Self Improvement Site
On The Internet! Take the Self Improvement Tour
On The Internet! Take the Self Improvement Tour
Career Development Articles
We are currently looking for an Official SelfGrowth.com Guide to "Career Development". If you have expertise in Career Development and your own website and/or product for this topic, please review this form for complete details. The Official Guide Position is part of our Premium Placement Package
- Never let your career stop! - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2013 from Susan (Teacher Su) McKenzieAchieving the Highest Career Heights "Career Development is a continuous process. At every stage of your career, you need a bit of extra push to go further," says Hammad Siddiqui in his latest book Bootstrapping Your Career. Here is how to take your career higher. Are you getting the ...
Views: 1820(2 votes) - No One Gets A Free Ride on the Confidence Bus - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2011 from Liz Dennery SandersWhat is confidence, exactly? The dictionary defines confidence as: belief or trust in oneself and one's powers or abilities; certitude, assurance. I’d like to take it a few steps further. To me, confidence is knowing who you are and feeling comfortable in your own skin, despite any ...
Views: 958(2 votes) - Novel Writing Software, We Can Show You How To Do It! - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2011 from Dan ThompsonAre You A Slave To Time? Got Writer’s Block? You Need NewNovelist 2.0! You’ve got great ideas. Your characters are in your head. You know how you want the ending to be. You’re a GREAT writer… …. so why are you still staring at a blank computer screen or sheet of paper? If you’ve ever ...
Views: 1401(1 vote) - Other Ways to Communicate Besides E-Mail - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2011 from Jane CranstonHas someone IM’d you recently? I don’t mean someone down the street or in another region, I’m talking about the person sitting next to you. Is every “conversation” you have with your boss on e-mail? Gotten a text condolence note lately? (I did, no kidding, can’t say it was very consoling.) Have ...
Views: 1805(2 votes) - Over 50 and Looking for Work? - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2003 from Susan DunnAs a midlife transition career coach, I often encounter clients are are initially afraid they won’t get hired because of their age. They’ve all gotten good jobs, but I decided to verify my experience with some senior HR professionals. Here’s what they told me: Q: Is age an issue? A1: "Age ...
Views: 1363(1 vote) - Over-emphasis on Reward and Punishment - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Craig NathansonEmployee recognition Does this sound familiar? It’s a Friday and another day at the office. Today is employee recognition day. As usual once a month the department manager gathers the whole group for a one hour meeting. Employees come to the faceless conference room and await the monthly ...
Views: 2046(1 vote) - Painfully Employed: They got it bad and that aint good - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2010 from Gwendolyn WardWhen I was 13, I heard my great aunt say that she purchased an expensive car because she hated her job and needed an incentive to stay. Years later, when I struggled with my own discontent and watched others struggles with theirs, her words resonated with me. I may have been gainfully employed ...
Views: 843(1 vote) - Paralegal Careers: Do You Have What It Takes? - by Submitted on Oct 15, 2009 from Patricia CarrollInterested in getting into a high-growth profession? Paralegal jobs are forecasted to grow by as much as 22 percent through 2016. However, the best paralegal jobs are still highly competitive, as is the case in most professions these days. So how do you know if you have what it takes to ...
Views: 2346(1 vote) - Passion Fuels Success - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Young KimWhen I was in college, I knew a guy - we'll call him Robert - who was obsessed with the Denver Broncos. That's all Robert ever talked about. Now, perhaps I think Robert was obsessed because I don't really follow sports, and perhaps he wasn't any more obsessed than any other Bronco ...
Views: 1336(4 votes) - Persistence and Success - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Bud BilanichAs you go through life you will encounter many problems and setbacks. You need to react positively to the negative stuff and move forward toward your goals. I live in Denver, the weather here is very changeable. On December 21 2009, the first day of Winter, we had 60 degree weather. That ...
Views: 665(1 vote) - Personal Responsibility, Self Confidence and Success - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Bud BilanichYou can become self confident by doing three things. First, choose optimism. Believe in your heart of hearts that today will be better than yesterday, and that tomorrow will be better than today. Second, face your fears and act. Procrastination and inaction feed fear and rob you of self ...
Views: 2577(3 votes) - Physical Therapists - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Kate SmithPhysical therapists work with patients who suffer from such illnesses such as heart disease, head injuries, back pain, birth defects, fractures, cerebral palsy and arthritis. Their job as a physical therapist is to help take away pain, re-establish use of certain parts of the body, increase ...
