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September 2005: Issue 35
Editor: Tara West
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> Welcome
> Article: Take Time To Create a Life Balance Sheet For Success!
> Quote
> Article: Industry specific advice for your résumé – Admin Roles
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ARTICLE:
Take
Time To Create a Life Balance Sheet for Success
by: Joy Fisher-Sykes
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It’s important from time to
time that we sit down and honestly assess our lives. Doing so allows us to make
an honest determination about where we are now and where we want to be in the
future.
When we’re assessing our
finances, we prepare a financial balance sheet. On it we list our debits and
credits so that we can determine our bottom line. What if you wanted to
determine the state of the life you lead? How is it, or is it not, serving you?
The answer is simple –
prepare a Life Balance Sheet. Much like a financial balance sheet, list all of
your lifestyle debits (choices that detract from balance) such as the following:
- Maintaining
relationships that drain you
- Constantly
whining, griping, or complaining
- Inability to
say no
- Always
expecting the worse
- Being
ungrateful
- Unwilling to
listen effectively
- Forgetting to
mind your manners
- Taking others
for granted
Next list your credits –
ways you live your life that support and honor you. Anything positive you count
as a credit – no action is too big or too small. Below are a few credits that
add to your life’s bottom line.
- Smile – not
just at people you know, but especially at those you don’t
- Give to others
without expecting anything in return
- Do one thing
outside of your comfort zone that improves the quality of your life
- Allow someone
to merge into traffic – even if they didn’t wait their turn
- Compliment a
salesperson/clerk on a job well done
- Use the good
crystal and china other than for a holiday
- Be honest about
what you need to be happy
- Read to a child
- Dance to your
favorite music
- Place your
neighbors’ newspaper right outside their door
- Call someone
just to say “hello” and to see how they are doing
- Buy a co-worker
a cup of coffee or ice cream cone
- Walk barefoot
in the grass
- Tell someone
“I love you”
- Learn one new
thing every week
- Every day
acknowledge at least one thing in life for which you are grateful
At
least once a month, create a Life Balance Sheet. Take a look at your Life
Balance Sheet at least once a day. This will empower you, at a glance, to
realize how wonderful life can be and allow you to make lifestyle adjustments as
necessary.
Remember,
a great life is yours to create. Go create a fabulous life!
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Joy Fisher-Sykes is a
professional speaker, author, and success coach in the areas of leadership,
motivation, stress management, customer service, and team building. You can
e-mail her at mailto:jfsykes@thesykesgrp.com,
or call her at (757) 427-7032. Go to her web site, http://www.thesykesgrp.com,
and signup for the newsletter, OnPoint, and receive the free ebook,
"Empowerment and Stress Secrets for the Busy Professional."
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QUOTE
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"It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life."
~ Sister Elizabeth Kenny ~
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ARTICLE:
Industry Specific Advice For Your Résumé
© 2005 Aussie Résumés
Over
the next few issues we’re focusing on some industry specific advice relating
to the content in your résumé. These same issues / questions crop up
quite regularly, so we’re sure you’ll find the advice helpful. If you
have any particular questions about your industry please drop us a line at advice@aussieresumes.com
July
issue saw us expand on Sales Orientated Roles
– you can view it at the
following
location: www.aussieresumes.com/newsletter/Archive/july2005.htm
Administrative
Roles:
·
It's imperative you tailor
your résumé for the type of administrative work you seek – if you are
applying for several, then ensure you adapt for each type of role.
·
For instance: one admin
job at a small construction business may entail you performing all facets of
admin work for that company; such as general admin, accounts payable /
receivable, bookkeeping, payroll, etc. Whereas, an admin role for a larger
firm or government department may entail you performing general admin tasks
only, with a focus on project support. Therefore you wouldn't include
information or achievements which pertain to an accounts function.
·
Ensure you include a brief
company description about the companies you have worked for – this is
particularly of importance when the company name gives no clue about what the
business does.
·
For instance: you may be
applying for a role at a construction firm who contracts their services to the
mining industry. You may have worked at Zatto Industries Pty Ltd which, on
its own, says nothing at all – however, if you were to state that this was a
small mining company in the outback of Queensland, then the construction firm
would be highly interested in you and your skills as you have an understanding
of their industry.
·
Many admin people
under-value their true worth. Numerous times we have heard admin
professionals say "Achievements? No, I haven't done anything. Or: X
that I created is nothing – it doesn't mean anything". 9 times out
10 we can extract relevant, punchy achievements from people by asking the right
questions. And for those achievements that you don't think are worth
anything… take another look. A hiring manager will look upon you as a
go-getter and someone valuable for their company if you include achievements –
think about it from the hiring manager's perspective.
·
If you were in a support
role for a particular project then state the statistics of that project.
For instance, don't just state that you provided administrative support for the
XYZ Project and leave it at that. State that you provided administrative
support for the XYZ Project which saw a transition from an old X system to a new
Y system; deployed across 4 states at a value of $X.
·
Your Profile and Key
Strengths sections should demonstrate your capabilities that are applicable for
administrative positions – don't over-sell yourself, otherwise you will sound
like the CEO and overqualified for the role!
·
If you haven’t been in
administrative roles throughout your whole career, then tone down prior
employment history. It’s irrelevant so no need to highlight it.
·
And the last rule which
should be applied in all instances – irrespective of one’s profession – is
to target the cover letter and résumé for
the job you’re applying for! This may mean altering the order of
relevance in relation to some key accountabilities or highlighting certain
achievements over others. There is no quick fix solution; thus, you
can’t always use the same résumé for each and every job. You need to
read each vacancy carefully and scrutinise your application – each and every
time. Not taking the time to do so (or taking a “She’ll be right”
attitude) will mean that you don’t impress the hiring manager as much as
someone who did take the time.
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