Journalism is one such option. If you were an English teacher, if your hold over the language is strong, then why not go into journalism? Today this is a highly paying profession, and if you have a flair for writing, you would definitely do well in it! You can write on a variety of topics like Healthcare, Politics, Sports, etc – whatever you are comfortable with.

Another alternative career path is higher education. If you were a teacher of junior school, then it might be easy for you to make the transition to high school or even university teaching. You could even branch out and become a student counselor, or go into curriculum development, managing alumni relations, or perhaps human resources. Having a background in professional education opens up a lot of doors for you, and if you have a master’s degree in education, then you could try other lines of work. The possibilities are truly endless. You might even consider going into Financial Aid disbursement, or becoming a Dean, etc. Talk to someone who can tell you about the ins and outs of the academia business.

Becoming an education counselor is a good idea. Since you worked as a professional educator, you would know how stressed students can get with their curriculum and school activities. Therefore you would be in a good position to counsel them. You can set up your own business of education counseling – children with studying problems, concentration issues, etc. can come to you for help.

Instructional coordination or even curriculum specialist are other jobs that are open to you. These jobs would be ideal if you were intimately involved in the planning and preparing of coursework, if you were familiar with chalking out syllabi for the class. Such a job allows you to shape the student learning process out on a grander scale – you would be not only training teachers and choosing textbooks, you would also be coordinating the implementation of technology, and evaluating existing programs for suitability and success. This is a highly creative field that you are bound to enjoy, and it’s as rewarding as teaching.

Human resources are an alternative career path that you can explore. If you enjoy forging professional relations, and if you like team building, then this is the job for you. You would be combining elements of psychology, financial planning, management, economy as well as development to steer the company towards its guided goals. You would be a bridge between the workforce and the management. This is a broad career that is fast coming into the limelight.

If you have majored in English, and are confused as to which line of work you should go into, well – you needn’t be confused any longer. Gone are the days when English major opened up only two career options – teaching in high school, and teaching in university. Now, with the plethora of career paths opened up to you through an English major, you are spoilt for choice. This article will discuss the top 3 career paths for English majors.

First, there is journalism. Working in the field of Media is always a great career path for English majors. You can use put your knowledge of the language to good use. You can go into specific beat reporting, like Finance, Technology, Politics, etc – depending on which field you are comfortable in. You can also go into Feature Writing, which is a less specific, more language-oriented type of journalism. In this, you will be writing feature articles on a variety of topics, which will be of interest to the targeted readers. Feature writing requires not only skill in the language but also a lot of effort and research. If you have a flair for writing, if you think a newspaper office is the ideal office for you, if you think that you were born to write, then journalism is definitely the career for you! Write a few samples of your work, intern at a few places, get some good recommendations from Editors, and work your way up. In no time at all, you’ll be Editor!

The second career path for English majors is teaching. Of course teaching is the old classic profession – why not pass on what you’ve learnt all these years? If you think that you can handle children/young teenagers well, then you could well become an English teacher and make a profession out of teaching Milton, Blake, Shakespeare, Pope and Dryden. For this profession, you need to be constantly reading yourself, you need to be well-learned in the subject, you would probably also need a Ph.D.

The third career path if you have an English major is being a professional writer. Think of an interesting plot line, something that will catch the attention of readers, and start working on your book. With good writing and ample marketing, your book could become a bestseller! In a few years, you would become a prominent writer.

The economy is changing even as you’re reading this. Therefore, the jobs available are changing too, and a job that might have been good 10 years back is not necessarily good anymore. The economy is in a constant state of flux; therefore the way of living too, is changing. So it is very important that you know what you are doing – not just for job security, but also to ensure that you don’t get caught up in this global economic recession. One trend that you need to be aware of is that more and more people are choosing to work from home – this makes a lot of money, and is also very convenient. In this article we shall list the best jobs for the future economy.

