Nurses are the most needed workers in the medical field today, there are over thousand registered nurses in the United States of America (U.S.) alone, comprising about 13% of the fifteen thousand workers in the health care and social assistance category tracked by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Nursing is one of the most female-dominated occupations, however more men are becoming nurses today.In 2007, internationally, 10.7% of registered nurses and 10.4% of licensed practical nurses were male.Although the rise in the number of males entering and working in the nursing profession is an ongoing trend, females continue to predominate in nursing, as well as in the health care sector as a whole.
Nursing careers provide a richly rewarding career option. If you enjoy helping people and making a difference in their lives, then nursing is a wonderful career choice for you. The life of a nurse is that of selflessness and giving.
Nurses conduct some or all of the following tasks on the job:

- Assess and gather patient information
- Diagnose patient problems and needs
- Implement nursing plans
- Provide emotional and physical support to patients
- Evaluate patient progress and results
- Communicate with the patient’s family members

You can also choose to specialize in particular nursing departments. These can include child birth, palliative care, children’s wards, counseling and more. As you study to become a nurse you will be exposed to options on each career path which will make your decision easier. However the best way to choose a career is to undergo work experience in a hospital or other medical facility. Here you become exposed to all the different specialties so that you can make a wise choice based on your area of interest.

Nurses often work very long hours involving shift work so you must be prepared for this and take it into consideration before embarking on this richly rewarding career path. Although nurses get paid a fairly high salary, nursing is not a career that people choose for money; it is usually chosen due to a passion to turn people’s lives around.
Nursing salaries are on the rise, with 2004 seeing a 14% increase in nursing salaries. The average is said to be around the $64,000 mark with 11% of nurses in 2004 earning $75,000 or higher.

Nursing salaries for graduates differ widely between locations but the average is around $40,000 for an entry-level nurse.

The areas with the most nursing jobs available are those in large, major cities. These include Chicago, New York and Los Angeles amongst others. You can also expect higher nursing salaries in bigger cities as well as better employment benefits. Nonetheless it can be very beneficial and rewarding to be a nurse in a rural area. Sometimes you may be the only nurse on staff so you provide an exceptional service to the local community. Often nurses in very small towns achieve almost celebrity like status!
Nurses in larger cities may get paid more but their jobs are often much more stressful. There are a much larger number of patients and a variety of cases that come in. This can lead to very long hours.

Nursing salaries are heavily affected by a number of factors. Because nurses tend to work a lot of overtime their salary can rise significantly on a week per week basis. Night shifts usually pay more than day shifts, sometimes $5 or more extra per hour. Most hospitals impose 12 hour shifts on nurses so night shift workers generally start at around 7.30 pm and finish at 7.30 am. The benefit is a four day weekend and a 36 hour week which is still considered full time.

Millions of people in the world risk their lives every day by protecting us, fighting for us and helping us when we’re hurt.

They’re not the only ones endangering their own lives to do so.

In August 2007, national disasters like the Crandall Canyon and Sago Mine cave-ins, and the collapse of a busy Minnesota bridge, reminded Americans that miners, construction crews and rescue workers face the daily risk of injury and death as they work to improve our agriculture and highways.

Coal-mining industry fatalities more than doubled in 2006 and highway incidents remained the most frequent type of fatal work-related event.

It’s these folks, among others like farmers, pilots and truck drivers, who are dying to work — literally.

Not just the choice of jobs is dangerous but also the workplace.
The chance of an average worker sustaining a fatal work injury is slim — there were just 3.9 fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers in the United States in 2006, according to updated figures from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). There were 5,703 overall work-related fatalities in 2006.

For workers in industries like mining, construction and agriculture, the odds weren’t quite as good — agriculture workers saw 29.6 fatalities per 100,000 workers in 2006, while miners saw 27.8 fatalities per 100,000. Additionally, construction and extraction occupations and transportation and material moving occupations accounted for nearly half (48 percent) of all fatal work injuries in 2006.

Some fatal workplace injuries occurred not because of a bad fall or contact with objects or equipment, but were inflicted by workers themselves, other people or harmful environmental exposure.

A total of 516 workplace homicides were recorded in 2006, which included 417 shootings and 38 stabbings in the workplace. Workplace suicides counted 199 fatalities.

