A question for ya What do you do about employees who are always late for work - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

A question for ya What do you do about employees who are always late for work - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I got this question from a business owner, who has a problem with some of his employees: I love what I do and I started this company to become the best employer in this industry. We now have 22 talents (=other companies say staff or employees), and we prefer to keep a very open, relaxed, warm and nice atmosphere. I strongly believe in the pull rather than push leadership style, but it seems I reached a dead-end. We have 3-4 guys who are very important to the team. Those guys come late to work almost every single day. If a client is in, they tend to come in just a few minutes before hand, which is also annoying. I tried so many different things, but I am seriously tired with it. When I ask them, all they are saying is that they were stuck in traffic, got up to late, blabla. In their last evaluation meetings, they said they are 8 out of 10 happy, so not too bad! Only a higher salary would make them more happy. But I I think their late coming is just disrespectful to their colleagues clients. So the question is: How to deal with talents who have a unbeatable problem with coming on-time? Hmmmm interesting question. What do you think he should do? Have you ever had an employee/a co-worker who was permanently late? Ever been that person yourself? What would you do? Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

Weddles 2011 Best Employment Sites on the Web

Weddles 2011 Best Employment Sites on the Web ***A big thanks to Laura DeCarlo, President of Career Directors International, for passing along the information. +++++ Each year, WEDDLEs (www.weddles.com) conducts a year-long poll at its site to identify the thirty job boards and social media sites with the most support among job seekers, employers and recruiters. These sites are then recognized with a WEDDLEs Users Choice Award the only accolade in the job market in which actual site users get to pick the winners. While clearly not a scientific survey, WEDDLEs Users Choice Awards are a good measure of the intensity of support that individual sites have among their users. For that reason, we think its accurate to say that the sites with the most votes are clearly among the elite in the online employment services industry. The 2011 winners include: Absolutely Health Care; AfterCollege.com; AHACareerCenter.org (American Hospital Association); AllHealthcareJobs.com; AllRetailJobs.com CareerBuilder.com; Climber.com; CollegeRecruiter.com; CoolWorks.com Dice.com EHSCareers.com; ExecuNet FlexJobs.com Hcareers.com; HEALTHeCAREERS Network; HigherEdJobs.com; HospitalDreamJobs.com Indeed.com Job.com; JobCircle.com; JobFox.com; Jobing Monster.com   National Healthcare Career Network SimplyHired.com; 6FigureJobs.com; SnagAJob.com TopUSAJobs.com VetJobs.com WSJ.com/Careers (The Wall Street Journal) *         *         *

Basic Tips to Use a Resume Writing Template for a Job Interview

Basic Tips to Use a Resume Writing Template for a Job InterviewUMN is the best way to create a resume. It is a fresh approach to resume writing, which is based on 'mind map', a simplified method of writing resumes, which is just as accurate and straightforward. UMN helps a candidate to brainstorm and see his or her skills, strengths and weaknesses, create a concise resume, which can be read easily and quickly by the employer.This type of UMN is not easy to put into words; it must be written in such a way that you would understand it better. It is a reverse engineering of all the skills you possess and the work experience that you have acquired. It consists of 'paragraphs' with an opening and an end paragraph. At the beginning of each paragraph, describe your job title, work history, experience, training, educational qualifications, affiliations, awards, certifications and degrees, work ethic, personal qualities, and contribution to the organization.Then, highlight the most important skills, such as problem solving, decision making, logical thinking, organizational skills, presentation skills, and organizational excellence, which will be mentioned in the resume. And then it begins the skills section.The next section on your resume is referred to as 'Extra Points', which lists achievements, recognitions, and awards. Then the next section is called 'Staff Work Experience', which presents all the additional experiences which would make a difference on the job interview. The 'Skills, Technical and Expertise' is the last section and starts with the two important skills: 'Organizational Skills', which refers to the ability to work under pressure, and 'Technical Skills', which describe the abilities to write documents, procedures, and reports.So, when preparing your resume you need to get these three main parts of UMN right, to make sure that your resume will look attractive and persuasive. You will not feel comfortable if your resume is filled with keywords and unfami liar words, and you do not know what those words mean, so make sure you get these paragraphs just right.The resume writing for the UMN skills section needs to be efficient. Write a lot of information in the bullet points. Choose the paragraphs from the list of information and have the required information in your resume, but make sure that you also include the skills that you have gained in these jobs, which you want to emphasize on. So, make sure that your resume is written with a thought-out plan to showcase your strengths and knowledge.When applying for a job, it is very important to showcase your strengths and knowledge, and the resume writing for the interview sections will help you do this well. Make sure that you know how to use this type of resume.

