Question: Is a person with a college degree qualified for the job?  No one denies that a college degree represents a formal education.  The student spends time learning theory and maybe practical application of the major their degree is in.  But, what about that person who has experienced the practical application of that job for 10+ years?  What about a person who has Transferable Skills without a degree but the natural aptitude and a willingness to learn on the job? How does an employer determine which one to hire? Answer: WorkKeys might be the answer. WorkKeys is a job skills...

Have you ever started a project and failed to finish it?  Many times you think you have great explanations for why you have not completed your projects.  The truth is most of these explanations are really excuses. This post is going to discuss some action items you can take to ensure project completion. Action items to ensure project completion: Commit to finishing your projects A significant step towards finishing a project is to make a conscious decision to complete it. You need to increase the priority you give to your unfinished projects. Focus Choose which project you will...

Facebook has helped many people get back in touch with old friends and colleagues.  It helps us keep up to date on family news.  I don’t hate Facebook. I just think some aspects of Facebook has taken over our lives. Not in a good way either. I see people spending way too much time Playing Facebook Apps. They spend way too much time living in their virtual worlds. I think the time is right to reclaim more of our life back. What can we do to reclaim our life? Every time we have to click and wait for something to happen we lose a little bit of time. Each second wasted is time lost. We...

Many of us are strapped for time. We all start out like everyone else with 24 hours to spend.  Some of us, just happen to stretch our schedules to the breaking point by trying to squeeze every ounce of productivity we can into a single day.  Here are some suggestions for gaining a little more time each day. Ways to find more time: Wake up a little earlier Waking up 15 minutes earlier each day = 1.75 hours/week. Go to bed a little later Going to bed 15 minutes later each day = 1.75 hours/week. Watch less TV Gain 30 or 60 minutes a week by dropping a 30 minute sitcom or a 60...

Mind Mapping to organize your thoughts is a very useful thing. I have been using Mind Mapping for a short time and I’m already getting the hang of it.  I did the process by hand a few times and now I’m considering purchasing some software that will not get in the way of my thought process.  I’m considering two software packages.  The first application is iMindMap Elements . The price for the Elements version is $99 US dollars.  This software was developed for Tony Buzan, the guy who developed Mind Mapping in the first place.  The second application is called...