LOWONGAN di WISMILAK GROUP

WISMILAK GROUP membutuhkan dengan segera :

1. SALES MANAGER, Usia Maksimal 30 tahun, S-1, Pria, IPK 2,75, penempatan
Nasional

2. MANAGEMENT TRAINEE, FRESH GRADUATE SARJANA ALL JURUSAN, minimal IPK
3,00 dari universitas terkemuka.

Anda yang berminat, silahkan mengirimkan lamaran lengkap ke HRD Dept.,
Jl. Darmo 42-44
Surabaya

Atas perhatiannya saya sampaikan terimakasih.

Salam

Anton Teguh/HRD Manager

Lowongan di MarkPlus&Co

MarkPlus&Co, Indonesia’s leading marketing consulting firm, is looking to recruit business analysts, business consultants and engagement managers to join our winning team. Send in your resume!

General Requirements:
- Have a deep passion to learn
- Have interest in the field of marketing
- Result oriented - not afraid to work hard, work late and/or get hands dirty to finish the job
- Fast Learner and good analytical thinking ability
- University (S1) graduate in any discipline from respected school with minimum GPA of 3.2
- Minimum 4 years of experience for business consultant, minimum of 6 years experience for engagement managers (no experience requirement for business analysts)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong presentation skill
- Excellent computer skills, especially MS Office (word, excel, power point)
- Fluent in English (TOEFL > 520)


Specific Business Analyst Roles and Responsibilities:
- Conduct primary research in the field
- Acquire secondary research from various online and offline sources
- Conduct rigorous analysis of the data
- Work with consultants to develop presentations for clients


Specific Business Consultant Roles and Responsibilities:
- Able to interact and manage client’s expectation throughout the project
- Analyze data, identify key issues and develop recommended solutions
- Work with analysts to develop presentations for clients
- Lead presentation to client


Specific Engagement Manager Roles and Responsibilities:
- Interact and advise clients on tactical matters
- Build long-term advisory relationship with clients
- Manage research, analysis, solution development and report development process
- Develop intellectual capital and support business development activities
- Become leader, role model and mentor for business consultants and business analysts


To apply, please send an email containing your CV and coverletter to: recruitment@markplusinc.com

Only qualified applicants need to apply. MarkPlus&Co will only respond to applications from qualified applicants who meet the minimum requirements above.

LOWONGAN sebagai TECHNiCAL SUPPORT

Urgently req

dibutuhkan tenaga technical support
syarat :
- Min D3
- mengerti jaringan WAN / LAN / Vsat
- Video Converance
- dan mengerti produk produk IT lainnya

untuk penempatan di jakarta sebagai team suport dan daerah Papua sebagai Technical support..

jika berminat kirim CV ke email : dedy@msmgroup.co.id

LOWONGAN sebagai PHP PROGRAMER

Position: PHP Programmer ( 1 person )

Location: Wisma Nugra Santana
Status: Fulltime
Fulltime Salary: Rp.1.9 - Rp.2,5 jt monthly


PHP, MySQL experience is a must.
We are looking for someone who is up to a challenge and willing to learn a wide range of skills as the programmers also double as the system admins. Work will be focused on mantaining existing multi-million dollar website and work on expanding product line into new website ventures.
Education minimal D3

Please send your resume to :

hr@stg9.com

Albert
0811177078
PT. Saint Technologies Indonesia
Wisma nugra santana 16 fl, Suite 1607
Jl. Jendral Sudirman Kav. 7-8
Jkt 10220 – Indonesia

www.stg9.com

Lowongan di PT. Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Indonesia

C A R E E R O P P O R T U N I T Y

PT. Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Indonesia is an automotive component manufacturing company based in Kawasan Industri KIIC Karawang, looking for professionals to be part of our dynamic team as :

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING STAFF ( PE )
Ø Male max.26 years old.
Ø S1/D3 in Mechanical Engineering.
Ø Familiar with Pro Eng
Ø Willing and able to stay in Karawang


INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING STAFF ( PE )
Ø Male max.26 years old.
Ø S1 in Industrial Engineering.
Ø Familiar with Pro Model
Ø Excellent knowledge in QC seven tools
Ø Willing and able to stay in Karawang