Yahoo New Male CEO Will Make More Than Marissa Mayer

Yahoo New Male CEO Will Make More Than Marissa Mayer Even after Yahoo goes through with the sale of its core business, it will still pay its top executives handsomelyâ€"and in some cases, even better than it did before. In announcing a plan for the company’s future Monday, Yahoo said it had picked a new CEO to replace Marissa Mayer once its deal with Verizon officially closes. Yahoo is selling its technology and advertising business to Verizon, and the remaining company will consist only of the hoard of Alibaba stock that Yahoo owns, its stake in Yahoo Japan, and a miscellaneous array of smaller investments. Running the leftover stump of Yahoo is likely to be a much simpler and easier job than the one Mayer had, from which she is walking away with a $23 million severance package. Add to that the $69 million worth of unexercised stock options awarded to Mayer, plus the $97 million of Yahoo stock she already owns (which she’ll be free to sell when she leaves the company), and Mayer’s net worth is set to increase by about $189 million. (That’s even after she voluntarily gave up about $20 million of her annual stock bonus this year after taking fire for the cyber attacks Yahoo recently suffered. It’s also significantly more than Fortune’s estimate two months ago of $141 million for Mayer’s total payday, thanks to new equity grants and stock price appreciation in the meantime.) But Mayer’s replacement, Thomas McInerney, seems in many ways to be getting an even sweeter deal. McInerney, the former chief executive of IAC (the Internet media company once known as InterActiveCorp, which owns dating sites including Match.com), will get a starting base salary of $2 million to become Yahoo’s new CEO, according to the offer letter made public Monday. That’s double the $1 million base salary that Mayer currently takes home. What’s more, Yahoo actually expects to pay McInerney $4 million in his first year working there, assuming he earns his target bonus, which is equal to his base salary, according to the company’s new disclosures. That’s 25% more than the $3 million the company is paying Mayer for a salary and cash bonus this year. On top of that, McInerney will also be eligible for as much as $24 million in annual stock awards. If he were to receive the maximum amount, it would also be twice as much as Mayer’s grant in 2015, the last full year before the Verizon deal was announced. Setting aside any discussion of the gender wage gap, McInerney’s compensation is all the more remarkable when you take into account his job responsibilities following the Verizon deal. While Mayer was hired to tackle the herculean challenge of turning around Yahoo’s struggling media businessâ€"a seemingly impossible task, in hindsight, at which she ultimately failedâ€"McInerney will collect a paycheck for what may practically be a no-show job. After all, the company that McInerney will run will not be an operating business like the one Yahoo is today, but rather an investment company not all that different from a mutual fund. In fact, Yahoo has already begun referring to the future version of itself, which will be renamed Altaba, as simply “the Fund.” Yet unlike most funds, the Yahoo/Altaba incarnation (which will still trade like a stock under the ticker symbol “AABA”), will not buy any new stocks, and it “does not intend to sell” the Alibaba stock or Yahoo Japan shares it already owns, according to the disclosure. In short, McInerney is getting paid a huge amount to sit atop a fund that basically runs itself. The way Yahoo describes McInerney’s responsibilities in a filing Monday makes it sound like he will be little more than a glorified trustee, the way a retiree might occasionally check in on the status of the family nest egg. The Altaba fund will “depend” upon the executive team “for the monitoring of the Fund’s investments,” according to Yahoo’s disclosure, but it’s unclear how much of a time commitment that “monitoring” will require. One portion of the fundâ€"the part consisting of marketable debt securities, which may require more active managementâ€"won’t even be managed in-house, but outsourced to a third-party investment advisor, Yahoo said. A spokesperson for Yahoo declined to comment, but sources close to the company say that besides usual fund management responsibilities, McInerney will be charged with untangling Altaba “out of a long and significant tail of Yahoo operating company liabilities,” from class action lawsuits over the data breaches to “ongoing dialogues with regulators.” The Altaba fund will oversee assets currently valued at more than $60 billion, including more than $40 billion worth of Alibaba stock. By comparison, BlackRock, which oversees more than $5 trillion in assetsâ€"most of which are also in passive funds, not actively managedâ€"paid its CEO Larry Fink a base salary of $900,000 in 2015, less than half of McInerney’s starting salary, and total compensation of $26 million for the year. Bill McNabb, CEO of passive fund giant Vanguard, which has some $3.8 trillion in assets (but is not a publicly traded company), received $10 million to $15 million in 2015 compensation, according to Bloomberg. Besides managingâ€"or even just monitoringâ€"far more assets than Altaba will, BlackRock and Vanguard also have another distinguishing factor: They are complex businesses with their own products and operations spread across the world. Ultimately, BlackRock and Vanguard’s executives are accountable for their own companies’ performance. McInerney, on the other hand, may very well be paid as though he were responsible for Altaba’s performance. But ultimately he won’t be: That will depend almost entirely on Yahoo Japan and Alibaba, on whose coattails McInerney will be riding. This story originally appeared on Fortune.

