Conquering the Job Hunt

Hunting for a job can be stressful. How can you best conquer the search? This sample report is one tool InAccord consultants use to maximize your job-searching efforts. Let's take a look...

"JOHN SMITH" Your Job Search The following personal statements are generated by your answers to  The Birkman® Method questionnaire: Approaching your job search • Directly ask those you know for networking contacts • Use your organizing approach and follow a structured plan as you pursue your job search • Ideally, find a job that allows you to be competitive and to be paid on results • If possible, actively start your job search as soon as you can • You like to push yourself on occasions, and this is a time that such an approach is appropriate • You'll feel you're achieving most if you pursue several different lines of inquiry at the same time  When the job search becomes stressful • Under pressure, you can be a little too tense • You're tempted to withdraw or hide when things get tough • You have a tendency to focus too much on what the job pays and not enough on things like work conditions • You may be inclined to blame yourself for your job loss or for your inability to find another • You can find it hard to sit still and concentrate on what you committed to do, because it's easier to keep trying something new Finding and developing a support group and/or process • Seek the support of friends who will be direct and forthright with you • One or two close supporters are more beneficial to you than a group of more casual friends • Seek the support of people who expect much of you and who understand your self-critical nature • Stay away from distractions File No. BX6396 • Presented by Birkman International, Inc. • info@inaccord.co

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Follow The Leader

What's your Leadership Style? You could receive this customized report detailing your leadership style when you order your Birkman report from InAccord.

"JOHN SMITH" His Leadership Style The following personal statements are generated by your answers to  The Birkman® Method questionnaire: • An unselfconscious leader, direct and to the point, who prefers you to be frank with him • Strongly directive and commanding, needing to see a similarly authoritative figure in you • Self-demanding as a leader and also demanding of others, including you • A reflective leader, at home in ambiguous or complex situations File No. BX6396 • Presented by Birkman International, Inc. • info@inaccord.co

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A Lesson in Communication

Here's another sample report you could receive when you order a Birkman Consultation with InAccord.  It's just one of over seventy-five other fascinating reports, including "Your Relationship with Your Wife," "Your Job Search," "Career Focus," and "Your Leadership Style."

"JOHN SMITH" How to Talk to Him The following personal statements are generated by your answers to  The Birkman® Method questionnaire:  • Get to the point • Don't worry too much about hurting his feelings • If the subject is important, talk to him alone • Don't be afraid to disagree openly with him as long as he appears to be relishing active debate • Don't downplay any difficulties surrounding the matter you are discussing, and don't flatter him. If the project is extremely demanding, say so • Keep irrelevant matters to an absolute minimum • Encourage him to think "outside the box" if you really want to engage his attention  File No. BX6396 • Presented by Birkman International, Inc. • info@inaccord.co

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Big Mistakes

Let's take a look at this sample report you can receive when you order a Birkman Report with InAccord. It's just one of over seventy-five other fascinating reports, including "Handling Conflict," "Your Job Search," "Your Relationship with Your Child," and "Your Learning Style."

"JOHN SMITH" Biggest Mistakes You Can Make With Him The following personal statements are generated by your answers to The Birkman® Method questionnaire. Discuss with a trusted advisor or friend how your selected statements impact you -- past or present. • Beating about the bush with him • Forcing him to participate unnecessarily in group activities • Failing to make it clear exactly who is in charge • Telling him that he has done well when that is not really true • Interrupting when he is concentrating • Making him conform unnecessarily File No. BX6396 • Presented by Birkman International, Inc. • info@inaccord.co

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So, How Do I “Get Wise”?

Growing up, do you remember ever hearing “Don’t get wise!”?

     

It’s one of those quirky sayings we wonder about as a kid.  Now that we’re adults though we won’t blame mom for slowing down the process of gaining wisdom!  When she said it, no doubt the kids were being sassy. 

We were also told it’s wise not to cast judgment unless we’ve “walked a mile in someone else’s shoes”!   A funny guy once said that if you judge someone, what can they do to you?  You’re a mile away, and you’ve got their shoes! – but I don’t think that is quite the lesson.

What is it that makes people wise?  

What is that magic thing they possess that makes us look to them for insight or advice; to seek them out when we have a problem or decision to make?

1. Wise people always seem to know the “right thing to do”.  

They understand what matters to people, why people do the things they do, and what to do with what they know.   They seem to possess a moral and ethical auto compass that always points to true north.

2.  Wise people can deal with difficulties that come their way.  

Eugene Peterson once said that wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves.  Wisdom is not compromising our values no matter what we’re facing. 

3.  Wise people become that way through failure far more than through success.  

Failure is inevitable and natural.  In fact, it’s the essence of progress.  Failures in our careers give a degree of respect and humility because they reveal how hard it is to really be successful.  If you’re not changed by failure, you aren’t getting wiser!

 

Who are the 10 Wisest people you know? Would you be on anyone’s Top Ten list?

Let these questions sink in a little.  What can we do to become wiser?  To use mature judgment versus raw intellect?  Wisdom will come from what we observe, learn and apply from what life offers us.  It will come from choosing wise people as friends and mentors. 

It’s a journey, and we just need to take the next step!

InAccord Consultants would love to help you take that "next step"!  We have discovered what we believe is the best evaluation method for anyone who wants to shed light on their strengths, motivational needs, behaviours and potential.  

Ask us today for a free introduction!

