Get Noticed First Standing Out With More Than a Resume

Get Noticed First â€" Standing Out With More Than a Resume A few months ago I met Demetrius Pinder, owner of Get Noticed First. While in college Demetrius used an above-and-beyond tactic to land an internship. This tactic became the foundation of his senior project and, now, his business. The idea is simple you want to impress the people that you are interviewing with. Im still amazed to hear stories about people that send in the same cliche stuff, typos and all! Get Noticed First has a program where they allow you to develop a website (like what you get on Emurse.com), but theres more to it. You end up with some tangibles a CD with your resume portfolio on it, and resumes printed out on resume paper. Youll have your website (you can see a sample here), and go into the situation with a lot more preparation than the person next to you. A few thoughts: First, it looks like the market that Demetrius is going after is the recent college grad market (or perhaps those looking for internships). I think this is an excellent service to introduce at this stage, and one that will help people think about being more proactive. Second, the pricing is pretty affordable. It comes out to be about $20/year (so you can do the first year and stop $25 isnt much to get started). Third, yes, you can do all this on your own. Go to Kinkos and get the resume paper, burn your own CD, get an Emurse.com account I think the convenience here is that going through the Get Noticed First program you just do the work online and then wait for the package to arrive in the mail. If you are on a college campus it might be easier to do it all from your dorm room than worry about finding all the stuff you need to do it on your own. Fourth, MY PROBLEM in my job search was not lack of wow (read about it on a recruiters blog, Daniel Sweet from Free Resume and Career Toolbox has a great post on my pathetic problem). It was a huge incongruence between what was on my resume (CIO/GM/VP) and the jobs I was applying to (project manager, product manager). I thought it would be obvious to the person that I was interviewing with (or wanted to interview with) why there were differences, but it wasnt obvious, and I really needed professional help to figure this out. So getting a very polished, shiny presentation is not a guarantee that you are going to get interviews. Fifth, I see that Get Noticed First has a professional resume writer and job coach to help with the work (Id be interested in knowing who it is). This is pretty important, as I mention in my last point, there are some things that even smarty-pants people (like me) need help with, even if we dont want to admit it (if you are ready to get some real help, consider one of my partners, listed here). I needed more help than just having professionals review my resume I needed someone who could tell me why I wasnt getting interviews. I think Demetrius has a great service and Im very interested to see how he penetrates into the high school/college market. Im watching you Demetrius! Get Noticed First â€" Standing Out With More Than a Resume A few months ago I met Demetrius Pinder, owner of Get Noticed First. While in college Demetrius used an above-and-beyond tactic to land an internship. This tactic became the foundation of his senior project and, now, his business. The idea is simple you want to impress the people that you are interviewing with. Im still amazed to hear stories about people that send in the same cliche stuff, typos and all! Get Noticed First has a program where they allow you to develop a website (like what you get on Emurse.com), but theres more to it. You end up with some tangibles a CD with your resume portfolio on it, and resumes printed out on resume paper. Youll have your website (you can see a sample here), and go into the situation with a lot more preparation than the person next to you. A few thoughts: First, it looks like the market that Demetrius is going after is the recent college grad market (or perhaps those looking for internships). I think this is an excellent service to introduce at this stage, and one that will help people think about being more proactive. Second, the pricing is pretty affordable. It comes out to be about $20/year (so you can do the first year and stop $25 isnt much to get started). Third, yes, you can do all this on your own. Go to Kinkos and get the resume paper, burn your own CD, get an Emurse.com account I think the convenience here is that going through the Get Noticed First program you just do the work online and then wait for the package to arrive in the mail. If you are on a college campus it might be easier to do it all from your dorm room than worry about finding all the stuff you need to do it on your own. Fourth, MY PROBLEM in my job search was not lack of wow (read about it on a recruiters blog, Daniel Sweet from Free Resume and Career Toolbox has a great post on my pathetic problem). It was a huge incongruence between what was on my resume (CIO/GM/VP) and the jobs I was applying to (project manager, product manager). I thought it would be obvious to the person that I was interviewing with (or wanted to interview with) why there were differences, but it wasnt obvious, and I really needed professional help to figure this out. So getting a very polished, shiny presentation is not a guarantee that you are going to get interviews. Fifth, I see that Get Noticed First has a professional resume writer and job coach to help with the work (Id be interested in knowing who it is). This is pretty important, as I mention in my last point, there are some things that even smarty-pants people (like me) need help with, even if we dont want to admit it (if you are ready to get some real help, consider one of my partners, listed here). I needed more help than just having professionals review my resume I needed someone who could tell me why I wasnt getting interviews. I think Demetrius has a great service and Im very interested to see how he penetrates into the high school/college market. Im watching you Demetrius!

