Your blog follow-up from yesterday

Your blog… follow-up from yesterday Some follow-up from yesterdays post about blogging for your personal brand (check out this Cowboy Up post see the 4th bullet point in the list?). If you think about everyone involved in the whole employment arena, recruiters obviously play a big role.   Check this post out from Spherion even though theyre new to blogging they have been around for a long time and are well known and huge ($2+ Billion).   Blogcruiting?   You better believe it.   Recruiters are a part of the playing field, and if they see the value of blogging doesnt it make sense that you see it for a job seeker? Ah, but you are not a job seeker.   Or you only want to find a job and then youll be set for decades.   Ya right dont forget that statistically you will change jobs about every 3 years!   So you are a professional job seeker as much as they are professional recruiters! Coincidentally the Guerilla Job Hunting guy blogged about something quite similar as I did yesterday not a blog but a personal website.   Excellent suggestion note that what he suggests can be done with blogging software.   But having a personal website AND a blog (like his example at the bottom) is not a bad idea think my corporate image plus the more current blog.   Again, companies are doing this why shouldnt you?  Your blog… follow-up from yesterday Some follow-up from yesterdays post about blogging for your personal brand (check out this Cowboy Up post see the 4th bullet point in the list?). If you think about everyone involved in the whole employment arena, recruiters obviously play a big role.   Check this post out from Spherion even though theyre new to blogging they have been around for a long time and are well known and huge ($2+ Billion).   Blogcruiting?   You better believe it.   Recruiters are a part of the playing field, and if they see the value of blogging doesnt it make sense that you see it for a job seeker? Ah, but you are not a job seeker.   Or you only want to find a job and then youll be set for decades.   Ya right dont forget that statistically you will change jobs about every 3 years!   So you are a professional job seeker as much as they are professional recruiters! Coincidentally the Guerilla Job Hunting guy blogged about something quite similar as I did yesterday not a blog but a personal website.   Excellent suggestion note that what he suggests can be done with blogging software.   But having a personal website AND a blog (like his example at the bottom) is not a bad idea think my corporate image plus the more current blog.   Again, companies are doing this why shouldnt you?  Your blog… follow-up from yesterday Some follow-up from yesterdays post about blogging for your personal brand (check out this Cowboy Up post see the 4th bullet point in the list?). If you think about everyone involved in the whole employment arena, recruiters obviously play a big role.   Check this post out from Spherion even though theyre new to blogging they have been around for a long time and are well known and huge ($2+ Billion).   Blogcruiting?   You better believe it.   Recruiters are a part of the playing field, and if they see the value of blogging doesnt it make sense that you see it for a job seeker? Ah, but you are not a job seeker.   Or you only want to find a job and then youll be set for decades.   Ya right dont forget that statistically you will change jobs about every 3 years!   So you are a professional job seeker as much as they are professional recruiters! Coincidentally the Guerilla Job Hunting guy blogged about something quite similar as I did yesterday not a blog but a personal website.   Excellent suggestion note that what he suggests can be done with blogging software.   But having a personal website AND a blog (like his example at the bottom) is not a bad idea think my corporate image plus the more current blog.   Again, companies are doing this why shouldnt you? Â

Build your Personal Brand on Facebook for Your Next Job Search - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Build your Personal Brand on Facebook for Your Next Job Search - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career When it comes to building your personal brand for new career opportunities we think of tapping into LinkedIn. But did you know that Facebook is also a valuable job search tool? This powerful network is a perfect place to showcase your accomplishments and skills, and build a strong reputation. So how do you best use Facebook to find that next employer or opportunity? Through reaching out to your friends with posts, announcements, and any information that would draw attention to your goal. Think about it. Facebook has become one of the most popular social networks in the world. Next to Twitter any news, announcements, and referrals come directly to you before anyone else knows about it. Consider your connections, and choose wisely. They just might be holding the key to your new position! How to use Facebook for your job search There are several things to keep in mind when choosing to build your personal brand and network on Facebook. • Change your privacy settings This is an important step, especially when you are currently employed. You will want to add extra security measures, and be sure that spammers are not posting to your profile and making comments on your posts. • Join company pages Do you have your sights set on a specific place of employment? Become a fan of their Page, and start interacting there. This will also give you a gauge of what they are looking for in an employee. • Watch for recruiting ads Some employers are using Facebook to attract potential employees with ads. Facebook will remember your searches, and so start performing one for the organizations you are interested in. • Have a great description Take a look at your profile on LinkedIn, and try to match that as closely as possible in your Facebook description. Carefully choose your title, position, and any companies you work for or who have been at in the past. Building your personal brand on Facebook takes time, patience, and attention. If you are planning on using this network as a professional outreach, be wise about what you post. and is it something you want a prospective employer to see?   You may also choose to create a Facebook Page instead if you do not want to use your personal profile.

