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To know more information about it, please visit Webhostingchoice.com.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-3856013200586331751?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/3856013200586331751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=3856013200586331751&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3856013200586331751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3856013200586331751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/10/right-choice.html' title='Right choice!'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-1007458572546803872</id><published>2009-10-21T09:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-10-21T10:10:09.516-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><title type='text'>2012</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;2012&lt;/span&gt; is the much awaiting movie for all the movie lovers. This movie carries important information regarding Nostradamus predictions, scientists predictions etc,. As per these predictions will our planet reach its end date? 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Just try them out and feel itin your dream house.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-7765633486423687117?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/7765633486423687117/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=7765633486423687117&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7765633486423687117'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7765633486423687117'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/09/bathroom-suites.html' title='Bathroom suites'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-6721628288069066799</id><published>2009-09-15T07:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-15T07:04:00.201-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Bedding sets</title><content type='html'>Every mother is very much cared about their new born child. They take more care in selecting baby products like soap, clothes, beddings etc. Today almost all fabrics contain thousands of toxic substances and colors that can cause harm to your baby. Your baby may have allergy or other skin disorders. So, one must be very careful in selecting the right bedding sets for their baby. It is one of the important things that you should buy for your baby. You can get the best bedding sets so your baby can get a tight sleep tonight.  If you look for the best baby bedding sets, you don’t need to confuse because you can get it easily by clicking Babybeddingpalace.com. This website provides some Baby Bedding Sets which has cute colors and pictures. You will get the best quality in handmade baby crib bedding sets from the website. You can get the unique baby bedding from classic to modern styles that you can match with the decoration of your house. 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To know more information about this site, please visit Babybeddingpalace.com.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-6721628288069066799?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/6721628288069066799/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=6721628288069066799&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/6721628288069066799'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/6721628288069066799'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/09/bedding-sets.html' title='Bedding sets'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-2151423828506764966</id><published>2009-09-06T17:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-06T17:14:19.604-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Best Mover</title><content type='html'>Nowadays, everything has become easy with the help of internet. Works have become easy with the invasion of internet in human’s life. One can able to do shopping from his or her home with the help of e-Shopping. And it also helps us to get information about various things through online surfing. People can also able to get help from any online service through net. For example, if you are searching for a good &lt;a href="http://www.humboldt.com/"&gt;Moving Company&lt;/a&gt;, you can find it easily through online. Moving companies help you in moving your belongings safely from one place to another. Due to business needs and many other reasons people usually relocate from one place to another. It is very much important to transfer each and every belonging safely. This can be done by the help of these moving companies. Before going to any moving company for help, people must know well about that company and its service. Many companies like this will also do some fraudulent activities to steal some of our items during moving process. 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For more information, please visit Humboldt.com.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-2151423828506764966?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/2151423828506764966/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=2151423828506764966&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2151423828506764966'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2151423828506764966'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/09/best-mover.html' title='Best Mover'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-6723985609379393178</id><published>2009-09-05T04:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-05T05:04:11.065-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Networking'/><title type='text'>Using Google Adwords To Drive Traffic To Your Website</title><content type='html'>Highly targeted traffic is one of the most important entities in the internet universe. Any website owner or administrator recognizes the importance of driving traffic to a website. The success of any website executes not rely entirely on the site itself. You may have a fantastic idea for a website, offer an excellent product or service, or have an exceptionally planned site with brilliant content, but when you do not use the right strategies to advertise, your site would not attract the high traffic you need. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Attracting targeted traffic is a task that should be taken seriously for any site to succeed or make a profit. Fortunately, there are internet-marketing tools that assistance the website marketer to drive traffic to his website. One of the most significant, and effective, of these tools is Google's Adwords. Adwords is one of Google's advertising services. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How does Google Adwords work? Google is the largest search engine on the web receiving over 200 million queries each day through its several services. As Google is the most popular search engine today, webmasters are keen on having their websites achieve a higher ranking in the search engine results it provides. A high ranking can mean high traffic for that website. The search engine results page is also a great venue for advertisers to promote a product or service through ads and links. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Consequently, Google launched its Adwords service, as a way for businesses to advertise wares and services to a targeted audience. Google Adwords can guarantee instant traffic. In this service, Google displays applicable text based ads within its search engine results page termed as "Sponsored Links". When a particular keyword is searched on, these relevant links appear in a separate section giving excellent exposure to the sites listed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How do you use Google Adwords? First, you have to open an account with the Google Adwords Service. Then, you should indicate your target language and country. 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Thus, the importance of picking out the correctly keywords cannot be overemphasized. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are keyword variations you can adapt to reach more prospects. Using these varieties, misspellings and derivatives can assistance increase the chance of your ads being served. Broad match is targeting keywords in a loosely defined manner. Here, the ads appear based on the keywords that have been queried by other users as opposed to exact match, which calls for the keyword to match the query exactly. Meanwhile, a keyword phrase set to phrase match will only appear when the exact phrase is searched on. A negative keyword is helpful in filtering unrelated pages. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After you have decided on what title tag to use in your ad, you must now define a budget in order to maximize exposure. Google Adwords recommend a daily budget for each campaign. However, you should determine a budget that is suitable and affordable. You should also determine the maximum price per click. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Google will offer a recommended price per click, but you do not have to stick with this. Usually, a number one condition is not ideal as it can also attract unwanted traffic and useless clicks. A number two position is more preferred as it can filter useless clicks and provide traffic with a higher conversion rate. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To conclude, Google Adwords is an excellent strategy and tool in giving your site max exposure. Nevertheless, Google Adwords should not be your sole advertising campaign. It will definitely assist you obtain the all-important, highly targeted traffic you want.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-6723985609379393178?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/6723985609379393178/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=6723985609379393178&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/6723985609379393178'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/6723985609379393178'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/09/using-google-adwords-to-drive-traffic.html' title='Using Google Adwords To Drive Traffic To Your Website'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-4390279785659157064</id><published>2009-08-28T09:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-28T09:33:26.083-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Networking for Career Success</title><content type='html'>Heading off to another conference and dreading the schmoozing scene? It might help to know that networking is a critical element of a successful job search. In fact, there is a lot of truth to the saying, "It's all in who you know." In this articles we'll highlight the key things you need to know about networking and how to use this skill to your advantage.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many jobs, particularly high-level and executive, fill through word of mouth, rather than through traditional channels. A solid grasp of networking basics keeps you in the loop and helps avoid the urge to skip networking opportunities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Network here, there, and everywhere&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Conferences and seminars are great places to meet influential people, but making contacts doesn't necessarily have to take place in hotel conference rooms. Day-to-day functions and events in your current job, as well as during free time, offer many opportunities to meet important people. An invitation you received to your neighbor's holiday party could be the perfect chance to meet that CEO or HR manager living around the block. Don't hesitate to ask others what they do for a living and reciprocate. If you'd don't let others know about your career, you're not making progress.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this age of technology, your laptop is an invaluable friend when it comes to job searching. With a little Internet surfing, you will find an abundance of message boards and chat rooms that are industry-specific and provide not only the advice of other professionals, but also contacts that could prove useful down the road. Over time, networking helps you build a list of valuable contacts. Put yourself out there and see the results.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Networking is not a bad word&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some people dread the idea of networking because they equate it with "schmoozing" or "sucking up," but it is simply a process of getting to know people. If you are friendly and good at making small talk in social and work-related settings, then your list of "Who's Who" will grow quickly! Don't stress yourself by the idea of having to be "on" and making a good impression.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basic social skills will get you through your first few rounds of networking, and while you may not impress everyone you meet, you can avoid leaving bad impressions altogether by doing your best to make sure people remember your name. Rehearse your "elevator pitch" about what you do. This can help if you're nervous or uncomfortable promoting yourself. What are the three most important parts of your career, yourself as a person? Having these things at your ready can go a long way in promoting yourself effectively.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Try sticking with these basics:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Relax. People can tell if you are nervous or anxious, but you don't need to be - most of them are doing the same thing as you. Don't get hung up on titles. For the most part, everyone is approachable, and if they aren't, move on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be yourself. You know how to talk to people. Don't over think it. Talk about whatever makes sense. Wander the room, hit the buffet, do what seems natural. Inevitably, a situation will arise where you can break the ice and start a conversation. There is always something to talk about, even the weather!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make eye contact and smile. It makes you appear sincere and interested. If you come across as distracted, or let your attention wander, it will show and it is downhill from there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Be polite. Put your best manners on display. Be a good listener and don't interrupt. Avoid making rude or biased comments, and end conversations gracefully. If you've done the job right, you might even score a business card before you go.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Follow up. If you connected with someone and discussed the possibility of working together, follow up with him or her a few days later. Schedule lunch or arrange a formal meeting to discuss future endeavors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you leave a function empty-handed, don't be discouraged. You win some, you lose some. There will be other opportunities to meet people and hone your networking skills. The key is to keep going. Each time you place yourself in a situation and are ready to discuss your career, your future, or your skills, you are opening up numerous possibilities for your future.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-4390279785659157064?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/4390279785659157064/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=4390279785659157064&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4390279785659157064'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4390279785659157064'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/08/networking-for-career-success.html' title='Networking for Career Success'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-1955395608546770851</id><published>2009-08-28T09:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-28T09:27:13.619-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Developing An Affiliate Program For Your Website</title><content type='html'>One of the best ways to improve traffic to your website is with the help of targeted websites who earn money promoting other peoples products. One of the websites I work on generates more than 35% of its revenue from other sites selling their products and services. If developed correctly, affiliate programs can have a significant impact on your revenue.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What Is and Affililate Program?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An affiliate program is a way for you to sell your products through other websites. Essentially the process is simple. You provide another website with the necessary promotional items to sell your product(s). However, the affiliate never takes actually inventory of the product you are selling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A great example of this is the website that sells mystery novels. For this example, let’s call the primary website Mystery Novels Central dot com. The website provides an affiliate website (affiliatewebsite1) with some banners and buttons promoting mystery novels. When a browser of affiliatewebsite1 clicks on the banner, it redirects him to Mystery Novels Central dot com. If the user purchases a novel, Mystery Novels Central dot comp pays affiliatewebstie1 a percentage of the sale – also known as a commission.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How Do Affiliate Programs Work?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When your promotional assets are placed on another website, each asset has a tracking URL. This tracking URL is invisible to the browser but keeps track of his activities. When he passes through the purchase process and receives a payment confirmation page, additional tracking code confirms a sale. This information is captured and tracked back to the initiator of the sale (i.e. the affiliate).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In its most simple form, an affiliate program works like a real life sales force. Imagine having sales reps spread our across the Internet selling your product to each of their new and existing customers. Each time that sales rep sells your product, you fulfill the order and pay the rep a small commission. In a nutshell that’s an affiliate program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How Can I Start My Own Affiliate Program?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can start your own affiliate program in a variety of ways. One of the most simple methods is to use and affiliate marketplace like ClickBank or PayDotCom. These affiliate sites aggregate many affiliate products. For a small fee, and sometimes simply a percentage of the sale without an upfront fee, you can join their program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you join, you agree to let the marketplace add your product to a list of products that third party websites can promote. When you do so, you also agree to let the affiliate marketplace (ClickBank or PayDotCom) receive a percentage of each sale. Remember, you will also have to pay a commission to the actual affiliate website that promotes and sells your product. The fees can add up quickly but are worthwhile if your product has a good margin.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are other programs from well established companies like Commission Junction, but they charge a significant fee for joining and a larger percentage of each sale. For those starting out, CB or PayDotCom is your best choice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What I particularly like about affiliate programs is the scale you can achieve. Affiliate programs are relatively easy to set up and can have a significant impact on your top line. If you have a product to sell and haven’t started using affiliates to promote your program, get started today.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-1955395608546770851?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/1955395608546770851/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=1955395608546770851&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1955395608546770851'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1955395608546770851'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/08/developing-affiliate-program-for-your.html' title='Developing An Affiliate Program For Your Website'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-7880208648534439564</id><published>2009-08-28T09:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-28T09:23:54.106-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Business'/><title type='text'>Doing your Business a whole world of good: Tips</title><content type='html'>You have carefully studied your target market. All aspects of your brand creation have received extra scrutiny. With the perfect slogan, logo and sales copy you feel quite good. However, unless effectively communicated, none of it is worth a thing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many companies learn the hard way that creation of the brand is only the first step. Ultimate success is dictated by your ability to instill awareness of your brand within the marketplace. There are now a multitude of mediums which can be utilized towards this end. They range from avenues which have existed since the dawn of time to the most cutting edge SEO wizardry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Advertising Online Can Work Just Fine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today's interactive world presents many possibilities for increasing your brand's awareness. Banner ads can be purchased on appropriate sites. Cross promotional arrangements can be hatched.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ranging from search engine optimization of your own site to affinity programs with other sites, the avenues are endless. Most brands recognize an online presence is paramount to success in commerce today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also powerful are today's social networking sites. These, in addition to niche forums, provide a great place to form relationships with potential customers. By being helpful and a good source of information online you are able to engender trust and familiarity with your brand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't Bail On Good Old Snail Mail&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many companies become so focused on the interactive world that they end up neglecting many tried and true marketing methods. Booklet printing can prove to be cost effective against other forms of marketing. Targeted mailings of informative literature goes a long way to building your brand. Those with a wide range of products find catalog printing to also be an efficient use of marketing resources.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other basics like custom business cards are also useful. First impressions are enhanced with a creative business card. Each point of contact with potential customers presents an opportunity for improving your brand equity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Broadcast Your Brand Throughout The Land&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Traditional print, radio and television mediums have become quite affordable for targeted marketing. Of course, as a small business owner you can not afford prime time television advertising. However, many opportunities now exist for last minute purchases which can be quite economical.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If appropriately directed at your niche audience these avenues can prove to be the most fruitful. No weapon within a marketer's arsenal is out of the reach of today's small business owner.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep It Real After The Deal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Branding doesn't end upon finalization of the sale. Good customer service translates to repeat buyers. A quality product or service is a selling point in and of itself. Protecting your brand equity requires you to ensure happy customers.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-7880208648534439564?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/7880208648534439564/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=7880208648534439564&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7880208648534439564'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7880208648534439564'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/08/doing-your-business-whole-world-of-good.html' title='Doing your Business a whole world of good: Tips'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5614183506812251678</id><published>2009-08-19T06:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-19T07:22:02.856-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Internet'/><title type='text'>Unblocked popups</title><content type='html'>Nowadays internet has become a vital part in our life with the massive help of web designing and web sites. But at the same time we are facing many problems with some sites, where many poups will come and we should block it from our browser. So for this we will try some solution for this by reviewing about the site named hovclick.com. It is a free service which allows website owners to create un-blockable pop-ups within their website. It will remove a link back to hovclick.com in the title of the pop-up. Some hesitate at the word pop-up, but these are designed by the website owner to incorporate branding, as well as guide the visitor to special areas within the site. We can use for possible thing slike to create attention to a new service, product or upcoming event, to announce a sale or coupon and to increase newsletter subscriptions. Just try this site and start to realize &lt;a href="http://www.hovclick.com/"&gt;the re-invention of pop up ads&lt;/a&gt;. I hope that this site will help you all a lot to implemet the concept of unblocked pop ups in your websites. By incorporating hovClick on your website, you can pass along any message with your companies branding, as well as moderating the amount of times you chose to have a popup on your site. So try their services and increase your business through the internet.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-5614183506812251678?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/5614183506812251678/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=5614183506812251678&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5614183506812251678'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5614183506812251678'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/08/unblocked-popups.html' title='Unblocked popups'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5902313099017920258</id><published>2009-08-19T06:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-19T06:06:50.275-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Internet set top box</title><content type='html'>Today with the help of internet, everything has become easy including shopping, selling etc. One can able to buy any stuff he wants from the internet through e-Shopping. Thus the invasion of internet has made a revolution and becomes a necessary one for him, throughout his life. Among much stuff available in the internet, only few will be very much helpful for us and FyreTV is one among them. It is an internet set top box of its kind that gives you access to the finest videos in the internet. This small black box helps us to watch movies without downloading it from the internet. So adults can make use of these type of &lt;a href="http://www.fyretv.com/"&gt;Adult TV like Apple TV&lt;/a&gt; to watch all the videos available in the internet. It is also easy to connect the set top box with your internet connection and favorite TV set. It is also possible for everyone to make use of the simple WiFi setup once you connect to your television and turn on the system. Thus using the FyreTV is very much easy compared to other set top boxes. They provide this service to people, who are living in every part of world for a low cost and high quality. So every adult can make use of it and have a great fun.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-5902313099017920258?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/5902313099017920258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=5902313099017920258&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5902313099017920258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5902313099017920258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/08/internet-set-top-box.html' title='Internet set top box'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-3503920565959000599</id><published>2009-08-17T18:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-17T18:36:43.806-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Taking Interviews'/><title type='text'>Dressing for a Job Interview</title><content type='html'>Are you ready to move on, move up, and get on with your career? Maybe you have just received that hard earned business degree, or decided it's time to change companies for a better career position. In either case, it is very important to dress for success when going on job interviews.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When buying professional attire, whether you are a man or a woman, keep in mind what works for you. You want to give the impression of strength and confidence as you stride through the door to that all important interviews that could change your future dressed for success. Imagine feeling your confidence build as you shake hands with the CEO or office manager who holds your future in his or her hand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use your sense of individuality, choosing a suit that is attention grabbing yet comfortable. You don't want to be ill at ease or uncomfortable while trying to concentrate on making a good impression on your job interview. Dressing for job interviews does not have to be a daunting task. Think of yourself dressed in a conservative, appealing, and vibrant suit emanating vibes of professionalism. Choose fabrics and styles that you can wear effortlessly, giving you that polished look.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think of your business wardrobe as a shrewd investment. Consider the three piece suit, the pantsuit, or the trouser and jacket you choose as your secret weapon to success. Buying a business wardrobe is not just another day at the store, picking through the racks for the best deals.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shopping for women's business wear or men's suits is as important as the job interview itself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The way you present yourself and the first impression you make on a potential employer will decide if you go on the second or third interview. Keep in mind that most employers today, call back job candidates as many as five times and sometimes even more, especially if it is a high-profile position. Be prepared for call back interviews by knowing what to look for in affordable business fashion and purchasing a few tasteful pieces rather than a wardrobe full of mix and match or lackluster clothing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can't beat the classic look of a dynamic pinstripe suit, or a more scholarly look with a blazer and crisp trousers. These looks are ideal for both men and women today. Choose a wardrobe with pieces that have withstood the test of time like subtle colored business suits in navy, gray, tweed, or hound's-tooth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will glow with confidence when dressing for success with the classic strength of the streamlined business suit. There is no reason why you can't look sensational when dressing for job interviews.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-3503920565959000599?