How to land that dream job and keep it This book is recommended by Metro News Read about this recommendation DENISE BARNARD METRO CANADA June 29, 2010 4:00 a.m. In todayâ??s competitive job market, a little career savvy goes a long way. To help you stay on top of your game, we talked to veteran career specialist and corporate trainer Colleen Clarke. Sheâ??s also author of the new e-book, How to Get a Job and Keep It ($15; colleenclarke.com), a compilation of articles written by the former Metro career columnist. Here are her top tips for getting and keeping the job. Be ready mentally and physically. â??You need to have a feeling of confidence and hope, and look like the pro you are,â? says Clarke. Have an impeccable resumé, and create an organized system for tracking cover letters, phone calls, follow-ups and contacts. Set daily goals. Maintain a work-life balance with a five-hour daily job search. Network. That means more than just e-meet â??nâ?? greets. Get out there and volunteer, too. Keeping your job Watch and observe what happens in your company for the first six weeks after youâ??re hired. Find out about people previously in your position. Give more than you get. â??Come in 10 minutes early and offer to help your colleagues,â? says Clarke. Find a mentor who can answer your questions and act as an orientation guru. Practise good communication. That involves listening, working well with others, and building trust.

It is with great pleasure that I announce the publication of the book The Power of Mentorship and my chapter "If You're Not Appearing, You Are Disappearing" as a contributing author. It is an honor to be sharing the pages with my mentors Brian Tracy, Bob Proctor and Zig Ziglar! This chapter extols the importance of increasing your internal visibility within your organization to build a stronger people and resource network. The most important emotional intelligent skill necessary for employment sustainability in the workplace today is your ability to build and maintain interpersonal relationships. Without the backing of your colleagues and superiors, you are just another number, another face in the sea of ambiguity. Increasing your area of influence allows opportunities to find you. You will learn of 19 ways you can heighten your visibility through a strong internal network. Order this book for your own professional development or as gifts to clients or as an employee reward See Details >>

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• Assessing and improving communication
• Building better interpersonal relationships
• Developing strong teams
• Networking
• Career management and planning

Colleen has been enter-training audiences throughout Canada and the U.S. for over 16 years. When you are planning your next professional development session or an annual conference, Colleen offers a wide range of soft skill and career management courses and keynotes that will titillate, motivate, inspire and produce results for every audience.

Her style puts audiences at ease immediately. She is usually humorous, always educational and excels at getting to the meat of a topic with relatable, appropriate stories and examples. Her engaging manner easily holds the attention of a room of 600 or 10.

With 18 years of career counseling and 10 years of workplace coaching to her credit, she draws from real life situations and experiences. Whatever the level or demographic of your audience, Colleen guarantees to motivate and inspire them to action.

Managers need to know about "Are You Having an Emotionally Intelligent Life?"

Professional administrators love "Influencing Without Authority"

Accountants ,engineers and job seekers love "The Advice Call"

Municipalities love "The Respectful Workplace" and "Only Wet Babies Welcome Change" and "Stand Up and Wow Someone"

Associations love "Networking" â?? you pick the slant

University students love "Visibility Networking"

Articling students love "Business Etiquette"

Everybody loves "Why Canâ??t You Be More Like Me?"