Views: 638(2 votes) - Pitch Yourself Famous: A Four-Step Formula to Creating a Perfect Pitch - by Submitted on May 13, 2011 from Sandra Dee RobinsonHave you pictured yourself a go-to guest expert on TV or sharing your expertise to live audiences? Do you watch news segments with interviews on current topics and say, “Heck, I can do that!” Ever sit in an audience at an event and wish you could grab that microphone next? Guest ...
Views: 1501(1 vote) - Positive Psychology, Optimism and Success - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2010 from Bud BilanichThis week Sue Shellenbarger had an interesting column in the Wall Street Journal called "Thinking Happy Thoughts at Work." The column focused on the application of recent research in positive psychology in the workplace. Put simply, positive psychology emphasizes building resiliency and positive ...
Views: 1013(1 vote) - Presentation Tips for Success - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2010 from Bud BilanichCompetence is one of the four keys to career and life success. There are four key competencies that will help you become a career and life success: • You have to be able to create positive personal impact. • You have to be become an outstanding performer. • You have to be a dynamic ...
Views: 633(1 vote) - Prove Doomsayers Wrong / Job Hunting in a Recession - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Judy GillespieThe incessant “it’s the worse economy since the Great Depression… nobody’s hiring” drumbeat is unnerving. It’s also painfully inaccurate, but we’re in danger of doomsayer’s words becoming self-fulfilling prophecy. The fear they’ve created is palpable. Even the rich are cutting back on ...
Views: 1179(1 vote) - Pursue A Sales Job - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Ken SundheimWhy Sales? Owing a sales and marketing recruiting agency, our phones are constantly ringing off the hook with demands for sales professionals of all levels. The reason being is that a company will always make budget for a good sales representative, however will look the other way at an ...
Views: 1023(2 votes) - Pursue the Right Job Opportunities For You - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Elizabeth FreedmanAre you pursuing the right job opportunities for you? Laid off and getting nowhere in your job search? Between the rejections, the unanswered phone calls and limited opportunities, it’s far too easy take it personally, give up altogether, and even worse, assume that you’ll be unemployed ...
Views: 1006(2 votes) - Radical Leadership - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Joni CarleyIs it time for a radical move that’s rarely done in your world? Have you been through a radical transformation in your organization? Radical times usually elicit radical politics, radical soul-searching, and radical decision-making and re-decision-making. Radical change necessarily involves ...
Views: 1156(1 vote) - Reading Between the Lines - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2004 from Frank TraditiSometimes the answer is right under your nose. Articles published in newspapers, magazines, journals, andwebsites can be a invaluable source for opportunity. Think ofthem as a roadmap to helping you get the job you want orpotential new clients. I'll share with you one of the ways I read ...
Views: 902(1 vote) - Recession Resilient IT Jobs - by Submitted on May 19, 2010 from S.C. MishraIn October 1929, the world rocked with a financial crash that led to severe depression and the naming of Black Friday. They say history repeats itself and never has it proved to be truer then when The Great Wall Street Crash was reenacted nearly 80 years later. But, the good news is that, ...
Views: 856(1 vote) - Resume Blunders! - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2003 from Maria HebdaEmployers and recruiters don’t have time to waste and they have no problem tossing out your resume. More than likely there are hundreds, possibly thousands following yours! The job market is tight and it takes more than a mediocre to open doors. To make it to the second round of reviews, your ...
Views: 1112(1 vote) - Ride-Alongs and Ride-Withs (aka Job Shadowing) - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2009 from Peggy McKeeWhat is a ride-along? Why is it important? A ride-along is just what it sounds like: You spend a day with a medical sales rep who’s in the field you’re thinking you’d like to sell into, and see how a typical day goes. A ride-along can be one of your greatest opportunities to differentiate ...
Views: 2442(2 votes) - Rolling Stone? Who needs moss, anyway? - by Submitted on Dec 12, 2002 from Cathy GoodwinNearly every week a visitor to my website will write, "I'm glad someone understands. Most people think I'm crazy. I love to move! I have no desire to settle down." In my younger days, I, too, thought nothing of selling my meager supply of furniture and flying across the country to start a new ...