Books About Resume Writing

Books About Resume WritingIf you are a writer with the ability to put together a great resume, you may be interested in reading books about resume writing. If you are looking for tips on how to prepare a great resume, you will want to know what they are, and how to use them. You also need to know that this information can be very useful when trying to figure out if your resume is worth the time and effort.Learning about writing resumes is not difficult if you take the time to learn how to do it correctly. You will want to start by knowing your purpose for doing so. Knowing your purpose can help you figure out the areas that you will need to cover. A resume should be at least three pages long, and you will want to include your contact information and any additional information that you think the employer may need.Once you know what you want to write, you will want to take some time to read some books on writing. These books are written by writers who have been writing for a while, or who are people who know first hand what it takes to make a resume. One book that you will want to look for is called The Resume Samurai by Brian Calkins. This book is written by someone who has been writing for a while, as well as someone who has been through the entire process of writing a resume.Writing a resume is a fairly simple task if you take the time to learn about the process. This is why many writers write them. However, if you want to be able to make them as great as possible, you will want to take some time to learn about how to do them the right way.When you are first starting out in writing a resume, you will want to keep the same outline that you would have when you were learning how to use a computer. That means that you will begin by reading through what you learned in the book that you got off of the internet. Then you will put that information into a text document and then you will compile it all into a final draft.When you are finished with this, you will want to have an actual resume. Keep in mind that you will still need to go through the process of working on your resume even though you have a final draft. You will also want to keep in mind that there are certain things that you cannot do with the resume once you are done.For example, you cannot change it into something else and change its content. You will also want to make sure that you do not just write it on accident. Instead, you will want to make sure that you write it very carefully and with a lot of practice.One of the best books about this process is 'The Resume Samurai'. This book is written by someone who has been doing this for a while, and it contains tips that are going to help you become a better writer. After you get the hang of this, you will be able to produce great resumes without much effort.

Why should we choose to employ you How to answer the key question.

Why should we choose to employ you How to answer the key question. This is a question which often pops up right at the end of an interview, just when you think it’s over and you can begin to relax. It’s a tricky one and you’ll want to leave the interview on a high, with the panel thinking well of your performance. So, how do you handle this? You’ll need to strike the old balance between selling yourself effectively without boasting. So what shouldn’t you do? 1. Just shrug and look embarrassed. 2. Criticise others. If you’ve just spent the day at an assessment centre don’t go with the. “Well, did you notice the guy/girl who was a bit smelly and talked rubbish in the group exercise? You wouldn’t want to employ him/her ! 3. Launch into a full recapitulation of everything you’ve said throughout the interview. It’s likely that the interviewers have been listening to you. Don’t insult or bore them by starting again. 4. Describe yourself with a string of superlatives exhibiting little or no self awareness. The key thing is not to panic. Think back to the idea of an elevator pitch. It’s great to be given the opportunity to finish an interview like this. Step 1 You need to make sure that you put together your pitch before the interview. The first step towards doing this is fundamental to every aspect of your interview success. Make sure you understand with complete clarity what the employer is looking for. What skills are essential to the role? Which must you be able to demonstrate from past experience? To what extent is the employer expecting to train you and is therefore looking for potential not experience? Step 2 Once you have got this straight start noting down everything which might be relevant to these requirements. Let your mind range over everything you’ve done which makes you proud and just keep jotting it down.   Talk to people  you know you well, friends, family, do they come up with anything you forgot? Step 3 The next stage is to start crossing things out. Go back to what the employer is looking for and be ruthless about anything on your list which does not help to demonstrate your suitability. You won an academic prize at university in a relevant subject â€" leave it in. You won an award at primary school for being the top student â€" too long ago. Leave it out. You once rescued a dog from drowning, but you are not applying for a job at an animal rescue centre â€" leave it out. And so on, through your complete list. Step 4 Now all that remains is to put your pitch together and practise it. You know what the employer wants and what you can offer which is relevant to that. You need to get your pitch down to somewhere between sixty and ninety seconds and it should be clear and fluent. Avoid hyperbole and try recording what you are planning to say. Listen back to it critically, are there lots of “ums and ers”? Are you excessively using the word “like”? Are you repeating yourself? Hesitating? Rushing? Do you sound pompous? Keep practising until you are fluent but make sure that you sound sincere and natural, not stilted and rehearsed. It will be easier to sound natural if you make sure that you make good eye contact and that you are smiling. You may feel comfortable with a light hearted note somewhere in your pitch. It is great if you can let your personality come through. This might be a throwaway comment, “and I make a mean cup of tea!” went down well with one employer I spoke to recently. After all, most employers want to recruit someone who is going to fit into their organisation and their teams.   A well timed witticism can enhance your pitch. The bottom line then, is that, as ever, preparation in advance is key to getting this right.

