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Stories of people looking for real solutions to making their dreams come true

Everybody has a dream whether it’s traveling the world, spending more time with family and friends, helping loved ones recover their health, or supporting organizations whose work you value. We all have them. The question of why some people realize theirs is what we’re looking at in these interviews. When you read the accounts of other people looking for freedom from the endless workplace and mountains of debt that keep you just getting by, ask yourself how you would answer the questions. You may discover that you’re in the market for a real solution and ready to move toward your goals.

Susan is the mother of three elementary students. She works as a chef at a catering company and at the kids’ school. She is working 7 days a week trying to keep up with the bills and provide for her family. her ex-husband has the girls on the weekends which allow her to work this hectic schedule. She is exhausted with this lifestyle and is looking for a better solution that would provide income while working from home.

What do you like about your work? I care about nutrition and enjoy cooking. I used to like the work more but now it exhausts me.

What would you change if you could? Ideally, if I could work only one job that would be great. If I could find a way to make money online, or with a home-based business, I would try it.

Why is that important to you? There are only some many hours in a day and with three kids, each one takes time. They also take money. It’s a real balancing act. I want to be home for the girls and be able to provide for them.

How does it make you feel not knowing how you will make more money? It’s scary. We’re living paycheck to paycheck. The girls only get to go on vacations with their dad because he has more money. I want to be able to take them traveling, too.

What would you do if there were nothing stopping you? I’d find a real way to make a lot more money working from home and work it hard to create enough income for me and the girls.

If you’re like Susan and you’re looking for a way to change your present situation so you too can get what you want, you might consider a residual income business. Residual income businesses continue to provide an income even when you are not. These opportunities come in a variety of forms- multi-level marketing, network marketing, house parties, affiliate marketing, etc. Whether you’re looking to make money online or off (or both), you could find an opportunity to work in the exploding wellness industry with a residual income business.

Where do I start?

First and foremost you start with the job advertisement. When looking for jobs, try covering up the job titles and focus solely on what skills, experience and qualities the employer is actually looking for. By doing this, you will be pleasantly surprised at how many jobs you may have overlooked because the title somehow made you think you could not do it.

Resume Writing Guide Tip # 1

Start going through the criteria, highlighting where you experience matches what they are looking for. With essential criteria, if you match at least 90% you should apply for that vacancy. With the desirable criteria, if you match 60% – apply! Alongside the job description you should also have company research you have gleaned from their website or talking to people who already work in the organisation to which you are applying. This too needs to be considered when following the tips below.

Resume Writing Guide Tip # 2

Start at the main body of your resume, the Career Summary and you can fill everything else once this is done. It is easier to compile a winning profile once you realise how well matched for the job you are.

Resume Writing Guide Tip # 3

Starting with the criteria you match and have highlighted, write a bullet point for each one and this must be evidence based. For example, each bullet point should start with a word that ends ‘ed’, i.e. coached, implemented, designed, delivered etc. These are action words. I have seen many resumes that have lots of ‘responsible for’, but what does this tell the reader? You may have been responsible for something in the workplace but did you actually do it?

Resume Writing Guide Tip # 4

Consider some achievements. This is your Unique Selling Point (USP). If there are 3 of you going for the same job and you all have similar experience and skills, what is going to make you stand out from the other two people? Achievements to be considered should be based on what YOU have done and not necessarily what your team did. Examples of these could be:

Ideas you came up with that were implemented and in doing so saved the company money in terms of efficiencies or less staff required to do a specific task

Charity events you have taken part in and raised money for worthwhile causes

Any training courses you attended where you finished in the top 3 and out of how many

Any awards or accolades you were given as a result of your work efforts

Any promotions received ahead of peer group

Resume Writing Guide Tip # 5

Now to the Profile which should be the first paragraph in your resume. This should be no longer than 5 or 6 lines and is basically your 30 second commercial. It needs to be written in such a way that the reader is captured and is interested enough to want to read the rest of your resume. It should contain information around ASQ – Aims, Skills, Qualifications although not necessarily in that order.

