Reader Job Search Questions Answers #1

Reader Job Search Questions Answers #1 3 This first roundup of reader questions and answers covers job interviewer bias, social media profiles, confidential job searches and resume complexities. Is this a new thing? From time to time, I'll post roundups of job search questions and answers that JobMobbers are asking me. This is the first such QA roundup. I've tried to keep the questions and answers as close as possible to the actual conversation but in some cases I've changed things to protect the reader's identity or I've given a longer answer than what was possible at the time due to the fact that Twitter â€" where many of these questions are coming from â€" only allows 140 characters per message. Interviewer bias As a candidate, what if you sense the interviewer is less qualified than you and as a result might be biased in hiring you?eval Be more concerned about the interviewer not being able to recognize your value to the company. For a successful result regardless of the interviewer's qualifications, you need to sense what the interviewer is hoping to hear and answer in kind. Personal blogs and social media profiles Is it a good idea to include my blog and facebook profile in job interviews? If so, how to do it?eval Include anything that will grow your value in the eyes of the hiring company. You want them bending over backwards to hire you and that's only going to happen if they think you'll bring tremendous value. If your blogging is relevant to your career and the job you're applying for, you should mention it on your resume and refer to it when answering questions in your job interview. Do the same with your Facebook profile. If your blogging and Facebook activities are completely personal and unrelated to your work life, only mention them when asked about them directly. However, if you specifically don't want your future employer to know about them, take a look at the170+ Resources and Tips To Help Manage Your Reputation Online to anticipate what your employer can discover about you and then decide how to react in advance. Confidential job searches I'm currently in a job that I'm desperate to leave; how would you recommend I look for jobs while currently employed? This topic was covered in-depth on JobMob in Reader Question: Search For A Job Without Losing My Current Job? In short, make sure you're really willing to take the risks of a confidential job search and know how to handle the consequences. Keep in mind that if your confidential job search is successful, you will need to tell your current employer about it and reassure them that you didn't job search on company time. Resume complexities While working for Company X, it was closed down and the owner retained existing contracts and us workers with them. As a result, we continued working on the contracts as his employees although sometimes in different roles. How do I show this on my resume? Split the job descriptions. Using your official job title there, have one job description for your role at company X before it closed down. Have a second job description for your role when working directly for the ex-owner of Company X. For company name, write the name used on your pay slips. For the job title- find out what the owner would respond when asked by a recruiter about your role, and put that title on your resume. If it doesn't match with your daily activities or your work achievements (e.g. because the owner still sees your role as it was for Company X) then add “and” or a slash, followed by the job title that most accurately describes what you did for the owner. Have a job search question? Ask me all your job search questions via email, Twitter, the JobMob LinkedIn group and via comments on the JobMob Facebook page or here on JobMob.

On the Job by Anita Bruzzese Do women talk too much

On the Job by Anita Bruzzese Do women talk too much Facebooks Sheryl Sandberg became a hero to many women when she publicly stated that she leaves the office at 5:30 p.m. every day to be with her children. Not only was this a call for the 40-hour week many of us have abandoned, it was a statement from a powerful, successful woman. Unfortunately, according to a new study, not enough top-level women like Sandberg are speaking up about anything.A Yale School of Management study finds that women executives dont express their views as often as their male counterparts because they fear they will be seen as too outspoken. When men talk a lot and they have power, people want to reward them either by hiring them, voting for them, or just giving them more power and responsibility at work. But when women do it, they are seen as being too domineering, too presumptuous. Women perceive this, and thats why they temper how much they talk, says Victoria Brescoll, assistant professor of organizational behavior at the Yale. Many men may scoff at this idea, citing their own significant others as being completely assured in stating their opinions on a regular basis. But Brescoll turned to the U.S. Senate when investigating the issue, since every word is recorded in that chamber. Brescoll looked at the 2005 and 2007 sessions, analyzing gender, amount of time spoken (using C-Span and the Congressional Record) and then assigned a power score to each person. That score was given based on the lawmakers position, indirect influence, legislative activity and earmarks established by Knowlegis, a non-partisan firm. While powerful male lawmakers talked more, the same could not be said for powerful female lawmakers, Brescoll found. Interestingly, the powerful women didnt even talk more than (read more here)

