Whats More Important Job Satisfaction or Salary

Whats More Important Job Satisfaction or Salary Whats more important for you at a job salary or satisfaction? Philips have collated findings in the infographic below. Takeaways: 96% of Americans said being able to apply personal interests to their careers would make them happy. Most believe that meaning at work is more important than salary. 68% of Americans would take a salary cut to be able to apply personal interests in their position. 55% of Gen X and Gen Y have changed careers to be able to integrate work and personal better. RELATED: Career Aspirations: Are Yours Personal or Professional? [INFOGRAPHIC]

The One Reason Why Everyone Should Use Resuem

The One Reason Why Everyone Should Use ResuemResuem is a program that you can use to track down stolen property. It's a great system for the budget conscious shopper, one who likes to track down items before buying them. You can set up a Resuem account on the Internet to pay for the items, or simply keep all of your receipts and reports in a secure place.There are many reasons to use this program, but what are the other reasons that this program is a must have for every shopper? It is a system that works on your computer to find out where the item is, so that you can try to track it down at your earliest convenience. If you live in a small town, you can save money by hiring a private investigator to track down the item.This is the least expensive method available, as all you have to do is get a list of names and personal information and then resubmit the same to the database. It's also a very easy to use tool, as Resuem can be set up on any computer, with the purchase of just a few i tems and some technical expertise. In short, this is a system that works well for the shopper who wants to buy now and find out about an item that he may have purchased recently.The best part of this program is that you can use it from anywhere there is Internet access, without worrying about running out of cash box. It works from the convenience of your home, in a matter of minutes, or even seconds. Because it is a virtual credit card, you can find out where an item has been stored, and then you can write down the address and call them with a simple application.If you buy a set of gifts for friends and family, or a great new car, it can be a great way to track down the items that you have wanted for a long time. For example, you can use it to find out where the articles have been stored, so that you can write down the address, and phone number. This can lead to the quick identification of items, such as a television that you wanted to get rid of for a long time.If you are buying cl othes for your children, there is no better program for finding them than Resuem. It will help you track down that item that you had bought only a year ago and have been missing ever since. It will also provide you with a range of other items, including shoes, toys, clothes, and computers, that you may want to resell.Other reasons why these programs are a must have are that they are very easy to set up, and most of them can be run on your PC without any problems. In fact, you can simply log into your own PC account and start using it. Some programs require an online account, and Resuem does not.Resuem is a very valuable resource, and for a fraction of the cost of a reputable investigation agency. You can easily track down any item that you want, and it is simple to do. All you need is a computer and internet access, and you can keep your identity safe and sound.

