If You're Fired, Will Past Employers Keep Your Secret?

Despite what some job seekers think, it is not illegal for former employers to tell reference checkers that you were fired. They can say anything they want as long as it's true.

But many companies do have policies that limit what they will reveal about past employees.

Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

I was watching an episode of CBS's "60 Minutes" recently (hmmm, maybe I watch too much TV; no wait, this is "research," so it's OK). They had a shocking story about a male hospital worker who is suspected of killing more than 40 patients in several different hospitals during the past decade. He pleaded guilty to two of the murders. 

That is very disturbing by itself... but what makes this story so incredibly worse is that his employers unwittingly helped him do it! This guy had been fired many times for a variety of reasons -- hoarding potentially harmful drugs, illegally administering unprescribed treatments, being negligent with patients -- and other alarming actions. He'd even been convicted of something (I can't recall the charge).

Yet he never had a problem getting another job at another hospital. Why? Because his former employers all had policies that prevented them from providing any information about past employees, other than job titles and dates of employment.

Apparently the hospital's lawyers were trying to protect them from lawsuits that could possibly result if something negative (and not proven as fact) was said about a past employee which prevented that employee from obtaining another job.

So even though references were checked, they revealed nothing about this criminal's activities. And he was passed along from one hospital to the next, allegedly killing patients in each one until he was finally caught.

This is a very extreme example of how such personnel policies are, in my opinion, doing more harm than good. This sword cuts both ways, after all. If you've done a truly exceptional job for your past employer, wouldn't you want that employer to be free to confirm your glowing accomplishments during a reference check?

Things are changing, thank goodness. According to the Society of Human Resource Management, employers are conducting more criminal checks than ever before. The need to provide a safe workplace is helping to drive this increase. Plus companies that were once worried about being sued by a former employee over a bad reference are now more concerned about being sued by an employer who wasn't warned about a bad employee! 

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How To Quit Your Job Fast And Make More Money By Not Working

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Imagine not having to wake up every morning to the alarm and rushing to get to work everyday. How nice would it be to quit your job fast and make more money by not having to work?
Did you know there are over 120 people every 15 seconds that quit there job and start working from home? It's very possible and you can experience this satisfaction too...
The easiest way to do this is by taking advantage of all the options and global reach the internet allows us to have.
Just about anything can be sold online for profit, and most of these ventures don't take any money to start:
Here are three online home businesses that will allow you to quit you job fast:
1. Sell how-to information products like ebooks.
This is super easy to do, and everybody has a skill or knows how to do something that someone else would pay money to learn.
Everything from how to sell hot dogs in their local town, how to putt golf better, how to talk to women and everything in between.
People pay to learn, so put your expertise down in ebook version and sell of off a website.
2. Create a blog on a popular topic and sell ads.
This is very easy to do now-a-days because of the Google Advertising network. You sign up for free with them and they give you a piece of code to put on your website.
People then click on the ads and you get paid over half of the profit per every click.
That can be anywhere from .25 cents to $3.00...
Imagine hundreds of clicks everyday? You'll never have to work again.
3. Learn a skill and sell it on a consultative basis.
Marketers and entrepreneurs will pay serious dime for people who know how to do stuff. Anywhere from $6.00 to $400 an hour.
Here are some of the valuable skills that will allow you to command this money hourly:
-Article Marketing
-Video Marketing
-Web Design
-PhotoShop
-Pay Per Click
-Social Media Marketing
-Blogging
-Telemarketing
-Data Entry
Learn one and master it, then find places online for people advertising that they need help in this area and offer your services to them and in no time you can be rolling it in from home without that ugly boss.
Who says quitting your job and making more money by not working is just a dream. Put these simple steps into action and in no time you can have exactly what you want.

By Paul B Smith

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

Despite one of the worst global financial meltdowns in the last 70 years, the oil and gas industry seems to have emerged out of the recession relatively untouched. Rather than cut jobs and rein in on expenditure and exploration, the industry has adopted a policy of 'wait and see' by freezing wages and basically keeping the industry on tick over. The policy seems to have paid off - as the world finally starts to see light at the end of the economic tunnel, the oil and gas industry is poised to take full advantage of the upturn in demand for supplies as industry presses the 'on' button.

A wealth of opportunities

For oil and gas jobs, this presents a wealth of new opportunities. The world's dependency on oil and gas products is growing, not receding. Although alternative fuels are very much on the agenda for everyone, the exploration of the planet's natural resources continues unabated. This means new methods of extraction, deep drilling and oil sands, which in turn equates to a plethora of new opportunities for those looking for a career move into a boom industry.

