It has happened to all of us who manage others. We are overloaded at work and need extra help. After what seems like a distraction, our budget requests are granted and we can go out and find someone to ease the workload. We create a “wish list” job description and send it to a headhunter, internal recruiter, or the classifieds section of the local newspaper.

We always start with the best of intentions. We are only going to hire someone who meets all of our expectations; we want someone who fits our “wish list” perfectly. After reading reams of resumes with misspelled words, obviously inflated skill sets, and skills that clearly don’t match the position being offered, we switched gears.

Okay, check the wish list. We’ll take someone with a bachelor’s degree instead of an MBA. Do we really need five years of experience; maybe someone with 6 months experience will help. After all, we can train just about anyone to meet our needs, right?

After a few weeks, or for those of us with a lot of patience, a few months, we scrapped the wish list altogether. “Just find me someone, anyone who can do the job,” we plead with our recruiters. And they do.

We interviewed three to five candidates for the position. Then we make an offer to the best candidate in the group and cross our fingers, on both hands.

As an employee relations manager for a Fortune 100 company, I frequently received calls from managers who said something like this: “I hired this man (or woman) about three months ago. He had a good interview, but it was a disaster. He can’t meet any of the job standards and I want to fire him today.”

After further discussion, I learned that the manager had some concerns about the employee before hiring him, but “was desperate for help. We were overwhelmed with work here.” When asked what managers had done to advise the employee in question, the answer was generally “nothing.”

What many managers don’t understand is that firing an employee cannot be done on a whim. Terminate someone who has not been counseled about performance deficiencies and has not had an opportunity to improve, and the result may be a lawsuit, a complaint to a state agency that the termination was discriminatory, a complaint to the Equal Employment Opportunities. (EEOC) that the termination was discriminatory, etc. Forget the fact that there is no discrimination (in most cases) and the employee just can’t do the job. Before the ink dries on the termination paperwork, the manager has been called racist, sexist, incompetent, or all of the above; and the company is a callous corporate bully.

And after all that, the manager has to start over, looking for someone to fill the position. More time, more money, more training for the new employee.

Get it right the first time

So how to avoid the nightmare described above? You do it right the first time. You hire the right person for the right job. It’s called “hire hard, manage easy.” If you take the time and energy to hire the right person, even if it takes a lot of effort to identify the candidate who can make the grade, you’ll find it easy to manage and you won’t have to rehire. process over and over again.

Start with that “wish list.” What exactly do you need? If you’re looking for a Senior Accountant, you probably want someone with a substantial amount of experience in addition to formal education. It is unreasonable to expect someone who has just graduated to be able to take on the responsibilities of a senior accounting position. Exactly what skills are needed for the position? If the job requires a lot of written communication, toss out those résumés and cover letters littered with grammatical and spelling errors. If oral presentations are required on the job, don’t even consider a candidate who seems nervous or doesn’t express himself well during an interview.

More than once, a manager confided that he felt something in his “gut” when he was interviewing the candidate. “Something just didn’t seem right, but I couldn’t put my finger on it, so I went ahead and hired him.” Listen to your gut. If something during the interview sets off alarm bells, listen to the warning.

The interview itself is crucial, but many managers have not been trained in interviewing. The behavioral interview is an excellent way to find out how a candidate will fit in with your company. “Tell me about a problem you had in your last position and how you solved it.” “Tell me about the worst supervisor you ever had and what made working for him or her so difficult.” If the candidate says something like, “Well, my last boss expected us to work overtime if we were behind schedule and I don’t like working more than 8 hours a day,” this says a lot. If the candidate’s way of solving a problem at work was to take it to her supervisor, is that someone who will reduce her workload or increase it?

Many employers will only give neutral references to protect themselves legally, so it’s hard to get much information when you call for references. But listen carefully when you call references. And it should be the hiring manager who calls, not your recruiter. You are the one who needs to know what kind of employee he was at other companies. If the previous manager seems hostile when asked about his former employee, this could be a sign of potential trouble ahead.

If the employee is going to be working closely with others in your department, it’s not a bad idea to have someone else interview them. You wouldn’t want a managerial candidate interviewing a potential subordinate; but you could ask another director in his department or one closely related to his department to conduct the interview. Or you could ask someone in a higher position (eg vice president) to interview the candidate. It always helps to get a second opinion.

Once you’ve made the decision to hire a candidate, give that person every opportunity to succeed. From the beginning, let him know what you expect of him. Schedule conferences in the first few weeks to check on his progress; let him know where you are meeting his expectations and where you are falling short. In those areas where an employee is falling short, give constructive criticism, letting the employee know you want to work with them to be successful.

Despite our best efforts, we may occasionally fail when it comes to hiring the right person for the job. But putting our energy into identifying the right person will likely result in a successful outcome for us and the new hire.

Before you graduate, your dean of students, a professor, or common sense will tell you that the bar exam is a test not to be taken lightly, that you should take your bar exam preparation seriously. But until you dive into the depths of the sample bar exam essays and practice questions, it’s very difficult to really understand how challenging and absorbing the bar exam can be.

