[SixFigureStart] May 12, 2008 Newsletter                             http://ezezine.com
                      
					Founded by two professionals with over 40 years of combined HR
experience, SixFigureStart provides the support and the structure to
enable you to get the most from your career and your life:

Identify what you want – passion, balance, legacy
Build a strong brand – resume and cover letter, presentation skills,
online presence
Communicate effectively – networking, interviewing, negotiating
Navigate for the long-term – promotions, lateral moves, mentorship

TIP OF THE WEEK:  START TODAY
By Caroline Ceniza-Levine

Have you been meaning to start your job search, build your network, ask
for that raise?  Are you waiting for the right time, and it is just not
now?  Well, you’re wrong about the timing because now is always the
perfect time to do something.

This doesn’t mean that you drop everything and cold call that target
company.  After all it might be after business hours or you might not
have done enough research yet.	Similarly, starting right now doesn’t
mean you call everyone in your network and overload your calendar.  It
also doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t be smart about the best time to
ask for a raise.

However, it does mean that today, right now is the perfect time to do
something:  to review your calendar over the next week and strategize;
to update your resume; to research companies; to set up a few
networking meetings for the next few weeks; to contact colleagues for
testimonials to back up your request for a raise.  In other words, do
something now to jumpstart over the inertia and maintain momentum in
your career.

People who just wait for the right time to start and do not set a
deadline for their career goals will year after year look back and
lament that they are stuck in their job or at their same title or at
their same salary.  Meanwhile, next year you will be a year ahead of
where you are now if you just start today.

The best time to plant a tree…was 20 years ago.  The second best time
is today.  --  Chinese Proverb

I wish I saved more when I was younger, bought real estate earlier,
took the international post when I didn’t yet have kids…We can all look
back and see opportune times when we should have done something sooner
than we did.  However, do you want to have that same regret again years
from now?  Start today.  Make a plan.  Schedule your moves.  Set a
deadline.

Caroline Ceniza-Levine is a co-founder of SixFigureStart.  She has
recruited for Accenture, Booz Allen, Citigroup, Disney ABC, Oliver
Wyman, Time Inc and TV Guide and is currently an adjunct assistant
professor of Professional Development at Columbia University.  Stay
motivated and on track with success coaching from SixFigureStart. 
Schedule a complimentary consultation at 212-501-2234 or email
info@sixfigurestart.com. 

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