On the face of it there are plenty of pros in making the move into an oil job or gas job. The most obvious one for anyone looking for a long-term career is the pay. Oil and gas jobs have a reputation for paying well, even at entry-level positions. Hard work is well rewarded, with basic drilling jobs paying up to US$50,000 a year. The more experience a candidate has, the greater the rewards and graduates going into oil and gas can expect to be paid much more than in other graduate positions in alternative industries.

Career advancement is also high on the list, with hard work again being rewarded by rapid promotion. Candidates who show initiative, good team working skills and determination can quickly rise up through the ranks to more responsible positions. Roustabouts, the most common entry-level position, can become drillers in a matter of a few years, making oil and gas jobs ideal for those who want a career but may not have the formal qualifications to go into more academically demanding jobs.

For those who want to see a bit of the world, a job in these industry presents the ideal opportunity to travel abroad, as the industry is an international one. From the offshore platforms of the North Sea to new fields opening up in Australia, there is a wealth of chances to travel and be part of a global industry, as well as earning a good salary.

Still a dangerous occupation

So what are the cons to jobs in oil or gas? Recent events in the Gulf of Mexico have emphasised that, although one of the most high-tech of industries, oil exploration is still a dangerous occupation. Safety is a primary concern within the oil and gas industry, but if you are thinking about going into the sector then you must be aware that, like most heavy industry, it does carry its own particular risks.

Rig work in particular is hard, gruelling and very dirty work. For those who like to wear a collar and tie to work, careers in oil and gas are still available, but perhaps within a different context such as research and development, personnel and what are termed as 'upstream' jobs. The nature of the work means that you may spend long periods away from home, so for candidates with families, the separation can be hard to deal with initially. However, rig teams build close ties and many consider their rig colleagues to be a 'second family', forming bonds that can last a lifetime.

If you're prepared to work hard, use your initiative and don't mind getting your hands a little dirty, jobs in oil or gas can offer a chance to develop a career, rather than just another nine to five job.

Recruiting Network Marketing Leaders

By Richard Dennis

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

I'll bet that the first time you ever heard of an MLM home business opportunity presentation, the word "duplication" wasn't far behind. It's long been accepted as gospel that for memorable network marketing career success and royalty profits, you must have duplication. And to effectively recruit network marketing leaders, you must be able to present them with a turnkey system that works.

Back in 1989, I was reading the business opportunity ads in the weekend edition of USA Today. I circled a few ads and called the most inviting one. An enthusiastic voice mail message asked for my contact information. The message offered me a free audiotape loaded with profitable MLM secrets.

The mail came. I listened to the tape, by a fellow by a heavy hitter named Dayle Maloney. You may well know Dayle, an old-time MLMer, very successful.

I admit, residual income sounded great. But I wanted nothing to do with downlines, compensation plans, endless in-home meetings, listing my warm market, prelaunches, or sales presentations.

I had been there and done that and had been killed off a few times in MLM. But Dayle had some fresh strategies about how to attract targeted reps from a cold market. One distributor training point in particular stuck with me. Dayle said that if you are ever going to make a big paycheck in network marketing, if you are ever going to kiss your boss goodbye and retire from your job, you've got to do your own recruiting audiotape. No argument - you just have to.

And that thought stuck with me. A few years later, I found a life-changing MLM nutritional product. I figured if there was ever any product I could sell, it would be that one. I remembered what Dayle said. So I wrote a script and then rented studio time and recorded a 90-minute promotional audiotape. It set me apart from the masses. I had good success with it.

Over the next few years, I did 6 or 8 different motivational audiotape sponsoring presentations. And every one of them built a profitable business. Most were scripted. Some, I recorded with company owners, doctors, marketing experts, and others. The technology has changed today, though. No more audiotapes - it's all online audio and video.

To Have Major Long-Term Network Marketing Success, You Need To Brand Yourself

That first prospecting audiotape differentiated me from my MLM competition. And as I built my networking business, my people had an exclusive recruiting tool. (THAT is where the duplication comes in!) In MLM, you are always talking about how important duplication is. And it definitely is important. You've got to have a lead generation and training system that other people can get quick results with.

But if you are ever going to be the big guru leader with the huge success and big monthly paycheck who can effectively recruit network marketing leaders, you also have to brand yourself as a specialist, an expert. Figure out a unique message and a unique way to deliver it ... video, podcast, email, conference call ... figure out a solution, online and offline, that makes you different. That's when network marketing becomes a REALLY interesting and fun game.

 

Recruiting Network Marketing Leaders

By Richard Dennis

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

I'll bet that the first time you ever heard of an MLM home business opportunity presentation, the word "duplication" wasn't far behind. It's long been accepted as gospel that for memorable network marketing career success and royalty profits, you must have duplication. And to effectively recruit network marketing leaders, you must be able to present them with a turnkey system that works.