Fifty-three workers died after exposure to temperature extremes; 153 fatalities were the result of inhalation of caustic, noxious or allergenic substances and contributed to a 12 percent increase in fatal work injuries.
Of the 5,703 total fatal work injuries in 2006, 5,202 (or 91 percent) occurred in private industry. Service-providing industries (including, but not limited to, trade, transportation and utilities) accounted for 47 percent of fatal injuries, while goods-producing industries (including, but not limited to natural resources and mining, construction and manufacturing) comprised 44 percent. Government workers made up an additional 9 percent.

As we look back at the year 2003, we will remember it as the last time we were able to see Michael Jordan play in the NBA. The greatest basketball player ever retired at age 40, for the third and final time. There were some memorable moments in Jordan’s final NBA season. The 2003 All-Star game featured a final tribute to Michael Jordan, with a special half-time presentation performed by Mariah Carey. The Miami Heat retired his number, marking the first in sports history where another team retired a player’s jersey in his honor. His two-year return in the NBA will never diminish his legacy. Jordan finished his career with 32,292 points, his career average 30.12 ppg is the best in NBA history.

Michael Jordan, the world’s best basketball player, has not only affected the game of basketball, but American society. Jordan was not the first African American man to play professional football, he was not denied anything because of his race, but Michael Jordan transcended the question of race as a business man and as a person. His story is not the story of a African American “victim”, but instead, it is a story of a passionate and competitive man, basketball player, and salesman.

As a child, Michael Jordan always wanted to play with the “big boys”, he was always striving to be better. Jordan’s parents, unlike Tiger Woods’ father, never pushed him to be a great basketball player, they pushed him to be a good person and believe in where he came from and who he was. “Rather than trying to create a superstar, Mrs. Jordan and her husband wanted to rear children with strong moral character, confidence, high self-esteem, and who would feel that they could accomplish whatever goals they set. ‘ To give those values to your children doesn’t cost you a dime,’ she says’. ‘ Those are the characteristics and gifts that money cannot buy.’”

Like most southern, African America families, Michael Jordan was raised with the understanding that church was not an option. Therefore, a sense of community, as well as community service, was instilled in Michael from an early age. Mrs. Jordan say that her goals as a parent were to ” instill spiritual faith, moral values, integrity, concern for others, a strong sense of self-identity, and setting dreams and goals.” All of Jordan’s accomplishments on the court have made his mom proud, but what matters the most is that he is a good person who donates both time and money back to the community. ” For seven years the Michael Jordan Foundation supported many charitable endeavors. Last fall, Michael and Mrs. Jordan opened the James Jordan Boys and Girls Club and Family Life Center.” Also, Jordan has donated Five million dollars to the National Foundation for the Improvement of Education. “Over the next five years, the Jordan Fundamentals grants program will put money directly into the hands of literally thousands of teachers and paraprofessionals struggling with limited resources.” Jordan is giving back to the public schools that don’t have enough money so that the less privileged kids can still have a good education and move on to the next stage in their lives. Similarly, Jordan donated one million dollars to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill which will “help establish an institute for families at the university’s School of Social Work, which will be dedicated to studying how poverty, child abuse, teenage pregnancy and care for the elderly impacts families.” Jordan is making sure to give back to the communities that really need the money to empower the less privileged children to succeed.

Until now Michael Jordan remains the most outstanding basketball player. He is the toughest man in the court although he is retired but still in the minds of basketball fans, Michael stays number one.

by: Alberto D. Dominguez Jr.

Every college student wants to know if they will be successful in college, career and life endeavors. When students let their imagination run free, they can probably picture themselves living the good life and enjoying the benefits of a great education and a wonderful job. However, we all know that some students will be more successful than others. Some success may be due to luck, but not much. That’s because, for most of us, success must be earned.

Most of the successful people are in business career like the top riches man which I posted last April 30. This successful people are all business man and they have there own unique stories of success. Being successful is not an easy thing to do, you have to be patient and hardworking. There are tips or guidelines to follow if you are thinking of having a business career. I have some tips for you to consider.

Ambition and Drive: By this own admission Steve Fleishman is driven and ambitious - “I grew up hungry,” – and this enables him to work hard and be passionate about this business over many years. I believe this is vital for any business, job or venture. If you do not have some level of passion or belief then your chances of success are that much lower.

