Traveling Sales: A Lucrative Opportunity

A good salesperson that loves to travel will find that traveling sales positions are one of the most profitable sales jobs available. Companies are anxious to find strong salespeople that are willing to travel and will often compensate these employees very well. This wonderful career opportunity may be an ideal career for a talented and experienced salesperson that is looking for an exciting lifestyle.
While traveling sales can be a terrific career choice, it is not for everyone. If you are considering venturing into this dynamic field, take a few minutes to consider some important factors. This will help you to determine if this job is really the right career for you.
Can you adapt quickly to new situations?
Traveling salespeople are always on the road. This means that they must be able to move around constantly without developing strong attachment to people, places, or things. Consider for a moment your situation. Do have a spouse or children who need you to be near by? Do have a pet that you can’t bear to part with? Think about your situation and then honestly assess if you would be able to leave your life behind for the majority of the month every month. You will not be happy or effective in your job if you constantly feel that you are abandoning your family or your life.
Can you effectively handle stress and pressure?
Traveling sales requires excellent time management skills. You must be able to quickly establish relationships and close sales. Often you will travel from sales visit to sales visit making time management critical. Additionally, you will encounter many new people and situations each day. You must be able to effectively handle change and pressure.
Can you enjoy long periods away from home?
Traveling salespeople generally live out of a hotel room. This means that you will spend months away from your personal possessions. You must enjoy living away from home and moving frequently. While this is hard for many people, others enjoy the opportunity to see and experience many different and unique areas of the country or world.
These few questions will help you assess if traveling sales is the right lifestyle for you. If you decide to pursue this career path, you will discover many unique and wonderful benefits to this position. You will be paid well. You will see the country and sometimes the world. Some sales positions include a company car. All positions will cover the cost of your travel including: airfare, hotel, rental cars, gasoline and food.
Traveling sales is the perfect position for a single person that is looking to experience new things while earning a substantial amount of money. Before accepting a traveling sales job make sure that you are ready to handle the challenges and face new situations. Also be sure that you will not be hurting important family relationships. This job is not an ideal position for someone with a spouse or children.
If you are ready to take the plunge into this exciting and lucrative field, you will find that there are many exciting positions available for experienced sales people.

Finding a Management Position with your Current Employer

One of the often unnoticed perks of management jobs is the fact that these positions are available anywhere. You will not have to move to a new city or find a job with a different company to find an available manager position. Every company, every career field, and every city needs qualified candidates to manage and run their day to day operations. Your current job may be the perfect starting point for finding a great manager position.
If you are hoping to secure a management position with your current company, you will first need to discover if there are any openings available. The best way to accomplish this is to simply ask. Talk with leaders and managers in your current job to find out if there are or will be any management positions available within the company.
This conversation will carry many benefits to your current situation. You will discover for yourself if there are any positions available. You will also casually be informing your current employer of your interest in a management job should one arise. This can not only help you to secure a future position but will also let your employer know that you are interested in learning and growing with the company. Remember, if you want to be a manager, you need to act like one. Your employer may scrutinize your work carefully to determine if you will be the best candidate for the job.
In addition to asking your current employer about available management positions, be sure to find out what you will need to do to qualify for a position when it becomes available. Ask about education required for advancement within the company. Also ask about training requirements. Many companies offer a management training course that will be used to screen and train potential candidates for management positions. Find out the steps you will need to take to become a manager and then create a detailed plan to achieve this goal.
Your current manager may be one of the best resources that you will encounter. Your current manager understands the qualifications of a manager within your company. They also are aware of the steps that they took to secure this position. Additionally they will be able to offer you guidance and advice to help you prepare for a similar position. Talk with your current manager, explain your goals, and ask for advice.
Your biggest tool in helping you secure a management position in your current company will be your work ethic. Come to work everyday ready to work. Work hard when you are at work and strive to learn as much as you can. Remember a manager will need to understand every aspect of day to day operation. Try to learn as many new skills as possible. Ask many questions and be willing to share your knowledge with fellow employees. Your employer will notice your hard work and dedication to the company. Often this can result in a management position.
Manager jobs will always be needed. They are available at every company in every city. These jobs can be an excellent career. Strive to qualify yourself for the next management position at the company that you currently work for.

Is a Temporary CAD Job Right for Me?

