake it up to avoid errors. To get this useful advice and many other helpful career resources, visit us now at CAREEREALISM.com.

Are You a ‘Job Search’ Superstar? Posted: 28 Apr 2011 10:00 PM PDT What makes one a superstar in the realm of job search and career management? It is not enough you are competent, smart, and experienced. To get this useful advice and many other helpful career resources, visit us now at CAREEREALISM.com.

Career Comics: Funny Caption Contest #15 Posted: 28 Apr 2011 12:58 PM PDT Do you think you’re funny? Prove it! In the comment section below, write out the funniest caption you can think of for the picture on the right. Whoever has the most votes by 11:59 PM ET on Wednesday, May 4 will win! How to Enter 1. Look at the picture and think of a funny caption for it. 2.... To get this useful advice and many other helpful career resources, visit us now at CAREEREALISM.com.

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5 Resume Mistakes You’re Making and How to Avoid Them | Career Rocketeer

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5 Resume Mistakes You’re Making and How to Avoid Them Posted: 29 Apr 2011 03:30 AM PDT Your resume is often your ticket to an interview with the hiring manager. Start off on the right foot by submitting a killer resume (and cover letter). Avoiding the following mistakes can help you land a coveted interview opportunity and stand out among other candidates: Mistake #1: Failing to highlight accomplishments. A hiring manager or recruiter wants to know how you benefited your former employer(s). Did you improve a process in the office? Come up with a profitable project that helped keep the company afloat? Identify why you were an asset at your last position—what did you excel at? What hard numbers can you include on your resume to show an employer how valuable you were? Don't just list your responsibilities; show what you've accomplished in your past positions to help an employer understand why you'll be an asset at their company. Mistake #2: Including irrelevant or incorrect information. Your resume should clearly show how you're a fit for the open position. By including other positions or skills that don't relate to the opening, an employer may think you don't have a good understanding of the position or are using one resume to apply to multiple jobs. Double-check the information offered in your resume to ensure it's correct. (It's sad, but true—some candidates submit a resume with an outdated email address or incorrect phone number. Employers won't go out of their way to find the right one.) Mistake #3: Including an objective statement. An objective statement is all about you when your application materials should be about the company. Instead, use a professional profile statement to show the employer why you're the best fit for the job. Share your qualifications, experience, and skills in terms of the company's needs and values in paragraph or bullet form. Check out an example in a previous Career Rocketeer article I wrote on profile statements. Mistake #4: Poor formatting. Your resume must be easy to read. It's as simple as that. If a hiring manager has any difficulty, they'll probably just move on to the next one. Check out online resume templates and consult with other individuals to determine if there's anything you're doing to make your resume too complicated or difficult to read. Use tables to leave space between separate elements. Use a font that's easy to read—san serifs tend to be best, such as Arial or Calibri—for maximum readability. Also, many applicant tracking systems (ATS) will produce errors if your formatting is too complicated—and your resume will never reach a human. Mistake #5: Focusing on length rather than content. If you're an entry-level professional, your resume should adhere to one page. However, that doesn't mean it has to be exactly one page; it's merely a suggested length at this point in your career. While your resume probably should not exceed three pages (ever), it's more important to get all of your relevant experience, skills, and qualifications across in the document. If you change your font size to something so small no one can read it anyway, you're doing yourself more of a disservice than going a few lines longer than one or two pages. Resume writers and career experts: What other mistakes do you see job seekers making and how can they be avoided? Guest Expert: Heather R. Huhman is a career expert, experienced hiring manager, and founder & president of Come Recommended, a content marketing consultancy for organizations with products that target job seekers and/or employers. She is also the author of #ENTRYLEVELtweet: Taking Your Career from Classroom to Cubicle (2010) and writes career and recruiting advice for numerous outlets. Advertise on Career Rocketeer

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The Work Buzz's Latest News: Real life jobs of real-life royalty

