FIND YOUR CAREER MATCH TODAY

When searching for a job, you get bombarded with several job vacancies that you become confused for which one to apply for and how to write a CV to fill up the job description for each of them. Despite such frightening visions, finding your career match can be made easier and less overwhelming by following a few steps. To do this, you should;

§  Be aware of your personal interest and skills, and then match the traits with the job you are searching for.

§  Find out the company’s salary prospect to know if they can take care of your needs.

§  Then make use of all your resources to find the exact job that is in line with your job.

Knowing what you prefer in career will help you to know what job to look out for.

Avoiding clashes between personal values and your place of employment is essential to ensuring happiness and lower stress levels. Your ideal career should challenge your skill level, but not create unattainable or unrealistic goals. You can discover these personal traits by self evaluation or partaking in online career personality assessment tests.

Also, when you are aware of the kind of job salary you are looking for you will know the kind of job you need to apply for. You can learn about the type of salary being paid by making research online for a career field or company. By completing these two steps, you will now have a good idea of what to look for when searching for that ideal match. You are equipped with the knowledge you need to narrow down your search and leave only the opportunities that will most benefit you.

Finding career opportunities can be done in several ways. You will want to utilize all of your resources to ensure you have as many options available to you as possible. If you have an idea of a specific company you’d like to work for, you can visit the company and inquire about job openings.

Also searching for jobs have become easier since online publishing of jobs came on board. Jobs are also posted in the newspaper, bill boards and posters.  Using websites such as www.careergong.com allow the user to search job openings nationwide, and to also know the career that suits your interests.                           

Following these three steps will ensure success in finding your perfect career. Eliminating undesirable careers based on your personality and needs produces more successful results in your search for the ideal match. This leaves you will the knowledge of what to look for. Though searching for your ideal career can seem overwhelming at first thought, it is an attainable goal! By following these three steps, you will find your ideal career.

WAYS OF IMPRESSING NEW EMPLOYEES

Often times I come across certain job seekers who work short term with their former employers, either 3 or 6 months. On asking them the reason for leaving the company, the constant reason is that they were uncomfortable in the company due to certain reasons. This have put some companies in the bad book of many job seekers. The needs of employees should be met adequately to improve a company's productivity level, thus there is need for companies to create a positive impression for new employees to make them comfortable. These impressions are designed to retain customers. 

Here are three things to do to impress and help employees to get used to and comfortable with the environment.

1. GIVE THEM A MENTOR.                                               

When you hire a new worker, assign the person to a mentor who would help the person get oriented with the company. This mentor can be with the person for like a week or two. Mentorship programs give employees an opportunity to learn from more seasoned employees, as well as build connections within the workplace early on.

This will help them to find someone they can meet to answer certain questions. Having someone to go to for questions, comments and concerns is comforting to new employees. It also helps to combat nerves associated with starting a new job. Having mentors help employees to speed up their adaption with the company affairs.  

2. OFFER AND ENCOURAGE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES TO THEM.

Today, employers give their employees training in certain areas that are beneficiary to both them and the company, although the training do not last very long. Although extending this training to provide development is very necessary, so offering new employers training and development opportunities is important.  Employee training should be advised at all times. 
The employees can train themselves for needed skill and understanding. Encourage employees to search for opportunities to sharpen their skills -- professional development events, relevant webinars, lectures -- on their own time. Recognize employees for their efforts to learn and develop work-related skills outside of the workplace. Better yet, have them present what they learned during team meetings so that everyone can benefit.

3. MAKE THE SYSTEM AUTOMATIC.

Make your working system an automated one, starting from the operating system to the communicating system. This is a big one. It makes it simpler for both employers and employees to assign, track and store new hire paperwork and tasks. Gone are the days of mechanical form of operation, companies have now moved to a paperless and technological generation. It will help to make both the employers and employees to be focused and organized. It also helps to make paper work faster and more time dedicated to other activities. Not only does it make things easier for employers, but having everything all in one place enables employees to easily refer back to necessary info when needed.

MAKE THAT ENGINEERING JOB INTERVIEW TODAY

                              
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BE AN EMPLOYEE TO START YOUR OWN BUSINESS

There is a lot that is added to being an entrepreneur, it is not just about opening a business. An entrepreneur also has to face a lot of challenges in his business especially in the financial aspect. Many young people take the leap into self-employment without understanding just how challenging the space really is. A lot of things awaits you in your business and you need to know these things. You are likely to face financial issues, competition in the business, lack of customers, etc.                                                 So many startups find it difficult to succeed because of certain reasons;   

• Which could be as a result of spending a lot of money on unnecessary things,     
• Sitting back and doing nothing instead of going out and hustling for customers. 
• Losing focus on your main business goal. now this is one very critical decision, once you lose focus from your main reason for starting something, you lose focus from the business totally. It is better to continue striving in that thing you know than leaping into something totally different from your scope of ideas. Stay focused, work on the original goal, learn what you must from the shortcomings and adapt. Don’t think that starting something new on the side will help your short term shortcomings.

These things and more add to the arising problem in entrepreneurship. Here is what you should do to make your self employment a little less hectic.