Back in 1989, I was reading the business opportunity ads in the weekend edition of USA Today. I circled a few ads and called the most inviting one. An enthusiastic voice mail message asked for my contact information. The message offered me a free audiotape loaded with profitable MLM secrets.

The mail came. I listened to the tape, by a fellow by a heavy hitter named Dayle Maloney. You may well know Dayle, an old-time MLMer, very successful.

I admit, residual income sounded great. But I wanted nothing to do with downlines, compensation plans, endless in-home meetings, listing my warm market, prelaunches, or sales presentations.

I had been there and done that and had been killed off a few times in MLM. But Dayle had some fresh strategies about how to attract targeted reps from a cold market. One distributor training point in particular stuck with me. Dayle said that if you are ever going to make a big paycheck in network marketing, if you are ever going to kiss your boss goodbye and retire from your job, you've got to do your own recruiting audiotape. No argument - you just have to.

And that thought stuck with me. A few years later, I found a life-changing MLM nutritional product. I figured if there was ever any product I could sell, it would be that one. I remembered what Dayle said. So I wrote a script and then rented studio time and recorded a 90-minute promotional audiotape. It set me apart from the masses. I had good success with it.

Over the next few years, I did 6 or 8 different motivational audiotape sponsoring presentations. And every one of them built a profitable business. Most were scripted. Some, I recorded with company owners, doctors, marketing experts, and others. The technology has changed today, though. No more audiotapes - it's all online audio and video.

To Have Major Long-Term Network Marketing Success, You Need To Brand Yourself

That first prospecting audiotape differentiated me from my MLM competition. And as I built my networking business, my people had an exclusive recruiting tool. (THAT is where the duplication comes in!) In MLM, you are always talking about how important duplication is. And it definitely is important. You've got to have a lead generation and training system that other people can get quick results with.

But if you are ever going to be the big guru leader with the huge success and big monthly paycheck who can effectively recruit network marketing leaders, you also have to brand yourself as a specialist, an expert. Figure out a unique message and a unique way to deliver it ... video, podcast, email, conference call ... figure out a solution, online and offline, that makes you different. That's when network marketing becomes a REALLY interesting and fun game.

 

New Stay at Home Jobs For Teachers

By Quentarius Wade

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy  

Where did summer vacation go? The first day of school is fast approaching, and pretty soon those school bells will be ringing yet again. Another fun-filled year of lesson plans, staff meetings, countless trips to the teacher supply store, unruly children, inconsiderate parents, demanding principals, and yes... a paycheck so embarrassing that even your poorest relative has started a "pity fund" in your name. It's no secret that teachers have been the victims of a bad economy long before any well-known bank failed. Yet, while society views teaching as a noble profession, no one has kicked up any dust advocating for better teacher pay. Moreover, it's amazing that even though teachers are the only professionals that receive pay while being at home for two months, so many of them exit the profession within three years. Does this mean that these teachers chose the wrong profession? No, it just means that these teachers have counted the cost, and at the end of the day, it's just not worth it for them to remain. So what is the cost? The need to earn supplemental income to make ends meet. This coupled with an already demanding job, ultimately depletes the time teachers have for themselves and their families.

Let's face it, all teachers dream of reaping the rewards of their hard work. These rewards come in the form of job satisfaction, financial freedom, exotic vacations, paid off student loans, and providing a quality education for their children. Celebrities and athletes shouldn't be the only professionals who can enjoy these freedoms. So what's the solution to turning a poor financial predicament around? The solution is to utilize your skills and expertise as an educator, to start your own online tutoring business. Online tutoring is perhaps the most ideal business you as a teacher can start to achieve your financial dreams. By starting your online tutoring business, your earning potential is limitless, it can be run part-time until you can sustain your family (in other words, you don't have to quit your day job just yet, to run it), and most important, it's not a brick and mortar business that requires tons of money to get off the ground. Online tutoring has become an increasingly popular option among parents, as it is safe, flexible, and affordable. And the most appealing aspect is that it doesn't require any training. In addition, it's a business that can be started relatively quickly.

So, whether you are looking to earn supplemental income to repay student loan debt, take a well-deserved vacation, you've had it with school system politics, or you're tired of being chewed out by parents, students, and principals; starting your own online tutoring business is the solution for you. Additionally, online tutoring has noticeable advantages over traditional tutoring. The most noticeable advantage is that online tutoring is scalable. Meaning, that while traditional tutors only limited to a defined geographical area, you can tutor a child 3,000 miles away, in your pajamas (and you don't have to waste time in traffic). Your income potential is limitless!