Ready For A New Adventure Explore New Career Opportunities - Work It Daily

Ready For A New Adventure Explore New Career Opportunities - Work It Daily A Four-Step Path For Exploration As we head toward a new year, lots of us will be taking stock, not only about personal character resolutions but also about where we are at work. Related: 3 Tips To Avoid Missing Out On New Job Opportunities If you feel stuck at a dead end or have started to wonder, “Is this all there is?” it may be time to think about ways to recharge your career. Opportunities abound. All you have to do is break free of your inertia and start exploring ways you can escape the hum drum of fulfilling someone else’s career goals and consider venturing out with your own business. If you experienced a sudden tightening in your gut at even the thought of becoming an entrepreneur, remember you risk absolutely nothing by conducting an exploration. So why not ignore the cautious risk-averse voice in your ear and get started? After all, in many ways owning your own business can be less risky than remaining an employee in today’s revolving-door economy. You can start by contacting a franchise coach who can introduce you to a vetted list of successful franchises that might offer you ways to reach your own personal career goals, whether that be work-life balance, greater income potential or an opportunity to tap your own inner talents in a particular business with which you may not have any experience. A Four-Step Path For Exploration 1. Start With The Internet Check out the International Franchise Association for a starter list of franchise opportunities across 75 different industries. Narrow down your list to a few categories that suit your skills, experience and interest and then look up those franchises at their own websites. 2. Contact A Franchise Coach Take an evaluation to help you assess your interests and your career goals, and let a franchise coach help match them to a set of possible franchises. 3. Read Business Trend Stories In both old and new media, you will find a panoply of stories about growth areas for the future, what types of businesses are succeeding and with what strategies. Remember, it’s never too late to reinvent yourself, adapt your skills to the 21st century. The beauty of a good franchise is their top business goal is to help you succeed. Or they won’t succeed. 4. Interview Franchisees The most knowledgeable experts about the franchise are its franchisees. Talk to as many as possible and ask them: Is this business all you ever hoped it would be? Are you satisfied with the franchisor’s training and support? Are you able to make the profit you hoped for? What is the most important skill or quality necessary to succeed with this business? Would they purchase this business again? Why or why not? If after you’ve completed these four steps, you think, “Hey, maybe this is for me,” your next step will be to pursue the full process with your favorite franchise. Read its Franchise Disclosure Document, talk to their executives and participate in a Franchise Discovery Day to see if this business is right for you. Then, as we advise all our clients, take the extra step and consult a franchise attorney to help you navigate the fine print. You should get answers to your every question before proceeding any further. Related Posts Think You’re Ready For A Franchise Discovery Day? Not So Fast Worried About Starting Your Own Business? Try A Franchise The Image Factor In Buying A Business About the author Ready to make your dream of becoming an entrepreneur come true? Get your free evaluation today! Contact Dan Citrenbaum to help you create the career you’ve always wanted. As a business coach, Dan brings years of experience helping people select and buy a franchise or existing business. You can reach Dan at dcitrenbaum@gmail.com or at (484) 278-5489.   Disclosure: This post is sponsored by a CAREEREALISM-approved expert. You can learn more about expert posts here. Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!