Varying Paths: Like most people, you will probably do many different things before you find something you are good at, and from which you can make a decent living. In fact you will most likely do a number of jobs “just to pay the bills”, before you fund the one career or business that you are passionate about. Steve, studied electrical engineering and liberal arts, then became a roving property manager for a family venture before realizing that this was not what he wanted in life. There is no single and defined path for being successful in life, and you must seek out or take opportunities wherever they may arise.

Contacts, Networks and Family: These are important in all aspects of life and even more so when starting a new venture. Steve started his business in Washington DC and got the idea for it through his wife’s contact who lived there. He also leaned on this family to get initial financing for his business, a very useful source with most banks unwilling to lend to new business owners (particularly in today’s economy). It seems that Steve’s success was driven in large part by the support and advice of friends and family. A trend that is evident in most small businesses.

Find a niche and replicate a successful business or idea: Many people are reluctant to start a business or pursue an idea in a small or new market because they cannot see the profit potential. However it is precisely in these types of markets that existing successful ideas or products can be replicated succesfully. Steve, replicated the bagel business in New York to a relatively under served(large) market in Washington DC. By providing a better product and leveraging his learning’s from an established market, he came to dominate the local market which had little or no competition. It is much easier (and profitable) to legally replicate a proven product or service, than to try and invent one from scratch.

Become an expert and know the details: To succeed in a job or business you need to know all aspects of the business. Right from how the product is made or service delivered, to the accounting and capital aspects of running the enterprise. Just because you may be highly educated and/or experienced, does not mean you don’t have to roll your sleeves up and get into the details. Steve, an electrical engineer by training, went back to learn the bagel business from scratch, while still keeping his day job – “He got a job making handmade bagels at Boulevard Bagels in Queens, where he reported every morning before his real estate job and then came back at night. “I apprenticed,” said Fleishman. “I learned how to make a good bagel, nothing else.”

Research : Before jumping into any venture, do you homework first. This is particularly important if you have an existing job. Obviously this means working before/after work and on the weekends. But doing the right research, talking to people you trust, can make the difference between success and failure. Over 75% of small business’ fold in their first 3 years – which is probably due in large part to poor preparation and not knowing the market.

Cash is King : Whether it is your own home or a business, we all know the value of cash and credit. Bills need to be paid and new things need to bought, for which you need funding. If you don’t have the money you have to borrow, on which the cost (interest) could be very high. Steve said that the hardest part was of starting out was coming up with enough money to grow the business because they were undercapitalized. This is a common problem that most business owners face and the sooner you learn to manage your cash flow the more stable your business will be. A good rule of thumb I have read is that when you are planning your business, double your estimates of the cash flow you think you will need.

by: Alberto D. Dominguez Jr.

For me Love is more important than career.  Life is short, I want to live it to the fullest. Most of the Pinoys are happy even though they don’t have wealth and it is because of LOVE..

I enjoy what I do of course and I am very good at it. I enjoy the ego boost from doing well. But I am good at a lot of things and I enjoy a lot of things, most of which do not involve creating wealth. I have much too much of a philosophical bent to be a narrow-minded, business-only, career-driven person. I would not work so hard doing what I do if I did not think it was the shortest path to the other things I want, or perhaps less egotistically, that the world or its creator, wants of me. I want to make sure that my family  are well taken care of. They brought me into this world and helped to make me who I am and for that I am grateful. I want the freedom to travel and the luxury of time to indulge my creative interests and broaden my world through learning. I want to win the love of a worthy woman and raise an amazing family together. I want to have the luxury of time to spend with my children so that they can benefit from all that I have to offer. Ultimately, I want to contribute to this thing which I am part of and a product of and to which I owe my loyalty: my community, my country, Western Civilization, humanity and Life, all of which are ultimately God’s Gift to us.

In the end, unless you are out to make history, and even that can be ephemeral, no one cares how many promotions you received or how much money you made or how many fabulous vacations you took. We all die. I hope for a vastly extended life span but this is by no means assured. What do we leave behind?

Humans are wired by evolution to value social status. I see a lot of otherwise interesting young women chasing status and achievement without understanding the root of their quest. Status in itself is a fleeting and meaningless prize. Status is all about mating, security and breeding. These days, in Western countries and now probably Russia, India and China too, the ambitious single woman may attain almost any measure of status on her own that she desires. But does it satisfy? There is always greater status just out of reach. Some people are happy single. The temptation is to say, “I may find the love of my life someday, but I can’t count on it so in the meantime, I’m going to learn to be happy and self-actualized on my own.” The fact is, that all this careering, and social climbing and social support system-building does not secure love directly and I am coming to believe that it can in fact work at cross purposes. For example, I could easily become so emotionally and operationally independent that I have no room for real intimacy with a woman, much less room for a family in my life. In fact, a woman or family would grossly disturb my tranquil and efficient setup. I know many guys for whom this is true.