Resume Writing Guide Tip # 6

Follow this paragraph up with a set of Key Skills. These key skills should tell the employer more about you as a person. For example:

Flexible approach to working hours

Willing to commute/relocate

Pro-active individual who is results focussed whilst remaining mindful of exceeding customer expectations

IT literate: competent in using all MS packages

Excellent sickness record, no absences in last 10 years

Hands on leadership style with added ability to motivate teams through strong work ethic and consultative approach to all tasks

Willing to accept responsibility for mistakes and learn from them

Resume Writing Guide Tip # 7

Your career summary should follow the Key Skills section and should include a Job Title, Company Name and the dates you worked there. If you are applying for a position that is similar to all your previous jobs, then you should do a reverse chronological resume. This shows your natural progression and experience gained within one industry and that is what you are promoting.

If, on the other hand you have had many varied jobs, you should consider a Functional CV. This is where you are selling your experience under several job title headings, again all bullet pointed and starting with the ‘ed’ words.

Resume Writing Guide Tip # 8

Next section you should focus on is Qualifications. Do not put a whole list of qualifications down there that are irrelevant. Keep them specific but in doing so, refer to your company research and the job description and perhaps you could add some additional ones that although not outlined in the job advert, you know they would be sought after in this company.

Resume Writing Guide Tip # 9

Your final section should be Personal Interests. Keep this very short and be aware of how the reader may perceive your hobbies. For example, if you’re a keen sky-diver or involved in other dangerous sports, could they consider you to be a high risk of injury that results in taking lengthy time off work?

Resume Writing Guide Tip # 10

Never send a duplicate resume or CV to more than one employer. Every resume you do should be targeted to ONE and only ONE specific position. Each employer must feel when reading it that you are the right person for the role and you really want to work for them and only them.

There are a growing number of people in our society who choose to work for themselves and are therefore regarded as self-employed. Such individuals may be required to apply for specialist self-employed mortgages when buying a home rather than traditional mortgages. This is because high street lenders typically regard such workers as high risk when it comes to lending money.

Working on a self-employed basis can have its advantages and an estimated one-quarter of the UK’s workforce choose to work for under this arrangement. Unfortunately for workers who choose this lifestyle, securing a mortgage without any hassle is not one of the advantages. People who work as employees generally find it easier than the self-employed to secure standard high street mortgages. This is because they normally possess documents that will prove their income so lenders perceive them as having income security.

However, this is not the case for the self-employed and because of this specialist home loans for this type of worker have become readily available in recent years. Lenders may sometimes consider applications for standard high-street mortgages from self-employed applicants if they can provide three years worth of accounts that show a healthy profit. This is not possible for many self-employed workers because they may have been in business for less than three years and the income shown on their accounts may have been mitigated for taxation purposes.

In recent years, many lenders have recognised this dilemma and have subsequently brought specialist self-employed mortgages to the market to cater for it.

These products are also known as self-certification mortgages and offer relief to this type of worker as they do not require full proof of income or employment status. Instead of providing proof of income with accounts, pay slips, or any other documents, the home loan applicant will simply declare their income on the application form.

Despite the fact that no proof is required, people applying for self-employed mortgages should beware that it is still considered fraud if they exaggerate their income in order to borrow more money. Just because lenders do not require a full disclosure of documents it does not mean that an applicant can write whatever they like for their level of income.

Applicants should only borrow what the can afford to repay regardless of the amount of proof required by the lenders of self-employed mortgages. By borrowing more than they can afford to repay an applicant may be setting themselves up for financial disaster later in life, particularly if interest rates rise substantially.

The various self-employed home loan products which are available from many different lenders have different terms and conditions so it is a good idea to speak to an independent mortgage adviser in order to find out which products are the most suitable to your circumstances before applying. An independent broker will be able to advise on the entire market and will not be tied to any particular lender or products. This will help to ensure that you receive the best possible advice and will be able to choose from the widest range of products.

Your personal branding efforts may be paying off, but there is always room for improvement, especially in the ever-changing landscape provided by the Internet.

Facebook differs from many of the other social networking sites out there due to the focus on creating a community of your ‘real’ friends and connections, rather than online characters with obscure usernames and identities.

This focus on authenticity helped Facebook become the success it is today, but one feature was always lacking from the service: Unique and memorable URLs.

