How to Start a Personal Services Company: A Guide for Aspiring Entrepreneurs Starting your own personal services company can be a rewarding experience, offering flexibility, autonomy, and the chance to build a business that aligns with your passions. However, it also comes with unique challenges and considerations. Here’s a breakdown to help you navigate the…… Continue reading How to Start a Personal Services Company: A Guide for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
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Navigate the world of work with tips on finding the right job, crafting compelling resumes and cover letters, mastering interviews, and charting a fulfilling career path.
Dramatic Hiring Trends that You Must Know About
Hiring in 2025 is being shaped by several key trends, reflecting rapid technological advancements and evolving workplace priorities. Here’s a breakdown of what’s trending: Focus on Vocational Skills: The emphasis is shifting from traditional qualifications like degrees to what candidates can actually do. Skill-based hiring is becoming a primary focus. Companies are developing competency frameworks…… Continue reading Dramatic Hiring Trends that You Must Know About
Career Agility: Thriving in a Changing World
In today’s rapidly evolving job market, the concept of a linear career path is becoming increasingly obsolete. The rise of automation, globalization, and the gig economy has created a landscape where adaptability and resilience are paramount. This is where career agility comes into play. What is Career Agility? Career agility is the ability to adapt…… Continue reading Career Agility: Thriving in a Changing World
What Everyone Should Know When Starting a New Job
Before starting any new experience, ask yourself, “What do I need to know?” ~ jaywren Starting a New Job The first few weeks in starting a new job are critical. You must establish yourself as a great hire. Moreover, while people are forming impressions of you as a new hire, you are faced with many…… Continue reading What Everyone Should Know When Starting a New Job
What Makes a Teacher Great?
What makes a teacher great? Here are traits that you should consider if you want to become a great teacher. Communication A great teacher can communicate clearly and effectively with their students, colleagues, and parents. They can explain complex concepts in simple ways, listen actively to feedback and questions, and use various modes of communication…… Continue reading What Makes a Teacher Great?
Professional Growth
Professional growth: things change so rapidly that you must develop the skills and learn the information that will continue to make you an asset to your customers or clients. Success Stories Learn from success stories. Learn about the changes people are making to become successful. Additionally, learn about the needs that people have for new…… Continue reading Professional Growth
Continuing Professional Development: 5 Elements for Continued Growth
Continuing Professional Development and the 5 Elements of Learning. If you want to become a power performer, you probably have more potential than you realize, and you may underestimate the value of talent. If you are struggling, what may be missing is the opportunity to learn and grow. You are lacking professional development. Advisors Nearly…… Continue reading Continuing Professional Development: 5 Elements for Continued Growth
Jay Wren – The World’s Noblest Headhunter
During my career as a corporate recruiter, I conducted recruiting assignments for over one hundred companies. The success of my referrals often established the profile my clients used for future hires. At the same time, I helped thousands of people build more successful careers. “Building a successful career is a lifetime process. My book, “Best…… Continue reading Jay Wren – The World’s Noblest Headhunter
Our Mission
OUR PURPOSE AND MISSION The purpose of our company is to provide career solutions for the CPG Industry. We want to help you help you find the right job or to help you find the right person if you are looking to hire someone. INDUSTRY EXPERTS Secondarily, we provide information to help you stay informed…… Continue reading Our Mission
How to Turn Down A Job Offer
Job offers: There are many things that you need to know to get a job offer. For some people, turning down a job offer is unpleasant. Handling the situation with confidence is often difficult. Learning to say no to other people is critical to creating healthy relationships. www.jaywren.com How you turn down a job offer is important…… Continue reading How to Turn Down A Job Offer
Building a Powerhouse Reference List
Build a Powerhouse Reference List as Part of Building Your Professional Network. It seems that most people think of creating a reference list when a hiring manager requests to see one. Another approach is to mention to people with whom you seem to bond that at some point you, should you need a reference, you…… Continue reading Building a Powerhouse Reference List
Identify Your Career Options
Identify your career options. Develop a refined list of options by examining your interests, skills, and values through self-assessment, researching companies, and talking to experienced professionals. You can further narrow your list when you take part in experiences such as shadowing or working alongside a company employee, volunteering, or internships. Next, list all the things…… Continue reading Identify Your Career Options
Job Offer Questions: 6 Questions to Ask before Accepting a Job Offer
Offer Questions: Mutual understanding starts with great questions. Here are questions you should ask before accepting a job offer. When a company makes offers you a job, you have done a lot of work. Writing your resume, scheduling interviews, company research, job interviews, follow up, and other steps along the way. Now you are in…… Continue reading Job Offer Questions: 6 Questions to Ask before Accepting a Job Offer
Wrongful Termination: You’re Fired. Now What?
