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Did You Add Value to Your Career Today?
December 07, 2012 by William Frierson
As a job seeker or an employee, it can benefit you to enhance and/or add to your skill set. The following post has tips to advance your career by adding value.In order to advance in your career or show improvements on your resume, you need to make sure that you are constantly trying to better yourself and your skills. Employers want to see that you will make their company a more profitable place. Whether by awarding you with a promotion or giving you the job in the first place, you need to show employers the value you offer by doing something to enhance your career on a daily basis. You will be surprised how simple it can be to improve and develop skills, which may in turn lead them to give you the job or the promotion.
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Characteristics to Look for when Hiring Professional Resume Writing Services
November 30, 2012 by William FriersonIf you are going to hire a professional resume writing service to help you create a quality resume, there are certain factors you should consider. Find out more in the following post.Marketing your skills on paper is a tough job as there are hundreds of resumes out there competing for a single job. You might be the best candidate for the job but you are as good as your resume shows you. Drafting an outstanding resume and cover letter is not an easy feat for everyone. This is where the need arises for hiring a Professional resume writing service.
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Characteristics to Look for when Hiring Professional Resume Writing Services
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Selling Your Script to A Recruiter
November 27, 2012 by William FriersonAs a job seeker, probably the most important thing standing between you and an interview is your resume. It should represent you, yet display your qualifications for the position you’re applying for. The following post offers suggestions on what to do and what not to do to create the resume that will reward you with an interview.A resume like a great film script must be refined and adapted. As a story, it must be original and powerful. If you want your script and story sold to a recruiter or hiring manager here are some thoughts from the job search front lines. If you don’t take time to do these things you run a higher risk of the “the studio” passing on your wonderful script.
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Appreciating Criticism Doesn’t Make You a Doormat! Embrace it
November 26, 2012 by William FriersonTaking criticism is a part of life and how we handle it is important in both our professional and personal lives. The following post discusses some benefits of criticism and strategies for dealing with it.“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” ~ Winston Churchill
Learning how to accept criticism is crucial for personal improvement. It’s the most direct way to discover what you need to improve. However, accepting criticism can be emotionally challenging. After all, we’re only human and most people don’t enjoy hearing negative things about themselves. It’s hard to not take criticism personally. The first step towards self-improvement is to be fully aware of your strengths.
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Appreciating Criticism Doesn’t Make You a Doormat! Embrace it
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5 Tips For Finding Your Job Search Mentor
November 21, 2012 by William FriersonThere is no shame in needing some guidance during your career. If you’re looking for a mentor in your job search, the following post offers some helpful tips.We’re often faced with many questions during the search for a job. Where do I look? Is my resume up to par? How do I prepare for a phone interview? And the biggest question of all — who do I confide in for help during my search? Having a strong
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Sending out your best with your business communications..
November 12, 2007 by dawn.mular@helpingfriendscareernetwork.comHere are some career blunders to watch out for, and mitigating suggestions to avoid them entirely.
1. THINKING OF YOU, as I pay the post man. Sending Resume’s or Thank You notes with insufficient postage. MITGATION: Keep the current stamps in circulation on your top desk drawer, if you have old stamps, upgrade them with the appropriate current rate.
2. VIRAL MARKETING IS HOT, email viruses are not. Leveraging a business network to create possibilities is great. Sending Resumes by email without cover letters is not a good idea. Never make an employer or recruiter have to choose between risking a virus or a resume, most won’t risk it. MITIGATION: Draft up a cover letter format you really like to customize in a rush. You have your resume ready in that format, keep your cover letter saved as a template.
3. “Caring about qaulity’ shows first in what and how you represent yourself in your materials. Sure spelling errors happen, but not if you are leveraging your network and tools well. MITIGATION: Have a friend review your resume and support material before you send it out for feedback. Turn on spell check in email to correct frequent mistakes, then you can rush, with quality.
4. I want you to want (to hire) me, but I don’t need you to hire me. One of the most clashing fashion faux pas in the career seeking space is accessorizing with too much desperation to get a new job or visible contempt for your prior employer. You want employers and recruiters to want to work with you and want to hire you. MITIGATION: It’s okay to feel, feelings, just don’t accessorize with them on a job interview. What’s the toughest question they can ask about this situation I do not entirely feel comfortable with? Prepare your response in advance. Whats the worst that can happen thinking, rarely does, but if it were to happen, you would be ready!
5. Momentum is rarely created waiting for the phone to ring. Remember that there are probably a half dozen possibilities that could improve the career situation you are in. After an interview, don’t stop and drop and wait. Stop Drop, and ROLL like you are on fire, and it is a matter of time and consistency before you are celebrating your success. MITIGATION: After taking an action, it is common to ‘wait and see’. That’s not momentum, it’s hopeful thinking. Define what the next thing you can do to recognize your objective. Don’t forget that thank you’s genuinely expressing your skills, appreciation and interest can help. Other strategies when waiting for response is to have a few extra letters of recommendation in pocket, that you can send on. The best thing to do, is to keep busy working to identify what is next– what is your next opportunity, partner, interview, action, event, or activity that can create momentum. Ask a mentor for ideas!
6. People in Grim Reaper costumes have a hard time hailing cabs. Slipping into something a bit more professional when responding to professional opportunities helps things along. It’s not that the cab driver doesn’t want the fare, so much as they don’t want the ride to a feeling of certain death. Thinking about the ‘fun’ social image you project still matters if you also use that persona to respond to professional opportunities. MITIGATION: If your networking from a system that will have you responding to professional opportunities, avoiding violent or off color representations of yourself when applying for a job in the social service arena, is always a good idea.
