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Florist - a Career in Floristry
Being a florist can be a very exciting and challenging career. Many people of all ages, from other working backgrounds are being retrained and entering the floristry industry.If you are considering a career in floristry, you should enjoy working with flowers and be willing to learn all aspects of the floristry profession. You will need to be able to arrange flowers in an attractive manner and be a reasonably quick worker.In our Floristry Diploma Course we teach you how to create floral designs for all types of occasions.As a florist is dealing closely with the public, you should have a genuine liking for people, and have a pleasant and helpful manner.Flowers touch the emotions of other peoples' lives. Customers ordering funeral tributes are often relatives or close friends of the deceased and may be emot
In my previous articlBeing a florist can be a very exciting and challenging career. Many people of all ages, from other working backgrounds are being retrained and entering the floristry industry.If you are considering a career in floristry, you should enjoy working with flowers and be willing to learn all aspects of the floristry profession. You will need to be able to arrange flowers in an attractive manner and be a reasonably quick worker.In our Floristry Diploma Course we teach you how to create floral designs for all types of occasions.As a florist is dealing closely with the public, you should have a genuine liking for people, and have a pleasant and helpful manner.Flowers touch the emotions of other peoples' lives. Customers ordering funeral tributes are often relatives or close friends of the deceased and may be emot
Successful Job Interview Tips
Congratulations! You've finally landed that job interview you've been waiting for. Now the real work begins! Remember, resumes don't get jobs; they merely get you in the door. Here's how to make your resume come alive and make a good impression.Tell Your Story in 60 Seconds or Less. Believe it or not, one of the biggest stumbling blocks for job candidates is what to say when an interviewer opens with: tell me something about yourself. This is not the time to share where you were born, your love of cats, or how much you hate your last boss! It??™s your golden opportunity to make your resume come alive. Your story needs to highlight your top three selling points that are most pertinent to the job for which you are applying. Support your points with short examples (see below). You may have more selling points, and if
Take advice from someone who has successfully worked from home for the last eight years. In my previous articleCongratulations! You've finally landed that job interview you've been waiting for. Now the real work begins! Remember, resumes don't get jobs; they merely get you in the door. Here's how to make your resume come alive and make a good impression.Tell Your Story in 60 Seconds or Less. Believe it or not, one of the biggest stumbling blocks for job candidates is what to say when an interviewer opens with: tell me something about yourself. This is not the time to share where you were born, your love of cats, or how much you hate your last boss! It??™s your golden opportunity to make your resume come alive. Your story needs to highlight your top three selling points that are most pertinent to the job for which you are applying. Support your points with short examples (see below). You may have more selling points, and if
Inventive Moms
Both Liquid Paper and Snugli were invented by moms as new solutions to old problems. Leveraging their ideas into successful products took different paths. Be smart about that business you’re cooking up at home.Liquid Paper was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham to fix the smudges she made trying to erase typing errors at work.After a divorce in the 1940s, she combined her commercial art background with the need to support herself and her small son Michael (later a member of the “Monkees” rock group) by devising the quick drying correcting fluid.Beginning with small batches in her blender, she gradually grew her business from her kitchen, to her garage, and eventually to a 35,000 square foot company plant with a child-care center and a library for employees.She kept secret the formula to what began as “Mi
ne who has successfully worked from home for the last eight years. In my previous articlBoth Liquid Paper and Snugli were invented by moms as new solutions to old problems. Leveraging their ideas into successful products took different paths. Be smart about that business you’re cooking up at home.Liquid Paper was invented by Bette Nesmith Graham to fix the smudges she made trying to erase typing errors at work.After a divorce in the 1940s, she combined her commercial art background with the need to support herself and her small son Michael (later a member of the “Monkees” rock group) by devising the quick drying correcting fluid.Beginning with small batches in her blender, she gradually grew her business from her kitchen, to her garage, and eventually to a 35,000 square foot company plant with a child-care center and a library for employees.She kept secret the formula to what began as “Mi
Using Online Presentations to Reduce Transportation Costs and Generate More Business!
