To save your work at work through this crisis needs to take a positive attitude, experts advise avoiding criticizing colleagues and mix the personal with the work.
Maintain a proactive attitude when there is no easy job instability, but is indispensable. Faced with a scenario that reflects the loss of more than 800,000 jobs, according to figures from the Confederation of Employers of the Mexican Republic (Coparmex), it is essential that you change your habits and attitudes if you want to keep your job.

The level of stress at work is so high it can be destructive and, given the current situation, there are situations that you must accept.

However, with some measures, such as constant communication between colleagues, you can get ahead in a difficult environment, said Michael Stanford, author of Inhuman Resources: A guide to the psychos, misfits and criminally incompetent in every office.

The study by Mercer What’s Working, conducted in 22 countries, adds another factor to the list of items that can help you out ‘unscathed’ at work: respect among its members and to meet agreed commitments.

For its part, the consultant Yeomans Williams explains in his book 7 Survival Skills for a reengineered World, which suggested, among the seven skills to succeed in the company are: not to criticize colleagues, set goals every day and be sensitive to changes that occur.

“By having a steady job, usually the person goes into a comfort zone, which can shake a stage of crisis, like the one currently lives. Instead of resting on its laurels, “this is the ideal time to be vigilant about how we can respond to this change or if there is a refocusing professional work,” says Erik Lopez, regional commercial manager for Mexico, Central America and Dominican Republic Manpower.

The 6 undesirable

Some bad habits can affect your performance and encourage your bosses to stop you as a candidate to turn to new projects. Identify it and fight them not only to keep your job, but also more pleasant to the long hours of working time.

1. Coexistence “in the middle? There is a famous line that says ‘I’m not gold dime along well with everyone’, but in terms of office, the employees seek to “those who are capable of doing their job in a good working environment without the gap to a colleague interfere with their performance, “said Eugenia Franco, an expert on the psychology of work from the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon.

Tip: If you have any problems with a partner is difficult to solve without evidence throughout your area and especially in front of your boss, who has no time or inclination to engage in a personal matter. Eye: respect is essential in the office: do not confuse friendship with overconfidence, and avoids the practical jokes and nicknames. And if you speak ill of another person ignores your opinion, the world is very small and the next in the crosshairs could be you.

2. Targets met. In a time of recession employment trend is that the load absorbing some ‘additional’ work, here the company expects you to Join in this new effort and time is made more productive, says the manager of Manpower.

Tip: Although the ‘gossip’ on Monday, is interesting, avoid spending more than half an hour to the exits by coffee and chat with your mates (leave for lunch). It has even been proven that “habits like smoking makes us less productive, because every day you lose more than 30 minutes on it,” points out Erik Lopez. If your day is loose at work, takes to advance pending.

3. Mark ‘the line’: The question is do you want to keep your job? Then you must “stop complaining about everything: work, company policy, wages,” said regional manager of Manpower.

Tip: Do not wait to start working or pass a storm, take the time to ask what are the situations that bother you, why, and look for a solution, says the manager. Because salary increases are being complicated, you can try to negotiate other support that makes you feel better in your post.

4. Collective psychosis. The fact hear the word ‘cut’ could create uncertainty and alarm, both states hinder the professional development specialists agree.

Tip: The ‘grapevine’ is a fixture in all organizations, but that does not mean you’re part of it and begin to generate behaviors that put you in the list of ‘bad elements’. Take the rumors as a warning to remember that it is necessary to analyze your strengths and weaknesses to give a bonus at work, or to make a plan to help you find new employment options.

5. In curve? A few years ago, to survive in the job had to take out the earrings and of course to be loyal, but survival is now linked to another element: be prepared, stress Franco and Lopez.

Tip: Rate at what point “the way you kept training,” ie, when was the last time you took a workshop. Identify what knowledge and skills are in greater demand in the organization, and tries to improve them. For example, you study another language.

6. Put aside personal. Are you dying to mourn your sorrows with your friend from another area? While having a trusted person at work is valuable, “privacy is that, privately,” emphasizes Eugenia Franco.