Views: 1655(1 vote) - Salary Calculations - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Alana JohnsonCalculating one’s salary can seem like a daunting task. However, using the following key points will boost your confidence and prepare you for salary negotiation. For the novice employee, newly unemployed or recent college graduate, salary negotiation is an important part of the interview ...
Views: 1159(1 vote) - Salary Negotiation - Aspects of Compensation Agreements Not Discussed - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2011 from Ken SundheimAlthough I have a very keen eye for spotting a fair amount of negotiation tactics, I find negotiation, in most circumstances, to simply be a hindrance to the normal flow of business. For a moment, tally up the opportunity cost that you have seen wasted by others who want to negotiate ...
Views: 1142(2 votes) - Sales Exercises That Will Expand Your Small Business Bank Account - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2011 from Ken Sundheim- Write down the main concerns of your customers When your clients go to sleep at night, what is on their mind? The thought sounds strange, but everybody has a motivation for buying a product or service. For instance, the small business owner who is in their early 50's may be highly concerned ...
Views: 1161(2 votes) - Searching for Your Calling - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2003 from Nina HamSEARCHING FOR YOUR CALLING – Quest or Curse? Judging by the extraordinarily positive reader response to Po Bronson’s What Should I Do With My Life?, people are aching for a sympathetic outlook on their stories of career dissatisfaction. They tend to be their own harshest critics, often ...
Views: 1237(1 vote) - Secrets of Internship Success - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2010 from Elizabeth FreedmanCongratulations! You’re in, you did it – after all that hard work, the 42 rewrites of your resume, the hours preparing for interviews – you landed your internship. Now, before we get too carried away and start sending ourselves flowers or calling the Pope, let’s remind ourselves why we worked ...
Views: 1241(1 vote) - Self Awareness and Success - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Bud BilanichIn an effort at providing more value for my ezine subscribers, I have created a new feature. It's called, THINK, ACT, SUCCEED. I send my subscribers a daily quote on success. I urge them to think about the quote and how it applies to their lives. Then I urge them to determine a course of action ...
Views: 610(1 vote) - Serendipity: The New Career Science - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2004 from Cathy GoodwinMy neighbor "Ed" found his career, he says, when he literally fell from the choir loft into the church organ. He was fascinated by the specialist who showed up to fix the damage. Ed began by sweeping up the shop, then served an apprenticeship. Now he owns a firm that repairs church organs all ...
Views: 1440(1 vote) - Serious, Yet Quite Common Job Seeker Dilemmas - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Ken SundheimMany job seekers have similar problems that hinder their job search and push back their career progress. Funny enough, the main deterrent that prevents people from achieving the results they desire from their job search is self-fulfilling: Paranoia that they will not get a job coupled with a ...
Views: 1062(2 votes) - Set and Achieve High Goals for Success in 2010 - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Bud BilanichIf you want to succeed, you must commit to three things. First, you must take personal responsibility for your success. Only you can make you a success. You need to be willing to do the things necessary to succeed. Second, you must set high goals -- and then do whatever it takes to achieve them. ...
Views: 560(1 vote) - Seven Habits of Highly Successful Job Seekers - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2003 from Linda MatiasIn the job search craze, there are those who land a job right away and those who struggle through the process of finding one for a long time. ‘Luck’ is usually the response one hears from disenfranchised job seekers when they find out that their neighbor down the street was offered a position ...
Views: 1230(1 vote) - Should I stay or should I go? - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from Siobhan SimsThe following article by Siobhan Sims was published in The Kilkenny People 15 February 2008. I OFTEN have people ask me should they stay in their jobs for money or should they follow their heart and possibly take a job which may leave them happy but broke. I always tell these people to go ...
Views: 1371(1 vote) - Should I Stay or Should I Go? Determining Whether the 9-5 World Is For You - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you believe the hype of many of the personal development blogs out there, figuring out your passion, kissing the 9-5 world goodbye and working for yourself is the best way to find happiness. But is it really? Self-employment has some serious drawbacks. Even if you put yourself on a ...
Views: 508(1 vote) - So You Want to be a Leader - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2010 from Jane CranstonI hear it all the time from my coaching clients, “I want to get to the next level and in order to do that, I have to take on a leadership role.” “Really? And do you want to be a leader?” “I don’t know, seems like I have to if I want to get ahead.” This is a treacherous and potentially ...
