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- Editor's Notes
- Your "Plan B" Wardrobe — Five ways to plan for the unexpected
- Grow Your Business in a Slow Economy
- When The Market Goes Down, Should You Dress Up? — How to make sure you're sending the right message
- What's New! — Additional NEW Articles, etc.
- Ask The Experts — Submit your questions to our staff of experts
- Marketplace — Resources & Services
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Happy Holidays! I can hardly believe that the holidays are almost upon us. We celebrate Hanukkah and Christmas in my home. Barely stopping to rest before gearing up for New Year's. Although, our celebration will be much more modest this year. Even with the economic hardships we're facing, I hope you will be able to enjoy some festivities with your friends and family. I know kisses from my four-legged kids, Kaila and Holly, never fail to brighten my day.
Despite our current economic woes, we must not lose sight of the future. With this in mind, this issue focuses on Succeeding in a Down Economy. The first article outlines five things you can do right now whether you're out of work or feel relatively secure. You'll also find tips on how to grow your business in a slow economy. Even if that business is just a way to make some money while you're looking for a job.
Be sure to check out our What's New section below for a few ideas on how relax during the hustle and bustle of the holidays. You'll find tips on how to have more time to spare. And insights from stress-management professionals on how to take pleasure in this still magical time.
As promised, here are the rather bleak results from our Holiday Poll. Not surprisingly 100% of our respondents said they are cutting back this holiday season.
When you visit the website, take a moment to answer our Jobs and Economy Poll - tell us how many people you know who have lost their jobs. I know 7.
Finally, I'd like to remind you about a relatively new function on career-intelligence.com. To make the website more user-friendly we've added the ability to search for topics within career-intelligence.com. You'll find boxes marked Search on the top section of each page. We hope that this will make it easier for you to find what you're looking for when you visit us.
Thanks again for your continued interest in career-intelligence.com. I hope you'll enjoy this issue as much as we enjoyed putting it together. As always, please contact me directly at arichmond@career-intelligence.com with any thoughts, comments or suggestions.
It's your life, make the most of it :)
Annette Richmond
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Five ways to plan for the unexpected
By Diana Pemberton-Sikes
Earlier this month, a textile mill in Tennessee closed abruptly one day when the owner couldn't make payroll. Hundreds of people were thrown out of work. In Colorado, a friend is waiting to see whether her husband will lose his job of 20 years because his company hit rough times and became vulnerable to a hostile takeover. Here in Delaware, several friends who work at Bank of America have already lost their jobs.
No doubt about it: the current financial climate is claiming unsuspecting victims at every turn. No one knows who could be next.
So how are YOU responding to this threat? Are you crossing your fingers and hoping for the best? Or are you putting together a "Plan B" just in case?
My recommendation is to make a "Plan B." Because when you take time to consider all your options, it gives you more control. Why willing trap yourself in a corner when, with a little forethought, you could have an escape route in place?
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By Barbara Bartlein
The economy is sputtering and you need a stomach of iron to watch the daily fluctuations of the stock market; but people ARE still buying. Many businesses are able to make money in spite of the economic meltdown and some are growing at a rapid pace.
According to Automatic Data Processing (ADP), a provider of business outsourcing solution, the outlook for small business looks optimistic. According to ADP, over 200,000 small business jobs have been created in the last six months. There has been a continuation of growth by small businesses, defined as companies with less than 50 workers, adding 28,000 new jobs in September.
Small businesses have advantages over large corporations. They are able to move quickly in response to market changes and customer demands. They can maintain close contact with their customer base more easily to build customer loyalty. And they can flex staff in response to business demands saving overhead.
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How to make sure you're sending the right message
By Scarlett De Bease
When The Market Goes Down, Should You Dress Up? The answer is “yes,” but know what message you are trying to send to those around you and to yourself. It is now more important than ever to project the correct image in every aspect of your life, whether at work, home, or a holiday party.
At the office, or wherever your career takes you, this is no time to dress down. Even if your office still has “casual Fridays” do not choose to dress casually. In these extremely unsettling economic times many companies are downsizing. You want to make sure you are projecting the image of a dedicated, professional, serious, hard- working employee. You represent the company and this is not the time to wear a pair of jeans and a T-shirt.
You need to stand out by looking as though your sleeves are rolled up and you are prepared to work. You do not want to look like you are ready to go on the company picnic or are too stressed to bother getting dressed properly. When dressing the part of a great employee you will actually feel and behave more professionally as well. You want to look and act as though you are indispensable. In short, by maintaining a professional appearance you just might avoid being on the company’s short list of potential layoffs.
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Responsibilities: If I Didn't Do This, Would Anyone Notice? By Laura Stack — Unfortunately, not all of our tasks excite us, so spending energy on them feels wasteful. If an activity's not challenging or offers no reward, motivation is difficult. Wouldn't it be wonderful if you could complete your tasks more efficiently, so you'd have energy to spare? Well, I can help you with that.
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Manage Your Holiday Stress By Annette Richmond — Each year, the holiday season seems to begin earlier and wiz by faster. When I was a kid the appearance of Santa in the Macy's® Thanksgiving Day Parade marked the official start of the holiday season. Not anymore. This year many of my local stores were jammed with Christmas merchandise before we even finished with Halloween.
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Carole Martin is a coach with over 18 years in Human Resources Management. She is an acknowledged expert in the use of behavioral interviewing techniques.
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Style expert Bridgette Raes is the author of Style Rx: Dressing the Body You Have to Create the Body You Want and the president of the NYC based style consulting company for women, Bridgette Raes Style Group.
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Annemarie Cross is a multi-award winning, triple certified Professional Resume Writer, Career Management Specialist, Speaker, and Author of 10 key steps to Ace that Interview!
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Annette Richmond, MA, is founder and editor of career-intelligence.com and The Career Intelligencer. She is author of several publications, ebooks and interactive workbooks on career management.
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