Wrongful termination is a legal issue. I am not a lawyer (IANAL). I read questions on Internet forums every day. Often these questions are about handling termination situations. A Company fires a person. The person goes on the Internet to get advice on suing the company that fired them. The people responding with advice don’t always give…… Continue reading Wrongful Termination: You’re Fired. Now What?
7 Steps to Starting a New Job
Starting a new job: The first few weeks in starting a new job are critical. You must establish yourself as a great hire. Moreover, while people are forming impressions of you as a new hire, you are faced with many challenges. To deal with the challenges, the first step is learning what to expect. The…… Continue reading 7 Steps to Starting a New Job
Education and Your Job Search
Education requirements vary. The requirements vary by the job type. Additionally, education requirements vary from job sector and from one employer to the next. This article shows you how to prepare for presenting your education to get the maximum interviews. Understanding Education Requirements Knowing the education requirements of any job is important. Before going to…… Continue reading Education and Your Job Search
Career Strategy: Creating a Powerful Plan for Your Success
Career Strategy: Where do you start in creating a strategic plan that is tailored for you? What do you need to know about adjusting your plan to an ever-changing job market? Check-off List A career plan creates a check-off list. Through this check-off list, you will create focus and direction. Your intuition can emerge to…… Continue reading Career Strategy: Creating a Powerful Plan for Your Success
Thinking: Learning how to Manage the Pain Between our Ears
Thinking: Happiness is easy when everything is going our way. However, we can suffer, even when have everything we want. By managing our thinking, we can find joy from learning how to think about our world. Thinking: Learning how to Manage the Pain Between our Ears Being happy is a normal. Staying unhappy is not.…… Continue reading Thinking: Learning how to Manage the Pain Between our Ears
Career Plan Benefits: Understanding the Process
Career Plan Benefits: a great career plan is an opportunity map. As your career advances, industry will change. Your career plan must be flexible to adjust to changes in industry. With an updated plan, you will discover new roads for opportunities to success. Great career plans not only define where you want to go. The…… Continue reading Career Plan Benefits: Understanding the Process
Employment Gaps on Your Resume and How to Handle Them
Employment gaps on your resume will raise questions of your stability. In most cases, employers will want you to explain them. Therefore, knowing how to handle unemployment gaps on your resume is important. A word of encouragement: you are not alone. Many people lose jobs for reasons beyond their control. Here are some ideas that…… Continue reading Employment Gaps on Your Resume and How to Handle Them
Resumes that Get Interviews
Resumes that get interviews: Working through stacks of resumes, hiring managers and recruiters spend just seconds on deciding whether to save you resume or delete it. Job seekers must know how to write resumes employers will want to read. I based the following information on feedback I have received from hiring managers, staffing managers, and other…… Continue reading Resumes that Get Interviews
Unemployed Job Seekers: How to be Competitive
Unemployed Job Seekers: How unemployed job seekers become more competitive against the employed job seekers. Unemployed Job Seekers People without a job face additional pressure. Loss of income during unemployment can create anxiety. To an employer, a person being unemployed creates the perception of instability. This perception can weaken an applicant’s ability to get interviews.…… Continue reading Unemployed Job Seekers: How to be Competitive
Thank You Letters When You Get Rejected
Sending a thank you letter after a job rejection offers several benefits. Here are three. You not only reinforce your interest in the job, but also create positive relationships with the people you met in the interviews. Some of the people you met may think of you for future opportunities at the same or other…… Continue reading Thank You Letters When You Get Rejected
Interview Pitfalls: Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?
Interview Pitfalls: If you are unemployed, the reason you left your last job may be important to the hiring company. The interview pitfalls are creating impressions that you have done something wrong. Your answers can help the interviewer learn several important things about you. Therefore, create your answers based on what you believe the interviewer…… Continue reading Interview Pitfalls: Why Did You Leave Your Last Job?
How to Handle Hard Interview Questions
Hard interview questions: The most difficult interview questions are open-ended. These questions require a discussion to answer. They give the interviewers more detailed, meaningful answers. Additionally, open-ended questions display your ability to think and to express yourself effectively. By contrast, the easier questions are closed-ended questions. These questions have yes-no or simple fact answers. Examples:…… Continue reading How to Handle Hard Interview Questions
Why Should We Hire You?
Knowing how to show why the company should hire you is simply to succeeding in an interview. Furthermore, preparing to answer this question creates a framework to help you prepare to interview for any job. This question challenges you to think about your qualifications as they offer value to the hiring company. The Competition You…… Continue reading Why Should We Hire You?