Seth Godins 7-Point Guide to Bootstrap Your Personal Brand - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Seth Godins 7-Point Guide to Bootstrap Your Personal Brand - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Seth Godin is perhaps one of the most widely read marketers in the world, and with good reason. His long string of best-sellers have been pushing the envelope in marketing for decades. Today we’ll extract some key lessons from his hit “The Bootstrapper’s Bible,” and apply them to your personal branding efforts.  In the simplest terms, bootstrapping means doing a lot with a little. It’s the philosophy I’ve used from day one with my business: getting the most bang for your buck, especially when you start out with almost nothing. Let’s see how Godin’s bootstrapping tips can make the time you spend on personal branding pack more of a punch. Bootstrapping tips 1. Stop planning and start doing. Get out there and do it. The more you do, the more you do. Doors will open. Opportunities will appear. Your model will change, your reputation will increase, you will become a magnet for smart people. But none of this will happen if you stay inside and keep planning. Pick something on your list and just do it. 2. Position yourself against the brand leader. Be brazen in the way you compare yourself to a leader in your field. Your story should be short, solid, and memorable. Can you be cheaper than Fritos or faster then Federal Express? in your specific niche? The more your opponent gets publicized, the more your positioning statement increases in value. 3. Be freakishly persistent. Its not about what you know or even what you do. Success is about persistence. Set realistic expectations and dont give up. Never take no for an answer but be respectfully persistent. 4. Associate with winners. Four groups of people will dramatically influence how your business evolves: Customers Employees Vendors Peers An angry customer, vendor, or employee can force you to make concessions youll be sorry you agreed to. Line yourself up with the wrong people and your business will grow misshapen. 5. Do favors for free. The best way to find peers is to devote several hours a week doing favors for people. Favors with no intention of being repaid. Do some favors for strangers and some for friends: Send someone a relevant newspaper clipping or email message Refer business to another company that can handle it better than you This is how you build trust and goodwill among the people who can help get you where you want. 6. Be a connector to establish a strong peer group. Connect with people by connecting them to each other. A few hours a week will net you a group of 100 or more peers who will benefit from your efforts as much as youll benefit from theirs. Check out your local chamber of commerce, local CEO club, or start one yourself. Do the following to strengthen your group: Find opportunities to brag about and compliment other companies and people you know If you interview someone whos terrific but not for you, send that person to a peer (you just made two friends!) If you write an article and need a case study, ask a peer to contribute If you deal with a business and youre happy with the experience, write a letter to the president and, founder to founder, let her know how she did. Be sure to join one thats as upbeat and enabling as you are. You need to surround yourself with people who have succeeded and are still enjoying the ride. 7. Partner and work with biggger brands (people or companies). Create a mutually beneficial relationship with bigger, richer, more stable organizations. You can make money faster, open access to resources, and generate credibility. Many big-company founders hate what their company has become. They rail against the slowness, bureaucracy, and inability to get anything done anymore. What they need is someone like you who can take on a specific task and turn company assets into gold. Youll be amazed at how easily you can license a brand name or do deals for ad space or take over projects for a big company. Sometimes theyll pay up front, just to maximize the chance of success. Youd be amazed at all the products that arent made by the companies you think make them. Fisher-Price glasses. Flintstones vitamins. Corporations large and small are eager to find bootstrappers who can turn their wasting assets into cash. With these seven tips, you’re well on your way to getting the most bang for your buck with your personal brand. What time-effective personal branding tactics do you use that embody Godins bootsrapper mindset? Author: Pete Kistler is a leading Online Reputation Management expert for Generation Y, a top 5 finalist for Entrepreneur Magazine’s College Entrepreneur of 2009, one of the Top 30 Definitive Personal Branding Experts on Twitter, a widely read career development blogger, and a Judge for the 2009 Personal Brand Awards. Pete manages strategic vision for Brand-Yourself.com.

