Career Angel

As an absolute aficionado of all things personal development I take action on ideas that really appeal to me, to check them out and add them into my GOOD habits, if they work for me.  It takes a conscious effort but I’ve found it well worthwhile.  One of the latest ideas that I’ve been taking action on is to celebrate every little success.  For example my daughter delivers pamphlets and I accompany her for safety and exercise reasons.  Every street we finish or corner we turn I have a quiet little celebration.  It’s fantastic.  It nurtures the inner child and really does encourage better performance because there is a reward, not just at the end but at every little, tiny milestone along the way.  I’m really enjoying it and finding it a great habit!

Why not try it for yourself and let us know how you go, in the comments section.

‘tl next time,

you are bold, gorgeous, talented and fabulous

Shelley Cox

The Arch Angel of Career Transformations

Hi,

In my travels ar0und the internet I am always on the lookout for sites, resources and the like that would be good value for you.  One of those is http://www.upyourmojo.com . This site has been put together by a like minded individual, Sonja Parris and has heaps of free information and resources that will be useful for you in all aspects of your life, not just your career.  I encourage you to go over and take a look at her site.

I’m sure you’ll be glad you did.

til next time

you are bold, gorgeous, talented and fabulous,

Shelley

Arch Angel of Career Transformations TM

OK, when do you start thinking about your next performance appraisal?

Probably about one week before your next performance appraisal is due, just to be clear, if you have a performance appraisal in one week’s time and your next appraisal AFTER that one is in 6 months, then it’s time to start thinking about the appraisal in 6 months time, one week before your current appraisal. That sounds very contorted here is it in tabular format:

Today’s date 21 October, 2009

Next performance appraisal 28 October, 2009

and your next performance appraisal AFTER 28 October, 2009 is 28 April, 2010

Then the time to start thinking and planning for your April 2010 appraisal is TODAY 21, October, 2009.

If you’ve left your 28 October appraisal planning until now, forget it, it’s going to be a tough sell for you.

Two critical points about performance appraisals are to get a clear indication of WHAT you are being assessed on and what KPIs, KRAs you can set / negotiate for (April 2010).  Once this is clear it’s just a matter of making sure you meet them and KEEP RECORDS of meeting and exceeding them.

The other critical point is to set your own personal KPIs and KRAs. This will keep you interested and growing as a person and a professional These KPIs can be work or personally related.

And here I will quote Jim Rohn

work on your job and you earn a living, work on yourself and you can create a fortune

til next time

you are bold, gorgeous, fabulous and talented, and more so every day.

Shelley

The Arch Angel of Career Transformations

The Arch Angel is thrilled to announce that in collaboration with the amazing Min Ku and Peter Forster she will be presenting at the upcoming Career Toolkit Workshop.

It will be an incredible 8 hour event full of tips and tricks to have you successful in winning interviews and jobs and we even feed you lunch, morning and afternoon tea.

As this is our first workshop together we are offering it at the sensational price of only $197 for the whole day with over $350 in bonuses as well.

Go here to check it out: http://www.careertoolkit.com.au, hope to see you there

after this workshop you won’t have ANY choice but to be BOLD, FABULOUS, GORGEOUS and TALENTED, you are already, anyway

Shelley

Over my next couple of posts I’m going to talk a little about how to make sure you get the most from your performance appraisal, a lot of it is to do with preparation.  Below you’ll find an article by Roland Poitevin that talks about surviving your performance appraisal.  Do let me know what you think.

til next time,

you are bold, gorgeous, talented and fabulous

Shelley

Performance Appraisal Survival Guide

Performance Appraisal Survival Guide
By Roland Poitevin

It is the time of the year when your performance appraisal is just round the corner. Appraisal is primarily done to evaluate your past performance and chart out your future course in the organization. Appraisals are typically done once a year in most companies. In some companies half yearly appraisals are held.

An objective appraisal professionally done benefits both you and the organization you work for. You get feedback on your performance, suggestions for improvement, training needs and goals for the coming year which are aligned to the overall organization strategy/ objectives. Basis your past accomplishments you could also get compensation hike.

Before you go for your appraisal interview and during the course of it there are a few things you can do to make the process effective. Making a list of all that you have accomplished in the last evaluation period is the first step. When you keep a tab of your achievements and projects completed during the course of the year it will be easy to consolidate them at the end. Any appreciation mails or thank you mails/ communication can be taken as evidence too.

During the actual performance appraisal interview it is important to be participative. Give a brief about what you have done, your aspirations and training needs. Be open to listen objectively – you are likely to get positive as well as negative feedback. You can make your point of view clear but without being defensive or offensive. Remaining confident through out the performance evaluation process helps to build a professional image about you. Last but not the least it is crucial to perform all tasks assigned to you on time, every time.

Delivering high quality work, taking ownership of tasks, leadership and assuming extra responsibilities are traits that will get you noticed and pave the way for better roles.

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http://EzineArticles.com/?Performance-Appraisal-Survival-Guide&id=3092271

if a potential employer was to do a google search on your name what would they find?

especially if you have an unusual name.

Why don’t you go and do it right now, here’s the search box.

What did it come up with?

Is it something that you are proud to own?

If not there is something you can do about it.

1st step is to go to google, sign up for an account and go into your profile and create it so that it is factual and shows you in a good light.

’til next time,

you are bold, gorgeous, talented and fabulous

Shelley

When you are employed you ALWAYS have someone who is your customer. Ultimately though it is the group of people who puts money into a business so that you as an employee can be paid.

When you’re preparing for a job interview think about who your customer will be for the position you are applying for and how you can actively demonstrate your capacity to serve them and help them solve their problems.  Do you even have contact with a group of people who could be potential customers for your employer to be – how powerful would that be in an interview?

Here’s a little piece of prose from Mahatma Gandhi on the importance of a customer, it’s good to keep in mind.
Who is a Customer?

• A Customer is the most important person whether he comes in person, writes to us or telephones.
• A Customer is not dependent on us, we depend up on him for our living
• A Customer is not an interruption to our work, he is the purpose of it. He is doing us a favour by giving us the opportunity to serve him.
• A Customer is not someone with whom to argue or match our wits. No one has ever won an argument with a customer.
• A Customer is a person who comes to use because he needs certain goods. It is our gob to provide them in a way profitable to him and to ourselves.
• A Customer is not a cold statistic, he is a flesh-and-blood human being with emotions and prejudices like our own.
• A Customer is the most important person in this firm, for without him there would be no business.

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Harry has honed his genius… what’s yours?

Hi

in this latest issue of Beyond Your Best I share 51 concepts that help create what we want in our lives.  Don’t miss out, sign up in the form to the right so that you receive it.  It’s coming out October 8, 2009, AEST time.  One of the concepts is that the universe is infinitely silent but at the sametime infinitely dynamic.

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you are bold, gorgeous, talented and fabulous

Shelley Cox

Arch Angel of Career Transformations

There’s still so much time for you to make sure that 2009 is a year in your career that you’ll look back on and remember as a good year.

Take a look at your personal KPIs and KRAs

that’s key performance indicators and key results achieved.

Are they on track, have you exceeded them.

Stop for a moment and imagine it’s Dec 31, 2009, I know you’ll probably be partying!

What is it that you have done between now Oct 6, 2009 and then to exceed your own expectations and go beyond your best?

Feels good doesn’t it.

We are made, created and evolved to be high performance beings, so don’t settle for anything less.

til next time,

you are BOLD, GORGEOUS, TALENTED and FABULOUS

Shelley

Arch Angel of Career Transformations