2010年3月18日星期四

How to Get into the Top Schools

What does Clown it take to get into the most competit colleg and universities? Here is advic cull from admiss offic at some of the top schools.

Do well on the SA Ts

Despit those that sai SA T score don't matter, it' hard to disput the fact that result from thi import exam can make a differ in the colleg admiss process. The SA T is as import as and in mani case more import than your GPA and class rank. It level the plai field between student from differ high school with differ grade systems. With the qualiti of applic increas everi year, it' difficult for a 4.0 student with mediocr SA T score to get in over anoth 4.0 student who also excel on all of hi or her tests.

Don't stress over not be #1

A long as you ar in the top 5 percent of your class, you put yourself at a better advantage. Yet, it is import to take the most difficult academ load you can handle. Admission offic don't just look at your grades, thei also look at the cours you took in high school. If your high school offer advanc placement AP or intern baccalaur IB classes, then take as mani as you can comfort excel at; of course, the more the better, but it is not necessari to take everi singl one. A student with a 4.0 in easi class with not as mani AP or IB cours is not as impress as the 3.8 student who challeng himself. It' realli import to push yourself when it come to your high school coursework if you want to get into a top college.

Letter of recommendation

Solid recommend from teacher and your high school guidanc counselor ar extrem import for the strongest Ivy Leagu application. Most of the top school ask for recommend from two teacher and on counselor. These ar read with great interest and in detail by the admiss office. While the admiss process is primarili about academics, it is your person qualiti and charact that will make your applic stand out from the pack. The recommend from your teacher and counselor can make quit an impact.

Pursu your passion

Dure your high school career, make sure to focu on your passion, whether that be work, sports, or academ interests. In put togeth a well round class, the admiss offic look for distinct and uniqu achievements, such as a strong passion to academ and/or nonacadem pursuits. Admission committe don't focu as much on a particular activ as much as thei look for a sustain and continu interest in someth outsid of what is assign in the classroom.

Work on your admiss essay

The admiss essai is the showcas piec of the application. Highlight your charact trait and person attribut will give the admiss offic insight into what make you unique. The essai can make a big differ for a larg percentag of applic to the most competit schools. Set yourself apart from the pool of applicants. Write about someth you'r realli passion and enthusiast about. If you can, write someth where you learn from the situation, or if it wa an event that chang you in some way. Mani applic write about what thei think the admiss committe want to hear, rather than what is truli import to them. If you write authent and honestly, you will be on well on your wai to write an admiss essai that will set you abov the pack.

A pply early

Get those applic ready! If you have a particular school you have your sight set on, thi process mai be to your advantage. Those student who appli as an Earli Decis candid have a statist advantag over those who appli dure Regular Decision. Sever Ivy Leagu univers offer student thi option wherebi thei mai submit on applic to their first choic school by earli Novemb and agre to attend if admitted. Studi have shown that student who commit earli have a much better chanc of get an accept letter.

2010年3月17日星期三

A Brief Glossary of Pouch Lamination Terms

If you'v never Inflatable Raft River Boat us a pouch lamin before, you might be feel kind of bewild by all of the terminolog associ with thi document finish method. Well, breath easi becaus thi brief glossari will fill you in on everyth you need to know about carriers, mils, and the differ between hot and cold lamination. Continu read so you can becom well-vers in lamin terminology.

Carrier. A carrier prevent excess lamin from get all over your machine. It' essenti a fold piec of paper you stick your document in befor lamin it. A carrier ha a slick interior so it won't get total gum up from excess laminate.

Cold lamination. Lamin done without heat. It' ideal for preserv heat-sensit document and photographs. Not all machin ar capabl of cold lamination, so if you need thi feature, make sure to look for it.

Fellowes. An offic machin manufactur that make great laminators, includ the Voyag VY-125. The compani make product that ar fantast for both occasion and everydai use.

HeatSeal. The brand name associ with GBC laminators. HeatSeal product ar some of the best machin you can bui for both home and offic use.