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Real life jobs of real-life royalty Posted: 28 Apr 2011 07:06 AM PDT With the upcoming wedding of Britain's Prince William and Catherine Middleton, the media and fans of the royal family are getting excited. What will the dress look like? Who has been invited? Where can I buy my own Will and Kate commemorative plate? (And, for that matter, do we know these people well enough to call them Will and Kate and do we really want their faces on our dishes?) For some reason, wedding fever has taken over people on every continent, with many of them setting their alarms to wake up for the ceremony at 5 a.m. Central. Perhaps we're fascinated by a life that few of us will ever be part of. Or maybe we just can't resist a big, fancy ceremony. Consider that a reported 750 million people watched Princess Diana marry Prince Charles in 1981. Something attracts us to these lavish events. At this point, you know enough about the royal couple, so we decided to see what other royalty from around the world are doing outside of their stately duties or what they did before marrying into it. Here are some royalty from the around the world and their real-life jobs:Princess Madeleine Royal title: H.R.H. Princess Madeleine, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland Occupation: Student and philanthropist Princess Madeline has dabbled in several fields of study, including law, architecture and design. Most recently she began work on a postgraduate Organization and Leadership degree. She also is an active member of the World Childhood Foundation, an organization that works to prevent sexual abuse of children and help its victims. Prince Guillaume Royal title: Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg Occupation: The prince is the third child of Luxembourg's Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, but he is also a successful businessperson. He currently sits on the board of directors of ArcelorMittal, a steel manufacturer based in Luxembourg. Princess Angela Royal title: Princess Angela of Liechtenstein Occupation: Former fashion manager Before she married Prince Maximilian in 2000, Princess Angela was a standout student at the competitive Parson's School of Design. She then served as fashion manager for designer Adrienne Vittadini. Prince Joachim Royal title: Prince Joachim of Denmark, Count of Monpezat Occupation: Agricultural business operator, military reserves Although Prince Joachim is royalty, he is sixth in line to the Danish throne, so having a career is probably a good idea. The prince spent many years in the Danish military, spending eight years as squadron commander, and today remains an active member of the reserve. He also owns and operates Schackenborg Manor, an active farm where he also resides. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Royal title: Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates Occupation: Real estate developer, jockey Although the prime minister had a hand in making the 2,717 foot-high Burj Dubai a reality, also known as the tallest structure in the world, Sheikh Mohammed's true passion is in horse racing. He not only owns an Australian racing empire, but he also races the horses himself. In fact, he won the silver medal in 2010's Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games' Endurance competition. Meanwhile, in the U.S. Although we don't officially have any royalty in the United States, we do have some political families who are as close as we can come to royalty. In the past, the Kennedys were the family to beat, but now it seems as if the Bush and Clinton families have begun their own dynasty. Think about it – can you remember a time when one of these political families wasn't involved in politics? For the sake of not feeling left out, here are two women who could be part of a new American royalty. (Sorry, Sasha and Malia, but you're too young to make the list.) Chelsea Clinton Royal title: Chelsea Clinton Occupation: Student Clinton's most notable achievement could be that she grew up in the public eye and turned out to be an intelligent, seemingly normal person. However, already armed with one undergraduate degree and two masters, Clinton is currently studying for her Ph.D. at New York University's Wagner School of Public Service. She also served as a consultant and for a hedge fund prior to returning to school. Jenna Bush Hager Royal title: Jenna Bush Hager Occupation: Teacher, television correspondent Like Chelsea Clinton, Hager spent eight years growing up in the White House and went on to have a successful career. Not only is Hager a teacher in a Baltimore charter school, but she's also a correspondent for NBC's morning show "Today." Did we leave anyone you care about off of the list? Who else would you consider to be American royalty?

