It is plain knowledge that the resume is probably the most important factor in determining whether you get an interview call or not. Getting an interview is your final opportunity to show the client that you are indeed the perfect candidate for the available job. But to get there you need to make sure you have a resume that stands out amongst the hundreds of other applications.

Job openings are advertised by companies of all sizes in newspapers and on classified websites with a career section. This is done primarily to avoid foul play and hiring unsuitable people through personal contacts. It also helps ensure that the company taps into a richer, more diversely experienced candidate pool with a higher likelihood of finding the right person for the job.

HR personnel can only spend less than a minute on each resume before deciding if it deserves a second appraisal or not. Each job opening receives hundreds of applications especially in the case of large companies and jobs that are of a more general, less authoritative nature. Resumes are efficiently sorted based on several criteria including usage of words and formatting. Education and past work experience are also key in more senior positions. A tiny fraction of the initial resumes ever make it to the second review and even fewer candidates get called for the final interview stage of the hiring process.

Be thorough while checking your resume for mistakes. Since you have been working on your resume for weeks it is easy for you to overlook simple errors that may be visible to the person reviewing your application. Get your resume rechecked by friends and family. Use a simple yet professional layout and font, taking care to arrange your strengths and accomplishments in a way that is easily noticeable. Remember that you want your appraiser to consider you as a serious candidate within a minute or so of reading your resume.

Spend a few hours a day to come up with different versions of your resume depending on the kind of positions and jobs you are applying for. Keep in mind that the closer your abilities and career experiences match with the employer’s requirements the higher the chances of you getting an interview call. Employers are not interested in unrelated particulars about your past. They need to be sure that you can add something extra that none of the other candidates can bring to the job. Convey only those skills that are related to your job be it a job in sales or in accounting.

Once you’ve successfully completed your resume, step back and involve yourself in other tasks, like preparing for the interview, for a couple of days. This will give you a break and a fresh perspective when you revisit your resume. Submit your job application only once you’re entirely convinced that you’ve fulfilled all the employer’s requirements. Your future depends on it.

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However, a good job market is not the only reason for a change in jobs. Jobs In A Jiffy has compiled a list of the top 5 reasons why an employees chooses to leave his current employment.

Higher Pay

The most obvious and often cited reason for a job change is for higher pay. Most respondents to our questions felt that they get a bigger salary hike when they move to a company than they would get in their current employer’s performance appraisal. Though it is debatable if money is the sole reason for an employee quitting, but we can safely say that it is one of the prime motivators.

Promotion and More Responsibility

All employees strive to move up the corporate ladder. This is not merely for the higher pay check but also for the opportunity to handle more responsibility.  At these stages, an employee can more visibly see his contribution to the organization. He is responsible not only for his own work but also for managing, motivating and getting the best out of his team. If an employee feels his career getting stagnated in his present organization, he will look to jump ships so as to fulfil his ambitions.

Location and Relocation

The place where an employee works or where his office is located causes quite a few job change decisions. Some are simple – the need to move to a particular city or region – termed as relocation – for reasons like marriage or family. Others are motivated by complex factors like work-life balance, difficult commute and accessibility issues. In these cases, an employee seeks to join an organization whose work location is better suited to his convenience.

Change Fields

After working in a chosen field for some years, an employee begins to feel the need to change fields. A person might want to change from a technical job to a more people oriented one. Though most employers support such employees by accommodating them in the organization, others are not in a position to do so. At such times, an employee has to find another employer who is willing to use his transferable skills in a different work profile.

Work Environment

This is one of the reasons often quoted by employees and experts alike for high attrition rates. It is also the reason most difficult to quantify and define. Work environment can broadly be defined social and professional environment in which you are supposed to interact with a number of people. This includes colleagues including subordinates and seniors, office policies and work infrastructure amongst others. These factors can motivate an employee and increase productivity or they could demoralize him and force a job change.

If an employer wants to minimize his attrition rates, he should try to address the above areas of employee concerns. This might involve short-term expenses but will result in tremendous long-term benefits for all.

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Placing a loved one in a nursing home or assisted living facility is often one of the most difficult decisions we face. As our loved one’s physical and/or mental conditions decline, we are often faced with no alternative but to consider long term care placement. The reality is that many of these facilities lack the staffing necessary to meet the needs of their residents. The following is a list of guidelines which can be used in determining whether a particular nursing home or assisted living facility is appropriate for your loved one. It is not intended as, and should not be used by you as legal advice, but rather a touchstone for reflection and discussion with others about this important decision.

