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Online Job Applicant Beware
Here are a few of the perils of Internet job searching: e-mail harvesters, affiliate hunters, identity thieves, money launderers, crooks looking for mules, and traffickers in stolen goods.And these are just some of the scams I've come across this year.There are thousands of these job scams online; that's the bad new. The good news is that there are thousands of legitimate jobs

r way, the caller has SOME idea of when I’ll call them back. They can also call my cell phone. If I’m not in a meeting, I answer it. I usually check my office messages about every hour when I’m away.

Now some people, mostly real estate types, are right on top of things with voice mail messages that say something such as, "Today is Friday (insert date) I’ll be out this morning but back in this afternoon after 2pm. Please leave a message …

How To Find General Operating Grants
How to Find General Operating FundsGeneral operating money is certainly one of the more difficult categories of funding to secure, mostly because it’s a lot less appealing to the funder. Let’s face it, paying rent is not nearly as sexy as helping people fulfill their potential as human beings. However, there are unrestricted grants out there, if you know where to look.My first

So I’m on a tight deadline and I get this guy’s voice mail, "Hi. I’m either on the phone or away from my desk. Leave a message and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can." I'm sure you've heard it. You probably have it on your machine or know someone who does. I hate it.

"I'm either on the phone, or away from my desk" is the same as saying, "Leave a message and have fun twisting in the wind until I call you back." Even worse is, "I’m either out of the office or away from my desk." Yep. That’s helpful. Reaaal helpful. About the only thing that overused, trite and cliche outgoing voice mail message tells me is that you're not really sure where you are. And it certainly doesn't give me any indication of when I can expect you to call me back. I'd like some predictability.

Today, the technology exists so that we don't have to leave people twisting in the wind. Giving customers, clients and prospects some idea of when they’ll hear from you, shows them that you are mindful of their need or want to get a hold of you. Here’s how I handle it.

About 9 years ago I discovered a little thing called busy call forwarding. If I’m talking on the phone the call is forwarded to a message that says, "Thank you for calling. I’m in the office but I’m on the phone. Please leave a message and in most cases I’ll call you back in 20 minutes." I get lots of compliments on my 20 -minute message. And, it impresses people when I do in fact, call them back in 20 minutes.

If I’m out of the office the call goes to my regular answering machine that says, "Thank you for calling. We’re out of the office, but please leave a message. We’ll call you back as soon as possible … most likely, today. If you need to reach me sooner, call my cell phone at xxx-xxx-xxxx."

Either way, the caller has SOME idea of when I’ll call them back. They can also call my cell phone. If I’m not in a meeting, I answer it. I usually check my office messages about every hour when I’m away.

Office Printing Solutions
Every office has different needs when it comes to their printing solutions. Most companies will grow from a home based business into a larger office will require a change in their printing solutions. It doesn't make sense for a business to have several small ink-jet printers running all at the same time each serving as individual employee. Ink-jet printers are notoriously expensive to mainta

er out of the office or away from my desk." Yep. That’s helpful. Reaaal helpful. About the only thing that overused, trite and cliche outgoing voice mail message tells me is that you're not really sure where you are. And it certainly doesn't give me any indication of when I can expect you to call me back. I'd like some predictability.

Decisions, Decisions
Thirty years ago, Jerry Harvey, a professor at George Washington University told a true story about an incident that occurred when he and his wife visited his in-laws in Texas one summer. On a scorching August afternoon, they were enjoying a game of dominoes and cold lemonade on a shady porch when Professor Harvey’s father-in-law suggested that they drive to Abilene and have lunch in the ca

clients and prospects some idea of when they’ll hear from you, shows them that you are mindful of their need or want to get a hold of you. Here’s how I handle it.

Why Facts Tell, And Stories Sell!
Since the first caveman figured out how to tie a sharp rock to the end of a sturdy stick with a piece of vine, and hack off slabs of mastodon meat with it for fire roasting, storytelling has been the way knowledge has been passed from one person to another.Around the campfire blaze, the tribal members would gather, the little children gazing cautiously out from behind their parents, t

nutes." I get lots of compliments on my 20 -minute message. And, it impresses people when I do in fact, call them back in 20 minutes.

What is Professional?
A question I hear or read often is, ‘is that professional enough?’ What is ‘professional’, and how is one professional and what is considered unprofessional? The actual definition of ‘professional’ is “Of, relating to, engaged in, or suitable for a profession: lawyers, doctors, and other professional people.” Or “Conforming to the standards of a profession: professional behavi

Marketing your business is more than ads, signs, press releases and business networking. Marketing encompasses everything you do to influence the decision of your client, prospect or inquiry. That includes your outgoing voice mail message.

Call yourself tonight. Listen to your outgoing message. If that voice-mail message is the first impression someone has of you, is that the impression you want them to have? Ask yourself, "Is that the best first impression I can make?"

Life is unpredictable enough. Any time you can add predictability to someone’s life — you’re telling them that you’re in control. You’re also telling them you care. What is your voice mail message telling your callers? If it does little more than tell the caller that you don't know whether you're on the phone or away from your desk… you might wanna change it.

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Exceptions to the rule...(these) are in fact emphasising the same rule. But what about the exceptions themselves? How do you manage these?

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