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Professional women have made tremendous strides in terms of drawing on our strengths, abilities, and confidence in the workplace in recent years, but it’s clear that we have a long way to go before we are using our female power with self-assurance and ease.
Based on my national in-depth ... Views: 1258
Ask yourself if you want to learn all your career lessons the hard way or… are you willing to develop a cohesive strategy in order to meet the demands of structural workplace change?
Well… are you willing to do what it takes to get ready for the future?
If your answer is “yes” and before ... Views: 746
Are you considering a career change? Are you thinking you’d like to be self employed but don’t know where to start? Each of you may be in different stages in the change game. Let me describe the possible stages you may be in right now and what to do right now, right where you are. Wherever ... Views: 1108
As a retained executive recruiter, I read many resumes and speak to talented executives daily. One of their key challenges is to determine how they use their many talents and interests in the future career pursuits. While there is a desire to be broad and keep “all options open”, the better ... Views: 1039
Four steps to a Killer resume!
By Dwain Celistan
A key tool in the process of securing another opportunity is via a resume. As an executive recruiter, we typically receive hundreds of resumes per week. There are over three million resumes on the larger internet sites. Thus, it is ... Views: 1424
The role of a resume is to provide the reader with a reason to call you. Therefore, all elements of the document need to differentiate you from other candidates. The first meaningful element of the resume is the Summary or Objective statement. In this market, the objective statement is far ... Views: 1047
1. Feature film script should be between 95 and 120 pages in length. Never longer. A script over 120 pages needs editing. Never shorter. A script shorter than 90 pages is too short. The perfect length is 100 pages for comedies, 110 for dramas. Cheat your margins if you have to, but better yet ... Views: 1283
What’s happening right now is not because you’re bad or wrong or incompetent. It’s because the world is transforming at breakneck speed and each and every one of us must adapt to those changes as quickly and efficiently as possible. No one’s exempt.Age doesn’t get you off the hook. Nor does how ... Views: 1387
1. Be authentic. Some people use gifts as part of doing business or politic. But I prefer to be genuine. If your boss or your co-worker or a recruiter has been supportive then now is a good time to say thank you.
2. Be appropriate. Don't give a present that looks like you expect ... Views: 777
You can never know what happens to a cover letter. Some cover letters are electronically scanned, some are read and some are tossed! You can’t take the risk of not doing a cover letter when your future employer reads and analyzes every response. So bit the bullet and do it.
Here are some ... Views: 916
Part of what I do with some clients is getting them a new resume. Very often the most articulate and polished person has trouble "singing their own praises". One marketing professional, on paper, made herself sound like she was new to the business and not seasoned with twenty years plus ... Views: 900
According to some surveys some of the top jobs for 2009 will include those in IT especially data warehousing and mining, IT security, networking, virtual computing and VOIP; engineering; accounting and tax professionals. Especially those in demand will be the specialist who can also communicate ... Views: 720
Be prepared as many interviewers are neither ready nor skilled at interviewing!
One interviewer had someone else's resume when he interviewed me for a job. It took ten minutes to realize he was not talking about me.
Sell yourself, don't rely on the recruiter to buy without some help.
Some ... Views: 1019
A resume is paradoxically important and not important. It's important because it makes you think through your career and analyze what your accomplishments were and how they relate to your next job. But on the other hand it's not important because 80% of jobs are got through networking where it ... Views: 792
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*** Survival Jobs - by David Couper, The Official Guide to Career Change
Need to pay the bills until you sell that script? Studying for your next career move and need some extra money? Or laid off and still looking but your mortgage is looking to get paid? You need a survival job.
In Los Angeles survival jobs are common nature for many people especially those ... Views: 806
It depends who you ask whether we are in a recession or not. But as I talk to clients things are not all great.
So first keep your job - even if you don't like it - it makes sense to find a new one before you quit. Make sure you are wanted - volunteer for the key projects and create ... Views: 747
To me an interview is a game. You start off with 100 points and you lose points. The objective is to get 80 or more.
