Another Blog Carnival Casualty

Another Blog Carnival Casualty This is a follow-up to a blog carnival that I had a few weeks ago where various participants wrote what they would do if they lost their job if nothing else, it should make you think twice about participating in my carnivals :p Really though, there is a cycle that we supposedly are in that dictates we should be changing jobs every 3 5 years. Part of my underlying message has been to help people understand how to manage a career with these job changes, as opposed to being super-shocked eadch time it happens. Read on Well, it happened again. Remember when I told you about Janet, one of the blog carnival participants, who lost her job the day after I posted her entry? Now a second participant has moved on Carolynn Duncan wrote a post titled No Job, No Problem only to find herself with no job a few weeks later. I met Carolynn a couple of months ago and we spend a couple of hours chatting over lunch. She is very sharp and extremely more determined. She is a student of life, always looking to learn. She was telling me that she was going to do an experiment to see what she could do with $100 in 30 days, which reminded me of a local blogger that had an excellent online experiment (I really liked what Matthew did, including his blog journal of the experience, because Im a firm believer in people having a side-gig in case their main gig implodes, and this is a great step-by-step to help understand, or demystify, an online strategy). I sent her a 100+ page pdf by Jennifer Laycock that had done something similar which I thought was a great read and was pretty surprised to learn that she decided to go OFFLINE and get a kiosk in the mall (see the picture up above). What? People make money from those silly kiosks? Well, thats for another blog, another day. I actually think that shell do very well with this exeriment as I said, she is determined. And she has partnered with Kelly King Anderson of StartupPrincess.com to get a theme and inventory, which I think is perfect for this season. Best wishes to both Carolynn and Kelly, and it will be interesting to see how things work out for both of them (I think this is a great opportunity for each of them). Even though Im not particularly pleased that almost 20% of my carnival participants lost their jobs not even 6 weeks after they wrote, it does support what Ive learned this year (this is the year I got laid off!). Here are some things Id like you to chew on: No one is safe. Not you. Not the boss. Not HR. Even Carl Chapman who was a business owner found himself jobless (and businessless). Dont gamble on the unemployment rate. When I got laid off I was told that Id have a job soon, that it was a job seekers market. Even though unemployment in my state was about 3.5% I didnt get a job. This is because I didnt understand what a job search was, how long it could be, and what tactics/techniques I should have been using. As far as I understand, the amount of money you need to make usually dictates the length of your search. I know this is too much of a blanket-statement but you better be ready for some months without income! (I was not) Networking is critical. It is NOT the silver bullet, but it can play a significant role in your job, your job search, your business or whatever. Many jobs are found through networking, much business is done as a result of networking, etc. You know that. I used to hate to hear its not what you know, its who you know, and even discounted this for many years. I figured my credentials would carry me far. But the truth is, networking is huge, and you should begin yesterday! Knowledge and principles are critical. You need to get a good book or two, read some articles, ask experts, etc. I started my job search and spent 6 weeks doing what I thought I should do and then found out I was totally on the wrong path! What a waste of time. If only I could have been smart enough to learn before I acted, I wouldnt have wasted so much time. Oh yeah, one point on this I had plenty of people helping me along this wrong path I highly recommend you look for very good sources of information why ask someone who never buys a car how to buy a car? I was asking people who hadnt looked for a job in decades how to find a job. Duh. Accountability is critical. As someone who needs to manage their career you probably have a mentor. If not, start looking for one (I have multiple mentors). But dont discount someone that will hold your feet to the fire, ask the hard questions and help get you back on track when needed. This is not someone that is going to be too nice (or emotionally invested in your plight) this is someone that will essentially be your boss. Suck it up and get someone that will tell it like it is it will save you a ton of time. No one knows who you are unless you tell them. And the best way to tell them is to communicate your personal brand. There are personal branding experts that you can engage, or you can see my monthly winners, but one place to start is to read the almost 40 comments on Novembers winner there is enough content there to write a book (dont worry, it is not too long of a read) incredible knowledge-sharing in there. I implore you to start a blog to substantiate you personal brand! (pre-announcement: Im working on a small system-package to help people get up and running with their own personal branding blog. This is not as sophisticated or comprehensive as what Brandego would offer, but focuses on helping you substantiate your breadth/depth in a blog, and basically shares what Ive learned in the last 6 months (and the 3 weeks before I started) to give you a quickstart. If interested just drop me an e-mail (jason [at] JibberJobber.com) Im thinking it will be about $500 but until I of ficially announce it Ill only charge you $200 and you can be my guinea pig ??) Folks, theres more to it than this. For all those that are losing their job this holiday season, I feel for you. But I hope that this can be a paradigm-shifting experience and help you begin to manage your career, rather than hope your employer manages