For this reason, I am coming to believe that family itself has to be the organizing concept for a man and woman coming together, not an afterthought, not a “nice-to-have” or “maybe someday.” This of course results in some conclusions that are uncomfortable for some people as preparedness for family life is quite different from preparedness for success in a career. I concede that my needs are not the same as everyone’s needs but I am a normal, if slightly more intelligent and self-aware kind of guy. I am not that different. I just am better able to see what is going on.

I have concluded that the only way I can find a mate of the desired quality is to become independently wealthy while I am still youngish. This of course will present other problems. Ideally I would do this in partnership with a talented and worthy young lady but the kind who is willing to be truely supportive in partnership like that is vanishingly rare and I would not know how to find one anyway. So, I will make the money first and have the pre-nup ready for when I meet that “special” someone. It is sad because I know I could accomplish so much more, more quickly inside of a partnership than I can on my own. Perhaps I need to get just a little further along so that I look a little more like a “sure bet”. All this calculating does not seem like Love.

Take one time at a time..we can’t have all at the same time.

by: Alberto D. Dominguez Jr.

1. Henry Sy -$4.0 billion- He owns SM group with 27 shopping malls in the Philippines and several others in China . He also owns Banco de Oro Universal Bank and has substantial shares in China Banking Corp. and Equitable PCI Bank. He also owns Highlands Prime Holdings, a high-end property developer.

2. Lucio Tan - $2.3 billion - He owns Philippine Airlines, the country’s flag carrier. His business interests include tobacco (Fortune Tobacco Corp.), beer and liquor (Asia Brewery Inc. and Tanduay Holdings Inc.), and banking (Philippine National Bank and Allied Banking Corp).

3. Jaime Zobel de Ayala - $2.0 billion- He is the patriarch of Ayala Corp., the Philippines’ oldest conglomerate, whose business interests include real estate and hotels (Ayala Land Inc.), financial services (Bank of the Philippine Islands), telecommunications (Globe Telecom Inc.), water infrastructure (Manila Water Co. Inc.), electronics and information technology (Integrated Microelectronics Inc. and Azalea Technology Investments Inc.) and automotive (Honda Cars Makati Inc. and Isuzu Automotive Dealership Inc.).

4. Eduardo Cojuangco - $840 million - He is the chairman of San Miguel Corporation, the largest food and Beverage Corporation in the Philippines .

5. George Ty - $830 million- He founded Metropolitan Bank and Trust, currently the largest bank in terms of Assets and Capital in the Philippines . He also has stakes in the Bank of the Philippine Islands and Philippine Savings Bank, a Metro bank subsidiary.

6. John Gokongwei - $700 million- He is the chairman of JG Summit holdings, whose subsidiaries include Cebu Pacific Air, Digital Telecommunications Philippines Inc., First Private Power Corp., JG Summit Petrochemical Corp., Litton Mills Inc., Robinsons Land Corp., Robinsons Savings Bank, Sun Cellular, United Industrial Corp. and URC .

7. Tony Tan Caktiong - $575 million - He is the founder and current Chairman and CEO of Philippine fast food chain Jollibee , ChowKing, and Delifrance

8. Andrew Tan - $480 million - He is the Mega world president .

9. Emilio Yap - $350 million - He is the owner of Manila Hotel, newspaper owner, Manila Bulletin, a national newspaper .

10. Oscar Lopez - $315 million - - He is the chairman and CEO of Benpres Holdings Corp., the holding company of the Lopez group. - Meralco, ABS - CBN , Maynilad Water

11. Enrique Razon Jr. - $285 million- He is the chairman and chief executive officer, International Container Terminal Services Inc; publishing magnate .