GENERAL AFFAIRS STAFF ( GA )
Ø Female max.25 years old
Ø S1 in Mass Communication, Public Relation or Journalist
Ø Experience in journalistic
Ø Fluent in Japanese oral or written is a must
Ø Good analytical thinking


GENERAL REQUIREMENTS :
Ø GPA min. 2.80 from reputable university
Ø Good analytical thinking
Ø Fluent in English oral & written.
Ø Hard worker & able to work under pressure to meet certain deadlines


If you are eager to take our challenge, please send your application within 1( one ) week after this publication to :

HR DEPARTMENT
Fax no. ( 021 ) 8904241
Or
hrd_ypmi@yamaha-motor.co.id
endah_ypmi@yamaha-motor.co.id

LOWONGAN DI PT. AT INDONESIA

PT. AT Indonesia is one of the largest Casting and Machining Component/Part Automotive and Non-automotive Manufacturing in Indonesia . We are joint venture between Astra Otoparts and Aisin Takaoka Japan . Now, we are seeking for talented and high caliber candidates who are looking for more challenges and better future to join as part our growth for the following positions :

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING STAFF (Code : PE)

Requirements:

* Bachelor Degree in Mechanical engineering or metallurgy engineering background.
* Fresh Graduate
* Excellent leadership, communication, analytical and Interpersonal skill.



COST ACCOUNTING STAFF (Code : ACC)
Requirements:

* Bachelor agree in Accounting background
* Having 0-2 years experience in cost accounting of manufacturing company and/or accounting firm as financial auditor.
* Strong understanding of Accounting Principles (PSAK).
* Fast Learner.

Maintenance Staff (MTC
Bachelor Degree in Mechanical engineering or metallurgy engineering background. Fresh Graduate Excellent leadership, communication, analytical and Interpersonal skill.



GENERAL REQUIREMENTS :

* GPA Min 2.75 from reputable university
* Max Age 27 years old
* The candidate must have good command in English
* Having strong personality, strong leadership, communication skill, good analytical teamwork and creativity, pressure persistent and adaptable.
* Having positive attitude and willing to stay in Karawang

NOTE : Write the position you apply at email subject or at the left top front side of the envelope


Please send your application by post mail not later than July 27th, 2008 to:

HRD Department
PT. AT Indonesia
JL. Maligi III H1-5, Kawasan Industri KIIC
Karawang 41361
Or by e-mail to: hrd@at-indonesia.co.id

Lowongan sebagai ACCOUNTING & TAX

U R G E N T

Dibutuhkan karyawan untuk Dept. Accounting & Tax dengan persyaratan sebagai berikut:
Tax Officer
Responsibility:
- Membuat dan melaporkan SPM Masa PPN dan PPh (eSPT)
- Membuat Rekonsiliasi antara SPM dan GL
- Bekerja sama dengan dept. lain untuk PPN dan PPh


Requirement:
- Pria/Wanita - Single
- Pendidikan Min D3/S1
- Memiliki pengalaman min 1 thn dalam bidang yang sama
- Mampu bekerjasama dalam tim maupun personal
- Mampu memenuhi target waktu laporan dan siap bekerja dalam tekanan


Surat Lamaran dan attached CV (dengan foto) silahkan email ke:

recruiment@multistrada.co.id

cc : adrieano@gmail.com

Email diterima paling lambat tgl 30 Juli 2008
PT Multistrada Arah Sarana Tbk.
Jl. Raya Lemahabang Km 58,3 Desa Karangsari
Cikarang Timur Bekasi
Jawa Barat 17550
www. multistrada. co.id

Lowongan di Kantor FIRMA

MAC Consulting was founded in 2003. It is one of the leading
executive search firms in many Industries. Our firm is in continuous
contact with a variety of companies within the industry which helps
both our clients and candidates in finding the best possible fit.

We are currently searching for our clients from different industries
the following positions:

1. HR Generalist (middle managerial position) : have a strong
background in the area of Personnel Management and Industrial
Relations. Bachelor degree from any disciplines (From LAW background
will be an advantage). Strong knowledge of Indonesian Government
Labour Laws.