What will change when millennials lead

What will change when millennials lead A reporter emailed me to set up a call to talk about millennials. There was a time in my life when I would have ignored the email. Im tired of talking about millennials. But now that Im home with kids, I say yes to reporters so I have someone interesting to talk to. This one asked me about how millennials will change leadership.  She wanted a quote about David Solomon quintessential BS-laden story that millennials eat up. Hes the CEO-in-waiting at Goldman Sachs who is also a DJ and walked his kids to school.  And then I remembered the other reason I dont do calls with journalists: I go on tirades. Walked his kids to school! So devoted! Really, how do people believe this crap. Heres what its like to be a millionaire and walk your kids to school: someone else wakes them up and gets them ready. And then theres a car service to pick you up at the school and drive you to work. In the past you got a gold medal for being CEO. (Or you got a gold medal for being a hot wife who raised kids who became doctors and lawyers.) Now CEOs have to be aspirational for millennials so they have to look like they won a gold medal for work-life balance. Chelsea Clinton is a great example of how this balance means commitment to nothing. She was at McKinsey for a year. She fundraises for charities. She wrote a childrens book. For Chelsea, her career is a series of aspirational hobbies because she is too rich to just stay home with kids. She can buy the image of work-life balance. Shes a millennial gold-medal winner! Gen X revolutionized leadership by leading from behind (because Gen X was always behind the Baby Boomers). The Internet disrupted publishing, Grunge disrupted music, food trucks disrupted restaurants. Then, as fast as you can say Barack Obamas presidency, the leadership phase of Gen X was gone. And, like all things that Gen X reformed, Gen Y picked up the cause and got all the credit. But I am never one to let millennials take credit they dont deserve. Because hello? Have millennials changed anything yet? I dont think so. The only thing theyve changed is how far someone will go to salve their endless need for external validation. Millennials invented the destination elopement, monthly subscription boxes of stuff, foods made from other foods. They transformed prom by going in a group. They transformed entry-level jobs by quitting in a group. They transformed startup culture by making it group therapy. They transformed social activism by donating to whoever their friends donate to. So please, lets not even talk about millennials as leaders, because the only leading they do is from their Instagram feed.   Millennials are so desperate for external validation that they make work-life balance competitive. So David Solomon is a DJ like Chelsea Clinton is a book author. David has enough money to look like well-balanced guy even though we all know that you have to basically eat the organs out of your competition in order to get to the top of Goldman Sachs. The millennials will be the first generation since the post-war generation where every household looks the same (all artisanal and bespoke, of course) and every family looks the same (millennial moms trade ambition for kids, millennial dads want to be home for dinner). Everyone wants to own less and share more. And leadership takes place on social media, where everyone looks toward the one with the most likes. Because more than anything millennials like to be liked. Ten years ago I launched Brazen Careerist, which is now Brazen Technologies, a company name that makes me feel like Im the parent of a child who just announced their new name is Sam and their preferred pronoun is they. When I launched the company I was in my 40s. I never saw my kids. My husband demanded a divorce. And I was surrounded by twentysomethings telling me I wasnt using email right, wasnt using Facebook right, wasnt leading right. I remember thinking: I cant wait til they are in their 30s. Now the time has come. Ryan Paugh has two kids and is running his own startup, The Community Company. He sees his kids about as much as I did back then, and when his wife, Caitlin,  is pissed about their marriage, she calls me. (I scream at her and tell her divorce is not an option.) I hope there is someone telling him hes not using Snapchat the right way, but there will not be someone telling him hes leading the wrong way. Because hes the quintessential millennial leader. He and Caitlin  are work-life geniuses. Ryan comes home for dinner. There is no nanny. And Caitlin freeze dries food and makes medicine from herbs. Caitlin knew she couldnt work full-time and have kids, so she does small stuff on the side, and when people ask what do you do, she gets to talk about her interesting work AND her stay-at-home parenting because shes a millennial winner. And Ryan just published at book. Of course. Because the business card is to work as the book is to work-life balance. Its called Super Connector. It tells people to lead by way of a group. Seriously. Blows my mind. I want to tell him its a totally stupid book and people need a real leader. What would animals do without a leader? Eat each other. What would cave men do without a leader? Starve without meat. And what would Steve Jobs have accomplished if he had been likable? Nothing, probably. But Ryan is likable, and so of this moment. You can tell hes so this moment is that everyone like me who is too old to be of this moment will not want to read his book. Which is exactly why we should. Because millennials are taking over the workplace, so we should get on board.

