Improve your Vowels: A Conversation with Brad Raney
Brad Raney spoke to the WorkSource Professional Network on September 23. He is the author of “Improve Your VOWELS, Improve Your Career! The A,E,I,O,U’s of Finding Your Perfect Job!”
Tag: career
Re-Position Your Thoughts on Networking
Even if you’re an extrovert, the term “networking” can make you anxious. It may be hard for you to meet new people or reconnect with those you haven’t seen for a while. If you’re unemployed, your confidence may be low; you may hate the idea of being in the position of asking for help instead of being able to offer it.
Getting to Know More People vs. Getting to Know People More
We talk a lot about growing your network; it’s one of the most important things you can do to speed up your job search. But it can be hard to decide how to expand – who you should meet and get to know. I’ve heard jobseekers say: “All my friends are in the same industry; many have concerns about their own jobs. I’m not sure my network is going to help me, much as they’d like to.”
And they might be right.
Social Media and Your Job Search Part Two: More from my Interview with Tamara Joiner
When people connect with you online, what do they see? If you’re just keeping up the basics, they see where you’ve worked and what pages you link to and keep up with. Joiner says that people will also want to see who you are connected with, and more importantly, what they have to say about you.
“Good” Communication Skills
When we talk about “good” communication skills, we often mean a single competency: persuasion. The art of persuasion, if you have it, means that you can articulate your thoughts clearly and win over opponents. You can write better copy or make a better sales pitch. You can become the top candidate for a job.
Social Media and Your Job Search: An Interview with Tamara Joiner
The key to a successful job search is to make sure you use all available channels to connect with opportunities. “If you focus on just one, like the newspaper, you’re really missing out. Only about four percent of available jobs show up there.” Joiner says that older candidates (we mean you, baby boomers) are having trouble adjusting to social media as serious career tools; many still consider them time wasters and frivolous activities.
Guest Post: How to Be Your Own Career Coach
Life and career coaching are multi-million dollar industries in the United States. For those who aren’t interested in paying someone else to get their lives in gear, this is a useful (free!) guide with tips about how you can serve as your own career coach.
Your Dream Job Step Five: Make sure you continue to work toward the goal, whatever your current situation may be
Even in this recession, it’s possible to pursue and find your dream job; it just may take a little longer. So here is another step to finding your dream job eventually.
Your Dream Job Step Four: Create long and short-term plans for getting to where you want to be
Even in this recession, it’s possible to pursue and find your dream job; it just may take a little longer. So here is another step to finding your dream job eventually.
Step Four: Create long and short-term plans for getting to where you want to be. For this discussion, we’ll define short term as “this year,” and long term as “within five years.”
Your Dream Job Step Three: Figure Out Where You Stand
I think the idea of pursuing a dream job is something every worker should aspire to. You should enjoy your work, use your strongest skills, and be paid well. Even in this recession, it’s possible to pursue and find your dream job; it just may take a little longer. So here is another step to finding your dream job eventually. Figure out where you stand in the market for this job; what do you need to do to compete and succeed?
