Building Your Target List – The Targeted Job Search
Your target list should contain companies that could hire you. You should be looking for companies that are looking for your skill set. This is step one of Target the Company and Quit Chasing the Job or the Targeted Job Search.
Let’s cover four sources to find these companies.
1. Your friends…
Target the Company and Quit Chasing the Job
Target the company?
Yes, you heard me correctly… target the company and quit chasing the job.
This is the philosophy of the Targeted Job Search which I will be writing about over the next month.
As a baby boomer, I was raised to be loyal to my employer. When the right opportunity came about, it …
Social Networking for Business Success – Book Review
Are you starting a business? Are you running an existing business?
If you answered yes to either of those questions, you are probably thinking about how you could use social networking to promote, sell, or get visibility for your company and products.
This is the book for you!
I am a big fan of Miriam …
5 Questions to Ask Before Going from For-Profit to Non-Profit
For-profit to non-profit?
I am approached frequently by baby boomers on whether they should make the leap from the For-Profit world to the Non-Profit world.
The answer is almost always maybe.
I have had a tumultuous but successful career over the last decade and a half. Going from a large corporation to a successful high …
7 Key Characteristics to Job Satisfaction or Dissatisfaction
Do you love or hate your job? Do you know why you feel the way you do? What about your current job, makes you happy or makes you want to pull your hair out?
Let’s discuss 7 key characteristics of your current job.
1. Boss
The number one reason people leave their jobs is the …
Certification – Is It Worth It?
Certification is one of the hottest trends in the adult learning and employment space. Over the next 20-30 years, I believe we will see a shift from getting advanced college degrees to getting certifications.
The question I am often asked is:
Should I get “XYZ” certification?
My response is almost always – Maybe!
Before we …
3 Themes for Writing Your Brand Story
I previously wrote about the 3 Key Elements to a Brand Story. They are:
Strong opening Memorable Label Brand ThemeThe challenge is often coming up with a brand theme. Depending on your particular situation, you may want to tell a story about:
How a major event impacted your life and career…Adding Story Telling to the Interview Process
Story Telling?
Story telling is a very compelling way to inform the interviewer that you know your stuff.
The purpose of telling stories is to get you to talk about your most memorable accomplishments, biggest challenges, the ways you deal with conflict, and how you recover from a stumble.
If you answer every question in …
3 Methods to Build Your Personal Vocabulary
Do you have a personal vocabulary?
Do you have a list of words or phrases that you regularly use to describe yourself?
For most of us, the answer is no.
One thing I have learned from all of the Birkman feedback I have given in the last three years is that most of us do …
3 Key Elements of Your LinkedIn Photograph
Your LinkedIn photograph is the first thing that most people notice when they view your profile. It also shows up next to your name and headline when people conduct searches on LinkedIn. It is often the number one factor in whether people click to view your profile.
What does your LinkedIn photograph say about you? …