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/3503920565959000599/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=3503920565959000599&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3503920565959000599'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3503920565959000599'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/08/dressing-for-job-interview.html' title='Dressing for a Job Interview'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-7439818848986274251</id><published>2009-08-17T18:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-17T18:33:56.946-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Taking Interviews'/><title type='text'>Stress-free Job Interviews</title><content type='html'>There's an important interview issue that's often overlooked. Interview preparation isn't just down to you; it's not a one-way street. The outcome rests just as much on your interviewer's approach as the quality of your answers. So what happens when the interviewer doesn't follow the rules? Can you win the battle of wits with an interviewer determined to find your Achilles heel? Is it possible to change the mind of an interviewer who knows they want to hire the person they saw just five minutes ago? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The truth is, it is. The trick is knowing how to cope with whatever style your interviewer throws at you. From the 'made their mind up already' interviewer to the 'chatty interviewer' - who talks but doesn't really ask questions, you can prepare yourself and cope with any of the questions thrown at you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The 'made their mind up already' interviewer should be tackled directly but politely. If you know you're up against a known internal candidate or if the interviewer makes a remark about your experience that suggests he/she has seen more experienced people then ask them what exactly they're looking for and who their ideal candidate is. Then reply, point by point, demonstrating you have all those attributes. Another good trick is to wait until the end of the interview and ask the interviewer what reservations they have about your application - you can then at least refute these (logically and calmly of course) and give yourself a fighting chance. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chatty interviewers, although they sound easy going, can be the worst. The problem is they're so busy talking about the role they don't gain any clear sense of your abilities as a potential employee. If you're faced with someone like this you'll have to work hard to turn their focus back onto you, either by asking them questions like "how would my experience benefit the type of department you're describing?" or by being a bit more direct, for example "do you have any questions about my experience of doing X as I imagine that would be a big part of this accountancy role?" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Obviously, the biggest key to successfully winning through a tricky interview is to be ultra prepared. This may sound like a lot of hard work but the key is to not forget the basics! In an interview situation these can range from ensuring you know the exact time and location beforehand to knowing who you're be interviewed by and pronouncing their name properly. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even in these days of business casual always wear a suit. As soon as you enter the building conduct yourself as if you were a potential employee. Be polite to everyone you meet from the receptionist/security guard onwards. Stand up when the interviewer enters the room and shake hands firmly. Finally, and although this may not seem obvious - never lie! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Job interviews can be nerve-racking. But just remember that whether you’re interviewing for work experience or for a fantastic finance job, preparation will always lead to success.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-7439818848986274251?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/7439818848986274251/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=7439818848986274251&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7439818848986274251'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7439818848986274251'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/08/stress-free-job-interviews.html' title='Stress-free Job Interviews'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-7639119881034044454</id><published>2009-08-13T05:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-13T05:39:40.779-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Internet'/><title type='text'>Choosing an Internet Marketing Course</title><content type='html'>If you are serious about making money online, it is essential that you choose the right internet marketing course. Selecting a good course is very important because, if a chosen course is unable to equip you with the basic tools to be successful, then it is obviously hard to get started in a well-paying career.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Things To Look Out For&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are a few facts you have to consider before choosing an internet marketing course:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- How comprehensive is the course?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make sure that the course covers all the basics of internet marketing so that you get a good understanding of how everything works. The course must offer valuable guidance on writing articles for free advertising of products and must also point you to good sites to post these articles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Does the course include SEO techniques?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;SEO refers to Search Engine Optimization. It simply refers to proven techniques that may be used to make your website among the top listed sites in search results. An internet marketing course that offers great tips on SEO will teach you how to achieve the top spots for the keywords that you use in articles.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Will the course teach you about PPC?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A quality course will also discuss about PPC or Pay Per Click. You can waste lots of effort and money if you do not know the basics of PPC campaigns. The right course will teach you how to write effective ad copy that will persuade people to click on your ads and purchase products.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;- Does the course feature a forum?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forums are great since they allow you to post questions to experts in the field. Make sure that your internet marketing course offers access to a forum. You can learn a lot from these forums and get valuable tips since you get feedback from internet marketers who have been engaged in online marketing for some time. Forums are a great way to learn from the mistakes of others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Cost Factor&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The cost of marketing programs varies widely. There are plenty of online courses with different mode of payment. Most courses require you to pay a one-time membership fee. You may then enjoy unlimited access to regularly updated course materials. This price option is a good choice considering the value of materials you can continue to access.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before paying for an internet marketing course, ensure that the course comes with a money-back guarantee. Usually the money back guarantee period is 30 days. However, this time period is often not adequate to learn, implement and test the marketing strategies. It is highly recommended that you go for courses with longer periods of money-back guarantee. If you take time to research well, you are sure to come across a good course with a lifetime money-back guarantee.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another option would be to choose courses that offer a free trial period. Such courses are also very good options since they allow you to actually try them without investing anything at all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the internet continues to evolve, it is up to you to find the right internet marketing course that will help you keep pace with those changes and effectively enhance your marketing efforts.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-7639119881034044454?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/7639119881034044454/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=7639119881034044454&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7639119881034044454'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7639119881034044454'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/08/choosing-internet-marketing-course.html' title='Choosing an Internet Marketing Course'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-872752068265351533</id><published>2009-08-13T05:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-13T05:22:33.745-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Taking Interviews'/><title type='text'>Job Interview Questions</title><content type='html'>Interview questions are designed to rate the skills and personality of a job applicant. There are different types of interview questions which aim to measure the qualifications of an applicant. Learn more on the different types of interview questions.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Companies utilize a set of interview questions as a tool to analyze the qualities of a job applicant for a certain position required by the company. These questions are specifically designed to thoroughly get substantial information from an applicant to know whether he is qualified for the job. Interview questions are also used to validate the information contained in the applicant’s curriculum vitae or resume.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An interviewer prepares a set of interview questions which he asks to all applicants. He will then compare the answers given him and gauge from here who the most qualified applicant is. It is the human resource department who usually prepares these questions. and they have set a standard set of answers also to measure the qualifications of every applicant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Interview questions vary depending on the company’s preference and needs. There are no standards or patterns in these types of questions. Basically there are different types of interview questions which job applicants may encounter during interviews. These types of interview questions are have their specific objectives pertaining to the different qualities of the job applicant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Credential Authentication Questions&lt;br /&gt;This type of interview question aims to gather enough information on the applicant’s previous background. Common question includes “How long have you worked at the company?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Work Experience Questions&lt;br /&gt;These types of questions aim to evaluate a job applicants’ working experience with previous employers. It raises questions related to duties and responsibilities performed with the previous work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Work Competency Questions&lt;br /&gt;The most common questions with this type includes, “Could you provide examples of your qualities as a leader?” or “Elaborate on how you have provided solutions on certain problems in your work?” The main purpose of this type of question is to measure the behavior and the competency of the applicant which can contribute to the position being applied for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Opinion Questions&lt;br /&gt;In some cases, interviewers would raise opinion questions to see how an applicant responds to certain scenarios. The interviewer usually provides an example scenario wherein he will ask questions like “If you encountered this problem, what would you do? What are your strategies?” In this type of question, the interviewer may ask the applicant on his or her strength and weaknesses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dumb Questions&lt;br /&gt;Some interviewers use dumb questions just to test the applicant’s ability to think instantly. This type of question does not have any right or wrong answers. Some of the common questions used are “What is the color which represents your personality?” “If you were given a chance, what animal do you like to be, and why?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mathematical Questions&lt;br /&gt;Mathematical questions are basically given in order to measure the mental quickness of the applicant. It also evaluates the ability of formulating mathematical procedure. It also measures how alert an applicant is in mental thought processes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Case Questions&lt;br /&gt;Case questions are designed to rate the problem solving capability of an applicant in certain situations. Examples of questions used includes “What is your forecast with regards to online retailing?” or “How many gas companies in the European region?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Behavioral Questions&lt;br /&gt;This type of question is usually used by many companies. Most companies give greater importance on the behavior of its applicants rather than the skills because they believe that an applicant with good behavior can be trained in terms of skills. It is basically designed to predict the future behavior of an applicant by basing it with its past behaviors. Questions used with the interview include “Give specific experiences of how you have handled such situations. What are the specific steps you have implemented in order to finish the task?”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As a job applicant, it is best to be well prepared before any job interview. As much as possible, review the contents of your resume. When undergoing an interview, you must have self confidence and answer questions in a relaxed manner.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-872752068265351533?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/872752068265351533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=872752068265351533&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/872752068265351533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/872752068265351533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/08/job-interview-questions.html' title='Job Interview Questions'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-1324016326743444119</id><published>2009-08-13T05:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-13T05:09:42.605-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Career'/><title type='text'>Changing Careers - Way to go!</title><content type='html'>Rarely is the decision to change careers made without some anxiety and doubt to accompany it. It's such a life-altering decision that even those who are bursting with excitement to launch a new career sometimes feel overwhelmed by the obstacles and "what ifs" along the way. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; "Changing careers can feel like you're standing in the vortex of a tornado. You're watching thousands of things swirl by, you can't see anything very clearly, and you're very hesitant to take a step in any particular direction. Too often, this uncertainty is all it takes to keep someone chained to a career that makes him or her miserable," says Katy Piotrowski, author of "The Career Coward's Guide to Changing Careers." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Piotrowski has observed hundreds of career changers and says that it's natural to run into roadblocks. "Remember, your goal is to find a career that offers what you want and need. It may take awhile to discover the right solution for you, and you may have to change your course a few times, but that's okay. If you persist in your pursuit for the right fit, new, more realistic options will soon become apparent." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Below are three common career-change roadblocks and Piotrowski's tips for approaching them:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Will changing careers significantly lower your earnings?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before scrapping your interest in a particular career because of its lower income, Piotrowski suggests you do the following:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;·         Do some research to find out how professionals in that field make it work for them. Do they have multiple jobs? Expand their work areas to generate more income? "For example, my neighbor is a potter. In addition to making and selling beautiful wares, he teaches pottery-making lessons," says Piotrowski.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;·         Assess what the likelihood may be that you could eventually earn enough income within a reasonable amount of time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; ·         Consider cutting your expenses and banking the money saved before making the career change to see if you can survive on that level of pay. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; ·         Keep in mind that the skills you've earned in former careers will help you progress faster than someone with less experience and may allow you to earn better pay more quickly than the average worker in your new career field. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Don't have the right education or training?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"A lack of a certification or degree can be a maddening roadblock for career changers. Rather than throw away an excellent career possibility, consider these avenues to work around or through such barriers," Piotrowski says.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Begin at the bottom. Beginning in an entry-level position makes it easier to get started in your chosen field. Once you're in, you will be more likely to discover avenues to obtain the training you need, and may even be able to have your employer pay for it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aim for a position that requires less training. "For example, if you want to be a physical therapist, but don't want to complete several years of college to get your degree, you could become a physical therapy technician instead. Frequently, technicians can be trained on-the-job or with just a year or two of formal instruction."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Torn between two or more careers?When it comes to choosing between multiple career passions, there's no rule that says people must pick one or the other. Below are Piotrowski's suggestions for juggling multiple career-change opportunities: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;·         Create a "muffin tin" career. "Typically, when you think of having a career, you imagine it to be a single profession that you immerse yourself in and develop over time. Another possibility is to select more than one career and to execute them simultaneously. So, instead of developing a single 'loaf' of a career, you might create several 'muffins,'" Piotrowski explains. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;·         Become a serial careerist. If the "muffin tin" approach is too scattered for your tastes, consider committing to one career for a few years, then pursuing another, and perhaps another. There's no rule that says you have to stick with one specialty your entire life.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-1324016326743444119?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/1324016326743444119/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=1324016326743444119&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1324016326743444119'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1324016326743444119'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/08/changing-careers-way-to-go.html' title='Changing Careers - Way to go!'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-2302150609850206123</id><published>2009-08-01T05:34:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-01T05:36:21.492-07:00</updated><title type='text'>&gt;&gt;Phone Interview Questions - Common Questions To Expect</title><content type='html'>It's quite normal for companies to have an initial interview over the phone. It's a lot quicker and it saves them money. Thankfully it's not too difficult to prepare for phone interview questions. &lt;br /&gt;Let's face it. There are a lot of unemployed and few jobs going so preparing for your phone interview will put you ahead of the crowd. Most people are lazy and don't prepare for the interview. That gives you a great advantage. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here are some common questions to expect. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tell us a little about yourself. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is the standard warming up question. Just remember this isn't an invitation to tell your life story. They don't want to hear about your love of football and choice of music. Keep to your job experience and responsibilities. You can finish off with a little more personal information if you wish. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why do you wish to work for the new company? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You must know something about the new company. Spend a little time looking into it and think of some good reasons you'd like to work there. Try and keep them to benefits of the company's business and not things that would be good for you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Companies don't like to hear you want to work for them because you live nearby and wouldn't have to commute across town or because they have free medical cover. Keep to the reasons the company is in business and why that interests you. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Why do you wish to leave your present employer? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Never criticize your present company or talk negatively about them. Keep to positive reasons you wish to change jobs. Wanting more experience and joining the market leader are more appropriate answers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are currently unemployed don't try to hide the fact. Always be honest and have and have an answer prepared for why you are unemployed. It's not uncommon in the current economic times so don't be ashamed of it. Once again never criticize your former employer and try to appear optimistic and ready for new challenges. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What are your current responsibilities? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Think about your current or former job and make a list of what you were responsible for. Don't just read from your resume. Your potential employer has a copy of that. Reword it and and a few more points of interest. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do you have any questions for us? &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Always prepare some questions in advance to ask them. Keep to the actual job, it's responsibilities and what the company is planning for the future. Never ask questions that make you sound lazy or not concerned with the work. Questions about flexible working hours, vacation and sick pay don't impress potential employers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember that with a phone interview you can have notes to jog your memory. Don't try to talk for a long time. Answer the questions carefully but keep it short and to the point. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All interviews can be stressful but remember the person on the other end of the line is probably not too comfortable either. Always remember to be polite, positive and thank them at the end of the call. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Preparing for Phone Interview Questions puts you ahead of the crowd and gives you a much greater chance of success.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-2302150609850206123?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/2302150609850206123/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=2302150609850206123&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2302150609850206123'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2302150609850206123'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/08/phone-interview-questions-common.html' title='&gt;&gt;Phone Interview Questions - Common Questions To Expect'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5579837283966501638</id><published>2009-08-01T05:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-01T05:20:22.999-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Human Resources'/><title type='text'>Human Resources - Structure, Functions, And More...</title><content type='html'>Every successful organisation or business has a HR department that functions effectively. This is because the most valuable assets of any company are its employees. If you ensure that you have a good HR department in place, you will already have invested in your employees’ welfare and in doing so, made a big investment in the growth potential of your business. HR departments deal with a number of different issues that are critical to the running of any company such as recruitment, retention of employees and selection procedures etc. As a company grows, there will always be a need to hire new people in order to deal with increased output and so on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, it is critical to ensure that you hire the right kind of people that are suited to the job and identify with the overall philosophy of the company. As such, you need to be very careful about implementing the right kind of recruitment process for your organisation. The recruitment officers need to be very mindful of any vacant positions as well as the individual qualifications and requirements that are required to fill that vacancy. Additionally, there needs to be a clear training program in place that will enable new employees to find their footing. Lastly, there needs to be a clear set of policies that dictate everything from employee expectations and requirements to appraisal cycles and redundancy clauses.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-5579837283966501638?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/5579837283966501638/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=5579837283966501638&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5579837283966501638'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5579837283966501638'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/08/human-resources-structure-functions-and.html' title='Human Resources - Structure, Functions, And More...'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-67194187433800549</id><published>2009-07-28T07:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-01T05:27:43.549-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Career Advice: Tension's Brewing Over Internet Use; Know The Rules</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;There's tension building between employers and their staffs over use of the Internet at work for both personal and business uses.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Younger staffers, who are usually more tech-savvy than their bosses, are pushing for more access to social networking and others sites, both for work purposes and for when they'd like to take a break from their jobs.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;At the same time, many are finding that the sites they are expected to use for researching and communicating for work are blocked; and they are unable to take a break to read a news story on line or check their personal e-mail or social network accounts.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, employers want the advantage of Internet technology, but are concerned about security for confidential competitive information, time being wasted and legal exposure. The result is that many lean toward blocking all or most access.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Career Tip: The Boss Is Always Watching&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;According to a study by the American Management Association, 76% of the companies surveyed monitor Internet usage; 55% store and review e-mail; 51% use video surveillance; 50% store and review computer usage;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;22% record telephone calls&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;"Wide-open Internet access is the risky approach," says Chris King, Palo Alto Network. "But to close off all access is "increasingly untenable for cultural and business reasons."&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The wise careerist makes sure he understands his employer's policy before blogging, tweeting, sending personal e-mails, to say nothing of watching sports and downloading movies. (Nearly half of U.S. employers have policies against visiting personal networking or video sharing sites during work hours.) If there's not a policy in place, he ask for guidance. He can be sure that his employer is probably looking over his shoulder, stated policy or not.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Career Guidelines&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The Associated Press offers career guidelines for using the web and other electronic devices at work:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;• Remember that anything you do on a company-issued computer or cell phone--in or out of the office--could be tracked by a boss, the courts or a regulator. Many employers monitor web site use, keystrokes, instant messages and e-mail. Some even archive text messages on work cell phones.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;• Avoid mentioning your company, boss or co-workers in outline postings unless you have permission to do so.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;• Avoid using any device to take or transmit any company-related photos, videos or other recordings without permission from management. This rule includes any images of company buildings or logos and embarrassing or unprofessional photos of co-workers or clients.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;• Know your company's policy on social networking, video web sites, e-mail and other tech-related activities.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;• Regularly delete personal e-mail from your work account.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;• Remember when searching for a job that many employers check social networking sites, blogs and other online activity.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The wise careerist follows two pieces of common sense career advice:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;1. Know the rules your employer is enforcing for use of electronic devices.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;2. Never post anything on a company-owned electronic device that you wouldn't want to appear on the bulletin boards where you work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-67194187433800549?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/67194187433800549/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=67194187433800549&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/67194187433800549'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/67194187433800549'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/07/career-advice-tensions-brewing-over.html' title='Career Advice: Tension&apos;s Brewing Over Internet Use; Know The Rules'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-4690127217803769300</id><published>2009-07-28T06:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-08-01T05:33:27.649-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Home Jobs'/><title type='text'>Top Work  from Home Jobs</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Not everyone likes to go office everyday and follow the instructions of boss at every step. Some others are there, especially the stay home moms, who can not go to office due to their responsibilities towards some other high priority in their lives at that certain point of time. That doesn't, at all mean that these people cannot earn a decent amount of money and be satisfied with the feeling of being self dependent. They can, of course, get 'work at home jobs.' Just go through the &lt;a href="http://www.manpowerindia.net/checklist-home-based-worker.html"&gt;Checklist For Home Based Worker&lt;/a&gt; and then read about the following hot choices for work at home jobs that give both- flexibility to adjust your time and a decent earning for you.