Facebook is one of modern personal branding specialist’s most valuable tools, but the generated URLs are neither easy to remember or distribute. On MySpace or Twitter users can choose their own username and URL, many people opted to use these tools as a result.
But now, the social networking giant invites users to create their own URLs, which makes finding your page much easier.

Setting Up Your Facebook Vanity URL

The optional vanity URL feature was made available on June 13, 2009. Now it’s up to you to make your profile or fan page easier to find and more memorable than a string of random characters.
Set up your Facebook username now to make your profile, fan page or group more user-friendly.

Facebook Vanity URL Guidelines:
• Username must be unique.
• Must be a minimum of five characters.
• URLs can only contain alpha-numeric (Romanised) characters and full-stops.
• Can’t be changed once set.

The Facebook Vanity URL is just one of the many ways you can assist your personal branding efforts.

Hard to miss the news these days. Job layoffs, companies downsizing. Could you be next? Or even worse, have you just lost your job? You probably know you should begin creating a resume, but you also realize that you need some effective resume writing help.

So, you type in “resume writing help” or “effective resume writing” into your favorite search engine, and instead of feeling calm and in control, your head is spinning. That’s because – using the search term “resume writing help” alone – more than 27-million results showed up, and once you’ve visited even a few sites, you’re more confused than ever.

Ok. Calm down for a moment. Before you go out and buy the first 5 resume writing help books you see, or sign up for an expensive resume development seminar, take stock of what you REALLY need, and what also might be available right in your back yard.

Although I am not a fan the types of resumes that I see come out of local employment agencies, I do believe that the agencies themselves are a good place to start, especially if you will be targeting a job in your region (in other words, you’re not planning on leaving the area).

Here is why: By browsing the listings that are submitted to the agency, you will get a feel for the skills that employers in your area are actually looking for. I’m not saying that you will necessarily FIND a job that you want to target there at the employment agency, but you’ll get a “finger on the pulse” of what’s going on in your area.

You’ll also gain knowledge of certain keywords and language that employers are using. When you see certain nuances in different employers’ language, make a note of what stands out – it will come in handy when it’s time to write your resume.

While you are at the employment agency, it doesn’t hurt to speak with a counselor – and if you are offered resume writing help, by all means, go for it.

It’s not a bad starting document. And, it doesn’t cost you a cent. It does cost you time – but again, it’s nice to at least have a starting point, and making connections at the agency certainly can’t hurt!

Now, because I believe you will still need resume writing help, it’s time for you to ask yourself a few questions, and carefully ponder your answers. Before we get to these questions, however, it is critical that you understand this:

The purpose of your resume is to grab the attention of the reviewers, and intrigue them so much that they must bring you in for an interview.

In other words, your resume is an advertisement. Ok? It’s an advertisement for YOU. That is it. So think “advertising.” End of discussion!

So. Let’s move on.

#1: Do you have money to spend on creating a resume or hiring effective resume writing help? If so, how much can you afford? It is not unusual for personal resume development services to cost more than $100 – or even $200 (depending on how much work your resume needs). Some resume writers charge by the hour.

Again, determine whether this is the route you feel you need to go before taking out your credit card! Pros and cons! Someone who can be objective about you is an asset.

However, what if the resume writer is using old-fashioned techniques (think: “Chronological and Boring”)? If this is the case, your resume may not catch anyone’s eye to begin with.

Before you commit, look at samples of the writer’s work, and see if it fits your style and personality. Does the resume developer know that you are looking for a great advertisement about you?

#2: Do you feel like you have the ability to write your own resume? Obviously, there are dozens of books in any given bookstore for you to choose from that can offer effective resume writing help.

If you are a confident writer – and you can be totally objective about yourself – then this might be the way to go. The drawback here is that you are likely to produce a resume that does not have the “flare” that your “advertisement” needs to catch anyone’s attention.

Please don’t get me wrong. Books are excellent tools! Most of the books out there have excellent tips and advice that will be very helpful in your resume development efforts.

However, it has been my experience that most resume writing help books don’t look at creating a resume in quite the same way as an advertising copywriter might.

Also, if you are going it on your own (even if you THINK you are being totally objective about yourself) you’ll need to be very careful that angry or upset emotions about a job loss or threat of a job loss are NOT reflected in your resume.

