Yay, books - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Yay, books - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog My latest order from Amazon just arrived. Some 15 titles from Margaret Wheatley, Peter Senge, Harrison Owen and many others. Were talking a combined 40 cm. of shelf-space on the soul and spirit at work, systems thinking, self-organization, physical thinking, learning and much, much more. Seeing all those books waiting to be read is exhilarating and intimidating. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

Dont Rely on Job Sites as the Cure-All for Your Search -

Dont Rely on Job Sites as the Cure-All for Your Search - The Wall Street Journals Career Journal  reports that: Visits to job sites during the first four weeks of 2008 rose about 22% compared to the same period in 2007, according to a new report from Hitwise, a market-research firm. Beware of being sucked in to a false sense of security when you apply to jobs on these sites.   You may think that if you apply to 100 positions, you are bound to hear something! Job boards have a role in your job search, but only if you leverage your time and dont rely on them too much.   I suggest spending no more than 10-15% of your job search efforts seeking and applying to positions on mega-boards. Why? Be aware that not every posting on these job boards  actually represents a specific position.   For example, some recruiters post seeking a bank of resumes for a position they may (or  may not) recruit in the future.   Of course, every sought after job will receive a tremendous response.   Between sheer volume and job postings that dont represent actual jobs, its no wonder that many people feel as if they are sending their resume into the great black hole when they use these sites. Another problem with applying for jobs in great numbers is that resumes and applications are not targeted to the employer.   Why would someone want to hire you if you dont make a case explaining how you are perfect for their job?   A better use of your time?   NETWORKING!   Ive written so much about the value of networking and how to do itSee the Networking category at the right  for a full update! Keppie Careers will write your resume, teach you job search strategies and prepare you for your next big career step!

Amazing Cover Letter and Resume Writing That Ensures Your Career Success

Amazing Cover Letter and Resume Writing That Ensures Your Career SuccessAre you in need of extraordinary cover letter and resume writing that ensures your career success? Do you really want to secure that dream job or apply for that new job and perhaps land a great new opportunity? Getting an excellent cover letter and resume will definitely help you make your career move as soon as possible.For anyone who is in the job search, having a good resume will ensure that you will get the chances that you deserve. Therefore, it is very important to take extra care while writing the cover letter and resume. For this, you should take the help of resume writer to help you make your resume look wonderful. No doubt, you are going to get few tips and advices to get exceptional resume and cover letter writing that ensures your career success.One of the first steps that you should do while creating a unique cover letter and resume is to include the things that you are good at and what you can bring to the table. You must think of the traits that you have and then include those particular traits in your cover letter and resume. You must remember that hiring managers will always consider if you have a professional resume and cover letter.For that, you need to hire a resume writer. So, you can hire a resume writer and then use them to create a professional looking resume. As soon as you get your resume from the resume writer, you will know if it is good enough to be used by the hiring manager. Besides, you will also know if the resume is ready to be used by the hiring manager.To make sure that the resume has all the contents that the hiring manager requires, you need to first analyze your resume to get all the details about yourself. This will allow you to choose the right fields that you should addon your resume. After doing so, you can select the name of the company you want to send the resume to.After selecting the right fields to be included in your resume, the next step is to carefully edit your resume. Remember that there are going to be a lot of things that you do not need to be included on your resume. So, it is a must to put them on the resume but keep them brief and to the point.With these simple tips to make your resume look outstanding, you can also be assured that you will get exceptional cover letter and resume writing that ensures your career success. This will also help you get a job in no time.