it for you. Another Blog Carnival Casualty This is a follow-up to a blog carnival that I had a few weeks ago where various participants wrote what they would do if they lost their job if nothing else, it should make you think twice about participating in my carnivals :p Really though, there is a cycle that we supposedly are in that dictates we should be changing jobs every 3 5 years. Part of my underlying message has been to help people understand how to manage a career with these job changes, as opposed to being super-shocked eadch time it happens. Read on Well, it happened again. Remember when I told you about Janet, one of the blog carnival participants, who lost her job the day after I posted her entry? Now a second participant has moved on Carolynn Duncan wrote a post titled No Job, No Problem only to find herself with no job a few weeks later. I met Carolynn a couple of months ago and we spend a couple of hours chatting over lunch. She is very sharp and extremely more determined. She is a student of life, always looking to learn. She was telling me that she was going to do an experiment to see what she could do with $100 in 30 days, which reminded me of a local blogger that had an excellent online experiment (I really liked what Matthew did, including his blog journal of the experience, because Im a firm believer in people having a side-gig in case their main gig implodes, and this is a great step-by-step to help understand, or demystify, an online strategy). I sent her a 100+ page pdf by Jennifer Laycock that had done something similar which I thought was a great read and was pretty surprised to learn that she decided to go OFFLINE and get a kiosk in the mall (see the picture up above). What? People make money from those silly kiosks? Well, thats for another blog, another day. I actually think that shell do very well with this exeriment as I said, she is determined. And she has partnered with Kelly King Anderson of StartupPrincess.com to get a theme and inventory, which I think is perfect for this season. Best wishes to both Carolynn and Kelly, and it will be interesting to see how things work out for both of them (I think this is a great opportunity for each of them). Even though Im not particularly pleased that almost 20% of my carnival participants lost their jobs not even 6 weeks after they wrote, it does support what Ive learned this year (this is the year I got laid off!). Here are some things Id like you to chew on: No one is safe. Not you. Not the boss. Not HR. Even Carl Chapman who was a business owner found himself jobless (and businessless). Dont gamble on the unemployment rate. When I got laid off I was told that Id have a job soon, that it was a job seekers market. Even though unemployment in my state was about 3.5% I didnt get a job. This is because I didnt understand what a job search was, how long it could be, and what tactics/techniques I should have been using. As far as I understand, the amount of money you need to make usually dictates the length of your search. I know this is too much of a blanket-statement but you better be ready for some months without income! (I was not) Networking is critical. It is NOT the silver bullet, but it can play a significant role in your job, your job search, your business or whatever. Many jobs are found through networking, much business is done as a result of networking, etc. You know that. I used to hate to hear its not what you know, its who you know, and even discounted this for many years. I figured my credentials would carry me far. But the truth is, networking is huge, and you should begin yesterday! Knowledge and principles are critical. You need to get a good book or two, read some articles, ask experts, etc. I started my job search and spent 6 weeks doing what I thought I should do and then found out I was totally on the wrong path! What a waste of time. If only I could have been smart enough to learn before I acted, I wouldnt have wasted so much time. Oh yeah, one point on this I had plenty of people helping me along this wrong path I highly recommend you look for very good sources of information why ask someone who never buys a car how to buy a car? I was asking people who hadnt looked for a job in decades how to find a job. Duh. Accountability is critical. As someone who needs to manage their career you probably have a mentor. If not, start looking for one (I have multiple mentors). But dont discount someone that will hold your feet to the fire, ask the hard questions and help get you back on track when needed. This is not someone that is going to be too nice (or emotionally invested in your plight) this is someone that will essentially be your boss. Suck it up and get someone that will tell it like it is it will save you a ton of time. No one knows who you are unless you tell them. And the best way to tell them is to communicate your personal brand. There are personal branding experts that you can engage, or you can see my monthly winners, but one place to start is to read the almost 40 comments on Novembers winner there is enough content there to write a book (dont worry, it is not too long of a read) incredible knowledge-sharing in there. I implore you to start a blog to substantiate you personal brand! (pre-announcement: Im working on a small system-package to help people get up and running with their own personal branding blog. This is not as sophisticated or comprehensive as what Brandego would offer, but focuses on helping you substantiate your breadth/depth in a blog, and basically shares what Ive learned in the last 6 months (and the 3 weeks before I started) to give you a quickstart. If interested just drop me an e-mail (jason [at] JibberJobber.com) Im thinking it will be about $500 but until I of ficially announce it Ill only charge you $200 and you can be my guinea pig ??) Folks, theres more to it than this. For all those that are losing their job this holiday season, I feel for you. But I hope that this can be a paradigm-shifting experience and help you begin to manage your career, rather than hope your employer manages it for you.

