Showing posts with label Career Advice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Career Advice. Show all posts

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Make Your Move - Right Into Management

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Are you ready to move up the corporate ladder and shoulder management responsibilities? There are a number of indicators that can tell you if you are ready for the big leap. If you are in a staff or line job and feel that you should consider a career shift and...

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Are you ready to move up the corporate ladder and shoulder management responsibilities? There are a number of indicators that can tell you if you are ready for the big leap. If you are in a staff or line job and feel that you should consider a career shift and look for bigger challenges, then maybe you should seriously consider moving into a management position.

You may not get promoted quickly to your desired position - promotions are highly competitive and you need to prove yourself (often over and over) to reach the top. This is possible only through hard work, motivation, confidence and your initiative for learning new skills and accepting challenges. You need to honestly evaluate your current work performance in order to determine whether you have given it your best shot.

If you are working for a big company, you need to consider how often management-level positions open up to know whether you stand a chance.

Make A Significant Contribution To The Company

In order to get promoted to a management position, you have to ensure that you significantly contribute towards the company's progress. Propose new ideas or strategies to your boss to enhance the efficiency of the department. This initiative will not go unnoticed - organizations need people that actively advance corporate goals and help the company achieve its mission.

You can't just let your career stagnate - if you are serious about moving into management, identify and develop the skills required to reach a management position. Let your boss know that you are focused on moving to a management position in the company. Then make good on your word - don't miss out on the opportunity to representing your department at a meeting in your boss's absence. Apply for internal management job openings as and when they come up. You need to promote yourself to let people know about your achievements and any new management skills you may have recently acquired.

Develop Business, Interpersonal And Technical Skills

Moving into a management position is not easy - and you can't be technically or business illiterate. You need to be techno savvy and must develop good business skills. In addition, if the job you are targeting requires you to manage staff you must sharpen your interpersonal skills. As a good manager, you will be responsible for handling new projects, leading and motivating the workforce, meeting deadlines, and managing projects within the specified deadlines. To be an efficient manager, you need to build diverse experience that will be instrumental in dealing with difficult situations.

Moving into management isn't easy - and dealing with staff on a continual basis will definitely be difficult at times. But by preparing early, being proactive and developing the required skills, you will be ready when lady luck opens the door for you.

Author: Heather Eagar

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A leading expert in the employment search industry, Heather Eagar is passionate about providing working professionals with up-to-date, reliable and effective job search resources and information. Heather created the Ultimate Job Search Experience for job seekers at http://www.JobsCareersEtc.com

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Job Interview Question: Prepare for the ONE essential!

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There's only ONE essential that will finally make the difference in terms of your candidacy. It overshadows everything else that may happen in the interview.

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Don't you wish every job interview question would go exactly as you predicted? You know, the interviewer asks questions just the way you imagined?

Unfortunately that rarely happens. You have to be ready for anything. That means you have to think through alternative strategies. And be prepared to answer questions you couldn't anticipate.

But after all is said and done, there's only ONE essential that will finally make the difference in terms of your candidacy. It overshadows everything else that may happen in the interview.

You will move forward to the next step only if the interviewer likes you!

That's right! In the final analysis, once you're in the interview, it's less a matter of convincing the interviewer that you can do the job than of convincing them you're the kind of person the want. That means they have to like you!

So, how do you do that? Here are some tips to keeps in mind:

1. Enter the room with a smile. Look the interviewer directly in the eye. Extend your hand for a firm handshake.

2. Be prepared to break the ice with a friendly comment. Could be about anything . . . the weather, a sports event, you're trip to the office, where or what you ate last night at the BBQ, your pet, etc.

3. Let the interviewer control the pace and discussion climate.

4. On the other hand, don't sit like a bump and just passively answer all questions that come your way. You want to turn this into a dialog. Be prepared to ask intelligent questions.

5. Be ready to answer objections without getting defensive. Identify in advance where your weak spots are and practice a comfortable answer.

Once again, remember, whether you get a job offer or move onto the next step depends a great deal on how much the interviewers like you. Of course, your qualifications to do the job are important.

But, don't forget, you were invited to the interview because someone had already reviewed your background and decided you would be worth talking to. So, your main task is to make youreself likeable!

Author: Paul Megan

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Paul Megan writes for EEI, the world-class pioneer in alternative job search techniques and non-traditional career advancement strategies . . . since 1985. Grab our stunning FREE REPORT: "How To Lock Up A High-Paying Job In 14 Days (Or Less)!" Click on RSS. http://www.fastest-job-search.com

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