Boys in crisis the decay of masculinity and how to renew it

Boys in crisis the decay of masculinity and how to renew it Feminism provided girls with a whole new language  to express the myriad problems-that-have-no-name, but there have been no credible equivalents for boys. In fact,  the definition of masculinity seems to be contracting, according to Peggy Orenstein. When asked what traits society values most in boys, only 2% of male respondents in PerryUndems survey asked men what traits society values most in boys, 2% answered honesty and morality, and 8% said leadership skillsâ€"traits that are, of course, admirable in anyone but have traditionally been considered masculine. Orenstein says that when she asked boys what they liked about being a boy, most of them drew a blank.   One college sophomore said, “Huh, that’s interesting. I never really thought about that. You hear a lot more about whats wrong  with guys.” Here are some areas where we lack clear language to describe a phenomenon the media covers over and over again: Girl-centered school and the drugging of the American boy The boy crisis is global, but its egregious in the US. By high school, nearly 20% of American boys will be diagnosed with ADHD. But if 20% of boys have a given trait, one might consider the trait is part of being a boy and not something to be drugged. Boys with birthdays in August are much more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD, because August is the cutoff for preschool so kids with August birthdays are the youngest in their grade. Instead of acknowledging that different kids mature at different times, schools medicate the most immature to enable teachers to manage large groups of kids. Boys are more likely than girls to want to run around rather than sit still, and girls mature faster than boys. As a result, teachers identify boys as the cause of their inability to manage 30 kids at once. And social workers respond by recommending medication to the parents of boys. The result: schools are penalizing boys for being boys. Single-parent homes and the de-masculinization of parenting In the book The Boy Crisis, Warren Farrell describes researchers who looked at 70 different measurements of life without a fathers presence. (Obligatory Ted Talk here.) Boys suffer more than girls in each of the 70 measurements. The research suggests there is a male style of parenting and a female style of parenting, and if boys dont get the male style, they suffer. Similarly un-PC research from the Autism community shows there are a male brain and a female brain, and girls who miss out on the female style of parenting suffer. One reason we have no language for the masculine experience because its so un-PC to say single-mothers dont provide adequate parenting for boys. The more we harp on the idea that men and women are only socialized to be different, the more difficult it is to create a language of masculinity. Pink jobs, blue jobs and the self-segregation of men and women at work Science tells us that know that girls are better at reading in part because theyre more introspective. And boys are better at physical activity in part because they have stronger cardio-vascular abilities and better hand-eye coordination. A study in Finland shows that when boys are sedentary their academic performance goes down, but this is not true for girls. These gender differences in school impact the jobs men and women choose. The Economist says there are pink jobs and blue jobs and statistically men and women dont show much interest in doing similar work. Women enjoy largely sedentary jobs with talking. Men enjoy jobs with less talking and more doing. Yet its illegal to talk about jobs in terms of gender, so were left with the decidedly limited language of pink jobs and blue jobs. Making jobs, serving jobs and the rise of social skills By 2022 robots could eliminate 75 million active jobs and create 133 million new desk jobs to keep track of the robots. Remember the research about how boys dont perform well if they have to sit for too long? There are going to be a lot of broken robots if something doesnt change. You could think of the economy as making vs serving: making jobs are in manufacturing, mining, and construction; serving jobs are in health care, education, and technology. As the making jobs continue to disappear the unemployment rate for men grows much higher than for women. And increasingly there seems to be no role for men in modern society. We steer men who are great with  a cable railings kit, to be the person who helps people make railings decisions. we tell cabinet makers who lost jobs to robots, You can consult for companies and tell them if  the furniture theyre churning out will fall apart in a month. But this tactic forces men to give up an active job for a job where their primary duty is talking and connecting. There are no good men left The marriage rate is plummeting, and economists think its because women dont like their choices. Even though women earn college degrees at a higher rate than men, and women in their 20s outearn men in their 20s, women still want to marry a man who is as educated as she is and earns significantly more money. A way to see the gap between men and women today is the rise in sexually transmitted diseases. When people feel like they can set their own goals and reach them, they use condoms and get tested at clinics for STDs. So its surprising that were in the middle of a surge in STDs among men who have sex with men. Compared to other times in history, this demographic has much more sexual freedom, social and legal protections today which should indicate a high level of condom use. One way to explain the unexpected surge in STDs is that its not gay men per se, but all men feel reckless about condoms; all men have trouble (consciously or unconsciously) with the language of masculinity and knowing who they are. Women, on the other hand, feel high self-efficacy after half a century of feminist theory and three generations of women advocating for themselves. Women demand condoms as an expression of the security and power they feel in society. After thinking about the condom gap, I wonder if women really want men who earn more. I think that might be placeholder language for what women really want which is a partner who inspires self-efficacy. When we have a richer language for masculinity women will more clearly describe their hopes for a mate. And men will more clearly describe what theyd like to offer. Until then, Im sure there are still good men left, but we dont have the language to talk about them.

