November, 2011

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Are you just looking for a job, or do you have a campaign going?

Job Advice Blog

No one needs to reiterate that today’s is a difficult job market that is unprecedented in recent times or that regrettably, many people are looking for jobs for extended amounts of time—sometimes for years! As a career coach, I often work with such people, and I notice that they have things in common: None of [.].

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5 Reasons Being Self Employed Sucks

Productivity Bits

T here is a temptation at times to lionize the self-employed for taking control of their occupational future. The self-employed make their own hours and have the freedom to work hard or hardly work. However, while the idea of being your own boss is nice, the uncertainty and financial constraints of being self-employed can be a harsh reality. In fact, it might even suck.

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Moxie Tip 82: Struggle

Virtual Moxie

No one gets any prizes for going it all alone, getting it done all alone, or struggling. In fact, struggle shows a lack of discernment skills in that you aren't using resources to your advantage. Step into your administrative expertise. Ask for the help you believe you need, and then ask for more of it. . .

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Beauty Trends for 2012

Small Business Labs

We like following industry specific trend sources.  It gives a different perspective on general trends likely to impact small business.  Because of this, we were quite excited by this month's trends articles in Beauty Store Business Magazine. The beauty store industry is quite big.  According to the U.S. Census Statistics of U.S.

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SME Relationships: Proven Solutions for Seamless Collaboration and Success

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Deck the Halls… Organising your Office Christmas Party

Practically Perfect PA

Dressed as an elf for the office Xmas party. I can not believe how quickly Christmas has come around again this year! Nevertheless, here it is, the ‘season to be jolly’ , or in the case of many assistants the time to be putting the final touches to the office Christmas party. It can be a stressful job, particularly if you are not used to organising events, and it can sometimes be pretty thankless as it is one task where it can be hard to please everyone.

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Are you just looking for a job, or do you have a campaign going?

Job Advice Blog

No one needs to reiterate that today’s is a difficult job market that is unprecedented in recent times or that regrettably, many people are looking for jobs for extended amounts of time—sometimes for years! As a career coach, I often work with such people, and I notice that they have things in common: None of [.].

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Virtual Assistant Survival info has moved!

Tips From T. Marie

If you’re a virtual assistant who has come to view Clerical Advantage as a favorite resource site for the industry, you may have been a bit baffled lately. On Black Friday, not only did the VA Survival Guide become unavailable for purchase, the VA Survival section of the blog was inaccessible as well. What the heck?! It’s not because I’m abandoning virtual assistants in search of help running their businesses.

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6 Gift Ideas for Colleagues

On The Job

Since I know many of you are shopping online this week (wink, wink, our little secret), I thought I'd help with the process regarding what to get your colleagues or valuable customers. Here are some ideas I thought might make nice gifts: * Steve Job's autobiography. At $17.87 on Amazon, that's a nice read for any entrepreneur-at-heart in your office. * Cookies.

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Protect Your Customers With Public Liability Insurance

The Small Business Blog

Businesses credibility can only really be viewed by the service it provides to its customers. With this in mind, this is why any business that is serious about its credibility should do its best to make sure their company is based on a strong foundation.

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Elevating the Virtual Interviewing Experience

Sharing your authentic self in a virtual interview can be an unwanted challenge. How do you break through the digital barrier when conducting a virtual interview and share your exceptional self? Think in unconventional ways to elevate the virtual interviewing experience.

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10 Christmas Organizing Tips

Ian's Messy Desk

Have you been a bit stressed during past Christmas seasons? Does it seem like the holidays bring too much to do? By organizing Christmas this year you can help to make this a low-stress holiday. Here are a few Christmas organizing tips to get organized for Christmas. Automate your card list. Enter the information in a spreadsheet. Use separate columns for each item in the address such as first name, last name, street address, city, province and postal code.

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Free Business Planning Workshop and more…

Office Organization Success

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my US subscribers! I hope you had a wonderful day. It’s one of our favorite days of the year and we’ve fully embraced this US tradition. I’m thrilled and delighted that so many of you have registered for my upcoming Free Business Planning Workshop ; this workshop is going to be a first for me in several ways!

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Non-Profit Sector Added Jobs During the Great Recession

Small Business Labs

Non-profits were hit hard by the Great Recession.  But despite the negative impact of the recession on grants, donations and other sources of funds, the overall sector managed positive job growth from 2008 to 2010. The chart below, from the Johns Hopkins Non-Profit Economic Data Project , shows that while non-profit job growth slowed, the sector way out-performed the for-profit sector of the economy.   The non-profit segment is large, employing 10.5 million U.S. workers in 2010.

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Higher Standards Without Perfectionism or Burnout

Virtual Moxie

In October, I was delighted to participate in my friend Molly Gordon's Self-Employment Telesummit. Because I wasn't available during the live sessions (I was traveling), Molly and I did an interview that was then offered to telesummit participants. . During that interview, Molly asked me to tell her more about my oft repeating of "Your standards can always be higher," and to say more about how one might raise standards without perfectionism or burnout.

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Mandatory COVID Vaccination Policy Template

New vaccine mandates and testing policies will affect employers with more than 100 workers. Get Paycor’s free, customizable vaccination policy template to communicate critical details and new requirements to your employees. Get Paycor’s Template today!