Tip: Try to keep him away from the personal work, if you are having a difficult time seeking help from a specialist, and work practice concrete actions to help you improve your mood. Situations as simple as “find alternatives for a new project or hear your favorite song in the morning, change the attitude of the people,” says the specialist in occupational psychology.

Although the crisis has frozen the salaries in your company, there are other benefits that you may ask, to get a yes to your requests known the eight rules of negotiating labor: experts.
Free time or a scholarship to study are some of the benefits you can get your business. The average monthly income for a manager and area manager is 6000 dollars, according to updated information, to 2009, the Labor Center.

Whether or not an actual figure (because the allocation of wages varies according to the organization) is a fact that during periods of recession get a raise is more difficult, so you must have an ‘ace in the hole’ for other benefits add value to your performance and personal life.

“Companies can not increase their costs, then they are moving to other short-term benefits for the employee. Even, it appears that when there is a raise, the person is grateful the first three months, but then his style Lifestyle changes that increase, so it no longer sees something wonderful in this decision. However, when supplies are others like leave early, people tend to engender a sense of loyalty and commitment to the company any longer ” indicates Yanis Raptis CEO of Right Management, a Manpower company.

It is commonly thought that in the current environment, “things are not to ask for concessions,” and you live with what you are given. However, if you know what professional and identify the plus vouchers to give to the organization to fulfill its objectives, then you can fight to gain other advantages, mentioned Roberto Debayle, a consultant in human resource development and job search.

The manager of Right Management identifies two key moments for this activity: before taking a job and when you’re inside, after a cut of employees or a successful evaluation of your performance. “When a company seeks to hire, usually, makes the lowest bid, but has always reserved a room, and here is the work of the person know how to negotiate, stating in what we gave as a professional.

The problem, says Raptis, is that most people see in the interview, interrogation and answer only care about ‘proper’ and ‘saved’, without realizing that is your chance to secure better terms. “You have to ask what other benefits could have that place, for example time to continue studying.”

And once hired

David Oliver, author of How to negotiate effectively, ensures that problems of delay in salary increases, the areas of human resources and managers are ‘more open’ to negotiate certain benefits. The author and director of Manpower mentioning the following, analyze them:

- Recreation. For many people this indicator is perhaps more valuable than a raise. Think about the last time you visited your doctor did he not ‘circus and theater rope’ to get some extra hours at meal time? Or do not you like to have more freedom to stay home, additional hours, when your child gets sick? That’s right: it is important that any change be made without affecting your productivity, so you must ensure that you will comply with your homework, by the agreed dates.

- Scholarships. Although rare, some companies (mostly large) have assistance programs to do a course or seminar, to cover him without your pocket. If you do not have it, but your choice is interesting for the area, you can suggest to help you liquidate a part of it.

- MBA. In particular at this point refers Yanis Raptis, you can get a positive response because of training creates a win-win, if the person specializes can bring added value to his post. “That’s it, you should check that the investment made in you – as far as time allowed, will benefit your performance.

- Work from home. While in Mexico this scheme is not widely used, except when you’re freelance, “some organizations are considering it because it saves costs, but the employee must be organized to ensure that their performance will be equally or more productive from this scheme,” says the director of Right Management.

- Technology support. You can request the provision of certain tools to facilitate your work, depending on the tasks you should perform, as a laptop or a BlackBerry.

- Better health. There may also be support for the payment of a membership at a gym, or any other action (however small it may seem) see as a benefit for your stay there, as have water jugs, coffee, a good chair, a workout against stress, a vending machine, etcetera.

8 golden rules

If even with the layoffs and economic downturn keep your job, it means that the organization “sees” a feature in you that is important to them and therefore want to keep. You are in a good venue to seek support from your boss in a certain request, follow these tips when sitting down to negotiate:

1. To order a supply, the suggestion is that you have at least one year in office, time in which the employer has identified your capabilities, and commitment to the company, says Raptis.

2. For nothing, ‘you jump’ to your boss. Sometimes people think that talking to the “rank high” of the organization will have better results, and ignore the reality is that your superior may be counterproductive.

3. The best time to make this proposal is when you get an important achievement in your work or (minimally) when you see your boss in a good mood, motivated. If you arrive after a meeting “difficult”, you probably will not receive or get a refusal.

