The Job Search Silver Bullet (Informational Interviews)

The Job Search Silver Bullet (Informational Interviews) What are you waiting for? Sunday night I did a presentation to a group of people interested in what they could do to manage their own careers.  I talked about a lot of cool ideas, like a mindset that I wish I would have had to network more effectively when I was in my job search. One thing i didnt talk about was the silver bullet of the job search.  Ive written about the silver bullet for job seekers before I really dont believe there is one.  I mean, there is not one single thing that you can do right now, and then land your dream job (or, any job).  The job search takes work, and there are many parts of this complex beast to finally land a job. But if anything comes close, it is the informational interview.  I remember talking to a career professional who said that if her clients did informational interviews all day long, they would likely land within 30 days. Informational interviews should be fun.  Doing them should be exhilarating, even if you are an introvert.  You should get leads from most interviews you go to.  You should strengthen the relationship with each person you talk to sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. You should get great practice in saying who you are (the 30 second commercial), to the point where it sounds natural, and you sound confident. Informational interviews get you away from your computer and in front of real people.  They make you dress up nicer than pajamas.  They put you in professional settings.  They prepare you for real job interviews.  They help you learn more about industries, positions, players in your area, opportunities.  They put you in a position of knowing more about those things than most people. There are no silver bullets, but if you can implement a good informational interview strategy, your job search might do a 180, and you might find you have a number of solid opportunities that you are chasing (or, that are chasing you!). What are you waiting for? The Job Search Silver Bullet (Informational Interviews) What are you waiting for? Sunday night I did a presentation to a group of people interested in what they could do to manage their own careers.  I talked about a lot of cool ideas, like a mindset that I wish I would have had to network more effectively when I was in my job search. One thing i didnt talk about was the silver bullet of the job search.  Ive written about the silver bullet for job seekers before I really dont believe there is one.  I mean, there is not one single thing that you can do right now, and then land your dream job (or, any job).  The job search takes work, and there are many parts of this complex beast to finally land a job. But if anything comes close, it is the informational interview.  I remember talking to a career professional who said that if her clients did informational interviews all day long, they would likely land within 30 days. Informational interviews should be fun.  Doing them should be exhilarating, even if you are an introvert.  You should get leads from most interviews you go to.  You should strengthen the relationship with each person you talk to sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. You should get great practice in saying who you are (the 30 second commercial), to the point where it sounds natural, and you sound confident. Informational interviews get you away from your computer and in front of real people.  They make you dress up nicer than pajamas.  They put you in professional settings.  They prepare you for real job interviews.  They help you learn more about industries, positions, players in your area, opportunities.  They put you in a position of knowing more about those things than most people. There are no silver bullets, but if you can implement a good informational interview strategy, your job search might do a 180, and you might find you have a number of solid opportunities that you are chasing (or, that are chasing you!). What are you waiting for? The Job Search Silver Bullet (Informational Interviews) What are you waiting for? Sunday night I did a presentation to a group of people interested in what they could do to manage their own careers.  I talked about a lot of cool ideas, like a mindset that I wish I would have had to network more effectively when I was in my job search. One thing i didnt talk about was the silver bullet of the job search.  Ive written about the silver bullet for job seekers before I really dont believe there is one.  I mean, there is not one single thing that you can do right now, and then land your dream job (or, any job).  The job search takes work, and there are many parts of this complex beast to finally land a job. But if anything comes close, it is the informational interview.  I remember talking to a career professional who said that if her clients did informational interviews all day long, they would likely land within 30 days. Informational interviews should be fun.  Doing them should be exhilarating, even if you are an introvert.  You should get leads from most interviews you go to.  You should strengthen the relationship with each person you talk to sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. You should get great practice in saying who you are (the 30 second commercial), to the point where it sounds natural, and you sound confident. Informational interviews get you away from your computer and in front of real people.  They make you dress up nicer than pajamas.  They put you in professional settings.  They prepare you for real job interviews.  They help you learn more about industries, positions, players in your area, opportunities.  They put you in a position of knowing more about those things than most people. There are no silver bullets, but if you can implement a good informational interview strategy, your job search might do a 180, and you might find you have a number of solid opportunities that you are chasing (or, that are chasing you!). What are you waiting for?