2. Head of Personnel (for store) : have experiences in recruitment,
industrial relation, and personnel administration. Bachelor degree
with 3 years of personnel management experience.

3. Recruitment Manager : have experience in manpower planning and
recruitment process. Will be an advantage if having experience in the
head hunter business. Bachelor Degree with 5 years of experience in
the field of HR development. Sound strategic and analystical
capabilities.

4. Accounting and Tax Manager : accountable for producing timely and
accurate financial reports in accordance with the prevailing tax
regulations. Necessary to have an in-depth understanding in financial
reporting, budgeting and tax issues. Detailed oriented, sound
analytical and human relation skills is a must have. Bachelor degree
in accounting with 5 years of experience as an accounting chief in a
manufacturing industry.

5. Account Manager : bachelor degree with minimum 3 years of
experiences in sales, customer service and supply chain management.
Having a manufacturing background will be an advantage.

6. Area Sales Manager : accountable to developing and executing a
customized selling strategy for the region in line with the company's
business objectives. Must have a strong understanding in retail sales
and distribution through distributors, as well as strong analytical
and interpersonal skills. Bachelor degree with 5 years of experience
in building materials, automotive, and/or consumer products will be
an advantage.

7. Remittance Specialist : having experience in the banking industry,
especially in the area of remittance or product development. Bachelor
Degree.

8. Supply Chain and Logistic Manager : having experience in the
factory and managing supply chain as well as logistics management.

9. Manufacturing Manager : accountable for production, quality,
supply chain, maintenance and utilities as well as human resources
management. 10 years of experience and having a bachelor degree in
mechanical/chemical engineering.

10. Corporate Human Resources Manager : accountable in formulating
and interating HR policies in recruitment, development, and
performance management for a group of companies. Education background
in Psychology, with 10 years of experience in human resources
development and industrial relations in a manufacturing industry.

All positions, requires good command of English and teamwork as well
as leadership skills. Applications must already in the above
positions for at least 1-2 years.

CVs can be send to this email address : mac_applications@yahoo.com

Lowongan sebagai MARKETING

Kami PT. Intimas Wisesa , perusahaan yang bergerak di bidang tinta water-based untuk mesin Flexo, membutuhkan dengan segera tenaga marketing untuk daerah Surabaya.

Qualifikasi:
- Lulusan S1 atau sedang menempuh semester akhir dari reputasi ternama ( Diutamakan Petra, WM, Ubaya)
- IPK, 2.5 min
- Bisa Bekerja Keras
- Mau Belajar


Fasilitas:
_ Gaji yang Progresif
- Mobil


Lamaran harap dikirimkan ke imw_sby@hotmail.com.


Terima Kasih

Lowongan di BOOKSTORE STAFF

LOWONGAN KERJA





KINOKUNIYA BOOKSTORES adalah sebuah toko buku internasional yang berasal dari Jepang dan mempunyai beberapa cabang di seluruh dunia termasuk Jakarta . Kami sedang mencari individu-individu yang mau bekerja keras dan belajar dengan cepat untuk menduduki posisi sebagai berikut:



1. JOB TITLE

BOOKSTORE FLOOR STAFF (GB)



2. TUGAS

a. Melayani customer yang mencari buku/majalah

b. Membantu me-wrapping/ bungkus buku-buku yang baru tiba di sales floor area

c. Men-display buku di rak buku yang sesuai dengan kategori bukunya

d. Menjaga kebersihan buku, rak dan area penjualan

e. Memberikan usulan untuk repeat order/order ulang buku (berdasarkan pengamatan lapangan dan analisa sales)

f. Memba ntu kenyamanan dan keamanan customer di floor area



3. TANGGUNG JAWAB UTAMA

a. Membantu supervisor dalam upaya memenuhi target penjualan dan target turnover yang diberikan, dan memberikan servis/pelayanan yang maksimal kepada customer.



