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January 2013 Newsletter Kelly Services- (610) 265-3916

Jessica Curtis – Staffing Supervisor

Email – Jesc710@kellyservices.com

How to Turn 3 Career Resolutions Into Reality By Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter January 2, 2013

Every year about this time many people begin making promises to themselves and others to create positive changes in their lives and careers. These

resolutions run the gamut from dropping a few pounds to getting a new job.

You can find plenty of help where your physique is concerned, but here, let's focus on your career goals.

According to a recent survey of employees from the jobs and career community Glassdoor, 32 percent say that a pay raise is among their top work-

related resolutions for 2013, while 2 percent admit their top work-related resolution for 2013 is to get their boss fired. Other notable resolutions included

looking for a new job (23 percent of employees), improving their performance rating given by their supervisor (21 percent), and attending work-related

training (16 percent).

Making resolutions is easy; putting them into action can prove to be more challenging. If you're ready to take action, read on for some helpful hints to

achieve those career goals you've set for 2013.

1. Your Resolution: Get a Pay Raise

Your action plan: Prove your value. Before asking your boss for more

money, make certain you actually deserve it. If you can't point to at least three

facts proving your case, you've already lost. Your focus here should be to

present evidence that will make it difficult, if not impossible, for your boss to

deny your request. If possible, have proof available for him to preview during

the meeting. Telling him you simply need more money is the wrong way to go

about successfully getting more money. Using hard facts that prove your value

to the company will net your desired results much easier.

Have you been instrumental in improving the company's revenue? Prove it.

Did you make positive changes for your department? Prove it. Are

professionals with your level of experience or expertise earning more at other

companies? Prove it.

The point is, if you are unable to provide documentation to backup your

request, don't be surprised by your supervisor's reluctance to grant it.

2. Your Resolution: Get a Promotion

Your action plan: Stretch and learn. Start by taking on responsibilities and

duties associated with the position you desire. Get to know what is required of

the person doing the job you want and make it your business to acquire those

necessary skills and knowledge. Be willing to attend company-provided

training, or take the initiative to strike out on your own to find educational and

skill-building courses that make you the best possible candidate for the

promotion. Examples abound of people who started at the lowest position in a

company only to rise to a position of prominence by following this simple

action plan. Find your inspiration by looking up a few of them and then do

what they've done to get what you want.

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3. Your Resolution: Find a New Career

Your action plan: Research, prepare, and network. Begin by

investigating opportunities that interest you and find out what you

need to qualify for them. This can mean anything from additional

education to simply networking with those already in your

desired field.

Whatever path you choose, bear in mind it is never a good idea to

vacate your current position without securing a new one. Staying

put in a job you may wish to leave will prevent you from

accepting something less than you had hoped for out of sheer

desperation. Looking into other career opportunities while still

employed gives you a sense of confidence that will clearly shine

through during the interview process.

Also, earning a regular paycheck while job hunting gives you the

luxury of taking your time to seek out the best possible situation

for your career goals. Without it, you may end up doing

something you don't like just to keep a roof over your head and

food on the table; in which case, you will wind up right back

where you started.

Whatever your career resolutions happen to be for the new year,

many resources are available to those who truly desire to make a

significant change. Ultimately, you will have to be willing to put

forth the effort if you want to avoid letting another year go by

without accomplishing the greatness you know exists inside you.

Good luck with all of your career goals this year and for years to

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Kelly Services Fun Facts

Call Center temporary employees work 10 million hours

per year

Kelly hires 12,400 new Call Center employees every year

22,300 Call Center temporary employees worked last

year

Office temporary employees work 31.7 million hours per

year

Kelly hires 28,100 new Office employees every year

61,000 Office temporary employees worked last year

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