Generally speaking, studying successfully for the MBE and the state bar exam is an immersive process; it requires dedication, focus and time management. It involves more than you’re used to in law school, where simply showing up in class (while IMing classmates or playing games on Facebook) can still get you an “A.” Attending a daily barre review class or participating in a structured online barre preparation course, memorizing barre review materials, and taking practice barre exams is just a starting point. The hardest part of studying is figuring out the best approach that will allow you to study most effectively and adapt your study habits to retain a lot of information in a short amount of time. You have to balance an increased workload with the need to eat healthy and exercise.

This article will provide upcoming bar exam candidates with constructive advice that other law students have found helpful when studying for the bar exam. The most important thing you can do is honestly assess your study style during law school, build on the positive habits, and be disciplined enough to eliminate the negative ones, before embarking on your study marathon that summer. Remember, you want this to be a one-time deal and it’s never too early to start preparing.

(1) For 1L and 2L: Prepare during Law School

It’s never too early to start preparing for the bar exam during your law school career. Many law students regret not taking more law classes during law school. Some law students even actively avoid bar-related classes because they assume they will only learn the necessary subjects during the formal bar review course. What they don’t realize is that it’s not easy to learn topics like wills, trusts, and estates in the course of a day or two that you’re likely to cover. Your law school probably doesn’t require you to take every bar course as a graduation requirement, and it’s certainly possible to pass the bar exam if you avoid taking these courses. But studying a barre subject a second time, by definition, makes it more familiar. Bottom line: It will be easier for you when you start studying a subject that you already have a foundation with.

We suggest you consider enrolling in the following classes during law school:

Multi-state subjects:

royal property

Contracts

Commercial Sales (UCC Article 2)

Evidence

Constitutional Law I and II (a First Amendment class would be helpful)

Criminal law (most law students we surveyed report that this topic is particularly easy to learn during bar review)

criminal procedure

mistakes

state subjects (varies depending on your state, but will generally cover topics like):

Trust and Estates

State Civil Procedure

State Constitutional Law

family law

State Criminal Procedure

Business Associations | corporations

(2) The bar review course

So you’re thinking, “I’m not a 1L or 2L. I’m a 3L about to graduate. I need a plan of attack now!” We believe that taking a Bar Review class is essential to your summer curriculum. Some choose not to, but if you’re reading this article, you’re probably not one of them. There’s bar/bri and PMBR (which have been around for a long time and have helped many law students pass the bar exam). But also consider the many competitors to the traditional Bar/Bri and PMBR, which students are finding very useful and effective. MicroMash, Supreme Bar Review and AdaptiBar are examples of this. Do some research, because everyone learns differently. One course’s methods of teaching bar subjects may be more effective than others.

(2)(a) For those who intend to stay with conventional conference-style bar review courses (Bar/Bri, PMBR, Kaplan):

If you decide to do Bar/Bri and PMBR, attend all the classes and live in the moment. This sounds simple. But many students are tempted to log on to the Internet and check email. Stay focused because literally every minute over the summer is crucial and it’s important to maximize your time while in class. Make sure you get to classes on time, because they start sharp at 9:00am (they can differ from city to city) and since they are recorded on video, the teacher doesn’t wait for anyone! Note that in larger law schools, there will be a ‘live’ room and everyone else will be forced to go to alternate rooms where you will see the lecture on video. So if you think it’s beneficial to see the bar review teacher in person, rather than on a screen, make sure you get to your class earlier.

It is strongly recommended that you not be embarrassed to use BarBri and PMPR’s “Telephone Help Desk” call features for any important questions you may have regarding the material. Bar review topics get confusing, especially when you start comparing federal law to specific state laws on a given topic (e.g. evidence). Also, it’s almost impossible to ask questions during the actual class (or impossible if you’re watching the video).

Note: Kaplan recently started his conference style bar review course to compete with Bar/Bri. We have received several reports, since the July 2009 bar exam, that Kaplan’s materials had errors and that the practice questions were, in her opinion, inadequate. It seems that they are solving the problems. DISCLAIMER: This is not the opinion of the author.

(2)(b) For those who intend to take online courses (Adaptibar, MicroMash, etc.):

Comfort is a double-edged sword. Some law students may not have the discipline to get out of bed early in the morning with the lure of a few more hours of sleep and the knowledge that they can start learning at any time of day (rather than at night). a certain time every morning). Or you may be tempted to take a day off and double it the next day. If you choose an Internet or DVD bar review course, set your alarm clock and continue with the program.

The great benefit of online bar review is the ability to tackle difficult topic subcategories head-on. For example, when studying for law school using a lecture/book style course, you will only see a certain number of evidence questions related to double hearsay and only occasionally. If that particular subcategory of evidence is giving you trouble, the BEST way to handle it is to (a) review the course material and then (b) ask as many practice questions as you need to get 10 double-heard questions. (in a row) correct. Most online courses will identify your particular problem areas for you and provide you with this highly beneficial and, in the author’s opinion, most efficient and least stressful method of ensuring you have a firm understanding of each topic on the bar.

