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CulturaMinds: Veteran entering workforce - 10 Tips for your Life... : Veterans entering workforce - Tips for your life altering change. 1) Hire a professional to architect a fresh resume.  CulturaMinds.com do...

Veterans entering workforce - Tips for your life altering change. 1) Hire a professional to architect a fresh resume.  CulturaMinds.com does an excellent job at only $45.00 per resume. 2)  Hire a professional career coach to help steer you in the right direction.  CulturaMinds offers coaching at a very reduced hourly rate.  All you need is 1-3 hours of coaching. 3)  Take time to study skills, competencies, and overall strengths you have and how each skill can transfer into the role you want. 4)  Take courses or workshop to improve on the skills you may be lacking in. 5)  Take advantage of social media networking. 6)  Be mindful of what you post on your personal social media pages. 7)  Hire CulturaMinds to teach you behavioral interviewing skills; superbly affordable. 8)  Make sure you are confident during an interview and be careful to not be arrogant; it's a fine balance 9)  Visit:  http://www.militaryconnection.com/jobs.asp 10)  Stay positive. Cricket J

Resume Cover Letters / Do you really need one? Oddly enough, I happen to disagree (a little) with those that say a cover letter is needed when sending your resume.  A Recruiter will generally receive anywhere from 50 to 300 resumes for one single position.  It is nearly impossible to review each resume and read each letter.  So Recruiters, generally select a percentage of resumes to review and reduce it down to a few select applicants that can become candidates.  At this point, the cover letter is likely read.  A cover letter can summarize your purpose or objective, however, it is imperative to realize that how you articulate your points and frame your goals can and will heavily weigh into the perception of how you write and speak.  So there are pros and cons when writing a letter, but your essence of your speech, grammar, ability to communicate a concise point can and will weigh into the overall selection process. Tips: Have someone else read your cover letter before you hit send

Managing Your Personal Career - Tips! 1)         Know yourself, your wants, what you can accept and what you choose not to accept. •           What type of work do you like to do? •           Which activities give you the most meaning? •           What kinds of environments you prefer to work for? •           What sorts of people do you like to work with? •           What abilities do you possess and what do you need to develop? •           What is your personality style (Driver, Influencer, Conscientious, Steady) •           Are you good with details or good with numbers? •           Are you better with relationship building? •           Do you have natural leadership skills? 2)             Identify your core business interest. •           Look at Common Threads Activity •           Identify your top three business interests •           In previous jobs, what kinds of activities did you gravitate toward? •           When working on a proje

A Forbes Article:  What's your social worth? http://www.forbes.com/sites/georgeanders/2013/11/07/a-twitter-user-is-worth-110-facebooks-98-linkedins-93/?utm_campaign=forbestwittersf&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social Know your power!  And who's score is to be trusted? CulturaMinds CulturaMinds@gmail.com coachme@culturaminds.com Twitter: Yourprocoach

http://www.careerbuilder.com/Article/CB-3388-Leadership-Management-How-having-a-bad-boss-can-teach-you-management-skills/?SiteID=CBHANDLE Author:  CareerBuilder Unfortunately for the American worker, management skills are not always taught in the way they should be. Many books and articles have been written on the subject, but most management skills are most powerfully taught on the ground, experientially. As a result, new managers, for better or for worse, often just mimic what their former managers did when they were under their charge. Many an employee has been subject to a difficult manager, and while these experiences are certainly unpleasant, they're also learning opportunities for those who wish to avoid the mistakes of those who have come before. Here are some habits inspired by bad bosses of this author's past to avoid practicing in management: Being overly controlling: Managers who enjoy their status can often be overly controlling. Whether it's micromanag