4. At all costs avoid phrases like “if I do not rely on this I will have to go looking at other options” or “I knew that other companies pay better my position.” And the most dangerous attitude: let ‘interview’ if you do not receive a positive response will be discouraged. “Cuidado! These sentences make your boss feel” threatened “and could end by telling you:” Then, we also see who is covering your place. ”

5. To raise your concerns, take advantage of everyday working meetings and takes a space to say “drawing to see results, I take a little time to comentarte this situation.” Invite your boss to lunch is out of place, this will only make the person begins to create scenarios of what to ask.

6. Although the next person to be your best friend (a), avoids tell everyone your intention to raise an additional benefit. That is ‘personally’ that, usually, is between the head and you. If the rumor, the exception would not be achieved in you.

7. Now, make a proposal does not mean you’ll get what you want right away or “just like that.” Before speaking think very well what you promise on your performance, and prepare a strategy where you define your objectives, the possible responses of the counterparty, and margins in the negotiation can be done.

8. When you finish your talk, say goodbye emphasizing that appreciates the time and provided the opportunity to present your ideas. If, after arriving at an agreement, avoiding unnecessary entertain with talks that could make the boss changes his mind.

The performance shown in the job interview you open or close the doors of the company, so it shows your experience and appeal to convince people that you are the best option. Getting a job depends more than a good resume, performance in the job interview.

To succeed in this you need three ingredients: to demonstrate your expertise with concrete examples to develop ideas for how to deliver value to the company and ask questions that reflect your market knowledge and organization.

The economic recession in Mexico charged a bill of over 3 million unemployed in 2010, equivalent to 6.9% of the Economically Active Population (PEA), warned the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

“In time of crisis like this is very important to have skills to convince the recruiters. A good resume only gets you the interview but does not guarantee employment,” said the CEO of Media Training Worldwide TJ Walker.

In the U.S., he said, for every six job seekers there is only one vacancy. If the recruiter talks with 20 candidates, the key is that at that meeting communicate something that is attractive to the company.

During the interview, many people just ‘repeat’ your CV and “that’s boring, the recruiter already has the data on paper, so that approach is wrong. The important thing is that the organization knows why excel in your area” said the interviewee.

There is the other extreme, people who let slip no opportunity for their preparation. “When the interviewer told ‘you have a question’ and they answer ‘what have you customers’ or suchlike. Ruining an interview that’s a luxury we can not give,” said the commentator also channels like CNN and author of TJ Walker’s Secret to Foolproof Presentations.

Top ten

The nerve that arises in the job interview is the result of not preparing correctly. To take full advantage of this meeting, TJ Walker provided the following suggestions:

1. An interesting argument. The company is interested in knowing you know how. Example: to say that you have experience in crisis management is not enough, we need a concrete case of how to develop that tool.

Key: Give employers a story, tell what you do with specific examples of how to act in certain situations at other jobs.

2. It captures your attention. Prior to your meeting, probably “three or more and were interviewed. The real challenge is to remember you,” said TJ.

Key: Focus on what interests the recruiter. Sit and talk only of “I did, I worked, yo-yo,” the interview turns into a monologue.

Addresses the concerns that show the other person and if a data call your attention, take advantage of that to mention information that provides value to the post you wish to take, always seeking mutual conversation.

3. Powerful numbers. Interviewers like to know, in numbers, your successes, but “burst out because it will not remind you.

Key: The story behind those numbers. That is, “I increased my market by 25% because I resorted to that strategy.” TJ suggested mentioning two stunning figures and why.

4. Learn. You have to gather as much data as possible about your potential place of employment for this weapon a network of four parts:

Key: First enter the business page, check its content (press releases), sales performance and mission, among others.

Two: Check on the Internet that has been written about the organization, for example, which media have published the company and its competitors.

Three: Check with your own sources, ask friends and relatives if anyone has worked there or had the company as customer or supplier.

Four: He uses the social network. Put in your Facebook status, Twitter and LinkedIn if anyone has experience with that organization. Perhaps the “friend’s friend knows something about it and contact you.

5. Show interest. Upgrade in the industry which accounts for this vacancy. “We want to see someone with enthusiasm and knowledge, not someone who sits waiting to hear what to do.”