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Freelance Writing&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; If you are good with words, you have many options to explore related to freelance writing. Here, you work for a while and build up some or the other subject matter expertise. Web sites are looking for new bloggers every day. Many sites offer free blog space to anyone interested in writing. Blogging can, in fact, be a good way to earn extra income for all types of home-based workers. Freelance writers should remain flexible about taking on a variety of different assignments but should also specialize in an area, such as public policy, technology, or education. They can both, be a generalist and a specialist at the same time.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Mystery Shopping&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Many reputable companies pay for reports and reviews of retail establishments and products. You have to just act as an average customer and then analyze a store or service. Doing surveys or participating in focus groups can be even more lucrative in terms of money paid for the job. Research companies search for reliable, articulate, detail-oriented people and pay well to those who consistently perform well. You love shopping or not, you have to anyway go to the shops for buying this or that. Avail this opportunity and be a mystery shopper or survey taker. Internet has made finding these jobs easier.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Online-Auction&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; If you know some craft and create them sitting at home, you can go for an online-auction career. Leave alone the crafts, if you want to sell some household items that you would otherwise put in a garage sale then also it is a good option. You can even look for bargains at local retailers and then auction them off for a profit on the site. Most of the auction sites have "how to" sections to teach beginners with the selling process. A little research further can help you know the best way to market your offerings.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Transcription Jobs&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Transcription is converting voice-recorded reports, as dictated by professionals, into text format. This is more common in health profession (medical transcription) but not very uncommon in other general and legal fields. However, these jobs require a specific set of skills or experience. If you have such experience, you can very well opt for transcription job- it is one of the most sought after jobs today. If you don't have any such skill, you can even go for short duration training courses which have become very common these days. The institutes offering such courses also help in finding the initial home based transcription job and once you get experienced, you can move forward on your own.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt; Finding home based job has been made easier by Internet as never before but there is always a possibility of your being a victim of &lt;a href="http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/workathomehelp/a/homescam.htm"&gt;Work at Home Scams&lt;/a&gt;. Just be sure to avoid these scams and work happily at your own terms.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-4690127217803769300?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/4690127217803769300/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=4690127217803769300&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4690127217803769300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4690127217803769300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/07/top-work-from-home-jobs-author-deeparoy.html' title='Top Work  from Home Jobs'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-4416769124409557371</id><published>2009-07-16T07:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-16T07:23:08.099-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Web Freelancing - 3 Things to Be Cautious of Before Becoming Self-Employed</title><content type='html'>Freelancing is one of the simplest and quickest ways to become self-employed. It can be a great opportunity for a web developer to strike out on his or her own. Often, the income is even better than having to work for someone else. However, there are many things to be weary of before taking the plunge.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Income is not steady&lt;/b&gt; - Typically, your income will not be steady. Your paychecks will come from various sources and at different times throughout the month. You will even come across the occassional client who refuses to pay you on time or at all. This can be a cause of stress for someone who likes a study income. Keep this in mind and always have a back-up plan, extra savings, and multiple streams of income for a rainy day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Picky clients&lt;/b&gt; - Unless you are lucky to have easy going clients, you are most likely going to deal with clients who want quick turn-arounds or want numerous revisions on your projects. If you are not already exprienced with nit-picky clients from your current or previous job, you are in for a surprise. Keeping clients happy is a job in itself and the constant revisions can become irritating very quickly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Boredom&lt;/b&gt; - I'm sure that there are many web developers who absolutely love what they do. Yet, for many, doing the same type of work you were doing at a 9 to 5 can be just as boring. While you have more freedom than before, it doesn't create much more satisfaction in terms of work.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being a freelance web developer does have its perks. You can set your own schedule, you can choose your clients, and you can set your own rates. However, the above are definitely things to keep in mind before taking the leap into self-employment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also recommend having multiple streams of income and I feel network marketing makes a great part-time option that can be fun and lucrative. As a web developer, you already have the skills to market another business on the side. It is something to keep in mind.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-4416769124409557371?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/4416769124409557371/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=4416769124409557371&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4416769124409557371'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4416769124409557371'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/07/web-freelancing-3-things-to-be-cautious.html' title='Web Freelancing - 3 Things to Be Cautious of Before Becoming Self-Employed'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-4659575685410930414</id><published>2009-07-16T07:01:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-16T07:12:12.387-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Networking'/><title type='text'>Using Internet for Career Growth- Beyond Job Search Sites</title><content type='html'>You have done this many a times- browsing through the popular job categories on a job search website!However, you might not be knowing that some employers post positions on such websites just to give the impression of being transparent in their hiring procedure. Some jobs are not removed from these listings even when employees have been hired. All facts kept together, job search sites are still important, in fact, very crucial for getting jobs. However, you have to use them “intelligently.” You can't depend solely on them. So its time to move on, to adopt new online techniques for job search. These job search sites have to be used as a valuable resource in this process. Here I tell you how?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Use Job Search Sites to Enrich Your Resume&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most of the employers use applicant tracking softwares where you rank high when you fill in the proper keywords in your resume. Figure out these keywords by researching about the job postings on the job search sites, particularly of those employers who are actually hiring people. When your application is screened, you will have high chances to get a call for interview if your resume contains the right keywords.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Expand Network&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The present trend of hiring scenario prefers the references from the known sources. Candidates who have been referred by the people already working in the company get preference over others. A newspaper report stated that seventy percent of aspiring candidates find jobs through someone they know. It means you have to expand your network so that you know some or the other person in the offices you wish to join. Use social and professional networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace- the list is almost endless viewing at todays web possibilities. Just research and get popular on web.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Online networking doesn't stop you from getting into real networking. Develop friendship with online friends in real terms too. Meet people wherever you can- networking events, classes, parties, anywhere. Also discover how to use the internet in your job search.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-4659575685410930414?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/4659575685410930414/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=4659575685410930414&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4659575685410930414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4659575685410930414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/07/using-internet-for-career-growth-beyond.html' title='Using Internet for Career Growth- Beyond Job Search Sites'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-4584197917818538586</id><published>2009-07-16T06:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-16T06:58:51.991-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Security'/><title type='text'>Protect Your Home and Business With Surveillance Cameras</title><content type='html'>Using surveillance cameras for protection is no longer limited to convenience stores, other banks, gated communities or other establishments that have been using it quite commonly. It is now much easier to avail and with that, you can choose from a lot of setups no whether you would go for the simple or the more elaborate ones. Considering the many benefits of having a surveillance camera for you to be aware of what is going on around you, perhaps you could think about having a system installed now?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Why Get Protected By A Surveillance System?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You may be wondering why you would need a video surveillance camera. Everyone with a house or a business would of course; want the best protection there is possible. So if you do not have a surveillance camera, what would be a better alternative? Video surveillance is very reliable because it is the only home security option that would stay on whenever you need it and can record what it has seen allowing you to view it later on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The even better part of this is that you can choose from a whole lot of them. Whether you would only need a simple camera for you to just be able to see what is going on outside or if you would want to go for the more elaborate types which has the best features some of which would allow you to zoom in or out in good detail, could record sound very clearly and do so much more.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Surveillance Camera You Need&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With so much option to consider, the next thing you might be wondering about is what camera you need exactly. Some good criteria for judging are how much you are willing to spend and what you really need.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A camera that wouldn't move on its neck is called a fixed camera but if you prefer something that would move, that would be called a PTZ. PTZs cost much more expensive than fixed cameras do but are able to do so much. You can also choose whether you surveillance camera would shoot its videos in either full color, infrared and thermal. Of all these, the color is the most basic while the thermal is the most expensive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When it comes to clarity of picture, you can choose between megapixel and standard definition with megapixel as the clearer and the more expensive option. This is more important to choose if you want to pay attention to small details.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While analog cameras are more common, a large trend for surveillance cameras is shifting from analog to IP cameras. Only IP cameras are able to digitize just by the camera itself while the others would have to have the video downloaded into the computer to have it digitized. IP cameras only come in megapixel cameras.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With the many benefits of a surveillance camera as well as excellent video surveillance solutions every home or business owner is sure to be more secure about what is going on around.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-4584197917818538586?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/4584197917818538586/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=4584197917818538586&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4584197917818538586'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4584197917818538586'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/07/protect-your-home-and-business-with.html' title='Protect Your Home and Business With Surveillance Cameras'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5573246257354619922</id><published>2009-07-13T07:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-13T07:46:01.772-07:00</updated><title type='text'>&gt;&gt;A Professional Website Will Increase Your Online Sales</title><content type='html'>...&lt;B&gt;Have you ever thought of putting up a website to boost your business? If you haven't, then, it's time you did. It might be the thin line between making it big and flopping!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Every professional business knows that a professional website increases sales. A website is a symbol of your business and is a direct representation of your business standards. A poorly created or disorganized site will only cause visitors to shop somewhere else on the internet. Once published, your website becomes your business image. It reflects your values, product, quality of service, and your dedication to your clients. It is your most important means of marketing your company. Designing a professional website that will market your products or services can take time and effort, but the result will be increased sales and customer satisfaction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The following outlines general considerations for creating a professional website:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register a Domain Name: Choosing a professional domain name is critical to making sure visitors can locate your site. When choosing a domain name, consider your business strategy and your product or service. Make sure your name is easy to spell and remember. '.com' is the most common ending for a business. '.biz' is also an ending that can be used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Register for Web Hosting: Web hosting allows you to store your website on a server that is accessible 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week. Make sure you acquire a web hosting package that meets all your needs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Design the Website. You can either hire a professional to design the site, buy a template, or do-it-yourself. Hiring a professional to design your site will mean that your website will be of high quality. Purchasing a professional website template may lead to a product that does not complement your business image. Doing it yourself can take a lot of time and be very frustrating.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Display Testimonials. By displaying customer testimonials, you are showing potential customers that you can be trusted and your product and service is of high quality.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Privacy and Security: One of your major tasks of proving your credibility is your ability to show your clients that their financial information and personal information are safe. Customers will not give you their credit card details if they have doubts about the security of your website. You should consider a well known payment system with a good record of protection. Make sure visitors can easily find your privacy and proof of security pages.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Website Load Time: The recommended size of a web page should be about 40-60 K. This size is suggested so that visitors do not have to wait for the website to load. In many cases, if they have to wait more than 20 seconds, they will move on to another site. To maintain a low load time, use a minimal number of graphics.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keep Your Website Fresh: In order to create and maintain repeat customers, give your visitors a reason to visit and continue to visit in the future. Provide fresh content on a frequent basis. New content can come from such sources as news clips, articles, tips...etc. Your content should be relevant to your site and updated regularly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sloppy websites do not translate into sales. When looking at your own website, ask yourself: Would I purchase a product or service from the company? Your website is the most important sales tool you have. Your visitor's first impression will almost instantly determine whether or not you are going to make a sale.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Professionalism is a key component of business success. When properly designed, professionalism will be seen in your website. Because the virtual world has become such a highly competitive environment, you need to make sure your professionalism and credibility are clear to visitors. Your website is a key component of online business success&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-5573246257354619922?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/5573246257354619922/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=5573246257354619922&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5573246257354619922'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5573246257354619922'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/07/professional-website-will-increase-your.html' title='&gt;&gt;A Professional Website Will Increase Your Online Sales'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-3458501927753945405</id><published>2009-07-13T07:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-13T07:21:04.888-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Communication'/><title type='text'>Communicate Positively</title><content type='html'>Ever wondered why some people simply appear more positive than others? Being positive is not at all in the state of mind. It also translates to how well you communicate -- your choice of words, your tone of voice and your non-verbal cues. What types of words should you use to make yourself a more confident and positive when getting one of the job opportunities in NZ and you as a person?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Adecco New Zealand – the leading human resource service provider in NZ which offers thousands of available Dunedin jobs, Wellington jobs, Christchurch jobs and Auckland jobs gives few tips to help you be more positive when getting a job in New Zealand and in the workplace;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At job interviews...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At job New Zealand interviews, speak clearly and confidently. Do not speak too fast as this could indicate that you are nervous. When describing your job scope and duties, use active words to demonstrate your capabilities, e.g. "initiated” or "conceptualized" etc. Speak enthusiastically and ask relevant questions about the job - this will demonstrate your interest in the position. Avoid any negativity such as complaining about your current employer or boss and putting down your ex-colleagues.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;While on the job...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A positive worker is a morale booster to the company. Everyone likes being around with pleasant people at the workplace. When it comes to job New Zealand promotions and rewards, bosses notice people who communicate effectively and confidently. Make these tips your workplace habits from now on!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Be tactful when presenting bad news. For example, if there is a problem at work, remember to provide your bosses with possible solutions. Convey the problem to them calmly by stating the facts, then present your possible solutions and seek their advice on which solution would be best.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Always use positive words. Instead of negative word like "problems", use "challenges". Instead of using the word "complaints" use the word "feedback". Use confident words, like “I believe" or "I'm confident that this will work". Your words should demonstrate conviction and your commitment to the task on hand.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Practice good manners. Always say "thank you" and "please". It is simple manners but many people forget them at the workplace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In written communication...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The same rules apply when communicating via email or memos. In fact, be extra careful with written communication, as the risk of it being misinterpreted is higher. There are no non-verbal cues to support the message; therefore, always choose your words carefully - a misunderstood message may cost you your job.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-3458501927753945405?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/3458501927753945405/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=3458501927753945405&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3458501927753945405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3458501927753945405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/07/communicate-positively.html' title='Communicate Positively'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-530556507487734134</id><published>2009-07-13T07:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-13T07:16:16.390-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Taking Interviews'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt;Getting the Job You Desire: Preparing For Various Interview Types</title><content type='html'>If you've been on multiple job interviews then you know that you might encounter a different environment depending on the company you interview with. This is pretty common because every company has its own culture. And more importantly, each company - and even department - instills its own interviewing strategy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sometimes you know what type of interview you're going to walk into and sometimes you don't. So to be prepared for anything, let's take a brief look at varying interview types.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;The Screening Interview&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Often times, when you apply for a job, the company will look over your resume and cover letter as a sort of filtering process to determine whether you're generally qualified for the job. However, on occasion, a company might go one step further by conducting what is known as a screening interview. In this interview - which might be conducted in person or over the phone - a representative will ask you some questions to determine your interest in the job and basic qualifications.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Structured Interview&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Another interview type that you might be prepared for - and that is quite common - is the structured interview. In this type of interview, the interviewer will ask specific, predetermined questions meant to explore experience, skills and personality traits. The goal of this type of interview is to find the ideal candidate. Very often, this interview is the determining factor in whether you will be hired for a position.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Stress Interview&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This type of interview style is rarer than others because it is a bit unorthodox. During this interview, the interviewer will try to intentionally upset you to see how you might react under pressure. You might be asked questions designed to make you feel uncomfortable. Or the interviewer may interrupt you while you're speaking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Group Interview&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The group interview is pretty much just what you think it is. It is a number of representatives from the company opting to interview you at the same time. Often times, each member of the group is designated a style of questions to ask (ex. stress). However, other times, the interviewers may be allowed to start a sort of "free for all" as long as they don't step on the toes of other interviewers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Multiple Interviews&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have been moving up the corporate ladder over the past few years then you may have noticed that you first started with structured interviews only. However, as you're moving higher up the chain, you may be participating in multiple interviews.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Multiple interviews are usually a combination of several types of interviews you're already familiar with. For instance, you may first undergo a screening interview so they can determine whether you're qualified to move on to the next step. Then you may attend a group interview where multiple representatives will have an opportunity to determine your qualifications. Finally, you might go to an informal interview - possibly at a lunch - where you meet with one or more interviewers to talk casually about the job.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are other interview types out there to consider, including targeted and situational. By knowing what's out there, you can more easily prepare for any interviewing scenario you find yourself in.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-530556507487734134?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/530556507487734134/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=530556507487734134&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/530556507487734134'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/530556507487734134'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/07/getting-job-you-desire-preparing-for.html' title='&gt;&gt;Getting the Job You Desire: Preparing For Various Interview Types'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5811938809076961457</id><published>2009-07-13T06:57:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-13T07:12:46.298-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Finance'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt;Instant Unemployed Loans: Unemployed Financial Guide</title><content type='html'>There are different types of loans to meet the financial needs of borrowers especially the unemployed, and these loans are auto loans, education loans, mortgages and home loan. There are times when you need the cash necessary to meet the demand of the situation. But there is no need to worry because there are instant loans for unemployed, which are specially designed to cover emergency situations and constraints of cash for the unemployed. These loans are the best option to choose if you need small sums of money in a short period of time. In an emergency, it is very important to obtain finance without any delay.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The borrower may qualify for these loans easily and conveniently without hassle. Your budget is crumbled with unforeseen expenses during the month. Since the money is unpredictable, it could lead to a crisis any time. Funding is, in fact, the recent form of lending and it is therefore quite different from other traditional loans, as it swept the traditional and laborious process to get loans approved and used.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;These loans are approved within a short time and have the ability to resolve financial constraints. It only takes a few minutes to obtain the loan is approved and the loan is transferred to your bank account the same day or the next business day. The transfer of the loan amount is not affected by weekends and holidays. Therefore, you can have the money before the arrival of pay. There is no provision for credit checks, which is specific to the service for those who do not have good credit history.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The loan amount varies from £ 100 to £ 1500 and the repayment of these loans varies from 14-18 days. You can repay the loan through a check which the lender holds until the due date. On the other hand, the amount of your bank account is deducted by the instant online loan companies and you will be informed about this later.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-5811938809076961457?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/5811938809076961457/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=5811938809076961457&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5811938809076961457'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5811938809076961457'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/07/instant-unemployed-loans-unemployed.html' title='&gt;&gt;Instant Unemployed Loans: Unemployed Financial Guide'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-1824151640739499269</id><published>2009-07-08T07:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-13T07:10:10.006-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt;Work Accidents: What to do if You Have an Accident at Work</title><content type='html'>There are a number of steps you should take following an accident at work. Below is a basic, 5-step checklist to help you to make sure that you gain any assistance you are entitled to following a work accident, and to reduce the likelihood of another similar accident happening in your workplace.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1) Record your injury in the accident book&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All employers, other than very small companies, are required to keep an accident book. As an employee, it is in your interest to record any work injury in this book, as it can serve as evidence if you need to make a work accident claim at a later date. The accident book also enables your employer to keep track of problems and to make any changes necessary to prevent future incidents.