Informal Interview What Is it How To Prepare - Algrim.co

Informal Interview What Is it How To Prepare - Algrim.co

Wu Wei

Wu Wei One of the things I admire most about all Asian cultures is their wonderful terms for things the English language can’t express. I fell in love with the Chinese term “Wu Wei” (pronounced “ooh way”) the moment I heard its meaning: “effortless action.” It’s exactly what’s needed for success in networking and interviewing, indeed, for your whole career. Dr. Edward Slingerland, a professor of Asian studies at the University of British Columbia, has developed a whole theory of how to achieve this sort of social flow state, which he bases on Chinese texts from 300 BC. The advice given to aspiring politicians in these ancient scrolls is to become what you aspire to be, so much so that your actions require no effort. If you have to try to be kind, or obedient, or faithful, then you are not really those things. “You cannot try, but you also cannot not try.” Achieving Wu Wei is the key to charisma and becoming what we term a “natural” speaker, networker, or interviewer. We admire people who make what they do look effortless, whether it’s a verbal, athletic or creative performance. Of course, there are very few true naturals in the universe; most experts put in thousands of hours of preparation and practice to appear effortless. Wu Wei is the difference between the action appearing effortless and actually being effortless. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'an1F3Vz-QWlHFpDtso_AYw',sig:'4hRyXd0Jw5T7tdEQohXWD0GxeNECOscpFosFv09D7pg=',w:'478px',h:'358px',items:'106563683',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); Effortless action is almost impossible to achieve if the trait is not already a part of your nature. That’s why we gravitate to activities and professions that we have a natural affinity for. The human brain is capable of mastering almost any task, given enough instruction and hours of practice and feedback. But we’ve all had that sinking feeling when you step up to perform next to or compete with a natural; they’re simply in a different league altogether. Wu Wei, in Dr. Slingerland’s work, explains the paradox of how hard it is to simply “be yourself.” Nothing should be easier to do, but appearing natural and at ease in an interview is extraordinarily hard to do. Here are some ways to achieve it. Practice not being attached to outcomes. (Another Zen concept, for what it’s worth.) Work on this until you truly believe that your intrinsic value, your worth as a human being, is not connected to the outcome of this meeting. When you feel desperate about the outcome, you’ll find it impossible to relax. Practice a mantra that convinces you that if this is the right opportunity, it will happen. The universe is conspiring on your behalf. Focus on your true strengths; spend your time on how to highlight them. If possible, think about how your strengths compensate or cancel out a weakness. “I’m a quick learner and intensely curious about everything related to my job. Although I’ve never done X before, I’ve mastered challenging skills in the past quicker than anyone expected.” (Follow up with a great story that proves this.) Finally, try to focus on the other person, not yourself. Self-consciousness is what causes most of your nervous panic. Dr. Lisa Firestone, writing for Psychology Today, describes our ‘critical inner voice’ as “a thought process that casually yet ruthlessly puts us down and sabotages our successes.” Work on quieting your mind and really focusing on the person you’re speaking to. You may find that you can calm down enough to enjoy the conversation. You may even relax enough to be you. The Tao Tê Ching offers this wisdom: The Sage is occupied with the unspoken and acts without effort. Teaching without verbosity, producing without possessing, creating without regard to result, claiming nothing, the Sage has nothing to lose.