Key: The top step in the interview is to provide ideas on how you can contribute some value to the company. For a moment to offer suggestions, even if not used, they value the contribution.

6. Trial and error. “Usually people put great care into their curricula, revising and teaches to a friend. But do not put the same care in the verbal interview,” said Walker.

Key: Instead of leaving everything to last, practice days before to know what to say and what questions might make. Record yourself with a camera and ask yourself some questions or ask a friend to help you on that.

You can lean on specialist sites, such as the Media Training: www.mediatrainingworldwide.com/, where you can record your interview and specialists advise you on the subject.

7. Smart Questions: When the recruiter gets to the part of “you have a question,” what comes out of you should reflect your interest in that company.

Key: Detailed questions demonstrate that you have knowledge of industry and business. Think of a public relations agency, something interesting might be: “I’ve seen you do much work as finance companies, think that such a strategy would improve the impact on media.”

8. What about money? In the first interview is rushed to ask when I leave?, What are my benefits, and what integrates the salary? This is expressed when the recruiter manifests a particular interest for you, as …

Key: Find out how to market your job is quoted, so you have idea how to request or negotiate. Analyze how offered by competitors for a job like that.

If you would ask how to ask for this job? You know you are not responding or doubtful, “you devalue, you send the message to be desperate about the situation and accept whatever”.

If the salary is much less than the ‘monitored’ you can try to negotiate, but your arguments must be logical.

9. Follow up. For TJ, key in the interview is that you act as if you had the job and you were part of the team, so …

Key: If the end of the interview you liked the talk and you see yourself working in that place, say: “I would love to be here.” Do it naturally (without seeming pressure) and asked when they can be in touch soon. Also, send a note of thanks and give them a call when you indicate.

10. Be patient: In these times when there are such good prospects, companies want to be sure of hiring.

Key: This is the sixth time you go to interview, if you want the show yourself as enthusiastic and attentive to what you indicate in every encounter.

“It’s like marriage, you do not marry someone of the first, the same goes for jobs, should evaluate you several times to confirm their decision,” the expert in corporate training

If you telephone interview for a job, here are some tips to make it a success, ten your resume, prepare questions, aim and, even if you can see, do not use pajamas.

Recruiters do phone interviews for streamlining the hiring process. Recruiters do phone interviews for streamlining the hiring process.
The average labor job applicants is eight persons, and increasingly employers use telephone conversations to assess candidates superficially. 10 years ago was rare that an interview was not done in person, and now people wonder if there is any way to succeed in a telephone interview.

The key is speed, “the first five minutes of an interview by telephone is the most important, as only two of 10 people continue to be held for the post after this period,” said Annie Stevens, managing partner in the firm ClearRock preparation in Boston. “You need to be prepared early on to make the most of you will soon.

Paul J. Bailo, who manages Phone Interview Pro, an online training service, said in its 92-page book called The official manual of the telephone interviews that “companies are full of applicants, so the remote contact-a relatively rapid tool and economically has become commonplace. His book is based on discussions with nearly 500 hiring managers by addressing what they seek and do not expect to hear at a call.

You may choose not to recruiters hiring for reasons unrelated to the performance of the call, but still, here is a list of tips from Annie Stevens, so that during your next telephone interview know how to act:

Be enthusiastic. “Some people believe that smiling when talking can help,” said Stevens.

Use a fixed-line and off call waiting. Interruptions caused by incoming calls can be a stressor do not need.

Prepare a list of questions. The thoughtful questions will show that you really care about the company and the position. You should also keep your resume on hand, and be sure it has the same version as your interviewer.
Matches your style to the interviewer. “If the interviewer uses many technical terms and industry jargon, you do it too,” explains Stevens.

Never interrupt. It has two or three seconds after the interviewer stops talking to you begin.

Avoid negative words. “Eliminate phrases such as ‘can not’ and ‘not believe’ from your vocabulary,” advises Stevens. “Employers look for people who can offer solutions, not create problems.”

Sums up why you are right for the job. Enlist with a summary of 30 seconds to say why you are suitable for the post, and used a couple of examples of your work history.