Warning! Dont Just Apply for Any Job After a Lay-Off

Warning! Dont Just Apply for Any Job After a Lay-Off I get a surprising amount of between-jobs people coming to me and saying the following: JOBHUNTER: ‘No one’s hiring in my field so I’m looking for admin work â€" just as something to do for a while’. Caring Career Coach: ‘And how does admin work fit with your background?” JOBHUNTER: ‘I’ve spent the last 10 years as a senior ad sales manager’ Caring Career Coach: ‘Hmm, so no actual admin experience…’ JOBHUNTER: ‘No. And I don’t actually want to do admin work, but I know it’ll be easy to get because it’s just filing and making tea, and I’ve done much bigger and better jobs so they’ll just fall over themselves for me’ Caring Career Coach: ‘You’re a self-absorbed idiot. That’s why you don’t have a job. Bye!’ Just joking of course! (I don’t say that sort of thing until at least our second meeting) But seriously, there are a lot of experienced, smart professionals out there thinking that they can ‘always pick up admin work’. Because I do care, and I don’t want you to waste your valuable job hunting time, here’s why you should put the admin fantasy to one side and focus on something more ‘you’, right now: Put yourself in the shoes of an admin hiring manager: HIRING MANAGER: “I need someone who is experienced enough to cover for my PA who is going on maternity leave. My PA is really important â€" she runs my life and this office, so make sure the replacement knows their stuff” HR: “Great, I have the CV of a guy who has spent the last 5 years as a banking lawyer and enjoys hunting whelks in the Antarctic. Oh, and the CVs of 20,000 experienced PAs” HIRING MANAGER: “Screw the PAs, bring in the whelk murdering banking lawyer! How lucky are we to have him! PAs have no actual skills do they? I’ll happily spend the next 3 months showing him the ropes. Incidentally I’m on holiday next week and my Shitzu puppy is filling in for me on the teleconference with New York”. Admin roles may not always need the levels of experience of a really great PA â€" yes, some of them do revolve around filing. However they are still roles that need to be done efficiently, and where people with the right experience, and who are most likely to fit into that environment, are likely to be have an advantage in getting the job. They are not an easy fallback. In this environment, Admin roles are SWAMPED with applicants. Really swamped. Because so many people are thinking like Ms Ad Sales or Mr Banking Lawyer above. If you are 100% serious that admin is what you want/need to do right now, then by all means spend all your jobhunting energy on revamping yourself and your CV to stand out from the hundreds of admin experienced applicants. If you do it right, and if you do have the necessary skills, then yes, you’re in with a chance. But don’t kid yourself that these roles are open to just anyone with office experience and a CV â€" like any role, you need to present yourself properly. What else can you do? If you’re only looking for admin work halfheartedly (hello to most of you!), then you will be better off using your time to think outside the box in terms of: A) job options which value some of your skills, strengths and experience B) how you present yourself. This does not mean only going for roles identical to those you have already done. It means capitalizing on your specific skills and figuring out where they will be valued. In doing so, you cut out the thousands of people who haven’t thought like this, only thought they had generic ‘office skills’ and so just apply for admin jobs… and are probably still applying fruitlessly today. Related: 5 Ways To Find a New Job After Being Laid Off. Marianne Cantwell is a Free Range Human, and a career change expert. She helps mid-career professionals figure out what they REALLY want to do with the rest of their lives. Marianne gets her clients thinking outside the box, excited and motivated to create remarkable, awesome, simply wonderful careers they truly love. Visit Mariannes site Free Range Humans and be sure to follow her on Twitter @FreeRangeHumans.

16 Little Ways to be a Healthy Career Girl

16 Little Ways to be a Healthy Career Girl I am no health expert, but I know all these summer BBQs Ive been attending lately are making me feel a little nervous about bikini season. Therefore Im on a personal mission to try to get healthier this summer. I always hear my friends, family and co-workers say they dont have time to be healthy because of their hectic work schedules. And I think its kind of annoying, yet understandable. It is too easy to make excuses rather than take action. Here are a few easy ideas: 1. If you need to get out of the office over lunch to clear your head, go on a walk. 2. Eat breakfast. Youve all heard it a million times. Now do it! Here area few explanations on why breakfast makes you eat less calories throughout the day, balances your blood sugar level to avoid hunger and energy drops, and speeds up your metabolism: 3. Stop drinking pop all day at your desk. I dont care if it is diet pop. Read Skinny Bitch for the explanation of why even diet pop is bad. Heres the simple math on regular soda: at about 140 calories a pop at 3 per day, you are packing on 420 extra EMPTY calories per day-which would require running over 4 miles to burn. Drink 3 pops all work wee this 5 days a week and you are packing on 2100 calories per week. 4. Get rid of that candy bowl on your desk. NOW.   All that sugar is making you more lethargic which means it is much less likely that you will make it to the gym after work.   Also, if it is right in front of you, you will probably eat much more empty calories that add up fast. 5. Eat breakfast that you prepare yourself. This means no Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks or McDonalds breakfast sandwiches or muffins. Ive been making quick protein shakes in the morning and find that I am less hungry all morning. 6. Pack a few snacks. As you know, eating several small meals throughout the day turns up your bodys furnace. Pack a baggie of fruit, almonds, a hardboiled egg or a granola bar to get you through your hunger pangs. 7. Stop making excuses. 8. Be willing to change your habits, lifestyle and attitude. For me this means thinking ahead when Im grocery shopping and before I go to bed in preparing food for the next day. It also means drinking less alcohol and going out to eat less. Everyone has their hang-ups. Identify yours and be willing to adjust accordingly. 9. Look into free teleseminars and resources online. Last night I listened to a free tele-seminar on how to bust through sugar cravings. I also checked out sparkpeople.com. Its a great way to track your calories and water intake if you have the patience to record it each day. 10. Leave a huge water bottle on your desk and drink it all day. This is probably the easiest habit to form and stick with. Check out webmds explanation of how drinking lots of water can speed up your metabolism. 11. Take your vitamins each day and add some flaxseed oil supplements. 12. Go for a walk with your girlfriends rather than meeting them for ice cream or drinks. 13. Cut back on drinking alcohol. If long nights of drinking with friends causes you to eat late night food and miss the next days work outs, you are not only adding the sugar and calories of the alcohol (often about 100 calories per beer) you are eating more AND working out less. Drinking a lot is a triple-whammy for weight loss. 14. Make changes slowly. Otherwise they will NEVER stick. Rome wasnt built in a day but it can be destroyed in a day. 15. Pack your lunch rather than dine out. Going out to lunch every day is a sure way to pack on the pounds. Not only are your portions way too big, but often times fast lunch places offer choices that are laden with preservatives and salt. Not to mention dining out is expensive. I know most of us are much more likely to eat a fatty yet wonderful meal when going out because it is considered a treat. 16.   Dont rely solely on cardio to lose weight. Weight training actually keeps your metabolism going all day even after you stopped. Dont worry about bulking up; its very unlikely that would happen.

