Doing a Job On your Career

TITLE: DOING A JOB ON YOUR CAREER 8-00-15 (Three Part Version)

ANCHOR LEAD

WANT TO GET AHEAD? GET A RAISE? A PROMOTION? MOST PEOPLE IN THE WORKFORCE WOULD LOVE TO GET AHEAD. BUT SOMETIMES WE'RE OUR OWN WORST ENEMIES. WE DON'T MEAN TO SABOTAGE OUR CHANCES FOR ADVANCEMENT-BUT WE DO. WANT TO KNOW THE TOP FIVE CAREER-KILLING MOVES MANY OF US MAKE? HERE'S ______________WITH THE DETAILS..

#1 Length :1:04

WRAP ONE Length :07
OOPS! EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES, RIGHT? JUST ASK THESE EMPLOYEES WHO HOLD A VARIETY OF JOBS.

ACT : Length :04
"The biggest mistake I ever made at work was lying about not coming in and getting caught for it."

ACT : Length :02
"Run a fork-lift through the side of a building (laughs)."

ACT : Length :04
" It was tossing a pie up into the air and it got caught up in the lights".

WRAP TWO Length :05
BUT THE PROBLEM ISN'T MESSING UP…IT'S MAKING EXCUSES ABOUT THOSE BLUNDERS.

ACT : Length :04
"Excuses. Lots of excuses. No one fesses up."

WRAP THREE Length: :06
MICHAEL GAGE, DIRECTOR OF CAREER PLANNING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, TELLS STUDENTS, EMPLOYERS DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.

ACT :Michael Gage,Career Planning Director Length :04
"The last thing you should do is make excuses of why something went wrong."

WRAP FOUR Length :05
FINANCIAL OFFICE MANAGER DIANA PLUCIENKOWSKI (plew-chen-cow-ski) AGREES.

ACT : Diana Plucienkowski,Financial Planner Length :07
"We don't really want to hear about who's fault it was…it's who's going to take the ball and run with it and let's get it solved."

WRAP FIVE Length: :04
WHICH BRINGS US TO CAREER-KILLING MOVE NUMBER TWO… COMPLAINING.

ACT : Length :05
"You know complaining about peers that you work with, somebody didn't do this, didn't do that."

WRAP SIX Length :05
NO EXCUSES OR COMPLAINING…TWO MORE WORKPLACE NO-Nos WHEN WE RETURN.

#2 Length :39

WRAP SEVEN Length: 04
ANOTHER NO-NO FOR CAREER BUILDING…BEING OBSESSED WITH MONEY.

ACT : Length :03
"Is anyone ever paid enough for what they do? (quick laugh)

WRAP EIGHT Length :05
CAREER PLANNER MICHAEL GAGE SUGGESTS FOCUSING ON DOING A GOOD JOB, NOT JUST ON HOW MUCH YOU'RE MAKING.

ACT :Michael Gage,Career Planning Director Length :09
"Work what you're worth, not what you get paid. If you work what you're worth, you're going to work harder and you're going to work smarter."

WRAP NINE Length :05
NUMBER FOUR ON THE CAREER-KILLING LIST… BEING LATE! LOTS OF PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO THAT ONE.

ACT : Length :05
"Ooh, that's my worst! My very, very worst. I am late a lot."

ACT : Length :05
"Well, if you loved what you did, would you not be on time? You see anybody late for vacation?

WRAP TEN Length :02
IN A MOMENT…ADVICE FOR LADDER-CLIMBERS.

#3 Length :40

WRAP ELEVEN Length :13
THE FOUR CAREER-KILLERS WE'VE DESCRIBED ARE: MAKING EXCUSES, COMPLAINING, BEING OBSESSED WITH MONEY AND BEING LATE. ACCORDING TO BEST SELLING AUTHOR AND CERTIFIED CAREER COACH JAY BLOCK, THE NEXT ONE IS CLIMBING THE WRONG LADDER TO SUCCESS.

ACT :Jay Block,Career Coach Length :07
"The number one mistake, and all other mistakes come as a result of this, is that they're not doing what they want to do."

WRAP TWELVE Length :03
BLOCK'S SOLUTION: FIND SOMETHING YOU LOVE TO DO.

ACT :Jay Block,Career Coach Length :07
"Life is like the bell. We have to make sure when we ring the bell it's what we want to hear. It's the right tone and so forth."

NATS :01
BELL

ACT :Jay Block,Career Coach Length :08
"Because at age 60, 65, 70, when that bell of life, the bell of careers have been rung, we can't go back and change it".