What's your dream? What are your goals? Maybe by the end of this school year, you dream of saying goodbye your principal. Maybe your goal is to pay off those student loans, take that long awaited cruise across the Caribbean. Here are the steps you will need to take to get you there in 30 days or less! You have a choice to make, as you glance over at the calendar marking the first day of school. Let this be the year unlike all the others, that you decide you don't want to attend pointless professional development meetings, deal with those one or two students that add gray hairs to your head (isn't it strange how we always can depend on these students to show up each year), and let this be the last year that you juggle your finances enough just to barely be broke. Make a bold statement to enter this school year with the intent to make a difference in the lives of parents and students who appreciate your efforts, and change your financial destiny in the process. Let this be the year that you decide attending your child's school play is more valuable than arguing with an adolescent and his parents. Here are a few tips on how to start your own online tutoring business.

DAY 1-GOAL SETTING

Welcome to day one of starting your online tutoring business in 30 days. Before you begin building your business, it is important to know what you want to accomplish through your business. Starting an online tutoring business is not just about making money. It's a mission. It's a service. Isn't that the reason you've decided to pursue this venture? You've decided that you're ready to earn what you're worth. You enjoy teaching, but you're sick of the politics that come along with working in the educational system. You want more out of your life and you want more out of your vocation. But now is the time to write down what it is you want, specifically. What are your goals? What do you envision accomplishing as an online tutor? Do you want to run your business part-time, to supplement your teaching income? You may be quite satisfied with your teaching job, but could use some extra income to pay off some debt. On the other hand, you may have had it dealing with disruptive students and over-demanding administrators. Instead of recognizing you for the sacrifices you make on a daily basis, they complain about what you are not doing. Keep in mind that every action begins with a thought. With that being said, writing specific goals will require you to think about them. Now is the time to turn off the television, remove all distractions and begin to visualize your life as an online tutoring business owner. Goal categories may include: family, personal, career, and of course financial goals. Don't rush this process, because this will be the guiding force for you during moments of doubt. Close your eyes and see yourself as an online tutor. What does it look like? Jot down thoughts, feelings, and ideas as they come to you. Formulate your goals from this quiet time. One overarching goals among many teachers is to spend time more with their families. Of course we know that as teachers between lesson planning, meetings, and late evenings it is virtually impossible to give our families the time they need. Your online tutoring business can free up much of this time to accomplish this goal. Maybe you're a single teacher who simply wants to pay off student loans and take vacations. By starting an online tutoring business part-time or full-time, you can create sufficient income to accomplish this goal. The idea here is to think about and decide what it is you really want. I cannot tell you how many people become successful at starting an online tutoring business, simply because they know exactly what it is they want. So during those moments of doubt and uncertainty, they revisit goal number one, "I want to spend more time with my kids, and starting an online tutoring business will allow me to accomplish this." There is power in that, because you find something more valuable than a dollar to keep you moving forward. What are your goals?

DAY 2-CHOOSE SUBJECTS TO TUTOR

Now that you've completed the goal-setting exercise and you know exactly why you're starting an online tutoring business, now it's time to begin building our business brick by brick. Today you will take stock of your skills and abilities and decide which subjects with which you are passionate, comfortable, and competent. There would be nothing worse than getting dozens of phone calls and inquiries from parents asking you to tutor a subject you don't like, you're not comfortable with, and one in which you have limited knowledge. The reason you're starting an online tutoring business is to create an enjoyable lifestyle for yourself. Do you think this would be achievable if you're tutoring the wrong subjects? The answer to this question is probably not. So the purpose of this exercise is to decide which subjects you want to teach. This can simply be asking and honestly answering 3 questions: Which subject(s) am I passionate about? Which subject(s) am I comfortable tutoring? Which subject(s) am I competent in? When a student or parent asks you a question about a particular subject, they expect an answer immediately. And because you are live, the quicker you answer the better. If you are unable to deliver, this can hurt your online tutoring business considerably. And with the advent of social networking sites and blogs, they can quickly let others know how dissatisfied they are with you. In addition, you wouldn't want the added stress of tutoring a subject that doesn't interest you in the least bit. Does this mean that you shouldn't advertise those subjects in which you are not passionate, comfortable, or competent? No. It just means that you need to find tutors that are passionate, comfortable, and competent in those subjects. Your tutors will not only make your online tutoring business look good, but they will definitely add to your bottom line. We will discuss hiring online tutors later, but for now your objective is to do some soul searching and write down 3-5 subjects that you could tutor now if someone called you today.