4. PERSYARATAN:

a. Minimum lulusan SMU (High School)

b. Mampu membaca, menulis dan berbicara bahasa Inggris dengan baik (kemampuan dalam bahasa lain seperti bahasa Jepang atau China merupakan suatu keuntungan, tapi tidak diharuskan)

c. Mampu menggunakan program komputer MS Office

d. Berusia antara 19-25 tahun

e. Bersedia bekerja dengan system shift (shift pagi & siang) sesuai jadwal yang telah ditentukan

f. Bersedia untuk bekerja pada hari libur/sabtu/ minggu

g. Pengalaman kerja sebelumnya di bidang buku/retail diutamakan

h. Interpersonal skills yang kuat, dapat bekerja dalam tim maupun secara independen, mau belajar tentang hal-hal baru, berpenampilan yang baik dan rapih, proaktif-responsif- sabar-ceria dalam melayani customer dan melaksanakan tugas, customer-oriented, sikap profesional dalam kerja dan penampilan.



Silahkan mengirimkan application letter and Resume/CV dan foto ke alamat e-mail berikut dengan menuliskan kode (GB) di subject e-mail:

store_operations@kinokuniya.co.id



atau dengan mengirim application letter and Resume/CV dan foto ke alamat di bawah ini dengan menuliskan (GB) di sisi kanan atas amplop:

HRD Department

Kinokuniya Bookstores

SOGO Plaza Senayan Lt. 5

Jl. Asia Afrika No. 8, 10270

Jakarta

LOWONGAN sebagai CALL CENTER

Currently one of our client, one of the broadcasting company is looking for Call Center with the details as follow :

1.. Fresh graduates from Bachelor degree with min GPA 2.9.
2.. Required skill(s): Communication skill, complaint-handling skill, interpersonal skill.
3.. Willingness working as Call Centre Agent with service and target oriented, and shifting working hours.
4.. Posses good personality and customer satisfaction orientation.
5.. Willingness to be placed in Jakarta Barat and Tangerang area.
6.. Computer literate, especially Microsoft Office.
Should you find your self interest in the job opportunity, please forward your CV to hannywardana@cbn.net.id shortly.

LOWONGAN SEBAGAI LEGAL OFFICER

We are National Engineering and Project Service Company for Oil and Gas, currently looking candidates for:



LEGAL OFFICER



Requirements:

- Bachelor Degree from reputable university majoring in LAW

- Good command in English

- Good computer literacy

- Fresh graduates are welcome to apply





Please send your CV (max 200kb) to

allis@rpe-engineering.com
cc:
nsu@rpe-ngineering.com

LOWONGAN sebagai STAFF ADMINISTRASI

dibutuhkan segera tenaga administrasi syarat : - Min lulusan SMU atau SEDERAJAT - wanita usia max 25 - Mampu menggunakan program komputer MS Office - mampu mengetik dgn benar dan teliti dlm pekerjaannya untuk penempatan di jakarta di daerah cengkareng belakang bandara sukarno-hatta jika berminat kirim CV ke email : crosawi@yahoo.com

LOWONGAN sebagai HRD STAFF

Sands International Executive Club,
located in Mangga Dua Square Jakarta Utara
is looking for

HUMAN RESOURCES STAFF (position code : HRD)

with qualification :
- S1, age max. 35 year
- Good command in English (spoken & written)
- Experience in handling personnel administration preferably
- Able to operate computer & good typing skill
- Strong analytical, communication & interpersonal skill
- Fresh graduates are welcome

If you are interested please send the application letter to :

HR Department
PT Agung Wahana Indonesia
(Sands International Executive Club)
Mangga Dua Square Lt. 5
Jl. Gunung Sahari Raya No.1
Jakarta Utara 14430

or email to : hrd@sandsjakarta.com

LOWONGAN KERJA sebagai GURU

di butuhkan tenaga pengajar untuk di sekolah daerah cengkareng

persyaratan :
wni
menguasai software, pengenalan komputer, macromedia flash , microsoft office
aplikasi internet.

kirim cv dan surat lamaran melalui
email :
noha@binus.edu
atau melalui pos :
BiNus Center Head Office
Jl. KH Syahdan No.20
Palmerah Jakarta Barat
telp. 5345830 ext 2804

LOWONGAN KERJA

1. Secretary to Finance & Accounting GM
- D3 Tarakanita
- 3 years experiences
- Budget max 3 Bio

2. Account Executive
- Sarjana, any background
- 1 year experience, prefer the same job in Media industry
- Good looking

Maintenance & Repair Technician
- D3 Tehnik Elektronika (arus lemah)
- Max 27 years old
- Have been worked at electronic equipment distributor or electronic factory as a Technician for at least 2 years

Please send your resume to lely.lucky@tpi.tv

Increasing Your Value

We are living in an economic age for which most people are largely unprepared. Massive shifts in economic activities and incredible dislocations of businesses and industries are taking place all over the country. Being either an employer or an employee today is like being a long-tailed cat in a roomful of rocking chairs.