How to Deal with Divorce Without Missing a Career Beat

How to Deal with Divorce Without Missing a Career Beat As much as youd like it to, life doesnt pause in the midst of your divorce. Instead, you have to soldier on in all aspects, but especially at the office. You might wonder just how youll be able to do that with so much on your mind, but its possible.Here are five of the best ways to focus and flourish in your career, no matter whats happening at home1. Cut Down on Personal Communication at WorkWhether your lawyer calls you, emails you or both, it can be tempting to allow divorce-related communication to infiltrate your workplace. You should remain steadfast in your resolve to keep things professional while youre at work, though. For one thing, news regarding your divorce can completely throw you off course during an otherwise focused and productive day.Plus, in many workplaces, your higher-ups will be able to see your Internet usage including the frequency with which youre checking your personal email. You dont want them to use th is against you avoid doing it as best you can.2. Tell Your Boss Whats Going OnYou dont want to share details of your personal life with your coworkers, and thats totally understandable but you should disclose the fact that youre going through a divorce to your boss.There are a few reasons why your manager should be in the know. For starters, you might need to leave work a few times for divorce-related appointments with lawyers who will decide how to distribute your shared property equitably. Not only will an informed boss be mora understanding and flexible with the time you take off, but they may also provide you with opportunities to make up for the missed time so that you dont suffer financially.On top of that, your work is inevitably going to suffer from time to time due to whats happening to you both legally and emotionally. You dont want your boss thinking youve lost focus or motivation for no reason if they know youre in the midst of the divorce, theyll know your typical qual ity of work will resume.3. Stay BusyYou have a lot going on outside of work, of course, but dont let that be a reason for you to take it easy in the office. If you leave yourself with little to do, youll have too much time to stress about your personal life, after all.So, volunteer to take on mora projects and lead others. Not only will you be able to distract yourself from whats going on outside of work, but youll also feel confident and powerful when you complete those tasks. During a divorce, its essential for you to remember that you have these qualities.Just make aya you find the right number of projects to take on. If you overdo it, you might make yourself more stressed out, and thats the last thing you need right now.4. Maintain Your HealthEven if youre successfully separating your personal and professional lives, you might still feel the strain of your divorce. This can cause your self-care regimen to suffer, but its imperative that you continue to take care of yourself thro ughout the process so that you have the stamina to work and attend all the required legal proceedings. So, find an exercise regimen that helps you blow off steam such as yoga or kickboxing. On top of that, nourish your body with healthy foods that make you feel your best. If you havent ever followed a nutritional plan or workout program, use this time to discover the benefits that healthy living can have, both mentally and physically. Youll be surprised at just how much these outlets can help you through your divorce.5. Lean on Outside SupportFinally, you will need to find people who you can talk to and in whom you can confide. Some people might consider some of their colleagues to be their best friends in that case, you can discuss your divorce with them, but make sure youre doing so off the clock. You dont want to field any questions about your situation at work since it could distract or upset you when you need to focus.The best thing to do is to lean on non-work friends and fam ily to get you through this change in your life. Theyll help you emotionally and with your to-do list, too. They can help you maintain your household as you attend appointments with your legal team. Knowing theyre there will help fizzle your stress, meaning you can tackle your work with peace of mind.Do It for YouDivorce will always be difficult, but you can do your part to relieve your stress throughout the process. By taking these five steps, youll be on your way to regaining control of your life without skipping a beat professionally. And knowing that you have a healthy career of your own will help you realize you will be okay on the other side, too.

Unbiased Report Exposes the Unanswered Questions on Resume Tip Writing

Unbiased Report Exposes the Unanswered Questions on Resume Tip Writing Heres What I Know About Resume Tip Writing There are lots of examples of resumes, but you need to remain certain to create your resume and cover letter with your very own personal touch. You need to abide by a simple format. As a rule of thumb, always make certain that your resume is honest and clear as possible. Your resume should be formatted in an easy, professional way. Youre an enterprising job seeker. As you have understood that if youve got a perfect and specially tailored resume in your hand at the same time you choose the interview, you will certainly impress your prospective boss. You may even be able to locate a resume template intended for the particular job you are looking for. There is a particular manner of resumes called Internship resume. Naturally, the resume objective must be the job that you want to take. You might be the ideal candidate for the job, but when your resume isnt writte n correctly, your odds of showing your expertise are extremely slim. It is simpler than you might think to compose a superb administrative resume that may let you find the job of your dreams. Highlighting the prior employment record will demonstrate the responsibilities an individual previously held and the length of time they usually maintains a job. Every resume should departure out with an intriguing introduction that supplies the hiring manager with a summary of your abilities and achievements. Resume are simple to craft and can be readily copied and adapted to your specific circumstance. Resume is not merely a document. however, it defines you and is the very first important key that ensures your prospective employer takes interest in you. Ruthless Resume Tip Writing Strategies Exploited Do a search utilizing any of the important search engines such as Google, Yahoo, or MSN and you will find a lot of resources to aid you. Other Tips for Writing Job-Specific Railroad Re sumes Something to keep in mind when writing a particular railroad jobs resume is that its imperative you find out more about the position youre applying for. Resume tips for felons are a substantial assistance. If you do a resume example search, you can likewise find cover letter examples also.