Hot lamination. Lamin that' done with heat. The heat activ the glue in a standard lamin sheath so your document can be encas in plastic and thu preserved.

Matt pouches. These suppli have a matt exterior as oppos to a glossi one. Due to the surface' somewhat granular texture, it can be written on with a varieti of write instruments.

Mil. A mil refer to a thousandth of an inch, as well as how thick a pouch is. Common size ar 3, 5, 7, and 10 mil. The higher the number, the better protect your document will be becaus it will be more rigid.

Mount board. A board that can be run through your machin so as to join a document to a sturdi backing. These ar typic us for art showings, point-of-purchas displays, and so on.

Pouch. The plastic sheath you place your document in for lamination. These suppli ar avail in a varieti of size so you can lamin small item such as busi card and larger on includ menu and posters.

Pouch laminator. A machin that lamin item sheath in plastic. Using on of these devic often entail us a carrier.

Revers mode. A mode found on most high-qual laminators. It come in handi if your document end up get jam in the machine.

Self-seal pouches. Suppli that don't need to be heat up in order to lamin your item. Typic us dure cold lamination. Thei can also be us manually.

Sticki back pouches. These item have a sticki back so you can adher your document to a surface.

Throat. The feed open on a laminator. Throat typic rang from about 4 to 13 inch wide.

UV/UL pouches. These suppli will protect your document from the elements, includ the sun' rays. They'r good to us if you'r creat signs, banners, etc. that will be place outdoors.

2010年3月15日星期一

Media Placement For Strong Marketing

In the big Little Tikes Bouncer bad world of marketing,When you hear "celebrity" you might immedi think "movi star" and thi is becaus that is a medium in which we ar us to see peopl transit from be on the screen in a show to on the screen tell us about a show and perhap even appear in the rare or prestigi ad. Using celebr face to give a louder voic to social issu is certainli noth new. A celebr can give a call to action that is heard by a much larger percentag of the popul than might otherwis hear it. If you want your messag to be heard and trusted. there ar innumer tool that can be us to successfulli captur the attent of the public and to endear one' self to them in some wai or another. Most market campaign ar compos of at least two fronts: PR and advertising. The PR end is the non-tangible, while the advertis is the paid and obvious. However, it isn't enough just to creat visibl and highlight the strong suit of your sell. You also need to gain the trust of the public who is, after all, complet us to the sale pitch languaging. If you'v ever been to Seattle, you mai have notic just how mani place promis to be the "best coffe in Seattle," which is a town of great coffe consumpt to be sure, but it can't all be the best coffee...unless the whole citi is complet devoid of anyth less than "best" in which case the word lose it meaning.

Coffe aside, the realiti is that build a rapport with the public and gain their trust is someth that can take time. The product ha to be proven reliable, the compani must do well. Fortunately, there ar wai to speed thi process along. Take media placement, for example. In media placement, a compani work with an agenc to bring talent in to speak for the product, particip in an advertis or PR campaign, or endors the product or service. The air of celebr is on that ha not worn off yet, despit a grow number of citizen who ar becom famou for be famous...usu involv a fair amount of tabloid press on their less dignifi moments. Those, of course, ar usual not the best choic for talent unless the follow and fan ar in your target demographic- and then thei ar on of the best sell possible.

media placement should be a consid rout of action for your organization.

2010年3月12日星期五

What do we need when we look for a job? We need to be resourceful. Why did I say this? Let’s say you have the skills or the talent, you are lucky if y

There ar a Inflatable Dora lot of wai to look for a job; it s just a matter of how to us your resourc in find the job you desired.

you ar lucki if you can support your skill financi and start a business. But what if you cannot support what you realli enjoi doing? Then you need to find a job where you can enjoi the skill that you have. In look for a job,

What do we need when we look for a job? We need to be resourceful. Why did I sai this? Let s sai you have the skill or the talent. consid first thi question Where can I find a Job? Thi question mai be simpl but thi is realli where we want to start.