DAY 3-CHOOSE STUDENTS TO TUTOR

So you have successfully narrowed down the subjects you will offer in your online tutoring business. Now it's time to match those subjects with the type of student you want to tutor. There would be no feeling worse than logging on each night to tutor a middle school student, but preferring to tutor a college student. I am in no way saying that it would be absolute drudgery, but you are starting an online tutoring business to take control of your own destiny. And there's nothing wrong with stating your terms. Many online tutors fall by the wayside because they become bored and disinterested in offering tutoring services to groups of students for which they have no passion. When you became a teacher, you chose the certification area that you preferred, right? Well the same is true for online tutoring. If you get a rush from the high level thinking associated with tutoring college-level English, then teaching blending sounds to first graders might drive you nuts. Whether this is true or not, you still have the power to choose what and whom you will tutor online. Now there will be times when you'll get calls from first grade parents. It wouldn't be wise to turn them down, but by completing this exercise, you'll at least know which subjects you're going to advertise. What grade level do you prefer? If you are already a high school science teacher and enjoy it (minus the politics of the school system), then chances are you will enjoy tutoring high school science from the comfort of your home. And if you do prefer tutoring high school students, I'll tell you that you have struck a goldmine.

These students often lead extremely busy lives, but education is a top priority. Parents are highly motivated to invest in supplemental educational services to help their high achieving students remain competitive...especially when these supplemental services are offered in a minimally intrusive environment. An online tutoring business can become a major business if you put the effort into it. The key is to invest your profits back into your business and try to grow it. You do this by hiring more people since there's a limit to what you can do by yourself. I hope this article has provided enough information for you to start your online tutoring business. No More Broke Teachers!

Four Most Important SEO Techniques

By Joaquin Costa

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy   

It is not a very difficult thing to be included in the top ten list of the search results page of Google. You simply have to have a strategy that works; you also have to be persevering and patient with the work. You benefit from having an idea as to how the algorithms of the search engines work and what their criteria is when it comes to ranking sites. These are some simple SEO techniques that you can use to get into the top ten list even for the highly competitive keywords.

Tip 1: Publishing articles
Your articles should be published on article directories, blogs, web portals for the industry, online magazines, and many others. These are ways for you to promote your site, get added back links, and secure media buzz. The article that you publish must be relevant and worth the time of the reader. It should be interesting and useful.

You must include keywords in both the title as well as the body of the content. This will allow the web crawlers to go through your site. If your subject matter and content is interesting, it will help you to bring traffic into the website. Do not forget to post your website's link on the articles that you publish.

Tip 2: Update content
It is very important to have content that is frequently kept fresh and updated. This is one of the most important things you need to remember when doing SEO but sadly most website owners do not follow this. The search engines keep track of how frequent a web page's content is updated. You need to have content that is useful and relevant so that you gain a good ranking and authority. Web site crawlers go through this new content and do page re-indexing.

You need to properly place and target the keywords so that you can show multiple results that go to your website. This is true even if the search engines have altered something in their algorithm. Having a high ranking page involves hard work. These are often calculated by the search engines so you will lose out if you do not keep the site frequently refreshed.

Tip 3: Contextual blogging
The newest trend in online advertising is the use of contextual blogging. Blogging is very useful for business owners. It shares relevant information to people and their peers. It provides useful information for the readers especially if you are an expert on your field.

Tip 4: Web directories and links
Links coming from the link directories are not enough to take effect with search engines. But there are some authentic directories that have a high page rank themselves. This is a great way to get deep links, inbound links, and search engine authority.

Job Hunting Made Easy

By Jasmine Sanchez

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

The key to finding a job quickly is understanding what you are good at. What most people do is they apply for a whole variety of jobs with different specialties (work requirements) then cross their fingers and see which employer calls first. This can be a very long process because it will take time for the employer to call you up for an interview because chances are that many other people have done the same thing you have.

During that period, you would simply sit unemployed. Instead of applying for every job that you see, apply for a job that you are capable of doing. This will save you time in looking for a job and will give you an advantage over the rest of the competition because you would actually know what you are talking about.

The next step in hunting for a job is to know where to look. There are plenty of job search engines out there on the internet that you can use to apply for a job. You can also try your luck by going through the jobs section in your local newspaper. You can also walk or drive around in your local area or nearby vicinity to see if there are jobs available in your area. You may even be given priority if you apply for a job in your local area as you are a resident of that location.

Regardless of your qualifications, where you decide to apply or look for a job, by following this guide you will be able to understand the basic fundamentals of job hunting and hopefully get a job without any delay.