(3) Ask practice questions and sample essays

At the beginning of your bar review, it would not be atypical for the bar study to take 10-12 hours per day. As you approach the bar exam, you’ll find yourself up numerous nights realizing you’ve been at it for 14 hours, literally studying from sunrise to sunset with short breaks just to eat and, with good luck showering!

Remember, there are so many questions that the bar exam can throw at you. The more you practice (essays and questions), the more you will “learn the formula”.

The practice questions are thought-provoking, but misleading. It is imperative that you ask at least 50 in-depth questions daily. Part of being successful on the exam is choosing the “least incorrect” answer from the four “incorrect” answer options by utilizing process elimination techniques.

There is something special about writing. A really useful trick is to make sure you don’t neglect rehearsals. Try to do at least 1 rehearsal a night from the first day of studying for the bar exam, and increase the number of rehearsals as the bar exam approaches and your study routine improves. Do not passively read responses to sample essay answers. Make a continuous chart, by topic, of frequently tested areas, and then study that chart. This helps for both essays (obviously) and multiple choice questions.

Another source of bar exam failure is those recent law graduates who work while studying for the bar exam. Personal finances are always a concern. But if possible, the author strongly recommends against working while studying for the bar exam.

Although it seems hypocritical, the author also urges you to maintain some quality of life. While partying is out of the question during the two months or so he’ll spend studying at a bar, having a (singular) beer once a week won’t hurt. It is important to limit the consumption of alcohol (and, of course, drugs). Exercising regularly is a must. Taking an hour break to walk, jog, or lift light weights can be invigorating and will definitely help the study process. Sleep is also important. Studies show that his brain needs enough sleep to better process the barrage of information that he will learn, understand and memorize each day.

The Bar Association will be a very stressful time in your law school career. The goal is to make sure it doesn’t become traumatic. It’s hard to understand how mentally, physically, and emotionally challenging it is until you actually experience it for yourself. But remember: try to keep the exam in perspective and if things get worse, you can take the exam again. Look at these highly successful and powerful people who tried the bar and failed… but have never failed in life: 1) John F. Kennedy (failed 3 times), 2) Florida Governor Charlie Crist ( failed twice), 3) Democrat Kevin A. Callahan (failed 10 times), and 4) New York Senator Hillary Clinton (failed DC bar 1 time).

The author sincerely believes that if you are smart enough to get into law school and graduate, you are smart enough to pass the state bar exam. All it takes is two months of dedication. It really is a hazing process. But, you are not alone and once you pass, you will be looking at your funded study time bar, albeit many years later. GOOD LUCK

“I can’t believe I agreed to give this speech. Look at all those people out there! My knees are shaking and my stomach feels like I just jumped off a roller coaster. My heart is beating so fast and hard my tie he’s jumping I just want to scream and run away!

Public speaking is often cited as the number one fear of adults. The Book of Lists ranks fear of death in fifth place while public speaking is in first place. Jerry Seinfeld said, “That would mean that at a funeral, people are five times more likely to want to be in the casket than to give the eulogy.”

Let’s look at some techniques for dealing with anxiety and giving a great presentation. The methods are divided into the acronym PREPARE

Preparation – The basis of a good speech is based on the 6 “W” of effective journalism. You must determine:

Who is your audience?

What are your key points?

When are you talking? how long?

Where is the speech; physical environment?

Why should the audience listen to you?

how are you going to present

In an effective speech, your audience will only remember 3-4 main ideas. Decide on the essential ideas vital to your understanding of your topic. These are your key points. Make a brief summary with supporting details, quotes, and graphics.

Test – Practice is essential. Try to give your talk without using notes and check your time during this rehearsal. If you have to use notes, just write down your key points. Don’t try to memorize the entire speech word for word. Mark Twain said, “It usually takes more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.” That’s the effect he’s going for: an improvised, conversational style, but with a deep understanding of the material.

Entry – The launch of your presentation is as important as the takeoff of an airplane. If takeoff fails, the rest of the trip becomes irrelevant. Determine how you are going to start your speech and memorize the opening lines. A great start includes telling the audience why they want to listen. What is the benefit for them?

If you’re particularly nervous, find a sympathetic face and talk to that person for several moments. Don’t start with an apology… “I didn’t have much time to prepare for this talk.” Or “I’m not very good at giving speeches.” Starting with a negative makes the audience uncomfortable. Remember that you feel more anxious than you seem. Turn your nervous energy into enthusiasm and launch your speech in a positive way.

postures – Your body is a tool. Learn to use it effectively. Find your center of balance. Your feet should be firmly planted at shoulder height. Keep your shoulders back and your chin up. Stand calmly, being careful not to move or stagger. Let your hands rest at your sides.

Make your movements have a purpose. If you make a gesture with your hands, let them return to the resting position next to you. Don’t wander around the room. If you want to go somewhere different, go there and then stop. Talk to one person at a time and maintain eye contact.

