Just to let our viewers know that the Yes Video corporation of California which, according to their website, "transfers home videos to DVD and other digital formats", has decided to open a new production center in Gwinnett County Georgia and will be hiring 300 hundred new employees.
Interviews will begin on March 2 and will end March 16.
For more information, call their toll free number 877-817-5375.
A friend sent me an email recently asking me if they could make a living being a cheerleader, which forced me to do some research. What I found was that if you want to become a cheerleader for say, a NFL team, it is not wise to give up your day job. Bad news for those interested, sorry, however it is impossible to maintain a decent life being a cheerleader.
During my research I discovered that most cheerleaders earn about $50 per hour, per game. That works out to between $400 to $500 per game, as cheerleaders are usually asked to work between 8 to 10 hours per game. You may have between 1 and 2 home games per month, so you would earn between $400 - $1000 per month for a couple months. This is obviously far from what anyone would consider to be a steady well paying job, in fact, some professional teams require cheer leading applicants to have a full time job before the team would even consider the job application.
The good thing about being a cheerleader is that it can be a spring board for dancing gigs, modeling and other forms of entertainment. For those who are lucky or good enough to get other gigs, cheer leading can be a short term career which can fetch you between $2000 and $4000 per month. However, cheer leading is a very unforgiving profession, as how well you do in most cases has more to do with how good you look and not how well you dance.
It is not easy to get in the profession, as there has been an increase in the amount of cheer leading job applications to professional teams over the years. The competition for these jobs is getting more intense and as such, the cheerleaders have treated their profession like a science and try to pull out all the stops to be prepared for their tryouts and interviews.
What do I need to do to be a professional cheerleader?
All teams with cheerleaders have scheduled yearly auditions. These auditions are usually scheduled weeks in advance, so you should keep in contact with the cheer leading squad you are interested in joining. Make sure that you submit your application before the stated deadlines and that you complete all your preparation before the audition.
Most professional cheer leading squads have a particular routine that is modified on a weekly basis. You should watch their dance routines and practice this daily. If the team has clinics, then get involved, as this will help you to learn their routines even better and gain a relationship with the people who are already on the squad.
You must have excellent dancing skills. Most cheer leading squads require that their dancers can make up things on the fly, do splits and high kicks, be able to dance to various kinds of music and be able to smile and be pleasant while doing their routines. Get to know the type of music the squad dances to, and practice their dance routines daily. You should also make up your own routines, so that you can add your personal touch.
Get an idea of the sort of look the cheer leading squad requires. Some squads requires that cheerleaders be at a certain height or weight. You should keep your weight down and look and be physically fit for obvious reasons. There should be no noticeable blemishes on your skin and you should ensure that your hair is done similar to the members on the squad you are interested in. Most squads go for longer hair, but their are exceptions to that rule, so keep an eye out for the squads particular style. The clothes you wear is important. Again, try to get an idea of how the cheerleaders on the squad dress and follow them. Makeup is also very important for a cheerleader. Makeup should keep the audience focused on the cheerleaders eyes. Make sure you that you use foundations that match your skin, use liquid eyeliners, making sure it matches the colors of the team you want to represent, use eye shadow ( using different hues and glitters) and use strong colors on your lips ensuring that their is a gloss over it. Do not use too much glitters.
Just like any other job, you will have to do a formal interview. Do not take the interview for granted. These squads requires professionalism, so look professional and answer the questions asked by the interviewer professionally. Prepare for the interview in the same manner you would prepare for any other. Be prepared to answer questions about why you want to be in the profession and a part of their squad. Be prepared to tell them why choosing you would be their best option and how your experience will help them. Be early for your interview and ensure that the interviewer understands how serious you are about getting the job.
My Gmail account is filled with spam mail from companies that offers jobs as a secret shopper. Initially, I was not interested, however I decided to do some research and my research led me to become a secret shopper. I had fun doing it, going to different shops, being able to meet new people, getting free meals and doing a lot of window shopping, however, here are some things you should know about secret shopping based on of my research and experience:
Your earnings may not be fair when you consider the amount of work you have to do. You can earn an average of between $20 - $40 per assignment, however, you may spend three hours doing the required tasks, which works out to $6.60 per hour if you have been assigned to a $20 job.
Some companies may not reimburse your expenses, that is, gas, train or bus fare etc. may be your responsibility.