Surprising Best Career Advice for a Happier 2015 Its Not About Your Job - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Surprising Best Career Advice for a Happier 2015 It’s Not About Your Job - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Stop and smell the roses today!   If you want to be happier in 2015 then it makes sense to consider what the experts say about becoming happy.    Surprisingly, happiness doesn’t come in the order most of us think; get into the right school, get the right job, live in the best location or find the right mate and then you’ll be happy.    It’s actually the reverse. First work on making yourself a happy person and then you’ll be more capable of achieving success in reaching your life and career goals. Harvard professor, author and researcher Shawn Achor’s refers to this as the “happiness advantage. ” Achor says that when you’re happy you’ll be more likely achieve success. When you’re happy you can be more creative and innovative. So if that’s the case, how can we become happier so we can then achieve more success? Develop a Happiness Regimen Start Your Day Expressing Gratitude As soon as you awake each morning say out loud something that youre supremely grateful for try doing this at least three times per day (morning, noon and evening and before going to bed) Seek Humor in the a.m. and throughout your week Read, think or look at something funny at the beginning of your day to start your day off laughing. Laughing out loud is underrated. You dont need to wait for a night at a comedy club or with that person who makes you laugh all the time. Find something funny online or even on Facebook. There are so many zany people out there who post wholesome, funny material. Once you find a few of those people, follow them online so you can regularly tap into their humor and awaken your joyous self. Create an action plan for the day. Delineate your goals for the day for being productive with your time. See the miracle in breathing Its really a miracle to breathe on our own. No one else is required to help you do this and as long as youre not on a breathing machine, (which in itself is amazing) you have the possibility of doing something worthwhile with your life. If you can breathe, there are infinite things you can do with your time. Next, ponder how amazing it is that you have a mind and can think, eyes that can see and a mouth plus vocal chords to speak. These physical capacities are absolutely mind-blowing with the potential they all have for instigating and perpetuating joy in others and ours lives. Watch, listen to or read something that inspires you. Seek out people whove overcome a struggle or someone whose message is positive and uplifting. Read the book  Unbroken: A World War 11 Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. It is a true story of daring, defiance, persistence, ingenuity, and the ferocious will of a man who refused to be broken. Its hard to believe people who have been through so much suffering and trauma could be so incredibly positive and uplifting to listen to. When you hear someone who has found something positive from a tragedy you cant help but feeling humbled and inspired to feel appreciative for the small things (and big things) that are most important in life that we have and sometimes overlook. Educate Yourself and Grow Read something that educates you on a topic that matters to you and awakens your desire to learn more. When you learn something new on a topic that matters to you it immediately triggers a happiness button. You can actually feel empowered and invigorated when you increase your knowledge. Apply Your New Knowledge for Greater Good Find a way to apply this new knowledge to help someone else. Do at least one thing for yourself  You know better than anyone else what you enjoy doing most on your free time.  Try to pick a wholesome activity everyday that could boost your spirit and give back to yourself. Do an act of kindness everyday with no strings attached   Try to do one favor for another person or group every day without expecting any reciprocation. You can give someone your time or make a charitable gift. In Naples Italys cafes people have been offering anonymous  acts of generosity purchasing a second coffee for a stranger when purchasing their own. While Naples is known for its grit, beauty, chaos and crime, people are famous there for their solidarity. Perhaps this helps alleviate some of their hardship by doing a small act that uplifts a stranger.  http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/25/world/europe/naples-suspended-coffee.html?smprod=nytcore-ipadsmid=nytcore-ipad-share Give others the benefit of the doubt If someone’s hurt you or done something you disagree with, try to find a reasonable excuse for them and cut them some slack. Hope that someone will do this for you someday when you make a mistake   Forgive Forgive someone who hurt you who did not ask for forgiveness. This is the most difficult to comprehend and yet one of the most freeing experiences. It allows you to let go of anger that eats away at you and use that energy for other activity. Many say that true happiness comes from realizing the miracle of being alive and from seeing that everything that is in our life is meant to be there, including the challenges and difficulties we experience. If we see every challenge that we have as an opportunity for personal growth and attempt to elevate the experience, we may be able to bring lasting joy from the experience. It may be another opportunity to build on our strengths, skills and perhaps on our giving to others. Commit to Happiness for 2015:   When you adopt a regimen that’s focused on seeing the good in your life, you’ll become a more positive, happy person. Taking time to develop new skills and acquire new knowledge is enriching and can lead to more creativity and innovation. And when we use our skills and abilities to help others life becomes more purposeful. This recipe for happiness is within everyone’s reach who disciplines himself to make personal happiness a priority in life. Happiness is the fuel you need to achieve all your other goals.   So for 2015 get happy first and then go after your goals!  