Your voice has volume, tone and rhythm. Realize that you will speak faster and in a higher pitch than when you were rehearsing. Be aware of this trend. Speak loud enough so everyone in the room can hear you, but not so loud that people in the front row cover their ears.

Audience – Know your audience. Don’t be like William Safire who said, “Is careless speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don’t know and I don’t care.” What does your audience know about the topic? Try to anticipate their questions. During the presentation, look for reactions, questions and concerns. This makes you appear approachable and allows you to move through the topic with your audience following closely behind.

If possible, greet audience members when they arrive. Ask why they came or about their interests in the topic. Adjust your presentation plans to best meet your needs. Finally, keep in mind that the audience is not your enemy: they want you to succeed. Nobody came to see you fail or fail. Engage people and make them part of your successful talk.

Relax – Remember that the physical reactions you experience in front of a group are normal. When faced with a stimulating situation, the body resorts to the “fight” or “flight” response. Your pulse increases. Adrenaline is released into the bloodstream. Your body prepares for a physical response, but you have to stay still!

Sometimes your mind generates negative thoughts. Michael Pritchard said, “Fear is that little dark room where negatives are revealed.” Deal with fear by building a strong foundation (know your topic!) and feeling confident in your message. Take a few deep breaths. Gentle exercise or stretching can disperse some of the anxious energy. Smile.

ending – Just like landing a plane, your presentation must land correctly. Begin the ending by summarizing your key points. Next, ask the audience questions and clarify any outstanding issues. Then make your closing statement, which should encourage some action. What do you want the audience to do? Memorizing the last few lines ensures a strong close. Finally he smiles and nods his head.

If the thought of public speaking makes you anxious, you probably are. However, if you PREPARE, your anxiety level will be lower and you will give a better and more effective speech. Who knows, you might like giving the eulogy better than being in the casket!

I’m back, after a few days of vacation with the family. The weather was amazing, the beach was full of disgusting jellyfish, yuck! In general, life has been good. I hope life has been so good for all of you.

Well, I’ll start this article by telling you that I CONFIDENTLY ROARed when I was on vacation. I’ve been to the beach several times and trust me walking on the beach and playing with a girl and racing her in nothing but a tiny swimsuit is a total ROAR for this girl. It seems that we are constantly looking for an easy way out to gain confidence. I hate to share this reality, people, but trust is something we already have and have always had since our pretty butts were spanked at birth. Look no further, I have looked up the dictionary meaning of TRUST for your minds to grasp, here it is:

confidence… 1. full confidence: belief in the powers, honesty, or trustworthiness of a person or thing. 2. Belief in oneself and in one’s own faculties or abilities: self-confidence: confidence in oneself, security that implies faith in oneself.

As you can see there, everything is inside your head. You must believe in yourself. First of all, you must trust yourself and your abilities to survive with greatness and good feelings about who you are, how you look, how you think, how you love, how you deal with unexpected events, but most of all how you carry on. to develop your inner confidence, even when the going gets tough. There are so many external elements that continue to test our inner confidence, it’s no wonder we’re quick to smile at best, when we just want to scream. I’ve talked about some of them throughout my blogs: television, videos, reality shows, climbing the “corporate ladder,” society’s constant attack on aging, overweight people, and please don’t forget the kids.

Children face fears that threaten their confidence all the time. They fear that their parents will look down on them for not having the best grades. They fear their peers will throw them to the sidewalk if they don’t follow. They continually hear how messed up their world has become and how it is teaching them negative things. How can that not weaken your CONFIDENCE? I would kill mine. I am happy that I was strong enough to know the difference between WWF wrestling, cartoons and real life.

ROARING with CONFIDENCE is just as effective as telling the world to BITE ME! I love to say that, as you all know. (winks) TRUST is not easy to keep strong, when we feel threatened inside, or feel that our relationship is being threatened. We immediately feel that we are the ones to blame, which in turn breaks down our confidence.

We need to trust ourselves, trust that we know what we want and what is good for us. Your life is not supposed to be a debate about how you should fit in, or if someone tells you how to look or feel about yourself. you are your life. Your lack of confidence takes you away from who you are meant to be. Trusting and having CONFIDENCE in yourself does not mean that you will always be right about things, but it does give you the strength to overcome your doubts, your low self-esteem and correct your mistakes and improve yourself.

Sometimes I wonder why people do what they do. Is it because they lack confidence and feel that any kind of attention will boost their self-esteem? Or is it that they really don’t care anymore and let themselves be the joke of the moment? I have seen women in internet porn (for research purposes only). Now, this is my opinion, so bear with me here: I am in no way judging anyone, but I do want to reach out to them and tell them that there are better ways. to build trust and feel loved and appreciated. For women who fall into the world of prostitution and feel that it is the only path to stardom; when did you lose respect and self-esteem and when were you afraid to ROAR with CONFIDENCE? Women who have been scorned and literally throw themselves into the bar scene, where they become a piece of meat and are treated worse than a dog, you know that you are not happy there and that those paths to better feelings are not the right paths. . How can one respect oneself if one does not have the strength to ROAR with CONFIDENCE? I cry for all the women who have fallen into the traps of feeling that attention will take them higher. They will never find their freedom to ROAR with CONFIDENCE if they continue to depend on something or someone outside of themselves to get them there.

