Bass Wins Distance Learning Award
May 15, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Good Stories
Ginny Bass Named Distance Learning Administration Wagner Award Winner for 2012 Ginny Bass, director of Degree Completion at Clayton State University, has been named the recipient of the Distance Learning Administration’s (DLA) Outstanding Instructional Support Award for 2012. This award is one of three DLA Wagner Awards to be presented to outstanding individuals, to recognize [...]
Resumes: Get a Second Opinion!
May 4, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Career
by Linda Wells Most of us spend a lot of time drafting our resume; laboring over selecting just the right words to reflect our years of experience. Once finished, we look at it with a sense of pride and are sure that everyone who sees it will immediately see our value. We see a [...]
Get More Done!
March 19, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Career
Mission Complete! Five Ways to Know When You’re Done with What You’re Doing If you often feel like you’ve barely skimmed the surface of what you should have accomplished on a given work day, Jason Womack has a secret for you. He says that when you learn to “know when you’re done” with projects, tasks, [...]
10 Tips for Successful Networking
February 24, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Career
Make Your Connections Count: 10 Things You Need to Know (Now!) About Successful Networking Many people spend a lot of time and energy trying to make effective business connections, only to find that their networking is not working. Vickie Milazzo shares her insight on how to build meaningful relationships with the right people. In the [...]
Stress Busters
February 2, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Health
If you feel irritable, have a hard time concentrating, have low energy or a hard time sleeping, you could be showing signs of stress. In fact, it seems that most Americans are feeling stress these days. The American Psychological Association’s (APA) 2010 Stress in America survey disclosed that stress is taking a toll on physical [...]
Preparing for a Successful Interview
January 23, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Career
I have met many people who strike out interview after interview and don’t know why. When I ask them what they did to prepare for the interviews, they seldom have a response. What follows is a brief summary of a three step process that successful job seekers use to land their dream job. Step I: [...]
Write That Book in 2012!
January 18, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Etcetera
A recent survey showed over 80 percent of Americans would like to write a book – but most never will. In fact, in our experience, of that 80 percent who WANT to write a book, only about ten percent will ever start – and only about one percent of those who start will finish! After years [...]
12 Tips to Land that New Job in 2012
January 16, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Career
If your New Year’s resolution is to find a job, and you want to be the candidate that stands out and gets the job offer, then here are 12 tips to follow. 1. Become An Expert at Interviewing. Nobody gets a job without going through the interview process. This takes a lot of preparation [...]
9 Winning Habits for 2012
January 6, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Etcetera
2011 is drawing to a close and, for many recession-wracked American women, it feels like just another mile marker in an endurance race going nowhere. Depressing, but true. We trudge through the week at a dreary job, drive home fretting about money, and spend our evenings robot-walking through the usual haze of homework battles and [...]
15 Tips to Conquer Your To Do List (Part 3)
January 4, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Career
For too many of us, feeling anxious and overwhelmed has become the new normal. But 2012 can be the year you finally get a handle on your to-do list and start working—and living—at your best. Workplace performance expert Jason Womack explains how to get a handle on your to-do list and your email inbox—and maybe [...]
15 Tips to Conquer Your To Do List (Part 2)
January 3, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Career
For too many of us, feeling anxious and overwhelmed has become the new normal. But 2012 can be the year you finally get a handle on your to-do list and start working—and living—at your best. Workplace performance expert Jason Womack explains how to get a handle on your to-do list and your email inbox—and maybe [...]
15 Tips to Conquer Your To Do List (Part 1)
January 2, 2012 by Fayette Woman
Filed under Your Get-Ahead Career Guide
Now that the presents have been unwrapped and the halls have been undecked, it’s back to the daily grind. And while you’d love to feel energized and excited about jumping into 2012, instead you’re weighed down with dread. You know the second you step foot in your office you’ll be hit with 20+ tasks to [...]