Perspectives on Failure Your Role as a Manager

Perspectives on Failure Your Role as a Manager Failure is inevitable in the business world. No matter what, you’re going to encounter both isolated and widespread failure regularly throughout your career. That’s just the harsh reality of modern business. As a manager, it’s important that you’re prepared for these shortcomings and know how to respond in situations that call for quick responses and calculated decision-making. It may sound cliché, but it’s not the failures that define you â€" it’s how you respond in the face of these failures. Do you know how to analyze failure so that your business is stronger and healthier for it on the back end? How to Respond to Failure The trickiest thing about failure in business is that it’s not always something you can directly control (or even influence). In many cases, external factors determine positive or negative results; it’s up to you to respond in the appropriate manner. The orange juice market is a relevant example, especially in the wake of the devastating hurricanes that have fallen on American soil this year. All it takes is a natural disaster or environmental issue in the state of Florida â€" such as a hurricane, tropical storm, or freeze â€" and orange juice can be seriously affected. Nearly 100 percent of the U.S. orange crop comes from Florida and damage to trees (which take 15 years to reach maturity) can have a massive impact on prices and production. A manager at an orange farm in Florida can’t prevent natural disasters from occurring, but he can prepare for and respond accordingly by hedging risk in the form of orange juice futures. As a manager at a steel production facility (or any other type of company), you might not be able to avoid droughts in the market. You can, however, circumvent avoidable failures by planning for predicable market swings ahead of time. As entrepreneur Harriet Genever points out, there are three basic types of failure in the business world: Preventable failures. These are the failures that are most frustrating. If you had approached the underlying situation in the right manner, the failure would never have materialized. However, there is a silver lining here. Unlike other failures, you can have some control over these and prevent them. Failures in complex systems. The second category refers to failures that occur when many different factors are involved. As Genever explains, “These are the systematic failures that generally begin as multiple, small failures that, when left unfixed, turn into a system-wide problem. These small failures aren’t bad in and of themselvesâ€"they are simply a reality in a complex system. Dealing with them promptly is what prevents bigger failures from happening.” Intelligent failures. The final category refers to “good” failures in which you learn something that can be applied and used in the future to push your organization forward. Genever uses the example of Thomas Edison’s trial and error approach that led to the development of the light bulb. From a managerial perspective, you must be prepared to face all three types of failure. However, there’s a big difference between being prepared for failure and preparing to fail. The reason you spend so much time understanding failure is so that you’ll be able to avoid the preventable ones and appropriately respond to the issues that are outside of your scope of control. While every situation is unique, there is one common underlying factor in almost every case of preventable failure: ineffective communication. According to a study conducted by the Project Management Institute (PMI), one-third of all project failures are rooted in poor communication. This makes your job as a manager pretty clear. You need to improve communication and prepare for failure like your job depends on it â€" because it does!

List Books on Resume Writing

List Books on Resume WritingA good one is a list book on resume writing. This will take you through the various sections of your resume and makes it easy for you to compose the entire thing. It also enables you to highlight the skills that you have and is perfect for people who cannot write all the time.You can find many websites that offer information on lists and list books, but a good one will not only tell you what it is, but how to write your own list. In this case, an interesting thing about the list book is that you can follow it and learn how to write resume.The first step to write a resume is making the list. There are two types of lists. One is the chronological resume, and the other is the chronological resume that combines both the chronological and the skills lists together.When you have made the list, make sure you keep it organized. You do not want the resume to be a jumbled mess. Arrange the names by category so that you can sort them in a particular order. Remember t hat each job requires different types of skills and experience.Take a look at the skill section in the chronological resume. List the skill descriptions that you have acquired as a part of your previous job experiences. Make sure you are writing this section from your perspective, because if you were present during training or work, you would know if it is still applicable or not.Include all your work history in the skills section. If you have worked with a company that has a particular technology, then mention that here as well. The next thing to do is to get rid of the qualifications that do not apply to your present job, because this is the part where you would display your skills.The next step in the process is to write the summaries for the skills sections. The information that you are getting from the lists should be displayed here. Choose the skills that are applicable to your current job.After you have finished the skills section, move on to the other sections that are relat ed to your skills. Include other details about your previous job and include the ones that are relevant. The last step is to select the most important skills in the resume.