Befriend the intern to fire up your career

Befriend the intern to fire up your career I am going to be a better person at self-promotion because I dont brag enough. Ryan Paugh, who was basically my intern when I met him, and now hes almost my boss and definitely my social-skills mentor, tells me that I am popular because Im interesting but that I suck at self-promotion. (He uses, as an example, the day I promoted an event on my blog a few hours after it actually happened.) I do not tell Ryan to shut up because he has taught me a ton about myself since the day I started working with him. And in fact, he makes me feel qualified to tell you how you can fire up your career by paying close attention to the people with the least work experience. 1. Recognize interns are gatekeepers to the good stuff. When it was time to promote my second book, I went to Keith Ferrazzi, author of one of my favorite career advice books. I needed a quotation from Keith that said something like, I am The Great Keith Ferazzi and I can tell you for sure that your career will be crap and you will die drowning in the blood of a rabid coyote if you do not buy Penelope Trunks book. Just so you dont get confused, Im going to start calling my first book my first book and my second book my second book. At this point, I have written enough about oral sex and family atrocities that you will not be shocked to hear that my first book is really a memoir that my publisher out of the University of Colorado decided was too disturbing to be sold as a memoir, so it was published as a novel. Anyway, another thing Keith is great at is hiring interns. Keiths intern, and gatekeeper, at the time of the publication of my second book, was Ian Ybarra. Ian said sure, he could come up with a quote. (It did not have animal references, but still, it was a nice endorsement.) Ian could see that I was a book-promotion novice, so he started giving me tips: Trade email lists, give speeches, pitch bloggers. Note: this was five years ago, when no one pitched bloggers. Wait, please. Do not send me your book because I get too many. Im sick of getting copies of business books. (Note to all publishers: I am getting really good at self-promotion and my blog is about to really take off, so could you please start sending me books with literary merit? Heres my address: 15010 Oak Grove Lane, Darlington, WI 53030.) (And, a note to people who are going to say arent I worried that if I publish my address that stalkers will come get me in my sleep. Check me out on Google maps. The farm is so remote that even a stalker would be scared to go there in the dark.) (Finally, a note about using parentheses: Can we talk about style? Can there be more talk about style in blogging? Are links inherently parenthetical? What if each thought in a post is parenthetical, but they all add up to something that is central to our lives? Is that innovative or is it too e e cummings?) Its so difficult to be original. 2. Dont rush on the phone; interns chat about things that really matter. Then, one day, Ian wrote to me that he was moving with his girlfriend to Beloit. And then to Saudi Arabia. Or something like that. I cant remember where he moved, but he grew up in a really really small town in a state that gets joked about just like Wisconsin. And he told me about how MIT courted him because he had high SAT scores in a weird zip code. When I worry about my kids going to a rural school with no orchestra, I hang my hat on hopes painted with broad brush strokes of the tidbits of Ians life that I may or may not remember correctly. The next intern was Ryan Geist. I love him because I met him when he was at a big job at a big firm where I would never have been able to go to when I was his age because I was too busy not doing what the world expected me to do. What I love about Ryan is he gave those expectations a chance, and he was brave enough to say he didnt like them, and he landed on Keiths doorstep. At the same time Ryan was there, so was Sara Grace. She called to get a quote from me. And I started talking to her about what she does. What her aspirations are. And she started telling me all these ways that Keith repurposes content. I was blown away. He is great at turning everything he writes or says into a post. The thing that really struck me was that he records interviews and has them transcribed in India and then edited into a post. Thats a great idea. 3. Let an intern show you your weak spot: youll love her for it. Thats a great idea because reporters ask interesting questions. And then I end up talking about topics I hadnt thought about talking about before. The reporter uses 10% of what I say and the rest is gone. Poof. I do about five interviews a week, so recording them seemed like a good idea. But I realized that I actually like the process of writing. I dont like the process of reading what I already said. (I wonder, does anyone actually like that process? It seems solipsistic. And shut up to all you people who think everything I do is solipsistic, self-promotion. Here is a list of people who are a thousand times better at self-promotion than I am and I wish I could be any of them for a day: Guy Kawasaki Jason Calcanis Ramit Sethi And probably all you people who say that Im in love with myself and never shut up about myself are also people who rant about me into a recorder and then hit replay so you can listen to yourself rant.) 4. Lay groundwork to get a job from the intern one day. So goal number one is to be better at promoting myself. And goal number two is to be better at using all the content I generate to create more posts. I am also not good at this because once I generate the content, it bores me. I want to move on. So Im not sure how I will meet this goal either. But heres a start: Esquire contacted me this week about how to quit. And I decided it might make a good blog post. I see that its taken me too many words to get to it. So its hard to say that its the real subject of this blog post. But maybe you will like it: Dont do an exit interview. If they wanted to hear your ideas about how to make things better, you wouldnt be quitting, would you? So this is really just a way for you to burn bridges and annoy people. Dont fall into the trap. If they insist on an exit interview, say nothing negative. At all. Send a thank you note. Anyone you worked closely with should get a hand-written thank you note. Bring up specific times when they surprised you with kindness, made your work better, invigorated you with their own contagious brilliance or creativity. And, if you are thinking that you work with people who merely make you want to hit your head on a brick wall, remember this: Intelligent people can learn from anyone. Take a vacation. You probably think about work all the time, not because youre a slave but because you like solving problems and learning new things and meeting interesting people. Which is what work really is. This means that the only time you can really take a vacation is in between jobs. So do that. Dont start the new job right away. Have humility. You are probably not quitting to take a job that sucks, right? So, since you are quitting for a better job, you dont need to shove it in peoples faces that you are moving up in the world and they are not. The world is not a race to a McMansion, the world is a contest for who can be the most kind-hearted and tolerant. Thats what makes a good lifeyoull get kindness in return. So be gracious and grateful. Think of quitting as a networking event. These people are no longer your co-workers, they are the network that will help you get the job after the one you just got. And dont forget the entry-level people who look like they couldnt help anyone. The interns will get big jobs one day, and they will remember each person who saw them for who they are and who they could be.