like newspap ads,Be resourc is what we need in order to answer the question. You must know where to look for a job. You must also know who to talk to in search for your desir job. Where to look? There ar a lot of place in find a job. internet job search sites, radio and televis ads, job agencies, job fair and also your Colleg and Univers that offer job advise. But these ar onli the known or the open-job resources. What I mean by be resourc is you do not reli on the open-job resourc but know how to find the hidden-job resources.

thei reli mostli on their employe referral. Don t be afraid to ask the compani either by make a phone call through their human resourc depart or just by simpli visit the company. What ar these hidden-job resources? You won t find these job unless you us networking. Now what do I mean by networking? By us network you must know the place where to look for and the peopl to talk with. Where ar the place we must look for the hidden jobs? Just go straight to the compani that you want to appli for. Sometim compani do not reli on advertis or post their job vacancies.

If you know someon who work for the compani that you want to appli for don t be afraid to ask that person to help you appli for the job. Nowadai an employe refer someon to the compani can get a commiss of that referr get hired. He help you get a job but you also help him becaus of the commiss he receives.

2010年3月4日星期四

Managing Employees Is A Little Like Herding Cats

Here' to your success!

but I'm have Floating Billboard a tough time manag people. I have 5 employe now and it seem like I spend half my time make sure thei ar do what they'r suppos to be do and the other half of my time do thing thei didn't get done. Thing were much easier when I wa a on man shop. Any suggestions?

Q: I start my small busi about a year ago and it' grown steadily. I like have my own business.

-- Paul C.

Paul,A : Ah. welcom to the wonder world of employe management, the bane of mani a busi owner' existence. I hope you have a full head of hair now, becaus depend on how quickli you get a grip on thi situation, you could end up bald in a veri short time. And if you'r start out bald all you can do is put on a cap and read on.

Som busi expert will tell you that manag peopl is an art. Other will tell you that manag peopl is a skill. I'm go to tell you that manag peopl is more like herd cats. Just when you think you have them all go in the same direct on will run off and you have to go catch it. And by the time you get back with the strai cat the rest of the herd ha all gone off in differ directions. It' no wonder most entrepreneur' hate cats. Thei remind us how littl control we sometim have on our employees.

it' a littl like the inmat take over the insan asylum. Crazi thing might start to happen,Th hardest part of employe manag is maintain control over your busi while the herd is run wild. To further push the analog envelop consid this: if your employe ar run the busi instead of you. like lose custom and be run out of business.

Paul: you either manag your employe or thei will manag you,Here' the bottomline. it' simpl as that.

train them well,The truth is the kei to manag employe is to hire onli the best people. make them feel that thei have a vest interest in the success of your business, and expect noth but the best from them.

you should go out of your wai to do nice thing for them,A nd when you do find that rare employe who will do all that for you. like give bonuses, raises, job security, ad responsibility, praise, a big turkei at Christmas, etc. Find good employe is hard. Keep them happi shouldn't be.

loyal,On of the most difficult task face by everi busi owner is find good peopl to work in their business. And by good peopl I mean honest. dedicated, hard work individu who will give their all for the good of the busi and go abov and beyond the call of duti to satisfi the customer.

but not impossible. Here ar a few tip to help you get a better handl on hire and manag employeesFind these peopl is as hard as well herd cats. Hard to do..

qualifi peopl with a proven track record of performance. Sinc your employe ar usual the main point of contact with customers,Onli hire experienced. it is vital that you hire onli experienced, qualifi personnel to repres your business. It' also import that the potenti employe have a track record of success in the kind of posit he' be hire for. If it' a sale job, you want to hire someon who ha proven that he can sell. If it' servic copier you want to hire someon who ha proven himself a pro at fix copiers. Forget hire rooki and offer on the job train when it come to kei personnel. Go with an old pro everi time, even if it cost you more to do so. The invest will be return to you manifold.