Its Your Career Get Out of Your Own Way!

It’s Your Career â€" Get Out of Your Own Way! Its Your Career Get Out of Your Own Way! If I had a dollar for every time a job seeker or career-changer gave me an excuse for why they are not landing their next job, I’d be rich. Just yesterday, James, an executive, called me for interview help, and he claimed that, “It’s been hard since I’m new to this city.” Oh, did you just move here and don’t know anybody? “No, I moved here 4 years ago, but they don’t like people from L.A.” Really? Ridiculous! Jennifer said her challenge was ageism; she’s 52. So I asked her if she has a specific example of something someone said or did that led her to believe that. “No, but the people I am interviewing with are so much younger than I am.” And Robert claimed the top prize. He recently echoed the top excuse for not moving out of his current job to pursue something more fulfilling and that pays more: “It’s so time-consuming. I have a full time job and don’t have time to work on my next job.” My response: Robert, it must not be that important to you. Oh, there are lots more outstanding excuses to help you justify why you are “stuck” where you are. They range in silliness from “There are no jobs out there.” to “It’s a male-dominated industry (from a woman).” through “My boss isn’t helping me.” and “My résumé is going into the HR black hole.” I could go on, but let’s focus on how to prevent these and other excuses from sabotaging or slowing down your efforts. Rule #1: Nobody cares about your career more than you. If you aren’t going to take responsibility, get rid of the excuses, and build a plan to move forward, and then just stop talking about it. It’s that simple. So stop. Re-boot your efforts and start from the beginning. Buy a new job search/career book, read free articles on the web, attend a seminar, and go to face-to-face networking events. Rule #2: Without a plan and a process, your actions won’t turn into results. Yes, you keep sending out résumés, telling people how unhappy you are (with the hopes they come up with some job ideas), and introducing yourself on LinkedIn groups. So how’s that working for you? Run your new effort like a project. Start a binder (digital or paper), set goals, schedule your activities in your calendar, and follow through! Winging it or jumping in and out of the job search will not deliver any results. Rule #3: Play the odds game and crank up the volume. You think you’re doing a lot. Double it. Then double it again. Don’t focus on that one perfect job, wait for that interview, and â€" maybe â€" network to get your application on the hiring manager’s desk. You need ten of those. Yes, you need to find ten real career opportunities, activate them by applying, networking, and following up. When one drops off, add another. Work the numbers! It’s a new era of career movement, both for growth within your company and for external job search. Do you have what it takes to recognize that the ownership is fully on your shoulders? Are you prepared to change your approach and stop hiding behind excuses? Of course you are! Ask for help, be positive, and take action. Tell us about your specific challenges in the comments. We want to hear from you.

Summary Sunday Gearing Up Your Professional Life

Summary Sunday Gearing Up Your Professional Life It is Sunday again! This is my round up of favorite posts found and/or shared this week. Thanksgiving is now behind us, but dont let that stop you from being grateful for all that you have around you. 22 Killer Personal Development Resources Youre Missing Out On from LifeHack Skim through this list of sites and apps and chose a couple to explore. There are goal-setting tools, free online learning, motivational videos and so much more! Learning something new every day keeps you marketable! And in case you wanted to see more online learning tools that cost you nothing, check out this post or this professional development post. LinkedIn Endorsements: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly from Undercover Recruiter by Stacy Donovan Zapar You have probably heard or seen the new endorsement feature. Get the skinny on it here! Employed in 201x: The 7 New Job Search Basics from Savvy Intern by Mark Babbitt If you know someone who hasnt had to look for a job in awhile, this post will certainly help them understand what it takes! This is truly one of my favorite posts! New Year, New Job! 101 Top Tips from Job-Hunt Experts for Your Holiday Job Search: How to Use the Holidays to Advance Your Job Search   (eBook)  by Susan Joyce and Meg Guiseppi compiled from Job-Hunt.org experts This eBook dispels the myths and is chock-full of great advice from great experts! For only 99 cents, you cant lose (and if you head to Amazon in the next few days, the download costs you nothing!) Go download it and write a review so others will see the books value!