A POLITICA e os políticos ....

Como pessoa que olha para as noticias e se preocupa com as linhas de orientação em Portugal, é com tristeza que vejo as ultimas campanhas eleitorais. Campanha para o governo, discussão.... Freeport, casas na Covilhã, licenciatura do 1ro ministro, do que vai ser Portugal e linhas de orientação? Nadinha! Eleições Presidenciais...... BPN; BPP, casas no Algarve, licenciaturas em direito, linhas de actuação da presidência? Nadinha! Das duas, uma, ou os nossos políticos são mesmo incompetentes ou então acham que somo nós (o Povo) que só ligamos a estas notícias da treta. Eu chamo-lhes notícias da treta porque (mais uma vez) das duas, uma, ou é algo ilícito e deve ser julgado ou então não é, e por isso não interessa. Até hoje já vi muitas acusações e nenhuma condenação. Mas aparentemente a dúvida interessa mais do que a certeza. Se acham que a justiça também não é seria mas….., mais uma vez está nas mão dos políticos promover que ela o seja.

“Career Tip: Lynne Cogan

Pela primeira vez faço um post que não é da minha autoria mas achei o discurso tão interessante que resolvi publicar. A senhora em questão é a Lynne Cogan e é Manager: CEO Space Utah LI group

“Career Tip: The best way to find a job is not to look for job postings, but to determine where you want to work instead

When looking for work, most people scour the job boards, contact recruiters, and network to see if who knows who is hiring. Many job seekers send out hundreds of applications and receive only a few interviews.
What if there were a better way? There is.
The best way to find a job is to first determine where you want to work; then, explore the possibilities for making it a reality.
* What if there are no job openings posted for the organization where you want to work? Since only about 15% of all jobs are posted, that is not an issue.
* What if there really are no jobs available? If you can show an organization how you can be of unique value by increasing the bottom line or achieving goal, a job can be created especially for you. This happens all the time.
* What if there is a hiring freeze? There are always exceptions and workarounds. There is the possibility consulting or contracting until the freeze is lifted.
But how do you get a job if there is no job? Here is an example: years ago, I decided to become the volunteer coordinator for a major political campaign. I wanted to do this part-time and for pay. I had no real experience, knew no one, and did not even know if such a position existed. More than that, it was already August with the election in November. I started making phone calls, met with the campaign manager, and got the job. It was really that simple.
If I had been seeking the volunteer coordinator position today instead of in the 1990s, I would have utilized research capabilities of the internet and been much more prepared. To give you an idea of how this kind of job search can be done in 2010, let us use Marie from last week’s article as an example.
Marie has been an executive assistant for many years. She knows of several places she might want to work while going back to school to realize her dream of writing an historical novel about New England.
Marie very little about the prospective employers they are an historical society, a foundation specializing in historical preservation, an antique outlet, and a publishing company. Therefore, she decides to research these organizations, as well as determine whether there are any other places she might want to work. One excellent website to explore businesses by location, size, annual revenues, names of the principals is www.zoominfo.com. There is also the online and offline versions of the Yellow Pages and other directories.
Marie’s next step is to visit the prospective employers’ websites, blogs, Twitter pages, Facebook fan pages, and LinkedIn profiles, where she learns a great deal about the company, including whether there is a current job opening for an executive/administrative assistant. Knowing if there is a job opening will help Marie to prioritize her tasks, however, it will not affect her decision to pursue working for a particular organization.
During her research, Marie learns the names of several of the employees, including decision makers, whom she learns more about on LinkedIn. She uses search engines to discover other available information about the organization and its employees: articles, press releases, special events, legal issues, financial status, etc. As she explores, Marie takes note of strategic alliances/partnerships and other associations the organization has.
By now, Marie has decided which organizations she wants to pursue employment with—these are her targets. For each target, she considers what unique value she can add, develops a customized résumé, and has informational interviews that further help her determine how she can be of service. She has informational interviews with the decision makers.
Marie may prepare brief proposals of how she would handle her job; she might offer to

provide a sample of her work for free. She continues this process until a match is made and Marie has the perfect job for this time in her life.”