Teacher Resumes Top 5 Best (Plus Examples)

Teacher Resumes Top 5 Best (Plus Examples) As a teacher or professor, it is vital that your resume showcases your professionalism, motivation, and communication skills.If you are currently in a teaching position, you know that it’s a challenging (but extremely important) vocation.You might not have the time at hand to create a resume/CV.Or maybe you are looking to take your career to the next level and you’d like a professional touch.Whatever the case, we’re here to help.For the purpose of this article, we will be using the words Resume and CV interchangeably. We understand that some professors are actually required to submit a Curriculum Vitae when applying for jobs. The companies on this list can provide both resumes and CVs.In This Article….In this article, we will share the following:Common skills for a teacher resume. The five best teacher resume writers. Fantastic teacher resume examples.You can click on the links above to be taken directly to your section of choice.Common Teacher Resume SkillsIn the realm of te aching and education, you need an ample serving of two kinds of skills â€" soft skills and hard skills.These are the skills you want to highlight effectively in your resume.Hard skills describe the technical and practical training and experience you have.Soft skills include personality traits and interpersonal abilities.The following list of skills will include both hard and soft skills most needed in the teaching industry.You’ll notice some of these skills might be described as a combination of “soft” and “hard” skills.For example, on the top of our list is “classroom management” â€" which is an important hard skill that can be learned through training and education, but also utilizes vital soft skills such as active listening, creativity, and empathy.Hard Skills for Teacher ResumeClassroom management Continued professional development and education Aptitude with educational technology Ability to maintain professional online presence Experienced in creating lesson pla ns Creates a comfortable and positive learning environment Efficient in record keeping Provides vital student support services Expertise in subjects taught Skilled in goal setting/achieving Knowledge of literatureSoft Skills for a Teacher ResumeDependability Effective communication/interpersonal skills Open-mindedness Creativity Problem-solving/critical thinking Adaptability Organization/time management Empathy Conflict resolution Active listening abilitiesNow, you don’t necessarily need to add every single one of these skills to your teacher resume.However, if you can provide a good combination of soft and hard skills to the sections of your resume, you will increase your chance of getting that coveted callback!5 Best Resume Services for TeachersIf you are in a hurry and don't want to read our detailed reviews below, here is a list of the Best Teacher Resume Writers:Find My Profession (that's us!) iHire Elementary Teachers Resume Target A+ Resumes for Teachers Teacher ProseAnd no w for the detailed reviews...Find My ProfessionFind My Profession is not just a top-notch teacher resume service. We are a global company headquartered in the US on a mission to master effective, ATS compatible resumes that convert into offers.A major perk of Find My Profession is that we are not a one-person shop.Collectively, our team of elite resume writers has experience in 85+ unique industries/professions. This allows us to assign you a professional writer (in the United States) based on your unique background and experience.We are also not a resume factory. We will never use “ghostwriters”. You will have your resume writer’s name, email, and phone number for direct communication.With 100+ 5-star reviews and a 60-day interview guarantee thatspeaks for itself, you can sleep easy knowing that your satisfaction is our #1 priority.Pros:Find My Profession commits to working with each client until they are completely satisfied. Don’t worry about having a limited number of ed its, or a set amount of time with your writer.Cons: Find My Profession does not exclusively write teacher resumes. Also, with a focus on more senior positions, our entry-level resume service may be a bit pricey for recent graduates.Turnaround: 3-5 business days. Can expedite to 2 business days.Cost: $395 - $795.Contact: (831) 888-0967 or help@findmyprofession.com.Don't take our word for it, check out some of our 5-star reviews.TrustpilotiHire Elementary TeachersiHire Elementary Teachers