Get that Promotion

— For starters, consider taking on additional responsibility. Since companies are operating under the lean and mean mantra these days, it is important to set yourself apart. A great way to position yourself for a promotion is by offering to assume some extra tasks or projects. While this might not happen immediately, it will certainly set the wheels in motion for your selection for other work when the need arises.

— If you see a need – don’t ask. Just jump right in and take on the work. Your efforts will not go unnoticed and this will likely come back with positive praise and perhaps an untimely increase in responsibility and pay.

— Keep track of the increased work that you do. When the opportunity presents itself (it always does) you can point out to your supervisor the areas in which you have helped the company. This will allow you to quickly reference specific instances should you be asking for a raise and promotion.While these things take time, and sometimes you might have to wait a bit longer, you will no doubt reap the benefits when the time comes.

Productive Career

Look your best, act your best, feel your best and you will be your best; and those around you will be their best too. You will end with a spiral of goodness that makes everyone perform at the top of his or her game.

Smile and see what happens – my bet, is you will be surprised at the impact - for the better.

Human nature indicates that people like to be around those that make them feel happy, successful and good. If you feel good you give off vibes that attract others – smile and the whole world smiles with you - frown and everyone around you frowns. Here are my top tips to ‘feeling good and spreading the love’ to facilitate strong relationships that translate directly to positive career

4 Ways to Improve Your Recruiting Leadership

Leaders are not created magically, but emerge over time from a continuous process of being challenged, meeting the challenge, reflecting on what was learned, and applying it to the next challenge.

It turns out that great leaders are not only good at getting work done, but also at the way they get that work done. When a leader is acknowledged as "good" or even "great," there are always some things that distinguish them from the pack.

1. Great leaders take risks.
Whether they know it or not, great leaders do things others haven't done
Recruiting is ripe for change. We've been doing things pretty much the same for 50 years. We need leadership that is taking risks and trying out new approaches.

2. Great leaders adopt new technologies and processes.
Another characteristic of great leaders is their ability to embrace technology or processes that give them a competitive edge. They are early to see the advantages in the new
Leading recruiters are experimenting right now with social networking.

3. Great leaders build teams.
Good leaders also build strong teams. They often hire people as smart or smarter than themselves. They pose what seem like unrealistic goals, and challenge their teams to exceed those goals.
The people in these teams frequently have widely varied but complementary skills. A great recruiting team, at one organization, is made up of a few Internet and IT technologists, a systems and process expert, a statistician and a handful of recruiters who leverage technology and outsource a large percentage of hiring to trusted partners.

4. Great leaders create networks and stay attached to the external world.
Good recruiting leaders are well connected to the outside world. Effective leaders may have hundreds of contacts in a variety of occupations and organizations. They stay in contact by email, telephone, and with face-to-face chats on a frequent basis.