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Your employment opportunity and your job candidacy will fail if youre perceived as a job mercenary. Often the mercenary attitude is so subtle that were not even aware were giving off bad vibes.

So, what exactly is a job mercenary? Here are five hints. Could this be you?

1. Believing the employers cause is good only as long as the money is good.

2. Harboring a resentment that youre dependent upon an employer.

3. Lacking an inner job motivation.

4. Holding back or being ambivalent about loyalty to the organization.

5. More concerned about what I get out of it that what I bring to the table?

Obviously these are not traits you would deliberately communicate in an interview or in a face-to-face meeting with the person who could be your next boss. But if you havent taken the time to identify them in yourself, they will surely creep into your attitude. And employers antennae are fine-tuned to pick up on these subtleties.

There are three important attitudinal adjustments you should make and demonstrate as part of your employment opportunity. They can counter any of these mercenary tendencies and dispel any hidden concerns an employer could be harboring:

* Loyalty. This does not mean that you have to agree with everything an employer or organizational policy represents. Loyalty means you share a common ideal with the employer. You communicate that regardless of minor differences, youre prepared to fight shoulder-to-shoulder with confidence in the companys good faith.

* Values. Understanding what your personal underlying business values are. And then showing how they are in harmony with those of the company.

* compatibility. Individuals can create a team. But compatible individuals produce the best team. If youre touchy and thin-skinned in an interview, the employer instinctively knows you will be abrupt and abrasive on the job. On the other hand, a go-along person attracts people like themselves.

Remember, what you communicate to an employer below the radar is often more telling that what you say out loud. Putting a check on your mercenary tendencies will go a long way to ensure your employment opportunity success.

// posted by 99645 @ 11:58 PM 0 comments

Free golf lessons. Get outta here!

How many of us would have the cheek to approach a world leading golf coach and ask him for a free golf lesson?

not many, I suspect.

Well it turns out that the idea is not so far fetched after all - that is if you don't expect a belly to belly consultation with a guru of the game such as Steve Bann, Coach to Stuart Appleby and KJ Choi.

But, that does not mean you have to lower your expectations. If the objective is to really improve your game, as opposed to having a chit chat with the man and allowing him to witness you belt out an embarrassing bucket of balls, then the answer may lie with this one.

Bann takes the golfer through a pretty insightful little 10 question online quiz, you hit the submit button (probably not expecting very much!) and lo and behold your golf game gets sliced and diced before your very eyes. Out pops a personalized analysis that sends a shiver down the spine.

Was he really sitting behind my screen in cyberspace, ready to pounce with all this wisdom on how I can get my game on track?

Surely it wasn't that obvious that I am a 27 handicapper hack, afraid to own up to a pot belly and an old set of Pings - the ugly ones - remember the baby boomer sticks with the huge heads. Did he notice that I was decked out in my crocodile PJs when I took the lesson? Oh Dear, I should have been more careful. this virtual reality stuff is getting scary!

Anyhow, Steve Bann may be a golf guru but he has no right to get that insightful with something as personal to me as my golf game.

Aidan Montague used to play golf. He therefore considers himself an authority on the subject.

But, rather than listen to what Aidan has to say it would be wise to get a free golf lesson from a real expert on the subject - someone like Steve Bann, Coach to pga tour players, Stuart Appleby and KJ Choi

You can do just that at http://www.freegolflessononline.com

// posted by 99645 @ 7:53 PM 0 comments

Many consider wireless as one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind. Some would even compare it to sliced bread. For them, wiring up a network is just as easy as slicing ones bread.

The biggest benefit of wireless is that it makes things simpler. You're not bound by wires to connect your computers at home or at the office. The computers are connected to the network with the use of wireless technology using radio signals.

However, some ask, "Why is there a need for a wireless network?" The following are some good reasons:

Internet access Sharing

wireless offers an affordable and easy means to share internet connection with multiple PCs. This usually will not require more than one modem. Also, you can add additional computers to your network by simply plugging in the wireless card and switching them on. Then, they too can have an internet connection.

Sharing Printers and Files

wireless networks also offer easy file access regardless of which part of the house you are in. It allows easy transfer of the files between your laptops and desktops.

Always Connected

One reason for broadband today is that, you can have an always on connection to the internet. And wireless networks complement this fact. wireless network technology runs at speeds far greater than broadband internet access easily connecting multiple computers to the internet simultaneously.

Wires? Set them aside

This would be the most important reason to change your old network to wireless. We all know, wires are inconvenient, dangerous and ugly.

wireless means no more wires. There will be no spaghetti on your floors and corners anymore. This does not only improve the security of your house, it also lessens the danger of tripping or fire.

Play internet and lan Games

wireless LANs allow your entire family is to play a game together without needing to bring your computers closer together. You could also invite other opponents such as your friends and ask them to bring their own PCs. With the wireless network connected to your ps2 or Xbox, playing an online game goes to a whole new level.

// posted by 99645 @ 4:43 AM 0 comments