Harmony

Everyone wants to live a balanced fulfilled life, but it isn't easy in today's hectic, fast-paced environment. Finding fulfillment is often considered impossible as putting food on the table and working 50-60 hour workweeks is the focus of most people's lives.

How can anyone achieve contentment, much less, balance, in their everyday existence?

One of the difficulties in finding peace (or balance) in life is that we tend to focus on other people's priorities instead of our own. We dare not take time to delve deeply into our own thoughts because our truest desires might run counter to what we do each day.

The first, and most important step in finding harmony in your life is to reflect on yourself. Are you doing what you want to do? If not, why not? How can you make changes in your life to include more of what you enjoy (value) and less of what you don't?

To live an unbalanced life is to live an unfulfilled one. If you want your life to actually count for something, take some time to figure out what your priorities are. Then, make the time to inject your priorities into your daily life. If you don't, you will never find peace. You will always be living in conflict.

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Is a Resume Direct Mail Advertising?

Is a Resume Direct Mail Advertising?

Think about this:

A resume is designed to get attention. It is attractive and well thought out. A resume creates interest from the reader and calls the reader to take action. It sells. It emphasizes the best attributes of the "product" or person it is marketing. A resume has a clearly designed layout with white space and attention getting copy.

Sounds like a direct mail advertisement, doesn't it?

The one purpose of a resume is to get a prospective employer interested in making a decision, then taking action - making a phone call to the job applicant.

If you want to get an employer's attention, think of your resume as a direct marketing piece. Think as the employer thinks and write your resume in a way that generates excitement and keeps the reader reading.

Your resume has to be its very best if you are going to be successful in obtaining the job you deserve. Other candidates out there are striving, just like you are, to lure the employer away from you and toward them. That means you have to work just as hard, and preferably harder, to ensure your "marketing pieces" are outstanding.

Review your resume and look at it through the eyes of a consumer - in this case, the employer. If you were in their shoes, what would you want to read? How would you react to your own resume if you were the hiring manager?

Be sure your resume is focused on one thing: getting the one job for which you are applying. Anything else is unimportant.

Think of your resume as a direct mail advertisement and write it so that it sells the product (YOU) in an exciting and provocative way.

Get that job!

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Using the Same Tense in a Resume

When writing a resume, it is advisable to use the same tense throughout the resume. For instance, if you use the phrases below, you are not using the same tense:

Created an employee handbook for new hires
Acting office manager during supervisor's vacations
Coordinate work flow from various departments

Instead, those phrases should be in the same tense, as shown below:

Created an employee handbook for new hires
Performed office manager duties as needed
Coordinated work flow between multiple departments

See the difference? When you phrase your words in the same tense, the employer can follow the flow of words much easier. In addition, it's more professional.

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Finding the Right Job

Finding the Right Job

Your resume and cover letter can be very helpful in getting the right job, but how do you go about finding that perfect job in the first place?

There are many situations where people are headed down one career path and find themselves given another opportunity altogether that is even better than the one they initially chose. Other times, someone may interview for one position, but the hiring manager thinks your skills and accomplishments fit better with a different position.

Don't rule out a job or a career path just because it was not what you were initially considering.

Many people start off in one career and decide later in life to pursue another career or even their hobby. The experience almost always is more enjoyable and more profitable. Whether you create the opportunity yourself, it falls into your lap or are given direction by someone else, you should always be open to the possibilities around you. Your dream career might not be what you anticipated when you start your job search. It might be something you haven't considered at all.

One thing that can really help in this situation is understanding your expectations for a job/career. What is it that you want from your job? What is the minimum salary that you will accept for a position? How much flexibility do you need to care for your family? Are you more inclined to work by yourself or as part of a team?

In order to understand and appreciate what will make you happy, you need to spend some time analyzing your needs, desires and expectations. Unless you truly grasp what truly matters in your life, you will likely find yourself switching jobs somewhat frequently.

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