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Mass Career Customization (MCC) is a way to enable a corporate lattice organization that allows employees to both dial up and dial down. The MCC framework articulates a definite, not infinite, set of options along the four core dimensions of a career – Pace, Workload, Location/Schedule, and Role – as well as the trade-offs associated with choices across four, highly inter-related dimensions. In collaboration with … [ Read more ]

Subjects: Career (Self) Exploration, Miscellaneous, Uncategorized

In the Days Before the Interview

1. Draw a line down the center of a piece of paper. On the left side, make a bulleted list of what the employer is looking for based on the job posting. On the right side, make a bulleted list of the qualities you possess that fit those requirements.
2. Research the company, the industry and the competition.
3. Prepare your 60-second personal statement—your answer

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Author: Carole Martin | Source: Interview Cheat Sheet | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subjects: Interview Preparation, Interviewing

Use this checklist to get a better idea of what’s important to you. It’s divided into three categories related to intrinsic, extrinsic and lifestyle values.

Intrinsic Values

These are the intangible rewards, those related to motivation and satisfaction at work on a daily basis. They provide the inner satisfaction and motivation that make people say, “I love getting up and going to work!”

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Author: Pat Boer | Source: Work Values Checklist | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Career (Self) Exploration

There are many ways to assess the composition of your network and its impact on performance, learning and innovation. For example, sociologists commonly look at the effect of certain similarities between people-such as age, race, education, and gender-on clustering in networks. But these demographics do not always illustrate the subtle means by which one’s contacts affect learning. In many coaching sessions with managers at all … [ Read more ]

Author: Rob Cross | Source: Personal Networks and Leadership Development | Original Publication: LeaderValues | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

1. Know your position on revealing your salary history before you begin your job search. Do you consider it private and confidential? Are you willing to walk away from a job if the employer demands this information? What if the employer next wants information about your health history? Don’t compromise your values. You can always find work, but regaining your self-worth is much more difficult

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Author: James Gonyea | Source: How to Deal with Requests for Your Salary History or Salary Requirements | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Benefits Negotiation

You’re interested in a potential employer, but you need to introduce yourself and tell them what you can do for the company. Writing an approach letter can help you get your point across. View a sample approach letter from Monster.com (.pdf) for some tips.

Source: Sample Approach Letter | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Letters (Cover, Thank-you, Follow-up)

JibberJobber is like a personal relationship manager that allows you to do everything you need to do to manage a job search and optimize your network relationships – for the duration of your career!

Source: Jason Alba | Subjects: Internet Resources, The Job Search, Time Management & Personal Productivity

With the largest database of online employee salary data in the world, PayScale provides an immediate and precise snapshot of the job market. Their real-time profiling system indexes custom employee attributes (such as industry-specific certifications) an

Source: PayScale | Subjects: Benefits Negotiation, Internet Resources

Salary Source is a fee-based tool for assessing the current market value for any of over 350 benchmark positions. With Salary Source, you are guaranteed to receive at least three different survey sources for every position. You are also able to specify wh

Source: HR Answers Inc. | Subject: Benefits Negotiation

InterviewTrue produces and markets a low-cost Online
Interviewing System? (OIS) that greatly enhances the preparedness, communication ability, screening and assessment process of candidates in multiple environments.

Source: RezFuzion | Subject: Interviewing

Here are six must-ask questions and why you should know the answers.

1. What happened to the person who previously did this job? (If a new position: How has this job been performed in the past?)
   You need to know any problems or past history associated with this position. For instance, was your predecessor fired, or was he promoted? Is this a temporary position or

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Author: Joe Turner | Source: Six Must-Ask Interview Questions | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Interviewing

Think carefully about what each of the words or terms below means to you, and then assess how they relate to what you want from work:

• Achievement (accomplishing important things)
• Aesthetics (attractive workspace)
• Affiliation (membership in organization as a source of pride)
• Alignment with boss
• Artistic creativity
• Autonomy & independence (most work self-determined, with limited direction from others)
• Change & variety
• Chaos (loosely defined environment; goals and priorities unclear)
• Community activity
• Commute
• Competition
• Creativity
• Dual careers

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Source: Understanding Your Values | Original Publication: BNET | Subject: Career (Self) Exploration

1. At the end of each week, document your accomplishments. This will ensure that you have an accurate record of the value you provide, making it easier to update your resume.
2. Google yourself every Monday morning and ask yourself whether the results truly reflect what makes you unique and compelling. Determine what you need to do to build a stellar online identity.
3. Update your resume regularly. Every month,

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Author: William Arruda | Source: Ten Tips for Perpetual Career Management: Forget the Corporate Ladder | Original Publication: MarketingProfs.com | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

To find out if it makes sense to try to bump up the salary offer, determine the mean for your position, industry, and region of the country. “If you have any information about the terms and perks competitors offer, mention those to the person with whom you’re negotiating,” says Pri Shah, an associate professor of strategic management at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School, who … [ Read more ]

Author: Paul Scott | Source: The Art of Negotiation | Original Publication: MBA Jungle | Subject: Benefits Negotiation

Time

• Time frame to decide
• Start date
• Vacation (personal days, sick days and paid holidays are not negotiable)
• Flexible hours

Money

• Base salary
• Signing bonus and timing of payout
• Year-end bonus (variable or guaranteed)
• Equity, stock options or stock purchase, profit sharing

Benefits

• Retirement (matching and vesting)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Day care
• Medical, dental, vision and other insurance

Work Environment

• Location
• Telecommuting
• Equipment (laptop, PDA, home computing set-up, wireless connection, cell phone, car)

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Subject: Benefits Negotiation

1. Does your resume have an objective or summary statement?
   Answer: My resume is targeted to my current career goal and includes my desired job title in a Career Summary section.
   Monster’s Feedback: The most effective resumes have an objective or summary that includes a clear job target. This enables hiring managers to understand your career goals and qualifications at the beginning of the resume.
2. How

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Source: Resume Readiness Quiz | Original Publication: Monster.com | Subject: Resumes

Employment attorney Richard C. Busse, author “Fired, Laid-Off or Forced Out,” offers the following suggestions for building workplace power:

1. Learn to like the people you work with. Look for things you can respect in your co-workers. You don’t want to send signals that you don’t like them, because they’re not going to like you either. And that vibe will surely get around.
2. Communicate often with your

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Author: Marshall Loeb | Source: Strategies for Ensuring Long-Term Job Security | Original Publication: CareerJournal.com | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

If your organization is rife with politics, improve your chances of survival by following these simple rules.

• Observe the organization’s political style without getting involved in political struggles until you’re sure you know what’s going on. If you notice inconsistencies in the way the organization operates, continue to watch until you can more completely understand what the patterns and motivations are.
• Build a network of

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Source: Coping with Office Politics | Original Publication: BNET | Subject: On the Job Career Advice

Educational Assessment

Every career starts in a classroom. Just to be sure you did not pass over a key moment in your formal education, consider these questions as you proceed:

• What teachers did I like best and why? How did they help me learn about myself?
• What teachers did I like least and why?
• Which subjects did I like best and why? Do I see any connection

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Source: Marketing Yourself | Original Publication: BNET | Subject: Career (Self) Exploration

Often your organizational visibility goes up when you increase your visibility in other arenas. Why not publish articles in trade or professional magazines or accept invitations (or volunteer) to speak at conferences? If you want to raise your visibility closer to home to demonstrate your commitment to the community, you could get involved in local politics. The point is that a nose-to-the-grindstone demeanor isn’t always … [ Read more ]

Source: Winning Your Next Promotion | Original Publication: BNET | Subject: On the Job Career Advice