Job Interview Agenda: A Powerful Tool for Job Seekers
Job interview agenda: a list of topics to be introduced during an interview. Bringing an agenda to an interview gives you several advantages. First, an agenda provides you with a reference sheet. With your resume and your agenda, you will have the facts in front of you. Furthermore, having an agenda will help you stand…… Continue reading Job Interview Agenda: A Powerful Tool for Job Seekers
How to Turn Job Interview Jitters into Poise and Confidence
Job Interview Jitters: At a time when you want to feel confident, you are tense and uncomfortable. Believe in yourself. Take these simple steps to create poise and confidence. Believing in Ourselves is the First Step to Poise and Confidence. ~ www.jaywren.com Job Interview Jitters and Stage Fright Stage fright comes from thinking about ourselves. However,…… Continue reading How to Turn Job Interview Jitters into Poise and Confidence
Interview Attire: Dressing to Get the Job
Interview Attire: Different companies have different dress codes. Nonetheless, each company has attire that is standard in their workplace. Moreover, making a point to understand the hiring company’s dress codes will help you feel more comfortable when you walk in the door for a successful interview. Dress at or Above the Company Dress Standards Sometimes,…… Continue reading Interview Attire: Dressing to Get the Job
Job Interview Preparation: The 3 Things You Need to Know
Job Interview Preparation: Are you frustrated with rejection when you have the qualifications for the job? Understanding these three elements will help you understand what happens in an interview. Moreover, these steps will help you prepare for a successful meeting with a future employer. There are three distinct elements in preparing for an interview. Everything…… Continue reading Job Interview Preparation: The 3 Things You Need to Know
Interview Safety: 4 Steps to Avoiding Risks
Jay Wren The Moveable Career ~ Interview Safety: when you feel safe and comfortable, you will have a better interview. Avoid the risks. Plan for your safety. Here are 4 steps that many job seekers find effective. Location The safety of the interview location is important. Most interviewers will meet with applicants in public locations…… Continue reading Interview Safety: 4 Steps to Avoiding Risks
Elevator Pitch: Bad Presentations Don’t Solve Problems
Elevator Pitch: before you go to an interview, rehearse a short pitch to show how you can create success for the hiring company. Some people call this short pitch, “The Elevator Pitch.” The purpose of an elevator pitch is to persuade a person to accept your proposal in a brief presentation. The best elevator pitches…… Continue reading Elevator Pitch: Bad Presentations Don’t Solve Problems
Warning Signs: Are You Interviewing with the Wrong Company?
Warning signs: What should you look for when you are interviewing for a job? Should you be interviewing with a better company? As the owner of a recruiting firm, I worked with applicants who dealt with troubling issues during the interview process. Here are some of the things I learned from my experience in helping…… Continue reading Warning Signs: Are You Interviewing with the Wrong Company?
Getting Discovered: How Powerful People Find Great Jobs
Getting Discovered: You have all the skills, the talent, intelligence, charisma, and emotional intelligence for success. But what does it matter if no one knows? Spread the Word Retailers, manufacturers, and service providers have resources for putting their name out there. They run ads in print, radio, television, social media, and billboards. Furthermore, they sponsor…… Continue reading Getting Discovered: How Powerful People Find Great Jobs
Habits: Giving Up the Behavior that Weakens Our Careers
Habits: The things we don’t do are as important as the things we do to be a winner in the workplace. Here are eight things to avoid as you work to build a successful career and become a leader among your peers. Often, it’s the things that we don’t do that count the most. ~…… Continue reading Habits: Giving Up the Behavior that Weakens Our Careers
Network Event Anxiety: Tools and Skills for Success
Network Event Anxiety: becoming effective at networking events may require that you step outside of your comfort zone. Meeting new people, especially for introverts is never easy. At times, extroverts feel awkward when networking. Feeling uncertain in new situations is common, perhaps even normal. Preparation for Overcoming Network Event Anxiety Talking with strangers is easy…… Continue reading Network Event Anxiety: Tools and Skills for Success
Winning Performance: How to Build on Your Skills for Success
Winning Performance is not only about how hard you work or how many skills you have. It’s, also, about having the soft skills for working effectively. Day in, day out, equally talented people give different levels of winning performance. Likewise, equally talented people can have widely different career success. Here are seven steps that will…… Continue reading Winning Performance: How to Build on Your Skills for Success
Career Change Commitment: Steps to Stay Engaged
Career Change Commitment: Hunting for jobs take a lot of work. It is easy to let up and let opportunities slip away. Finding a job is a business. Even when business is slow, you can act to increase your success of finding the job you deserve. Here are some things you can do during a…… Continue reading Career Change Commitment: Steps to Stay Engaged
Job Search Websites: Finding the Job You Deserve
Job Search Websites: Job Search Engines, Job Boards, Social Media Sites that List Jobs, and company owned job boards. How they work and where to find them. Even on the Internet, everything is easier to find when you know where to look. ~ www.jaywren.com The Types of Job Search Websites There are four types of…… Continue reading Job Search Websites: Finding the Job You Deserve
Finding New Industries for Your Job Skills
Finding New Industries: If you find that you have skills that are no longer needed in your current industry, it is natural for you to feel discouraged. Skills Requirements Continue to Change The ever-changing employment landscape often leaves people with industry-based skills and no employment market for those skills. If you are one of those…… Continue reading Finding New Industries for Your Job Skills