7 Questions To See If Youre Prepared for Executive Job Search - Executive Career Brandâ„¢

7 Questions To See If Youre Prepared for Executive Job Search

Need a Job Coding for GOOD Learn. Submit. Get Hired. - CareerAlley

Need a Job Coding for GOOD â€" Learn. Submit. Get Hired. - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Have you ever been curious about how websites, software, blogs you use every day are produced? Heres your chance to find out and you could even get a job out of it. GOOD and Apollo Group are looking for you a smart job seeker whos ready to work and take that next career step but may be lacking a bit of the technical background to apply for some of todays hottest jobs. Coding for GOOD launched by Apollo Group and GOOD to address the critical tech skills gap in todays workforce. Though over 12 million Americans are out of work, nearly 49% of United States companies say theyre unable to find qualified applicants among job seekers. Complementing Apollo Groups platform, Coding for GOOD offers sixteen coding lessons to help anyone learn the skills to apply for a coding job at GOOD. Anyone can use this platform to learn new programming skills whether youre an English major that can barely start up your MacBook or a ninja who wants brush up on the latest for laying down code. Job seekers lacking a technical degree or background in programming are strongly encouraged to complete the lessons and apply for Coding for GOOD by submitting the final project based on skills provided. So what are you waiting for?Click here to learn and show them what youve got today. Good luck in your search. Visit me on Facebook

