by AndYaDontStop

do a google search for yourself.
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I am waiting, do it now!
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good. Now, if you answer NO to any of the following, you need to spend sometime managing your online identity


>Do the top 3 results point to you?

>If you follow the top 3 links, can you see your profile & contact details?

>Is your Facebook account one of the top 3 results?


hmmm, we need to do something.


This is the first step, so as to not overwhelm you.


I will in the days to come, expand this topic and deal with it in detail.


3 things you must do today:


1. visit www.linkedin.com and create a profile for yourself.

2. visit http://usernamecheck.com/ and ensure your particular username (& I suggest you make it "firstname" + "lastname") is still avialbale across a host of sites.

3. Prepare a short BIO. Maybe less than 140 characters
here is mine

"An Ideator. A personal success coach, trainer, author and professional speaker. A hospitality specialist, I help people amaze themselves!"

Ensure that the BIO you create forms the basis if not the standard text on all your online profiles.


MOTIVATION | Why you should do this?

According to research, search the most popular method to track something on the net. Make that something, someone.
New reports suggest that employers are now ensuring a web-check before hiring. The employer checks your profiles on-line to ensure there is nothing 'out-there' that should suggest you should not be hired.

Need more? if you complete the these steps, I will take a look at your linkedin.com profile and give you tips to improve that too!

do the steps and leave the link to your linkedin.com profile in the comments.

Cheers!

Prabhjot Bedi
The Coach


p.s. search for Prabhjot Bedi in google and see what I mean!

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I get a lot of emails, asking me if there is a job suitable for a particular individual in my company.
Here are my thoughts on that...

I want this one!

by iwona_kellie

If you don't know what a suitable job for yourself is, how would someone else?

Here you are, a professional, with a degree/education, maybe some professional/training/internship experience and you still don't know what job title you should be applying for.

I can understand if you are uncertain at what level you should pitch. for e.g. if it is a large company you maybe happy being a supervisor, but in a small hotel you may want a managerial position, but to not even mention the department or even the area of expertise is unacceptable.

Here is what you should do:

> Mention your interest, job title applying for, aiming for, in the header of the email/letter
> You can also list all the possibilities you maybe interested in. e.g. Duty Manager, Asst Front Office Manager, Concierge Manager etc

example | applying for/interested in the position of executive/manager in accounts management

The sooner the person managing the 'shortlisting' process knows what you applying for, the sooner you move to the next level.

P.S. A VERY VERY IMP TIP!

For the same organization, please, please do not send your resume for multiple positions. The organization may be advertising for a lot of positions, but you should make up your mind as to where you fit and go with that!

1. Count Your Blessings
We dont do this enough. I personally look at everything that has been made possible to me, and wonder how in the world could all this have happened. I cannot but feel blessed and happy. I may still look forward to so much more, but that cannot devalue what I already have.

2. Help another Human
This gives me immense joy, pride and loads of positivity. Being able to assist, in the smallest way makes one's own worries seem a little distant. The gratitude, that genuine warmth that flows from another human's soul to you, will soothe you. Help.

3. Start something new
Just the act of thinking of starting something new, makes me feel alive. I typically start envisaging the grand success, the accolades, the awards and the acceptance speeches. Then the dread follows. What to do, how to do it, who to talk to, what could go wrong etc. All this takes me away from my current state of mind.

4. Watch kids playing the park
Simply a joyful activity. The silly rules, the sillier fights and the laugh. The infectious, heart warming, deeply right laugh!

5. Listen to your pep up music
I have tracks that are specifically for my pep. These tracks are typically hi-tempo and are chosen coz, the first time I heard these, I felt good. I felt energized, alive and ready to go.
Create your own such compilation or if you are really creative, create your own music

6. Cook
Cooking is either sheer pleasure or a very tough chore. Either way it will keep you & your thoughts occupied and focused. People around will be delighted and worst-case scenario is that you may have to eat your own cooking (if no one else will). You will look up a recipe, get the ingredients organized, follow a prescribed methodology, monitor the progress, make adjustments, personalize the dish and then present. Cooking could be a blueprint for any project in life!


Leave your personal tips (that work for you or that you know of) in comments.

Happy Successing!

Prabhjot Bedi
The Coach