How I Used JobFox to Find a Job

By Michael S S

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

 

Let's face it; finding a job in today's competitive job market has become a job itself. I don't know about you, but I have been to so many websites to look for jobs and never had any luck because it was just too complicated to find the jobs I wanted. Then I found Jobfox.
I have never been to a site that was so user friendly and easy to use. My experience at Jobfox went so well, that I was able to land 3 interviews within the first week of using it. With thousands of jobs to choose from, Jobfox has jobs in every profession and every region. Whether you are looking for sales jobs, marketing jobs, finance jobs, IT jobs, etc., Jobfox can help can you.
To get started, Jobfox simply requires you to fill out a free Jobfox profile and then you are instantly matched to jobs where you have the greatest chance for success. It's so easy! The great thing about Jobfox is that after you upload your resume onto their site, they offer you a FREE critique of your resume. The critiques are done by professional resume consultants who provide you an "honest assessment of how they believe employers and recruiters are currently reviewing your resume." If you think your resume could be reformatted, they even offer a Resume service where they match you to a certified writer that is a professional in your industry. The writers they match you to, are certified professionals who write resumes for a living - simply amazing!
Even though I have a job now, Jobfox is such an amazing platform for Jobseekers that I spend some free time every week on the site just to see the latest things Jobfox is offering (they are constantly expanding!) About a week ago, I came to learn about a new service they started called Break Through. Break Through is a social recruiting tool that now allows us job seekers to use our social networks like LinkedIn to our advantage. Jobfox helps you fix your online presence so that you look more professional. I signed up for this service just because of this and then came to learn that I am now receiving the latest job listings as well - in some cases 48 hours before others even hear about the jobs. The cherry on top was the free "About Me" page that came with the Break Through service. I am now able to impress employers with my strengths, accomplishments, and industry contacts on a public web page with its own unique URL. I have also provided some additional information on my free webpage that I had to leave out of my resume because it made my resume too long. Simply put, Break Through is a really helpful tool.
After having such an amazing experience on Jobfox, I decided to read some reviews about Jobfox myself (to see if there was something else I was missing out on, haha) and I came to learn about some nasty reviews regarding this company. It was really shocking to see people rant about Jobfox being a scam and a terrible site, especially because I had an amazing experience with Jobfox. I found my job because of them! For this reason alone, I thought I would blog my experience with anyone who wishes to hear the truth about Jobfox. They are definitely not a scam and if anything they are the best Jobsite out there right now. So for anyone who really wants to find a Job in today's market, I encourage you to check out their site yourself. You will be glad you did and you will see yourself why Jobfox is "now the fastest growing job site on the web!"

 

Tips on How to Get a Job in Marketing

By Erich Lagasse

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

 

It's all about promotion
A bachelor's degree in communications or business administration is the first step to get a job in marketing. After graduation focus on what you know, i.e. how businesses attract consumers to buy their products or use their services. Apply this to your job search. Promote the added value of your time with experiences, skills and talents that will help achieve a business' objectives. Some sources, e.g. wiki sites, on the internet can provide valuable tips and information to enhance your job hunt.
1st Objective: Develop criteria
In college get internships, volunteer or work during the summer; it will be difficult to get a good job without any work experience. Businesses need employees who can make the right decision unsupervised. Criterion is not developed by following rules, but by learning from the right people and one's mistakes. Look for challenges that will expose you to different types of problems and situations, and try to learn from every experience. Be objective.
2nd Objective: Express yourself
It's imperative for marketing professionals to communicate well with their managers, team members and clients. There are plenty of handbooks that provide guidance on how to speak and write correctly. Colleges offer writing courses that not only will improve your composition skills but also will inspire you to be more thoughtful of how you speak.
3rd Objective: Build a professional network
Visualize where you want to be in five years and talk to people who are already there. The internet is a great way to contact professionals who can teach you about their job and lead you in the right direction. They also can introduce you to colleagues who specialize in different areas. Become a member of associations and organizations where you can meet other marketing professionals.
4th Objective: Be professional
Think of your resume as your personal ad. Promote your skills, talents and experience with a detailed and factual resume that reflects your criteria. Avoid misleading information and ambiguous experiences; write solid accomplishments you can prove. Hiring managers are usually swamped with resumes and prefer to ask coworkers for referrals. Give your resume to members of your professional network.
5th Objective: Define your target
Work will not only teach you ethics but also what you are good at. Once you have an idea of what you love to do AND do well, get an entry level position in one of your favorite companies. Don't worry if the job is not marketing related; however, be sure the company has a department you want to work in, e.g. sales, advertising, promotion, etc.
6th Objective: Assume responsibility
Successful professionals make decisions that will help the organization they work for reach their goals. After you learn to make objective decisions, assume higher levels of responsibility. Being able to work under pressure is a skill sought by most employers. Make thoughtful decisions, i.e. picture the consequence of each alternative and pick the one that best fits the company's goals.
7th Objective: Continue your education
Marketing is a highly competitive field; therefore it's essential to keep up with the new techniques and trends. Attending seminars and conferences will help you understand new ideas as well as expand your professional network. Some associations certify that professionals comply with certain aspects of the marketing field, thereby reassuring hiring managers that candidates are qualified for specific jobs. A master of business administration in marketing is also a great way to prepare for a management position.
A world of opportunities
A savvied marketing professional's network and tenure can be a great asset. Experts are more frequently promoted to top management positions than pros from other fields. Furthermore, the experience obtained working in different businesses can serve as perfect foundation for professionals to open their own business. Though a job in marketing is demanding, objective-driven professionals may benefit from many rewards once they prove their ability to overcome adversity and challenge.