Meeting Agendas: Gaining Control Through Preparation
Meeting Agendas can empower you to set and control the purpose of a meeting as well as the agreements reached during the meeting. Are you tired of meetings that accomplish nothing? These lessons from sales training might help. Case Study During lunch, a field sales manager of a major consumer goods company told me about…… Continue reading Meeting Agendas: Gaining Control Through Preparation
Recruiters: What Job Seekers Need to Know
Recruiters: If you are in a job search, you may find it helpful to understand the relationships of recruiters, hiring companies, and job seekers. As a recruiter, I contracted with over a hundred companies to fill their vacancies. I have friends who are recruiters. My broader understanding of the types of firms started when I…… Continue reading Recruiters: What Job Seekers Need to Know
Success Story: Resumes that Land Job Interviews
Success Story: Is your resume a success story? Have you included job information in a way that makes your job history stand out against the competition? Even employers who do not know what they are looking for are going to get more excited when they read a resume that reads like a success story than…… Continue reading Success Story: Resumes that Land Job Interviews
Winning Interviews: 5 Steps to Success
Winning Interviews: What can you do to prepare and practice for your job interview? Here are some ideas that will help you. Give yourself an edge over the competition with interview preparation. ~ www.jaywren.com What You Can Anticipate in an Interview No one can know with any certainty what questions to expect in an interview.…… Continue reading Winning Interviews: 5 Steps to Success
Effective Communications: 7 Steps to Being Understood
Effective Communications are part of the job for professionals in all types of fields and responsibilities. Here are 7 ideas for communication success. Headlines Even when speaking, you will help people understanding you with a headline. The headline states the topic. “Bill, let’s talk about the plan for this weekend” is a simple sentence that…… Continue reading Effective Communications: 7 Steps to Being Understood
Action: Just Being On Time is Not Enough
Action: Just Being on Time is Not Enough. Successful people use their time effectively to accomplish more. ~ www.jaywren.com Big Projects and Time Management When going through lengthy periods with big projects, I sometimes push aside the big project to do the things that are easy and pressing. I let the most pressing tasks take…… Continue reading Action: Just Being On Time is Not Enough
Job Change Success: The Elements and Actions of Making a Job Change
Job Change Success: In this article you will find powerful tools that others have found helpful in making an effective career move. Career Change Success: 5 Essential Elements Resume Resume Cover Letter Interview and Interview Preparation Thank You Letter Extra Tools and Tips You don’t have to do everything for success. But you do have…… Continue reading Job Change Success: The Elements and Actions of Making a Job Change
Career Change Success: The Elements and Actions of Making a Job Change
Career Change Success: In this article you will find powerful tools that others have found helpful in making an effective career move. Career Change Success: 5 Essential Elements Resume Resume Cover Letter Interview and Interview Preparation Thank You Letter Extra Tools and Tips You don’t have to do everything for success. But you do have…… Continue reading Career Change Success: The Elements and Actions of Making a Job Change
Overqualified? How to Get Interviews that Match Your Skills
Overqualified? Are you frustrated, because hiring companies will not see you for jobs you can do easily? You are not alone. Here are the reasons why you are not getting interviews and what you can do about it. The Risks to Employers of Hiring Overqualified People Speaking as a recruiter, I can tell you that…… Continue reading Overqualified? How to Get Interviews that Match Your Skills
Overqualified: How to Get Interviews that Match Your Skills
Overqualified: Are you frustrated, because hiring companies will not see you for jobs you can do easily? You are not alone. Here are the reasons why you are not getting interviews and what you can do about it. The Risks to Employers of Hiring Overqualified People Speaking as a recruiter, I can tell you that…… Continue reading Overqualified: How to Get Interviews that Match Your Skills
Skills Development: Hard Skills and Soft Skills
Skills development: Skills come in two categories: hard skills and soft skills. In writing you resume and interviewing, you will be more effective when you understand the different types of skills you are listing. Hard Skills You can learn hard skills, and you can learn soft skills. Hard skills are your ability to perform tasks. These…… Continue reading Skills Development: Hard Skills and Soft Skills
Sharing Economy: Finding Gigs for Your Assets and Skills
The Sharing Economy: The purpose of this article is to help job seekers find income quickly and help employed people quickly find supplemental income. With the Internet expansion and coincidental high unemployment from the 2008 recession, companies began to spring up to connect personal asset sharing with consumers. The development of phone applications has increased…… Continue reading Sharing Economy: Finding Gigs for Your Assets and Skills
Personal Chemistry: Creating Bonds in Job Interviews
Personal Chemistry: Are you finding that your interviews are not landing you jobs where you have solid qualifications? Could it be that you are not developing personal chemistry with the hiring managers? Chemistry over Qualifications For some hiring managers, the chemistry they feel with the applicant influences their hiring decisions as much the applicant’s skills,…… Continue reading Personal Chemistry: Creating Bonds in Job Interviews
Job Search Tools that Can Land the Job You Deserve
Job Search Tools: Are stuck in your job search? Perhaps the list of tools in the article will help you land the job you deserve. Powerful Resume Powerful Resumes: Are you sending out dozens of resumes and not getting job interviews. You might find the suggestions in my article “Powerful Resumes: The Critical Details for…… Continue reading Job Search Tools that Can Land the Job You Deserve
Resume Headlines: What Good are They If No One Reads Your Resume?