One good job for the future economy is home-based entrepreneur. As we said, the professional environment is changing; people nowadays do not want to deal with the harsh office commute or with petty office politics. Therefore they opt to work from home. So it would be a good idea for you to set up your own business. Think of the field that you are most comfortable in, and go for that. For instance, if you are a good cook, why not set up a catering business? Or if you are good with your hands, set up a gift-making business. Think about your strength, and go about making a home-based business out of it. You will see the profits coming in.

Entrepreneurship works, and how! Remember that it’s not easy to make it big in this field; you need lots of dedication and effort to get to the top. But the world is becoming smaller and smaller, so you can combat the recession by working from the comfort of your home.

Internet/affiliate marketing is another job that will be great for the future economy. Earlier, internet marketing was a bit of a mystery, but the scene has changed now. What’s more, you get the training for free – so you don’t have to spend thousands and thousands of dollars on school. Basically, this job entails you selling the products or services of another company and picking up a commission for your sales.

Direct sales is another job option that will definitely prove to be wonderful for the future economy. You need to know that direct selling is the future, if you like helping out people – then this job is perfect for you. You can easily earn 100,000 – 125,000 dollars per year if you have the right team and the right organization. You will be able to get full training.

Remember that the future is uncertain, but there is no need to become a slave to the rat race. Find out what you are good at, explore that option, and then use it to get rich in the future economy. Learn to take action in the changing scenario. With a little bit of intelligence and dedication, you can go a long way!

Telephonic interviews a common technique for companies to choose a prospective employee by scanning and filtering candidates before calling them over for a face-to-face interview. Telephone interviews are critical in the sense that how you speak, what you say and all such verbal communication will be used to judge you without a hiring company needing to see you in person. This is why it is so imperative to be prepared for such an event than simply rely on your improvisation skills when the call comes. The first part of being ready for a telephone interview is to know when the call is going to come or when you should call. Secondly, you need to set your objectives in order which should include:

• Being able to obtain enough information for yourself so you can decide whether or not you want to go ahead with the interviewing process.
• To give just enough information to the interviewer so that you are able to garner adequate attention from them to be called for a face-to-face interview.
• To end the interview with an agreement on the time, date and place for the subsequent face-to-face interview.

The importance of preparation for such interviews cannot be undermined. Always do your research about the company and the job description so that you are well-informed and cannot be caught off-guard. There are a number of questions that are frequently asked such as “tell me about yourself”, “what can you add to this company” and so on. The objectives of such questions are to gauge your enthusiasm, confidence, knowledge and communicative skills hence it is smart idea to have the answers well thought out. Also, make a list of all questions (open-ended) you want to ask and keep them at hand so that you do not miss any of them during the interview. Since the hiring manager will ask questions out of your CV it is best to keep a copy in your hand.

The next step is facing the call. If it is you who is supposed to call then do it at the precise time and not any sooner or later. The tone of your voice is an important detail tool that interviewers pay close attention to. Hence, do not sound over-enthusiastic or nonchalant. While the former weakens your negotiating power the latter immediately crosses you off. Rounding up, a few last yet essential points to remember are to be succinct, enthusiastic, confident, polite and to not use jargons. Lastly, how you close the interview will also be judged so in a thorough yet brief way.

“Hiring Process” is not an easy process. A wrong decision might be very heavy for company’s budget and repute both. Don’t save your resources while hiring a candidate or don’t over spend, as both extremes can be dangerous. Follow a simple set of principles and you will get better options for your company.

1. Choose any two media’s to propagate your vacancy. A newspaper must be the primary one. Craft a job description wisely keeping in mind all your concerns and requirements clearly.

2. A firm set of criteria must be followed to judge each resume. It all depends on nature and requirements of your project. You can make a list of following traits and give marks accordingly. At the end grand total will make your decision easy about each resume before calling any candidate for interview.

Following points must be considered

• Job Skills
• Previous work Experience
• Industry experience if any
• Decision making authority
• Education and obtained grades
• Presentation of resume itself i-e writing skills, grammar, spellings and logic flow etc.

3. References on resumes are with best possible words in the precise of a particular candidate. Do check out the given references thoroughly it will help you to gain more information about the candidate. Mostly candidates at their end thought no one is going to check what they wrote as a reference. But making a hiring decision is a serious job and following up with references makes your choices clear.