The current economy and employment situation can make it difficult to find and secure a permanent full-time CAD job. In fact, many are turning to temporary CAD positions as an alternative to permanent work. Of course, there are many advantages and disadvantages that you will encounter if you choose to select a temporary CAD position. However, you will find that if you carefully weigh important elements before selecting a temporary position that you will be able to find temporary CAD work that will work with your lifestyle.
Are you willing to relocate?
There are temporary CAD jobs available across the country. However, you will have to ask yourself if you are willing to move for a position that may not last. You will also want to consider how far you are willing to commute. Before starting a search for temporary CAD jobs you need to carefully consider your limitations on relocation. Only search for jobs that will work with your requirements.
While many choose to relocate for a temporary CAD job, there are a few things that you need to keep in mind as weigh this decision. The first is the cost of relocation. Some companies will pay moving expenses, others will not. Some workers choose to stay in a hotel or short term apartment and come home on the weekend to visit. Others choose to make a complete relocation. Ask yourself what you would do with your house or apartment. Consider the additional expenses that you may encounter if you choose to move. These expenses include: movers, lease termination fees, and more.
Can this position transition into a permanent CAD job?
Often temporary CAD jobs can transition into a permanent position. Before accepting a temporary job try to find out if this will be a possibility. You can miss out on valuable permanent positions while you are committed to temporary jobs. Analyze your situation and determine if this temporary position will be a benefit or if it will hinder your ability to find more suitable and permanent work.
Can this position help me to learn new skills?
Temporary CAD jobs can be a great way to gain additional experience and learn new skills. A temporary position may help you to gain the skills that you will need to land a high paying, permanent position. Try to find temporary positions that will help you to be better qualified for other positions. Find jobs that will help to build your resume and increase your knowledge and available skills. These positions will not only provide immediate financial compensation but will also help you to learn the skills that will help you to secure your ideal, permanent position.
Before selecting or accepting any temporary CAD position, analyze the impact that this job will have on your resume. If it will make you a more qualified candidate, it may be a good choice. Likewise, if the position is below your skill level, it can hurt the overall appearance of your resume and hinder your ability to secure future work.
Temporary CAD jobs do have a purpose. However, before accepting a temporary position, evaluate it carefully to ensure that the position will be compatible with your needs. It is better to be without work a little longer than to rush into a temporary position that will hinder your future job searching opportunities.

Would Employ Media Really Create a Million Job Boards With .Jobs Domain Name Extension?

The .jobs domain name scandal continues to brew. The for profit Employ Media in alliance with the non-profits Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and DirectEmployers Association is attempting to expand the .jobs domain charter it obtained five years ago. Under the existing charter, quality employers like American Airlines are able to register and use domains such as AmericanAirlines.jobs if they feel that would make it easier for job seekers to get to the career sections of their web sites. The expansion would allow Employ Media to create an infinite number of new .jobs domains and either use the names themselves, sell them to other organizations under terms which are not open and transparent so some organizations may be denied while others are accepted at differing terms, or a combination of the two. In addition, domains such as Diversity.jobs and Nursing.jobs would be created even though there already exist job boards such as DiversityJobs.com and NursingJobs.com.
Dozens of job board association members, human resource professionals, employers, and other stakeholders have already used the template posted to CollegeRecruiter.com to voice their objections to the proposed expansion of the charter and I suspect that we’ll see dozens more before the deadline of this Thursday, July 15th. It takes only a few minutes to copy the template, paste it into the body of a new email, edit it to include your organization name and contact information, and email it to ICANN.

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Search for Scholarships First

It seems that college tuition is always going up. While I’m sure most college students wouldn’t prefer this any time, during a down economy doesn’t help. According to a recent article, the majority of students, on average, will pay between $172-$1,096 more for tuition and fees than they did a year ago, based on where they go to school. However, before college students consider loans, they should look for scholarship opportunities.

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3 Tips to Shore Up for a Career Flood