Resume Headlines: Do headlines help or hinder in compelling the recruiter to read your resume? What you say in the headline makes all the difference. “Writing headlines is a specialty – there are outstanding writers who will tell you they couldn’t write a headline to save their lives.” – The Score Takes Care of Itself:…… Continue reading Resume Headlines: What Good are They If No One Reads Your Resume?
Resume Headline: A Distraction or a Compelling Title
Resume Headline: Do headlines help or hinder in compelling the recruiter to read your resume? What you say in the headline makes all the difference. “Writing headlines is a specialty – there are outstanding writers who will tell you they couldn’t write a headline to save their lives.” – The Score Takes Care of Itself:…… Continue reading Resume Headline: A Distraction or a Compelling Title
Interview Practice: How to Prepare for Success
Interview Practice: What can you do to prepare and practice for your job interview? Here are some ideas that will help you. What good are your talent and skills if no one can see them? ~ www.jaywren.com .com How You Benefit from Interview Practice No one can know with any certainty what questions to expect in…… Continue reading Interview Practice: How to Prepare for Success
Arriving Early: How a Simple Behavior Makes Life Easy
Arriving early: How does this simple behavior make life easier for you and the people around you? What does this character trait have to do with success in your job and success in your personal life? Get there early. You might miss something. ~ www.jaywren.com The Freedom from Stress of Arriving Early When I know…… Continue reading Arriving Early: How a Simple Behavior Makes Life Easy
Communication: How Effective People Speak and Write
Communication: Effective speaking and writing are part of the job for professionals in all types of fields and responsibilities. Here are some ideas to make your business and personal communications more powerful. Headlines Even when speaking, you will help people understanding you with a headline. The headline states the topic. “Bill, let’s talk about the plan…… Continue reading Communication: How Effective People Speak and Write
Listening and the Persuasive Power of Asking Questions
Listening: What is the role of asking questions and listening in creating cooperation? Here are examples of how great questions lead you to getting what you want when you understand what other people need. The most effective people know how to ask great questions and how to learn from listening. ~ www.jaywren.com In the Workplace,…… Continue reading Listening and the Persuasive Power of Asking Questions
Quit Struggling to Get Jobs Below Your Qualifications
Qualifications: Quit Struggling to Get Jobs Below Your Qualifications. Are you frustrated, because hiring companies will not see you for jobs you can do easily? Are you overqualified for these jobs. There risks to you and the employer in hiring people who are overqualified. Risks to Employers Speaking as a recruiter, I can tell you…… Continue reading Quit Struggling to Get Jobs Below Your Qualifications
Top Trending Jobs by Title
Account Executive Account Manager Accountant Actuary Administrative Assistant Analyst Applications Engineer Art Director Assistant Manager Assistant Store Manager Assistant Vice President Associate Director Attorney Auditor Branch Manager Business Analyst Business Development Manager Cashier Civil Engineer Consultant Customer Service Representative Data Analyst Design Engineer Developer Director Doctor Electrical Engineer Engineer Executive Assistant Finance Manager Financial Manager…… Continue reading Top Trending Jobs by Title
Creating Future Leaders: 4 Steps to Leadership Development
Creating Future Leaders: How can companies hire and train future leaders? Here are four steps companies can take to strengthen their leadership for the long term. The Four Steps to Creating Future Leaders Creating future leaders is critical to the long-term growth of a company. ~ www.jaywren.com Hire for leadership Establish Authority & Responsibility Teach for…… Continue reading Creating Future Leaders: 4 Steps to Leadership Development
Open-Ended Questions: Solving Problems and Creating Leadership
Open-Ended Questions: What are they? How do they create opportunities for greater understanding in solving problems and creating leadership? One of the most important skills in leadership is the ability to answer open-ended questions. ~ www.jaywren.com Examples of Open-Ended Questions Open-ended questions enable a person to give meaningful, well-developed answers. The person uses knowledge, feelings,…… Continue reading Open-Ended Questions: Solving Problems and Creating Leadership
Career Intelligence: Aligning Your Career with Your Brain