If your industry does not participate online, you can lead the way -

If your industry does not participate online, you can lead the way - Todays post is one of many from members of the Career Collective community I co-coordinate with my colleague Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter. I encourage you to visit other members responses, which are linked at the end of my post. Please follow our hashtag on Twitter: #careercollective. This months question asks everyone to share a favorite career search resource. I dont make it a secret that Twitter is my favorite online resource for job seekers. However, many of you may be thinking that Twitter is only useful for people in certain professions maybe marketing, writing, public relations? Its easy to see the potential, positive implications for people who make a living in jobs that involve a lot of communicating. Did you ever think about how you can use Twitter, even if you work in a field that isnt overly represented in the medium? I thought I would take the opportunity to share an interview with Brett Vanderwater MBA, CIA, CMA, CTP. Brett is a strategic financial leader who believes social media is useful for all careerists, even those in fields without significant representation. He tweets @BrettVanderH2O, and his blog is called Top Bottom Line! He answered some questions about the topic of using Twitter, even if not a lot of others in your field have jumped in: Many people believe that social media is only useful for certain industries. As a finance/business professional, what made you turn to blogging and Twitter, and how have they helped you advance your career? My first introduction to social media was LinkedIn. I stumbled onto the fact that companies were performing a Google search prior to my interviews based on the fact they knew I was a runner and member of several professional organizations. I did land at Kellogg Company in a controller role at their Atlanta, Georgia facility. After landing my job, I continued to study the communication power of social networking. I optimized my LinkedIn to include recommendations, news postings, discussions, and groups. I expanded my efforts to include blogging, which allowed for further creativity and helped me spread the word about my expertise in finance. The finance profession can be an introverted group and admittedly, I did take a deep breath prior to sending out the first blog post. Of course, I assumed 10,000,000,000 people would instantly read it! After realizing very few read it, I started advertising the blog on LinkedIn via groups and added Twitter to further leverage and market the blog. I found Twitter to be a simple, yet confusing tool. This is when I sought professional advice on how to represent a professional image and further leverage the networking opportunities. I contacted Keppie Careers. While I am still adding to my social network, the career value is the circle/network that it has created. The world I once played in was limited to the city where I lived. Now, the landscape is broad, and I have met professionals from all over the world. I have had the opportunity to speak at several Atlanta area professional forums to further communicate the expertise message. These events were directly related to the usage of LinkedIn, Twitter, and blogging. Since there is not a critical mass of people in your field on these networks, how have you increased your following and how has that helped you? The finance field is not very active on social networks, so I broadened my definition of a finance person. I now refer to myself as a Strategic Financial Leader and network with all levels of professionals in an organization. As a result, my LinkedIn contacts increased from 380 connections to 550. My Twitter followers expanded from 175 followers to more than 3,500. What I learned was to utilize a skill I have been using in my business career to lead. When a profession is not at the same place that you want to be or see yourself you have two choices: 1. Conform to the professions expectations. 2. Redefine it. I am choosing option 2. Would you recommend that others in industries like yours (where there are not already a lot of people involved online) try using social networks? Why? I recommend that the finance industry use the power of social networks and embrace the changing communication landscape to enhance knowledge sharing and actualize the globalization that we talk about in the conference room. I believe the finance industry will embrace social networks and fully leverage its power. The driving factor is that adopting these tools will save money and speed communications, resulting in cost savings and exponential gains to corporations in the future. Convinced? Take a look at this post about Twitter chats (when people use Twitter to share information and advice about a particular subject). You may be surprised by how many different types of people are using Twitter to connect with people in all different fields. If you want to learn how to look for a job today, check out The Career Summitmore than a dozen online presentations to help you land that next job! Read what my colleagues had to say about their favorite resources: 6 Ideas to Put In Your Toolbox, @WorkWithIllness Your Best Job Search Resource? You!, @WalterAkana In a Job Search, Knowledge is Power, @barbarasafani Jump Start Your Job Search Now!, @resumeservice Favourite Resources for Jobseekers, @GayleHoward The Best Job Search Tool Ever, @careersherpa Find What You Do Best, Know Your Stuff, and Connect, @chandlee 27 Recommended Blogs for Entry-Level Job Seekers, @heatherhuhman Invaluable Resources for Job Search Success, @heathermundell Favorite Social-Media Resources for Job-seekers, @KatCareerGal Canadian Resources for Job Seekers, @EliteResumes @MartinBuckland A Self-Empowering Job Search Resource, @KCCareerCoach Covering your bases: 5 ultra-useful online career resources, @LaurieBerenson Favorite resources for Job seekers, @DawnBugni Top 3 Resources for Job Seekers to Position Themselves as Experts and Increase their Visibility, @expatcoachmegan Time as a Career Resource: How Not to Squander It, @ValueIntoWords Favorite Internet Resources for Jobseekers, @ErinKennedyCPRW The Facts Behind Why LinkUp Is the Most Revolutionary Job Search Engine Available to Job Seekers, @GLHoffman photo by psyberartist