Writing Executive Resume Examples For Use At A Job Interview

Writing Executive Resume Examples For Use At A Job InterviewThe key to writing executive resume examples for an upcoming job is to remember that the perspective of the reader is as important as what the writer has to say. The resume examples that you come up with must leave a positive impression on the reader and must strike a chord with them.A lot of the time, the candidate writing executive resume examples will be applying for a managerial position. What you need to consider is that there is a huge difference between an executive who can influence change within a company and a managerial role. You don't want to forget about the importance of a manager in an organization and that he or she must bring about a positive change in the organization.If you can't do this, then it's pretty much impossible to impact and effect change within the organization. There is something that you can do to prepare for the executive resume examples that you are going to be submitting. You can do this by organizing yourself in your spare time. There are many companies that will be paying you to organize the information that you have to help you improve your job prospects.So when you get ready to organize your paper, you should make sure that you do the following things. First, write down all the contact information that you have for other people. Then, write down all the things that you do on a daily basis. These include things like how you travel, what you eat, what you pay attention to, and other things that are related to what you do.It would be best if you make a note of any activities that you have participated in during the last year or so that can assist you in your writing. If you are looking for contact information, it would be wise to use the information found on your cell phone or even on your computer. With this information, you will be able to pinpoint your personal contacts that you have and will give you the basic information that you will need to begin your writing. When you are ready to start the writing process, you will need to get organized. If you are doing this on your own, it would be a good idea to create a list of who is going to read your paper. You can do this by dividing your paper into different sections. You should include all of the important and relevant information that you need to include in the top section. In the next section, you can include some general information and then any other items that are considered necessary.The main reason why you need to have specific sections in your paper is because you want to be able to organize it. This will help you to be able to focus on the things that you need to include. Take the time to prepare a specific outline that you will use as your outline. After you create this outline, you can go back and rewrite it as you go.After you have completed your research and you have written your executive resume examples, you will need to do some editing. This is where the most benefit is going t o be found.

Is there gratitude in your job search - Hire Imaging

Is there gratitude in your job search - Hire Imaging The pressures that come with a job search can make it hard to feel grateful. But in reality, gratitude is a powerful way to attack negativity. And negativity without a doubt can impede job search success. So how do you conjure up and keep that attitude of gratitude? An overlooked power “I can’t find a job.” I’ve heard this comment from job seekers more times than I can count. And I understand how those feelings may surface. The job search takes time. It’s more often than not sprinkled with a good-sized dose of rejections and what seem like dead ends. It’s easy to blame others, oneself or situations. My coaching with clients frequently includes integrating gratitude, because it energizes, creating a positive outlook and a clearer perspective despite difficult times. It really does work! When you give thanks, your life and career become magnets that attract positive outcomes. Is it really a bad thing? Petra and I had a fabulous session last week. She had struggled with a downbeat attitude. She came to see that she was in an attitudinal rut â€" a fixed pattern of negative behavior. She worked at â€" and remarkably succeeded â€" in shifting her focus to a glass-half-full outlook. She shared a bit of her new thanks mantra with me. Very cool! I’m thankful for … These difficult times. I’m stretching where I would not have. When I don’t know something. It gives me the opportunity to learn. Each new challenge. I’m building character and resilience. My weaknesses. They’ve given me opportunities for development. My mistakes. Life lessons are good teachers. Everything hasn’t fallen into my lap. I appreciate things much more. Five ways to show gratitude It’s fascinating that when we feel gratitude, we are primed to show that gratitude and spread kindness. I’ve picked clients’ minds to find out ways they’ve done this. There are too many to mention in this post; here are seven â€" all true and recent: Told my grown son face to face how much he meant to me. Called a friend in a tough situation and listened for over an hour because she needed it. Smiled at everyone I saw for a day. It was circularly contagious. Left an “I love you” sticky note on the fridge for my family. Called 3 people and let them know the impact they’ve had on my life. Took that coat I never wear to Goodwill for someone who needs it. Took money saved for a night out and gave an anonymous donation to a local church. It’s often the small stuff The world certainly needs people to spread kindness. Ive recently been inspired by others I know who are modeling that sentiment. George is preparing turkey sandwiches and fixings for people who are homeless â€" and George is unemployed and carefully managing limited finances. Jen is babysitting free of charge for a friend recuperating from major surgery. Grace, who recently landed a great job, decided to pay it forward. She formed a job search group at her home for people she knows who are still looking. An attitude of gratitude What are you truly grateful and thankful for? No rules here. Your answers can range from landing a great job, to waking up each day. I believe that the simpler the things we find gratitude in, the more we are bathed in it. What unique mark are you making on the world? What are your success stories? What simple things could you do to bring a smile to those around you? Instead of focusing on the things that have gone wrong (those dead ends with research, roadblocks with networking, the sure job that was offered to someone else), what if we are just grateful for what has gone right (the opportunity to learn a new skill, knowledge you picked up from a new contact, extra time to spend with loved ones, etc.)? In a world where many things are beyond our control, attitude is a controllable and lifelong power! Photo: juliejordanscott

Entrepreneur, Solopreneur - Its Not a Hobby Any More!