Career Intelligence: Aligning your career with the way your brain works will increase your ability to excel in the workplace. How can you shape your career around the way that you are smart? What Kind of Solutions Come Easy for You? Creating a career that matches the way you think can empower you for success. To…… Continue reading Career Intelligence: Aligning Your Career with Your Brain
Job Search Timing: The Things You Must Know
ob search timing. Is this the right time in your career to make a job change? What are the things you must know to answer this question? Success is greatest when timing meets necessity. ~ www.jaywren.com Are You in the Wrong Job? Here are some questions that will help you know that it’s time to…… Continue reading Job Search Timing: The Things You Must Know
Business Writing: A Skill that Successful People Master
Business writing is a skill everyone can learn. ~ www.jaywren.com Writing is part of the job for most business professionals. Business writing includes emails, proposals, contracts, Internet posts, letters, business plans, memorandums, reports, job descriptions, and resumes. The measure of effective writing is how well the reader can understand the writer’s message. Therefore, the writer must…… Continue reading Business Writing: A Skill that Successful People Master
Productivity: 5 Things Highly Successful People Do Differently
Being busy means nothing. Success comes from getting things done. ~ www.jaywren.com Productivity: Some people have a successful career based on their ability to get things done. Other people accomplish less and their careers fail. Why? 1. Have a Simple Productivity Process Bricklayers start the day with the same tools and supplies. From there they…… Continue reading Productivity: 5 Things Highly Successful People Do Differently
Career Burnout: When Working Less Becomes a Priority
Career Burnout: In a culture where people believe that working hard can overcome any obstacle, reality teaches us that we have limitations. We burnout. ~ www.jaywren.com I am a few days late writing this article on purpose. For the past two weeks I have had trouble writing. During that time, I sensed that I needed a…… Continue reading Career Burnout: When Working Less Becomes a Priority
Job Counter Offers: The Stress of Leaving a Company
Job counter offers are ways companies avoid the annoyances of losing employees at the wrong time. ~ www.jaywren.com Should you stay or should you go? Job counter offers are risky. If you stay, the reasons you resigned seldom go away. In addition, when you met with your boss to turn in your resignation, you showed…… Continue reading Job Counter Offers: The Stress of Leaving a Company
15 Leadership Soft Skills that Create Greatness
Leadership soft skills: What are the leadership soft skills that create great employees and successful companies. How can you develop these skills? The most successful leaders not only develop technical skills; they also develop powerful leadership soft skills. ~ www.jaywren.com 15 Leadership Soft Skills that Create Greatness “That some achieve great success is proof to…… Continue reading 15 Leadership Soft Skills that Create Greatness
Composure: How to Overcome Meeting Anxiety
Composure: Whether they make mistakes or simply must deal with intimidating people, everyone has stressful moments in meetings. How can you stay composed? Composure creates poise under pressure. ~ www.jaywren.com Composure: How to Overcome Meeting Anxiety Anxiety in meetings can be a problem for anyone. However, whether you have natural poise or suffer social anxiety,…… Continue reading Composure: How to Overcome Meeting Anxiety
Confidence: How to Feel Comfortable in a Crowd
Confidence: From time to time, everyone feels insecure. Our feelings turn inward. Here are five tips for turning insecurity into poise and confidence. Confidence: Only You Can Deny Yourself Permission to Feel Comfortable in a Crowd. ~ www.jaywren.com Confidence: How to Feel Comfortable in a Crowd I have a fair amount of confidence in a crowd.…… Continue reading Confidence: How to Feel Comfortable in a Crowd
Interview Preparation: Three Steps That Will Land You the Job
Interview Preparation: Are you frustrated with rejection when you have the qualifications for the job? These three steps will help. Fifty percent of the effort for the best interviews is in the preparation. ~ www.jaywren.com There are three distinct steps in preparing for an interview. #1 Interview Preparation: Everything About You In the first step,…… Continue reading Interview Preparation: Three Steps That Will Land You the Job
Interview Feedback: How a Thank You Letter Can Land You a Job
Interview Feedback: Have you had interviews and have no idea how well the interview went? A thank you letter can help you land the job. “If you need interview feedback, sometimes all you need to do is ask for it.” www.jaywren.com Interview Feedback: How A Thank You Letter Can Land You a Job After an interview,…… Continue reading Interview Feedback: How a Thank You Letter Can Land You a Job
The Best Job Applicants Do These Seven Things.