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;2) Make sure serious accidents are reported to the HSE&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If an employee suffers a serious injury at work, their employer is required to report it to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). The type of incidents that should be reported include major injuries like broken arms and ribs, as well as any other injury which prevents an employee from doing their normal work for over three days.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The responsibility for reporting the injury rests with your employer, but if you have suffered a serious injury it is best to make sure this has been done.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;3) Find out about your rights to accident pay&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your contract or written statement of employment will contain information about sick pay or accident pay. Usually, employees are entitled to statutory sick pay for any time off work due to an accident or sickness. However, your employer may have a scheme for paying extra, or may decide to pay more, according to the nature of the injury you have sustained.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;4) Address any health and safety issues&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If there is a persistent health and safety issue at work which led to your accident, it is important to make sure it is rectified so that the same thing will not happen to somebody else. Point out any health and safety issues to your employer, or to your employee safety representative. If problems are still not dealt with, you should call the HSE Infoline.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;5) Consider making a work accident claim&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have been injured at work and it wasn't your fault, it is a good idea to initiate a work accident claim as soon as possible, and it must be within three years of the incident (there are some exceptions to this, such as asbestos poisoning).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will need a personal injury lawyer to represent you. Personal injury claims can be made through specialist solicitors on a 'no win, no fee' basis, meaning that if you lose the case, you will not have to pay any money.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your employer will be insured against compensation claims, meaning that, if they lose, it is their insurer who will pay out your compensation. It is against the law for your employer to sack you because of a personal injury claim.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-1824151640739499269?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/1824151640739499269/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=1824151640739499269&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1824151640739499269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1824151640739499269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/07/work-accidents-what-to-do-if-you-have.html' title='&gt;&gt;Work Accidents: What to do if You Have an Accident at Work'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5422644663617692571</id><published>2009-06-11T08:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-11T08:57:14.307-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Mesothelioma cancer compensation</title><content type='html'>Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. Exposure to asbestos occurs when fibers are inhaled or ingested into the body where they can become lodged in organs and body cavities. The fibers can cause irritation and inflammation. Overtime, this can lead to the development of an asbestos-related disease called Mesothelioma. People who are at high risk for developing mesothelioma are those who worked with asbestos containing products. Often, these people are mechanics, shipyard workers, electricians, boiler workers and other workers. If you have just recently found out that you have mesothelioma, a &lt;a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=39807&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diagnosedwithmesothelioma.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;Mesothelioma Lawyer&lt;/a&gt; can help you to get compensation from the company you work in, if it is an asbestos related company. The law will support any provable mesothelioma case, and because mesothelioma is a cancer, which is mainly caused by exposure to asbestos, it can be proved. Thus it is the best way for one to get compensation to cure his/her cancer caused by asbestos exposure.  So it is good to stay away from asbestos exposure, thus it may help you to protect your lungs from mesothelioma cancer. But if you are already affected with this disease because of asbestos exposure, I assure that a mesothelioma lawyer can help you to get compensation from the company that you worm in. 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If you notice decreased productivity in the workplace, a flatness of affect or accelerated weight loss, depression maybe the culprit.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 2:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Stay on the lookout for signs of irritability. Depression is distinct in its ability to rob otherwise reasonable people of their sense of perspective, so you may recognize more aggressive behavior than usual.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 3:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Watch out for indications of problems at home. You don't want to exceed the bounds of decorum, but it is wise to pay attention if things seem to be in a downward spiral.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 4:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Take note if you see outward signs of despair in your coworker. We all have bad days now and then, but depression will typically produce far more of them, of far greater severity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 5:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Speak with a friend or workplace supervisor of the depressed individual if you don't share a close rapport. Often if you can deliver the message via a trusted acquaintance, it comes across less like an indictment or more like an offer of assistance.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;      Step 6:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Speak with that person about his mood if you share a close relationship. Conversations such as these are often best conducted outside the workplace, where that individual may feel more comfortable talking freely about his life.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-8513812226599001121?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/8513812226599001121/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=8513812226599001121&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8513812226599001121'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8513812226599001121'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-recognize-depression-in.html' title='&gt;&gt; How to Recognize Depression in the Workplace?'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-4800100089370488145</id><published>2009-04-04T06:50:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-24T09:01:16.656-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Win the contest...</title><content type='html'>Are you good at XML and are you ready for the challenge… The xmlchallenge.com is an online site which conducts a contest designed to recognize developers who can shape the XML landscape in the coming years. Video contest, gadget contest, query contest, ported app contest and XML2 contest are the different categories of contest available here to showcase your knowledge and talent. These contests are applicable for both students as well as professionals. The contestants are required to take a small quiz first in which they must pass before entering the main contest. After entering the programming contest, you can win recognition and get a bit richer. The range of skills encompasses those with interest in XML and database technology to those with hardcore programming skills in DB2. There are different contests you could participate in, for example the &lt;a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=35425&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.XMLChallenge.com" rel="nofollow"&gt;IDUG contest&lt;/a&gt; . Each competition is different and gives you different recognitions. You have many choices to enter the contest. You can enter as an individual or as a team. 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To join the contest visit XML.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;map name="map1469"&gt;&lt;area href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/disclosure?slot_id=35425&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.XMLChallenge.com" shape="rect" coords="0,0,206,45" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;area href="http://socialspark.com/code_of_ethics" shape="rect" coords="207,0,225,45" rel="nofollow"&gt;&lt;/map&gt;&lt;img alt="Post?slot_id=35425&amp;amp;url=http%3a%2f%2fsocialspark" src="http://socialspark.com/metrics/view/post?slot_id=35425&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fsocialspark.com%2Fimages%2Fdisclosure_badges%2Fdisclosure_badge_grey.png" style="border: 0pt none ;" usemap="#map1469" border="0" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-4800100089370488145?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/4800100089370488145/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=4800100089370488145&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4800100089370488145'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4800100089370488145'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/04/win-contest.html' title='Win the contest...'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-4295384038567580503</id><published>2009-03-31T06:47:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-04T08:00:36.110-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Technology'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt;They sense our emotions!</title><content type='html'>Scientists have invented a specially-equipped robot vacuum cleaner that can sense human emotions. The scientists say that the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner uses a special headband to capture bio electric signals from the forehead of a human user, and then infers stress from muscle tension readings.&lt;br /&gt;The system involves a control software programme that reinterprets natural muscle tension as estimating the user's stress level, they add.&lt;br /&gt;"Two distinct robotic behaviours corresponding to two extreme emotional states, either relaxed or stressed, are triggered when the stress reading reach a threshold. Robot actions are then influenced by these stress readings. When a person shows high stress (~levels 3 and 4), the robot enters its cleaning mode but moves away from the user so as not annoy them. When a person is relaxed (~level 1), the robot (if cleaning) approaches the person and then stops, simulating a pet sitting next to its owner. If the reading is in between these two levels, the robot continues operating in its current mode until the stress reading reaches a threshold," New Scientist magazine quoted the researchers as saying.&lt;br /&gt;Telling about the unique feature of this system, the researchers said that the robot's behaviour is controlled by human emotion instead of any explicit commands.&lt;br /&gt;Thus this vacuum cleaner is a real well equipped robot.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-4295384038567580503?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/4295384038567580503/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=4295384038567580503&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4295384038567580503'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4295384038567580503'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/03/they-sense-our-emotions.html' title='&gt;&gt;They sense our emotions!'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-3669766995575555237</id><published>2009-03-27T17:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-27T17:49:25.633-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Offer from Sears...</title><content type='html'>Today, we all know that the world is suffering from a great economic crisis. This is due to the recession that takes place all over the world. If the economy of a country goes down, it is sure that there is more chance for the cost of many products to hike up. With this kind of trend, people get depressed, knowing that they could no longer afford certain purchases that they were able to afford before. But then, good news for everyone! I bumped into Sears and found out the great discount offers on fall and winter apparels, ranging from 75-80% off. What are you waiting for? It is a big loss for those of you who will miss this opportunity! This offer starts now until the 18th of April this year. Go and check &lt;a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=34942&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fbustedmoms.com%2F" rel="nofollow"&gt;Busted Moms&lt;/a&gt; and find some real big discounts for yourselves and loved ones! Aside from this, you may also become a fan of Sears Busted Moms by visiting the website. I've already done it myself, as I may get to win a $2,500 worth of package, and who knows, one of us might be the lucky one to get the prize!&lt;br /&gt;Feel free to follow &lt;a href="http://socialspark.com/metrics/click/post?slot_id=34942&amp;amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fbustedmoms" rel="nofollow"&gt;@bustedmoms&lt;/a&gt; on Twitter and get yourselves the chance to be provided with updates on special offers and hot deals, plus a free gift card you may not want to miss! 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Contact him for a quotation.&lt;br /&gt;His email address is: undaunted_2006 at yahoo dot com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-2297768873087764215?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/2297768873087764215/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=2297768873087764215&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2297768873087764215'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2297768873087764215'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2009/01/are-you-in-need-of-services-of.html' title='&gt;&gt; Are you in need of the services of a Freelance Writer?'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-1497286389263467640</id><published>2008-12-14T00:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-24T00:41:30.837-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; How to Identify Inappropriate Behavior in the Workplace?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;Instructions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 1:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Know that jokes about someone's gender, race, cultural background, religion or other personal characteristics are very inappropriate. This is true even if it seems that the person is poking fun at himself, as it could also hurt the feelings of someone else. If this happens to you, try respectfully asking the person to stop making jokes about the particular subject. If the behavior doesn't stop, then you should bring it to your boss's attention.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;     &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 2:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Remember that touching someone else's body or making comments that are sexual in any way are always inappropriate behaviors. This type of behavior, both in and out of the workplace, could result in a lawsuit. If you are on the receiving end of uninvited touching or sexual comments, report them to your supervisor immediately.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;     &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 3:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Understand that dating among colleagues is usually inappropriate. However, this often depends on the company. In most cases though, relationships between a manager and an employee are inappropriate because they can cause problems in the workplace.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;     &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 4:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Consider possible instances of discrimination. Discrimination based on age, gender, disability, national origin, race and religion is always inappropriate in the workplace. An example of this might be when a company only wants to hire men for manual labor jobs because they assume women can't do them because they are women.&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;     &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 5:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Realize that pushing religion in the workplace is inappropriate. For example, if a Christian manager is trying to share his religion with a new employee to make him feel welcome; this could make the employee uncomfortable. He might feel like he can't voice his feelings and discomfort to his manager for fear of losing respect. If you feel that a supervisor or coworker is pushing unwanted information about his religion, you should ask them to stop. If they don't, make a report of inappropriate workplace behavior.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-1497286389263467640?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/1497286389263467640/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=1497286389263467640&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1497286389263467640'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1497286389263467640'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-identify-inappropriate-behavior.html' title='&gt;&gt; How to Identify Inappropriate Behavior in the Workplace?'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-4043290470187516500</id><published>2008-12-10T00:35:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-24T00:39:40.130-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; How to Solve Workplace Problems?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" &gt;Instructions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 1:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Understand that when people in the workplace communicate with each other, they need to make sure that the other person understands what they are hearing. This way, nobody will be able to say, "Oh, I misunderstood" or "Well, no one told me that." When interacting with others, it is often helpful to repeat the key points that you want them to remember.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 2:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Remember that everyone should always be direct and truthful. Don't imply or exaggerate anything you say; instead be respectful, truthful and direct so that you aren't misunderstood.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 3:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Have company meetings during which everyone discusses the points made in Steps 1 and 2. The first part of solving workplace problems is prevention--eliminate problems before they begin. Designate a supervisor or supervisors who are responsible for helping people solve problems in the workplace. Next, make it clear that at any time an employee is having a problem, they can visit with these people for help.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Step 4:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Solve problems among employees when they arise. First, identify the problem and the facts surrounding it. Second, identify the size and importance of the problem. This might be something with an easy solution. On the other hand, it may be a recurring problem that needs quite a bit of time and attention to solve.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;      Step 5:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    Identify the best way to solve the problem. Discuss acceptable solutions to the problems and decide which one is the best. Next, determine the actions needed to reach that solution. You may need to have further meetings, mediation between employees or, in extreme situations, legal action.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-4043290470187516500?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/4043290470187516500/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=4043290470187516500&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4043290470187516500'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4043290470187516500'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-to-solve-workplace-problems.html' title='&gt;&gt; How to Solve Workplace Problems?'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-3899488045358290068</id><published>2008-12-06T07:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-08T07:18:33.701-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Companies keep an eye on workers' Internet use</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="mleft"&gt; A large percentage of companies are monitoring Internet use by workers, but many still allow at least some personal use of the Web.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul class="mleft" type="disc"&gt;&lt;li&gt;Blue Bell Creameries in Brenham, Texas, asks employees to limit the amount of time that they spend at online shopping sites and blocks access to some specific Web locations.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It's understood that work time is work time," says Bill Weiss, a spokesman with Blue Bell, which has 2,800 employees. He says the policy helps limit employees from accessing sites that can contain spyware.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;General Motors allows employees to use the Web for work and personal use but blocks sites that are considered inappropriate.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"We expect GM employees to apply good judgment when accessing the Internet and to keep focused on the task at hand," says Linda McGill, director of communications for information systems and services at GM. "We reserve the right to block certain sites for a variety of reasons."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;In the federal government, agencies are required to establish an Internet-use policy. Limited personal use of the Web is permitted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But some employers are taking tougher stances. The city of Pittsburgh is rolling out a policy that will eventually limit almost all of the city's 1,300 employees to 30 minutes a day on the Internet. Currently the policy applies to public works employees. The restriction is handled through a Web-filtering program that tracks the amount of time employees spend online.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"It's a best practice for the taxpayers of Pittsburgh," says Dick Skrinjar, of the mayor's office. "We want the highest level of service. It makes us more effective and productive."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Three-quarters of companies monitor employees' website connections in large part due to concern about inappropriate Internet surfing, according to a 2005 survey by the American Management Association (AMA). More than half retain and review messages. Most also have policies regarding personal e-mail use, and more than a quarter have fired workers for misusing the Internet. Thirty-six percent track content, keystrokes and time spent at the keyboard.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     Sixty-five percent of companies use software to block certain websites, a 27% increase since 2001, according to the AMA.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Eighty-seven percent of employees surf non-work-related websites while at work, according to a survey by Vault.com. More than half engage in personal website surfing every day.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Employers realize the need to monitor to avoid abuse, says Wally Bock, of Greensborough, N.C, author of the soon-to-be-released Performance Talk, which deals with performance issues. But smart companies, he says, are handling those who abuse the Internet on a one-on-one basis. Limiting all personal use, he says, goes too far.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;      &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-3899488045358290068?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/3899488045358290068/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=3899488045358290068&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3899488045358290068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3899488045358290068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/12/companies-keep-eye-on-workers-internet.html' title='&gt;&gt; Companies keep an eye on workers&apos; Internet use'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-7687605689850153285</id><published>2008-12-03T07:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-08T07:14:24.661-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Hangovers - A Pain in the Workplace</title><content type='html'>Excessive drinking by employees cost businesses and industries worldwide billions of dollars each year in absenteeism and lost productivity, but it is not the heavy drinkers or alcoholics who are mostly responsible.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New research shows that it is the light or light-to-moderate drinkers who cause the most problems. More than half of all alcohol-related problems in the workplace are caused by light drinkers, and 87 percent by light-to-moderate drinkers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The problems are mostly due to hangovers.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the workplace, the greatest cost incurred by alcohol is the decreased productivity of affected employees as a result of hangover-related absenteeism and poor job performance, Wiese says.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In Finland, which has a population of 5 million persons, more than 1 million workdays are lost each year because of hangover. Light-to-moderate users of alcohol -- 0 to 3 drinks per day for men and 0 to 1 drink per day for women -- account for most of the lost-work costs because they make up most of the work force.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The primary morbidity that affects light-to-moderate drinkers is the hangover, not the long-term consequences of alcohol abuse, such as cirrhosis and cardiomyopathy. Chronic alcoholism is responsible for only a small proportion of the total societal cost of alcohol use, the report said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Researchers also found that people with hangovers posed a danger to themselves and others long after their blood alcohol levels had returned to normal, suggesting that hangovers could be more insidious than actual inebriation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Even if you don't feel severely hungover, your cognitive abilities, concentration and technical skills may actually be diminished," Wiese said. "With inebriation, you're at least more aware of it perhaps more than with a hangover."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-7687605689850153285?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/7687605689850153285/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=7687605689850153285&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7687605689850153285'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7687605689850153285'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/12/hangovers-pain-in-workplace.html' title='&gt;&gt; Hangovers - A Pain in the Workplace'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-3703664993779100797</id><published>2008-11-30T18:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-30T18:40:16.410-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Great Big Stuff</title><content type='html'>While on auspicious occasions it is really a nice experience to get gits for our friends, relatives and so on. But the thing is we all need a perfect place to get those gifts at affordable prices. At the same time this is Christmas time, so many are willing to buy gifts for various purposes. For all of your kind information just check this post, here we will see about the site &lt;a href="http://www.greatbigstuff.com/"&gt;GreatBigStuff.com&lt;/a&gt;, which offers many gifts at very good offer prices. Here many kinds of items are available at low prices compared to any where else. The things that I would like to buy from the site is &lt;a href="http://www.greatbigstuff.com/cheesehead.html"&gt;Cheese hat&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.greatbigstuff.com/alarmclock.html"&gt;Alarm Clock&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="http://www.greatbigstuff.com/30soccerball.html"&gt;Soccer Ball&lt;/a&gt;. So you all just try this site and make use of it.&lt;img src="http://tinyurl.com/6hw2lp" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-3703664993779100797?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/3703664993779100797/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=3703664993779100797&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3703664993779100797'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3703664993779100797'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/great-big-stuff.html' title='Great Big Stuff'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-3338492983861231278</id><published>2008-11-29T19:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-29T19:05:06.132-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Head Protection</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;Head Injuries&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Head injuries are fairly common in industry and account for 3 to 6% of all industrial injuries in industrialized countries. They are often severe and result in an average lost time of about three weeks. The injuries sustained are generally the result of blows caused by the impact of angular objects such as tools or bolts falling from a height of several metres; in other cases, workers may strike their heads in a fall to a floor or suffer a collision between some fixed object and their heads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;A number of different types of injury have been recorded:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   * perforation of the skull resulting from the application of an excessive force to a very localized area, as for example in the case of direct contact with a pointed or sharp-edged object.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   * fracture of the skull or of the cervical vertebrae occurring when an excessive force is applied on a larger area, stressing the skull beyond the limits of its elasticity or compressing the cervical portion of the spine.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   * brain lesions without fracture of the skull resulting from the brain being displaced suddenly within the skull, which may lead to contusion, concussion, haemorrhage of the brain or circulatory problems.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Understanding the physical parameters that account for these various types of injury is difficult, although of fundamental importance, and there is considerable disagreement in the extensive literature published on this subject. Some specialists consider that the force involved is the principal factor to be considered, while others claim that it is a matter of energy, or of the quantity of movement; further opinions relate the brain injury to acceleration, to acceleration rate, or to a specific shock index such as HIC, GSI, WSTC. In most cases, each one of these factors is likely to be involved to a greater or lesser extent. It may be concluded that our knowledge of the mechanisms of shocks to the head is still only partial and controversial. The shock tolerance of the head is determined by means of experimentation on cadavers or on animals, and it is not easy to extrapolate these values to a living human subject.