InAccord with you,

Catherine Robertson & Karla Rockwell

To Be or Not to be...a Self-Reflector

BE WHO YOU WANT TO BE, STARTING NOW...

10 DECISIONS THAT WILL TAKE YOU FORWARD IN 2012!

Throughout the rest of 2012, InAccord will share 10 great decisions we can make to build a better future for ourselves and become who we really want to be.

BE A SELF-REFLECTOR

STOP
Just do it !! If we stop running from issue to issue we can reflect and connect the dots on what is going on for us right now. We don’t think we can do it... we’re even afraid to STOP.  The late Apple CEO and Founder Steve Jobs shares his story of ”connecting the dots in the past that will somehow connect in your future. Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life, God, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.” Click here to read “Life Lessons from Steve Jobs”


ACT
Turn reflection into action! Taking time to stop and reflect is a waste of time if we don’t
do anything with what we learn. Reflection must lead to action... a change in perspective
or the way we use our abilities or how we relate to others around us. Action toward worthy goals requires self discipline. Let’s face it: everyone wants to be slim, but few want to diet. Everyone wants to live a long life; few want to exercise. Everybody wants financial success, yet few want to work hard. Successful people conquer their feelings and form the habit of doing things unsuccessful people don’t like to do. The decision to act requires self discipline to keep going despite the “pain”. The pain of self-discipline is more bearable than the pain of self regret, and even if every action may not produce the desired result, making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens are all part of the process of eventually getting it right.


Fernando Ramirez shared a “Daily Dozen” actions that make a lot of sense…
1. Choose and display the right attitudes.
2. Determine and act on important priorities.
3. Know and follow healthy guidelines.
4. Communicate with and care for my family.
5. Practice and develop good thinking.
6. Make and keep proper commitments.
7. Earn and properly manage finances.
8. Deepen and live out my faith
9. Initiate and invest in solid relationships.
10. Plan for and model generosity.
11. Embrace and practice good values.
12. Seek and experience improvements.


So, starting today, act on these decisions and practice these disciplines, and then one day - see the compounding results of each day lived well.


SHARE
Tell someone what you have learned! This is the heart of “added value”. We benefit from reflecting and acting on what we learn, but we also inspire others by our growth, inviting them into the practice of living each day well.


Success or Significance? Sharing what we’ve learned brings both.


A lot of people believe they are successful because they have everything they want. They have added value to themselves. But significance comes when you add value to others—and you can’t have true success without significance. These are the thoughts of John Maxwell, author of Your Road Map for Success. In researching quotes on success, he came up with 137 and carefully thought them through. After several months, he decided that success can be simply defined as:


• knowing your purpose in life,
• growing to your maximum potential
• sowing seeds that benefit others.


The big question is: Once you’ve learned something, do you have a heart to share it with others, or do you hold it for yourself? Success is indeed a journey, but if you stop at adding value to yourself, you miss the additional reward of significance.


REPEAT
Practice reflection often! If we make it a habit, it becomes instinct...to measure quality in our lives: in relationships we’re in, things we produce or services we deliver, transactions we enter into. Find out why it’s priceless to reflect on both the positive and negative. We want to reflect on the positive – it feels better, and tells us we’re on track, making all the right moves (results, money, praise, rewards, happiness, inner-peace, etc). But, there is as much value in reflecting (not commiserating!) on the negative as there is in the positive. We see where we’re off course, headed in the wrong direction, doing the wrong thing. This is priceless information! These are improvement opportunities. These are the places where we can get better!


Let your body do some talking too! In our habit of reflecting, we can’t overlook what our body will tell us. When we are relaxed and happy, our body is telling us that we’re on track. When we are constantly exhausted, tense, in pain, unhappy and angry, then we are off track.


Take time to listen to what your body is saying to you. Are you listening?


Stay in the game, keep reflecting, listening and learning and you can’t help but make progress and play a role in the progress of others.


Remember to Stop, Act, Share and Repeat!

InAccord Consultants would love to help you take the first steps toward the practice of reflecting. We have discovered what we believe is the best evaluation method for anyone who wants to shed light on their strengths, motivational needs, behaviours and potential. 
Ask us today for a free introduction!

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Coming up in 2012, 9 more decisions that will change your life and help you have the future you hope for.

Let's Give Them Something to Talk About!

...Besides being a great Bonnie Raitt song, it's also a great way to manage your reputation.

If people aren't talking about you, you can't be making much of an impact.

Anyone who ever tells you not to care what others think about you is giving you bad advice! Our reputation is the most precious thing we carry through life. . . it opens doors or closes them, it inspires others (or turns them off), and unlike things we own, it can't easily be repaired when it suffers a blow.

Often people have no idea of the reputation they have or how they are perceived by others. They have little sense of their strengths and weaknesses - which are rarely the same as what those around them see. They have no idea of their blind spots.

To build and protect your reputation requires self awareness. You need to ask: How do I feel about myself? about who I am? Are the majority of the things I do somewhere between poor and mediocre? Are my expressions, interactions, and talk based on negative or positive feelings about myself? Do I deserve to be held in high regard?

It is possible to start over again when you've blown it.

We use some pretty good, basic tools and strategies to help people uncover their strengths, and to work through what is holding them back. We're here to help if you need to start building or re-building your reputation, making more of an impact, and getting more of what you want out of life. Cheers! Karla and Catherine