5 Conflict Resolution Tips for the Workplace

5 Conflict Resolution Tips for the Workplace Your work environment can get stressful sometimes, right? Deadlines, unwieldy projects, and conflict. Ah yes, conflict. When conflict erupts, tension will rise. But there are a number of effective techniques you can employ to help prevent these situations from occurring in the first place. Or to minimize the fallout when things do flare up. 1. Take a time out calm down Of course prevention is always best, but when a problem has gotten out of hand it is better to give it some time before you try to put a solution on place. This point is underlined by the head of the American Psychological Associations Psychologically Healthy Workplace Program, David W. Ballard, who says, Address the issue early, before it turns into a bigger problem, but be sure to wait until things have cooled down, adding. Its difficult to have a productive discussion if you and your co-worker are angry or upset. Wait until you are both clear-headed. 2. Ensure a positive outlook There are many reasons why conflict occurs, but its often due to small incremental issues that build up over time. As a result, it can be difficult for people involved in the conflict to make balanced and reasonable decisions. Try to ensure that colleagues, involved in a conflict can meet in a neutral place, are able to speak calmly to one another, and that everyone is treated with respect. If you approach a problem with negative expectations, it is likely that is what you will find as a result. 3. Practice active listening If you are aggrieved about an issue in the workplace, it is easy to become emotional. This can prevent you from being able to clearly hear a message thats integral to achieving a solution. The process of active listening will help to arrive at an effective resolution more quickly and with less pain. This involves paying attention to what is being said, asking questions for clarity, and trying to see the problem from the other persons viewpoint. Active listening is a powerful tool, and can be practiced in your daily work environment. No conflict required. 4. Get all parties to suggest a solution For every conflict, there are at least two sides to the story. Maybe even three or four. Thats what makes the situation so sticky. It is often the case that each party has given little consideration to a solution which will be suitable to everyone involved. If you are mediating in a conflict it is good practice to get each party to recommend a solution that will be acceptable to their opponent. Solutions have a much higher likelihood of being successful if they have been suggested by those involved in the dispute. 5. Get each party to consider their part in the conflict Theres always an explanation behind each conflict. In some cases, the instigator of a problem will not have considered the significance of their actions. They may have an attitude that suggests everything has been completely blown out of proportion. In finding a resolution to a problem it is important to get all of the people involved to clearly recognize the role they played in creating the problem and the impact that the conflict has had on others. This will allow them to devise a solution which is tenable to all involved. Have you experienced conflict at work lately? How did it impact you? How did you resolve it? About the author: this guest post was written by Richard Greenwood from Odyssey Training. His firm provides professional development training for managers and employees at all levels. Courses including conflict resolution training and sessions on dealing with difficult people at work. Image courtesy of Jochen Frey.