Your goal is to organize your life in such a way that you enjoy a good income, a high standard of living, and that you are the master of your economic destiny rather than a victim of changing economic times.

In 1945, at the end of World War II, America and Americans entered into a golden age that had never existed before and will never exist again. Those of us who grew up during this golden age developed a particular way of looking at the world that was greatly influenced by what was going on in America at the time. We developed certain assumptions about our lives and about business in general, and we have a hard time giving them up. But give them up we must if we are going to survive in the economy of the future.

At the end of World War II, America and American industry dominated the world. We had not only abundant natural resources but also advanced technology, an intact industrial base, most of the money in the world, an advanced educational system, millions of competent workers, and a fully integrated system of roads, schools, hospitals, cities, and farms. It was said that America got rich by coming late into two world wars, and it was certainly true in the late '40s and '50s.

Meanwhile, the rest of the industrialized world, in both Europe and the Far East, was bombed to rubble. Our industrial and economic competitors had been ravaged by war. For this reason, anything that American factories produced found a ready market, both nationally and internationally. The economy took off. There was good-paying work for everyone. The '50s became an age of expanding prosperity, tremendous job security, and opportunities for all.

In this economic environment, anyone could get a job. Not only that, but there were plenty of low-skill jobs that paid high salaries and benefits for average work. A working person in America could have a nice house, a car, maybe two cars and eventually a motor home, a boat, and all the other trappings of the good life.

After a few years of this robust, expanding economy with opportunities and jobs for all, Americans began to accept the good life as their birthright. People began to feel that because they were born in America, they were entitled to the good life, whether or not they worked hard. The Unions took full advantage of this mind-set and negotiated ever higher wages and benefits from American manufacturers. The increased costs of the products and services were simply passed on to the customers. Since the rest of the industrial world was still rebuilding, the only products to buy were American products. And since American consumers were also workers who were making good wages, as prices went up, sales also went up.

But by the '60s, the world was already changing. Our industrial competitors, especially Germany and Japan, had begun to rebuild and to manufacture and export products. Competition for the good life began to emerge all over the world. The pace began to pick up, slowly. The average American wasn't aware of it, but the golden age was coming to an end.

In the '70s, America began to be flooded with high-quality products from all over the world. American companies and American working people had become complacent with their captive markets and had let their quality deteriorate. Low-price, high-quality products coming in from Japan, Germany and other countries began to take sizable chunks of the market. The affected industries cried out to government for protection, which was just another way of selling higher-priced goods to captive customers. And it didn't work. By the '80's, we were in a real race. Everyone in the world wanted to enjoy the same living standards Americans had. And people were willing to work long hours and produce high-quality goods and services in order to achieve those living standards.

We lost our advantage in natural resources. We lost our edge in technology. And we lost our edge in capital. Today, any change in economic policy anywhere, in any country, instantly causes capital to flow in or out of the affected areas. Countries can not even control the value of their currencies.

The one edge that America maintained is that we have the most productive workforce in the world. America and Americans produce more goods and services per capita than any other country. But there is a race on, and we are in it, and if you want to be employed in a good job for the indefinite future, you must get in and start competing as you have never done before.

Your job is an opportunity to contribute a value to your company in excess of your cost. In its simplest terms, your job is as secure as your ability to render value in excess of what it costs to keep you on the payroll.

If you want to earn more money at your current job, you have to increase your value, your contribution to the enterprise. If you want to get a new job, you have to find a way to contribute value to that enterprise. If you want any kind of job security, you must continually work at maintaining and increasing your value in the competitive marketplace.