#3: Do you feel that you would like to try resume writing help software? Somewhere between hiring a “live” coach and doing it all yourself? If so, again, it is critical that you think about what you are trying to accomplish here before you pull out the credit card.

If you DO decide to go this route, ask yourself if the software is billed as using marketing and copywriting techniques. If not, you might wind up with another ho-hum, old-fashioned, standard looking resume that didn’t need to cost you anything to begin with.

Look for an energetic approach that can bring your resume to life. Make sure it feels right to you – just like finding the right fit in a job!

Finally, no matter how you choose to proceed with creating a resume, every step you take with resume development should be done calmly, and without any negative emotion – even if you just lost your job! This is critical! Do not take a chance that any bad feelings or negative emotions show in your resume. The only emotions you want to have showing in your resume is that you are confident, happy and excited about this whole thing. Ok?

Now that you have pondered these ideas, and done a little research in a calm and methodical manner, finding effective resume writing help that’s right for you will (hopefully!) have just gotten a lot easier!

If you have been looking for a way to make extra money online, you are probably aware that there are a lot of scams out there. Unfortunately, some people on the Internet use it as an opportunity to take advantage of others. But, if you know where to look, you can avoid the scam artists and find legit work at home jobs. In this report, I’ll show you legit work at home jobs that allow you to work flexible hours and make money with no experience or website.

If you need to make an extra $100 to $1000 each month, you can easily do it using one of these programs. And, although these money making techniques are easy enough for anyone to do, you have to commit some your time in order to create online income.

So, how can you create online income without a website or experience? My first choice for legit work at home jobs is filling out surveys online. It is a very easy process. Each survey takes about 15 to 20 minutes to complete and you make between $10 and $40 for each one. If you can read, click a mouse, and have access to a computer with email, you can make money with surveys.

My daughter used this company to make extra money when she was in college and made decent money (so I know this company is legit). It is a great way to make extra money if you can only spend an hour on it here and there.

An advantage of this program is the fact that you can work at you own pace. It is ideal for stay at home moms. If you just put the kids to bed for a nap and have an hour of free time, you can do two or three surveys while they are sleeping. On the other hand, if you don’t have any free time today, you can do it another day. Or, if you have trouble sleeping at night, you can do a few surveys at three in the morning. You decide when and how many surveys to complete. The amount of time you commit (as well as the amount of money you make) is completely up to you. For additional details on this easy money making program, go to Legit Work At home Jobs opportunity!

Are you presently unemployed and searching for a job? You may working right now, but still prefer to switch careers or change your job. If it is that case, then start searching for job openings in your locality. Also submit your resumes or applications for them. You will soon realize a set of interviews queued up for you.

The time you had your interview is important when it comes to a job interview. At times, you might have had one long ago and hence think of preparing and testing yourself. It is advisable that you go for some practice runs. Practice runs are otherwise called as Mock interviews. Many think that mock interviews are just simple and helpless, but it is a fact that you can gain more from them.

It is purely your choice whether to go for a mock interview before attending a job interview. Many ask their family members or friends to conduct a mock interview. Doing this, you will be intended to force them to ask simple questions regarding your weakness and strengths. This way can only provide common questions. Make sure that you answer them in a professional manner, i.e., in the same manner when you answer a real interview. Mock interviews can be practiced before a mirror too. Though it is not realistic, it helps you in getting practiced with the normal questions.

Doing mock interviews can help you practice more. You can gain more from them. They help you to avoid making mistakes in a real interview. This is another benefit of a mock interview. It is known that job interviews are extremely hard. It can make you nervous even it is not your first interview. Conducting mock interviews with the help of you family members or friends can boost your confidence level. This has been proved. It helps in driving off the nervousness a person has in attending a job interview. The more you practice the less you commit mistakes in an interview.

The other benefit of a mock interview is –Preparation. Of course, the aim of conducting a mock interview is to prepare a person for an interview. It teaches the common manners on how to enter an interview room and how to exit. It also teaches on how to effectively make use of the time in answering questions. Wishing methods are also learnt. If it is your first interview, then you surely don’t know the process. You do not know how to proceed if you have not attended one for a long time. The mock interviews can not only provide you confidence but it can also make you relieved from your nervousness. It is very helpful in being successful in your interview.