Views: 1324(1 vote) - So, Why Don't You Tell Me About Yourself - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2003 from Linda Matias"So, why don't you tell me about yourself?" is the mostfrequently asked interview question. It's a question thatmost interviewees expect and the one they have the mostdifficulty answering. Though one could answer this open-ended question in a myriad of ways, the key to answeringthis question or ...
Views: 1743(1 vote) - Social Networking and Success - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Bud BilanichIf you want to create positive personal impact, you need to do three things. 1) Create and nurture your unique personal brand. 2) Be impeccable in your presentation of self -- in person and on line. 3) Know and follow the basic rules of etiquette. Even if you're not in business for ...
Views: 558(2 votes) - Speech Language Pathology Jobs Help People Find Their Voice - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2010 from Kate SmithSpeech language pathology jobs give professionals the chance to help people find their voice. They work to help patients with a variety of different issues that range from temporary to chronic. Speech pathologists can be found in many settings and work with patients of all ages. Sometimes called ...
Views: 763(2 votes) - Speech-Language Pathology Assistants - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Brad JonesSpeech-language pathology assistants can find interesting and remunerative jobs in leading healthcare facilities in the United States. Jobs in this sector are available for both fresh graduates and experienced hands. What Does a Speech Language Pathology Assistant Do? An SPL assistant ...
Views: 972(1 vote) - Stop Torturing People With Terrible Meetings - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2002 from Susan DunnQ: What do most employees hate the most about work? A: The meetings. Here are some ways to apply your emotional intelligence to running the kind of meetings people would actually like to attend. 1. Intentionality. Intentionality is one of the highest-level emotional intelligence competencies ...
Views: 1455(1 vote) - Stress Resilience and the Power of Positive Acceptance - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2012 from Chantal CookeYour boss is pressing you to meet a challenging deadline. You have a presentation to give that you haven’t had time to prepare. Your finances have taken a dive and you don’t have enough to pay the mortgage. Your partner is threatening to leave you because you spend too much time at work. In case ...
Views: 1315(2 votes) - Stroke neurology is a rewarding growing career - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2010 from Frank WarnerNeurology is a very varied field in medicine. There are many different areas one can go into which go from muscular distrophy, neuroinfections, neuro-ophtalmology, pain management, neurocritical care, neural repair, movement disorders, epilepsy, behavioral, pediatric neurology, neuromuscular, ...
Views: 786(1 vote) - Stuck in the Middle with You - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2012 from Richard HighsmithPUBLISHING GUIDELINES: You have permission to publish this article electronically or in print, free of charge, as long as the bylines are included. A courtesy copy of your publication would be appreciated. Stuck in the Middle with You By: Richard M. Highsmith, M.S. When I was first ...
Views: 1648(1 vote) - Stumped With What To Do The Rest Of Your Life? Career Help Is Here! - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2010 from Pope JonesWhen it comes to careers, there is a whole world of possibilities out there. You just have to have a systematic approach toward the job hunt and you can easily come up with a profession that is the most suitable for you. The main reason why many people often get stumped with what they should ...
Views: 880(1 vote) - Success Comes From Living Your Purpose - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2010 from Bud BilanichTo develop your personal clarity or purpose you need to do three things. First, define what success means to you. Second, create a vivid mental image of you as a success. Third, clarify your personal values. To develop your clarity of purpose you need to carefully think through your ...
Views: 815(1 vote) - Successful People Build Their Brand on Integrity - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2010 from Bud BilanichCreating and nurturing your unique personal brand is the first step in creating positive personal impact. While your personal brand should be uniquely you, it should be built on integrity. According to Wikipedia, "Integrity is consistency of actions, values, methods, measures and principles." ...
Views: 603(1 vote) - Successful People Face Their Fears and Act - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2010 from Bud BilanichYou can become self confident by doing three things. First, choose optimism. Believe in your heart of hearts that today will be better than yesterday, and that tomorrow will be better than today. Second, face your fears and act. Procrastination and inaction feed fear and rob you of self ...
Views: 830(1 vote) - Successful People Live a Mighty Purpose - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2010 from Bud BilanichGeorge Bernard Shaw is one of my very favorite playwrights. I always enjoy a production of one of his plays. I quoted him in a recent article and I'd like to quote him again. He makes such a great point about how important a personal clarity of purpose and direction is to your career and life ...
Views: 1003(1 vote)