The best job applicants do things that land them job offers. Furthermore, they set themselves apart from other job applicants to be the person companies want to hire. “In a job interview, it is far better to get a job offer than to have to learn from your mistakes.” ~ www.JayWren.com The Best Job Applicants…… Continue reading The Best Job Applicants Do These Seven Things.
Jay Wren Client List – Building a Business Never Ends
Jay Wren Client List: For me, building a successful business never ends. It is a continual process of expanding my skills and expanding my network. Jay Wren Partial Client List of Companies I Have Served Building a business or a career is a continual process of expanding your goods, services, skills, and network. The day…… Continue reading Jay Wren Client List – Building a Business Never Ends
Get Things Done: How to Defeat Procrastination
Get Things Done: How is it that some people are so productive when other people can’t get to the job? What can you do to become successfully productive? Inspiration is not an accomplishment. Passion is not an accomplishment. Getting things done is an accomplishment. ~ www.jaywren.com Get Things Done: How to Defeat Procrastination: Highly successful…… Continue reading Get Things Done: How to Defeat Procrastination
Interview Tips: How Do You Get from a Handshake to a Job Offer?
Interview tips: Do you have a job interview coming up and are not sure how to prepare? Even worse, are you getting interviews but no job offers? These tips will help you get a job offer. Interview Tips: How Do You Get from a Handshake to a Job Offer? Use these 5 interview tips to…… Continue reading Interview Tips: How Do You Get from a Handshake to a Job Offer?
Resume Cover Letters: Do You Have the Perfect Resume and No Job Interviews?
Resume Cover Letters: How important is your resume cover letter? It is as important as your resume for getting an interview. Resume Cover Letters: Do You Have the Perfect Resume and No Job Interviews? Do you have the perfect resume and not getting interviews? The reason could be your cover letter. If your cover letter does…… Continue reading Resume Cover Letters: Do You Have the Perfect Resume and No Job Interviews?
Cold Calls: How Do You Take the Chill Out of Cold Calls?
Cold calls: do you fear calling people you don’t know? How do successful people open doors to opportunity through a simple phone call? Cold Calls: How Do You Take the Chill Out of Cold Calls? Cold calls: do you fear calling people you don’t know? How do successful people open doors to opportunity through a…… Continue reading Cold Calls: How Do You Take the Chill Out of Cold Calls?
Business Meetings: Bringing the Right Tools
Business Meetings: job interviews, sales calls, client service meetings, meetings within your own company. What tools can add power to your presence? Business Meetings: Bringing the Right Tools What you bring to a business meeting is as important as the things you say or do in a business meeting. Getting to a business meeting to discover…… Continue reading Business Meetings: Bringing the Right Tools
Mentors: A Source Of Power Or A Waste of Time?
Mentors: What is a mentor? How can a mentor help you? What skills do you need to benefit from mentoring? What type of mentoring will work effectively for you? Mentors: A Source of Power or A Waste of Time? For many people, a mentor is a source of inspiration, wisdom, and solutions. Some people rely…… Continue reading Mentors: A Source Of Power Or A Waste of Time?
Wired For Success: Five Steps to Upping Your Mental Game
Wired For Success: Some people procrastinate, worry, and accomplish very little. However, other people get into action, have peace of mind, and achieve success. What do these people do differently? Wired For Success: Five Steps to Upping Your Mental Game Wired For Success: Some people accomplish very little. On the hand, other people get things…… Continue reading Wired For Success: Five Steps to Upping Your Mental Game
The One Thing You Should Know to Get a Job Offer
Job offers are the midway point in a job change. ~ www.jaywren.com Job offer: There are many things that you need to know to get a job offer. However, the answer to this one question is critical. The One Thing You Should Know to Get a Job Offer There are many interview questions that challenge…… Continue reading The One Thing You Should Know to Get a Job Offer
Mental and Emotional Burnout: When Self-Sacrifice Becomes Destructive
Mental and Emotional Burnout: Do you look at your work and say, “I can no longer do this?” How do you recover the energy and excitement to do your job? Mental and Emotional Burnout: When Self-Sacrifice Becomes Destructive The term “burnout” in reference to job performance comes from an article “Staff Burn-Out” by Herbert J. Freudenberger,…… Continue reading Mental and Emotional Burnout: When Self-Sacrifice Becomes Destructive
4 Warning Signs You are Interviewing with the Wrong Company
Wrong company: What should you look for when you are interviewing for a job? Are you wasting your time when you could be making better progress in your job search? As the owner of a recruiting firm, I coached applicants who dealt with troubling issues during the interview process. Here are things I learned from…… Continue reading 4 Warning Signs You are Interviewing with the Wrong Company
Negotiating Job Offers: An Outline for Getting What You are Worth
Negotiating Job Offers: An Outline for Getting What You are Worth. Negotiating Job Offers: An Outline for Getting What You are Worth. The increase you get when you start a job compounds into thousands of dollars over time. Negotiating Job Offers: Begin with the Facts Employers are more open to negotiating a job offer when…… Continue reading Negotiating Job Offers: An Outline for Getting What You are Worth
Inspiration: How Successful People Find Joy at Work
Do you find yourself depressed about your work? Do you have trouble concentrating? Is it difficult for you to finish your work? Were you excited when you landed your current job and now you dread doing your job? During the decades that I worked as a recruiter, I went through easy times, tough times, and…… Continue reading Inspiration: How Successful People Find Joy at Work
Top 10 Cities & States for Job Growth Rate
Some cities and states offer more than a place to work. They offer high job growth rate and long-term career security. What are the top states and cities? Studies from the Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business give interesting information that helps us find answers to those questions. ASU’s Top 10 Cities for Job…… Continue reading Top 10 Cities & States for Job Growth Rate
Business and Career Growth: Can a Business or Career Become Static and Survive?