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On the basis of the results of analyzes of accidents sustained by building workers wearing safety helmets, however, it seems that head injuries due to shocks occur when the quantity of energy involved in the shock is in excess of about 100 J.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Other types of injuries are less frequent but should not be overlooked. They include burns resulting from splashes of hot or corrosive liquids or molten material, or electrical shocks resulting from accidental contact of the head with exposed conductive parts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;Safety Helmets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The chief purpose of a safety helmet is to protect the head of the wearer against hazards, mechanical shocks. It may in addition provide protection against other for example, mechanical, thermal and electrical.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A safety helmet should fulfill the following requirements in order to reduce the harmful effects of shocks to the head:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  1. It should limit the pressure applied to the skull by spreading the load over the largest possible surface. This is achieved by providing a sufficiently large harness that closely match various skull shapes, together with a hard shell strong enough to prevent the head from coming into direct contact with accidentally falling objects and to provide protection if the wearer’s head should hit a hard surface. The shell must therefore resist deformation and perforation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  2. It should deflect falling objects by having a suitably smooth and rounded shape. A helmet with protruding ridges tends to arrest falling objects rather than to deflect them and thus retain slightly more kinetic energy than helmets which are perfectly smooth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  3. It should dissipate and disperse the energy that may be transmitted to it in such a way that the energy is not passed totally to the head and neck. This is achieved by means of the harness, which must be securely fixed to the hard shell so that it can absorb a shock without being detached from the shell. The harness must also be flexible enough to undergo deformation under impact without touching the inside surface of the shell. This deformation, which absorbs most of the energy of a shock, is limited by the minimum amount of clearance between the hard shell and the skull and by the maximum elongation of the harness before it breaks. Thus the rigidity or stiffness of the harness should be the result of a compromise between the maximum amount of energy that it is designed to absorb and the progressive rate at which the shock is to be allowed to be transmitted to the head.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-3338492983861231278?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/3338492983861231278/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=3338492983861231278&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3338492983861231278'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3338492983861231278'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/head-protection.html' title='&gt;&gt; Head Protection'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-501566645050899788</id><published>2008-11-27T15:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-27T15:35:59.521-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Important Safety Tips on Using Portable Ladders - Part 2</title><content type='html'>Continuation of Part 1...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" &gt;Climbing a Ladder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even when you're not going very high, climbing a ladder can be a bit of a balancing act. By following these tips you can climb with greater comfort and security:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Grasp the rungs of the ladder, not the side rails. The rungs are easier to hold onto in case your foot slips. Face the ladder when going up or down and when working from it. Keep the centre of your body within the side rails.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Maintain three-point contact by keeping two hands and one foot, or two feet and one hand, on the ladder at all times.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Do not carry objects in your hands while on a ladder. Instead, hoist materials or attach tools to your belt.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" &gt;Staying on a Ladder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Above all, don't fall! Adopt these common-sense rules:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Tie yourself off with a safety harness when working 3 m (10 ft) or more off the ground or when working with both hands.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Do not work from the top three rungs. The higher you go on a ladder, the greater the possibility that it will slip out at the base.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Wear protective footwear with slip-resistant soles and heels. Before mounting a ladder, make sure your footwear is in good condition, and wipe off the soles if necessary. Don't climb a ladder if the soles of your shoes or boots are wet, muddy or slippery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Ensure that only one person is on a single-width ladder. A double-width ladder should have no more than one person on each side.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Don't straddle the space between a ladder and another object.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Don't overreach from a ladder; step down and move the ladder as required. You might need to take a rest break after awhile, since frequent climbing is hard work on the legs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Keep your balance. If you're doing work that requires you to look up and reach above your head (e.g. to wash windows or paint a wall) rest frequently to avoid arm fatigue and disorientation. If you become dizzy or panicky, drape your arms over a rung and rest your head against another rung or side rail. Climb down slowly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" &gt;Other Safety Precautions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Ensure that all electrical equipment used during ladder work is in good condition and properly grounded.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Do not join two short ladders to make a longer ladder. The side rails are not strong enough to support the extra load.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Do not allow anyone to stand under a ladder.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Do not use a ladder placed in a horizontal position as a scaffold plank or runway.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Do not use a chair, barrel, box or anything else as a makeshift ladder.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * If you have access to a fixed stairway or scaffold, use it instead of a portable ladder.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-501566645050899788?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/501566645050899788/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=501566645050899788&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/501566645050899788'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/501566645050899788'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/important-safety-tips-on-using-portable_27.html' title='&gt;&gt; Important Safety Tips on Using Portable Ladders - Part 2'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5190320252971287380</id><published>2008-11-27T15:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-23T17:41:53.005-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Social Network system</title><content type='html'>In this web world many of us are using Google, Facebook and so on for lots of purposes. Instead of searching for independent services, if we get all those services combinely means, then it would be much more easier for us. To know more check this out, in this post we will review about the site netoffer.com. It is a FREE system that combines elements of Facebook, Craigslist, Youtube, Yellow Pages, Constant Contact, and Google all in one system. Among some of the best social networking sites, this is also one among them. We can easily search the things that we want to know through the &lt;a href="http://www.netoffer.com/"&gt;NetOffer Business Social Network System&lt;/a&gt; from this site. The web site is designed in such a way that we can able to get what ever we need through some basic steps. So try this out and make use of it for your own business. &lt;img src="http://tinyurl.com/6mczfu" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-5190320252971287380?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/5190320252971287380/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=5190320252971287380&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5190320252971287380'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5190320252971287380'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/social-network-system.html' title='Social Network system'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-1100101215833640472</id><published>2008-11-25T19:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-27T15:32:38.620-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Important Safety Tips on Using Portable Ladders - Part 1</title><content type='html'>Falls from portable ladders are a major source of injury in the workplace. They are usually more serious than other physical injuries in the workplace, and more costly for everyone in terms of time loss, compensation costs and human suffering.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ladders have been around a long time, and are common to almost every home and workplace. This, and their simplicity, generates the false impression that ladder work requires no special knowledge or skills. The opposite is true. Anyone who uses a ladder should have hands-on safety training to learn about the various risks involved and the precautions necessary to prevent falling.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" &gt;Choosing the Right Ladder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Using a ladder for purposes not anticipated in its design is the most common cause of falls. Workers select among the ladders that are made available to them by the employer, but these are not necessarily what safety would dictate. The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) sets standards for ladder capacity. Safety regulations give specific measurement requirements. Companies and individuals need to focus more on the importance of choosing a CSA-approved ladder of appropriate strength, type, and length for the task.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ladder inspection and setup, climbing techniques, safety precautions and common sense are also important factors that must be considered.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" &gt;Inspecting a Ladder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Use a portable ladder only if you're sure it can support you. Inspect the ladder before and after using it. Pay close attention to painted wooden ladders; the paint could be hiding defects. If the ladder is defective, tag it and have it either repaired or thrown out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" &gt;Setting Up a Ladder&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ladders are very dangerous pieces of equipment. Once you've inspected your ladder and established that it's in good condition, it's important to know where and how to set up the ladder, and where and how not to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Before setting up a ladder, check for overhead electrical wires. Clear the area around the base and top of the ladder of debris, tools and other objects.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * If you must use a ladder in passageways, driveways or other high traffic areas, set up suitable barricades. If you're using a ladder in a doorway, lock the doors shut.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Place the ladder feet 1/4 of the ladder's working length away from the base of the structure (e.g. if the ladder measures 8 feet between its base and its support point at the top of a wall, there should be 2 feet between the base of the ladder and the foot of the wall).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Rest both side rails on the top support and secure the ladder to prevent slipping.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * If you will be stepping onto a higher platform (e.g. a roof or scaffold) from the ladder, make sure the ladder extends at least 1 m (3 ft) above that platform.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Place the ladder on a firm, level footing. Secure the bottom to prevent it from slipping. Have someone hold the ladder if possible, especially if the ladder doesn't have slip-resistant feet or secure blocking.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Do not set up a ladder on a box, cart, table or scaffold; on ice; or on any other unstable or slippery surface.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;  * Stand a ladder on both side rails, not on any of its rungs.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To be continued in Part 2....&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-1100101215833640472?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/1100101215833640472/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=1100101215833640472&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1100101215833640472'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1100101215833640472'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/important-safety-tips-on-using-portable.html' title='&gt;&gt; Important Safety Tips on Using Portable Ladders - Part 1'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-6568945895133666041</id><published>2008-11-25T19:22:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-25T19:26:43.664-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Cruiser</title><content type='html'>Do you need best motorcycle parts and accessories for your vehicles? 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Their toxic properties can harm the body. Chemical hazards take the form of solids, liquids, vapours, gases, dusts, fumes or mists. They can be inhaled, ingested or absorbed into the body.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In order to prevent harm, we need to understand the toxic properties of chemicals. Toxic properties means the ability of the chemical to produce adverse health effects. We also need to know the physical states chemical agents can take during the work process. This can help to determine how they might contact or enter the body and how exposure may be controlled.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chemicals serve many purposes in the workplace. Some are the raw materials used to make a product. Sometimes the product itself is a chemical. Other chemicals are fuels used to provide energy. Still others are byproducts of a process or are used for other purposes, such as lubrication and cleaning.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chemicals that may cause an adverse health effect are called toxic. Some chemicals, such as corrosives, can harm the body without being toxic. Hazardous chemicals may also be referred to as hazardous substances or hazardous materials.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A very large number of chemicals are used in workplaces. There are many whose health effects are not entirely known. The problem is all the more difficult because the health effects of some chemicals can be subtle, or may take years to develop. The best policy, therefore, is to regard chemicals as potentially hazardous until their effects are fully known.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The employer, as well as members of joint committees, must know how to recognize, assess and control chemical hazards.&lt;br /&gt;Physical States of Matter&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chemicals exist in one of three states: solid, liquid or gas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;   * A solid has shape and form, whether it's a dust particle or an ingot of steel.&lt;br /&gt;   * A liquid is a formless fluid. It takes the shape of its container, but doesn't necessarily fill it. Solvents and oils are examples of chemicals in liquid form.&lt;br /&gt;   * A gas is a formless substance that expands to occupy all the space of its container. Oxygen and carbon monoxide are examples of chemicals in gaseous form. Gases are usually invisible, but they may be detected in some cases by their taste or smell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A chemical is described as a solid, liquid or gas according to its state under normal conditions of temperature and pressure. These normal conditions are called room temperature and atmospheric pressure.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Some chemicals move from one state to another with a change in temperature or pressure. Water is a chemical which is normally a liquid. At normal atmospheric pressure, it becomes a solid at temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius. 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For example, if you feel constantly annoyed because a coworker takes extra long breaks throughout the day to smoke or go to lunch, try to control your own annoyance rather than your coworker. Remember that others probably notice this behavior also and that when it is time for the boss to hand out bonuses or promotions, your long-lunching friend may be left behind. Funnel your irritation into your own projects and duties; you may be pleasantly surprised at the rewards. Finally, make sure that you do not mimic the behaviors you find upsetting. Always arrive on time to work and stay until the end of the day. Take your allotted lunch period and no more. If you must take a break, take a quick walk to get some exercise. Remember – workplace problems need people to work toward the solution, not create more problems. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speak to a coworker directly&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have a problem with how a coworker is behaving in the workplace, try to confront him or her directly before taking other action. It may aggravate the situation if you immediately approach your boss about a coworker’s behavior. Take a moment to consider how best to approach your workplace colleague. It is always best to ask to speak with a coworker privately and then discuss the situation away from other ears. If you feel uncomfortable with direct workplace confrontation, you may decide that email is a better way to alert a coworker to your concerns. Always keep in mind, however, that email is not private. Never write something in an email that you would not want anyone else to see.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Speak to your supervisor&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If a coworker has breached the safety of the workplace, for example, it may be necessary to consult with your supervisor immediately or as soon as possible. Consulting with your supervisor about a coworker or workplace situation may be the best alternative if another method has failed. When addressing concerns with your boss, make sure you avoid any hint of whining or complaining. Be specific: Give examples of workplace problems and remember that less is more. Telling your supervisor about one or two instances of a serious workplace problem is wiser than listing twenty complaints. Always speak to your supervisor about concerns privately and accept that not everything may get changed.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Write a memo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you supervise others and notice a workplace situation occurring within your staff or team, writing a memo to everyone may help address the problem. Workplace issues may be sensitive or cause people to feel uncomfortable, so a memo can reduce some of the tension. For example, if one or more people on your team are not adhering to the dress code, a memo may be the best solution. Include in the memo a statement that you have noticed the problem. Do not name specific persons who have not followed the dress code. State the dress code clearly and remind everyone that the dress code is to promote professionalism in the workplace. Remind the team of the consequences of ignoring the dress code. A workplace memo may be enough to fix the problem.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hold a meeting&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If the type of situation in your workplace is of paramount importance, such as safety concerns, you may want to hold a meeting. Gather your team together and discuss the problem and brainstorm ways to solve it. When you ask for input from others, they are often more willing to actively participate in the solution. Remember that it will be difficult to hold a meeting for a team you do not supervise. If the problem is workplace wide and not specific to your team or employees, suggest to upper management that the company address the problem as a whole. 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File it under “it seemed like a good idea at the time” or perhaps “I should have known better.”  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;While I have worked with a handful of couples who met at work and ended up living happily ever after – at least so far anyways – having an office affair in my opinion is not a great long-term career decision. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Especially if it's a clandestine affair. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;And it could be a career limiting decision with your employer if it goes REALLY bad.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I’m not referring to when two co-workers start seeing each other and where one or both of them are married to other people. If you need to be told that this is not a good idea, then an article probably isn’t going to help you see the light. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I’m specifically referring to when two co-workers who are both single start seeing one another.   &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Certainly it can be difficult to meet that special someone and it’s reasonable that when two single co-workers spend a great deal of time with each other that they might become attracted to one another. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rather than trying to prove a point, I will instead list several possible outcomes of two co-workers having an office affair that you should think about before doing anything you may regret later on: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Think about the worst case scenario that could occur if things end poorly.&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Does the company have a policy against office relationships and if so, can you be fired if it becomes public knowledge (which it most likely will)? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Could becoming involved with a co-worker create a possible conflict if you end the relationship badly? Will you still have to work closely with them in the future? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;If you are planning on having an office affair without letting anyone know, how will co-workers and management react if and when they find out especially if there is a company policy against it? How will it then look if it appears the two of you were also deliberately hiding it? &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;And if you are thinking about having an affair with a subordinate, consider the possible legal ramifications if this person gets fired and blames you. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; Having an office affair can be considered by some employers to be a case of very bad judgment on the part of the people who take part in them. It could be grounds for firing especially if the position you hold is high profile enough to possibly become a public embarrassment to the company. &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;What would you tell a future potential employer about why you left your last job if it was because you were fired for having an office affair?&lt;/b&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I’ve read some statistics that indicate that many couples admit to having met at work so certainly it does happen. Understanding your employer’s policy and what the possible consequences are for having an office affair before starting one are paramount. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Even if you aren’t fired, it could end up being a career-limiting move that lowers the opinion that co-workers and superiors have of you if things go bad and the gossip starts. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-650816652113085271?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/650816652113085271/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=650816652113085271&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/650816652113085271'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/650816652113085271'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/office-affair.html' title='&gt;&gt; Office Affair'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-2081430756524077613</id><published>2008-11-13T18:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-13T18:38:19.221-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Fix Auto</title><content type='html'>Do you wanna take so much care of yours autos and so on? Then fine check this post, here we will review about the site collisionrepairexperts.com which contains the largest network of collision repair experts. They repair the vehicles and transform it in to the pre-accidental position.  According to them our safety is too important to them compared to others. So you all try this site out and make use of &lt;a href="http://www.collisionrepairexperts.com/"&gt;auto body shops&lt;/a&gt; for your autos. &lt;img src="http://tinyurl.com/69cftc" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-2081430756524077613?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/2081430756524077613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=2081430756524077613&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2081430756524077613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2081430756524077613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/fix-auto.html' title='Fix Auto'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5741479472135854536</id><published>2008-11-13T18:10:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-13T18:42:26.330-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; SMART</title><content type='html'>What is &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" &gt;SMART&lt;/span&gt;? Here we will see about it....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;S&lt;/b&gt;pecific&lt;br /&gt;Good performance goals are specific. The common mistake in setting specific goals is stating an outcome rather than specific achievement in order to produce that outcome. For example, stating, “Become a better sales person in 200X” is an outcome. What is needed is specific achievements that result in someone becoming a better salesperson. In the process of setting and achieving goals, the first step is to make sure the goals are specific.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;M&lt;/b&gt;easurable&lt;br /&gt;Some career newbies find this difficult to do. After all, not all good goals are measurable. But based on experience, majority of good performance goals will have measurable results. Think hard about this. Sometimes it is a matter of looking at it from a different angle. Think about the goal’s intention. That may help you craft it differently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;A&lt;/b&gt;chievable&lt;br /&gt;Goals that are challenging yet achievable builds self-esteem and hence confidence. That can result in more responsibilities and rewards. Some people are of the opinion that goals should be impossible to achieve. Yet others make the mistake of making it easily achievable. These goals are not good as they aren’t very motivating for you and your manager. Be courageous enough to set realistic challenging goals that you alone or with the cooperation of colleagues can achieve. Remember, it is about &lt;b&gt;setting and achieving goals&lt;/b&gt;. Not setting alone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;R&lt;/b&gt;esults-focused&lt;br /&gt;When setting goals remember you want to deliver the results towards the organizations objectives. Hence, the goals must be results oriented. Common mistakes here are taking activities as results. For example, increasing call cycle for a particular sales person is an activity. Increasing sales is a result.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;T&lt;/b&gt;ime-bound&lt;br /&gt;Give a time to when your meaningful and motivating goals will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-5741479472135854536?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/5741479472135854536/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=5741479472135854536&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5741479472135854536'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5741479472135854536'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/smart.html' title='&gt;&gt; SMART'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-430059250043353067</id><published>2008-11-13T18:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-13T18:15:13.857-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Promises Treatment Center</title><content type='html'>Hi ladies and gentlemen, are you addicted for some substances like Drugs, Alcohol, Cocaine, Codeine, Heroin, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, Oxycodone, and many others. But if you now want to get relief from these items. Their is a center called Promises Treatment Center, which helps us in &lt;a href="http://www.promises.com/"&gt;alcohol rehabilitation&lt;/a&gt; etc,. So try this service center and get relieved from all the drugs...&lt;img src="http://tinyurl.com/5nsb2e" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-430059250043353067?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/430059250043353067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=430059250043353067&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/430059250043353067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/430059250043353067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/promises-treatment-center.html' title='Promises Treatment Center'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-8415681712216306670</id><published>2008-11-13T07:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-13T18:18:32.943-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; 10 Signs that you’re stuck in a Dead-End job</title><content type='html'>&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Boredom:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/b&gt;You’ve stopped enjoying you're work and are no longer challenged. Work has become routine and mundane and nothing motivates you other than your monthly paycheck.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Stunted professional growth:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/b&gt;You aren’t learning anything new and there is no scope for advancement. Either your opinions aren’t taken seriously or are immediately shot down. Plus, the management isn’t investing in keeping the skills of employees up to date.