WRAP THIRTEEN
Local Talent Wrap

LOCAL ANCHOR LOCKOUT

ANOTHER COMMON MISTAKE THAT MANY EMPLOYEES FALL INTO… IS SHARING SECRETS. EXPERTS WE TALKED TO SAY WHEN IT COMES TO THE WORKPLACE, THERE ARE NO SECRETS. UNDERSTANDING THAT DIFFERENCE CAN KEEP YOU OUT OF TROUBLE DOWN THE ROAD. AND LIMIT PERSONAL E-MAILS AND PHONE CALLS…YOUR EMPLOYER MAY BE WATCHING YOU!

TITLE: DOING A JOB ON YOUR CAREER 8-00-15A (Single Part Version)

ANCHOR LEAD

WRAP ONE Length :07
OOPS! EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES, RIGHT? JUST ASK THESE EMPLOYEES WHO HOLD A VARIETY OF JOBS.

ACT : Length :04
"The biggest mistake I ever made at work was lying about not coming in and getting caught for it.

ACT : Length :02
"Run a fork-lift through the side of a building (laughs)."

ACT : Length :04
"It was tossing a pie up into the air and it got caught up in the lights".

WRAP TWO Length : 05
BUT THE PROBLEM ISN'T MESSING UP…IT'S MAKING EXCUSES ABOUT THOSE BLUNDERS.

ACT : Length :04
"Excuses. Lots of excuses. No one fesses up."

WRAP THREE Length: :06
MICHAEL GAGE, DIRECTOR OF CAREER PLANNING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI, TELLS STUDENTS, EMPLOYERS DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT.

ACT :Michael Gage,Career Planning Director Length :04
"The last thing you should do is make excuses of why something went wrong."

WRAP FOUR Length :05
OFFICE MANAGER DIANA PLUCIENKOWSKI (plew-chen-cow-ski) SAYS EMPLOYEES AGREES.

ACT : Diana Plucienkowski,Financial Planner Length :07
"We don't really want to hear about who's fault it was…it's who's going to take the ball and run with it and let's get it solved."

WRAP FIVE Length: :04
WHICH BRINGS US TO CAREER-KILLING MOVE NUMBER TWO… COMPLAINING.

ACT : Length :05
"You know complaining about peers that you work with, somebody didn't do this, didn't do that."

WRAP SEVEN Length: 03
THE THIRD CAREER-KILLING MOVE: BEING OBSESSED WITH MONEY.

WRAP EIGHT Length :05
CAREER PLANNER MICHAEL GAGE SUGGESTS FOCUSING ON DOING A GOOD JOB, NOT JUST ON HOW MUCH YOU'RE MAKING.

ACT :Michael Gage,Career Planning Director Length :09
"Work what you're worth, not what you get paid. If you work what you're worth, you're going to work harder and you're going to work smarter."

WRAP NINE Length :05
NUMBER FOUR ON THE CAREER-KILLING LIST… BEING LATE! LOTS OF PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO THAT ONE.

ACT : Length :05
"Ooh, that's my worst! My very, very worst. I am late a lot."

WRAP TEN Length :06
AND THE FIFTH MOST COMMON ERROR ON THE JOB, ACCORDING TO BEST SELLING AUTHOR AND CERTIFIED CAREER COACH JAY BLOCK, IS CLIMBING THE WRONG LADDER TO SUCCESS.

ACT :Jay Block,Career Coach Length :07
"The number one mistake, and all other mistakes come as a result of this, is that they're not doing what they want to do."

WRAP ELEVEN Length :04
THE BOTTOM LINE FOR CAREER SUCCESS…DO WHAT YOU LOVE TO DO.

WRAP TWELVE Length :
Local Talent Wrap

LOCAL ANCHOR LOCKOUT

ANOTHER COMMON MISTAKE THAT MANY EMPLOYEES FALL INTO… IS SHARING SECRETS. EXPERTS WE TALKED TO SAY WHEN IT COMES TO THE WORKPLACE, THERE ARE NO SECRETS. UNDERSTANDING THAT DIFFERENCE CAN KEEP YOU OUT OF TROUBLE DOWN THE ROAD. AND LIMIT PERSONAL E-MAILS AND PHONE CALLS…YOUR EMPLOYER MAY BE WATCHING YOU!

Contacts:

Jay Block
Employment Author, Speaker, Private Career Consultant
2300 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd. Suite 307
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
561-687-0888

Jay Block is co-founder of the professional association of resume writers and a member of the national association for job search trainers. Mr. Block is the author of several books and articles including, "101 Best Resumes," "Master the New Art of Career Design," and "Career Magic." He is also a motivational speaker who has developed a global reputation as a career strategist believing that "the quality of one's life is in direct proportion to the quality of one's career."

Michael Gage
Director
Topped Career Planning and Placement Center
University of Miami
305-284-5451

Diana Plucienkowski
Certified Financial Planner
Meg Green & Associates
2625 Ives Dairy Road, Suite 201
North Miami Beach, Florida 33180
305-931-1400

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