The Internet is changing the way we search for jobs and the way prospective employers choose which candidates to interview.

You may have carefully prepared a resumé in years past that you mailed or presented to an employer whom you wished to have consider you for a position. With 80% of employers using the Internet to search for job candidates, you are going to need a resumé that will be easy to transmit electronically and get selected by the company’s computer.

When writing of your experience and qualifications remember that a computer is going to read this first and it is going to be looking for specific keywords. So check the listing to get an idea of what the position you are applying for entails. Then read over your resumé to see how many words coincide.

I found a couple of sites with the information you will need to create new resumés for e-mailing, faxing and other electronic submissions.

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Ever wanted to tell your boss that he’s an idiot? Workplace consultant, Robert Flower says, “It is the responsibility of workers to tell their managers that they are stupid. Who isn’t going to pay attention when they hear that?” But wait – before you rush off to see the boss, there’s more that you should know.

Flower continues with advice on just how to go about saying such things without getting fired. “Obviously, you can’t say it like that,” he says. “You have to find a way to show how changing your job makes sense for the company. Managers will listen to that and appreciate it.”

The point is really that the employees are best-placed for understanding what is wrong with their jobs and how to make them better. If they can get this across to their managers and supply well thought out ideas and suggestions, everyone will benefit.

Flower sees it as the employee’s responsibility to work out how best to approach his boss and to sell new ideas. A part of the problem is that the workplace culture often does not encourage such openness from employees, but the employees themselves assist in this by not devising ways to be heard. They do not see it as their responsibility to assist the company to greater efficiency and productivity.

If these attitudes can be changed, the company will benefit from an untapped source of informed and practical ideas for improvement. And that has to be good for everyone involved.

You can read more of Robert Flower’s ideas at Signonsandiego dot com.

Only about 41% of Americans regularly contribute money to a savings account. If you’re like most people, you pay your bills and spend what is left over. If you are carrying a large credit debt, there may not be anything left over and so you are likely to whip out a credit card to pay for small indulgences, putting you further into debt.

Everyone needs to save. No one can predict when a financial catastrophe (such as loss of a job) can strike. If you find you are always planning to save but wait until after you pay your bills to determine what you have available to save, you may never save a dime. This money never materializes because you consider any financial cushion to be your spending money.

If this is you, then the only way to save is to just do it. Have a portion of your pay, at least 5% to 10% automatically deposited in a savings account before you get it. Your spending will also automatically adjust to accomodate your slightly lower take-home and all it will really cost you is a few lattes or some impulse spending for things you didn’t actually need.

Saving for the future is essential. Don’t plan on it, budget for it or think about it. Just do it!

What if, instead of having to spend precious commuting minutes in the drive-thru for coffee and a donut, your workplace served up a continental breakfast every day? And saving you more time, offered a concierge service that picked up your dry-cleaning? What if you had a standing invitation to the bosses house for dinner every Tuesday night? Tuition reimbursement? On-site chair massages? Stock ownership?

Winning Workplaces has announced its 2006 list of the 18 Best Bosses to work for. Innovative styles and attention to the personal needs of their employees make these bosses stand out and working for their companies an enjoyable experience.

See the article and the 2006 List of Best Bosses at the Winning Workplaces website.

Winning Workplaces is a not-for-profit organization that provides information, training and consulting in helping small and midsize business create high-performance workplaces.