You need to save yourself. You stay in negative environments where you feel threatened because you need acceptance so much that you have been tricked into believing it will strengthen your CONFIDENCE. You were born with what you need to save yourself! DO NOT wait for help. Help himself. Don’t cry to be rescued, it won’t happen. YOU and only you, have to make that climb. Just trust your feelings and follow them. Trust that only you can give yourself all the strength to ROAR with CONFIDENCE.

I hope that through my website and these written thoughts, some women will wake up and see that they are unique without all the negative attention that they feel is the way. Just be you! You can only be the best you can be by being yourself. Not by following someone else’s standards, but by meeting your own. I love you first and more. Strive to ROAR with CONFIDENCE and DON’T let anyone bring you down.

It is you, and that in itself is a very special gift that no one else has. The more I believe in myself, the easier it is for me to strengthen myself inside and fight against all the negative elements that I encounter day after day. Life is not easy, nor does it come with promises. As I’ve said so many times, “What doesn’t kill you will only make you stronger.” Live those words folks and I mean it when I say it, “ROAR with CONFIDENCE”. It really is a tip to feel good. (ROAR)

I look for myself in everything I do.

I found myself.

I dream my dreams wherever I go.

I become myself.

I ROAR with CONFIDENCE!

Igor Ledochowski

Igor Ledochowski is a classic example of how people who find their true calling in the midst of a very successful career can change course and achieve even greater success. Igor is also an example of how one can be successful and recognized all over the world in very different fields at the same time.

He was the creator of the great success “The power of conversational hypnosis”, he is a lawyer, martial artist, mentor, trainer, as well as being a master hypnotist. Igor is a full-time member of the British Society for Clinical Hypnosis, the International Humanistic Neurolinguistic Programming Network and the Neurolinguistic Programming Association.

One of the highest paid trainers and speakers on the circuit, his services are in high demand and very popular with the corporate sector and many top executives from Fortune 500 companies will attest to this fact. Professional bodies such as the Hypnotherapy Association or the London College of Clinical Hypnosis use their services to give master classes and train hypnotherapists in advanced skills. Igor is rightfully credited as the founder of the “Street Hypnosis movement”, he has brought many new techniques and original concepts to the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming.

Igor Ledochowski was;

Born on April 1, 1974, Igor obtained his LLB from the University of Exeter in 1996. In 1998 he became a solicitor at the prestigious Linklaters law firm. While studying law at University and Law School, he developed an avid interest in the field of accelerated learning and this quest to unravel the human mind saw him gravitate towards hypnosis. By 1999, Igor was deeply involved in the study of Ericksonian Hypnosis. Igor’s search for a deep understanding of the human mind eventually claimed the law as his victim and Igor resigned his position as a lawyer to pursue his field of interest.

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By 2002, Igor had been mentored by some of the world’s most accomplished hypnotists, including Richard Bandler, Stephen Brooks, Stephen Gilligan, John Grinder, John LaValle, and Paul McKenna. Igor quickly gained recognition from his peers and became a highly respected and qualified hypnotherapist in the UK.

In 2002 he was called by the London College of Hypnosis to teach classes at a master’s level. It is during this time that the corporate world took note of Igor’s prowess and many Fortune 500 companies hired him as a consultant. Here he designed training programs to teach corporate executives powerful tools that can be implemented effectively in the workplace, Some of the companies to benefit from Igor’s understanding of the human mind include, but are not limited to, Proctor & Gamble. , J. Sainburys, BDO Stoy Haywards, and Grant Thompson.

The most respected and practical text on hypnosis, The Deep Trance Training Manual, Volume 1′, was written and published by Igor in 2003. This book was an instant hit and quickly became a best seller in the hypnosis genre. Since then, many editions have gone out of print. Over the years, Igor Ledochowski has introduced many concepts and methods that have helped people overcome addictions like smoking, overeating, etc.

Some of his latest methods deal with training the mind to help people have better control over what they do, feel and think. An avid martial artist Igor is an expert in Kenpo, a self-defense system similar to karate, here too he excelled and received his black belt in record time, he also trained his peers at the University of Exeter and several students earned black belts. Igor Ledochowski currently lives in Richmond, London, UK and continues to write books and do pioneering work in the field of neuro-linguistic programming and hypnosis. It is not surprising that such a multifaceted personality is the role model of many students of Hypnosis.

So what’s a basic to do? security alarm Include, one that you will be proud to own? These are the standard components of a security alarm:

1. Control Panel – The brains of your entire alarm system, it contains a battery backup and if it is a monitored system, this is where you connect to the phone line.

2. Keypad – By entering a code, this is where you turn a security alarm on and off.

3. Mermaid: No need to explain here. Just be sure to install a 30-watt siren so it can be heard even if all the doors and windows are closed in the house. Because most alarm companies install a 15-20 watt siren.