 

Search Engine Optimisation - The Most Powerful Marketing Tool For a Small Business

By K Singh

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy  

SEO is an effective and proven method to market a small business. A small business has budgetary constraints in marketing hence search engine optimisation is particularly beneficial. It has lower costs than traditional advertising mediums and as such can be used effectively by small businesses. It offers a cost effective method for small businesses to make their website known to a vast audience. Search engine optimisation commonly known as SEO has become crucial in the success of small businesses today. Many marketing studies have shown that online marketing is replacing traditional mediums as the primary source for customers to obtain information on a company's products and services.  Recent changes in consumer behaviour have made E-Commerce more important than traditional high street retail in many industries.

Search engine marketing has a special significance for small businesses as it allows a business to reduce its marketing and operating costs.  The cost benefits and return on investment is significant compared to traditional methods of marketing such as TV, radio or print mediums.  Search engine marketing also has a wider reach and can be equally effective whether you wish to market to a local or international customer base.

Search engines provide small businesses with an opportunity to compete with established businesses and they are not limited by a smaller bricks and mortar presence. Small businesses with an effective online marketing strategy have continued to grow and gain competitive advantage over others in their industry. This would not be possible using traditional marketing mediums which have much higher costs associated with it.

The ultimate goal of Search Engine Optimisation or SEO is to drive targeted traffic form search engines to the company's website. Websites that receive a high rank on search engines are able to grow and expand due to increased sales and leads achieved as a direct result of increased visibility on search results. A majority of the internet users use search engines to find products and services. Websites that rank high on search engines are able to receive highly targeted traffic from potential customers.

There is tough competition to rank high on search engines as only 10 websites can appear on the first page for a given search phrase.  Research shows that if a Web site does not rank on the first page of a search result, chances of generating any traffic to the website is reduced manifold. Therefore it is important for a business to have an ongoing strategy that can help it achieve a first page rank on major search engines like Google, Yahoo and MSN.

Here are some search engine optimisation tips that a small business or company can use to improve its rank on search engines

• A search engine friendly Web site. A website that has been designed with search engines in mind tends to rank higher on search engines. A search engine friendly website can get indexed by search engines with ease and as such it promotes better ranking of its pages. A professional web designer will always ensure that the website is designed with search engine guidelines. A number of techniques can ensure this. Any professional web designer should take these factors into account.
• Well Organised structure of the website. The information on the website should be organised properly. Information should be categorised meaningfully and content should be appropriately categorised into different sub pages of the website. If users fail to find what they want immediately, they are likely to go to another site.
• Positioning of keywords.  One of the first steps of an effective SEO campaign is to identify the right keywords.  Once this is done the keywords should be positioned strategically within the content of the website. The main keywords should be in the title, description and within the body, ideally once in the first sentence.
• Strategic distribution of keywords on the website. This is a basic SEO technique. Position keywords or key phrases at the start and the end of the document as the beginning and end of a page are given more weight by search engines while searching.
• Keyword relevancy and density within the web page content. It is important that the website relevancy to keywords is good. The overall website should be related to the main keywords the site is targeting. Keyword density refers to the number of times the keyword appears in the content of a particular web page. E.g. a density of around 2-5% is considered appropriate.
• Keywords in anchor text of links.  Including your main keywords in anchor text of links is a very effective search engine optimisation technique.  Keywords should form a part of the link text where possible. Link text is the clickable word that is used to get to a page. Instead of using "Click here for more info" as your link text, use the main keywords instead. This improves the chances of the destination page ranking high for the keyword.

Selling An Operating Business & Real Estate - Who's The Broker?

By James Kimmons

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy
 

When a business owner also owns the real estate, they will want to either close down the business and sell the real estate, or sell both. Real estate agents and brokers are tempted to list both together, and that can be a mistake.

An operating business is a very different animal from the real estate where it resides. There are also very different contractual agreements necessary to transfer business assets. They aren't like real property, and can actually contain guarantees of volume and existing client/customer base demographics.