&lt;b&gt;“Dressing for Success”&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;Downward spiral:&lt;/b&gt; The Company is losing clients and customers and rumours of bankruptcy are surfacing.     &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Out of control attrition:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/b&gt;New employees come and go every other month and the company treats it very casually, making no attempt to conduct exit interviews or introduce motivation practices to control the high attrition rates. Moreover, existing employees constantly have to bear the burden of additional responsibilities till a new hire comes along and learns the ropes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;“Baring the Body Code”&lt;/b&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Me, myself and…my work?:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/b&gt;You lack a sense of belonging with your company and with the number of people coming and going you feel that your absence wouldn’t make a lot of difference to the company or your colleagues. It’s hard for you to picture your future with company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Community discontent:&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;You constantly seek out disgruntled employees with whom you can vent your frustration about your company in not so nice terms.     &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Waiting for the alarm?:&lt;/span&gt;   &lt;/b&gt;You dread Monday mornings and you literally have to lug yourself out of bed to get to work. At the office, you find yourself either day dreaming or glancing at the clock on your computer screen every two minutes waiting for the day to get over.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Poor work environment/insufficient resources:&lt;/span&gt;  &lt;/b&gt;If your company hasn’t bothered to spruce up the office environment, be it by updating computer systems, having clean and functional facilities, good office furniture etc thereby contributing to low morale amongst employees, you know you’ve made a bad career move. According to Careerbuilder.com editor Kate Lorenz, “if the company questions you every time you ask for a new pen, it could be an indication of financial stress.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;Ethics loggerhead:&lt;/b&gt; Your personal values and company ethics aren’t in sync with one another. You feel you are compromising your personal integrity or are going against your values by staying on and working with the company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;Lack of R ‘n’ R – recognition and rewards:&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/b&gt;You’re efforts are unappreciated and you’re not being appropriately compensated as you would be elsewhere. You feel under valued and even you’re annual raise is too meager to be considered a “raise”.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-8415681712216306670?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/8415681712216306670/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=8415681712216306670&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8415681712216306670'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8415681712216306670'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/10-signs-that-youre-stuck-in-dead-end.html' title='&gt;&gt; 10 Signs that you’re stuck in a Dead-End job'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-8591307997150467067</id><published>2008-11-13T07:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-13T07:11:23.231-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>JL November</title><content type='html'>Now a day's surgeries have become a vital one in the medical field. Here we will see about &lt;a href="http://www.journeylite.com/"&gt;lap-band surgery&lt;/a&gt;, which is very useful to get rid of some unfortunate body diseases. The site journeylite.com provides us all the information about this lap band surgery. So you all  just visit the site and get more information about it. &lt;img src="http://tinyurl.com/6z4rbh" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-8591307997150467067?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/8591307997150467067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=8591307997150467067&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8591307997150467067'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8591307997150467067'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/jl-november.html' title='JL November'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-1398749124965151542</id><published>2008-11-11T17:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-11T17:33:10.908-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Identify hazards in your workplace</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;A hazard is anything with the potential to cause harm. The risk is the likelihood that someone could be harmed by that hazard together with an indication of how serious the harm could be. The law doesn't require you to eliminate all risk, but you are required to protect people as far as is reasonably practicable.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The first stage of a risk assessment is to look for hazards. A hazard can be something easily seen, such as a trailing cable, a worn carpet or exposed wiring. Or it can be something less obvious - a slippery surface, for example.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;It can be something general, such as poor lighting. Or it can be something specific to your business, such as the particular hazardous substances you use. See our guides on how to manage harmful substances safely and your responsibilities for health and safety.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;A hazard can be something directly affecting your employees, such as exposure to bacteria - or something affecting the environment in general, such as your waste materials.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;You should distinguish between:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;workplace&lt;/strong&gt; hazards, such as a workshop's layout&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;activity&lt;/strong&gt; hazards, such as using grinding machinery in your workshop&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;environmental&lt;/strong&gt; hazards, such as the dust created when using grinding machinery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p&gt;When looking for hazards it can be helpful to:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;walk around your business&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;talk to employees who may be more aware of your business' hazards than you&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;look at safety data sheets and manufacturers' instructions to identify potential problem areas&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;examine accident and health records to identify existing problem areas&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-1398749124965151542?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/1398749124965151542/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=1398749124965151542&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1398749124965151542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1398749124965151542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/identify-hazards-in-your-workplace.html' title='&gt;&gt; Identify hazards in your workplace'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-6745490081460324646</id><published>2008-11-11T17:24:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-11T17:31:48.502-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Akoya Pearls</title><content type='html'>Hi people, this post is mainly for ladies of all ages. 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So use this service in a better way and enjoy wearing pearls...&lt;img src="http://tinyurl.com/5jofos" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img style="width: 108px; height: 71px;" src="http://tinyurl.com/664zuj" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-6745490081460324646?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/6745490081460324646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=6745490081460324646&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/6745490081460324646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/6745490081460324646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/akoya-pearls.html' title='Akoya Pearls'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-8447079265282389783</id><published>2008-11-06T07:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-06T07:57:01.655-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Satisfaction in Workplace - Part 2</title><content type='html'>3. Enjoy the quiet. The evening and night shifts were less hectic without all the bosses, and we all found ways to have fun such as staging potlucks on the swing shift. &lt;p&gt;4. Yakity-Yak, and talk back. I could always share my frustrations with my coworkers as well as my wife. Getting it off my chest made me feel like I wasn't trying to do this all on my own.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;5. Opportunity knocks. Even though I liked the odd shifts, I knew I couldn't exist indefinitely on them. I used much of the downtime at work and home to study for promotions. It worked.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; So many people are thrown into shiftwork because it's the only thing available; it's the only way to make ends meet, or the only way to take care of the children. I guess the only thing worse is being out of options altogether. Believe me, I don't intend to dismiss the ramifications and downside of shiftwork. It's just that it isn't healthy to dwell on them. Stay positive.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-8447079265282389783?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/8447079265282389783/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=8447079265282389783&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8447079265282389783'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8447079265282389783'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/satisfaction-in-workplace-part-2.html' title='&gt;&gt; Satisfaction in Workplace - Part 2'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-8281320798582484056</id><published>2008-11-06T07:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-06T07:56:09.654-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Zenni Optical</title><content type='html'>Are you searching for the good quality eye glasses and frames at low prices? Then check the site zennioptical.com to get &lt;a href="http://zennioptical.com/cart/home.php?cat=29"&gt;Incredible Stylish New Frames From Zenni&lt;/a&gt;. We can get cool collections of frames and glasses from this site. &lt;a href="http://zennioptical.com/cart/home.php"&gt;Zenni Optical $ 8 Rx Eyeglasses&lt;/a&gt; are really famous and nice one from them.  An interesting news for all the customers is &lt;a href="http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=7AC86B4EE9EEC0FA4750BC35C68C8A25?contentId=5835241&amp;amp;version=3&amp;amp;locale=EN-US&amp;amp;layoutCode=VSTY&amp;amp;pageId=1.1.1&amp;amp;sflg=1"&gt;Zenni Optical was on FOX news!&lt;/a&gt; which is really an cool one to hear. They sell the products directly to us, so no need to worry about the third parties in between the buying process. So try them out and make use of their services.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SRMTgtRRvFI/AAAAAAAAA_A/nCf0M45UdRE/s1600-h/1.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 101px; height: 34px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SRMTgtRRvFI/AAAAAAAAA_A/nCf0M45UdRE/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265573841955044434" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-8281320798582484056?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/8281320798582484056/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=8281320798582484056&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8281320798582484056'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8281320798582484056'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/zenni-optical.html' title='Zenni Optical'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SRMTgtRRvFI/AAAAAAAAA_A/nCf0M45UdRE/s72-c/1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-4738729312479937748</id><published>2008-11-06T01:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-06T01:56:00.294-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Zenni Optical was on FOX news</title><content type='html'>In this post we will review about the site zennioptical.com which sells Stylish Prescription Glasses Online from $8. You will find huge selection of frames, with single vision lens, sunsensor (potochromic) lens, tinted sunglasses lens, bifocal lens and progressive lens. All the &lt;a href="http://zennioptical.com/"&gt;Great Eyeglasses&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://zennioptical.com/"&gt; For Less&lt;/a&gt; price from this site are nice and of very good quality too. Since they sell their products to customers directly, we no need to worry about third parties. Many &lt;a href="http://zennioptical.com/"&gt;Variable Dimension Frames From Zenni&lt;/a&gt; are available from them at very cheap price. An interesting news is &lt;a href="http://zennioptical.com/"&gt;Zenni Optical was on FOX news!&lt;/a&gt; which is really a cool one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail;jsessionid=EBE608CA931F2CA78F3EC273FF9A8D8C?contentId=5835241&amp;amp;version=3&amp;amp;locale=EN-US&amp;amp;layoutCode=VSTY&amp;amp;pageId=1.1.1&amp;amp;sflg=1"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 112px; height: 32px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SRK_EaKlbpI/AAAAAAAAA-4/B8BQfKZBI8g/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5265480996813631122" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-4738729312479937748?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/4738729312479937748/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=4738729312479937748&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4738729312479937748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4738729312479937748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/zenni-optical-was-on-fox-news.html' title='Zenni Optical was on FOX news'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SRK_EaKlbpI/AAAAAAAAA-4/B8BQfKZBI8g/s72-c/1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-1354683166786319375</id><published>2008-11-05T17:13:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-05T23:37:17.090-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Does More Money Equal More Work?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;There's an old saying, “You get what you pay for.” Well, how true is it when comparing employees and their salaries?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;While most bosses think that money is the deciding factor in what motivates workers – as much as 89 percent of managers have suggested this is so – most employees would not agree. In fact, another study found that 50 percent of workplace satisfaction is determined by the relationship between a worker and a boss, and this is born out by the 2008 Yahoo! HotJobs annual satisfaction survey in which 43 percent of participants cite their boss’s poor performance as the reason they will be looking for a new job this year.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Yes, many people feel they are underpaid and would love to earn more money, but only for the same amount of work. In fact, according to a 2006 Harris Interactive poll 40 percent of the employees surveyed felt their companies paid below-market. However, this feeling may have had more to do with the fact that many were dissatisfied with their current workload and hours, which may be an indication of why more money will not encourage them to work any harder.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The fact is that regardless of the constant bitching and moaning about how salary doesn’t seem to match up to individual worth or the rising cost of living, most employees have other priorities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;However, some survey also suggested that an even larger group of workers felt that regardless of where they work, their salary should not change unless the work itself actually changed, possibly indicating that employees already feel they work hard enough for their pay. So if more money doesn’t light the fire and inspire employees to work harder, what will?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Now there are a lot of resources out there – surveys, articles, experts – that suggest that job satisfaction comes more from the intangibles than from pay. Factors like a positive work environment, recognition, and challenging work generally top the list. However, whatever employees want from their job, money is generally not number one.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-1354683166786319375?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/1354683166786319375/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=1354683166786319375&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1354683166786319375'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1354683166786319375'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/does-more-money-equal-more-work.html' title='&gt;&gt; Does More Money Equal More Work?'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-7309319673374565661</id><published>2008-11-05T17:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-05T17:31:20.825-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>SoftwareTech</title><content type='html'>Hi friends, my today's post is going to be about a online site named&lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/6exeq7"&gt;www.SoftwareTech.com&lt;/a&gt; that helps us to download some useful software for our use. They issue us three software programs namely SoftTime, TimeKron, and HR. Each has a different use and they are also very much useful for small and big companies.&lt;br /&gt;SoftTime software program helps the companies in employees time and attendance issues. They also allow us to download software demo of this program. Timekron software program helps us in collecting and managing employees worktime electronically using timesheets etc,. HR helps in comprehensive employee management. Thus each software is very usefull one.&lt;br /&gt;Try the demos in these following sites.&lt;br /&gt;SoftTime - www.softwaretech.com/detailst.php&lt;br /&gt;Timekron - www.softwaretech.com/detailtk.php&lt;br /&gt;HR - http://www.softwaretech.com/detailhr.php&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img style="width: 101px; height: 69px;" src="http://tinyurl.com/5nyyw5" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://tinyurl.com/54trld" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-7309319673374565661?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/7309319673374565661/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=7309319673374565661&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7309319673374565661'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7309319673374565661'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/softwaretech.html' title='SoftwareTech'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-8628412945770850487</id><published>2008-11-04T19:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-04T19:51:15.947-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Satisfaction in Workplace - Part 1</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt; I would suppose that it's nearly impossible to find someone willing to admit that they are ardently enthusiastic about the shifts they work. But there are those among us that could be termed "satisfied" with the work we do, and when we do it. &lt;p&gt;Many of these people have learned to adapt to the rigors of the swing and night shifts through careful management of their family relationships, social obligations, and personal habits. For others, it just sort of happens. It's like when you start any new job somewhere. For the first few months, you undergo the change associated with new processes and people. If you accept the new "workstyle," you stay and are happy (well, let's say, "satisfied"). However, if after a fair trial period, you cannot accept, convert, or cope with the new system, you quit.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Researchers are interested in finding out more about shiftworkers who report they are satisfied in their jobs. They know all about how certain changes in sleeping schedules, eating habits, and family support networks can make or break a shiftworker. But they also suspect that among many so-called happy shift workers, an underlying physical determinant may be at work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In a study among Swedish male shiftworkers, researchers found that more satisfied individuals had higher levels of morning testosterone. Conversely, those who indentified themselves as dissatisfied exibited lower levels of the hormone. Is there something that causes the hormone difference that is related to adaptive ability, or is it that people who have more trouble sleeping have a lower hormone level? Some researchers indicate that it may be related to what is termed as "sleep-need." Some people just need more sleep, whether they work nights or days. So if there's a relationship between hormone levels and sleep quality, it stands to reason that there's a relationship between hormone levels and shiftwork tolerance. I think an interesting outcome would be to determine if hormone therapy alters sleep quality, which may affect shiftwork satisfaction. I'm not a fan of medication, but it would be interesting.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here's what I do know about shiftwork satisfaction, and it's based on my own experience; no drugs are necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;1. Mama's got to buy in. As a shiftworker, my wife let me sleep during the day, kept the house dark and quiet, and took over many of my chores when I worked nights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;2. Have Fun. Whenever I could, I'd stop at the golf course after work and play a morning 9 holes. (It did wonders for my attitude, although my golf game still stinks). I also coached t-ball, helped out with the Scouts and Indian Guides, and helped keep our son out of trouble by being around a lot. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-8628412945770850487?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/8628412945770850487/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=8628412945770850487&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8628412945770850487'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8628412945770850487'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/satisfaction-in-workplace-part-1.html' title='&gt;&gt; Satisfaction in Workplace - Part 1'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5876723178942833376</id><published>2008-11-04T19:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-04T19:49:38.639-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>My Suit Men’s Professional Fashion</title><content type='html'>Now a day's fashion has become an inevitable one in each and every one of our life. Our dressing style shows our personality to the outside world. It is that much important for all of us in order to maintain a good name among our colleagues. But the thing is where we can get the perfect Men's suits. For this don't worry just just check out this post fully. Here we will review about the site named mysuitny.com which is the best online place to get our desired suits which suits our taste and every thing fully. MySuit is a global company with over 40 years of manufacturing and retail experience. It is a division of one of the largest suit makers in the world. The site is well kept and designed in such a way that we can make use of one of their services &lt;a href="http://tinyurl.com/5v8auf"&gt;Made to Measure&lt;/a&gt;, which is the ready made one measured according to some measurements. It is reserved only for the wealthy people as described in the site. So if you want to get a perfect suit for you, then just visit the site and click make an appointment. 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Based on the measurements that we given we can get a perfect suit made for us. &lt;img src="http://tinyurl.com/5mdz45" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img style="width: 124px; height: 81px;" src="http://tinyurl.com/5czeoo" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-5876723178942833376?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/5876723178942833376/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=5876723178942833376&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5876723178942833376'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5876723178942833376'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/11/my-suit-mens-professional-fashion.html' title='My Suit Men’s Professional Fashion'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-1094227845402826042</id><published>2008-10-30T18:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-30T18:33:54.072-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Creating a Culture that Values Employee Health</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Your business is in many ways a machine. And your employees are the parts that make that machine go. As a business owner you want to keep your company as healthy as possible. But the health of the company doesn’t just involve the finances, customers, and suppliers, it involves your employees. Their health is just as important as any other aspect of the business is. In fact it is far more important because we’re talking about the health of people.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="dynamic"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The Situation at Many Companies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;Many organizations seem to strive for as much productivity as they can achieve without taking into account the welfare of their employees. With high stress environments, long hours, and little time to relax, working is one of the worst enemies a person can have in terms of staying healthy. But as a business owner you have the chance to right this wrong at least in your own organization.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="dynamic"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Some Possibilities to Create a Healthy Environment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;So what are some of the ways that you can provide your employees with a healthy work environment? The first thing you should be doing is working to create such an environment. To do that means providing for and encouraging healthy behavior from your employees. No smoking policies, maternity/paternity leave, flex time, and vending machines that provide only healthy snacks are just a few ways this can be done. In addition proper vacation time and making sure employees take it can help keep the stress levels down.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="dynamic"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Physical Activity in the Workplace&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;Physical activity in the workplace should be encouraged. Many small businesses can’t afford to put in their own gyms but having a company softball team or participating in other forms of organized sports can provide that much needed break while at the same time fostering a spirit of teamwork. Having the occasional sports day with a barbeque cookout and activities for the whole family can also have the same effect.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="dynamic"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;You Need to Take the Lead&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;Take the lead in such pursuits. Being a cheerleader for such things does you and your company no good. You’re their leader so lead. Sponsoring gym memberships at a nearby fitness club can be used as an effective employee benefit. Encourage people to spend some time each week there. And make sure you go as well. That way when they see you they will know that you’re serious about it all. Go as a group. Often you will see the creative juices flow as people begin to loosen up.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;h3 class="dynamic"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Ask Your Employees for Ideas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;p&gt;Besides leading them in such adventures in fitness you need to ask them what ideas they might have. They will probably surprise you by how many things that they would like to do but did not feel comfortable mentioning. Remember you’re doing this for them as well as yourself. Creating a culture that strives to be physically healthy also can provide the added benefit of building a less stressful work environment overall. There is absolutely no reason that your work environment needs to be an unhealthy one. So don’t let it be.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-1094227845402826042?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/1094227845402826042/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=1094227845402826042&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1094227845402826042'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1094227845402826042'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/creating-culture-that-values-employee.html' title='&gt;&gt; Creating a Culture that Values Employee Health'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-8467591926273690636</id><published>2008-10-30T07:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-30T07:47:14.432-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Apartments for rent</title><content type='html'>Do you wanna to find best apartments at Kiev, Ukraine? 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The site is weill kept and designed for all the users. &lt;img src="http://tinyurl.com/64tt5k" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-8467591926273690636?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/8467591926273690636/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=8467591926273690636&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8467591926273690636'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8467591926273690636'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/apartments-for-rent.html' title='Apartments for rent'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-6250416722452428966</id><published>2008-10-28T19:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-28T19:23:17.859-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Self Awareness</title><content type='html'>Bad habits creep into our work all the time. Our work behaviors when left unchecked, will make us unproductive.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What are the simple behaviors that will make your colleagues like you? What behaviors will make them feel you are a breeze to work with? As long as you are not lazy these are very simple behaviors that you can implement at work immediately. Look at your to do list and tell yourself, you can execute these work behaviors now.&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;1. Prioritize Your Work&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first of these simple behaviors is to have a work plan. A good work plan or action plan is one that details what needs to be done, when and by whom. Even if the project leader does not have one for the project, you should personally have one for all the projects you are involved. Assuming you are involved in more than one project, you need to prioritize your work. Know what needs to be completed by its deadline. Your work affects those who are on the team. One of the many good behaviors is to make sure the important work is completed on time so that the rest can carry out their duty smoothly and successfully. That contributes to the team’s success and people will know you have work behavior that are reliable. They will begin to like you.