Recognize, Recharge and Retain Employees
JobTrain’s Open House is a great opportunity to see what they do so well. This group has made a difference in our futures by providing jobs, FREEtraining, coaching, office skills, computer skills, carpentry, green jobs, culinary arts, nursing and support for over 45 years. Located on O’Brien in Menlo Park. Check it out! You probably know several [...]
We all have a lot of demands on our time at work. In addition, we have requirements, that we must adhere to…. hopefully, these are clear, concise and easy to understand.
When requirements are fuzzy or “whatever you think” it leads to confusion and frustration.
Make sure your work requirements are spelled out and reviewed, let your [...]
Set sail in your career! Key steps to successfully manage your career
Step 1: Complete a Self-Assessment
• Identify:
o Skills Inventory
o Competencies
o Interest
o Conditions in which you prefer to work
Step 2: Create a list of career and job choices to explore
• Analyze
o Results from self-assessment
• Determine
o Possible career and job choices based on wants, needs, and results [...]
Happy… Estatic…So so…. what do you think about what you DO? When you have high levels of job satisfaction, you’ll perform better and in turn can better contribute to your company. Without job satisfaction, you’ll risk career opportunities through low motivation and/or performance and the organization stands to lose due to turnover and low productivity.
What makes [...]
What makes a GREAT team member? Who do you go to for help? Who does your manager want to hire to be a great addition to the team? It takes more than tech savvy, a great addition to a team has a sense of the people that are in the group, maintains a sense of humor, [...]
Don’t let a good brain go to waste!
Lifelong Learning is a deliberate progression throughout the life of an individual, where the initial acquisition of knowledge and skills is reviewed and upgraded continuously, to meet challenges set by an ever changing society.
Don’t get left behind! Lifelong Learning is so important because there is an acceleration of [...]
Volunteering can be a HUGE asset to your work and enhance your skill sets. You can “fill in the blanks” during lay-offs by volunteering and meet a new set of interesting engaged co-workers. Volunteer associations can offer many benefits to those who participate in the actual associations activities.
There are so many types of organizations!
o Local Community [...]
If you think of how many emails you send … and how many people contact you… is your signature line as clear as it needs to be? Really? Look at it again.
Here is the best example of detailed email signature I have found, it is sparse and clear:
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Jacqueline Smith
Position
Group
Division
Mail Stop Number
Off xxx-xxx-xxxx | Cell xxx-xxx-xxxx [...]
Have you ever been in a job interview and they keep asking questions such as,
“How do you handle stress?”
“How many hours of overtime do you typically work in a week?” or
“Are you available for week-end work during projects?”
Do the red warning flags start waving? Maybe the interviewer is trying to tell you …..
“There is no [...]
“Anyone can dabble, but once you’ve made that commitment, your blood has that particular thing in it, and it’s very hard for people to stop you.” –Bill Cosby
“Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it.” –Stephen Covey
“It takes a deep commitment to change and an even deeper commitment [...]
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