?My Job Buddy? Helps Jobseekers Find Their Dream Job

At the current time finding in a job in such a competitive market is very difficult, at My Job Buddy our sole aim is to help jobseekers through that often frustrating process.

Everyone is turning to the internet for their job searching, no matter what their level of job, experience or ambition, but there are major frustrations associated with jobseeking.  Anyone who has applied for jobs on the internet is probably aware of automated ‘email alert’ systems, where you are regularly emailed a list of jobs that the automated system thinks might interest you.  The vast majority of these jobs are not relevant at all and these emails end up being a form of authorised spam in your email inbox!  Our Search Buddy services really are something quite unique specifically designed to ease such frustrations.

The idea was a simple one.  Why let a machine do the work when it gets it so wrong so often?

We all know how irritating, boring and time consuming it can be to sit looking through job listings, whether they are in the local newspaper or on a website.

We have a team of dedicated recruitment specialists who spend their time carrying out the hard work of job hunting on your behalf.  We offer three different levels of Search Buddy, as detailed below.  Our Search Buddy offering starts as low as £14.99 per month.  Visit our website at www.myjobbuddy.co.uk for full details.

We also offer complimentary services all aimed at jobseekers looking to improve their job hunting prospects for full details visit our website at www.myjobbuddy.co.uk

Your Personal Stimulus #7: How to Make Money Online and Work From Home: Stories of People Making Their

Stories of people looking for real solutions to making their dreams come true

Everybody has a dream whether it’s traveling the world, spending more time with family and friends, helping loved ones recover their health, or supporting organizations whose work you value. We all have them. The question of why some people realize theirs is what we’re looking at in these interviews. When you read the accounts of other people looking for freedom from the endless workplace and mountains of debt that keep you just getting by, ask yourself how you would answer the questions. You may discover that you’re in the market for a real solution and ready to move toward your goals.

Meghan is a stay at home mom and former leading saleswoman. Currently, she does some product sales through in-house trunk shows and parties. She likes the work but has not yet found a compensation plan that she is happy with. She’s looking a better residual income opportunity that has a more generous compensation plan. Once she finds this company, she looks forward to building an organization with her friends and family.

What do you like about your work? I like working from the comfort of my own home, working as much or as little as I want. Being available to the girls is really important to my husband and me.

What would you change if you could? I would like to make a lot more money. I’m looking for a better business to partner with. Ideally in the wellness industry, there is so much opportunity there right now even with the down economy. People still need their health.

Why is that important to you? I’m accustomed to a certain lifestyle and want to ensure this for my family’s future. Helping people take better care of themselves inside and out is something I enjoy doing and I see great potential to make money doing it.

How does it make you feel not knowing how you will secure your lifestyle? I may not know the exact route but I have every intention of finding the solution that will bring the rewards I am prepared to work for.

What would you do if there were nothing stopping you? There is nothing stopping me. I am looking and exploring with a company right now.The proposition of health, wealth and and service resonates with me so I can learning as much about them as I can and scrutinizing their compensation plan.

If you’re like Meghan and you’re looking for a way to change your present situation so you too can get what you want, you might consider a residual income business. Residual income businesses continue to provide an income even when you are not. These opportunities come in a variety of forms- multi-level marketing, network marketing, house parties, affiliate marketing, etc. Whether you’re looking to make money online or off (or both), you could find an opportunity to work in the exploding wellness industry with a residual income business.

You too can make your dreams of optimal health and wealth come true while being of service to your family and community. Discover a real solution and move toward your goals of making money working from home, for yourself.

Career Advice: Five Career Advice Secrets for Being the Perfect Employee Everyone Wants on Their Team ? Part 2

The following are five career advice secrets for being the perfect, motivated employee that everyone wants on their team, putting your career on the fast track, and creating great relationship with management:

1. Be Enthusiastic
Be known as an employee who has a great attitude and is enthusiastic about his/her job and work.  Enthusiasm is contagious and spreads quickly in the workplace.  Just the opposite, constantly whining and complaining deplete valuable resources of energy in the workplace.  Think of people you know at work and ask the following questions:

* Who energizes me at work?  Who has a can do attitude?
* Who drains the energy out of the day?  Whom do I hate to see come through the door in the morning?
* How do my co-workers and managers see me?

Positive and negative employees, when presented with the same situation, have two different ways of handling the situation.   The positive employee looks for the positive solutions.  The positive employee is a proactive person who looks at change and challenges as opportunities to grow and develop new skills.  The negative person looks at the same situations as being taken advantage of and has the “why is this happening to me” attitude.  The negative employee tends to gossip and participate in unhealthy competition.  Obviously, management feels more confident with the positive, enthusiastic employee with the “can do” attitude.  Be known as the positive employee who creates solutions.

