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Casual Articles - Managing Your Time - How To Prioritize Your Tasks
In part one I wrote about ways to follow up after an interview. Keep in mind that following up after an interview will assure the employer that you have an interest in the job and they will be more likely to take the next step if they fill that you are a potential candidate and their chances of you taking the job are high. Employers do not want to waste time interviewing people who have no interest in taking the job.Here are some additional tips on following up:Follow up with a phone call and thank them for giving you the opportunity to meet with them about their j
• Decide if each task should be performed in prime time or secondary time.
• Determine who w
Another way to network is by using an 800 number and establishing a network of experts to refer your clients/customers to. An 800 number provides a way for your customers to reach you. You can answer information needs, resolve problems and obtain information from your customers. You will of course need to publicize your 800 number in your promotional materials, and advertisements. The best way to get the most out of your 800 number is to have a definitive plan on how you will employ it. Will you have prospects call to find out more about your products/services? Will you provide
The ability to choose and complete tasks in the order of importance highly desirable and more challenging for some business types than others.
In order to choose tasks you must be aware of as many chores and projects as possible. In order to do this, every planning session must have a list.
You Must Have a List!
List all your tasks, then rate them, and list them again in order. Then you can schedule them. When all tasks and projects are rated, use these additional filters to prioritize:
• Imagine the consequences of eliminating the task. – This exercise will often remove some unneeded tasks altogether.
• Decide if each task should be performed in prime time or secondary time.
• Determine who w
Given the fact that there are multiple applicants for any opening and H.R professionals spend less than a few seconds in scanning a resume before either accepting it or consigning it to the waste bin, the importance of a good resume cannot be overstated. A well written resume is the proverbial foot in the door that can lead to greater opportunities, and in the case of a job seeker, that translates to an interview, and if all goes well, the job.A resume is a dynamic entity that changes with the professional growth and learning of an individual. It is meant to be a brief ye
In order to choose tasks you must be aware of as many chores and projects as possible. In order to do this, every planning session must have a list.
You Must Have a List!
List all your tasks, then rate them, and list them again in order. Then you can schedule them. When all tasks and projects are rated, use these additional filters to prioritize:
• Imagine the consequences of eliminating the task. – This exercise will often remove some unneeded tasks altogether.
• Decide if each task should be performed in prime time or secondary time.
• Determine who w
I was purchasing a camera for my business at a well known warehouse store when I presented my American Express card along with my associate’s membership card. The associate was standing next to me at the time.The clerk brusquely declared I couldn’t pay for the item with my card because it wasn’t my picture on the membership card. Of course, I have had no problem doing the same thing in the past, which made me wonder if this rule was being selectively enforced.An instant after barking out, “Please call your manager,” and receiving a shrug from the clerk, I said, “Be
You Must Have a List!
List all your tasks, then rate them, and list them again in order. Then you can schedule them. When all tasks and projects are rated, use these additional filters to prioritize:
• Imagine the consequences of eliminating the task. – This exercise will often remove some unneeded tasks altogether.
• Decide if each task should be performed in prime time or secondary time.
• Determine who w
Using lines and shapes and your company or business name can create an awesome and unique logo design that everyone will remember.Nike for example uses a type of swoosh line and when you see this line you know it is Nike. So, why not come up with your own unique lines and shapes to convey your own image. When people see that Nike line they think of fast and then the put it with the Nike name and know that if they wear these shoes they will be fast runners.Lines can convey feeling and emotional thoughts for your logo design. When using sharp edges they conveys disci
• Imagine the consequences of eliminating the task. – This exercise will often remove some unneeded tasks altogether.
• Decide if each task should be performed in prime time or secondary time.
• Determine who w
I have three complaints and three suggestions.One: I am sick and tired of struggling with badly designed order forms that ask me to write my credit card number in tiny little boxes.Two: I’m tired of getting forms from companies asking me to provide information the company already has.Three: I’m fed up with firms that say, ‘For more information visit our website’, without giving me the specific URL that takes me directly to the page I need.It’s time for every company and every worker to wake up and realize that making things easy for your customers is
• Decide if each task should be performed in prime time or secondary time.
• Determine who will be affected by the task.
Now Reduce Your List
Until we can effectively clone ourselves to be in more than one place at a time, most of us need to reduce our workload. Before you start prioritizing, consider these task elimination criteria:
Does This Task or Project Make Sense? Every task you do should first have to pass this benchmark. You have goals, priorities, and objectives. Does every task contribute to your big picture? Estimate how much time each task will take, and then imagine what you would do with the time if the task were cancelled. While not always possible, everything you do
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