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Always Be Learning: How to Gain New Career Skills

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Always Be Learning: How to Gain New Career Skills Posted: 27 Apr 2011 04:53 PM PDT Career development doesn't end when you land a job. Nor does it become entirely your employer's responsibility. Lifelong earning about your industry and your profession (as well as adding peripheral skills) not only makes you more valuable to a current or future employer, but also provides new opportunities to network -- on your own behalf or on your employer's. And recent HotJobs polls show that taking steps to gain new skills can really put yourself ahead of your career competition. When asked, "In the past year, have you enrolled in career-related classes or training (not mandated by an employer)?" 59 percent said no. And when asked how many career- or professional-development books they'd read in the preceding year, 60 percent said, "None." So there are two good ideas right there: reading a book and enrolling in a class. And then after you read that book or take that class, think about how you can maximize your effort -- and advance your career or add some polish to your professional profile. For instance, you could: Start a discussion about what you've learned, in an industry forum. Write a book review or a class summary for your blog or for a company intranet or newsletter. Offer to create a presentation about what you've learned, for your colleagues. Start a conversation with the book's author on a social platform. Add the class's teacher to your professional network. All of these ideas would allow you to use what you've learned to "show off" a little bit. And as long as you don't take it to annoying extremes, that's what professional self-promotion is all about. But taking a class and reading a book aren't the only ways to learn new things. Here are some other ideas: Attend industry conferences and seminars (often, volunteering at a conference is a great way to attend sessions for free or for a discount). Look for online seminars (or "webinars"); these are often free or relatively low cost. Create Web alerts for terms related to your industry, so you can stay abreast of news and developments in your profession. Conduct informational interviews, or ask to job-shadow people in other professions or departments. Institute a knowledge-sharing program at your work, at which people share their field's best practices with other teams. (Or just start a lunch-break book club, at which you read and discuss professional-development books.) Study a language -- although English is an international language of business, knowing a little bit of a foreign tongue can be incredibly helpful in a shrinking world. This is by no means an exhaustive list -- but I hope it gets you thinking about ways you can gain new skills. Now share your ideas in the Comments section below. Also, did you know you can get rewards for learning new skills and performing other career-building activities? Check out DailyFeats, a new community where you earn points, build community, and save money on real-life expenses, just by doing good.

Your Dream Job Is Out There Posted: 27 Apr 2011 03:43 PM PDT Recent Monster.com polls show that job seekers are much more hopeful this year than last -- and many more believe that a dream job is out there for them. That's great news, and we want to make sure that all this renewed optimism leads to better careers and better lives. So here are some quick tips on turning your dream job into a reality: Do your research. Informational interviews can be a great way to get the inside scoop on a company or a job -- and they're a great way to network. (Get tips in "Questions to Ask in an Informational Interview.") Other great ways to learn about new fields (and to meet potential contacts) include taking classes in your desired field, volunteering or interning, attending industry conferences, and job-shadowing (Get more advice on job-shadowing, in "Try On a Career Before You Commit.") Make a plan. As a goal, "get dream job" can seem daunting (if not downright unachievable). So after you've done your research, think about the many steps it will take to reach your goal. What do you need to achieve first? Put your plan on paper, and make it as detailed as possible -- this will help you gain clarity about what's required, and it'll help you stay on track. Your first step may be to complete some necessary classes; your second step, to build a personal website and update your blog once a week; your third step, to develop a self-promotional marketing plan; and so on. And don't forget to reward yourself for completing important milestones! Get connected. The right time to start networking is before you need to ask for help in your job search. Approach your networking now with the mindset, "How can I help people?" Also look at social-networking sites -- they're a great way to interact with companies you'd like to work for, or with people who are "stars" in your industry. Get involved in the conversations on these and other platforms. Before you start reaching out to new contacts, though, make sure that you're presenting yourself professionally across all your online profiles. This is not to say that you have to be "all work" online -- it's OK to post things about your family, vacations, hobbies, and so on. None of these are topics that you'd avoid when speaking to manager at your job. Think of it this way: There are things you would tell your mother, things you would tell your best friend, and things you would tell your boss -- and whatever you put online should be things you would tell all three. Get more networking tips here: Monster.com's collection of Networking Advice. And check out some of these results of the Monster Workplace Survey:

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