4. Interior Motion Sensor – As you may have guessed, they detect movement within a room. How? They send out radio energy and then monitor the pattern of reflection. If a burglar enters a room, the reflection pattern will be disturbed and the security alarm will activate and send a signal to the control box. For those of you who have pets or any type of animal inside the house, you do not have to worry. There are special alarms available on the market today that will suit you and your pets’ needs. And you won’t have to get up in the middle of the night because your dog accidentally set off the security alarm.

5. Window Contacts/Door Contacts: Both use a magnetic contact that tells you if a door or window has been opened. The magnet is placed on the door or window itself, and the sensor is placed on the door or window frame. When the contact between the magnet and the sensor is broken, the alarm is activated.

6. Central monitoring station: If you have installed a security alarm that is being monitored and the alarm goes off, the control panel mentioned above will send a message to a central monitoring station that is on alert 24 hours a day. The central station then attempts to contact the owner and, if unsuccessful, contacts the police, doctors, or fire department. There is usually a fee associated with this potentially life-saving service.

7. Panic Button – A remote emergency device that activates the alarm silently or with the siren blaring.

The costs vary from one model to another, from one company to another. Many of the companies will offer the entire security system for free to qualified homeowners in exchange for a monitoring contract. The monitoring station receives the message and verifies the alarm by calling the owner. If the station does not get an answer or the correct password, they call the police/fire department or medical personnel. But usually the police first, who then respond.

Most home invasions occur during the day because houses are emptier at that time. So make sure your residence looks the same whether you’re at home or away. Never leave notes on the front door that could alert a burglar. Reduce the sound of your answering machine and the phone itself so that a thief cannot hear them from the outside. If you’re away for a longer period, pay a kid next door to mow the lawn from time to time, or shovel the snow.

But rest assured, over 90% of home security system owners are satisfied with their security alarms and monitoring service.

You can start a direct marketing campaign to reach out to your current customer database or you can purchase a direct mailing list from a list broker or list manager to connect with new prospects. If you’re considering buying a direct mail list, there are several factors to think about.

Decide on the method of contact

The first step is to decide how you want to reach your prospects. Do you want to do a direct email campaign, do you want to communicate by phone or do you want to try an email campaign? Each contact method has its own considerations.

When deciding on a contact method, it is extremely important to make sure you are aware of the various rules and regulations that govern each method of direct marketing. If you plan to purchase a telemarketing list, take the time to research Do Not Call regulations. If you decide that sending a mass email is the way to go, make sure you are aware of the CAN-SPAM requirements.

Not learning about the rules governing the marketing method you use could cost you dearly.

Know your target market

The next thing you need to do is determine which group would be most interested in your products and services. This is called a target market and your direct mail list needs to be tailored specifically to contact them. Are you promoting your products to consumers or businesses? If you don’t know who your target market is, try looking at your current customer base and use their features as a model for your target market.

How often will you communicate?

Is your direct marketing campaign going to be continuous or is it going to be one and that’s it? This factor will likely be determined by what the purpose of the campaign is. Are you reaching out to new prospects to try to build awareness or are you trying to promote a limited time offer? Repetition is important with any marketing campaign, the more you can get your message across the better.

Direct mail lists allow single or multiple uses. Single-use mailing lists are usually cheaper than multi-use lists since you only use the list once. With multi-use lists you pay the full rate for the first use and a reduced rate for each subsequent use.

You just need to make sure you’re clear on the usage guidelines for the mailing list you’re buying. If you use a mailing list multiple times when it is a one-time use list, you will be charged a hefty penalty.

How many contacts?

The size of the mailing list you purchase can be determined by a couple of factors. The first is the marketing method you decide to use.

Email lists have a higher success rate if they are sent to a large number of contacts. The average open rate for an email campaign is 18-20%, with an average click-through rate after it opens is 3-4% (rates vary by subject line and relevance). This means that out of 1,000 emails sent, approximately 200 will be opened, and of those, 8 will respond to the call to action. A larger email list will ensure that your message gets opened and reacted to.

The size of the telemarketing list should be determined by the number of people calling. If you plan to outsource to a call center with multiple callers, then your telemarketing listing should reflect that. A telemarketer might make between 300 and 500 calls in an eight-hour shift. If you have 4 telemarketers calling, you can review approximately 8,000 names in a week. In contrast, if you only have one internal person who makes calls when they have time, you might review only 100-150 names in a week.

The number of contacts in a mailing list will depend mainly on the budget. With direct mail campaigns, the list is often the cheapest part, especially if you have a lot of contacts. Printing and postage can be quite expensive if your mailing list is large.

The other factors that can determine the size of your list are the number of contacts that match your target market and your budget.

The more defined your target market is, the better the mailing list will perform. The key is to be able to correctly narrow down your target market. If your target market is too broad, the mailing list will be too big. However, if you narrow down your target market too specifically, you will end up with a mailing list that is too small to market. You have to find the happy medium.

When do you need the list?