And here's a key point. Your education, knowledge, skills and experience all are investments in your ability to contribute a value for which you can be paid. But they are like any other investments. They are highly speculative.

Once you have learned a subject or developed a skill, it is a sunk cost. It is time and money spent that you cannot get back. No employer in the marketplace has any obligation to pay you for it, unless he can use your skill to produce a product or service that people are ready to buy, today.

Whatever job you are doing, you should be preparing for your next job. And the key question is always: Where are the customers? Which businesses and industries are growing in this economy, and which ones are declining?

I continually meet people who ask me how they can increase their income when their entire industry is shrinking. I tell them that there are jobs with futures and there are jobs without futures, and they need to get into a field that is expanding, not contracting. There are three forms of unemployment in America: voluntary, non-voluntary, and frictional. Voluntary employment exists when a person decides not to work for a certain period of time, or not to accept a particular type of job, hoping that something better will come along. Non-voluntary unemployment exists when a person is willing and able to work but cannot find a job anywhere. Frictional unemployment is the natural level; this includes the approximately 4 or 5 percent of the working population who are between jobs at any given time.

However, there are always jobs for the creative minority. You never have to be unemployed if you will do one of three things: change the work that you are offering to do, change the place where you are offering to work, or change the amount that you are asking for your services.

If there is no demand for your particular skills and experience, you will have to learn to do something else and provide skills that are in demand at the time. Employers don't care about your past. They care only about your future and your ability to contribute value to their customers.

You can change your location. Sometimes you will have to move from one part of the country to another, from where there are few jobs to where there are more jobs. Many people transform their entire lives by moving from an area of high unemployment to an area of low unemployment.

The third thing you can do to get back into the work force is to lower your demands. Remember, because your labor is a commodity, it is subject to the laws of supply and demand. If you ask too much, people will not hire you, because customers will not pay your demands in the price of the product or service that your organization produces. It is not the employer who is forcing this downward revision in wage requirements; it is the customer, through his or her buying behavior.

There is a small, creative minority in America who are never unemployed. No matter what happens, they always have a job, sometimes two jobs. If they lose a particular position in one place, they find another position doing the same thing, or something else, somewhere else. They are fast on their feet. They move quickly and they don't accept unemployment as an option. And they always have jobs. There are always jobs to be done. Even in the worst economy, there are always problems to be solved and consumer needs to be met. For this reason, all long-term unemployment is ultimately voluntary.

There are more opportunities for you to fulfill your dreams and aspirations in the American economy than have ever before existed, or than exist anywhere else in the world. You can be, have, or do anything that you can dream of by preparing yourself for better and better jobs. It is never crowded at the top. There are no traffic jams on the extra mile. Your job is to get good, get better, and then make yourself indispensable.

Goal Setting

The ability to set goals and make plans for their accomplishment is the "master skill" of success. It is the single most important skill that you can learn and perfect. Goal-setting will do more to help you achieve the things you want in life than will anything else you've been exposed to. Becoming an expert at goal-setting and goal-achieving is something that you absolutely must do if you wish to fulfill your potential as a human being. Goals enable you to do the work you want to do, to live where you want to live, to be with the people you enjoy, and to become the kind of person you want to become. And there is no limit to the financial rewards you can obtain. All you have to do is to set a goal for financial success, make a plan, and then work the plan until you succeed in that area.

The payoff for setting goals and making plans is being able to choose the kind of life you want to live. So why do so few people set goals? According to the best research, less than 3 percent of Americans have written goals, and less than 1 percent review and rewrite their goals on a daily basis. So the reasons why people don't set goals have been of considerable interest to me. I think that there are five basic reasons why people don't set goals.

The first reason is that they are simply not serious. Whenever I speak with a man or woman who has achieved something remarkable, I learn that the achievement occurred after that person decided to "get serious." Until you become completely serious and totally determined about your goals, nothing really happens.