1. First you must assess your loved one’s needs.

Do they require skilled care at a nursing home, or can they live in a semi-independent environment of an assisted living facility? Assisted living facilities cannot provide skilled care, but many of them now have special Alzheimer’s units for cognitively impaired patients that provide for many of the daily needs of their residents. Ask your doctor what type of facility is best suited for your loved one. As a practical matter, any long term care facility is required to do an evaluation of the incoming patients to determine if it can meet their needs. However, this evaluation is not always reliable, and some facilities may accept patients even where they do not have the capacity to fully meet their needs.

2. Start with a list of recommended facilities in your geographic area.

A social worker at a local hospital or employees of your local Department of Aging or Ombudsman Office may be able to provide you with a listing of nursing homes or assisted living facilities in your area. Social Service offices in many states are responsible for regulating assisted living facilities and may also be able to provide you with a list of facilities. Often these professionals have personal knowledge of these facilities and can be a valuable resource. However, you should also check the yellow pages and search the Internet for additional facilities as you want to develop a comprehensive list of facilities that are in your geographic area.

When choosing facilities don’t forget the all important location, location, location! It is important to try and select a facility that is close to the friends and relatives who will be visiting your loved one. The facility also needs to be accessible to those persons who will be visiting your loved one the most. Commuter friendly locations (e.g. parking, public transportation accessible if necessary, near entertainment venues for off-site trips with visitors) encourage the frequent visits that will help insure that your loved one is getting the proper care in the facility, as well as improve your loved one’s mental health.

3. Make a personal visit to the facility.

This will be a prime opportunity to observe the physical characteristics of the facility (e.g. cleanliness, appropriate safety precautions, staff presence). In addition to observing the facility, much can be learned from a personal visit to the facility. Although such visits will generally be coordinated with an admissions director, you may want to consider visiting the facility at a time when your visit is not scheduled. This may give you a more realistic impression of how the facility truly operates. Consider asking the following questions:

A. Ask to speak to the people who are already in the facility. This includes residents and staff members. When talking with staff determine whether they seem friendly, open and honest. Ask them if they could change anything, what would it be? Do they have family members in long term care? Are they in this facility? If not, why? For the most candid answers speak to them when their supervisors are not present. When talking to residents, ask them what they would change about the facility. Ask how long they’ve been there, and if they plan on staying.

B. Ask to attend a meal, and see if you can sample the food. Often, the assistance provided by the staff to residents in the dining room is a good reflection of the staffing patterns in the facility. Does the menu look to accommodate the specific dietary and/or ethnic needs of the facility’s residents? Do they have many choices on the menu? Is the food served hot?

C. Ask for a list of activities provided that week. Most long term care facilities provide various activities in an effort to keep their residents stimulated. This is important for purposes of maintaining good physical and mental health. See if they have a bulletin board with a list of activities. Do they have outside activities or field trips?

D. Ask about the staffing at the facility. What is the ratio of staff members to patients? Are there any state minimum staffing levels, and if so, how does this facility compare? What do they do when a staff member calls in sick? Do they have a procedure in place to assure that a replacement is available? Have the staff members received any specialized training for dementia or Alzheimer’s care? What is the staff turnover rate? What type of rapport do you observe between the staff and the residents? How many physicians are on staff?

E. If your loved one has suffered an injury or disability that requires a physical therapy program, does the facility have a rehabilitative program in place to meet those needs? If so, does the facility have the equipment on site, or are the residents commuted to these services? How often is the rehabilitative staff at the facility, full or part-time? How often can the regular staff provide exercise activities to compliment the rehabilitation.

F. How does the state rate the facility? All long term care facilities are required to obtain and maintain their licenses to provide care. Maintaining their license requires the facility to allow state inspections. Nursing homes are inspected and surveyed annually, and if their care is found to be deficient, they are cited. By law they are required to post these deficiency citations in a public place. You may want to ask to see the surveys going back 3 to 5 years to determine if any pattern of poor care exists. You may also find these surveys online at no cost on the applicable state web-site or at the Medicare web-site. See, http://www.Medicare.gov/NHCompare/home.asp or for a flat fee at http://www.seniorcarehelp.com/.