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People A Book of Principles by which to live by:  Stephen Covey, renowned author and leader. Habit 1:  Be Proactive: Know that you are free to choose and are responsible for all your free will choices. Habit 2:  Begin with the end in mind:  Work towards long-term solutions; not just quick fixes. Habit 3:  First things first:  Respect people time; prioritize your goals and your tasks Habit 4:  Think win-win:  Long term relationships with mutual respect.  Share credit. Work to find solutions for all involved. Habit 5:  Seek first to be understand then to be understood:  Understand problems without immediately solving;  Learn to listen first without interrupting. Habit 6:  Synergize:  Seek out others to get things done; value other's ideas and try a few. The whole is greater than the sum of it's parts. Habit 7:  Sharpen the saw:  Balance all things in life by renewing your Heart, Body, Mind & Spirituality:  Care for your phy

The role of a Career Architect “Advisor” is very different that the role of a College Advisor.   The Career Architect, sometimes known as a Career Coach, is for those that have been developing their career over 3-7 years and/or for those that have decided to change career altogether and also for those that feel stuck in their current job with no ability to critically develop their competencies. Majority of employers do not have the quality Human Resources personnel needed to put together great career plans, or employers don’t have the financial resources to invest in fields where they must pump money into the development of hundreds of employees. So only very few get noticed.   In times of crises, the most essential roles or someone's critical skills become secured with development or by offering money to the employee so that they won’t leave.    But as luck has it, a CulturaMinds Career Architect can serve as your personal coach in many different facets of your career choi

To be a leader, one must be grounded in morals, equipped to handle political orals. Cultured with the X factor – means you are not a regular employee actor. The factor of leading includes exceeding, but be careful not to be overly conceding. A good leader will have the ability to inspire. Just watch - followers will continue to support and admire. To lead is to give credit to all team mates. And to absorb the heat during tough states. Being a leader in today’s world means much more than just a title. It is living in spiritual character – we all know that it’s vital. Cricket J. CulturaMinds CulturaMinds@gmail.com

Take ownership of your promotion.   Don’t wait on that employer – likely can’t afford your devotion. Take your career to soaring heights. It’s your personal growth.   It’s your personal right. Develop your own growth plan.   Be your own point man. Grab your career vision and apply your personal mission. Get yourself a CulturaMinds Coach – you will benefit the most with their approach. CulturaMinds coachme@culturaminds.com CulturaMinds@gmail.com  

A job is a job and pays for our financial sobs and globs, but a career purpose enlightens your entire inner corpus. CulturaMinds.com coachme@culturaminds.com CulturaMinds@gmail.com

A resume refresh means you begin to feel a career path anew.     A career architect will help you through and through. CulturaMinds.com coachme@culturaminds.com

To young leaders and young professionals: If you are aligning yourself to be a future leader of America you will be interested in this CulturaMinds blog. Leadership doesn't necessarily come naturally.  Actually, leadership starts at a very young age.  For someone entering the business world it requires that you remain competitive and on the leading edge of learning leadership behaviors, improving your leadership excellence and sustaining top performance. What gives a man or woman the right to lead? It certainly isn't gained by election or appointment. Having position, title, rank or degrees doesn't qualify anyone to lead other people.  Building credibility is key, critical, and essential.  Here are tips to begin considering as relationships come first before full success . 1.   Balance your ego 2.   Learn to follow and respect a leader first 3.   Learn about the vision, mission, and top level goals 4.   Rely on the number one golden rule: Do unto others as you

If you look up the definition of the word “culture” in Merriam Webster’s dictionary, it provides several definitions.   Specifically, one definition is around human intellectual achievement and moral faculty.   It also provides a verb suggestion – “maintain in conditions of suitable growth”. As such, it’s in my opinion that today’s resume should show and reflect your culture so that you can achieve suitable professional growth.   Your culture of work experiences should be framed and articulated in a way that catches the hiring manager’s and/or recruiter’s attention.   Sure LinkedIn is a decent place, but you are still locked in to their formatting and it’s challenging to highlight your skills specific to the job you want. So as you look for a new job or decide to start a new profession or career, take a moment to call a Resume Architect who is remarkably experienced in framing resumes and who actually cares about your business background and cultured learned skills.    A stand