Clinton Nomination Women May Soon Run 3 of the Worlds Largest Economies

Clinton Nomination Women May Soon Run 3 of the World's Largest Economies When Hillary Clinton accepts the Democratic party’s nomination for president Thursday night, it won’t just be an historical milestone for women (and men) in the U.S.â€"it will also put women one step closer to being in charge of the world’s economy as they have never been in the history of the modern world. If Clinton were to win the election in November, three of the world’s five largest economies would be run by women: Clinton would join German Chancellor Angela Merkel and newly-appointed British Prime Minister Theresa Day, leaders of the world’s fourth and fifth largest economies, respectively, in a very elite club. (China and Japan are two and three, respectively.) In the U.S., Janet Yellen currently heads the Federal Reserve, which sets monetary policy, while the SEC, which oversees stock and bond markets, is chaired by Mary Jo White. The stabilization of the world economy is under the purview of Christine Lagarde, the head the International Monetary Fund (Bloomberg deemed Lagarde the “central banker’s central banker”). “This is a significant moment,” Mary Evans, a professor in the London School of Economics’ Gender Institute, writes in an email. “Of course it brings into focus the centuries for which the opposite has been true and on whichâ€"until quite recentlyâ€"no one remarked.” Danny Leipziger, a professor at George Washington’s School of Business, says that the number of women in positions of power in international financial circles is “unprecedented.” The symbolism is hard to miss. “Picture the top five economic leaders. Usually at the G20 or the G7, you might see one female head of state or maybe two at the most,” Leipziger, who also worked at the World Bank, says. “It would be a powerful message to see Hillary Clinton and Theresa May and Angela Merkel together.” While Clinton would make the leader of the world’s richest country a very familiar female, it’s important to recognize that those four other women have played and will continue to play critical roles in the global economy. The U.S. is seven years into the second-longest bull market on record (which typically last four years) and economic expansion (which, since World War II, have lasted five years on average). This means, as MONEY has written, the U.S. is likely to face an economic downturn sometime soon. This makes Yellen’s role so important: Anything done to help prop up the U.S. economyâ€"like lowering interest rates and buying debtâ€"will come through the Fed, not the executive branch. Over in Europe, Lagarde oversees the economies of 188 countries and has played a pivotal role in negotiating the terms of bailout assistance in the European Union, including with Greece. Assuming the E.U.’s debt crisis continues, Lagarde will continue to shape the outcome, particularly if the European economies head south. Merkel, too, is critical to these negotiations: As Europe’s largest economy, Germany wields (not without controversy) a ton of power in the E.U. And thanks to the U.K.’s Brexit vote, May has the opportunity to lead Britain out of the E.U. completely, a move that will have long-lasting impact, including possibly sending the global economy into a tailspin (“I think gender is the least of her problems,” Leipziger jokes.) That Lagarde is French means each of the four main Western economiesâ€"the U.S., Germany, the U.K., and Franceâ€"currently has a female representative with power over economic policy. With Clinton as president, the U.S. would have two. That’s not to say that their x chromosomes are the defining factors of their careers. “I think breaking glass ceilings is important, but I don’t think any of them have won [by] making gender an issue,” Leipziger says. “They’ve won because they’re competent and excelled in their areas of expertise.” Read Next: All the Countries That Have Had a Female Head of State (Before the U.S.) But while the proportion of women in power in the West is increasing little by little, it’s clear that for women around the world, inequality isn’t going away anytime soon. Currently, women comprise the majority of the world’s low-paid workers, according to a report from Oxfam. That’s certainly true in the U.S., where almost six in 10 minimum wage workers are women, according to the Department of Labor. And there is still a persistent gender pay gap and retirement savings gap in the U.S. Worldwide, women own just 30% of the wealth (though that number is on the rise). Never before in modern history have women wielded so much economic power on such a global scale. But the question remains: is a record number of female figureheads enough to raise the economic status of women across the globe?