My Great Global Adventure First Stop, Asia

My Great Global Adventure First Stop, Asia This article is  sponsored  by AXA, a multinational insurance firm.   In May 2015, Will Moore won the Great Global Adventure from AXA. Beating off tens of thousands of entrants from over 200 countries, Will became the worthy winner of a once-in-a lifetime, all expenses paid trip around the world. As part of his travels, Will is going to be sharing his journey with the Undercover Recruiter as he enters and experiences the world of being AXA’s Great Global Adventurer. In May 2015, after a whirlwind journey of tests, challenges and video interviews I became the lucky winner of AXA’s Great Global Adventure game! Over the past few months I have been packing and preparing for my round-the-world trip, deciding where to go and what to see along the way. And over the next 8 months, I’ll be keeping you updated with all my experiences on this unforgettable adventure. I flew out from London on Saturday, and have arrived safely in Hong Kong to now begin the first leg of my journey! My schedule is looking jampacked, and I have been arranging lots of experiences and excursions before I start my first internship at the AXA IM offices in Hong Kong in early October. Morning meetings and new challenges: As I prepare to head off to the Far East, I’ve been speaking to my new team in Hong Kong and getting an idea of the work I’ll be doing on a day-to-day basis. From what I’ve gathered an average day is going to be pretty hectic, with a lot of morning meetings, tight deadlines and client emails! It’s going to be a steep learning curve, but one which will be an immense amount of fun. View this post on Instagram Hong Kong is one of the most diverse and cosmopolitan cities that Ive ever been to. Looking over the city from the top of the Peak today reminded me of how impressive it is, that in the space of just sixty years, Hong Kong turned from a small fishing village into a financial hub and gateway to Asia. ???? #thepeak #skyline #skyscraper #city #cosmopolitan #diverse #tourist #travel #hongkong #hkig #contrast #history #change #axaadventure A post shared by Chelsie Kumar (@greatglobaladventurer) on Feb 6, 2016 at 6:44am PST There’s so much I want to get out of my internship; from learning new skills and making new contacts, to embracing new challenges and visiting different departments. It’s incredibly exciting to be starting work in a  whole new country and during this time I’m hoping to gain a really well-rounded view of AXA Investment Managers and their position in Asia. Opportunity on a global scale: I believe that as new markets emerge and new opportunities arise, working in different countries can provide you with a really broad range of transferrable skills and a new way of seeing things. It’s important to see ourselves as global citizens; we have to understand different cultural customs and discover new ways of investing, from bitcoin to crowd funding. I’ve recently been keeping an eye on the markets, especially trends which are affecting Asia such as the recent share slump, caused by fears of China’s economic slowdown. But Asia is made up of a collection of fast-growing frontier economies, and it will be great to work with a team that’s focused on these markets and on exploring the investment opportunities available for clients. Getting to know the graduates: I’m also really looking forward to meeting with the current AXA Graduates and finding out everything that they’ve learned since joining AXA, from what rotations they’ve completed and how they’ve found the experience of  working abroad, to where they see themselves progressing within AXA. As a graduate myself, I can’t wait to hear all about how they became involved with AXA, what universities they went to and what their backgrounds were prior to joining AXA. We’ve all ended up at the same destination, but the most exciting part is how we’ve got there. Beyond the boardroom: Alongside my work with AXA, I’m also lucky enough to be visiting some fantastic countries. I’ve always had a bucket list of  must-visit destinations and it’s brilliant to now be able to make them a reality. I also consulted friends, online forums and even STA Travel, who shared some really useful ideas of places to visit! From entering the Forbidden City in Beijing and camping in a Mongolian Ger, to watching the dawn break on the Great Wall of China and visiting the palatial Moscow Metro, I’ll have the chance to see and experience some incredible attractions in far flung places, and I can’t wait to get started. Stay in touch with what I get up to by following me here on Instagram @greatglobaladventurer, on the DiscoverAXA Facebook and Twitter pages, plus I’ll be doing regular vlog updates over on AXA’s YouTube channel. Author:  Will Moore is the winner of  the Great Global Adventure from AXA. Follow his journey on Undercover Recruiter!

