We all want to succeed in everything that we do. Achievement is everyone’s  dream.  No matter how small is your goal, getting it done successfully is like getting the whole world in your hands. You’re on top of the world - you feel fulfillment, joy, happiness.

But the road to success is long, winding one, full of humps and bumps, and crossings and intersections and obstructions. Adding the fact that you are not alone in going there, others do dream too, and the opportunities may not be enough for everyone.

Do you feel sometimes you just need to talk to someone and hear those words you already know, but hearing it from somebody gives you a different push, a different perspective, a different reaction, and a different action?

During those times when you are planning to do something, where you have lots of things to do to achieve your objectives -  you need to pause for a while, gather your thoughts, assess your progress and take the much needed boost to go on. You can talk to someone, or if there is no one to talk to, you can be creative. I do this by writing what I have in mind, giving myself a few doses of inspiration and comforting words. Thanks to blogging, I can share you my thoughts. And in this post I am talking about NOT giving up… Persistence.

This post may not be of interest to you anyway. These are just raw ramblings of a blogger, a dreamer, a persistent person. So you may want to indulge yourself anyhow. However if you come here to see the latest update on the 2008 Nursing Board Exam results, you can follow that link to get out from this page as fast as you can.

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Following the Cashflow Quadrant, most of us are in the upper left corner - Employed. This is the easiest way to earn money - though, the least way to make more money. However, getting employment these days also proved to be challenging. Finishing a college degree these days doesn’t guarantee employment - more and more graduates (especially in the Philippines) end up unemployed each year.

With so many people looking for work as against available suitable jobs - one has to excel in all aspects of job-hunting requirements, and that include a good knowledge on how to write a good resume.

So, if you are looking for a job - make sure you write a good resume. Here are some Tips in Writing a Good Resume.

1. Understand what is a “resume”.

A Resume is a self-promotional document that presents you in the best possible light, for the purpose of getting invited to a job interview. It’s not an official personnel document. It’s not a job application. It’s not a “career obituary”! And it’s not a confessional.

2. What should the resume content be about?

It’s not just about past jobs! It’s about YOU, and how you performed and what you accomplished in those past jobs - especially those accomplishments that are most relevant to the work you want to do next. A good resume predicts how you might perform in that desired future job.

3. What’s the fastest way to improve a resume?

Remove everything that starts with “responsibilities included” and replace it with on-the-job accomplishments.

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Finally, the world has a new Miss Universe for 2008. The Miss Universe pageant is probably one of the very few world events where you can see political differences are set aside - at least for a while.

Ms. Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela, the highly-favored candidate did emerged as the Miss Universe 2008 Winner. She also wins the Special Award on Best in Áo dài.

Congratulations! Here are some videos and photos of Ms. Venezuela Dayana Mendoza.

Enjoy! Now, back to business blogging.

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From time to time, Bloggista.com features interesting blog posts and links of blogging friends and newly discovered sites that I find worth to read.

Well, today, the world will see another Miss Universe winner. So check out my post on the Miss Universe 2008 Winners, Results and Updates.

Joliber over at Mapiles.com has been quite busy (and dead serious) of new his newly launched Social Networking site, Filconnect.com. This guy and his site has the makings of the next Facebook.

SoNn at GeekandMoney is delighted on his 3G experience with uMobile - and it’s free. He also gave me an Invite Code so I can try uMobile myself.

Strip2Clothe - what’s that? Check out Bloggista.org | Intense Passion for Blogging.

Deimos is giving his “Silent Thoughts” on Life’s Misery. Take this from him, “Many bloggers are blogging for money, after realizing that it is not as easy as it appears to be, many quit.”

Want to know the Top 10 Most Stolen Cars in the Philippines? Check out Jan Alvin’s article over at BlogTambayan. Good thing my Cadillac-kad and VTEC-leta are spared from the list.

Cuzzy posted a very interesting article on Recycling - blog posts and articles that is. Check him out.

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No, the Nurses have not gone mad, but the Nursing degree is. Latest statistics released showed that of the 70,000 nursing graduates who passed the Nursing Board Exams in 2007, half of them are still unemployed.

If there is truth to this report, then this is very alarming. The Philippine Nursing Association (PNA) further disclosed that with the decline of Nurse demands in the United States and United Kingdom - the two biggest employers of Philippine nursing graduates, more and more nursing graduates end up unemployed, while many of them settled to work in Call Centers, retail stores and other non-professional positions.

It is about time that the government take action on the proliferation of many schools offering nursing courses - most of which do not even meet the criteria set by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) standards. PNA also added that some of these so called “nursing schools” are merely cashing in on the popularity of Nursing and are taking advantage of those students who wanted to work overseas. Parents are also part to blame, since Nursing is seen as the ticket towards working in another country to earn better income.

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