&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;2. Do More Than Talk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The problem with a lot of executives is that they talk more than do. These people tend to confuse busyness with achievement. They feel the more they talk the more they have done. When in fact all it has accomplished is a waste of time. I personally make it a point not to attend meetings that do not have an agenda. And I make sure all my executives make it part of their working behavior to have clear action steps. Talking more than doing is not just limited to meeting times. Do you hang out at the cigarette break longer than needed? Stand around the pantry chatting away when that time can be put to better use? Have you tackled your to do list? I have seen many executives that have a long to do list that never seems completed by the end of the day. Needless to say, these people have behaviors that are talk more than do. If you want your colleagues to start liking you, then start doing more and talk less.&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: trebuchet ms;"&gt;3. Keep Others Informed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One of the many working behaviors that will impress your colleagues is the ability to keep those who are involved in the project at the appropriate time. It is safe to assume that we all work in collaboration with others in order to complete a particular job. Keeping others informed is part of good work behaviors that others appreciate. It allows them to pace their work and know what to expect. They know if your part of the work will be delivered earlier, later or delayed. By keeping others informed you are also managing their expectations. Managing your colleagues’ expectations is also a key work behavior. Part of keeping others informed is also to follow up on next steps. Do you need certain information from others? Do others need certain data from you in order to deliver their part? Was this agreed in the meeting earlier? Then follow up with what is required. There is no need to wait for others to ask before you follow up. Especially when it was already agreed.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-6250416722452428966?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/6250416722452428966/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=6250416722452428966&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/6250416722452428966'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/6250416722452428966'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/self-awareness.html' title='&gt;&gt; Self Awareness'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-8041942864121221414</id><published>2008-10-28T19:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-28T19:26:40.553-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Web Hosting Reviews</title><content type='html'>Now a day's many people have started to do blogging , advertising and so on through blogs. 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Technical support is one important factor to consider and a web host that offers 24/7 online assistance is a must. &lt;img src="http://tinyurl.com/6ycd3q" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-8041942864121221414?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/8041942864121221414/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=8041942864121221414&amp;isPopup=true' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8041942864121221414'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8041942864121221414'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/web-hosting-reviews.html' title='Web Hosting Reviews'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5822170053716121088</id><published>2008-10-17T07:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-17T07:34:33.845-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Evaluate the risks</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Once you've identified the hazards, you need to decide what to do about them. You should think about what controls you already have in place, and how the work is organized. You should then think consider if there is anything more you should be doing. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;You'll need to prioritize the hazards you deal with. Consider your existing precautions and decide whether the remaining risk of harm from a hazard is &lt;strong&gt;high&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;medium&lt;/strong&gt; or &lt;strong&gt;low&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;If you decide that it is low, then your existing precautions are likely to be adequate. If you decide it is high or medium, it is likely that you need to take further steps to lower the risk. See the page in this guide on how to take steps to control workplace risks.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Remember that when evaluating risks you should pay particular attention to the following key areas:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;Vulnerable groups such as disabled people, trainees, those working on their own and expectant mothers.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;Visitors - for example, cleaning and maintenance contractors, suppliers, customers and members of the public who share or pass through your premises.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;The wider environment - for instance, your local community could be harmed by poor waste management practices, eg by pouring chemicals down a drain. 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This could mean, for example:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;replacing old cabling&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;replacing hazardous materials with less harmful ones&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;changing behavior or work practices&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;changing workplace layouts or lighting systems&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Think about whether you can:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;lower the quantities of the hazardous item&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;reduce the number of people exposed to hazards&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;decrease the time that people are exposed to hazards&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;isolate the hazard&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;introduce equipment to control the hazard&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;introduce better working practices and systems&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt; &lt;div&gt;issue protective equipment or clothing&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  &lt;p&gt;You can also consider improving &lt;strong&gt;communication&lt;/strong&gt; in the workplace and developing better &lt;strong&gt;training&lt;/strong&gt; procedures. See our guide on how to communicate your health and safety procedures for more information. You can also find out how to comply with all the regulations and licences that apply to you in the Your type of business section.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-7719985527084526455?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/7719985527084526455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=7719985527084526455&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7719985527084526455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7719985527084526455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/steps-to-control-workplace-risks.html' title='&gt;&gt; Steps to control workplace risks'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-3606270805051527170</id><published>2008-10-15T07:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-15T08:02:22.429-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Pets</title><content type='html'>Even though we have so many false relations in this world, by the same time we also have some nice relationships such as pets with us and so on. 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And so that they provides us nice variety of species and we can enjoy our life with them.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-3606270805051527170?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/3606270805051527170/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=3606270805051527170&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3606270805051527170'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3606270805051527170'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/pets.html' title='Pets'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-2977228850447498929</id><published>2008-10-14T00:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T00:44:48.822-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Career'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt;  Workplace Hazards</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;For each hazard you need to be clear about who may be harmed. This will help you identify the best way to manage the risk. You should also consider those hazards which affect contractors, visitors, customers and others who may not be on site all of the time. In each case, identify how they may be harmed - what type of injury or ill health might occur.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;Some workplace hazards can be easily spotted. However, many can be easily overlooked. Make sure you:&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;tidy up loose or trailing cabling&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;look out for wet, slippery, unclean or badly surfaced floors&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ensure all areas are well lit&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;check for adequate ventilation&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ensure that chemicals, including cleaning substances, are stored, handled and disposed of properly&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;put in place safe procedures for handling flammable substances&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;check for faulty or inappropriate electrical equipment&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;manage waste responsibly&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;fix bad drainage&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ensure ladders and scaffolding are safe&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;improve poorly designed workstations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;check for exposure to vibration from tools, equipment or processes&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;implement sufficient rest breaks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;provide appropriate and well-maintained protective wear&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;provide appropriate training&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;ensure vehicle loading and unloading operations are carried out safely&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;check for exposure to excessive work pressure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-2977228850447498929?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/2977228850447498929/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=2977228850447498929&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2977228850447498929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2977228850447498929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/workplace-hazards.html' title='&gt;&gt;  Workplace Hazards'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-9055925091535615367</id><published>2008-10-14T00:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T00:32:42.034-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Unsecured Personal Loans</title><content type='html'>In this post we will see a short review about Accommodative Financial Solutions which offers us &lt;a href="http://www.afsloansonline.com/"&gt;Unsecured Personal Loans&lt;/a&gt; in a much easier way as compared to other loan providers. 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Just visit the site and make use of it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-9055925091535615367?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/9055925091535615367/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=9055925091535615367&amp;isPopup=true' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/9055925091535615367'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/9055925091535615367'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/unsecured-personal-loans.html' title='Unsecured Personal Loans'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5403167587934053542</id><published>2008-10-14T00:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T00:21:35.893-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Society'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; How to tackle a change in career direction?</title><content type='html'>Do you want to apply for a job where your career history isn't relevant?&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Do you want to convince the recruiter that they should give you a chance to apply your skills to a new career? This is easier now than it used to be, but still requires some subtle influencing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you want to change career, the main advice is:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Thoroughly research the potential occupation, so you have a good understanding of the skills, qualifications and characteristics required.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;Assess which transferable, relevant skills you have developed in your career to date.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Make it easy for the recruiter to see why they should consider you.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Provide evidence of being adaptable and a quick learner.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Show your compelling motivation by being able to explain why you want to change career and illustrate your commitment to your new direction.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Use the word "because.", rather than "but" or "despite". Convince them why they should give you a chance because of your unusual background, rather than despite it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt; Believe in yourself and your ability to take on your new career.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-5403167587934053542?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/5403167587934053542/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=5403167587934053542&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5403167587934053542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5403167587934053542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-tackle-change-in-career.html' title='&gt;&gt; How to tackle a change in career direction?'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-1277631029219472911</id><published>2008-10-13T07:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-13T08:01:10.441-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Air mattress</title><content type='html'>Hi guys and girls, we all need to take rest after coming from office or any other place. 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People of integrity (literally filled to the brim with ‘trustworthiness’) are few and far between in our present world.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Our homes and workplaces are full of such people: People who don’t give two hoots about keeping their part of the bargain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But trust is a two-way traffic. For you to be &lt;i&gt;trusted&lt;/i&gt; you have to &lt;i&gt;trust&lt;/i&gt; first. There is nothing for nothing. You have to invest something for you to be able to withdraw.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the workplace, trust your colleagues enough for them to trust you in return. It is as simple as that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wait. Not as &lt;i&gt;simple&lt;/i&gt; as that!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For trust to blossom and produce fruit, there is some intense work that goes into the works. You have to change some of your prejudices and stereotypes (and, if need be, discard them).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For instance, it is almost impossible for people to trust you with their money, if you cannot trust them with yours. The mathematics just adds up in people’s heads and they decide whom to trust and whom to deny trust.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, if you find that people find it hard to trust you, my remedy is simple: Try to see how much you trust others. You may be surprised that what you have all along been expecting from people is something you have not tried to invest in them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Try trusting some people today and you’ll be doing yourself a service. Many more people will trust you.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-7069480698486658647?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/7069480698486658647/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=7069480698486658647&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7069480698486658647'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7069480698486658647'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/08/can-you-be-trusted.html' title='&gt;&gt; Can you be Trusted?'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-4393287975775874870</id><published>2008-10-13T06:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T19:46:47.214-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Dog Boarding</title><content type='html'>Hey guys we all need some relief to overcome our day today life. For this we need to go to a vacation. While you are going out why your dog should stay in the home. You can also give a vacation to your dog too by using dogboarding.com. This &lt;a href="http://www.dogboarding.com/"&gt;Dog Boarding&lt;/a&gt; facility is provided for the dog with great attention and care. So give your dog a surprise with the help of dogboarding.com.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-4393287975775874870?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/4393287975775874870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=4393287975775874870&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4393287975775874870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4393287975775874870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/dog-boarding.html' title='Dog Boarding'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-3098629463717958376</id><published>2008-10-13T05:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-13T08:10:40.302-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Is Your Workplace Safe from Violence?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SLa7Rng67NI/AAAAAAAAAUk/ZIYOxvLyi_I/s1600-h/angry-guy.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SLa7Rng67NI/AAAAAAAAAUk/ZIYOxvLyi_I/s320/angry-guy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239581127831383250" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;In the working place we all are well prone to violence, fights and so on. Because now a days due to the lack of friendly relationship , co-operation, mutual understanding, presence of ego and so on. No one is accepting the views of others regardless of whether it is good or bad. At the same time more and more work load is also one of the reason for it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Teachers, customer service representatives, post office workers, office professionals. Past events have shown us that no one is immune to violence in the workplace. In fact, the U.S. Department of Justice in a 1998 report stated that the workplace is the most dangerous place to be in America.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;According to Workplace Violence Headquarters, anger and violence, as evidence during the past few years, demonstrates that workplace violence can strike at any time, in any community, in any workplace. That's why it's crucial for businesses and its employees to work as a team to secure their work environment from violence. Unfortunately, many companies don't think they need training or crisis plans for workplace violence because they don't think the situation will occur in their work environment. Others consider the workplace as an extended family where everyone gets along. Granted, with the number of hours that employees spend in their workplace, it's natural to become close to co-workers. But even with close friends, disagreements can occur and no one truly knows how a person will deal with stress, grudges, or disappointments. Unfortunately, the extreme happens and a violent situation occurs. Such is the case with workplace violence.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;    &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, workplace violence is the second most common cause of workplace fatalities next to highway crashes. Furthermore, 1 in 4 workers are attacked, threatened, or harassed each year at their place of employment. By definition, workplace violence is any act that threatens the safety of employees or property and includes verbal threats or behaviors that affect the health, life, or well-being of an employee. As examples, yelling, using profanity, verbal abuse, intimidation, waving of arms or fists, damaging property, and refusing requests for identification are all considered actions of workplace violence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p  style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 102, 255);font-family:trebuchet ms;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;What's the solution for this, any idea?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-3098629463717958376?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/3098629463717958376/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=3098629463717958376&amp;isPopup=true' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3098629463717958376'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3098629463717958376'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/08/is-your-workplace-safe-from-violence.html' title='&gt;&gt; Is Your Workplace Safe from Violence?'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SLa7Rng67NI/AAAAAAAAAUk/ZIYOxvLyi_I/s72-c/angry-guy.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-628855413661610009</id><published>2008-10-13T05:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-13T06:16:28.164-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Microwave toaster ovens</title><content type='html'>Hi friends, we all know that the food that can be easily made within few minutes with less work is toasted bread. For making a toasted bread, a toaster is required. This &lt;a href="http://www.toasterovensguide.com/"&gt;microwave toaster ovens&lt;/a&gt; are provided for you by toasterovensguide.com, for cheap rates and best quality. so if you planned to buy a toaster, buy it through toasterovensguide.com.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-628855413661610009?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/628855413661610009/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=628855413661610009&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/628855413661610009'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/628855413661610009'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/microwave-toaster-ovens.html' title='Microwave toaster ovens'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-2002826054549464641</id><published>2008-10-13T05:44:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-13T06:20:01.851-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Two working in one - Will it create problems?</title><content type='html'>Now a days if one person earns in the family means then it's not possible to lead the family in a better way. So due to this both Husband and Wife are started to go for the work and to earn some thing for the family. But the problem is if they work in same concern, what will happen? there are many chances of getting problems like Ego, Possessiveness and so on.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To my own level of understanding, it's not good for husband and wife to be in the same profession. It has many disadvantages for example, If the husband is an Accountant and the wife also an Accountant, they will have not enough time to stay with their children and this may have negative impact on the children.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's take for example the case of a husband and wife that are both legal practitioners, and there was a case that involved two of them.  The husband was to defend the his client who was charged to the court and wife was the government lawyer.  The case almost destroyed their family because they were against each other.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In conclusion, it is not good for husband and wife to be in the same profession because it has many negative effects on their children and their family as a whole.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div  style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;What you people think about this?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-2002826054549464641?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/2002826054549464641/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=2002826054549464641&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2002826054549464641'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2002826054549464641'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/08/two-working-in-one-will-it-create.html' title='&gt;&gt; Two working in one - Will it create problems?'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-6365499397857542751</id><published>2008-10-11T22:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-11T23:05:36.406-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Healing Threads</title><content type='html'>In hospitals we have to follow certain rules and regulations, in order to protct us from all kinds of hazards and infections. For this first we have to protect us through safe clothing. Here healingthreads.com provides us ingenious arrangement of soft hospital gowns that allows the body parts that need to be exposed, be exposed. This restores the patient’s dignity, modesty, and empowerment. Through the use of these &lt;a href="http://www.healingthreads.com/Products/Break-away-Pants/Break-Away-Pants-10.html"&gt;Break-Away Pants&lt;/a&gt; we can able to feel free and it allows people to feel more like themselves and less like a defective person in the prisoner's garb that is traditional hospital apparel. So visit the site and make use of it.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-6365499397857542751?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/6365499397857542751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=6365499397857542751&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/6365499397857542751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/6365499397857542751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/healing-threads_11.html' title='Healing Threads'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-4225966557853167223</id><published>2008-10-10T21:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T21:16:29.604-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Career'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Overcoming Redundancy</title><content type='html'>&lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;How do you tackle being made redundant, if asked why you left your last job?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;       Redundancy is tough.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Whichever stage of your career you're at, it can really knock your confidence and make it difficult to apply for a new job.&lt;br /&gt;   &lt;br /&gt;Whatever you may feel, there is no shame in this. Some people feel there is a stigma attached to redundancy. But being laid off is so common these days, it's rare to interview a candidate who hasn't been through it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The only way this will be a problem in job hunting is if it is a problem for you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;There is no need to mention it, unless specifically asked, during an interview. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Make sure you have a positive attitude and explain the situation objectively.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bitterness will shine through and could cost you the next job offer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Being objective about redundancy can actually show high levels of commercial awareness and maturity, which are skills valued by employers.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-4225966557853167223?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/4225966557853167223/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=4225966557853167223&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4225966557853167223'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4225966557853167223'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/overcoming-redundancy.html' title='&gt;&gt; Overcoming Redundancy'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-8381241961469179234</id><published>2008-10-10T21:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T21:15:41.825-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Prison Inmate Search</title><content type='html'>If you wanna get access to the previous years prison inmate records, then just visit the site prisoninmatesearch.org, which comprises a massive database of the prison inmate records. Though the use of &lt;a href="http://www.prisoninmatesearch.org/"&gt;county inmate search&lt;/a&gt; we can able to find the required details of the specified prison inmate. So if you wanna find any prison inmate details then just visit this site and make use of the information&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-8381241961469179234?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/8381241961469179234/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=8381241961469179234&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8381241961469179234'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8381241961469179234'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/prison-inmate-search.html' title='Prison Inmate Search'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5495818239012964986</id><published>2008-10-10T21:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T21:12:03.717-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Career'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Fired From A Previous Job</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:trebuchet ms;" &gt;What do you say if you were fired from your last job?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Overcoming being fired is difficult - whether it was a personality clash, alleged performance issues or misconduct.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;    The good news is that having been fired doesn't need to be mentioned in your CV or cover letter.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;    However, it may come up in interview.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;    &lt;b&gt;      If it does, it's important that you have a good explanation.