Benefits of Using Professional Resume Writing Services

Benefits of Using Professional Resume Writing ServicesSeattle professional resume writing services are designed to meet the needs of businesses and organizations in Seattle. The businesses that benefit from hiring the services are professionals who have been around for a long time and they may be successful enough to maintain their expertise for years to come. They would also be willing to offer what they call 'long-term' projects or support to their organization and therefore will be very interested in helping organizations to move forward and succeed.There are many advantages to utilizing the services of professionals when it comes to preparing resumes, especially when the services are prepared by professionals in the field of professional resume writing. First of all, most organizations are trained to deal with resumes and have the right guidance. In fact, the use of resume writing services is increasing in this type of business. This means that there is a better chance that the o rganization will see the value in seeking out the services of the professionals for a resume and company can feel more confident about the results.Seattle professional resume writing services are also more likely to specialize in the type of resume you need. For example, the professional will know the type of information you need to include on your resume so you won't have to. Most individuals usually include personal information such as skills, education, work experience, and awards, as well as contact information such as email address and phone number. Often, the professionals are able to help organizations to ensure that they know what types of resumes to expect, and how they should prepare them to make sure that they are effective and unique.When you hire the services of professional resume writing services, you are assured that the content on your resume will be unique. These services are well equipped to craft the perfect resume for you and will help you achieve success in wha tever industries you decide to be interested in. This helps to assure that you will not have to go through the humiliation of creating a very similar resume to that of someone else, which is not only detrimental to your chances of being hired, but to your chances of being hired at all.Another thing that makes hiring the services of professionals worthwhile is that they provide you with feedback on your resume after the fact. This allows you to better understand how to improve your resume to become even more competitive. The feedback provides you with insight into the strengths and weaknesses that are inherent in the service that you choose to utilize. This information allows you to modify or improve your resume so that it best fits your potential employer.Many of the professional resume writing services can also help you prepare the information on your resume for various fields of work, such as engineering, law, or accounting. This is very important because you want to make sure tha t your resume speaks to those who will be reading it and that they understand that you have been professionally trained to do so. If this happens, your chances of being hired to go up significantly.Another benefit of using professional resume writing services is that they allow you to focus on areas of your education that you want to emphasize while also showcasing some of your skills. This also allows you to present yourself in a positive light without making it seem like you are brash and arrogant. Using Seattle professional resume writing services will allow you to focus on the accomplishments and achievements that you have made so that you can present them in the best possible light. This is a good strategy for ensuring that you impress your future employer, especially if the employer is a Fortune 500 company.The use of Seattle professional resume writing services provides you with a lot of benefits. These services are available to help you gain a competitive edge over other org anizations. They can help you prepare the right resume for the right job and help you with potential employment.