4. Keeping in mind all your previous workings and not essentials, craft interview questions logically. As interview process is actually to decide whether a candidate is going for next process of hiring or not. Re-read the resume prior to the interview and make notes of specified questions other than generals about each candidate.

5. After rapid interview session again short list or narrow down number of candidates. Call them on a private meeting, discuss your project and job requirements with them as a group discussion in a rather a casual way. Here, you can judge there convincing and leadership powers and how they can work along with a team.

Inviting anyone or everyone would be a difficult, time consuming and expensive way of hiring managers. As company’s most valuable asset is its capital so don’t waste it on hiring without structured planning. The above listed steps are easy to follow and specified in their objectives thus helping you to find the Right Person.

Success is not always a matter of luck, but pre-planning. To get a job on first visit seems difficult to someone but trust me if you are a bit smart and standout differently you will definitely get the chance. Here we are going to brief about few techniques which will give you confidence and more chances of success.

Compile Profile: There are thousand ways of compiling up your documents along with evidences of success, previous work experiences and your major goals. Give it book’s form with Index page number everything you want to add in it. But highlight few pages and documents to save the time of hiring team. It all depends on your profile arrangement which might overwhelm your hiring manager.

Use Reference: After your face-to-face interview make it sure that your previous manager send an email to your new company acknowledging your services provided there. A well written mail with a strong reference makes your position more clear. If its your first job than some words from Institute you passed out would be enough.

Research about the Company: Do a detail research about the Company’s growth rate, potential clients and on-going projects. Moreover, a research about their keen competitor will add more weight-age to your working. If you are looking for Sales representative post, personally meet the people using their products and collect feedback. Take your working as a document on your interview and email it to the hiring manager afterwards. Your chances to get the offer will be doubled.

Work Plan: I heard about candidates who get the job right on the interview, because of his efficient work plan. He made a two months plan to be successful in the company if he gets the offer. All his short termed and long termed plans were outlined briefly, the CEO got impressed and he got the job. Anyone can use this technique to be successful.

Target Markets: Make a list of the markets already having products of that company and highlight those which are not yet targeted. You need only to mention the new markets. When, where and how to do the marketing is not needed to be discussed at first interview. Keep your research with you and look for either the final job call or the second meeting.

Be confident and make yourself different from others. Do all your homework for the interview and rehearse it with a friend if possible. Instead of being a typical interviewee be a progressive one and let the authorities to rethink on your capabilities and seriousness.

Nerves: Everybody fears unknown or of what happens next? Our own bodies’ strength to deal with stressed situation is the task of nerves. All of us deal with our nerves in daily life for minor and major decisions etc.

Symptoms of Nervousness

• Dry mouth,
• Sweating,
• Shaking of hands and legs, affect heart beat,
• Faintness or feeling to use toilet again and again.

Job Interviews

Its normal to get nervous before an important job interview. You are about to meet new people and facing an exam like situation. To deal with such circumstances our body puts an unseen protection within our mind. “Adrenaline” is released which helps in complete concentration with the problem you are dealing with. The trick is to use your mind power to deal nasty situation by controlling the adrenaline.

Controlling your nerves

Its very simple to rule you own mind but requires some prior practice and confidence. Never under estimate yourself, assure within your mind that everything is in your control. Affirm yourself that you are going to have a great Interview and you will get the job. Otherwise the fear of failure / negation will surround you and your mind. Belief systems and positive thinking is the key to control such situations. Here are some tips you can use during your interview to control your high pulse or nervousness.

If any drink is offered during your interview session. Water is the best choice. No stain marks, if it drops and will help your brain to calm down. During a difficult question you can also excuse to have a sip of water, meanwhile getting some extra time for an appropriate answer. Don’t hurry, calmness is the main ingredient to control stressed situation.

To visit the place of interview before helps you to be familiar with the building, atmosphere and people. Ultimately saves your time to find out the office on interview day, thus reducing anxiety.