You lose five points for wearing an inappropriate tie. You lose 10 points for not being prepared. You lose another five points if you don't have a great example of how you ... Views: 788
Don't write a resume.
Instead of sending out a resume, talk about who you are. Whenever someone asks for something in writing to send to a contact ask to speak to the contact instead. Don't post a resume online but do post to blogs and other websites in your field.
WHY NOT - we often rely ... Views: 766
1. Do one more thing. Make one more call - that could be the one. Send another email - who knows what could happen. Go to another networking meeting - this could be the one – the big one.
2. Do one less thing. Send one less email and make a phone call instead. Send one less "blind" ... Views: 828
1. Low-cut, Cut-offs, and Cutting Edge should be cut out of your interview dress.
50% of hiring managers say dressing inappropriately is the biggest mistake.
Business dress works even if the company does business casual normally. It shows respect. Remember you can always take your jacket or ... Views: 2317
1. Green is this year's color. Green jobs are the flavor of the month and because of the new administration this month should last at least four years and more. Solar energy, alternative fuels, energy conservation are all hot! Social awareness and conscious investing are also growing.
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Moving to a new city or country for work can be tempting or sometimes may seem like the only option. But think things through before packing!
Don't only move for money?
- I've known executives who have moved to a country they were not interested in and away from family only to quit after ... Views: 1222
1. Don't include anything on Facebook, Myspace etc. that is suspect!
You don't want anything that on your profile that wouldn’t want your grandmother or boss reading. Sex, religion and politics are potentially dangerous. And only share if you want to not by accident or default. According to ... Views: 748
Just as the market for some jobs have shrunk with outsourcing, cost-cutting and now the R word, so some recruiters are finding themselves squeezed. Internal recruiters may have to find applicants for 40-50 jobs and although external recruiters will be looking for less openings they could be ... Views: 774
I have done both and loved (and hated) both.
Self Employed Pros
1. Freedom! You work as much as you like, when you like, where you like and dressed in what you like.
2. Money! A successful freelancer or consultant can make significantly more than the same job as an employee. And ... Views: 726
There are many Top Companies out there but you need to know what makes them top and how that matches your values.
DDI a leading HR development company defines a key aspect of interviewing and hiring as Motivational Fit. How will the person fit in with the environment? Will he or she like ... Views: 704
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, people change jobs, on average, ten times during a twenty-year period. More shocking is that baby boomers continue to have a relatively large number of short-duration jobs even as they approach middle age. ( Department ... Views: 636
1. Not doing your research.
- Make sure you know who will help you and why. Understand your business and how it works. Research which are the companies that you want to work with and which are the ones that you don't. If you don’t you run the risk of blowing the job.
- I called someone ... Views: 2521
Networking can be for two reasons. One to gain contacts, information and leads OR two to increase awareness and educate yourself about jobs and the market. And when you are looking to gain awareness and education you want to be inspired.
What does that mean? It means that networking with ... Views: 759
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*** Mentors - by David Couper, The Official Guide to Career Change
The origin of the word is Greek mythology. When Odysseus left for the Trojan War he placed Mentor in charge of his son and palace.
Roll on to present day and mentors have been promoted from the babysitting and house-sitting to key advisory roles.
Why get a mentor?
Learn from someone ... Views: 762
You're one of the lucky ones who just got a new job or you started on a new project. How can you make sure you your first 90 days isn't your last?
It's all about showing your value to the employer or your manager while still learning the industry, company or job.
That can be tough. You ... Views: 713
Here are 5 ways to change jobs:
1. Go back to school. The most expensive and longest route.
2. Go back to school but get somebody to pay. E.g. Some local areas will pay you to retrain as a teacher.
3. Work part-time in your new career while working in your old job.
4. ... Views: 701
I have lived in Japan and worked in the UK where I grew up as well as Chicago and LA in the US. In between times I have visited another 20 or so countries for fun or work. Every trip I learned something but it was only when I was living in another country did I really start to understand the ... Views: 1137
Your company is in trouble. The stock is down, reduction in force is rumored. What should you do? Having survived three layoffs, I can talk with experience!
