3 Critical Elements to Succeed In Your Job Search
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This question is typical: What do I have to do today to succeed in a job search?
Here are the three elements that must be superior to your competition.
- A robust social media presence, especially on LinkedIn. More and more, corporate headhunters are using high-speed automated applicant sourcing technology to identify hundreds of potential applicants in a matter of minutes.
- A resume that specifically speaks to the employer’s requirements and needs. The more information you have regarding the employer, the better. Your resume must be specific to make the cut.
- Ramp-up your interview skills. After the ATS scan of your resume, this is where the job will be won or lost. You must sell yourself.
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Funny Photos, Quotes to Begin Your Weekend
Welcome to another episode of funny quotes and photos to begin your weekend. John slipped a political photo by the standards desk. We have to keep an eye on him on his submission. He likes to push the envelope. It’s all in good fun.
Tech workers In For Career Surprise
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The job market game known as the Great Resignation has transformed into the game of musical chairs.
Those who insist on continuing to play may well find themselves with no place to sit when the music stops. The job market is changing. In the past month over 1 million jobs have been pulled from as companies freeze hiring and eliminate unfilled positions.
Confident tech industry workers who have never known tough economic times, are going to be shocked when first they lose their generous bonuses, then concierge services, flexible work time and free gourmet meals in the company cafeteria or corporate food court and finally their actual jobs.
It won’t happen to me is a bad defense. It is time to be prepared.
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Chances of Recession? 100%
Surviving a recession without excessive damage to your finances and career begins with preparation.
Here is why you should be concerned.
If you invest in the 10-year Treasury notes and shorter-term Treasury Bills, you know that the 10-year note carries a higher interest rate than the three-month and two-year Treasury Bills. The longer the horizon, the more investors expect to be paid.
Lunch & Learn Live Stream – 11:30 AM CT Thursdays on LinkedIn
Managing Your Career through a Recession and Steps to Escape Your Comfort Zone
Not today.
Both the three-month and two-year Treasury bills have a higher yield than the 10-year note. This is called an inverted yield curve, and it is a reliable predictor of a recession.
How reliable? 100% over the last half-century.
Check out our Live Stream Lunch & Learn at 11:30 AM tomorrow on LinkedIn. We will discuss steps to prepare for a recession and layoffs.
We also will reveal steps to escape your career dead zone — aka your comfort zone.
Join us on LinkedIn at 11:30 AM CT Thursday.
Avoid Dumpster Fire Job Interviews
If there is a better example of comfort zone dysfunction, I am not sure what it is. You are recruiting a talented executive. They show up unprepared for a comprehensive job interview. They make an absolute dumpster fire mess. They mumble and stumble without providing a compelling reason they should be hired.
During the elimination call, you spend 45 minutes providing feedback and free coaching.
Ten months later you give them another chance.
Same result.
They know what it takes to succeed, but they won’t do it.
A common excuse: I am just not comfortable selling myself.
Watch our critical Lunch & Learn Live Stream at 11:30 AM Thursday for strategies to help you break free of your comfort zone. In today’s job market your career will be an emotional and financial disappointment staying in your comfort zone.