12. Andrew Gotianun - $280 million - He is the chairman and CEO of East west Bank .

13. Enrique Aboitiz - $275 million - He is the WG&A president and chief executive officer.

14. Alfonso Yuchengco - $225 million - He is the chairman of Yuchengco Group of Companies.

15. Menardo Jimenez - $210 million - He is the head for wireless consumer division of Smart Communications.

15. Gilberto Duavit Jr. - $210 million - He is the Executive Vice President and COO of GMA 7.

16. Ramon Del Rosario - $205 million - He is the president of Philippine Investment Management (PHINMA), Inc.

17. Felipe Gozon - $180 million - He is the president of GMA-7.

18. Beatrice Campos - $160 million - She is the widow of United Laboratories founder Jose Campos.

19. Luis J. L. Virata - $150 million- He is the UEM-MARA Philippines Corporation president .

20. David M. Consunji - $145 million- He is the founder of DM Consunji Construction.

21. Bienvenido Tantoco Sr. - $140 million - He is the chairman of Rustan’s Commercial Corporation.

22. Betty Ang - $115 million - President of Monde Nissin, maker of instant noodles, biscuits and snack food

23. Manuel Villar - $110 million- Senate President of the Philippines and a real estate businessman who developed Camella, Palmera, Crown Asia , Serendra, etc.

24. Mariano Tan - $100 million - is the regional director of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. in Cebu.

25. Rolando and Rosalinda Hortaleza - $90 million - Splash Corporation (HBC/Hortaleza)

26. Oscar Hilado - $85 million - He is the chairman of the Phinma group, the Philippines ‘ biggest cement maker.

27. Vivian Que Azcona - $80 million- She is the president of Mercury Drug with over 500 outlets.

28. Manuel Zamora - $75 million - PHILEX Mining Corporation

29. Magdaleno Albarracin - $73 million- Vice Chairman of Phinma Group

30. Jesus Tambunting - $70 million- He is the Chairman & CEO of Planters Development Bank (PDB).

31. Frederick Dy - $65 million - He is the Security Bank president.

32. Tomas Alcantara - $60 million - He is a former Trade Secretary

33. Lourdes Montinola - $50 million- FEU Chairperson.

34. Salvador Zamorra - $45 million- He is the Hinatuan Mining president.

35. Mac & Daisy Potente - $45 million - Successful entrepreneur, own the town of Salinas in Cavite .

36 . Antonio Roxas - $40 million - Director and President of Roxas & Company Inc.; Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Roxas Holdings Inc.; Executive Chairman of Central Azucarera Don Pedro (CADP) Group Corp.; Director & President of Roxas & Company Inc., Fundacion Santiago; Chairman of Philippine Sugar Millers Association, Club Punta Fuego Inc., Fuego Land Corp., Jade Orient Sugar Corp.; Director of Batangas Assets Corp., Banco De Oro Private Bank, Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT), Hawaiian Philippine Sugar Co.; Trustee of Philippine Business for the Environment, Philippine Business for Social Progress; President of Roxas - Gargollo Foundation.

37. Wilfred Steven Uytengsu Sr. - $38 million- Alaska Milk Corporation

38. Philip T. Ang - $35 million -168 Mall partner.

39. Marixi Prieto - $30 million - Philippine Daily Inquirer chairman , Inq.7

40. Manuel Pangilinan - $25 million - Chief Executive First Pacific Holdings HK, PLDT chairman, Smart, Makati Med

by: Alberto Dominguez Jr.

source: http://www.sulit.com.ph/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15454

Trial and error are usually the prime means of solving life’s problems. Yet many people are afraid to undertake the trial because they’re too afraid of experiencing the error. They make the mistake of believing that all error is wrong and harmful, when most of it is both helpful and necessary. Error provides the feedback that points the way to success. Only error pushes people to put together a new and better trial, leading through yet more errors and trials until they can ultimately find a viable and creative solution. To meet with an error is not to fail, but to take one more step on the path to final success. No errors means no successes either.

In fact, one of the greatest misfortunes you can meet early in a project is premature—yet inevitably still partial—success. When that happens, the temptation is to fix on what seemed to work so quickly and easily and look no further. Later, maybe, a competitor will come along and continue the exploration process that you aborted, pushing on to find a much better solution that will quickly push your partial one aside.

Cultures of perfection
Too many organizations today have cultures of perfection: a set of organizational beliefs that any failure is unacceptable. Only pure, untainted success will do. To retain your reputation as an achiever, you must reach every goal and never, ever make a mistake that you can’t hide or blame on someone else.

Imagine the stress and terror in an organization like that. The constant covering up of the smallest blemishes. The wild finger-pointing as everyone tries to shift the blame for the inevitable cock-ups and messes onto someone else. The rapid turnover as people rise high, then fall abruptly from grace. The lying, cheating, falsification of data, and hiding of problems—until they become crises that defy being hidden any longer.