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5 Ideas to Enjoy Your Morning and Make it More Productive

Productivity Bits

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. Visit the original article at [link]. W aking up early can be hard when you don’t have something to look forward to. Often we put off the things we always wanted to do because of the lack of time. But wouldn’t it be great if you turn your morning hours into the special time you spend on yourself? Doing something fun first thing in the morning is a great motivation that will help you to get up early.

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‘Build it and they will come’ leaves too much to chance

The Small Business Blog

There’s an old adage “Build it and they will come” I’m not sure where it originates from but it was popularised by James Earl Jones, playing Terence Mann, when speaking to Ray Kinsella, played by Kevin Costner, in the film: Field of Dreams.

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Thinking of Getting a Job?

Job Advice Blog

The title of this article applies both to those who already have jobs and to others who vie for jobs. So, let’s think first about what it takes to hold on to a job versus getting a new one. At least three conditions must be met for holding on to a job: (1) You must [.].

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Free Business Planning Workshop and more…

Office Organization Success

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my US subscribers! I hope you had a wonderful day. It’s one of our favorite days of the year and we’ve fully embraced this US tradition. I’m thrilled and delighted that so many of you have registered for my upcoming Free Business Planning Workshop ; this workshop is going to be a first for me in several ways!

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Is Training the Right Solution?

Speaker: Tim Buteyn

Let's set the scene: you’ve identified a critical performance gap in your organization and need to close that gap. A colleague suggests training, but you suspect there’s something going on that training can’t address. How can you determine if training is the right solution before you commit your budget and resources to a new training program? In this webinar, you will learn how to determine if training is the right solution using the Behavior Engineering Model.

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The What Workers Want Disconnect

Small Business Labs

The Towers Watson 2011/2012 Talent Management and Rewards study has some fascinating insights on the disconnect between what workers want and what employers think they want. As can be seen from the chart below, the biggest disconnects are around job security and stress.  Workforce has a good article on the study and this topic.  Key quote on their explanation of the disconnect: "Why are employers burying their heads in the sand on job security and stress?

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Moxie Tip 81: Being Gone

Virtual Moxie

Even when it comes to something like your ezine or blog, be GONE for vacations and sick time. Your readers should be able to understand if you miss a day, are a day late, or if you choose to do as I have done the past two years during Q4 replacing my Tuesday posts with posts by guest bloggers. Yes; it's true that you can set things up to run in advance, so that things continue to flow during your absence, but consider what you're modeling by not being willing, within your own business, to step a

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2011 Black Friday: Half Off Green Hosting!

Eco-Office Gals

On Friday, November 25 th , 2011 HostGator will run this awesome sale on their wind-powered hosting! 50% OFF everything! HostGator is offering: 50% OFF on ALL hosting services. This includes shared hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, Dedicated servers and Windows hosting! This does not include domain names. Visitors do NOT need to insert a coupon code to receive the special.

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Have a Joy-filled Thanksgiving Friends

Office Dynamics

Hello! While our office will be closed this Thanksgiving day our entire team wants to take a moment to let you know how thankful we are for you. Without you there couldn't be an "us!". Thanks for reading and we'll see you next week.

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Revitalizing Dry Content: A Lesson in Engagement

Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

We’ve all been there. You’ve been given a pile of dry content and asked to create a compelling eLearning course. You’re determined to create something more engaging than the same old course that learners quickly click through, but how do you take this “boring” content and create something relevant and engaging? Many instructional designers will say, “Boring in means boring out.

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Thinking of Getting a Job?

Job Advice Blog

The title of this article applies both to those who already have jobs and to others who vie for jobs. So, let’s think first about what it takes to hold on to a job versus getting a new one. At least three conditions must be met for holding on to a job: (1) You must [.].

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Christmas Party Planning Tips

Ian's Messy Desk

Image via Wikipedia. If planning the annual Christmas party provides more stress than fun, you’re going to need to make some changes. Use this online party planning guide to get some quick tips and ideas to simplify your holiday routine and plan festive Christmas celebrations and parties for adults. Get Organized. Keep checklists for all of the things you need to accomplish for your party.

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Serviced Apartments – pros and cons

Practically Perfect PA

A few years ago I was working for a company that employed a large number of consultants, all of whom stayed in London during the week while the business footed the bill. At first the consultants picked their own hotels and put the cost through their expenses and as you can imagine their choice of hotels varied wildly and so did the price. Once the recession really hit home my Director’s budget was cut quite drastically and she asked all of us to think of ways to cut back on costs.

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Moxie Tip 80: Risk

Virtual Moxie

Raise your standard about being willing to be vulnerable with people in order to get your needs met. People can't support you if they don't know you need anything, and they won't support you if you seem impervious to being supported. Risk. I promise you won't burst into flames on the spot, and I promise people won't think less of you. In fact, I suspect they'll think more of you. .

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Brain Fog HQ: Memory Enhancement Techniques for Professional Development

Speaker: Chester Santos – Author, International Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, Corporate Trainer, Memory Expert, U.S. Memory Champion

In October, scientists discovered that 75% of patients who experienced brain fog had a lower quality of life at work than those who did not. At best, brain fog makes you slower and less efficient. At worst, your performance and cognitive functions are impaired, resulting in memory, management, and task completion problems. In this entertaining and interactive presentation, Chester Santos, "The International Man of Memory," will assist you in developing life-changing skills that will greatly enha