BECOME AN EMPLOYEE FOR A WHILE.                                                                                               Although the concept of entrepreneurship is to be your own boss, but one thing you should know is that this is very important to do this because you get the skills and knowledge of a business through your boss and your colleague. You get to understand the notion of team working and endurance. This will go a long way in helping you in terms of certain decision making processes.                                                 This will also help you to make at least a little bit of capital for your business. You can use the money gotten from your company to start up and support yourself for the business. Although it is difficult to make a solid living out of your first company, a little cash can go a long way for you. But you can do other things to get more capital, you can volunteer in your company, offer yourself at entry level jobs, etc.  You must be a willing learner to progress, you can go into internships around the country. When you’re working for someone else you’ll learn crucial lessons about employee morale, waste, strategy, resource management and so on. The list is endless. Get stuck in and learn, it will open your eyes to how naive you would have been had you jumped head first into entrepreneurship. 

Entrepreneurship is a journey that will you repeatedly. Just remember, every knock has a lesson to be learned. Learn the lesson and adapt. This is why I encourage every wannabe entrepreneur to get out and get a job first – the lessons that you learn through employment will save you a lot of grief on your journey to being your own boss.

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HOW TO GET THAT JOB EVEN AFTER BEING REJECTED

Applying for jobs and not getting any interview invitation can be very frustrating, especially when put all your efforts in it. One thing you should know is that you should never give up on yourself. All you need do is to try and analyze the situation to know the reason for the problem. Check the jobs you have applied for and know how capable you are for them, then ask yourself the following questions;

·         Do I meet the minimum level of experience required for the position?

·         Do I meet the minimum level of education required for the job?

·         Do I have most of the required skills for the job?

·         Do I have the certifications required for the position?

 At the end of this research, you will know how much of the requirement you meet for each question and know if you meet the majority of the requirements.

Hiring managers look for candidates who meet at least 80 percent of the job requirements. One reason you aren't making it to the interview might be because they don't see you as qualified enough for the position.

If you find out that you have an issue like this, then look for ways to gain the experience you need it could be getting trained in schools or cerification bodies, so that you can be fit for the next job. Then, before you apply for any more jobs, conduct this same exercise of analyzing yourself against the requirements listed in the next job posting.

One other issue is the fact that so many forget to put these skills in their CV. Without having this appropriate information in, your CVs will not capture your recruiter’s attention. Also, people have a tendency to apply for higher-level positions than what they're qualified for, and this does not get you the job. So when looking for a job, go for lower-level jobs first and from there apply for higher ones.

WHY YOU SHOULD RECRUIT BOTH FOR CV AND PERSONALITY TRAIT

Upon asking an employer some time back how attributes he uses to employ his staff members, he answered thus, ‘personality and friendliness’. I then proceeded to ask him of how he knows of these attributes in job seeker’s CVs, he said that he does not find that attribute in their CVs but in the interview session he holds with them. This got me thinking about what he said how well does personality trait play a good role in the job interview?

Most employers would prefer to hire someone who appears friendly and personable. A big part of the interview process is discerning not only if a candidate can perform the job itself, but rather if they have soft skills that will fit in with the company culture, get along with current employees, and like the job.

Soft skills are defined as personal attributes that enable someone to interact effectively and harmoniously with other people. Some examples of soft skills:

— Adaptability

— Communication

— Initiative

— Project Management

— Follow-Through

— Problem Solving

— Strong Work Ethic

— Positive Attitude

— Aware of Self and Company

It is usually important to not only go through job seeker’s CV but to also check their personality trait to know how fit they are for the job. Know what is important to your organization and then set your interview questions towards those things.

Although some can be gleaned from a first impression, such as a positive attitude or effective communication, behavioral interview questions can help bring forth a candidate’s soft skills. My friend said asking behavioural questions can also help to bring out the goodness of a job seeker’s character. Below is an example of behavioral interview questions:

— “Tell me about a time that you identified a need and went above and beyond the call of duty to get things done.” (Initiative)

IMPORTANCE OF FRANCHISE BUSINESS IN ENTTREPRENEURSHIP

Entrepreneurship is all about starting a business and having ideas to maintain the business. Howard Stevenson defines entrepreneurship as “exploiting an opportunity regardless of the resources currently available.” Adding to this, he elaborates “the key to this perspective is the focus on opportunity” (not on resources).

Entrepreneurs can only gain success when they invest so much of their time, money, skills etc in their business. Entrepreneurship involves a lot of risks and failures, these risks which when undertaken well, can be outsmarted. An entrepreneur undertakes the risks ranging right from the inception of the business idea till the time the business is established.

Competition in business has made it business men and women to seek for other ways that are less risky and rewarding. It requires a great deal of efforts to start a business in any sector. But a budding concept for establishing a business for any entrepreneur is to tread on the franchise path.

Franchising in business involves being in business for yourself but not by yourself. this means that you have a business relationship in which a business owner uses you to market their goods and use their business name for a fixed period of time. this creates great business opportunities for young entrepreneurs to become successful. Franchising is inevitable because it offers aspiring new business owners the best possible chance of succeeding. Franchising in business is important for the following reasons;  

·         It helps to reduce business risks because franchising involves using a system that works.

·         It provides training which can starters turn into business experts.

·         It also helps to create a sense of independence making beginners feel like their own bosses.

·         An entrepreneur receives financial assistance from the franchisor, as he/she makes arrangements with the banks and other financial institutions to lend money.

·         It also helps you get mentor support which will help you to be competent in your operations.

·         It helps you to get more customers because you were in the business already and know how to fetch customers for yourself.

Franchise investment is one of the safest businesses that involves less cost and more revenue. Besides this, indulging in business franchising is a win-win situation for the three parties involved—franchisor, franchisee and the end-user of the product/service.