The second reason why people don't set goals is that they don't understand the importance of goals. We find that young men and women who begin setting goals very early in life invariably come from families in which the importance of goals is emphasized. The discussion that takes place around your family dinner table is one of the most powerful formative influences in your life. If your parents didn't have goals, didn't talk about goals, didn't encourage you to set goals, and didn't talk about people outside the family circle who had goals and were moving toward a higher level of achievement, then you very likely grew up with the idea that goals are not even a part of normal existence. This is the case for most people. And for many years, it was the case for me.

The third reason why people don't set goals is because they don't know how to do it. One of the greatest tragedies of our educational system is that you can receive 15 to 18 years of education in our schools and never once receive a single hour of instruction on how to set goals. Yet we find that in certain schools where goal-setting programs have been introduced since first grade, young people become excited about goal-setting - even if the goal is only to increase the scores by 5 or 10 percent over the course of the semester, or to be on time every day in the course of a month. Children become so excited about achieving goals that by the third or fourth grade, they love to go to school. They get the best grades. They are seldom absent. They are excited about themselves and about their lives. So encourage your children to set worthwhile and realistic goals from an early age.

The fourth reason why people don't set goals is fear of rejection. The fear of rejection is caused by destructive criticism in early childhood and is manifested, in adulthood, in the fear of criticism by others. Many people hold back from setting worthwhile goals because they have found that every time they do set a goal, somebody steps up and tells them that they can't achieve it, or that they will lose their money or waste their time.

Because each of us is strongly influenced by the opinions of those around us, one of the first things that you must learn when you begin setting goals is to keep your goals confidential. Don't tell anyone about them. Often, it's the fear of criticism that, more than any other single factor, stops you from goal-setting in the first place. So keep your goals to yourself, with one exception. Share your goals only with others who are committed to achieving goals of their own and who really want you to be successful and achieve your goals as well. Other than that, don't tell anybody about your goals, so no one is in a position to criticize you, or to discourage you from setting your goals.

The fifth reason why people don't set goals - and perhaps the most important reason of all - is the fear of failure. People don't set goals because they are afraid that they might fail. In fact, the fear of failure is probably the greatest single obstacle to success in adult life. It can hold you back more than any other psychological problem.

The primary reason why you fear failure is simply this: You probably do not understand the role that failure plays in achievement. The fact is that it is impossible to succeed without failing. Failure is an indispensable prerequisite for success. All great success is preceded by great failure. If you wish to fulfill your potential, you have to be willing to risk failure over and over and over, because there is no way that you can ever accomplish worthwhile goals until you have fallen on your face so many times that you have eventually learned the lessons that you need for great achievement.

In doing research for his classic book The Law of Success, Napoleon Hill interviewed more than 500 of the most successful men and women in America. All of them admitted to him that they had achieved their greatest successes just one step beyond the point where they had experienced their greatest failures.

A key to succeeding through goal-setting is expecting temporary setbacks and obstacles as inevitable parts of the goal-achieving process.

Now, in order to be successful, you need to focus your mental and physical energy in a single direction toward a predetermined objective. People who are especially energetic or talented have a hard time with this. They are the ones who try to do several things at once and end up doing nothing well.

Setting well-defined goals enables you to channel your efforts and focus your energy toward something that's important to you. Goal-setting gives you a target to aim at and enables you to develop the self-discipline to continue working toward your target rather than becoming distracted and going off in other directions.

Let me share with you five keys that will help you to reach your goals more effectively. Each of these keys starts with one of the letters in the word goals. Whenever you find yourself getting off the track, simply repeat the word goals, and think about how each letter stands for a key that just might apply to your current situation. The first letter is G, and it stands for get to it. Sometimes, the only difference between a successful person and a failure is that the successful person has the courage to get started, to do something, to begin moving toward the accomplishment of a specific goal.

For example, when I was younger, I realized that because of my limited education, I was stuck in a low-paying job. I began reading the want ads and decided that I wanted to work in advertising, especially as a copywriter. I went to an advertising agency and applied for the job of writing advertisements. The head of the agency was very polite, but he told me that I was unskilled and totally unsuited for the position. He thanked me for coming in and wished me luck.

Now I was back on the street, but I had a goal. I wanted to be an advertising copywriter. I immediately took the first step, which was to learn more about how to write copy, so that I would not be turned down in the future because of a lack of ability. I went to the local library and checked out books on the subject of advertising and copywriting. Over the next 12 months, I checked out and read every single book in the library on the subject. Meanwhile, I read magazines and newspapers and thought about how I could improve their advertising. I wrote sample advertisements and began taking them to advertising agencies.