integrity,Screen everi applic thoroughly. There ar lot of applic screen product on the market now that will help you screen applic for thing like honesty. ambition, former drug use, past crimin behavior, etc. These product rang from simpl paper form to fanci web-bas applications. Find on that suit your need and us it on everi applic that come through the door. You will be amaz at how a good screen program will help you weed out problem employe befor thei ar hired.

but if I'm go to be pai someone' salari everi week you can be certain that I will exercis my right to check out that person as far as the letter of the law allows. The U.S. govern tell me what I can and can't do when it come to check out potenti employees,Perform drug test and background check on kei personnel. I beg the pardon of those "right to privacy" do-good who tell me that a person' person life and urin content ar none of my business. not you. Go save a tree and leav me to run my business.

but never check the qualiti or legitimaci of the reference. Survei have shown that most job applic refer ar either bogu or just famili and friend who ar will to sai how great the applic is. Forget refer from famili and friends. Ask for the name of their last three employ then call to verifi the inform on the application. By law,A lwai check profession references. Thi is a huge mistak that mani employ make. Thei ask for references. past employ ar limit as to what thei can divulg about the applicant, but if you simpli ask: would you hire thi person again given the chance, you will be amaz at what you can learn. The former employ will either answer immedi that thei would rehir the person or there will be a long paus on the other end of the phone. Either way, you have found out what you want to know.

retail,Nev hire out of desperation. Mani employ ar more concern with just fill an open slot than fill it with someon qualifi to do the work. You see thi mostli in the fast food. and manufactur industri where the turnov rate is off the scale and find good employe is like herd mammal of the felin speci last one, I promis . Never hire someon just becaus thei have a pulse. It will alwai come back to haunt you.

gracefulli have a final review and let them go. Most non-perform will never reach the end of the 60 dai period anywayUs a probationari period to weed out non-performers. You should inform new hire that you have a 60 dai probationari period in which you will regularli assess their attitud and performance. If at the end of the probationari period the employe is not the worker you thought thei would be..

When someon doe a good job reward them for it. Incentiv ar a great wai to improv employe performance. We ar all like littl kids. If we think we'r go to get a new toi or a bonu for do a good job we ar more like to excel. You should reward good perform and make a veri big deal out of the fact that you do. You can do thi with stock option or bonu check or free vacat or whatever.

thei will do good. As the compani grows,It is import that all your employe understand that when the compani doe good. so will their paychecks.

2010年3月2日星期二

Activity Does Not Equal Achievement But Quality Activity Does

Jonathan Grass Roll Ball Farrington,Th moral right of the author. ha been asserted. All right reserved. Thi public or ani part thereof mai not be reproduc or transmit in ani form or by ani mean electron or mechan includ photocopying, recording, storag in an inform retriev system or otherwise, unless thi notif of copyright is retained.


The less I see of what s hi name? - The more I forget him.

becaus there isn t a salesperson aliv that believ thei have enough time in their work week to complet all the activ thei want to achieve! Time is a huge constraint on salespeopl s activ so that when their manag ask them for more,Fail to focu salespeopl s activ reduc effici and consequ reduc results. it s no wonder that thei ar overwhelmed.

Poor Qualiti Activity:

but equal important,Secondly. salespeopl often aren t clear about how to identifi the prospect most like to have a genuin need for their product or service. Without an object wai to prioritis which prospect to contact first and/or an effici strategi for contact them, salespeopl ar doom to wast a larg percentag of their time. Another huge dilemma for mani salespeopl is how to divid their time between servic exist client and gener new busi from new prospects. Exist client frequent make request for servic that could be dealt with by support staff. But salespeopl who lack a disciplined, future-orient plan for gener new contact and sale often find themselv spend more time attend to urgent task for exist account instead. A common approach among salespeopl can be summaris in the sai If you throw enough mud against the wall, some of it is bound to stick . Thi approach is exhausting, demoralising, extrem unproductive, and veri expens in the long term.

