(Short comment from me: I needed to re-post this as I managed to delete it, do not ask me how…)
I can’t say it too often. You are hired to provide value at work. You are not hired to make money or to have an relaxing life. You are hired because the top management can’t make all the money by them selves. So here is the deal. I will pay you to make more money for me. At least make more value than I invest in you. That is the basic reason why anyone hire anybody.
So this brings me to how …

Do you ever look at the company you work for? Do you know what it does? Do you know the competition? Are you working for the best company in your line of business? Are you a challenger? Are you losing ground? What is your role in all of this? Are you doing a better job than the people doing the same job for the competition? Do you think you matter in the overall results for the company? Or do you just appear to do your job?

So you have read part one and two, and feel ready to chase the job of your dreams? You know your values and you know what jobs to apply to. Great for you, here is a reality check that you need to do first. Is your dream job right under your nose? Have you done whatever you can do to create the dream job right where you are? I once heard about a ball point pen tester, writing the letter L all day long, and have done this job for several years. – The staying power is based on the …

Job applications and interviews
This is part 2 in my “how to get your dream job”-series. If you missed part one, you can read it here. You should read part one before further reading. In part one I wrote about finding your own values and interest. The form used in part one will come to great use in this part as when you are looking for your dream job, you should be checking it against the form provided in part one.

So you want to find your dream job? The satisfaction of working your dream is a great feeling and since we spend a lot of time at work, there is no need for us to be miserable. This short series about how to get your dream job might have a surprise ending, so I am urging you to read all three parts before chasing your dreams. The first thing we need to do is to define our dream.
A lot of people do not know what their dream job is in the first place. I am going to help you to …

My wife and I had a couple of hours to our selves today and spent the time downtown as there is a festival in town and a lot of life to absorb. We sat down at a local coffee shop, I got my Coffee Mocca, and my wife ordered a regular black coffee. ”Sorry, we are out of coffee” – was the immediate response. What?! This is a coffee shop, how can you be out of coffee? We sat down and observed the people, the customers and the staff. We noticed that almost none of the customers smiled. One of …