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01.13
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You work in a career, or calling? Take this poll!

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Article by Sarah Cooper

job, career or vocation?

How would you describe how to make a living? Search Wrzensniewski Amy, a professor of management and organizational behavior at New York University, shows that most people feel their work is like a job, a career or vocation.

I have drawn inspiration from the questionnaire, to provide a cheerful version of the test below. Answer the questions and add up the scores to see which category you belong to – and what he says about your satisfaction with life

1.Your lottery numbers finally get – you get 20 million! What is

a) quit my job immediately, check the Hilton and start spending

b) Continue to work? – I like what I do

c) Take a break, but probably go something like, preferably at a higher level or with a larger organization

2. When you work, how often do you check the weather

a) Every time I get bored or hungry

b) not? – I am so absorbed in what I do

c) I have organized my desk so that the table clock is always in my visual field

a) Nothing, the evenings are mine!

b) The certainty that he would help my prospects … and a pair of tickets for a glass of wine

c) Where is it? I’ll be there – I speak of what I do

4. Would you encourage your friends or children to enter the type of work?

a) may, if they were interested

b) Of course, even if they are not interested

a) salary

b) are able to express my talents and passions

c) Knowing that I carry in my chosen field or organization

6. How would you feel if you were doing the same job in five years “

a) Large – I never get bored with it

b) A little ‘disappointed – I expect a promotion since then

c) As I come to win tickets for the Olympic croquet

Replies Add your score according to the following key first) 1 1 b) 3 1 c) 2 2) 2 2b) 3 2 c) 1 3a) 3b 1) 2 3 c) 3 4a) 4b 2) 3 4 c) 1 5 a) 1 5 b) 3 5c) 2 6) 3 6 b) 6 c 2) 1

10-15 – CAREER generally enjoy what you do, accept that no job is perfect. Often, you are bound motivated by the prospect of promotion and better pay. We tend to evaluate what is being done by comparing yourself your colleagues and peers wider

-. 16 and over Call you love what you do. This is not a utopia – some days are better than others – but there’s nothing else you want to do. you feel in some small way to help make the world a better place.

So, how did you do? Congratulations if you did call in the category – Wrzensniewski research found that people who saw their work as a vocation reported a greater life satisfaction. It is interesting to note that it is your perception of your work, not its intrinsic nature, that counts. (In a follow-up, hospital cleaners saw their work as a vocation discussed the impact of their work – as it has allowed the hospital to operate more efficiently, ultimately benefiting patients).

As someone who makes a living by encouraging others to find a job that you really like, I’m generally a supporter of a professional approach and appeal. However, let me qualify this by recognizing that different people organize their lives in different ways to make yourself happy. You can have a deeply satisfying career without the purpose of your life. The trick, in my opinion, is to listen to what that makes sense for you. If a 9-5 is what works for you, great. But if you put a guy in his career clothes closet, maybe it’s time for a new wardrobe.

Sarah Cooper is a professional and personal coach specializing in working with people or socially creative minds who want to put their passions in the heart of what they do. Before qualifying as a coach, Sarah worked as a lawyer, then worked in marketing for eight years for two major charities in the United Kingdom. To start your visit to do the job that you like, subscribe to the newsletter http://www.cowsfrommywindow Sarah. com

12.8
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5 Tips for job search success this holiday season

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Bethesda, MD (PRWEB) December 7, 2011

This year, do not wrap the job search this year, with this new pair of slippers, in anticipation of the holiday season approaches. According to Laura M. Labovich, founder and president of Aspire! Empower! Career Strategy Group in Bethesda, MD, “contrary to popular belief, the shelves in search of work in advance of the holiday season approach is not simply the resolution of a happy new year.”

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate in November fell by 0.4 percentage points to 8.6 per cent, with employment growth trend in retail, leisure and hospitality, professional services and business and health industries. Labovich said, “even slight upswings models can create a window of opportunity to make radical changes. Research work would do well to improve on these trends through a partnership with a strategy of looking for work this year. “

Here are five tips to help you gain momentum in search of work during the holiday season (and year-round):

1. Come on, do not slow down. Many job seekers try to give between Thanksgiving and New Year, for fear of slow or no jobs, the lack of return phone calls, and a general lack of interest in recruiting in general. But the holiday season is the perfect time to achieve personal and professional contacts, to wish the good news and conversation from work, employment, and life in general.

2. Party with a career goal. There are several parties in December than any other time of year, which means more opportunities to network. It is acceptable to discuss topics related to job search, but remember: family relationships, friends and business are more inclined to help if it is mutually beneficial. So before you start, think of some way to help others, making the reciprocal conversation. Keep it light, but try to keep the details of the conversation that followed (when all the eggnog was enjoyed), much easier.

3. Send a handwritten note. Send a “Happy Holidays” or “Happy New Year” greeting card with recruiters, potential employers, and contacts in the target company, is a great way to stay ahead and continue the conversation in the new year.

4. Volunteers. Volunteering not only to breathe the “spirit” of the season in a trivial, perhaps frustrating search, you can look mighty good on a resume too. Strategic importance can be, job seekers should research companies and / or organizations that would be a “right-fit” were an open position for the future. While there, network, get to know the characters and become an insider. And going back.

5. Join the ranks of those who make social media. We still do not how to use LinkedIn in your job search? Twitter is played with no success? The holidays provide a perfect time to learn to take a class, additional training and reach the masses. Using with success? Then ratchet up. Link to a new article on Linkedin, Twitter, in tears, but the story exciting job search. The others will benefit from this new, or improved, the presence of these sites

Finally, be patient, relax (yes, even in a job search by itself, should be the time to relax) and, most importantly, grow.


And

‘the season to get a job, after all.


About

Labovich Laura M. and Aspire! Empower! Career Strategy Group

Laura M.

Labovich, MLRHR, founder and president of Aspire! Empower! Career Strategy Group, is a Guild Certified Five O’Clock Club Career Coach, an award-winning resume writer, and co-author of the forthcoming book, “100 Conversations for a successful career: Learn to Twitter Your Way to Cold Call network for a dream job “of LearningExpress, LLC.

Aspire! Empower! Career Strategy Group (http://www.aspire-empower.com) is a leading multi-service law career advice that the arms reach the high responsibility of professionals includes job search solutions, enabling them to attract more jobs, higher rates of pay, a short period of time. Aspire! Empower! Search job coaching strategy, curriculum and career development of marketing materials (bios, Linkedin profiles, abstracts) social media training and career development workshops for individuals and businesses in the area of ​​Washington DC and the United States.


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