It is also important to know that mailing lists have a shelf life. People move, get married, change personnel, new businesses open, others close, etc. Whether it’s a business list or a consumer list, there are myriad influences that can affect the data on your purchased mailing list. If you don’t plan to use the mailing list right away, don’t request it until you are ready to use it.

What is your budget

Nobody likes answering this question. In a perfect world, you would buy as many names as you can to get the optimal result from your direct marketing campaign. Unfortunately, we all have to budget. Paying for printing and postage or paying for call center or email design and software or implementation services eat up a large chunk of your marketing budget, leaving little for your mailing list. Fortunately, as mentioned above, the mailing list is often the cheapest part of a direct marketing campaign.

That said, you don’t want to skimp on your mailing list either. The more specific you want your mailing list to be, the more effective it will be, and as a result, it will cost a bit more than a generic, non-targeted mailing list. But it will be much more effective than a generic, untargeted mailing list.

As the old saying goes, anything that can be bought very cheaply is probably not very good. You can probably buy a cheap mailing list with tens of thousands of names, which is inaccurate, non-compliant and untargeted and probably won’t work. A properly sourced, compliant, targeted marketing list isn’t going to come cheap. You get what you pay for and if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

The answers to the six points above are the foundation of your direct marketing campaign. Whether you’re going to find your direct marketing lists directly or use a list broker, you’ll need to know the answers to these points. It’s always good to really think about the different aspects of a direct marketing campaign. If you’re not sure what your answers might be, find an experienced list broker. They can help guide you through the listing buying process.

HUMAN beings can sometimes communicate through signs and gestures in a relationship, especially between a man and a woman, through looking deep into each other’s eyes.

The art of love and kissing is important in any relationship, and if given space, it can create a certain chemistry that lights the flames of love.

Sometimes we communicate in our relationships without saying a single word.

Communication is important not only in love, but also in work and other professions one may find themselves in. As in any profession, communication between lovers is important to cement your relationship and stay close.

The shape of your partner’s lips and the way they move when smiling, laughing, or having a conversation can make someone fall head over heels for you.

Kissing has been perceived as a lavish party and food for one’s relationship. It is not clear how the action itself arose as non-verbal communication. One thing from time immemorial is that loved ones have been kissing since around the caveman period.

The kissing culture varies depending on the tribes from time to time. Easterners greet each other by brushing lips on either side of the cheeks and Westerners greet each other by brushing lips even with married women.

Fathers often show their sons love by kissing their foreheads, however, some men from various congregations greet each other by kissing the back of the hand.

In the holy writing (The Bible) one of the followers of Jesus as a traitor, Judas Iscariot betrayed Jesus through “kisses”. There is a need as human beings to use experiences and knowledge when sealing our relationships to ask if your kiss is genuine or betrayal.

The kiss between lovers is driven by passion, love, excitement and submission.

Sometimes the saliva if it resurfaces in large doses can spoil everything.

Those who kiss must take care of their mouths from bad odor and keep their teeth clean.

With the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, it is unclear if it is the safest form of intimacy that can be practiced around the world. There have been some rumors circulating that good kissers are the best at upping the adult game.

Through the kiss I observed that even in the expression of love we can communicate in silence, which can cause chills and leave us fragile. There are no scales to rate if a person is the best or the least kisser, unless your partner has the stick to do it hahahaha!

Corporate governance is the set of processes, customs, policies, laws, and institutions that affect how a corporation is directed, managed, or controlled. Corporate governance also includes the relationships between the many stakeholders involved and the objectives by which the corporation is governed. The main interest groups are shareholders, management and the board of directors. Other stakeholders include employees, customers, creditors, suppliers, regulators, and the community at large.

Corporate governance has become an important both in India and globally. Stakeholder expectations are extremely high, and scrutiny from regulators and investors is incredibly tight. As a consequence, Indian companies are proactively implementing measures for the same. Looking ahead, one of the most important challenges for Board members is to build a foundation of trust with management, the investment community, regulatory agencies and the public. The stakes are high and the margin for error low, and as new standards emerge, one thing is clear: the responsibility for adopting sound governance practices has fallen squarely on corporate directors and officers.

My favorite is one from Harvard Business School. He found that “ethics-based” companies increased their net income by 756 percent, versus just 1 percent of profit-first companies. My message today is that principled economic behavior is a long-term investment in the security of nations. The world cannot afford economic misconduct. Now multinational corporations everywhere to lead the world to the next frontier of globalization, through principled codes of conduct that reinforce the rule of law. Not just the letter of the law, not just minimal compliance with some basic code. But instead something that will really make a difference! Codes of conduct based on principles that respond first to the moral foundations that support all rights. Principle-based codes of conduct that set objective and measurable standards. Principle-based codes of conduct that use independent monitoring and require transparent communication with the public.

Essential Principles of Corporate Governance:

o Discipline in operations
o Transparency in transactions and disclosures
o Responsibility to shareholders
o Responsibility for the action of the company
or Social Responsibility
o Improve group dynamics and harness individual talents
o Improve early warning mechanisms for critical risks
o Mitigate liability exposure
o Build credibility and trust with stakeholders
o Incorporate sustainability as a corporate value

What is the Satyam fiasco all about?