Top Career Torpedoes You Need To Avoid - Pathfinder Careers

Top Career Torpedoes You Need To Avoid - Pathfinder Careers Top Career Torpedoes You Need To Avoid Traveling along on our respective career paths, everyone should be aware of what potential landmines exist along the way that could prove to be obstacles to building a stellar reputation. From working with literally 1,000+ clients over the past few years, here are some things I have observed that are the biggest problems that could torpedo your career right off the bat:  â€œShoulder-Lookers”: There are the genuine networkers, and then there are the people we meet at events that are always looking above our shoulder to see if they can spot someone ‘better’ in the crowd to go talk to. We know these people… they walk among us.   If you are talking to someone, give them your full attention until the conversation has gracefully ended. It sounds rather obvious, but don’t drop your current conversational partner like a hot potato as soon as Mr. Big walks in order to hightail it over there to shake his hand. Please don’t be one of THOSE people.   They are users and totally FAKE… we all have long memories and aren’t likely to forget those types of rude indiscretions.  â€œEndorsflation”: Sounds like a great idea… “I’ll scratch your back if you’ll scratch mine” â€" a request many of us get on the networking site LinkedIn.   Well, think again.   Employers can smell these a mile away.   ONLY post real, genuine, and heart-felt testimonials that are true insights into what makes you tick. Otherwise, to an outsider (aka a potential employer), these phony recommendations are just that: ineffective fluff.  â€œUpTitling”:  So your last boss was really really stingy with the job titles, and the work you were doing far exceeded the lowly title that you had worked under.   And yes, it is SOOOOO tempting to make a little, itty-bitty change to your job title from that employer… after all, it was a few years ago, and no one will notice, right? WRONG. Never ever take the liberty to creatively up-grade your actual job title.   Employers don’t like that. And by employers, I mean potential employers AND your previous employer. Believe it or not, they DO and WILL talk / compare notes. Any way you look at it, it will turn out badly for you. “Date-doctoring”:  If you started out as an assistant at the company but were later promoted to director, this newsflash is just in: it is not accurate to ‘lump’ the entirety of your work history at the company on your résumé under the higher job title.   Most employers refer to this as LYING.   This is such obvious point but you would be surprised of how many job seekers take this tactic… only to their own detriment.   What goes on your résumé should parallel what is in the personnel file at previous employers. In reality, showing the separate positions is actually GOOD for you- it demonstrates that you were a valued employee and progressively promoted into increasing levels of responsibility. “Disposable contacts”:  This doesn’t refer to those things you put into your eyes. We’re talking about the people who call you up, butter you up, get what they need from you, and then throw you away, never to be heard from since.     No one likes to be used… and the only way you can build a strong network is to cultivate relationships… and that means for the long-term. And it is always important to be thinking about what you can do for the other person versus what they can do for you. Only when you make it about them will karma go to work for you. “Going Postal Online”:  Chances are, at some point in your life, you are going to have either a bad boss or someone who otherwise makes you feel disgruntled in your current job.   A brief moment of satisfaction by venting online is only fleeting.   What remains online stays there forever thanks to auto-archiving, and any negative rants can reside there until an employer does some digging for digital dirt. Recently, in my hometown, someone posted online to a local paper just lambasting a development project and absolutely smeared the people involved.   He thought his avatar was private, but he was wrong. He was outed and his true identity became known.   Guess what? His employer didn’t like that and he got canned because it had such a negative impact on the company. Remember what our moms used to say? “Don’t say anything if you don’t have anything nice to say?”     Good advice that still holds wisdom today! These are just a few tips for you to think about while managing your career and related documents.   Always be thinking about how you can build positive, authentic relationships and reflect yourself accurately and consistently across all communications platforms.     You want to make yourself as employable as possible and being as positive and genuine as you can be will help make career transitions much easier!