How to Avoid Being Laid Off
Make yourself indispensable.
- Working on the lifeblood of the company, key projects, or ... Views: 671
The Meyers Briggs Assessments gives you useful information on yourself and how that can applies to your career. It is a widely used tool that is valid and well thought of.
www. Keirsey.com has a free version of the Meyers Briggs test. It is a handy no cost way of finding out about yourself. ... Views: 834
For me going back to school was a complicated decision. I didn't need to but "I thought it would be a good idea". I was totally right about that. I was lucky enough to attend a school where what I learned would not only have a direct impact on my career but on my life and personal growth.
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*** 5 Resume Tips - by David Couper, The Official Guide to Career Change
1. Sell yourself! List your top accomplishments and your biggest successes that will wow prospective hiring managers.
2. Write for the reader not you! Include the information that the employer wants to know and is interested in.
3. Keep it clean! Don't include gimmicks, graphics, or ... Views: 827
Beyond Money and Into Meaning
We’ve lost more than 2 million jobs in the past three months. Companies are not only shutting down budgets but even shutting down themselves. So instead of jumping right back into the job market, why not take some time to think more about your life?
In many ... Views: 1253
Are you a professional woman longing for a radical change?
You are not alone.
According to my research—a yearlong national study in partnership with the Esteemed Woman
Foundation—seven out of 10 women today, particularly those in their middle years, say they are
facing a major turning ... Views: 967
What do new, future-focused careers have in common?
They represent America’s highest needs.
They require a reasonable investment in time and credentialing in order to qualify.
The time to plan is NOW if you want or need to continue to work THEN!
The restructuring of American business ... Views: 1106
I recently met a person who was interested in becoming a coach. They asked me if I was a coach. Then they asked me WHY I was a coach. I thought for a moment to ensure I was going to give a clear articulate answer. In this twenty-second moment of thinking, I kept trying to drill down as to the ... Views: 696
These interview tips on how to prepare for sales job interviews can be the difference between success and failure. These job interview preparation tips come to you from an experienced sales manager with over two decades of sales recruitment experience. They will help you to prepare the evidence ... Views: 1666
Have you ever wondered how many different jobs exist? Really, we must have millions of different kinds of work to be done, problems to be solved, issues to be tackled, products to be created, services to be offered. Some types of work probably lack a convenient or title, and more and more ... Views: 1441
As a coach and a psychotherapist, I’ve worked with hundreds of people each year who are going through dramatic change of some kind or another, and are in need of support from their families, friends, colleagues and others. We often discuss what healthy support is, and how it feels when we ... Views: 1068
Whether you are laid off, let go, or your company has closed its doors, the new buzz phrase is that you are in “job or career transition.” The good news is that being in transition is much more positive and powerful than simply being unemployed. Unfortunately, many people in transition are ... Views: 1147
Take a new approach
Right now millions of Americans are either out of work, recently laid off, or afraid of being laid off. There are millions more, who simply work at jobs, which provide no meaning. They work only in order to get a paycheck.
Stop feeling sorry for yourself
Society ... Views: 1363
You undoubtedly think that it’s easy to be clear about what you want. Heck, what you want is what you want. No big surprise, right? It just shows up with a little effort. Well, you’re special! Most people get mixed results or don’t get what they want at all. Why? Because they aren’t truly clear ... Views: 1172
Shift happens to all of us. It occurs with the change of the seasons, when children are born, when love enters our lives, when new friendships are forged…you know where I’m going. I recently read about a couple of shifts that can give all career professionals, in or likely to enter into a ... Views: 1150
The prospect of coming to a point later in life where you look back to realize that “well that was interesting, but I wonder if…” is really sad to me. I’m not so pollyanna that I think everyone should just abandon what they’re doing now and follow their dream. That’s both reckless and stressful. ... Views: 1131
A recent article in Investors Business Daily1 identified some of the actions managers could take to “cure the survivor blues”. I’m not sure it’s something to be cured, maybe managed, but I’ll let you decide. I found some great points to take away from the article that would be valuable for ... Views: 1333