Clinging to the past
If some people fail to reach a complete answer because of the lure of some early success, many more fail because of their ego-driven commitment to what worked in the past. You often see this with senior people, especially those who made their names by introducing some critical change years ago. They shy away from further innovation, afraid that this time they might fail, diminishing the luster they try to keep around their names from past triumph. Besides, they reason, the success of something new might even prove that those achievements they made in the past weren’t so great after all. Why take the risk when you can hang on to your reputation by doing nothing?

Such people are so deeply invested in their egos and the glories of their past that they prefer to set aside opportunities for future glory rather than risk even the possibility of failure.

Why high achievers fail
Every strength can become a weakness. Every talent contains an opposite that sometimes makes it into a handicap. Successful people like to win and achieve high standards. This can make them so terrified of failure it ruins their lives. When a positive trait, like achievement, becomes too strong in someone’s life, it’s on the way to becoming a major handicap.

Achievement is a powerful value for many successful people. They’ve built their lives on it. They achieve at everything they do: school, college, sports, the arts, hobbies, work. Each fresh achievement adds to the power of the value in their lives.

Gradually, failure becomes unthinkable. Maybe they’ve never failed yet in anything that they’ve done, so have no experience of rising above it. Failure becomes the supreme nightmare: a frightful horror they must avoid at any cost. The simplest way to do this is never to take a risk. Stick rigidly to what you know you can do. Protect your butt. Work the longest hours. Double and triple check everything. Be the most conscientious and conservative person in the universe.

And if constant hard work, diligence, brutal working schedules, and harrying subordinates won’t ward off the possibility of failing, use every other possible means to to keep it away. Falsify numbers, hide anything negative, conceal errors, avoid customer feedback, constantly shift the blame for errors onto anyone too weak to fight back. The problems with ethical standards in major US corporations has, I believe, more to do with fear of failure among long-term high achievers than any criminal intent. Many of those guys at Enron and Arthur Andersen were supreme high-fliers, basking in the flattery of the media. Failure was an impossible prospect, worth doing just about anything to avoid.

Why balance is essential
Beware of unbalanced values in your life. Beware when any one value—however benign in itself—becomes too powerful. Over-achievers destroy their own peace of mind and the lives of those who work for them. People too attached to “goodness” and morality become self-righteous bigots. Those whose values for building close relationships become unbalanced slide into smothering their friends and family with constant expressions of affection and demands for love in return.

Everyone likes to succeed. The problem comes when fear of failure is dominant. When you can no longer accept the inevitability of making mistakes, nor recognize the importance of trial and error in finding the best and most creative solution. The more creative you are, the more errors you are going to make. Get used to it. Deciding to avoid the errors will destroy your creativity too.

Balance counts more than you think. Some tartness must season the sweetest dish. A little selfishness is valuable even in the most caring person. And a little failure is essential to preserve everyone’s perspective on success.

We hear a lot about being positive. Maybe we also need to recognize that the negative parts of our lives and experience have just as important a role to play in finding success, in work and in life.

by: Alberto D. Dominguez Jr.

source: http://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifehack/how-fear-of-failure-destroys-success.html

If you’re thinking of changing careers, you’re not alone. Many people change careers several times in their working life.

Although unhappiness with one’s current career is a common reason for wanting to switch tracks, not everyone who seeks a career change is unhappy with his or her current job. Maybe you’ve discovered that your real passion lies elsewhere. Maybe you find that your current job doesn’t give you a sense of personal achievement or satisfaction. Or maybe you want a less stressful job so you can take better care of your family. Make sure to take all these factors into account to ensure you pick the right opportunities.

Before you make your move, you should evaluate your options carefully. Here are some strategies to help you make a smoother transition from your current career into a different one:

FIRST:

Look for opportunities closer to home

If you’re not ready to make a big leap to another company in another industry, find out if there might be opportunities to learn different skills in the organisation in which you currently work. You’ll already know the culture, will be able to use the organisational knowledge that you already have, and will learn new skills that you can take with you when you decide to leave for greener pastures in the future.

SECOND:

Go back to school

Take courses that are related to the new field to both increase your qualification and to get a feel for the field. Plenty of colleges and universities offer “open” courses, where you can study for certification, a diploma or even a degree in the comfort of your home. (Be sure to check their accreditations first.)