Cater for Yourself Starting in the Hospitality Sector - CareerAlley

Cater for Yourself Starting in the Hospitality Sector - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. If you have always had a passion for helping people and providing them with a high level of service, it could be that a career in the hospitality sector is the perfect one for you. Perhaps you see yourself as a chef at a 5-star restaurant, a manager at a big hotel or a master cocktail mixer at a fancy bar. Whatever the case, you may be wondering how to get into this sector. Well, this article is here to give you a bit of a helping hand and an overview of the approach that you can take. The service sector is one that has expanded rapidly over the past few years, and it shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. And it has always been the kind of place that welcomes newcomers who are willing to work hard and advance their skill set. There is also a more clearly defined career ladder than in a lot of other sectors in which it has become more blurred. So, lets go into more detail about starting off in this fast-paced field. Start Small You cant simply accelerate your way to the top with no experience. A lot of people work their way up from humble beginnings. So, if you want to be a head chef in a Michelin-star restaurant, you may need to start by getting into the kitchen at a greasy spoon diner. A lot of the learning in the hospitality sector is done on the job, so be prepared for long hours and a challenging working environment. Once you get your foot in the door, it will be much easier to work your way up from there. Obtain Qualifications There are plenty of advanced qualifications that you could obtain such as a degree in the hospitality sector. However, these take a significant amount of time and if you dont have the time to spare, you may be better off going straight into the job. Alongside the basic training that you do, you may also need to do courses such as americansafetycouncil.com/content/texas-food-handler-card-online which ensures that you know the basics of food hygiene. Commit to expanding your skillset and this will stand you in good stead in the hospitality sector. Prepare for Interviews Photo Credit If you are making a career change, you need to focus on the transferable skills that you have obtained rather than your lack of experience in this sector. If you are just starting out in the working world, you should make it clear that you have the level of drive and determination needed to make a success of your new path. Research the most common interview questions and have your answers prepared. Whether you have a big presentation at work tomorrow or youre running a marathon, friends and family are quick to tell you to get a good nights sleep. Sayings like these exist because, deep down, we all know how important sleep is to our performance. Yet for some reason, were all trying to figure out how to squeeze in more productivity on less sleep. Thats the opposite solution. To get more productivity, you have to sleep better not the other way around. Keep reading to learn how poor sleep hurts your productivity, while good sleep enhances it, and how you can ensure the sleep you do get is productive as well. tuck.com If you can demonstrate that you have a genuine passion for getting into this sector, you should be able to win an employer over. While other candidates may have more experience, can they match the level of enthusiasm that you are bringing to the job role? A lot of managers would prefer to work with someone who has the drive and determination to advance in their field rather than someone who has been in hospitality for a long time and is just going through the motions to get a paycheck. Be Prepared to Pay Your Dues Photo Credit Very few people are able to start in an advanced role in the hospitality sector if they have never worked in it before. So, you need to be prepared to pay your dues when you do get your foot in the door especially if you have been given an opportunity ahead of more experienced candidates. If you can show that you are willing to go the extra mile by volunteering for extra shifts, taking additional training programs, and taking on other responsibilities, you will clearly demonstrate to your employer that you are taking your new job role seriously. Once you have gained their trust, you are much more likely to be able to advance to the next level in your career. Be Prepared to Move The hospitality sector is one that tends to have high staff turnover, and you need to be prepared to move around to get the advancement that you are looking for. Perhaps you have started off as a chef in a small restaurant to get some experience, but if the management is already set in place and there is little chance of moving upwards, you may need to move to a place with a bigger kitchen and more fast-paced environment. Once you have some experience, you will find it much easier to find people who are willing to give you an opportunity. Maybe at some point in the future, you will even want to strike out on your own. Photo by Samuel Zeller on Unsplash Stay Realistic in Achieving Your Goals Patience is a virtue and it is unlikely that you will rush to the top of your field without a lot of time and energy being expended. But if you keep your goals firmly in mind and you stay focused in what you are trying to achieve, you are much more likely to achieve your aims. People restart or refocus their careers all of the time. Some are successful, but most are not. Some of the key factors that determine success are a solid plan and commitment to get it done. Your goals do need to be reasonable and achievable. Tweet This Each day, you should try to commit to learning something new, whether this is something small or big. The hospitality sector is one that is continually advancing at a rapid rate, and though the basics of many of the jobs stay the same, there are always going to be changes that you need to keep up with. New technology continues to come into play with the aim of making life easier for both workers and guests. So, if you are looking to get into the hospitality sector, hopefully, this guide has provided you with a basic overview of just how you can do this. Essentially, it involves getting your foot in the door, working your way up from the bottom and being prepared to take the opportunities that present themselves to you. What's next? Ready to take action? Choose the right tools to help you build your career. 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