5-Minute Hacks to Make Your Resume Great

5-Minute Hacks to Make Your Resume Great Here’s some food for thought. The time you spend at work will likely accumulate to around ten solid years. That’s ten years of sitting in an office, behind the wheel of a bus, or behind the counter of a supermarket checkout line.  Day in, day out.  A decade is a long time to spend doing something you don’t like.  Okay, okay, so we don’t all get to have the luxury of doing work we love. Someone has to do the dirty work, but  if you’re not convinced that YOU have to be the one doing work you don’t love,  it might be time to change your job. With that decision comes another daunting statistic.  If you want to change your job, your resume will go up against an average of 250+ other resumes. Wouldn’t it be nice if there was something you could do to improve the chances of your resume making it out of “The Swamp of Similar Resumes” alive? Good news! There are several things you can do; and the best part is that they are quick fixes that take about five minutes to do instead of another ten years of your life. Take a look at the infographic by Uptowork below to get the full list of tips: Before You Start Writing Your Resume The sheer number of resumes recruiters and hiring managers get means that they must resort to skimming to weed out irrelevant resumes.  There are a few things you can do to make your resume un-skimmable. First, follow the adage that beauty is symmetry. Keep one inch margins, align your content left, and make use of white space. Balancing your content with the blank space will make your resume more aesthetic. An aesthetic resume has more of a chance to get past a recruiter than a flat out ugly one. Speaking of ugly… Choosing a proper font is more important than you may think.  Choose a font that is easy to read and socially acceptable. Comic Sans spends its days being ridiculed by half of the Internet. Do you really want to show up at the party with Comic Sans as your wingman? No. Try Arial, Helvetica, or Verdana. Here’s What to Do While You’re Writing Your Resume When a recruiter scans your resume, the top third is going to get the most attention. Think of it as the penthouse of your resume. So, you need to nail it in the first few lines.  That’s why it’s a good idea to start off with a resume summary.  Think of a it as your “elevator pitch.” Ideally, it should be two or three quick, snappy lines about yourself that tell a recruiter who you are, what you’re doing, and what you can do for them. The top third of your resume is also where you need to add keywords from the job description. In fact, your entire resume should be tailored to match the job description. Because a job offer is like a recruiter’s Christmas wish list. Do you think they are going to be happy when they get an off-brand doll instead of Malibu Barbie? That’s a rhetorical question. Grab a highlighter and mark all of the required skills and experience listed in the job description. These are your keywords, and keywords are what recruiters want to see. Once you’ve got your keywords, decide which reflect your strongest skills. Put these near the top in your resume summary and experience section. Now add numbers and achievements. It’s not enough to write that you’ve got mad skills. You’ve got to prove it.  They asked for a team leader? How about “Coordinated cost savings of 10% on projects through the efficient management of large groups of 15+ people.”  Now you’re a winner, and the recruiter will say to herself, “I want someone who can save me 10% of my costs too.” Last Minute Tricks to Try Before Sending Proofread, proofread, proofread. First, try outsourcing the boring part to apps like Grammarly.  Second, grab a real human being and make them read your resume. Bribe them if you must. To err is human, to err on your resume is fatal. The bonus of having a proofreader is that you will also be able to get an objective opinion of how you are selling yourself.  Before you click send, you will also want to check to make sure that all of your information is current, and that all of your online information matches what you’ve written on your resume.  Most recruiters check out LinkedIn or other social media platforms, and discrepancies in dates or contact information make you look dubious. Key Takeaway If you spend the five minutes that it takes  to implement most of these tricks, you could potentially save yourself a decade of misery. Not a bad investment. You are one tailored resume away from your dream job. So, what are you waiting for? About the author: Natalie Severt is a writer for Uptowork, the  resume builders. Top image: Shutterstock

Marc Miller Pulls Back the Curtain about Writing the Third Edition of Repurpose Your Career [Podcast] - Career Pivot