To make a long story short, at the end of the 12 months, two of the largest advertising agencies in the country offered me a job as a copywriter, and I accepted one of those offers. My income doubled. I had worked at other jobs in the meantime. But I had never lost sight of my goal, and I had kept on doing the things that I needed to do to put myself in a position to eventually achieve my goal.

You, too, may have a long-range goal. In order to achieve it, you need to sit down and make a list of all the steps that you will have to take to get from where you are to where you want to be. Then begin with the first and most obvious thing that you can do on that list. Complete it, and then start on number two. Don't worry about the long term. Just concentrate on the obvious first step that you can take. Surprisingly enough, everything else will take care of itself. The Confucian saying, "A journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step," is so popular in so many languages because it is so true.

The second letter, O, stands for opportunity. Successful people do not wait for opportunities to turn their goals into reality; rather, they make their opportunities, because they are perfectly clear about the kind of life they wish to create. Once you have taken the time to decide exactly what you want, you will experience an endless flow of opportunities that will help move you in that direction.

For example, a young woman worked for me as an executive secretary. At the same time, she had a goal to be a successful real-estate agent and investor. So while she worked for me, she regularly took night courses to get her real-estate-agent's license and also to learn how to buy and sell real estate profitably. Over the course of a year, she and her husband bought, fixed up and sold three houses. They made more money from their real-estate transactions than they did from their jobs. At the end of the year, she passed the test and got her real-estate-agent's license.

Within a few days of getting her license, she and her husband were sitting in a small restaurant, and they got into a conversation with a woman at the next table. It turned out that this woman was a very successful real-estate agent who needed an executive assistant to work with her and learn the real-estate profession. They got along so well that my executive secretary was offered the job, where she would be earning double what she could earn as a secretary and have an unlimited upside potential.

My secretary did not wait for an opportunity to come to her. She set a goal, made a plan and went to work to prepare herself for the opportunity when it arose.

The letter A stands for ability. Many people hesitate to set high, challenging goals because they lack the ability necessary to turn those goals into reality. But remember that we all lacked knowledge and experience when we started out in our careers or fields of expertise.

Do you remember when you started your first job? You probably felt a little clumsy, inadequate and unsure about how to do it well. As you progressed and got more experience, you became more and more confident, and in many cases, you did an excellent job without even thinking much about it.

Since you gain the ability necessary for high achievement through knowledge and experience, if you increase the speed at which you acquire both of those, you increase the speed at which you move ahead. The letter L stands for leadership. Leadership is simply the ability to get results. And you begin to get results when you accept full responsibility for yourself, for your job and for the outputs required in your position.

You demonstrate leadership when you refuse to make excuses or blame anyone or anything for the problems you are having. The acceptance of the responsibility of leadership enables you to move ahead and take action.

When you are not satisfied with your job or income, and you sit down and make a written plan to change it, and then take action on that plan, without waiting for anyone's approval or permission, you are behaving like a leader.

The final letter, S, stands for stay with it - the resolution to persist in the face of adversity until you succeed. Between you and every goal that you wish to achieve, there is a series of obstacles, and the bigger the goal, the bigger the obstacles. Your decision to be, have and do something out of the ordinary entails facing difficulties and challenges that are out of the ordinary as well. Sometimes your greatest asset is simply your ability to stay with it longer than anyone else.

When you look around you, you will see that all achievement is the triumph of persistence. You will see men and women everywhere who are struggling with and overcoming adversities in order to accomplish something that is important to them. And so can you.

So these are the words and phrases to remember in setting and achieving goals: The first is get to it! Get started; take the first action at hand. The second is opportunity. Begin to prepare yourself now so that you will be ready for the opportunities that will inevitably arise. The third is ability. Resolve to learn what you need to know to live the kind of life you want to live. The fourth word is leadership. Take charge of your time and your life, and accept responsibility for your results. And, finally, stay with it. If you stay with it long enough, nothing can stop you from finally winning through.