Being a Secret Shopper is not a good career option as you may only get between 1- 2 assignments per month.
You have to be available to the company who wants your service at a moments notice.
Ensure that you do your research by using search engines on line or through BBB.
You will be required to do a lot of face to face interaction/communication with store employees, so if you do not like that stuff, do not become a secret shopper.
You may have to do a lot of store returns, so if you do not like dealing with returns, stay clear of secret shopping.
Avoid Secret Shopping companies as they are usually scams. Most of them charge you a fee to find assignments for you, but they never do. Legitimate Secret shopping positions are usually offered by the company you will be assigned to and does not require any payment by you.
Being a secret shopper can be fun, if you are into the whole spying thing, but as a good income earner, it may not be satisfactory.
A lot of paper work is usually involved in being a secret shopper as you have to detail the results of your assignment. You will need to have good communication skills and be very descriptive when writing your results on the check lists that the company gives you.
In summary, even though the job can be fun, it is not all that some people make it to be, as earnings are not great relevant to the time you spend on these assignments. Being a secret shopper will get old real quick, so do not invest a lot in it.
You are in your dream job or maybe not, and you have been slipping away into your own world, never caring about the job, feeling lost and wondering why you're still there. Well, many feel like this, but for whatever reason, they never take the risk to leave. It may be wise to stay in your jobs now when a recession is looming large, especially if the job is pretty stable, however, the companies are feeling the effects of our economy as well and will let you go if they feel the need.
So why the loyalty, especially if you are already wondering if you should be slaving away at your current job. Trying to make the decision to start looking for another job or seeking to earn income from alternative means like work from home jobs, is not an easy one, however, there are certain signs that you should look out for to know when you have had your fill of your current job:
It takes you hours to get out of bed in the morning to go to work. Even when you do get up, every step closer to work makes you angry or depressed.
You start thinking about not wanting to go to work the moment you leave your job on Friday.
You spend half of the day looking at your computer at work or the papers on your desk without getting anything done.
You get very moody and you are easily angered by your colleagues, making relationships with your subordinates and supervisors impossible.
You start arriving late for work and do not care.
You take much longer lunchtimes and more time offs without notice.
You no longer care about pleasing your supervisors.
You leave work early frequently.
You turn off your cell phone so that no one from work can contact you, because even the very sound of their voices gets you upset.
You take more sick days.
You are not as fulfilled doing the tasks you use to.
You are becoming ill frequently.
All these characteristics will lead to one of two things if they cannot be overcome, you being fired because your level of output would have reduced or you cursing out your boss and leaving when the frustration gets to you. In light of the foregoing, the best thing for you to do is to start looking for another job or another income generating activity like a work from home job so that you can leave before they let you leave.
How many times have you been told that you were not chosen for a job because you are not bilingual and how many times have you had to ignore an advertisement in craigs list because the job post reads, "being bilingual is a most". Most have already realized the necessity of being bilingual, however, with globalization and the increased differences in cultures and ethnicity in the US, the amount of persons seeking to learn another language and the number of bilingual employees that companies, especially hospitals and Call Centers, have employed, has increased exponentially. There has also been an increase in the need for bilingual employees within financial institutions, retailers, the banking industry and the pharmaceutical industry. Some Institutions have shown increases in the number of bilingual employees of about 5% per year and the pay rate is on average $6,830 more than employees who speaks only one language. There is also an increased probability of you being hired at any job when you are bilingual.
If you are interested in leaving your current profession and getting a job in health care, you should consider being bilingual. Languages like Spanish and a number of Asian languages are dearly needed in Hospitals presently, which makes these jobs easier to acquire.
You should ensure that you gain a proficiency in the language you intend to learn, as you will be tested by any company who is interested in hiring you. Companies usually gives applicants both oral and written tests to determine if they have the required proficiency in the language you purport they know. There are a number of language software's that can assist you in learning and being fluent in a new language, however, I find that Rosettastone is the most helpful in my opinion.
The following sites can assist you in your search for a job if you are bilingual:
Twolingos
Jobster
Hotjobs.yahoo
Languagejobs4u
Bilingualcareer
The bottom line is that the world has changed and is changing and if you don't change with it, you will be left behind. So if you have an interest in health care, go for it hard, but don't leave your Rosetta Stone at home.
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