Be Prepared For The Pre-Screen Phone Interview
January 29, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Careers
When you apply for a job, immediately start preparing for a phone interview. Many companies implement a three phase process for hiring. A recruiter, human resource generalist, or hiring manager will sift through all of the resumes and pick the ones he or she likes the most. Then, they call you for a phone interview. After all of the phone interviews are conducted, they will possibly make another cut, and schedule you for a final face-to-face interview. Many people are unprepared for the phone interview. They could be caught off guard and give answers that are not up to par under normal circumstances.
Make Extra Money While You Are Looking For A New Job
January 26, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Careers, Extra Income
The worst part about an economic recession are the jobs lost by hard working individuals around the country. The United States has seen a spike in unemployment in the past year, and most of it came from the real estate, mortgage, and financial sectors. The credit meltdown and the corruption on Wall Street led to companies folding, merging, and liquidating. This causes jobs to be lost. We’ve also seen large corporations like Circuit City, Linens ‘n Things, and other retailers on the verge of going under. I got caught in the middle of the hiring squeeze. I left my previous jobs voluntariliy, because my wife accepted a position in Orlando, Florida, and we were living in Jacksonville at the time. I have definitely felt the toughness of finding someone who is actually hiring. If you are out of work, there are many ways you can still earn money while you look for new work. Do not assume that you will be hired quickly in this economic climate. Even if you have strong leads right away, the hiring process can sometimes take 4 to 6 weeks.
Six Figure Income Jobs Without Having A Degree
January 16, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Careers
Not everyone has a chance to attend a four year university or a graduate degree program for various reasons. Money, raising children, and not being a good test taker could all be reasons why you skipped out on college. It really bothers me when people act like they’ll never make a lot of money, because they don’t have a college degree. They think that the only people that make a lot of money are doctors, attorneys, dentists, pharmacists, and engineers. This is simply not true. I liked this article from Forbes about the best jobs to earn six figures without a degree.
***Remember, the salaries they are using are in the 75th and 90th percentile, which means that only 25% of people in these positions are making six figures.
A List of Companies Planning to Start Hiring Campaigns in 2009
January 7, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Careers
Looking for a job like me? Like I explained before, I am going to start a financial counseling business, but for now, I need something to hold me over and help us reach our goals of paying off all of our debt in the next two years.
My mother forwarded this article to me from Career Builder via CNN: 13 Companies Hiring in 2009
There are a wide range of companies on this list and many of them post job opportunities online. The only problem with applying online is that you never knew if your resume reached the right person.
Find The Career You Love in 2009
January 5, 2009 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Careers
I am excited about 2009, because I am expecting big things to happen in my life. I have the opportunity to start a business and we will be spending a full year in Orlando, a town that I’ve never lived in before. In October, I left my day job as a claims adjuster. There were many factors that went into the decision, but the main one was that my wife took a position as a physician’s assistant for a prominent neurosurgery practice in Orlando, Florida. I did not have an opportunity to transfer my job to Orlando, but I was thankful, because I got out of an industry that I was not passione about. I am a firm believer that we should all strive towards careers that we love, not careers that pay a lot of money. During my job search in the past few months, I realized that so many people take opportunities solely for the compensation and not the work they will be doing. Then, when they fail at that career, they wonder why it happened. It happened because they hated what they were doing.
10 Reasons Why You Are Still At The Job You Hate
November 24, 2008 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Careers
Everyone has an excuse for why they are sticking with a job that they can’t stand. Some of those excuses are very valid and others can be easily overcome with a little planning on your part. Use this list of excuses to convict you of what might be holding you back from switching to a career that you love. Also, identify that valid excuses you may have, and how you can overcome those excuses in the long-term.
- The fear of change
- Your family relies on your steady income
- Finding a career you love is a myth. No work is fun.
Quit Your Job To Save Money
June 25, 2008 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Careers, Economy
Five Real Ways To Make More Money This Year
January 16, 2008 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Careers, Entrepreneurship and Business, Real Estate
Is there anyone that doesn’t want to make more moneyw this year? I didn’t think so. I made $9,000 more income in 2007 than I did in 2006. This was due to a job promotion and income from a side business with very little expenses. I will propose five ways to make more money this year without having to sell your body on the street.
Strategically Invest In Yourself to Build Personal Wealth
October 22, 2007 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Careers, Money Management, Personal Development
I was sitting in a computer science class back in 2004, trying to figure out the foreign language that the professor was speaking (computer language, not an actual foreign language), when I realized that this wasn’t for me. I may have been investing in myself, but it was a bad investment. I came to the realization that I liked tinkering with computers, but I hated learning binary code, writing meaningless programs, and learning about every intricacy of a processor chip. Some people love that stuff, and they are fantastic at comprehending it. It wasn’t for me. I switched my major, and moved on. Getting a college degree can be a great investment in yourself, but it can also be a very bad investment in yourself if you don’t get anything out of it. My philosophy has always been that you get more out of an undergraduate degree just by surviving for four years rather than what you actually learn. Developing writing skills, personal responsibility, setting and achieving goals, time management, and money management are all skills that you either sharpen or dull while in college.
Four Tips For Starting A Business With Low Risk and Big Success
September 26, 2007 by Erik Folgate
Filed under Careers, Entrepreneurship and Business
I was reading this post on Career Ramblings, and it made me think about how our educational system has slowly taken away the importance of entrepreneurship and the ability to create jobs for others. Do you realize that when you launch a new business, you are adding value to your community and to the job market. The narrow-minded idea of going to GET a job riight out of college has diminished the value and importance of thinking like that of an entrepreneur. What about starting a business while you are in college? The main argument for having the mentality of going to work for someone else is that it’s easier to get a job rather than start a business, and it’s more risky to start a business than go and get a job. I don’t think that is always true if you are wise about the way you start a business. Here are four tips for launching a business at the start of your working life.