Its better to have a detailed research on the company’s history and current status. At the same time make notes with highlights of your own expertise.

Confidence is although a key to success but try to be realistic as over confidence may lead you to act easy or un-natural. While low confidence is bad for first impression. You can have a rehearsal or mock interview with your friends. It would help to built up confidence against questioning. If you are in a habit of workout do it at least an hour before going to an interview. Take shower and get dressed properly.

Select your outfit, shoes, ties etc. and other accessories a day before. Last moment selections can increases stress. Do take a healthy meal 2 hours before an interview. If you are having an interview in the afternoon, take a healthy filling breakfast. If its in evening take a late lunch. Your food should be properly digested before facing an interview, counts a lot.

Breathing exercises helps a lot in slowing doing your fast pulse and brain. Helps all your body muscles to expand and contract rhythmically. The process is to breathe deeply inhaling and exhaling through nose only in a comfortable sitting position.

Happy thoughts about your children, family or friends makes you feel happy and calm. The element of well being will penetrate into your subconscious as a result anxiety will be overcome automatically.

Sit comfortably during interview with straight backbone as it helps the breathing process. Don’t tense yourself by calm and remain throughout the session.

Be a good listener, carefully listen each question and softly but firmly describe answers. Do not start thinking about the answer when they are questioning. Let them finish first, take a pause, and continue afterwards. Even if you do not know the answer, don’t be panic. Excuse for that and jumps to the next one. ‘To answer is not so important, as to answer right’.

That is all for now about making your nerves strong and comfortable to deal with an interview. Goodluck! If you are having one!

Make Great Money as well!

Economy is passing through a tragic decline since 2008 worldwide. Every field and department is concentrated with professions. So, traditional degrees and jobs will be out-dated for next decade. It’s the need to time to look ahead towards jobs related to Nature and Environment. A huge amount of money is allocated in Energy Management, Green Job Training Programs etc. by American President.

“It’s time to bail out the people and the planet” by Van Jones

Global Warming

It is the issue very hot these days. Nations all around the world taking steps to prevent global warming utilizing natural resources for energy and recycling of products is needed. As it helps to reduce pollution and at the same time beneficial for economy. This Green movement is gaining popularity and increasing the demand of new industries and professionals to deal with the cause.

Farming: Farmers are the ones closely related to blush green fields. Most of the American farmers are in their mid-fifties and using a decade old traditional petroleum-based machines along with chemical fertilizers. Organic food products are highly in demand now. So, there is a huge market to be targeted. A farmer should be skilled in farming simultaneously requires marketing training for the growth of his business. Following are the Institutes from where you get formal education about Farming.

• Universities of Vermont: Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
• Stone Barns: Center for food and Agriculture in New York.
• University of Oklahoma: Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture.
• Evergreen State College.

Foresters: Deforestation is responsible around a quarter of the Global Warming. Therefore, a batch of wise and educated forests is needed to promote finance and conserve the forests. 1.6 billion People of our planet depend on forests for their lining. Mostly people clean up the burning them for land used for other purposes. A forester can guide them to cultivate fast growing species of fruits, trees like Timber for wood, some rare plants used for medicines and wild honey farm can be run in a forest as well.

Suggested Institutes for training are:

• Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
• Duke University: Nicholas School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Solar Power Systems and Installers

Utilizing Solar Power is the great solution to reduce need of petroleum thus, resulting less pollution. 770’000 jobs are already in valued in the formation and installing of Solar Power Systems worldwide. Endless opportunities are available related to this field in United States with shiny days. Solar-thermal water heaters are being installed almost everywhere and its labor costs round about $15-35 an hour which is pretty high.

25000 – 35000 workers are employed in the Solar Sector and the demand is increasing every day.

Efficient Energy Management

Greening up the buildings means, making them thermal resistance to reduce the energy consumption. The process of greening up the buildings requires not only skilled architects and engineers but a whole squad of retrofitters. Usually spray foam issued for insulation. According to Apollo Alliance $89.9 billion are allocated for green buildings and it will generate a demand for workers and professionals both.

