Be In Demand With These Ten Traits

Do you want to be in demand?

Employers are always looking for certain things in job candidates. If you can master these ten skills, you will be ahead of your competitors in the job market and you will stand a much better chance of getting a great job.

Be In Demand With These Ten Traits

1. Budget management - Effective budget management means taking steps to ensure that a manageable and controllable budget is in place and that procedures are defined to eliminate cash crunch situations from developing.

2. Speaking – Being able to work with someone one on one as well as conduct effective meetings is vital in today's business environment. Can you communicate ideas, persuade clients or business partners, motivate and inspire employees and explain complex issues? If so, you will be in demand by employers.

3. Writing – Writing involves clearly identifying ideas and relating them to others in a way that allows for few or no misconceptions. All business communication must be professional, concise and easy to understand. Where communication is concerned, more is better than less.

4. Public Relations – It is important to be able to handle yourself well in any given situation, but especially when you represent the organization for which you work. Being prepared is crucial to success in public relations.

5. Organization/Prioritization – Are you good at keeping tabs on your job responsibilities and monitoring your progress to ensure that deadlines are met and tasks are completed efficiently and effectively.

6. Initiative – If it needs to be done, either do it or get someone who is responsible for that item to get it done. The worst thing an employer can hear is "It's not my job." Show the employer that you are a "go getter".

7. Interviewing – Not all interviews take place in the Human Resources department. Each department in which there is a vacancy will likely have one or two people taking time to determine the most qualified person for the job. If you can interview someone well, you will be in demand

8. Negotiating – Getting the best deal for the company is something in which employers are always interested. Everything is about the bottom line. Is there a way to cut costs by negotiating better contracts? If you can show an employer that you can successfully negotiate good deals, you will be the favored candidate.

9. Teaching Others – Teaching is an essential element of leadership. If you can convey directions or instructions in a way that allows others to implement ideas and/or designs, you will find yourself in demand by employers.

10. Energy – If you are always willing to give an extra effort to everything you do, it will become readily apparent to everyone. Getting to work before your co-workers and staying a little later makes huge difference in how you are viewed, especially if you are known to demonstrate good use of your time.

Now that you know which skills matter most to employers, you have an idea of what you should focus on to ensure you are successful in your career.

There are also professional traits that will help you in your job search. Take a look at this article: Personal and Professional Traits

Will a Resume Get You a Job?

Will a Resume Get You a Job?

That question is asked over and over again in Career Placement Centers, Employment Offices and on forums on the Internet. Will a resume get you a job?

The short answer is "no".

A resume will not get you a job. What a resume will do, if it is done effectively, is pave the way for an interview. Employers use resumes to decide who they think is best suited for the job and typically weed out enough poorly written resumes to narrow the candidate pool to 5-6 good candidates. (Some companies have a higher number than that and others have a lower number. It depends on the organization and how they structure the interview process.)

If you want to be counted among those 5-6 candidates who are called in for an interview, then your resume DOES have to be outstanding.

Will a resume get you a job? Now, let's answer that question a different way. A resume is a necessary part of getting a good job. Does that contradict the first statement? No, it doesn't. A resume on its own can only do so much, but without it, at least with most companies, you cannot even get anyone to acknowledge you. You must have a resume in order to get your foot in the door in many companies.

Of course, not any resume will do. Some of the people that you are competing against for jobs are going to spend a lot of time and money crafting excellent resumes. Yours has to be just as good – preferably better.

You don't need a professional resume service, either. What you need is the right information and the best guidelines to provide you with everything you need so that you can create your own top-notch resume.

It may take more time to write an excellent resume, but a poorly written resume isn't going to do any good at all, so either write the best resume you can write or don't bother writing one at all. It is just that important.

Here are some links that might be helpful to you:

'Resume Tips'

• 'Resume Do's and Don'ts'
  
  
• 'Resume Keywords'
  
  
  
  
  • 'More About Resume Keywords'
    
    
  
  
• 'Four Resume Tips'
  
  
• 'Resume Checklist'
  
  
• 'Professional Resume Advice'
  
  
• 'Resume Mistakes'
  
  
• 'Build Your Resume'
  
  
• 'Resume Components'
  
  
• 'Resume Brainstorming'
  
  
• 'How to Make a Resume'
  
  
  

Where are the Jobs?

Who are the employment providers?
Or "Where are the jobs?"
There are a limited number of places in which to look for employment. They are varied in size and scope. Considering all of the different kinds of jobs that exist in the world, this seems like a small list. Don't you agree?

Look below for a list of potential employers.

Government agencies (including federal, state, local and military)
Large corporations
Non-profit organizations
Small-business owners
Farms/Agriculture
Universities/Colleges
Work from home businesses
National Parks
Private K-12 schools
Web-based businesses*

How do employment-seekers find the employment-providers?
There are many, many ways to locate open positions.

Job Banks
Job Clearinghouses
Professional Associations
Networking
State Agencies
Headhunters
Temp Agencies
College Placement Offices
Career Fairs
Private Employment Agencies
Classified Ads
Contacting the employer directly
Web Sites

How are you going to find your next job?

Here are some articles that may provide some insight:

Networking

Apply for Federal Jobs

Classified Ads

The Hotel Industry

The Hidden Job Market

Best of Luck in your Job Search!

My Old Press Release

I thought it might be interesting to post my first and only press release. My resume site has come a long way since then. :)
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Rockwall, TX (PRWEB) March 24, 2006 -- Resume-writing just became easier with the launch of Professional-Resume-Example.com - a site dedicated to helping others in the job-search process. "This site offers so much more than traditional resume sites", says owner, Carla Vaughan. "The vision has always been to provide relevant information on a vast array of topics that job seekers are
searching for," she added.

What visitors to the site will find is pertinent career-related information in an easy-to-understand tone and style. The navigation is designed to provide the easiest access to the information users need most. If someone is searching for cover letter information, then there is a clearly labeled tab to take the visitor to that page. If the quest is for a resume outline, then there is a tab identifying that as well. Simple navigation and helpful links at the bottom of each page provide the ease of use and clarity that many sites find difficult to achieve.

According to the Department of Labor in its most recent Employment Situation Summary report, the job market increased by 243,000 jobs just in February, 2006. The job candidates who received offers for those jobs are the ones who had the best presentation of their credentials and who were the most prepared for interviews.

In the past, job candidates had to wade through a barrage of information. Now, there is one resource with everything necessary (from filling out federal government job applications to networking their way to a new job) to create professional resume materials. Now, there is one resource where the focus is on achieving success by finding a great job.

Professional-Resume-Example.com offers everything from a detailed explanation of each section of the resume to examples of resumes in each of the 3 most common resume formats. It is unique in its approach to providing the information in the way that job candidates are searching for it. Much time and effort has been made to determine the exact features that job seekers are looking for and offering substantial information in the form of articles, links and/or web pages that speak to those needs.

Career planning, resume tips, cover letter guidelines, job-search articles and a variety of related information all come together in one place - Professional-Resume-Example.com

The job search just became easier.

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Carla Vaughan is the owner of Professional-Resume-Example.com, a web site devoted to assisting candidates in the job-search process. She holds a B.S. in Business from Southern Illinois University and has authored several books.