Tuesday, April 21, 2020

The Importance of Excellent Writing and Researching Skills For Success

The Importance of Excellent Writing and Researching Skills For SuccessHaving excellent writing and researching skills is important if you want to land a great job. Just because you are good at typing doesn't mean that you will get the job. In fact, many times, people who have great writing and research skills don't get hired at all, even though they would be great employees to any company.However, if you are a good writer and have the ability to effectively research information, you are well on your way to landing a high paying job in the future. Even if you are good at typing, having an excellent writing and researching skills is not something that can be taken for granted.Before you send out your resume, it is important to do some research to make sure that you are getting a great writing and researching skills. There are many resources available online where you can learn about writing and researching skills. If you learn how to research your resume, you will not only have an edge over others, but you will also enjoy more success in the work place.You may find that there are many people who have sent their resumes to a number of employers, and they are not getting anywhere with all of them. This is where you need to learn about writing and researching skills in order to make sure that you have all of the tools that you need to be successful.There are many different career paths and programs that are out there today. However, you don't want to be left out of a program that you are passionate about. Whether you are looking for work as a graphic designer, copywriter, writer, or some other kind of job, you will need to know about the various job openings and job requirements.Learning about writing and researching skills can help you to enjoy more success in the future. There are many great resources available online where you can learn about everything that you will need to know about these skills. You will need to take advantage of these resources if you are se rious about landing a great job in the future.The good news is that if you have the ability to write a quality professional resume, you can do great things. You will be able to use your skill and knowledge to earn money and achieve the things that you want to in life.

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

New Boss Arrested for Domestic Violence

New Boss Arrested for Domestic Violence Q: How can I find out if my prospective new boss, who was arrested for domestic violence, has a violent temper? I have an interview tomorrow, and as part of my preparation, I researched both the organization (local government) and the hiring manager. On the first page of Yahoo search results under the hiring manager’s name, I found an arrest record from October 2012 for domestic battery. After reading other results to determine that the arrested person was the correct Jane Doe, I dug deeper and found that county arrest records show that she was released the next day. Public records also show that 10 months later, she was granted a divorce from her husband. I feel like this is relevant to the job, because I do not want to work for someone who has a violent temper. My current boss may be clueless, but at least he is not easily angered. How would be the best way to determine in the interview whether this was an unfortunate one-off incident, or whether her anger will be a regular presence in the workplace? A: I don’t know that you can. I mean, you can and should ask questions about her management style and how she handles it when there’s a problem, and you can and should ask similar questions about her of other people you’d be working with, as you might do when vetting any other job and any other manager. But a single arrest for domestic violence, followed by a release the next day, followed by a divorce 10 months later … well, maybe she has a violent temper, but maybe she was trying to get away from a spouse who was the abusive one, or maybe it was a misunderstanding and that’s why you saw an arrest but not a conviction, or all kinds of other possibilities that we can’t know from here. (And I did think about whether I’d say the same thing if she were a man rather than a woman, and if it was a single arrest in an otherwise clean record, I would.) The bigger question might be whether people’s behavior in their marriage is likely to show up in the workplace. Sometimes it does, but much of the time it doesn’t. Lots of people (sadly) scream at family members (or worse) but have never raised their voice at work. Lots of people (sadly) treat their family members terribly but have warm or at least cordial relationships at work. I just don’t know that you can extrapolate from one setting to the other. Also, you’ve probably worked with many people who are engaging in really problematic behavior in their relationships or in other parts of their private lives, and you didn’t know about it because they conducted themselves appropriately at work. I certainly don’t mean to dismiss domestic violence or to say that how people conduct themselves outside of work should be irrelevant to those who work closely with them … but there’s just too much unknown here. Ultimately, I’d say that you should do your due diligence on how this prospective manager conducts herself in her professional life, as you should with any prospective new manager, and go from there. Q: We were told to tickle each other aggressively at a team-building event. I’m leaving my current workplace for a lot of reasons related to culture fit and disorganization, but I wanted to tell you about this misstep in hopes you’ll get a laugh out of it! We had a team-building event recently, which was boring but otherwise unremarkable until it came time to take the group photo. At this point, either the teambuilding leader or someone from our own leadership yelled “tickle each other AGGRESSIVELY!” instead of cheese! For a moment, everything stopped while everyone (presumably) thought, “wait, what?!” and then I got tickled. Probably by the COO, who was directly behind me. I flail wildly when tickled because I hate it, so I ended up yelling “not okay” and trying not to hit anyone by accident until it stopped. This is a mandatory fun culture, but you bet I’m bringing this up in my exit interview! A: What?! Not only tickle each other (inappropriate and boundary-violating), but tickle each other aggressively? What the actual F? Some people seriously don’t stop to think that there are different rules of behavior for work versus social situations, and this is one of them. (And really, even in social situations, tickling should be an opt-in activity, shouldn’t it?) (Furthermore, what percentage of people actually enjoy being tickled, even by those closest to them? I’m guessing it’s under 10%.) (Okay, I am going to move on from this, lest I explode in an incredible combustion of parentheses and horror.) These questions are adapted from ones that originally appeared on Ask a Manager. Some have been edited for length. More From Ask a Manager: My office is going overboard on team-building activities My boss blew up at me out of nowhere How to coach an irritated manager to stop yelling

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Why Bad Leaders Become CEOs - Work It Daily

Why Bad Leaders Become CEOs - Work It Daily Last week on our weekly web TV series, Career Juice, we discussed the number one trait all CEOs possess. I assure you... the great, the bad, and even the down-right sinister - when it comes to leaders who become CEOs, all of them possess this trait. The reality is, all CEOs have their jobs because (drum roll please... ) they want them. That’s right. The only trait every CEO shares is they all want the job. And that, my friends, is why so many bad leaders become CEOs. Honestly, it makes me sad. So many talented people out there with incredible leadership skills never step up to the plate. They don’t want the drama, the headaches, or the risk of failing. So instead, they let the lesser-talented, and sometimes, bad-blooded folks take the helm. Question: Are you guilty of being one of the bad ones? Here’s the thing: We can all get angry at the terrible acts of CEOs we see in the media, but what about the terrible acts we sometimes perform as the CEO of our businesses-of-one? You heard me. If you haven’t realized it, we are all a business-of-one responsible for our own career success. Which means, we are all CEOs. And like it or not, there are times when we run from that responsibility. Why? We don’t want the drama, the headaches, or the risk of failing. We’d much rather take a job and blame the CEO of our employer for what happens to us. (I invite you all to grab a membership to CareerHMO and watch the full episode to see the excellent discussion we had on this subject with viewers that day.) When we embrace our CEO status, we take ownership of our careers and our future. We recognize we’ll make mistakes, but we realize that we’d rather have a few setbacks and be in control of our destiny, than be powerless and miserable. Your Turn Do you agree that you are a CEO of your business-of-one? How have you taken control of your business-of-one in the last year? What tips, advice and resources can you share with readers to help them step up and take over as CEO of their business-of-one? Why bad leaders become CEOs image from Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!