THIRD:

Retrofit your resume

Write a good resume to highlight skills you already have that will be useful in your new career. Study job advertisement for the career you plan to change to, and note which of your current skills can match up with the “wish list” of recruiters for those jobs. Project management, problem solving, effective leadership, hiring and training are all skills that can be successfully transferred. Shift the focus of your accomplishments to give credibility to those skills and prove your ability to cross industry or occupational lines. Needless to say, don’t be tempted to list skills or experience that you don’t actually have. Lying can be disastrous for your career change and can be all too easily exposed with a simple reference check.

FOURTH:

See a career counselor

Career counseling may sound like something only college students would need, but counseling is available for experienced workers of all levels. Do not be intimidated to meet with a counselor, even if you are forty years old. In fact, career counselors are used to dealing with older clients.They exist for one reason: to help you identify your ideal career. While counseling may not help you pinpoint a new career path, it will help you gain more insight about your interests and what you can accomplish from there.

FIFTH:

Go moonlighting

Get a feel of the industry you plan to join by “moonlighting” in that industry on a part-time or volunteer basis, just to get to know the culture and the people. For example, if you are an architect who is eager to become a travel writer, start out by volunteering to write for your organization’s newsletter and slowly but surely make the transition into travel writing. You will then have a better idea if this is the right move for you, and also add solid experience points to your resume.

SIXTH:

Have a safety net just in case

Are you willing to earn less just because you want to try something new? Are you willing to relocate? Make sure you’re financially set up to take care of bills, rent and basic necessities if the new position doesn’t work out for some reason. If you find yourself in a desperate position, you may be forced to take the first offer that comes along – and find yourself right back at square one.

CONCLUSION:

Changing careers may seem like a daunting task. Your friends and family may advise you that you’ve lost your mind; employers in your new field may question your lack of experience; and you may find yourself doubting your own ability to make the change. But if you truly feel that you could flourish in a different field, don’t be discouraged! The field that you chose when you first entered the working world does not have to be the one you retire from.

by: Alberto D. Dominguez Jr.

source: http://www.jobsdb.com.ph/MY/EN/V6HTML/jobseeker/130_career.html

Have you ever looked at someone else’s career and wish you were doing what they do for a living? Sometimes we envy other people and want to do the same thing they are doing. We get into a career that is not right for us and end up being very unhappy. To have a career that will fulfill you and make you happy, it has to be the right career for you. That right career has to be something that will fit your life style and not someone else’s. How do you get that career that is just right for you?

First you have to decide what you want for a career and not try to have what someone else have. Just because they seem happy and is doing well at a certain job, that might not be the right job for you. You have to pick a career that fit you and your life style. If your close friend has a career that you envy and you decide you want to do the same thing, is it the right career for you? You have to look at every part of your life and examine yourself to see if this is the right thing for you to be doing at this time. They might have a job that they have to work ten to twelve hours a day and bring work home at night. They love it and make a lot of money doing it, plus have all the luxuries that go along with it. You might be jealous of that and decide that’s what you want to do too.

Can you work long hours like that and work at home without any interruptions? These are some of the things you have to think about when you are getting into a career. You might be more than capable of doing the work, but will the demands of the job that go along with it work with your life. That friend you envy so much might not have children like you or older kids that don’t need as much attention as your child that might still be in preschool. They could be single, whereas you are married. Your life and their life are two different lives. Therefore you might not be as flexible or available as they are to do the work or hours that is needed to put into that particular job. This is when you have to realize you have to have the job that fit you and not someone else. No matter how good that job seems, if it don’t fit your life style, you will not be able to succeed at it. Picking out the right career for yourself is facing you might not right at this time in your life have a job that is glamorous and making a lot of money, but what you have fit you. Don’t pick your career from what someone else is doing. Look at all the things that someone else has to go through to maintain a certain job and not just the money and glory. We all want those fantastic jobs with huge salaries, large offices and a great expense account to travel.

But can we all work hose long hours or be flexible to do all the traveling that is needed for that position? Don’t jump into a career because this is what some else have and you think it will be great for you. Make sure first and most important this is something you really want to do. Then make sure whatever your work structure is, it will work for you and not interrupt your life.

Finding the right career is easy to do when you are looking for the career that fit you. Doing something that you can love and that you can work hard at without jeopardizing your life is succeeding. Do what’s right for you and you will be a success.

by: Alberto D. Dominguez Jr.

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