Entrepreneur, Solopreneur - It’s Not a Hobby Any More! 5 tips to turn your hobby into a powerhouse career Corporate burnout is no laughing matter. For women, especially, the work-life struggle is proving harder and harder to juggle as our professional lives bleed more and more into our personal lives. Luckily, we live in an age of online-driven businesses that allow entrepreneurship and its sister, solopreneurship, to thrive. According to the National Women’s Business Council as of 2012 there were 9,878,397 women-owned businesses in the United Statesâ€"an increase of 2,086,282 businesses or 26.8 percent from 2007. This proves that women are looking for new opportunities to become independent and successful entrepreneurs and solopreneurs. Furthermore, the industry with the highest percentage of women-owned businesses relative to men-owned and equally-owned is Health Care and Social Assistance at 64.6 percent. I spoke with Stacey Morgenstern and Carey Peters, co-founders of Health Coach Institute (HCI)â€"an online coaching school that was recently dubbed by Forbes as a lifestyle empire. Their program’s business and marketing pillar is to teach students how to leverage their skills to create successful businesses. Morgenstern and Peters share their top five tips for transforming your passion into a profitable, purpose-driven career: 1 Discover your true passion and once you find it, own it with all your heart. Morgenstern and Peters teach that every change starts with the desire to want something to be different. The decision to say yes to the desire leads to acting to manifest the desire. Morgenstern says, “We call this ‘yesing’ your heart’s desires. So often we come from a place of ‘shoulding’ all over ourselves by taking on what others want for us. To be true to your heart and live your passion, you must drop the ‘shoulds’ and say yes to what you alone truly desire.” 2 Surround yourself with people who both support you and stretch you. According to Morgenstern and Peters, people often try to build businesses from scratch with either no support or the wrong supportâ€"too much stretch. Instead, they say that to become empowered in business, you need support from mentors, peers, friends, and family who hold your vision to beâ€"without a doubtâ€"attainable. Equally important is stretch from the right people who ask for goals and plans while practicing tough love. Peters says, “There has to be an equal balance of both support and stretch for there to be healthy personal growth that produces lasting and sustainable results.” 3 Get empowered with skills you need to succeed and systems to make it easier. Building a business is like building a house â€" it has to have a strong foundation to be formidable. “So many of our students have cried to us over the years that they wasted thousands of dollars and years of study that did not translate to making a living in the real world as coaches,” says Morgenstern. To counter that, Morgenstern and Peters have designed curated programs that Peters says, “Incorporate exactly what coaches really need to know to coach clients successfully and ditches the rest.” The right skills proven to create results and systems that are easy to follow will lead to success as a solopreneur. 4 Step into your spotlightâ€"it’s yours to own because there’s only one of you. HCI’s “Step Into Your Spotlight” live events are what Morgenstern and Peters refer to as business game-changers because success does not happen in isolation. Peters says their live events are all about “claiming your personal power, owning it, and having it witnessed by your tribe.” She adds, “Our events have a strong focus on a money mindset because if you can’t foster a healthy relationship with money, how can you expect to attract it into your life? And if you don’t attract money, how can you run a business?” 5 Become a mentor and share your success path with others. A continual love of learning and personal growth are just some of the things that Morgenstern and Peters believe have contributed to their company’s success. As mentors themselves, they teach their grads that one of the best ways to accelerate business growth is to become a mentor to others who want to follow in your footsteps. Morgenstern says, “Not only do you get to inspire others to live their dreams, but by sharing your journey, you realize your mistakes and in so doing, teach yourself to constantly improve and innovate your own business models.” Morgenstern and Peters agree that their school is founded on the maxim: “Love what you do, do what you love.” It’s your passion, they say, that fires up your business. As one of the only coaching schools to offer business and marketing training integrated into their curriculum, Peters explains, “It’s the combination of your passion plus the right skills that fuels your business and sparks success.” Join Dana Manciagli’s Job Search Master Class now and get the most comprehensive job search system available!