Assisted living facilities are also regulated and inspected, but not as stringently or as often as nursing homes. With assisted living facilities, there is much variation among the states and they are typically not required to post their survey results. Under either scenario, the inspections should not be the exclusive source of information about the facility. You should still ask the admissions director to see the surveys, and you can contact your local Social Services Department or the State Department of Health to obtain the information under the Freedom of Information Act. However, there will be a cost associated with copying and producing the survey documents.

G. Is it a for-profit or a non-profit facility? Generally, a non-profit facility will have less incentive to sacrifice patient care for added corporate profit. This doesn’t mean that there are not excellent long term care facilities that are profit based, or horrendous facilities that are non-profit. But as a general rule, you may be better off with a non-profit facility because they don’t have a margin of profit to conflict with the expense of providing adequate care.

4. Do Your Homework – Run a Search on the Internet

If your facility is one of the larger chains, they may have an Internet site. Expect the site to reveal only good things about the facility. However, check out the local newspaper, or try using the facility name when running a search using search engines like http://www.yahoo.com,/ http://www.google.com/ or http://www.infoseek.com/. You may be surprised (pleasantly or otherwise) at what you learn.

5. Make Inquiries About Financing

Ask about the financing of your loved one’s stay. Will they be entitled to receive Medicare? Most nursing homes accept Medicare if they meet the eligibility requirements, however some nursing homes do not. Assisted living facilities will not accept Medicare. Under limited circumstances they may accept Medicaid, under a process called Medicaid waivers.

In most situations Medicare will only pay for nursing homes for the first 100 days of a stay. Thereafter, you will have to arrange for alternative funding. If your loved one has assets of any kind, they may have to “spend down” to show that they meet the eligibility requirements for Medicaid. These requirements may differ from state to state.

6. Take a close look at the Admission Agreement or Contract

This agreement or contract will control your loved one’s legal rights while in the facility. In a nursing home your admission agreement usually references the patient’s bill of rights, which can also be found under the federal regulations, 42 C.F.R. § 483.10. Because those regulations do not apply to assisted living facilities, your contract is even more important because it specifically determines the level of care your loved one is entitled to receive, without the federally required catchalls to which nursing homes are subject. Be sure to inquire into any additional costs not explicitly stated in the contract and identify those amenities that you feel your loved one needs for a comfortable living environment. Many facilities include provisions requiring the arbitration of all claims, and waiving your right to a jury trial. You should insist that any arbitration clause waiving your legal rights be taken out of the agreement.

Conclusion

Nobody can guarantee that your loved one will receive the proper care he/she deserves in a nursing home or assisted living facility. However, doing your homework in researching the proper facility will certainly improve your odds. Remember, once your loved one enters the facility you will need to visit as frequently as possible to assure that good care is being provided. Those visits and a good relationship with the staff in the facility will create a support system that helps insure your loved one’s well-being is a top priority of the facility. Above all, don’t be afraid to move your loved one if the care is not satisfactory. Not every facility is compatible with every resident, and there may be another one which better meets the needs of your loved one.

Good luck.

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Water in the body decreases with age, so many older folks will become dehydrated very easily. Sometimes they won’t feel thirsty, while other times it’s too much work to pour a glass a water. With this in mind, it’s recommended that they drink at least 1 ounce of water for every 2.2 pounds of weight.
Protein

At this stage in life, protein is very important. Protein is needed to support a healthy immune system and prevent the wasting of muscle. Since energy needs are less, older folks should eat high quality protein such as eggs, lean meats, poultry,and fish.
Carbs and fiber

Carbohydrates are the main source of energy for the entire body. You can find carbs inbread,cereals,

pasta,and other grain products. A diet that’s high in fiber and water will help to prevent constipation as well.
Fat

Fat intake for the elderly should be limited, not eliminated. You can limit fat by choosing lean meats,low fat dairy products, and food preparation methods that don’t include frying.
Iron

For the elderly, iron deficiency can be seen with those who aren’t eating much. Good sources for iron include lean red meats or breakfast cereals.
Zinc

Zinc intake is normally with the elderly, and to make matters worse, it’s not absorbed very well either. Meat, poultry, and fish should be a part of your diet to help you meet the requirements for zinc.
Calcium

Calcium is one ingredient that most elderly folks simply aren’t getting enough of. Most believe that milk upsets their stomach, and therefore they will avoid it. They should be getting around 1,500 mg of calcium a day, and nonfat powdered milk can be used in recipes as a substitute for milk. Other foods such as yogurt, low fat cheese, and broccoli can also help you meet the requirements for calcium.
Vitamin B12

In order to absorb the benefits of B12, the intrinsic facotr must be produced by the stomach. Most elderly people suffer from a deficiency in B12 because they have a condition known as atrophic gastritis. This

condition causes inflammation of the stomach,bacterial overgrowth, and the intrinsic factor.Without the intrinsic factor, this vitamin can be

absorbed.
Each one of the above nutrients are needed to keep an aged body in good health. Elderly individuals should try to stay active and strive for a well balanced diet. Even though the aged body isn’t the same as it used to be, proper care and the right nutrients can help the elderly enjoy a healthy and long life.