compet salespeopl ar expect to channel their own activ into the area that will produc the quickest wins. Unfortunately,Far too frequently. left to their own devices, thei don t develop and pursu a formal strategi for move a sale tangibl forward dure each prospect interaction, neither do thei have a clearli defin set of goal against which to measur the progress thei ar make Typically, their judgment is base on gut reaction and is pure subject i.e., Oh yes, I ll get that order, he like me , becaus salespeopl have to be optimist by nature. Thei end up danc around with prospects, in the hope that eventu thei will get to their chosen point on the dance-floor i.e. -the sale. In thi scenario, the custom ha complet control.

Control Sale Activity:

it is design to assist salespeopl in manag their sale time more effectively,Th Sale Funnel concept ha been around for a few year but I took it and tailor it to meet the need of my own team veri effectively. Essentially. subsequ translat that time into real money. It is also a time-manag tool, which will help them to accomplish the follow essenti sell tasks:

- Collat their numer sale object into three categori or level of the Sale Funnel.

- Monitor each sale object s progress as it move from on level into the next.

- Set prioriti for work on the object in each level of the Funnel to ensur thei do not neglect ani on of the three.

- Dedic time to the object in each level of the Funnel in a wai that is appropri to their specif situation.

base on how their object ar move through the three level of the Funnel- Forecast futur income..

or levels,Sal Funnel is conceptu divid into three distinct parts. which correspond to the three differ type of sell work. To enabl salespeopl to utilis the Funnel concept effici thei must first sort their sale object into these three levels:

? A bove the Funnel - Prospect & Qualify.

? In The Funnel - Cover the Bases.

? Best Few - Close the Order.

A bov the Funnel:

Th pre-requisit is that thei have data that suggest a fit between their compani s product & the prospect need - all of thi type of work requir qualifying.

In The Funnel:

Th pre-requisit here is that all the opportun have been qualifi and at least on bui influenc ha been met. Thei then need to cover the base i.e. identifi all the bui influenc and ensur each on is contact by the person best qualifi to do so

identifi the result each buyer need in order to win and ensur thei understand that the propos will serv his/her individu criteriIt is import that the salesperson understand the respons mode of each buyer.a

at thi stage of the cycle,Finally. thei need to continu reassess the sale pictur and elimin area of perceiv weak within their bid us the principl of capitalis on their strengths

Best Few:

the pre-requisit here is that thei have all but elimin luck & uncertainti as factor in the final bui decision. -thi can of cours be subjectiveLogically.!

like overcom last minut objections,Th task involv ar end-tasks. agre term and condit and sign order etc.

but obvious thei will have sever possibl order that thei ar work on at the same time. Sinc thei will all be at differ stage of completion,A sale profession thei must be abl to do all three kind of work. thei will not be do the same kind of work on all of them at the same time.

Bi follow thi system thei could potenti reduc the normal sale cycl by 50%!

Using Sale Funnel over time - help to plan time requir ahead of time.Th eventu object in utilis the Sale Funnel concept is to be abl to move the variou sale opportun down the Funnel at a steadi and predict rate. Thi in turn will mean that incom and achiev level is steadi and predictable.

there is a need to work on two interrel tasksTo achiev this.:

- Set appropri prioriti for the three kind of sell work which need to be done.

- Allocat limit sell time so that the three kind of work alwai get complet on a consist basis. The simpl rule of thumb is: Everi Time You Close Something; Prospect or Qualifi Someth Else

Let Us Not Forget Good Old Villfredo Pareto And Hi 80/20 Rule: Finally.

it s what thei do todai that will creat their futur sale results. Becaus there is a time delai between activ and results,The sale that a salesperson complet todai were made possibl onli by activ perform in the past. Equally. salespeopl have an opportun to improv their sale result by undertak sale product plan and implement an effect prospect system. Generally, sinc 80% of sale ar gener from 20% of customers, 80% of salespeopl s time should be focus on 20% of the biggest customers/prospects.