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Be Successful In Your Job Search – Avoid These Top 10 Mistakes!
No one enjoys making a mistake in his or her job hunt at the cost of the job which he or she has applied for. Yet mistakes do happen either because of misconceptions, faulty guidance or advice, or by failing to develop an effective strategy. Furthermore, these mistakes are not just limited to either resume writing or poor interviewing, but a lack of holistic thinking.The following list is not made in the order of the severity of the mistake, as you never know what mistake may be severe enough to cause you to lose an opportunity. The list is compiled by the

How to Finance your Growing Business using Alternative Financing
Do you own a growing business that needs financing? If you are like most business owners, whenever your business needs money you head over to the bank. Unfortunately, as most small business owners soon find out, most banks do not lend money to businesses unless they have significant collateral and a history of successful operations. This presents quite a challenge for business owners.When banks are not an option, small business owners turn to what is known as the alternative financing funding market. Although the financing options discussed in this article

With good planning and preparation, electrical contracting companies can submit their quotes for big projects they have always wanted – or must have to grow. All that is required is sufficient lead-time and a knowledge of industry partnering on the supply side of materials and manpower. Spend the next five minutes reading the article and you will see there are options, both achievable! You will also read about a growing industry many electrical contractors are discovering to help propel them to the top with minimal financial, overhead and legal risk.

Risk and reward: You must “take it to get it”

The scenario is you have grown your business with the proper mix of office personnel and electricians, have decent cash flow, and enjoy an amicable working relationship with your materials supply house(s). You have your estimating fundamentals down and your business is cruising along at a good pace ready to advance to the next step. Your willingness to accept risk is going to place your business over the top or keep you in check. Which way do you go? Are you comfortable or are you ready to progress in the electrical contracting industry? If your answer is “no” - stop reading here. Otherwise, go on to the next step…

Opportunity

Steven Covey said it the best, “Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity minded.” Maintaining the status quo simply obstructs growth. In a 40-hour workweek, a couple of office support personnel and ten electricians in the field can easily handle a manpower availability factor of ten electricians. With overtime - in perfect conditions - you can squeeze overtime at fifteen man-days (ten at 60 hrs/week) out of your crew and still keep projects on schedule over a short-term period. Now the big knock at the door sounds and an opp

Microsoft and Ethics - Get Some Google Search Share At Any Cost
With the majority of the rich world now having upgraded to IE7, did Google notice the way Microsoft have stolen search share? Did WE notice? In IE7 there is now an embedded web search facility in the toolbar at the ‘top right’ of the browser. Whilst Google can be selected as the search provider, did we think Microsoft would give up the search currency so easily? Not the same people that knocked Netscape into a cocked hat and into the sidelines of connected world control. But with world on constant alert of the software giant’s malpractice, it can’t be too high in

ptions, both achievable! You will also read about a growing industry many electrical contractors are discovering to help propel them to the top with minimal financial, overhead and legal risk.

Risk and reward: You must “take it to get it”

Opportunity

5 Steps to Ideal Client Relationships
I am fortunate to have truly terrific clients They are great to work with -- I honestly couldn’t ask for better. However, it wasn’t always like this. When I started my Virtual Assistant business, I had clients who gave me an upset stomach, didn’t pay me, and gave me emergency projects on MY time. I found myself feeling ‘beaten-up’, frustrated, and resentful much of the time -- wishing I had followed that ‘gut feeling’ I had when I took these difficult clients in the first place.It was through these experiences that I began to empower myself to fin

decent cash flow, and enjoy an amicable working relationship with your materials supply house(s). You have your estimating fundamentals down and your business is cruising along at a good pace ready to advance to the next step. Your willingness to accept risk is going to place your business over the top or keep you in check. Which way do you go? Are you comfortable or are you ready to progress in the electrical contracting industry? If your answer is “no” - stop reading here. Otherwise, go on to the next step…

Opportunity

Making an Agreement with Your Power Team
Power Teams seem like an ideal way to promote your business and offer a wide range of services. It is true when they work well. Although the concept is excellent, you should not work with a Power Team unless you have an agreement in place. With an agreement, you will be able to define what is important and how to divide the spoils. Never leave anything to chance. If you know that you will be providing one hundred hours of work and the other team member will be providing only twenty, then the agreement must reflect how you plan on handling the revenues. For example

e or are you ready to progress in the electrical contracting industry? If your answer is “no” - stop reading here. Otherwise, go on to the next step…

Opportunity

Teambuilding: Lessons From The Super Bowl Champs
Football season is just about upon us and many of us are thinking about another Super Bowl championship. One doesn’t have to be very old to remember when the Super Bowl and the New England Patriots were names that were not said in the same sentence. The Packers, Cowboys, Steelers, 49ers were champions, but New England? Yet after three titles, we have come to expect a championship every year.How did we get this way? Scott Pioli, who is the Patriots VP of Player Personnel shed the team’s secret in a recent interview. He and Coach Bill Belichick have a ph

e of office support personnel and ten electricians in the field can easily handle a manpower availability factor of ten electricians. With overtime - in perfect conditions - you can squeeze overtime at fifteen man-days (ten at 60 hrs/week) out of your crew and still keep projects on schedule over a short-term period. Now the big knock at the door sounds and an opportunity to grab a big project presents itself. You find you have a requirement for an additional ten electricians to handle the job. Your current crew is stretched to the point of diminishing return. You have a few options; turn the work down and maintain the status quo or go with one or a mix of the remaining two below:

In-house: Focus on the people and the job

OK, start your clock and watch it good! Bid and allow lead time to advertise, drug screen, check references, test for knowledge, interview, notify your worker’s compensation insurance company, gather social security, federal, state tax withholding information, perform payroll functions and then hire to double the size of your staff before the project start date. This will, of course, take time away from getting your materials take-off list in order, ironing out job details with the GC, attend planning meetings, pull permit(s) along with other miscellaneous tasks. You decide to bring in an additional part time office employee to assist the other two already focused on their full-time functions. Also, consideration for the post-project issues must be factored in, like handling unemployment forms, adjusting your worker’s compensation insurance, letting workers go, etc. OK, stop your clock; count the days juggling schedules, whew! Next option is for those ready to throw away the pain and hassles or effectively managing human resources.

Outsource: Focus o

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