By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter
Ankle-deep in water, we waded across the ramp to our dock. The next day, after a satiating weekend of sailing, we returned to the ramp for departure, and alas, the water had risen to our knees.
Granted, we had slept the prior night ‘on the water,’ and then sailed through the day, water skimming our hull and sails pulling us through this liquid highway. As sailors, water clearly is our friend, but it was the unexpected creep of the wet stuff that startled us, interjecting itself where it wasn’t welcome, creating a potential barrier to our sailing lifestyle entry and exit.
Fast-forwarding a few days later, the water had ascended to waist level, forcing the more serious sailors to don swimsuits and paddle to their docks and boats. At this point, the marina owners and technicians stepped in, erecting temporary, gangplank type structures that bridged the water, facilitating an adventurous journey for eager sailors to meet up with our awaiting sailboats.
Nonetheless, as in a career course that only appears smooth, unwavering and secure, the signs of flooding had preceded our alarm. A spring and early summer of heavy storms and rain forewarned us, as the mounting raindrops created soggy lawns and rising lake waters.
As well, the wisdom of experienced marina folk, in particular a retired Coast Guard professional who now helped manage the marina, had anticipated this occurrence. In fact, he had strongly suggested to the owner that bridge building supplies laboriously created in the wake of prior summers’ storms be stored for future such emergencies.
The marina owner had declined his suggestion, and in the wake of this latest storm, was caught unprepared and forced to react urgently and quickly, and quite frankly, expended more abundantly in human and financial resources than he would have if he heeded the wisdom of the retired Coast Guard expert.
Likewise, many careerists find themselves unprepared and seemingly unaware of impending job course changes, despite storms that intermittently erupt and the rising tides signaling distress. Instead, they look the other way, or, are so swept up in their day-to-day that the distraction of building career plans to bridge potential career floods seems too onerous.
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Article by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Chief Career Writer and Owner of Career Trend, and one of only 28 certified Master Resume Writers (MRW) in the world.

How and Why to Object to Taking .jobs Away From Employers and Creating a Million New Job Boards

If you believe that the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and job board organizations like Direct Employers should operate in an open, transparent, and honest fashion, then take a few minutes from your day and read this blog entry. On the other hand, if you believe that the ends justify the means, then sit back and wait until about mid-August when some back room deals could be approved that will result in Employ Media, a for-profit organization owned by which is closely related to the non-profit Direct Employers (yes, that’s correct), is able to do just about whatever it wants with the .jobs domains.
If you’re a third party recruiter specializing in information technology workers, wouldn’t you love it if Employ Media refuses to sell InformationTechnology.jobs to you and instead creates its own job board using that domain? Better yet, how about if you specialize in that market in Chicago and Employ Media gives you the choice of buying ChicagoInformationTechnology.jobs for a measly $5,000 per year or watching them create and promote that domain to your clients? Or you’re Microsoft and Employ Media gives you the choice of buying both SoftwareEngineer.jobs or SeattleSoftwareEngineer.jobs for $100,000 per year (they’ll have full control over the pricing for different domains for different potential buyers) or they’ll turn around and sell those to Amazon for $10,000 per year (maybe their sister works at Amazon so they want to cut her a deal that they won’t make available on the same terms to you). Better yet, you’re American Airlines and you’re not even offered the opportunity to buy AmericanAirlines.jobs because Employ Media decides that it wants to use it to create a job board with job postings scraped from all sorts of U.S.-based airlines as well as loads of ads telling you that you need to have your credit history checked or you won’t be hired and you should immediately request information about continuing your education because otherwise no employer will want to hire you. Nice, huh?

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3 Steps to Using LinkedIn to Find a New Job

One of my favorite tools for job seekers, hiring managers, and other human resource professionals is the leading networking site, LinkedIn. Amazingly, LinkedIn started out in the living room of co-founder Reid Hoffman in the fall of 2002. The other four founders were Allen Blue, Jean-Luc Vaillant, Eric Ly, and Konstantin Guericke.
Today, LinkedIn has over 70 million members in over 200 countries, a new member joins LinkedIn approximately every second, and there is at least one and usually dozens or even hundreds of executives from every Fortune 500 company using LinkedIn.

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Mobile Marketing for Recruiters Webinar by @MichaelMarlatt of Microsoft

Michael Marlatt, Recruiting Consultant for Microsoft’s U.S. Enterprise Services group, recently partnered with ERE Media and Taleo to deliver a great webinar on the topic of mobile marketing for recruiting.
Michael’s presentation provided relevant context around the “what, why, and how” of mobile marketing has risen in popularity and worldwide adoption by consumer marketers, recruiters, and others. Michael also shared some past and present mobile recruiting case-studies from Hewitt Associates and AT&T.

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How to Handle the Group Interview Like a Pro

Written By Jimmy Sweeney
President of CareerJimmy and Author of the new
Job Interview “Secret”
You may feel comfortable meeting with one interviewer. But then you’re called in for a panel or group interview. Your palms grow moist and your head spins. It may feel as though people are ganging up on you. But that’s not the case at all. A group or panel interview is one way the employer or hiring manager can share the responsibility for making hiring decisions. Such an interview may work for you rather than against you. For example, if one person is uncertain, others may speak up for you, resulting in a change in perspective that could lead to a job offer.

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