Fashion Career Expert: Maria Pesin

Doing The Best Job Possible To Get Paid The Most Possible

Are you performing at your peak? Look at athletes who make millions of dollars. They continually drive themselves to perform the best they can. How can you use that example.? What is it they do that you can do to help you earn the big bucks? They work on constantly improving. Every day they practice, study, and play so that they are tops in their field. Tiger Woods was asked how much he practiced in the off season. He replied 10 - 12 hours. Now you might ask why should he do that if he is one of the best players in the world. The answer is that is why he is one of the best player in the world. Study peak performers and you will learn how to do the best job possible.

How To Get a Raise In a Recession

I work with a man who is a technical designer. His job is to oversee the production of a coat to make sure it comes out the way it was ordered. He has been working in my division for 3 years. During that time he saw a lot of things we could improve upon in the running of this brand. He first suggested that he take a trip to China to look for new factories and mills. Great idea!! So, of course, off he went. His trip was a great success as he found us some excellent new factories and fabrics that we could implement immediately.

Then he looked at other ways in which he could save us money and time so that we could run more efficiently. Also a success. So even though he is not someone who can get a new order that directly brings money to the bottom line he brought value that will increase our profitability. Sounds like a person who deserves a raise.

How can you add value, save money, or bring new business to your company. That is one of the easiest ways to justify getting a raise. Money in translates into more money for you. Constantly look for ways to add value to your company and you will see your salary grow.

3 Tips to Setting Your Resume Apart

I see a lot a resumes. It amazes me how many people do not know how to do it properly.
They are hard to read and when time is at a minimum I certainly don’t want to spend the time trying to figure out if the person applying for the job is qualified. And what is with listing your hobbies? Unless it helps someone do the job who cares. So here are the 3 things that I suggest when writing your resume.

1.Unless you are applying for a President or CEO position one page please. Less is more. I am sure you can edit your resume to the key points and keep it to a page.

2.Bullet points are easier to read. Please don’t write essays.

3.And a most effective way to write a resume is to not just list what you have done and what you are capable of, but list your accomplishments/successes. For example: opened a new account with so and so, implemented a new filing system, started a PR program. Even if you are just graduating from school list the successes you had a school. Started a club or was president of a campus charity. These show leadership.

Follow these guidelines and your resume will have way more impact.