Discovering What You Really Want - Work It Daily

Discovering What You Really Want - Work It Daily Having trouble discovering what you really want? Read on... Remember playing make-believe games as a child? Maybe you used to leap off of the furniture wearing a Superman cape. Or you imagined yourself on a “Raiders of the Lost Ark” adventure. I laugh when I remember my childhood self! The closest I ever got to make-believe fantasies was arranging a mock trial court among my stuffed animals. Yes, even then I was such a realist. But I loved to solve problems. (My best friend and I once spent a whole week investigating a mysterious note we found on the bus. Probably just a fragment of another student’s vocabulary list!) I loved to read, too, but I was never really satisfied with taking in other people’s stories. I wanted to write my own. Ask Yourself This Question Most Americans don’t know what they want to do for a living. To prove it, I’ll ask you this: What would you spend your time doing if money wasn’t an issue? Don’t be hasty. “Golfing” is not an acceptable answer unless your life’s purpose is to be a professional golfer. Imagine you already took a long vacation with plenty of RR. Now, what would you do? Examine the Clues Look for clues in your existing roles, both inside and outside of the workplace. Record in a journal the activities that give you the most fulfillment. Chances are you started off on the right path. Just a little tweaking to your plan could help you reach your fullest potential. Take the Journey My objective here is to inspire you to take the journey. To reconnect with the childhood version of you. Write your own story. Construct your dream job. Your mind will argue against this point, throwing excuses and limitations at you. But trust me on this: If you’ve got as little as 30-60 minutes a day (the time it takes to watch a single cable TV series at night), over time you can change your life. (Or your career!) Notice Other People’s Discoveries But don’t take my word for it. Read other people’s success stories to build your belief. I listen to live coaching calls every morning and one of our new team members shared how he was recently surprised with a promotion. See, he’d been reading leadership books every day during this 30-minute lunch break and it was improving his attitude and performance at work. The boss took notice. Here’s another surprise talent discovery. Unlike his contemporaries who had spent their entire lives practicing and perfecting art, Henri Matisse discovered his art ability during his adult life. He was not born with a special passion or aptitude for painting, yet you probably studied his work in a high school art history class. Matisse was actually a law clerk who suffered from depression, often bound to a sickbed. He was in his twenties before he picked up a paintbrush. There was no romantic, magical moment that released his hidden talent. Instead he labored for four years under “how-to-paint” manuals before being accepted into the most prestigious art school in Paris. Open Your Mind to the Possibilities The same could be true for you! You could be lying in a dismal predicament when someone (out of desperation to lift your spirits) hands you a paint brush. The point is, you may not know exactly what you want to do, but you can jumpstart the process by opening your mind to the possibilities. Here are a few books I recommend to get you started. I borrowed the story of Matisse from Now, Discover Your Strengths by Marcus Buckingham and Donald O. Clifton, Ph.D. This book defined my personality with shocking precision. (Unexpected benefit? I made my husband take the profile test. Turns out I’d been misinterpreting many of his behaviors, causing unnecessary hard feelings. I also learned how to use his “Activator” personality to get more things done for our business.) Read Daily If you’re looking for a new job or position, start with J.T. O’Donnell’s ebook, CAREEREALISM: The Smart Approach to a Satisfying Career. It helped me place myself into the activities that I most love. If you’ve been in the same field for a while, read Brendon Burchard’s Millionaire Messenger to help you uncover hidden expertise you already have. Ready for a lifestyle change? Then Brendon’s book The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive is a must-read to get yourself moving! For the really adventurous, pick up The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferris. The end of your story hasn’t been written yet, so pick up the pen and start writing it! Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!