Recommended Institute for Professional training is Arizona State University.

Green MBA

This Green Thinking is hitting the business world like a revolution. Qualified entrepreneurs, marketing directors and researchers are essentially required for the development and progress of projects co-related. There are over 400’000 jobs expected in the sector of lifestyles of Health and Sustainability.
Following are the highly demanded and paid posts for the upcoming years.

1. Venture Capitalist: Is the investor in Clean Technologies, green buildings and research based projects. Probably highest paying jobs in the green arena are venture capitalist themselves. You can make probably $300’000 – $400’000 a year.
2. Chief Executive Officer: Qualified leaders with creative ideas and supervision qualities can make upto $120’674 annually in the Green Arena.
3. Presidents and Vice Presidents: They are fully in demand for sales, marketing dealing government affairs carrying out. Research and development based companies, simply there are tons of jobs available seeking for keen and determined professionals from all around the world.

Following Schools are offering degrees for managing green businesses;

• Stanford School of Business
• San Francisco’s Presidio School of Management
• Leeds School of Business
• University of Colorado at Boulder

It is interesting to observe and realize how much our jobs effect on our thought process, well-being and in social life. We spent most of our waking moments at work, so it’s good to do something you like and enjoy the most. The modern day life is so machine like and fast —-hey man! Everyone needs a break!

You might have seen people with job dissatisfaction, least interested in the work they do or working half heartedly. Who we are? How we react to circumstances. Everything depends on the jobs we perform. So don’t spent major part of your life doing something you are unhappy with, a job that makes you frustrated or stressed. To leave such thing is a good idea.

Focused minds on average face less trouble in selecting a suitable career. If you are creative and wanted to do something related to arts and crafts, you have thousands of options. You can become a teacher, artist or can join any firm as an art director. Your passion will become your source of income, but you are interested in collecting stamps. This would be a little difficult to earn money from it. To support yourself and family financially, choose your career wisely keeping in mind the success aspects on top.

Immediately quitting a job, just because you don’t like it, will not work at all. You are working to earn a respectable living. If you are not satisfied with the 9-5, 8 hours fix routine, than try to ask yourself, if you want to setup your own business instead. Otherwise try to overcome at your temperament, to keep up with the good job. To gain success in a job, it is a key point to be punctual and regular.

If starting your own business, than develop good ideas and schemes and gain productive social contacts. You will be on a way to market yourself. Try to read material on the field you to join. Attend seminars and browse on internet. Once you are done doing so, next step is to construct your dream plan, as you are what you do!

Studies have shown that the people who like their work and work place, progress much faster than those who are not satisfied with their chosen career.

How to select an appropriate career is a question which comes in minds of those who want a change, a change that brings colors in the life and helps them to overcome stress, caused by their jobs. It’s a step wise procedure.

Following are the key steps on How to Choose the Right Career;

Talents: your inborn quality you are blessed with is your talent. You haven’t learned it and you can’t actually. Its only discovered and directed with the passage of time.

Character Traits: It’s your personality and the ability of communication with others. How much you are good at making contacts. How to handle a stressful situation and how much you train yourself to do physical and mental efforts.

Skills: You can learn skills, they can be transferred like learning to cook etc. how much command you have on a certain skill is the quality of your work.

Family and Peer Group: Your family and friends also influence your career selection and interests as well. To some extent they reduce your choices and areas of interests. Like if you are the only heir and expected to take over the family business etc.

Industry you like: After a deep self analysis second step is to choose the right industry and roles that suits your personality. Don’t be attracted by glamorous posts or high salaries that are against your personal interest.

Focus on your own set of personal talent and skills. Think about a profession that suits you the most in all aspects. Remember that a job with comfortable working environment will boost up your confidence. So it’s good to look around, meet people or executives of the industries your want to join.

Research a little more on new dimensions and CHANGE YOUR LIFE from a bearing 9-5 to a more productive and satisfied human being.

“Our Jobs decided by heart, done by mind, influence our present and future. Listen what your heart says”.