Has this ever happened to you? You drive thirty to forty-five minutes to get to your first appointment. You arrive at a prospective client’s office and the CEO is not there! What about this situation? You are scheduled to talk with the president of a company that is exactly fits your target market. Unfortunately, your appointment abruptly ends after only fifteen minutes. You thought that you had an hour! Your first meeting begins twenty minutes late due to phone call taken before your scheduled meeting with the vice-president. How would you feel after these appointments?Of course, these situations never happen with you or your sales people! Right? If you want to find a way to reduce expenses, consider using technology to connect with prospects. This is a great alternative sales solution! You can reduce your trans
worked from home for the last eight years. In my previous articlHas this ever happened to you? You drive thirty to forty-five minutes to get to your first appointment. You arrive at a prospective client’s office and the CEO is not there! What about this situation? You are scheduled to talk with the president of a company that is exactly fits your target market. Unfortunately, your appointment abruptly ends after only fifteen minutes. You thought that you had an hour! Your first meeting begins twenty minutes late due to phone call taken before your scheduled meeting with the vice-president. How would you feel after these appointments?Of course, these situations never happen with you or your sales people! Right? If you want to find a way to reduce expenses, consider using technology to connect with prospects. This is a great alternative sales solution! You can reduce your trans
Greatness and the Silicon Valley Gold Rush
Imagine you are rich. Very rich. Obscenely rich.Normal people in normal parts of the world only imagine being that rich at an abstract level. They don’t really believe it is possible. Or at least, they don’t structure their lives around the expectation of being obscenely rich.In the mid-nineties, a phenomenon happened here in Silicon Valley, which defied all laws of market economics. Companies could be successful without having to make money or be profitable. Success meant Billions of Dollars in market capitalization, and consequently, very rich Venture Capitalists, founders, executives and employees.Even receptionists, during this time, could conceive of making Millions. (Just to put it in perspective, a receptionist in India makes about $2000/year.)People started believing that being rich was their bir
the last eight years. In my previous articlImagine you are rich. Very rich. Obscenely rich.Normal people in normal parts of the world only imagine being that rich at an abstract level. They don’t really believe it is possible. Or at least, they don’t structure their lives around the expectation of being obscenely rich.In the mid-nineties, a phenomenon happened here in Silicon Valley, which defied all laws of market economics. Companies could be successful without having to make money or be profitable. Success meant Billions of Dollars in market capitalization, and consequently, very rich Venture Capitalists, founders, executives and employees.Even receptionists, during this time, could conceive of making Millions. (Just to put it in perspective, a receptionist in India makes about $2000/year.)People started believing that being rich was their bir
Leaning Toward Change
Seduced by the publicity surrounding the impact of Lean on organizations, it’s no surprise that people new to Lean, upon hearing or reading such information, are anxious to implement a continuous improvement initiative in their organizations.What has received little publicity, however, and often frustrates Lean implementation, are the employees on whom Lean is often inflicted, albeit unwittingly. The culture of an organization can repel attempts to implement Lean, so it is vital to understand the culture that you have, so that you can create a cost-effective implementation plan. I say cost-effective, because many organizations spend more time, effort and money to implement Lean than they first envisage, or they give up, or they settle for a halfway house solution. Often, they do not realise that it is their prevailing cultur
In my previous article: Work from Home: Real Money Advantages we looked at some of the money advantages of worki
Seduced by the publicity surrounding the impact of Lean on organizations, it’s no surprise that people new to Lean, upon hearing or reading such information, are anxious to implement a continuous improvement initiative in their organizations.What has received little publicity, however, and often frustrates Lean implementation, are the employees on whom Lean is often inflicted, albeit unwittingly. The culture of an organization can repel attempts to implement Lean, so it is vital to understand the culture that you have, so that you can create a cost-effective implementation plan. I say cost-effective, because many organizations spend more time, effort and money to implement Lean than they first envisage, or they give up, or they settle for a halfway house solution. Often, they do not realise that it is their prevailing cultur
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