For me, the Satyam case is a typical example of fraud that is extremely difficult to detect and prevent. Satyam’s chairman diligently hatched a plan to defraud his shareholders and gain an advantage for himself.

There is sufficient law to deal with this type of economic crime and corporate governance. In a global environment, the principles are important because the rules cannot cover all situations, however, there are the following observations that encourage non-compliance in India:

Companies never take non-compliance seriously as there is a minimal penalty for non-compliance.
Minimum penalty of a few hundred rupees
Most non-compliance offenses can be aggravated by the payment of the fine.
The government department has the appropriate experience or manpower to detect non-compliance.
The prosecutor’s office also does not have the expert who specializes in this type of expertise, hence the majority of offenders cannot be prosecuted.
Lack of political will
Typical Indian attitude that is “chalta hai”

Suggestions:
Strong punishment, that is, life imprisonment for offenders.
There must be a specialized investigation agency and it must be allowed to hire the best professionals.
More power to independent directors and they should be allowed to hire the professional to explain the company’s record/accounts.
Effective and continuous training for all employees
The whistleblowing policy will be mandatory for all companies

The principled conduct of multinational corporations is absolutely essential to planting the seeds of stability and prosperity for all. Multinational corporations account for one third of the world’s Gross Domestic Product and two thirds of world trade. Multinationals can be a powerful influence for good, especially in countries whose governments lack a strong tradition of democracy and the rule of law. Therefore, it is no longer enough for multinational corporations to simply do what is legal. In all cases, multinational corporations must do the right thing, through their conduct, not just their words.

In a speech titled “The Next Frontier of Globalization: Principle-Based Codes of Conduct That Reinforce the Rule of Law,” Parrett told world business and ethics leaders, and representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and institutions scholars that globalization and world security itself could be in jeopardy unless multinational corporations develop ethical conduct that adheres to values ​​and principles rather than simply to written law.

Indian legislators feel the need to determine the merits of encouraging a principles-based approach (as in the case of the combined code in the UK) to compliance, where the nature, size and complexities of a business govern the compliance and disclosures. rather than a standard rules-based approach to universal compliance (as in the US). Companies in India must have the flexibility to determine those aspects that are practical to comply with and others where they can provide logical and adequate explanations for non-compliance. This will allow them to demonstrate their true intent to comply, where practical, and to make transparent disclosures in other cases.

In India, guidelines for corporate governance are provided in clause 49 of the listing agreement and also in various sections of the Companies Act. Industry experts believe that once appointed, the performance and contributions of these directors should be objectively monitored and evaluated with peer reviews serving as the means of such evaluations. A stronger corporate governance framework is needed to prevent financial fraud like Satyam’s. There is a need to strengthen regulators and corporate laws to improve corporate governance, by the corporate ministry. A new Companies Bill, which is pending in Parliament, would tighten the regulation for auditors. The new bill seeks to revamp archaic laws to help India’s growing corporate sector adopt international best practices and make corporate boards and senior management more accountable.

What needs to be noted is that adequate safeguards are provided in India in the form of various laws, but the stipulated penalty is comparatively low and hence wrongdoers do not fear punishment. Only if the punishments to be meted out are made stricter and act as a deterrent, can it be hoped that such frauds can be brought under control in the future. Furthermore, there is no experience of the enforcement authorities to detect and cure Economic Crimes. It is necessary to create a separate body to examine the issues and implement laws and other provisions to reduce such crimes. There is also a lack of political willpower to curb such crimes, with politicians taking a lenient view and leaving the investigation and other vital steps in the hands of the CBI, which is not a body created to specifically deal with such white collar crimes. Unless there is reason enough for scoundrels to be afraid of criminal provisions that send a shiver down their spine. Such offenses will continue to occur and we will continue to think of ways to address them.

In your job search, a resume and cover letter are often your first contact with a potential employer. When they read them for the first time, they learn their name and get an idea of ​​their qualifications. They will then make the decision to call you to arrange an interview. That is a very important fact to consider when writing your resume.

So making your resume and cover letter the best it can be can mean the difference between getting the call for an interview and your resume going to the recycle bin. The sad thing is that you will most likely never know why you didn’t get a call.

Make someone trust your resume. How do you know if your resume is a keeper? Even if you have your resume and cover letter professionally prepared, they still may not stand out. If it looks like any other resume the employer sees, it will be harder to stand out from the crowd. If someone you trust reviews your resume, that’s a step in the right direction.

Actually, the more people you can get to give you direct feedback on your resume, the better. If you know people who work in the same industry, you should start with them. Listen to their feedback and take note of any changes they suggest. You don’t have to follow all the advice, but don’t argue with the person about their opinion. It is, after all, his opinion and you asked for it.

Once you have a resume that gets good feedback from most if not all of the people who look at it, you probably have a good resume. You can send it knowing that you have an outstanding resume.