is a part of iHire.com, a job search website that has been connecting “the right jobs with the right talent” for the past 20 years.They offer teacher resume writing services as well as resume formatting.Their goal is to facilitate you as you take the next step in your professional career goals.Pros: This company offers to work with you until you are 100% satisfied with your teacher resume.They have professional resume writers knowledgeable on how to optimize your resume for the education industry .Cons: It looks like this resume writing service has you fill out a questionnaire rather than offer a one-on-one phone consultation.As such, you might not have the opportunity to address specific concerns or preferences.Turnaround: 5-7 business days.Cost: $345 - $495.Contact: (877) 316-3118.Resume TargetResume Target president, Amos Tayts, has a background in executive recruiting and has worked in the industry for the past 20 years. In the process, the company website states, he has “developed effective job search tools and a successful resume writing formula.”Resume Target writes education resumes for these vocations: teacher, teaching assistant, academic advisor, instructor, substitute teacher, principal. They seek to showcase key skills such as child development, classroom management, conflict resolution, integration of subjects, and more.Pros: Resume Target offers a 90-day interview guarantee, stating that 97% of their clients get interviews in that time period.Cons: Not eve ry package includes a one-on-one phone call with your resume writer; some have a questionnaire instead. Presumably, the less costly packages are the ones that utilize a questionnaire rather than a personal phone conversation with a resume writer.Turnaround: Three business days.Cost: $199 - $849.Contact: (888) 530-6095.A+ Resumes for TeachersA+ Resumes for Teachers, founded and owned by Candace Alstad-Davies, is a service determined to inspire and help educators obtain the career results they desire. Candace clearly has a passion for showcasing her clients’ value and authenticity and empowering them on their career journey.In business for more than 15 years, Resumes for Teachers has developed over 8,500 academic resumes, CVs, application letters, LinkedIn profiles, teaching philosophy statements, and related job search materials relevant to the education industry.Pros: With a focus on teachers and educators, A+ Resumes for Teachers offers a variety of individual services or package s to choose from.They have clients fill out a series of questions (via email) specific to the education industry, the purpose of which is to create impressive teacher resume materials on your behalf.Cons: Resumes for Teachers has a team of writers, meaning that you will not necessarily have Candace as your resume writer.However, her role in the company is very active in that she personally conducts all career, interview, and job search coaching (available in some packages) and is the contact person for email and phone calls.Turnaround: 3-5 business days; shorter turnaround times available.Cost: $160 - $685.Contact: (877) 738-8052 or candoco@telus.net.Teacher ProseTeacher Prose offers teacher resume writing at all levels of experience â€" from entry-level teacher all the way to principal or assistant principal.They also offer a free resume consultation by calling their toll-free number.Pros: This service offers relatively low-priced resumes for recent education graduates hoping to la nd their first teaching position.Cons: Many resume writing services have sample resumes available on their website. This company requires you to fill in a contact form in order to view a sample resume, via email.Their “about us” page only led to this contact form and did not provide any information about the company or its founder/employees.Turnaround: Three business days; rush service available.Cost: $150 - $600.Contact: (800) 546-4541 or (800) 293-0145.Teacher Resume ExamplesBelow is an elementary school teacher resume sample taken from Find My Profession (#1 above).Below is a professor curriculum vitae sample taken from Find My Profession (#1 above).Closing ThoughtsAll the best in finding the best teacher resume writing service for your unique circumstances!If you need advice or help on any aspect of the job search, here at Find My Profession, our goal is to enable you to land the perfect position.Browse our career advice blog for a ton of helpful job search advice, or learn more about our legendary career coaching service.