Business and Career Growth: Can a Business or Career Become Static and Survive? Building a business or a career is a continual process of expanding your goods, services, skills, and network. The first day that I sat down to start my career as a recruiter, I had no contacts. I had a telephone, an empty…… Continue reading Business and Career Growth: Can a Business or Career Become Static and Survive?
Branding: When the Lowest Price Is Not Enough
Branding: When the Lowest Price Is Not Enough I worked as a recruiter in the consumer-packaged goods industry. Every day I talked with job seekers and hiring managers who sold consumer products through retail stores. When I reviewed qualifications, I was assessing a job seeker’s ability to make brands successful. Themes recurred in the profiles…… Continue reading Branding: When the Lowest Price Is Not Enough
The Consumer-Packaged Goods Industry: Is It for You?
The Consumer-Packaged Goods Industry: Is It for You? Are you just beginning your career? Or perhaps, are you considering switching industries? The Consumer-Packaged goods industry might offer the career you are seeking. The Consumer-Packaged Goods Industry Defined: What is the Consumer-Packaged goods industry? Consumer-Packaged goods companies sell products essential consumers. These products they make are ones…… Continue reading The Consumer-Packaged Goods Industry: Is It for You?
Social Anxiety: Is It Killing Your Career?
It is your responsibility to stop thinking negative thoughts about yourself before they become fixed in your mind as beliefs. Smile. Say something nice about yourself. Make a list of your blessings. Social Anxiety: Is It Killing Your Career? “Don’t let the world change your smile. Let your smile change the world.” A Work in…… Continue reading Social Anxiety: Is It Killing Your Career?
Job References: Can You Trust Them?
Job References: Can You Trust Them? “Believe none of what you hear, and only half of what you see.” ― Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson Most hiring companies do reference checks on potential employees. How reliable are these references? How risky are they to the job seeker and to the people who…… Continue reading Job References: Can You Trust Them?
Phone Interviews: Are they a waste of time?
hone Interviews: Are they a waste of time? The Essential Phone Interview Handbook by Paul Bailo Do you really need to bother preparing for phone interviews? It is just a phone call. It is not as though the person on the phone can see you. Can you accomplish anything at all? You’ve already invested time…… Continue reading Phone Interviews: Are they a waste of time?
The Seven Steps of a Persuasive Presentation
When I worked at Procter & Gamble, I took a sales training course that included a presentation model that works for any situation. Procter & Gamble titled the model the 5-Steps to persuasive selling. Xerox had actually developed the original course as the 7-steps to professional selling (PSS). Let us say that tomorrow you have…… Continue reading The Seven Steps of a Persuasive Presentation
How to Negotiate Salary
How you negotiate salary depends on many things. Here are three of the things that affect how you negotiate salary. The size of the company: Larger companies have structured compensation plans. The plans have pay grades. The pay grades have three levels: entry range, mid-range, upper range. Smart hiring managers don’t hire people into the…… Continue reading How to Negotiate Salary
10 Ways Winners Beat Stress
10 Ways Winners Beat Stress There are countless ways to beat stress. Here are ten things I see winners doing that help me. Winners own their mistakes. They correct them. They move forward. They don’t let the life’s little mistakes lie around and create problems and stress. Winners don’t apologize all the time. People who are apologizing all…… Continue reading 10 Ways Winners Beat Stress
8 Things Successful People Bring to a Business Meeting
Business Meeting: Meeting preparation is important. Equally important is having the right tools. What should you bring to a meeting? No One is Competitive Without the Right Equipment. www.jaywren.com Business Meeting What you bring to a business meeting is as important as the things you say or do in a business meeting. Getting to a business…… Continue reading 8 Things Successful People Bring to a Business Meeting