2. Know Management
You will avoid career landmines and be favored by management by taking the time to “manage your manager.”  Find out and understand your manager’s strengths and weaknesses, priorities and communication style, and how he/she manages people.  

When I was rising up the corporate ranks, I worked for a vice president who was uncomfortable speaking in front of a group of people.  Whenever he had a department meeting, you could always see he was nervous and tense, especially when he had to persuade us to accept a very challenging situation.  There would always be a team member who would challenge this vice president in front of the group.  To say the least, this did not go well for the employee who challenged him.  However, I recognized the vice president’s weakness, never questioned him in public, and waited until the meeting was over and went to his office to discuss the challenging situations of the day.  Behind our closed-door discussions, this same vice president was very open, conversational, and confident.  We were able to create solutions for the company and when it came time for promotion to vice president, my name was at the top of the list.

Remember, to get what you want in your career, you must help your manager succeed.  Focus on what is important to your manager and provide the solution.  If customer service is important, speak with your manager in terms of creating customer solutions.  If your manager is a numbers person, quantify all your results, etc.

3. Walk the Talk
Show integrity in everything you do at work.  Be the employee that management can depend on to get things done.  When you prove you are an employee who consistently delivers on his/her promises, this will impress management and you will go to the top of the list for choice assignments and promotions.  If you are someone who is known as undependable, you will lose the respect of management, and your opportunities for promotions will decrease.

Also, the employee with integrity owes up to his/her mistakes.  The employee that doesn’t have the courage to own up to his or her mistakes and take responsibility is very frustrating for managers.  If you make a mistake, do the following:

* Own it
* Apologize for it
* Explain what you learned from the mistake
* Ask your manager for input
* Tell what actions you will take in the future so the mistake won’t happen again

This benefits you because it shows you have integrity, you take ownership for your actions, you can learn from challenges and mistakes, and you are developing a relationship with your manager by asking for input and assistance.

Last, but not least, integrity is also not taking credit for someone else’s work.  Take credit for your own work and acknowledge others for their accomplishments.  Fellow employees have a long memory, and you may need these same people when it comes time for a promotion.

4. Take Risks and Grow Rich
There are employees who do a good job everyday and do not advance in their careers.  The employees who stretch themselves and their abilities are the ones who advance in their careers.  Risk takers are comfortable with the challenges of taking the risk and know how to adapt to job situations when they arise.  They also know that there may be some challenges that they may not accomplish the first time.  However, they will take responsibility for the results, learn from these challenges, and prosper in future opportunities.

The following are some ways to take risks and grow rich:

* Volunteer for high exposure, high risk projects
* Get agreement and an understanding as to the resources needed to succeed
* Combine questions with solutions in meetings
* Actively find work challenges and provide solutions

5. Be the Team Player
Managers look for employees who are not only talented, but work to make the entire team better.  Team players work well with other team members and support them emotionally.  Team members are proactive about pitching in when and where needed.

They also understand what the team mission is and work with other team members to accomplish its goals and values.  Because of this understanding, team players are competitive for the team not within the team.

When it comes to your career, talent helps but is not the sole factor for success.  Take time to apply these five career advice secrets and you too will be the perfect employee everyone wants on their team.

International Business Expansion – Target Your Global Market Understanding Their Demographics

Small businesses can feel greatly challenged if they are based in one country and selling to foreign clients another country. An intimate understanding of your foreign clients will lead to more sales. How can you get an accurate analysis of the demographics of your foreign markets?

It is often hard to really get into the demographics of your international markets. It can be hard to stretch yourself to fully understand cultural differences and the consequences these differences may or may not have on your sales and marketing strategies.

This is also a factor which complicates a single language markets made up of many different cultures. You not only have one set of specific demographic characteristics. You can literally have dozens.

The best place to start is to determine specific demographic information for each of your target markets, and to move on from there. The process actually gets easier the more cultures you learn to adapt to. Your company will get faster at understanding how to adapt to each different culture.

An interesting example was how MTV adapted its music to each country. There are two main factors that came in to play.

Music is culturally different in each culture.
MTV targets a younger audience and youth do not have the same lives in different cultures.

MTV realized early on that they needed to adapt their music to the culture in each country. This is fairly easy to understand.

But what was interesting was that they realized that in some countries the vast majority of households only had one television set. Therefore their television shows would also have to be culturally acceptable to other generations. If the older generations were offended in any way, MTV would not be turned on.

Demographics do need to studied and defined for each culture. Gaining insight into the differences in demographics and it consequences on your product’s foreign market is a very enriching experience. The value of this knowledge also lies in the potential leverage for more foreign business opportunities.

Fully understanding your international markets will show you the opportunities for your international business growth.