Real estate professionals, particularly those in the commercial niche, have the knowledge and expertise to analyze rental income and expenses, presenting them to their client/customer for decision-making. Where they can fall short is in analyzing a business from a financial perspective. There is a lot under the surface, and examination of a Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet doesn't begin to get at the true facts.

In the rural area in which I practice, a real estate broker had listed a business for sale, and this was without the real estate. The building was rented. As I had an interested customer, I called and asked for the financial data, receiving a P&L and Balance Sheet. I called back and asked for a Cash Flow breakdown. The broker didn't really know what I was requesting.

It was a disservice to his client to list his business when the most basic of requirements wasn't within his knowledge base. Any good business broker will require a cash flow analysis from their client as one of the most important financial documents. Adjustments to the value of the business are made based on items in the Cash Flow, including:

• Detailed spreadsheets of all income
• Detail of all expenses
• What expenses are actually going to the benefit of the owner
• An adjustment back to income for those owner-benefit expenses that will go away (not be expenses to new owner)
• An addition to expenses for owner-benefit costs that will require new buyer to increase expenses (owner managed/buyer will hire manager)

In a previous life career, I sold a business to a company going public on the New York Stock Exchange. They sent in a team of auditors who spent several weeks, mostly verifying my cash flows. An example of an owner expense that was going away was my truck expense. The company provided me with a vehicle, all expenses, maintenance and fuel included. They added back that expense and increased the value of my business, as it really wasn't a true expense that they would have to pay after purchase.

As I stated in the item list, if the selling owner also managed the business, and didn't pay themselves a market rate salary, then the buyer would need to adjust their valuation of the business downward due to the necessity of hiring a manager at market salary.

As you can see, there are a number of factors that make the valuation of an operating business much different from the sale of real estate. And we haven't even gotten into inventory. Another thing about business valuation is the different ways that it is calculated depending on the industry or business type.

It is clear that most real estate professionals should not be engaged in the brokerage of operating business enterprises, unless they have the experience and expertise to do it. A far better approach would be to partner with a business broker who doesn't do real estate brokerage. It will be a mutually beneficial relationship, with each of you bringing maximum experience and value to the client/customer.

Performance Management Instead of Layoffs

By F. John Reh

Job Vacancy Indonesia, Employee, Vacancy

In the previous article, we looked at the damage done to businesses that promote people to their level of incompetence and leave them there. We suggested demotions as the best approach to solve this problem, for both the employee and the company, and renamed them "Inverse Promotions". However, we recognize many people have an ego problem with demotions and it is not an idea that will catch on soon.

Something Must Be Done
The fact remains, however, that something has to be done. The cost to the business is too high. Leaving an incompetent manager in place costs the company in errors, lost productivity, high turnover, and low morale. There also is harm done to the self-confidence and self-esteem of the individual who has reached their level of incompetence and doesn't know how to go back.

If employees can't request a return to their former position, or if they won't accept an inverse promotion, the company still must take action. The company has to protect itself, its other employees and even the career of the individual who has been over-promoted. The question is, how can this be done in a manner that effective and efficient for the company and that protects the ego of an otherwise valuable employee who got in over their head?

Performance Management
Performance management is one way to limit the damage and expense of an individual promoted beyond their level of competence. There should be a clear goal of determining whether or not a plan can be developed to adequately coach an individual to an acceptable performance level in a fairly short period of time. The plan should be developed, written down, and agreed to by the individual and his or her supervisor who both sign it. The plan needs specific, measurable milestone and specific time frames. Make sure the goals you set in the plan are S.M.A.R.T. Goals

Annual Performance Reviews are a waste of time. They are too formal and too infrequent. While the ultimate assessment of whether or not the individual met the plan laid out above must be formal, the steps to get there should not be.

Remember, this plan isn't for the few who were smart enough to decline an inappropriate promotion. This is for those who should have declined the promotion and didn't, either because they didn't realize it was beyond their capabilities or because they wanted the position for another reason, the prestige, for example. For that reason, the goals and metrics in the plan have to be unequivocal.

Manage This Issue
You can't leave an incompetent manager in place. It costs too much in money, morale, productivity, and innovation. If the employee won't request a return to a level at which they were competent, the company must take action.

• Assess how quickly, if at all, the individual can be coached to an appropriate performance level.
• Set unambiguous milestones and time frames and have everyone agree to them in writing.
• If the goals are met, you have successfully managed the development of an employee and made them and yourself more valuable to the company.
• If the goals are not met, everyone will agree that a step backward is in everyone's best interest and the employee is more likely to be able to accept the "demotion"

Next we will look at another alternative to demotions. We will review shifting the entire hierarchical paradigm. We will explore ways to get the most out of people in self directed teams.

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