Numerous points can be gained from a mock interview conducted by your family members and friends. People who have their view or opinion unbiased are the best suit for a mock interview because they can very well monitor you. Your friends and family members can give suggestions and tips for an interview. Accept them to enhance your talents. It is true, that mock interviews teaches something new to someone.

The above said points show the benefits from a mock interview conducted by your family members or friends. You can also practice by speaking before the mirror. But it is advisable that you do that with someone’s help because he can rectify your mistakes and come up with suggestions and feedback.

Thank you for choosing to read my article and taking the time to do so. I hope the information that I provide here is exactly what you were looking for.

Very often the right information can change a person’s life. Carefully read the following advice from successful work at home moms. I hope that this information helps you in achieving your own work from home goals.

Naturally, as a mom you inherently know of a number of ways by which you can aid your family in succeeding in life, and as you probably will agree, one of them and possibly the most significant, is of course to devote as much time as you possibly can to them. Unfortunately that’s not always possible because if you are a mom in the same situation as the majority of moms are these days, you have to leave home each day to go to a job that you probably don’t even like that much, but which you need in order to help your family make ends meet at each month’s end.

A solution to this problem would be to find a job like data entry for example, or some other job that you have experience in and are comfortable with and which you can easily do at home on your computer. Or, if you’d rather not work for somebody else anymore, you can start your own home business and build up a nice residual income through multi level marketing programs being offered by many reputable and well established companies doing business on-line . Just as so many other successful work at home moms all over the world do, you’ll be able to remain at home and earn a comfortable living.

The number of work at home moms has been growing steadily in the last few years, and the vast majority report that as work at home moms, they feel that it really helped them to understand what it means to be a parent and what it means to be able to have control over all the things that they love doing. Working at home as opposed to going to some office, often far from home and leaving your family to basically take care of themselves, means that you’ll be able to do things your own way and on your own time and as you see fit. Working from home, be it a job or your own business, is probably one of the best things that you can do for your family, and is quite possibly the easiest decision that you’ll ever make as many work at home moms have already done. It can bring you time as well as financial freedom, and most important of all, you will truly be there for your family, which they will undoubtedly appreciate as countless work at home moms attest.

Many experienced work at home moms give the following advice. When searching for a work at home job or a suitable company to start a residual income business, there are several things that you need to keep in mind. First of all, be selective. Often, the very first company we come across seems to be the one to go with but it’s a good idea to keep looking while keeping a record of each one so that you may then compare between the ones that seem to be the best bets to then make an informed and final decision. You can be lucky of course and find something that’s just right for you on your first search, otherwise, shop around as much as possible for that perfect job or business opportunity that perfectly fits your needs. Just make sure you’re exploring all the options that are available to you before you give it a try. You’ll feel that you’ve finally gotten your life back as you probe the Internet for that perfect work from home job or business opportunity and realize that it is simply waiting for you to reach out and take hold of.

As successful work at home moms also report, researching prospective companies is essential. The reason is that you must to be absolutely certain that when you do find that promising work at home job or business opportunity, it’s the one that’ll bring you the most benefits and not one that will just make you waste your valuable resources as well as your time, only to find that you must drop it and start over. You want to make sure that the company is a reputable one and that it is well established in the market. You must be certain that the compensation or pay plan is generous and that the product or service being offered is in demand by a great number of people all over the world and not just regionally.

Because you’ll be using the Internet, there’s no reason to limit your home business to local or regional markets.This is very important because it can mean the difference between success and frustration and disappointment . In conclusion, just make sure that you do your research and that you know the job or business will be perfect for your needs as well as your family’s and also, be selective. You’ll be much better equipped by so doing, in dodging possible scams that inevitably and deplorably do exist and of which one must be aware.

Thank you for your visit and for taking the time to read my article. For additional information and helpful tips on the subject of working from home be it on-line jobs or home business start ups, be sure to follow through and continue looking around. I hope that this information was helpful and that you decide to follow the advice of experienced and successful work at home moms.

For maximum success be sure to follow through with your search by visiting relevant web sites for additional articles on this subject as well as references to on-line data entry jobs and reputable and well established companies offering residual income opportunities.