The 4 Steps to Creating the Intentional Space of Your Dreams

The 4 Steps to Creating the Intentional Space of Your Dreams I recently moved from New York to Arizona and I am beyond happy with my decision. Why? No more cold weather, a bigger house with plenty of room to create absichtal spaces and friendlier people. Should I go on? The point is I am extremely happy in my current state of mellow yellow.One of the first things I did after my move was create two intentional spaces in my home my art senderaum and my home gym. How do you create an intentional space in your home? Here are four simple steps.1. Set your intention.I dont know how my husband and I fit all of our stuff and our pets in our old house. Now that we are in a bigger space, we realize that we desperately needed a bigger space to live how we wanted. Instead of living with boxes and storage, we were able to build a home gym and art studio. Before we even moved in, we set the intention to have these spaces in the house. If you set a clear intention for how you want to use the space new or old you can execute much more easily. 2. Make room and get rid of the clutter. When people say they are too busy to do something they want, it is often an excuse. When people say they dont have room in their home for an intentional space, thats also often an excuse. If you are like me and you need an intentional space to be creative, it is up to you to make room in your house. Maybe you need to trade in your overlarge sofa for something smaller and more efficient. Maybe you need to get rid of the pile of magazines you want to read to make room for a space you will use today, elendlage someday. Making an intentional space means you take action to make it a reality for yourself. 3. Buy what you need and realize it doesnt need to be perfect.When I was thinking about building my art studio, I wasnt sure what I needed. I didnt like the prices of what I saw on Amazon or Ikea. Guess who came to my rescue? Thanks to Walmart and eBay, I was able to have a simple desk, chair and stor age space to give me the space I needed. If you havent moved forward with creating your intentional space because you dont have what you need, get resourceful and find things that work within your budget. Dont forget to check out your local thrift stores to look for what you need for your intentional space.4. Make time in your calendar to use the space.If you have made the commitment to create your intentional space, you owe it to yourself to use it. I want to create art or do something creative every day. Why? It is extremely calming, and it gives me immense joy. If you want to love your life, you must do what you love every day. Having a space to color, draw, paint or play with lanyard is what I needed. So, I put in my calendar to spend time doing art every day.Having an intentional space and using that space are two different things. Is there a point to not use the beautiful intentional space you have put time, money, and energy into creating? No. Stick to your calendar and use t he space. Document the space and share it with your network. Post about it on social media and encourage others to invest in themselves by creating the intentional spaces they need in their lives. --Natasha Nurse started Dressing Room 8 to provide a web-based resource where women can gain personal and professional empowerment through her fashion and lifestyle focused blog. Dressing Room 8 helps women learn how to think with clarity, dress with confidence, and live with purpose. She is the Lifestyle Editor for Plus Model Magazine and she co-hosts a podcast with her husband called WokeNFree. Follow Natasha on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, and YouTube.

Top Advice on Brief Summary of Writing a Resume

Top Advice on Brief Summary of Writing a Resume Brief Summary of Writing a Resume Options A summary gutachten should include a couple of specific, work-related abilities, together with some relevant soft skills. An overview of qualifications is utilized to highlight the range of work experiences youve built up with time. To write a great career summary, you have to know your abilities and be in a position to tailor them to your audience. Or you may demonstrate your skills when it comes to public speaking or giving presentations. Based on your degree of experience and the jobs youre applying for, what you decide to concentrate on in your resume summary might vary. You may want to think about a qualifications summary which we outlined in last weeks postbut if only you need to have a summaryhere are a number of examples to help you begin. Dont use a single resume summary for unique jobs but instead customize for each vacancy application. You want to make certain you match each portion of your qualifications summary to the job which youre seeking. You could also see resume summary. A specialist summary for your resume ought to be detailed. Whilst you write your summary for your resume, attempt to think of what you want them to discuss with you, and what exactly you desire an opportunity to discuss. Brief Summary of Writing a Resume Can Be Fun for Everyone The summary is just one of the main elements of your resume because it functions as a sort of fast elevator pitch wherein you get to sell your finest assets. Your statement needs to be written bullet point style utilizing short sentences that highlight your abilities. Things You Should Know About Brief Summary of Writing a Resume As stated above, a career summary isnt a career objective. Your career summary also has to be specific and relevant. In essence, it must be forward-looking. A superb career summary is a significant portion of the career summary as it adds depth and clarity to your re sume. The Brief Summary of Writing a Resume Pitfall To discover what you should include, return to the work description. You must consider writing a bit more different resume within different jobs, a modern resume template will be quite useful in doing this. Resumes are critical to the work search. On the flip side, functional resumes are ordinarily used by fresh graduates or individuals who have less experience but want to grab the work vacancy. You may now produce your own professional resume summary examples which will surely outshine the competition. The resume summary will function as their sales pitch. An excellent career summary is basically a glimpse of your skill set and the value youll be able to bring to your prospective employer. Finally, it focuses on your ability to offer value to the company. The opportunity to polish your career summary is a bit later. Youre going to compose a resume summary which gets many more interviews. There are a few important thi ngs you should think about when writing an educational resume summary. Ultimately, you have to remember to proofread your career summary like the remainder of your resume. On the flip side, a resume objective is information thats necessary when youre asking for work that will indicate a career change. The summary section has to be formatted correctly at the peak of the resume, just below your name and contact info. In a resume, a resume summary ought to be at the very best parts just under the contact info. All the information ought to be highly related to the position that youd like.