If you are looking for a career change or just interested in reviewing the projected career trends for the coming 10-15 years in the United States, then this report from the CareerInfoNet website would appeal to you.
Are you ready to take on the challenge of a new career?

Do you have a support group? This question was popped to me a few days back by my mentor. At first I did not think much about it … but in retrospect, yes, I need a career support group.

So as usual what do I do, I ‘Googled’ it. Some relevant articles did come up but most of them were about the support groups with people with some disabilities, disorders and all.
To spare you from the extra few seconds you might use to type in the search, here are some relevant articles I did find:

• http://www.rileyguide.com/support.html
• http://www.quintcareers.com/job_club.html

My question now, do you have one? I don’t; as of now.
As I research a few other ways to form a career oriented support group, it would help if you have any suggestions on how to start such a support group, please do let me know.

To begin a discussion, please post your comments below. And we may well be on the way to begin our own congruent support group!

Well, around 1000 pink slips being issued to the “inefficient decision makers”… hmm, is that the right decision? Well, not for us to answer, but something the larger organizations and their respective human resources as well must investigate profoundly. If I were to ask a senior HR person, these would be my questions:

• Are you looking at performances of managers and getting feedback from their respective groups / employees? Do you monitor it as a continuous practice?
• If they are not as good as they should be, are you asking them if they (the managers) need help for a new position or some career advice or coaching?
• If they do go through a coaching process, do you follow-up and monitor performances thereafter?

Well, and a few others. But you get the point. Inefficient decision making can be a result of many struggles or tribulations a manager is facing in the present situation.

Everyone needs help advice and some guidance at some point of time, if the other senior person you report to and the HR are concerned and ready to help, such situations can be avoided and the company can see far greater growth than just by cutting jobs to stabilize or increase revenues.

People are the primary wealth of your company, nurture them well and the best returns will follow.

Evaluate yourself too, if the above is not the case and there are some skills lacking on your part, the following advice may be of help.
Christopher Henson in an article writes, “He or she should gain a working knowledge of the software, procedures and operations of other teams, rather than just the people that are underneath them. This immediately boosts their value as an employee, because the same Manager is now equipped to solve a much wider array of problems. It makes sense. The more actual skills one acquires, the more valuable they are. The more diverse those skills are, and the more one is able to assist in areas other than their own, the more valuable of an employee they are.”

What are your thoughts? Please post in Comments below.

Today, the mind is unable to deviate from the various histrionics of Steve which have been there over the last couple of years on Animal Planet. Always smiling, with a passionate and playful look in his eyes, a man who lived his passion and entertained and informed so many of us all around the globe.
Life goes on as a routine, but such incidents make you pause – even if for a while – to reflect on life and its transience. But when you make a difference to the world, as Steve did by educating and entertaining the whole world, you live beyond your life-span.
A short tribute to the world’s greatest ‘crocodile hunter’.

Networking Websites
Many networking websites provide the interface for interacting and improving your networking skills. LinkedIn and Ryze are such social networking sites (among various others) which can connect you to the clients or customers or recruiters who look for a match of your profile and expertise.

A friend of mine informs me of the numerous job offers and interview offers she gets out of her resume online on these websites. Recruiters, no doubt, hound such websites for professional resumes.
Can I Find You on the Web?
If you are looking for search engine optimization (SEO) articles, Google can most certainly provide you with scores of valuable ones. A few I found helpful:

• Getting Noticed with SEO
• The Ultimate SEO Checklist
• High Accessibility Is Effective Search Engine Optimization
• Search Engine Optimization: 12 Essential Tips

If you are not confident enough to start your own SEO techniques and tweaks, there are quite a few packages and web tools available online which do the same for you, but at a price. Don’t jump into the first one you find on the first search page; research and research well.

And if you have a great website to show off, consider blogging – an essential marketing tool, not be underestimated.

Blogs are a great way to monitor and even participate in the chatter about your new site. Mike Davidson

Market Yourself- Improve Visibilty
Remember success is a lot about marketing yourself well and also finding your place on the internet. Although many forums talk about “why we need more social networking sites?”, but I say networking seldom hurts.

Networking is an essential part of building wealth. Armstrong Williams