Sometimes the freelance writing jobs available are those that no one wants. Or, they are those that new businesses are looking to fill. You will not find postings for the best jobs and employment because many of those jobs go to individuals who already have an established career or a good working relationship with those businesses. For those looking for career advice to find the best freelance writing jobs available, they can find a few things here that will help them get the experience they need or at least get a foot in the door.

The most important aspect of getting the jobs that you want is to present a well written portfolio. Any writer can create pieces of work to show to individuals who want a sample. You do not have to be commissioned to write, you can write just for the sake of filling your portfolio. Just remember to put the best of the best work you have in there.

Secondly, there are many types of freelance writing jobs available. Yes, it is not just the book or prized article that you should look for. Look for vacancies in smaller areas as well. This will help you to develop relationships in the field.

Strive to meet the client’s needs. This will mean that you meet deadlines. It will mean that you offer the best material you can. But, it needs to meet the client’s specified requirements, not necessarily what you think they should be.

Be professional, and build a website. Most businesses these days are centered around their websites. Being professional means presenting yourself in the most appropriate way.

In any case, there can be be many freelance writing jobs available to you once you are in the know. When you learn how to write to your clients needs and meet those needs properly with each and every assignment that you do, employment will be available to you. To find the assignments to start with, you may have to present yourself outright. Simply always do so in a positive, professional manner.

In today’s fast-paced life, many of us take a sabbatical from work for various reasons and some of us unwittingly get into a job hop cycle, while searching for the right job opportunity. Though you may have perfectly understandable reasons, a resume with work gaps or quick job hops sets the alarm bells ringing for a recruiter. So what can you do if you are caught in such a situation. Here are some tips on how best to handle the situation.

Handling Job Hops

Get the reason right: This is not an easy one to handle and most people try to fumble an explanation on how the boss or the company’s attitude forced them to change. This is not a good line to take, even if it is a true one. As reiterated in an earlier article ‘Why did you leave your last job?’, never portray your past company in a negative light, as this reflects poorly on you, and leaves the recruiter wondering if you would be saying the same once you leave them. However if the reasons are something beyond your control eg the financial situation of the company or a merger with layoffs, then honesty is the best policy.

Take action early: If you have a list of job hops in quick succession, it is best to minimize your image as a job hopper at the resume stage itself. For example if you have a history that reads like this:

Mar 2008 – Oct 2008 / Company X

Nov 2009 – Jan 2009 / Company Y

Feb 2009 – Jul 2009 / Company Z

You could possibly leave out the months and mention just the years, reducing it to:

2008 / Company X

2009 / Company Y

Once you reach the interview stage, you need to convince the recruiter of your desire for permanence.

Describe the positives: Describe the learnings from your job-hops and how they are a part of your career building path. Never be defensive or apologetic of the changes. Rather briefly talk about what motivated you to take up the job and what you learnt.

Talk of permanence: Then move on to a job where you stayed for a long stint and talk enthusiastically of that. Draw a similarity between that place and the present in either work profile, company profile, work culture, whatever your research has shown draws maximum parallel with the present company or job, and mention that you are looking for a similar workplace/company/job. This will help convince the recruiter of your long term commitment.

Explaining Work Gaps

Opportunities gained: If you have a gap in your resume – whatever be the reason – a sabbatical or lay-off, be honest about why there is a break. Then don’t in anyway be defensive or say that it was a wrong decision. Take a positive stand – whatever happens is for the best and talk about the opportunities the break provided you. More family time you had been missing out on, time to pursue a long forgotten hobby or just time to chill out and take a break so you can come back fully charged to take on your next career jump.

A conscious decision: Even if you were laid off, let the recruiter know that you have taken a conscious decision to take a longer break, as you wanted to carefully scan all your opportunities before making your next career move. You did not want to take up anything that came your way, even though you were laid off, as you wanted to think through your next career move and take up only what you keenly desire to do and then identify those companies you would want to work in. This shows you as a career conscious individual while reiterating your commitment to the job at hand.

Of course, you could add that with the recession the search has perhaps taken a little longer, but you are convinced that when you take up a job it will be right one and so both you and the company stand to gain.

Finally be convinced of your reasons in your own mind first and have a positive attitude as it will inevitably reflect in your demeanour and language. An interview is, at the end of the day not just about giving the right answers but getting your attitude right.