Psychology Graduates University of Manchester Careers Blog

Psychology Graduates University of Manchester Careers Blog Top 5 online resources for Psychology students To give you a helping hand as you head out into the big bad world of job seeking I thought it would be useful to list our top 5 online resources for Psychology graduates. I hope you find them useful. Prospects ‘Options with your subject’ Includes a range of job profiles and information on typical employers, work experience and a breakdown of what graduates in this area have gone on to do for a range of subjects. Starting Point Series A range of helpful job seeking resources including help on applications, interviews and specific information on career options with a psychology degree. Sector Pages   Really useful information and links to further resources and job sites and get an insight into different sectors. You will find information about psychology careers  in the education,  health  social care and sport leisure pages. The British Psychological Society Has a really useful careers portal with links to relevant resources, information about accredited courses as well as vacancy listings. What can I do with my degree? Find out how you could use your psychology degree in the NHS, private sector or charitable sector. Remember although your studies are over your contact with the Careers Service doesn’t end now. As a graduate youll receive full services for the next 2 years. This will include information, advice and guidance as well as access to vacancies and events listed in Careerslink. Find out more about eligibility and services here. Graduate

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Im back from Istanbul - and off to Chicago, London and Indore, India - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Im back from Istanbul - and off to Chicago, London and Indore, India - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Its been pretty quiet around the blog last week because Ive been in Istanbul giving a keynote at the HRDergi conference on performance management. The message of happiness at work was very well received, and one lady even came up after the presentation and told me that a few years ago she was a high-powered executive for a huge company in Turkey with a high salary and a sports car. Unfortunately, she also cried in the car every morning on her way to work. She then quit her job, finished her phd and started a company together with some friends and she is now very happy at work. Which just tells me that people all over the world face many of the samme choices in their work lives. At the conference I also had the pleasure of meeting fellow speaker and author Alan Gregerman whos written a fantastic book called Surrounded by Geniuses. Alan claims that most businesses contain many, many people capable of genius but that workplaces rarely allow people to shine. His book is about how to let them shine. And after one day at home, Im now flying to Chicago where Ill be at 1-800-CEO-Reads Author Pow-Wow a sort of unconference for business writers. Im really excited about that and about meeting some fellow business bloggers that Ive been in virtual contact with already, specifically Phil Gerbyshak and Sally Hogshead. And right after that event ends Im going to London for a day of meetings and then straight on to Indore, India where Im speaking at the Indore Management Associations annual conference and giving two workshops for executives at Tata. Whew! And then home to Copenhagen for some well-deserved RR :o) Ill try to blog along the way and I will make sure to upload some pictures to my account on 23. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

Finding Out How to Write a Successful Resume

Finding Out How to Write a Successful ResumeYou will find many companies in the world that make a living by crafting resumes for job applicants. The type of work they do is known as resume writing and its basic premise is to have potential employees apply for positions in your company so you can find out if they meet the requirements. In the process of doing this, you are also helping yourself to earn a fair bit of money, but before you embark on this line of work you should know what to expect when you put together a resume.What is in a resume? A resume is basically a written record of a person's job history, skills, and accomplishments as well as any references that can be provided in the situation that you are filling out the form. All in all, this is an agreement between you and a company and hopefully it is very complete.It is true that there are some employers who do not like resumes and they are quite willing to have some people work under them in exchange for time off or even pay, but this usually happens after time people have been hired into a position and they feel a little threatened by the position they are in. This will not be a problem if you are good at your job, but if you are not, you will find that you may be treated unfairly. This is why you should be thorough in the documentation you create and cover everything that you can remember about yourself.To begin with, you will need to find out about the type of materials that are required when you write a resume. In most cases, a company will require several pieces of paper. These documents include names, dates of employment, contact information such as e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and the last work place where you worked. Many employers will also want an outline of your position and may request that you provide a cover letter with your resume.Once you have a list of the document's credibility it is time to start researching the company. Of course, you will want to read some of the reviews th at you can get online to see if you like what you read. You may want to get a second opinion from someone who has not had a chance to review the resume yourself, or you may want to ask some friends for recommendations.The next step in the process of resume writing Kingston is to come up with your own cover letter. When you are doing this, you will need to make sure that you give your prospective employer enough information so that they can determine if you fit the job. The goal of the cover letter is to make the employer curious about you and your skills so that they will want to read over your resume.It is also important to add the job descriptions and other necessary information such as education and training that you have completed as well as some recent articles. You may also be asked to include notes about a writing project that you may have recently completed. This is also a great way to add some personality and detail to your resume. The type of things you should include are things that will make you stand out and that your future employer will see you as someone who could potentially perform the job responsibilities you are applying for.Resume writing Kingston is just like any other job interview. You will need to show the employer that you are professional and knowledgeable about the field that you are applying for. You will need to have some kind of professional statement written and some sort of experience that you have had in the past to show that you have skills that are transferable to the job you are applying for.