Question what follows. At the end of the call, ask how your profile fits the needs of the company. This will give you an opportunity to respond immediately elsewhere. Then ask your interviewer when you meet them in person.

Thanks. Follow up with an email or a handwritten note. As you do, remind your interviewer briefly how your skills and achievements can help the company achieve its purposes.

Paul Bailo suggests a few additional points:

Office Wear. “Of course the interviewer can see you, but you will not feel very professional in your pajamas.”

Take a pill to cool the throat before the call. A sweet cough (especially one containing menthol) help your voice, says I dance. “It’s small but very helpful.

Have a photo of your interviewer on the screen of your computer. You can get on LinkedIn, Facebook, the website of your company or any other place where your partner appears. (You asked for it in Google right?) “This helps the conversation a little more like a conversation in person,” Bailo said.

Avoid using buzzwords like “esteee” or “mmm”. Try replacing those sounds with a break, because I dance as a “signal intelligence”.

Take notes. Write a couple of questions that are of particular interest to the person you’re looking, so you can address those points when you give your thanks.

Even if you decide you do not want the job, still as if it did. Sometimes people recognize during a conference call that the job is not right for them. “At this point, you have the entire context yet,” Bailo said. “You never know who’ll meet in a personal interview, and what career opportunities you could get there. Until you sign a contract offer and make a final decision, keep your options open.” After all, that is exactly what the company is doing.

Upon receiving a proposal for work where you weigh your career aims and priorities must give you the opportunity to reject an offer that suits you, despite the current unemployment.

You used to move your resume to several companies, to use your networks, and suddenly you get a job? Before you say yes or exclude, you must analyze the decision from the perspective of your current condition and future plans, experts say.

According to a survey by the employment exchange CareerBuilder, applied in 2009 to employers in different countries, 5 of every 10 recruiters said that the biggest problem is finding qualified applicants to hire. But in your case, maybe you’re the other side, and at that stage have to be sorted to select where you want desempeñarte, said the director general of Trabajando.com Mexico, Margarita Chico.

Living the situation of an immediate offer is unbeatable and even ‘curious’, thinking about the current employment downturn, but usually occurs when the candidate space devoted daily to monitor their options. In addition, the start of the year usually marks a rebound in open seats, but have found one or more occasions does not mean you should run to them and accept them.

“If the economic condition allows the candidate must make a detailed analysis of the offer to see if it complies with what is required in your personal growth, and economical. For questions on any aspect and agrees to accept may have trouble enrolling in that job, and end up being one of those cases where renounce every 3 months, “said the teacher of the Universidad del Valle de Mexico, Chapultepec campus, Liliana Soria.

“Choose a job or not? That is the dilemma

The specialists provided the following suggestions to make your decision without feeling that you drop a good opportunity.

1. Do not you move the money: Consider that you can achieve growth in a company. “Maybe you offer more in a business that is starting but here the play to know whether it will succeed or not.’d See if there is another source where, although the salary is lower, there is some opportunity to grow in a while determined, “said Margarita Chico.

2. Ensures that the project that will provide stable and not go to closing in 6 months.

3. It analyzes how the labor market in your profession, and what the future holds for him. If you have the ability to play several roles within your profession, it pays to opt for you to locate one in future employment, although at this moment it seems that only certain positions ‘are in vogue’.

4. Find out what legal benefits are expected to look at your hiring and holding for the seriousness of the recruitment process. In interviews prior to hiring three things must be clear: what are your duties, conditions of pay and allowances (if any) and what has the company structure.

5. If you have two job offers for which option, or there is one that is very clear, spend a few hours to think about how you offer that fits with your current needs? Will you agree with your projects to door or prior commitments? Is it possible to negotiate the offer and what it depends on this factor?

6. If you decide not to take the alternative of job you get, because your assessment indicates that it is not something where you currently desempeñarte, Tell them with the recruiter. If the project anyway you like, but I think it is better to operate under a different labor model (eg freelance or open your own business) asked if you can support in a less formal framework.

7. Whether you take the alternative, talk to the employer and explain all the arguments that led you to make that decision. The recruiter considers you an option and that is something that from the outset, it needs nurturing. You must understand why a company like this does not answer for the moment with your expectations.