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most people are fired due to personality conflict. If this was the case for you, then be prepared to show a recruiter how you have objectively analyzed and learned from the situation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's worth being able to give a good explanation of why you were fired - just miss out the subjective, emotional stuff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you were fired for a reason such as gross misconduct, then you need to think carefully about the events that led to the situation and be able to convince a recruiter that it won't happen again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is no point in trying to cover up being fired, because your future employer will check out references and probably find out.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you lie about it and get caught out, you'll be found out eventually and may be fired again!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even if they don't, industry is a small place and interesting news travels fast. You never know just who your future employer knows.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-5495818239012964986?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/5495818239012964986/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=5495818239012964986&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5495818239012964986'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5495818239012964986'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/fired-from-previous-job.html' title='&gt;&gt; Fired From A Previous Job'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5001522370065923452</id><published>2008-10-10T21:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T21:11:24.775-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Inmate Records</title><content type='html'>In this post we will see about the site federalinmaterecords.org which provides us a nice opportunity to Find Nationwide Federal Inmate Records in a easier way through their fast database access retrieval. Their archive contains a multitude of federal inmate records recovered in The United States, through which we can get any kind of required information. According to the specified area we can gather the data such as Texas or Florida and so on. So visit the site, try the &lt;a href="http://www.federalinmaterecords.org/kentucky-inmate-records"&gt;kentucky inmate search&lt;/a&gt; and get your required information.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-5001522370065923452?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/5001522370065923452/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=5001522370065923452&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5001522370065923452'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5001522370065923452'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/inmate-records.html' title='Inmate Records'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-5318128652302326400</id><published>2008-10-10T20:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T21:06:03.205-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Career'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; What do you do if you've already left your last job?</title><content type='html'>If you're currently out of work or even long-term unemployed, this is something that you need to be honest about.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;You don't want to shout it from the rooftops, but if you do the "standard fix" of pretending you're still in your old job, you will get caught out at some point.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                        &lt;i&gt;We once reviewed a CV from a lady who claimed to have been working as a buyer for a major supermarket at the time of writing her CV.&lt;br /&gt;                 &lt;br /&gt;        Her credentials were excellent and she was invited for interview.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;        At the time, the supermarket was under threat of take-over by one of its competitors.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;        During her interview, when she was asked how it was affecting morale, she gave convincing answers.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;However, when she was asked to comment on how she thought it had impacted her department's buying strategy, she had to admit she hadn't worked there for six months, since before the take-over news.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;        She was currently unemployed and had lied about the fact she was out of work. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Employers like to recruit people with integrity, who they can trust. She didn't get the job, purely because she had covered up the truth.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;                         The suggestions for "gaps in working history" apply equally well to currently being out of work and can show an employer how you are making constructive use of your time. There are plenty of things you can demonstrate you were doing.&lt;br /&gt;           &lt;br /&gt;Maybe you were self-employed, if you have been doing temporary contracts. Just think about the adaptability you had to show to make the contracts work!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-5318128652302326400?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/5318128652302326400/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=5318128652302326400&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5318128652302326400'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/5318128652302326400'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/what-do-you-do-if-youve-already-left.html' title='&gt;&gt; What do you do if you&apos;ve already left your last job?'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-3357210633344957980</id><published>2008-10-10T20:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T21:07:25.396-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Jail Records</title><content type='html'>Do you wanna get access to previous years &lt;a href="http://www.countyjailrecords.org/"&gt;county jail records&lt;/a&gt;? Then check this out countyjailrecords.org site provides us a simpler way to Find Nationwide County Jail Reports Fast with Direct Data Retrieval!The database o them contains all jail records of county across The USA in a well prepared manner, so that we can access our required data very easily. We can easily access the Texas or Florida jail records and so on from the database. So just try it out and make use of the information.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-3357210633344957980?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/3357210633344957980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=3357210633344957980&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3357210633344957980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/3357210633344957980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/jail-records.html' title='Jail Records'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-7205086305216279207</id><published>2008-10-10T20:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T20:48:35.425-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Career'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Gaps In Work History</title><content type='html'>Working gaps in your career history can stand out in a CV / Resume.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;      The worst thing you can do is try to hide them.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;Recruiters aren't stupid and they can add up. It's a guaranteed way to miss out on a job interview. If you get the job and they subsequently find out, then falsifying information on a CV or "misleading" them in the interview may be used as grounds for failing a probationary period and hence dismissal.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;      So what can you do?&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;One option which works for a long career with only a few months of non-working time is to miss out the months on your career history, showing only the years. This instantly conceals short working gaps. However, be prepared to be challenged on this in an interview.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;For example, many people cover a gap by saying they "went travelling". This, in itself, is often seen favorably. However, be prepared to be asked about your experiences!&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;      If the gaps are legitimate, you could simply explain them.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;      &lt;b&gt;Think about what you were doing during that time. Were you developing any new skills that might be of benefit to future employers?&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;      Gaps in work history or career breaks are more acceptable in today's commercial climate, than in the past.&lt;br /&gt;     &lt;br /&gt;It is common to take a sabbatical to travel or study. Women routinely return to work after maternity breaks. Redundancies at all levels mean that more people have experienced unemployment in this challenging job market.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-7205086305216279207?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/7205086305216279207/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=7205086305216279207&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7205086305216279207'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7205086305216279207'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/gaps-in-work-history.html' title='&gt;&gt; Gaps In Work History'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-2382811571568046931</id><published>2008-10-10T07:27:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T07:29:59.375-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Area Code Locator</title><content type='html'>Now a day's it is really not possible to search for our required places in a big city like New York and so on. So for this area codes helps us a lot to find it in a very easy way. For this areacodelocator.org helps us to &lt;a href="http://www.areacodelocator.org/"&gt;Find Area Codes&lt;/a&gt;, so that we can able to identify our places in much simpler way. So try it out and find your places in a simple way.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-2382811571568046931?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/2382811571568046931/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=2382811571568046931&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2382811571568046931'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2382811571568046931'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/area-code-locator.html' title='Area Code Locator'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-9129129529483721339</id><published>2008-10-10T07:21:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T07:26:32.076-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Workplace'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; SMART</title><content type='html'>As beginners, this is the most common and easiest format used for setting and achieving goals. Goals should be &lt;b&gt;SMART&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;S&lt;/b&gt;pecific&lt;br /&gt;Good performance goals are specific. The common mistake in setting specific goals is stating an outcome rather than specific achievement in order to produce that outcome. For example, stating, “Become a better sales person in 200X” is an outcome. What is needed is specific achievements that result in someone becoming a better salesperson. In the process of setting and achieving goals, the first step is to make sure the goals are specific.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;M&lt;/b&gt;easurable&lt;br /&gt;Some career newbies find this difficult to do. After all, not all good goals are measurable. But based on experience, majority of good performance goals will have measurable results. Think hard about this. Sometimes it is a matter of looking at it from a different angle. Think about the goal’s intention. That may help you craft it differently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;A&lt;/b&gt;chievable&lt;br /&gt;Goals that are challenging yet achievable builds self-esteem and hence confidence. That can result in more responsibilities and rewards. Some people are of the opinion that goals should be impossible to achieve. Yet others make the mistake of making it easily achievable. These goals are not good as they aren’t very motivating for you and your manager. Be courageous enough to set realistic challenging goals that you alone or with the cooperation of colleagues can achieve. Remember, it is about &lt;b&gt;setting and achieving goals&lt;/b&gt;. Not setting alone.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;R&lt;/b&gt;esults-focused&lt;br /&gt;When setting goals remember you want to deliver the results towards the organizations objectives. Hence, the goals must be results oriented. Common mistakes here are taking activities as results. For example, increasing call cycle for a particular sales person is an activity. Increasing sales is a result.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;b&gt;T&lt;/b&gt;ime-bound&lt;br /&gt;Give a time to when your meaningful and motivating goals will be achieved.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-9129129529483721339?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/9129129529483721339/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=9129129529483721339&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/9129129529483721339'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/9129129529483721339'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/smart.html' title='&gt;&gt; SMART'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-1526787673060777455</id><published>2008-10-10T07:08:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T07:14:30.627-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Public Court Records</title><content type='html'>Hi are you tired very much of searching for court records that you need immediately. Stop searching for it. There is online site called localcourtrecords.org, which helps you to find all the court records that you needed within a short period of time. This site contains all the &lt;a href="http://www.localcourtrecords.org/"&gt;Public Court Records&lt;/a&gt; which helps us more... Thus if you are really searching for a court record, the right place for you is localcourtrecords.org.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-1526787673060777455?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/1526787673060777455/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=1526787673060777455&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1526787673060777455'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1526787673060777455'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/public-court-records.html' title='Public Court Records'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-8512094121685103054</id><published>2008-10-10T07:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T07:17:39.708-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Society'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt;Generation Gap - Did you experienced it?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Fr2lxa9qLI/SLVqsYcn9WI/AAAAAAAAAOc/ys8XlDMbKkw/s1600-h/sean71l.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Fr2lxa9qLI/SLVqsYcn9WI/AAAAAAAAAOc/ys8XlDMbKkw/s400/sean71l.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239211052224738658" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many youngsters are having this kinda problem in each and every home. The thing that we are going to discuss here is &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;"Generation Gap". &lt;/span&gt;How far you people are affected by this problem? Because I affected a lot through this problem in my home and everywhere. There are so many differences between the present world and the past world. If we compare those two things means then we can able to see so many differences between them. The reason is there are so many things changed our entire world in many angles, whether it's related to fashion, lifestyle, food habits, dresses, communication and so on. Due to this there are so many problems exist between our parents and us. If we do some thing then they won't accept it, if they advices some thing then we don't accept it. This is the main problem here, so for this it is hard to get solution. Only thing is mutual understanding between them, no other solution for it. What you people think about this?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-8512094121685103054?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/8512094121685103054/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=8512094121685103054&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8512094121685103054'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/8512094121685103054'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/08/generation-gap-did-you-experienced-it.html' title='&gt;&gt;Generation Gap - Did you experienced it?'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_8Fr2lxa9qLI/SLVqsYcn9WI/AAAAAAAAAOc/ys8XlDMbKkw/s72-c/sean71l.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-2535635150695395791</id><published>2008-10-10T07:06:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T07:06:21.511-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Death records</title><content type='html'>Hi friends are you searching a right place to get a death certificate of anyone who had died earlier. No more to search for it... Deathcertificatesearch.org is a site which provides you all the death certificates and &lt;a href="http://www.deathcertificatesearch.org/"&gt;death records&lt;/a&gt; that we desire. They also find find it for you quickly, easily and as cheaply as possible as they can do. So you no more want to search for a place to get a death certificate for one who was dead.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-2535635150695395791?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/2535635150695395791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=2535635150695395791&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2535635150695395791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2535635150695395791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/death-records.html' title='Death records'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-4582836167373008858</id><published>2008-10-10T07:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T07:20:22.656-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Entertainment'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt;WWW  - How far it changed your life?</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8Fr2lxa9qLI/SLUgsL0Le1I/AAAAAAAAANs/MxLvOEP8-gU/s1600-h/nt.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8Fr2lxa9qLI/SLUgsL0Le1I/AAAAAAAAANs/MxLvOEP8-gU/s400/nt.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239129684973419346" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My question is How far the Internet changed your life and our environment? Because the reason I am discussing this topic here is, this World is totally got shrink because of the evolution of Internet. It has changed many lives and keep on changing every thing. You people just share the thing how far it changed the life of yours. Without Internet it is not possible for any one to do any thing. because the things are changed like that now. Each and every thing is based on the Internet now. No one can ignore this sentence right? We can get many kind of information from this source and the amount of information that we get is enormous.  Now you people tell what you think about thinka bout the Internet?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-4582836167373008858?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/4582836167373008858/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=4582836167373008858&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4582836167373008858'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/4582836167373008858'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/07/www-how-far-it-changed-your-life.html' title='&gt;&gt;WWW  - How far it changed your life?'/><author><name>ritch</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_8Fr2lxa9qLI/SLUgsL0Le1I/AAAAAAAAANs/MxLvOEP8-gU/s72-c/nt.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-1799273336904942077</id><published>2008-10-09T04:30:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T04:35:03.702-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Online Marketing Tools</title><content type='html'>If any one of you need to build traffic and in turn to increase the popularity of your site or blog, then just check this out. Here we will discuss about the site webpositionexpert.com, which offers us &lt;a href="http://www.webpositionexpert.com/index.html"&gt;SEO Tools&lt;/a&gt; to perform those above mentioned things. Those tools are also called as &lt;a href="http://www.webpositionexpert.com/index.html"&gt;Online Marketing Tools&lt;/a&gt; because they helps us in such a way that we can improve our marketing in a very much easier way. I hope that this post will help you all a lot to know some thing useful about the use of SEO. So just try this &lt;a href="http://www.webpositionexpert.com/index.html"&gt;SEO Software&lt;/a&gt; and make use of it in a better way.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-1799273336904942077?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/1799273336904942077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=1799273336904942077&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1799273336904942077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/1799273336904942077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/online-marketing-tools.html' title='Online Marketing Tools'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-2203116972920436073</id><published>2008-10-09T01:06:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T01:54:36.321-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Career'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Fortunes 100 Best Companies to work - 2008</title><content type='html'>Here in this post we will check the companies that are listed in the Fortunes magazine. In this we will see about the top 10 companies,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a style="font-weight: bold; font-family: trebuchet ms;" href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/bestcompanies/2008/snapshots/5.html"&gt;100 Best Companies to work&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Just check it out and choose your best....&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-2203116972920436073?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/2203116972920436073/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=2203116972920436073&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2203116972920436073'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2203116972920436073'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/fortunes-100-best-companies-to-work.html' title='&gt;&gt; Fortunes 100 Best Companies to work - 2008'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-7417238182404166520</id><published>2008-10-09T01:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T01:54:12.820-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Rabbi Yitzhak Miller</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;In this post we will see some thing interesting about the Rabbi Yitzhak Miller. He was an international businessman who decided that his calling was to be a Rabbi, to transcend a materialistic life and reach for the sacred, to serve God, and to create spiritual and emotional bonds among the Jewish people and the people of the world. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;For more than a decade, he has served as a Rabbi and Director of Education to several congregations i.e. Riverside, Gilroy, Los Gatos, Yuba City and Lancaster, Calif. Rabbi in English means a religious teacher. A good Rabbi needs to be connecting, caring, understanding and empathizing in order to be effective. The word rabbi derives from the Hebrew root word, rav, which in biblical Hebrew means ‘great’, used in many senses, including the sense of a ‘master’ and apprentice, whence someone who is a distinguished ‘teacher’. When Rabbi Yitzhak Miller set out to use 21st century technology to reach both Jews and people interested in Judaism, the greatest challenge was not only utilize, but to transcend it to truly be in contact. His goal is to touch hearts, minds, and souls, not only in person, but by phone, web cam, or video conference-and to use every tool available to connect people to each other. His website contains useful information about Judaism-whether someone is looking for a wedding Rabbi or a &lt;a href="http://www.rabbiyitzhakmiller.org/Ceremonies/Bar-Mitzvah-Bat-Mitzvah_103.html"&gt;Bar Mitzvah&lt;/a&gt;, having an interfaith wedding or a Jewish wedding, &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;seek Jewish Education or Spiritual Counseling or house blessings, to study Mussar, Jewish Philosophy, Jewish History, or Jewish Theology or they’re considering conversion to Judaism. The site is very well kept and designed in such a way that we can get the required information in a very easy way. Just visit the site and make use of all the information about him. He is such a nice person and the information present in the site is very informative.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-7417238182404166520?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/7417238182404166520/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=7417238182404166520&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7417238182404166520'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/7417238182404166520'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/rabbi-yitzhak-miller.html' title='Rabbi Yitzhak Miller'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-118086416914975963</id><published>2008-10-09T00:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T00:58:41.042-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Career'/><title type='text'>&gt;&gt; Solve your career problem</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;Whether you are looking for a career change, a new role as a result of redundancy or you have just reached a career crossroads triggered by a change of circumstances, Appleby Associates will provide advice and support to help you to make the right choices to get your career back on track. &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;We do not draw a rigid distinction between career consultant, career coach, career adviser and career counsellor. You will work with a career professional who will invariably wear all four hats at different times as appropriate. For the sake of brevity we generally use career consultant as shorthand for all four descriptions.&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;h2&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The first step – meeting your career consultant&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;     &lt;p&gt;As a first step, you would meet a professional career consultant to determine your specific needs and aspirations. At that meeting which is confidential, free and without obligation on either side, the career consultant (who would subsequently become your career consultant if the two of you decided to move ahead) would show you, in some detail, how the two of you would work together to identify the right career objective and then how to develop the necessary marketing tools to achieve it. &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p&gt;Common sense will tell you that it is essential for you to spend time (not just a quick five minute hello) with the individual that you would be working with and not just a salesperson before you make your decision. After all you are buying a personal service and not a commodity. Selecting the right individual career consultant is a decision that is too important to be left to others. It is a decision that you alone can make, do not be persuaded otherwise. At Appleby Associates we don’t employ sales people, we only employ career consultants so we can guarantee that you will always meet a career consultant.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-118086416914975963?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/118086416914975963/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=118086416914975963&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/118086416914975963'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/118086416914975963'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/solve-your-career-problem.html' title='&gt;&gt; Solve your career problem'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30555717.post-2218335265168564135</id><published>2008-10-09T00:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T00:40:55.111-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='General'/><title type='text'>Healing Threads</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Hospitals are playing a major role in protecting our lives from all kinds of diseases. So wearing neat and safe clothes will be really helpful to us in protecting us from all types of hazards. So if you are in search of site which is being promoted for you to buy the &lt;a href="http://www.healingthreads.com/Products/Hospital-Pants/Hospital-Pants-11.html"&gt;hospital pants&lt;/a&gt; then here is the best place where we end our search. Healing threads is an arrangement of soft hospital gowns that allows the body parts that need to be exposed, be exposed. The best quality along with the cheap price will be available here which will ultimately benefit the customers.This garment's fabric is an extremely soft, skin sensitive micro fiber which can even be washed and dried at home. This hospital robe comes in many colors well suited for both men and women is the only hospital gown which is loose, comfortable and shows no waist.The casual is also ideal for patients undergoing any type of rehabilitation or procedure including heart or lung radiation.You can select the color,size and quantity you want to buy and shop them online. The Original Healing Threads Casual provides with the hospital gown that is more comfortable to work with. this will be really helpful for all the patients to feel free and easy in the hospital. They created four hospital gown designs and two pant styles that restored dignity, modesty, style and personality to this cold, dehumanizing garment. Here is the best chance for the customers to meet your requirements and grab this opportunity when you are offered at the right time. Because uncomfortable hours spent in hospital waiting rooms had shown us that the most odious and visible sign of cancer or illness was the dreaded hospital gown. Thus these garments are that much helpful in protecting us from all kinds of harms. So just try it out and make use of their services. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30555717-2218335265168564135?l=ritch-career.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/feeds/2218335265168564135/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=30555717&amp;postID=2218335265168564135&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2218335265168564135'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/30555717/posts/default/2218335265168564135'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ritch-career.blogspot.com/2008/10/healing-threads.html' title='Healing Threads'/><author><name>Selerines</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pbmwB_AkSHE/SPDI3Iw7_AI/AAAAAAAAAxM/pk7LhLDwDbQ/S220/siva.bmp'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