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With all the scams out there, can you really get paid for just sharing your opinion? Yes!  Not only that but you can receive products to test for free, get paid for your opinion on them and keep them too.  Corporate America needs our opinions for their market research.  These opinions, through surveys and market research, are significant determining factors in deciding what products to make.  In other words, surveys are what tell the companies what the consumer will buy, and they use this information to help production, and boost their sales and profit.  Here are some ways seniors can benefit:

1.  Money – of course, this is the primary reason most people get into survey taking, to earn extra cash.  You can get paid anywhere from $1-15 dollars or more per survey you take and they usually take 15 minutes or less to complete.  You may also qualify for an occasional focus group that can pay up to $175.

2.  Free Products – I am not talking about the “survey opportunities” where you use your credit card for a free trial, take a survey, and have to remember to cancel during the trial period.  I am talking about actual free products.  Things you use or eat everyday.  The research panel sends it to you cost free, you evaluate it, usually get to keep it, and they pay you for it, too!  This is actually earning  two-fold…  earn the money and get a product you probably would have paid for anyway.

3.  Prizes and Sweepstakes – Some survey companies only offer sweepstakes of prizes for points you have collected.  Depends on how much you want to put into it and how lucky you are, but if you have time on your hands, this is a great way to potentially earn larger cash prizes.  Many research panels also enter you into sweepstakes in addition to your payment.

Extra tip:  Set up a separate email account just for surveys.  You will be getting a lot of email and it will make it easier to filter through the surveys you do, and do not, want to complete.

All you have to do to participate in these research panels is register for them.   If you register for as many as possible, you have a greater chance of having a consistent amount of survey opportunities delivered to your inbox. It should always be free to register for the actual survey companies, but beware of websites offering to sell you their survey company list.  You should not have to pay for a list, there are plenty of them out there available for free.

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Whilst retailers may have seen a boom Christmas, according to UK management this doesn’t translate into retail job prospects for 2010 with just 4.5% of bosses polled saying jobs were secure in the retail sector. If the UK’s big earners (£50K plus executives) are to be believed, the lowest performing sector for job security this year will be automotive. Just 1.5% of those polled thought jobs would be safe in Britain’s ailing car industry.

However 43% of bosses also reveal that their own organisations do plan to recruit in the next six months, up 28% from six months ago – a clear sign of increasing optimism in the economic climate.

And finally whilst last year’s election of President Obama inspired many US businesses, 73% of bosses here see the forthcoming UK General Election predicted for May as offering little hope to British business. Twenty percent say that the election may cause a temporary blip, whilst 30% believe that the UK economy is “in too big a hole” to spring back that quickly.

“It’s encouraging to see some signs of optimism in the job market,” says Derek Pilcher, Managing Director of TheLadders.co.uk. “The fact that twice as many senior management surveyed this year say they plan to hire compared to six months ago, is a clear signal of changing attitudes. It’s also interesting to see that whilst the public sector has been earmarked for many major cutbacks, those in the private sector still believe government holds some of the most secure job prospects in 2010.”

The percentage of British bosses who believe the best job security rests in the following sectors in 2010:

Government 32.5%
Healthcare 30.2%
Education 20.6%
Pharmaceutical 20%
Technology 18.9%
Food and Beverage 18.8%
Medicine 18.7%
Utilities 16.3%
Telecommunications 13.7%
Chemicals and Petroleum 13.1%
Internet 9.7%
Entertainment 7.4%
Science / R&D 5.7%
Finance / Insurance 5.5%
Transportation and Logistics 5.1%
Media 4.6%
Manufacturing 4.5%
Retail 4.5%
Advertising, marketing, PR 4.5%
Consumer / packaged goods 3.7%
Travel & Tourism 2.7%
Industrial products 2.3%
Automotive 1.5%

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