Marc Miller Pulls Back the Curtain about Writing the Third Edition of Repurpose Your Career [Podcast] - Career Pivot Podcast #145 â€" Marc tells the story of how he came to write Repurpose Your Career, now in its third edition and how it has changed since the beginning. Description: When this episode is released, on September 16th, Marc’s book, Repurpose Your Career, A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life, Third Edition, co-authored by Susan Lahey, will be available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback versions. In this episode, Marc reveals the process of writing the book, from leaving the corporate world, to branding himself as a career transformation expert, and working with a professional writer to produce a guide for Baby Boomers as they move from a traditional career to creating networks, finding opportunities, and digitally rebranding themselves. Boomers are preparing to work into their 70s. The Third Edition focuses more on reinvention and less on job searching. Marc explains some of the obstacles he faced and the successes he found in his book publishing journey. Listen in for ideas, and some motivation to buy the book. Marc is asking for your financial support for the Repurpose Your Career podcast. Please donate at Glow.fm/repurposeyourcareer to support this Podcast. Key Takeaways: [1:22] Marc welcomes you to Episode 145 of the Repurpose Your Career podcast. [1:35] If you are enjoying this podcast, please share it with other like-minded souls. Subscribe on CareerPivot.com, iTunes, or any of the other apps that supply podcasts. Share it on social media or just tell your neighbors and colleagues. The more people Marc reaches, the more people he can help. [1:54] Marc’s expenses to put this podcast on are about $400.00 a month. After nearly 150 episodes, Marc is grateful for his growing audience. It’s clear that the stories from experts and people like yourself on this podcast have had an impact. Marc needs help continuing to provide entertaining content, mindful of your time. [2:36] Marc is asking for direct listener support. Marc asks you for a donation of $5.00 a month but you can contribute as much or as little as you like. Every penny counts. [2:48] If the Repurpose Your Career podcast is a part of your week and you love what Marc is doing, please support the podcast today. Go to Glow.fm/repurposeyourcareer/ to give. This link will be at the top of the show notes at CareerPivot.com/episode-145. [3:14] Repurpose Your Career, Third Edition, is now available! Marc thanks his co-author, Susan Lahey, his book cover designer, Mami Serwaa, the great review team, and all of the people on the Career Pivot Membership Community, who supported the launch. As of September 9, Marc has well over 100 pre-orders. [3:40] Marc has recorded many podcast guest appearances and continues to record them. Some of which have already been published with more to come. Go to CareerPivot.com/launch you’ll find all the links of all the podcast episodes. [4:01] Marc will be in Austin the week of September 22nd, the New Jersey area the week of September 29th, and D.C., the following week. Marc would love to meet his readers and listeners. [4:12] Marc has multiple events planned for Austin, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Marc will then have a meet-and-greet in D.C. You can find the events on CareerPivot.com/launch. [4:41] Next week, Marc will inteview Jon Warner, author of SLAM: Build your startup idea or early stage business with the Startup Launch Assistance Map. Now on to the podcast… Download Link | iTunes|Stitcher Radio|Google Podcast| Podbean | TuneIn | Overcast [4:53] This podcast episode will release on September 16th, when Repurpose Your Career, Third Edition is published in paperback. In this episode, Marc takes you on the journey of how he created this series. Marc started telling the story in CareerPivot.com/episode-25. This time he will go deeper. [5:14] Kindle and paperback versions have been released. The Audible version will release in January of 2020. A minor update will be published at that time. [5:26] Marc’s journey to create the Repurpose Your Career series started in 2006. Marc had just come out of a year-and-a-half of teaching and joined Launchpad Job Club. [5:53] There, he found a room of people that looked like him, in their late 40s and older, many spit out by the tech industry, like IBM, Dell, Freescale (Now NXP Semiconductors), Motorola, and others. Many of them were lost. That’s when Marc came up with the Career Pivot concept and Repurpose Your Career. [6:23] Marc went to work in the nonprofit sector and that lasted a year. Marc then started working for a tech startup, Lifesize Communications, just before the Great Recession. Marc joined the board at Launchpad in late 2006. By 2009, the Friday meeting attendance at Launchpad was from 300 to 400 people. [7:04] Launchpad members look like the people who listen to this podcast â€" older, spit out by their former employer, and needing to go back to work. When Marc quit at Lifesize in January 2011, he started figuring things out. He started the CareerPivot brand in February of 2012. He also met Susan Lahey at that time. [7:32] Marc and Susan put together a whitepaper, “Don’t Retire… Even if You Can: A Boomer’s Manifesto.” That whitepaper became the seed for the first Repurpose Your Career Book. Marc provided Susan with 15 or 20 blog posts and asked her to take the manifesto and blog posts and turn them into a book. That was enough for a small book. [8:12] Marc also had a friend Gudjon Bergmann, who had published a book, The Author’s Blueprint: Successfully Write a Non-Fiction Book, Conquer Procrastination and Never Get Writer’s Block Again. Gudjon has published many books. Gudjon told Marc, “When you write, particularly your first book, write a book, not the book.” [8:44] Marc first put the book out as a PDF to a bunch of friends. They liked the book but their big complaint was that all Marc’s career pivot stories were from his own experience. [9:01] Gudjon had suggested Marc add action steps at the end of each chapter. Marc also created a resource center of the action steps in Word documents. Marc learned that in order to get a binding, a book needs at least 131 pages. They picked a font style and size that got them to a little more than 131 pages. [9:44] Marc published the book in early 2013. The goal was to update it about every 18 months to two years. The book sold about 2,000 copies in six years and still sells a copy or two, every few months. [10:23] Susan went on to other projects and Marc tried working with three different writers, none of which stayed with him. He published his next book, Personal Branding for Baby Boomers: What It Is, How to Manage It, and Why It’s No Longer Optional, as a 60-page ebook. It has only sold a couple of hundred copies. [10:50] Marc got back with Susan in 2016 and they started working on the Second Edition of Repurpose Your Career. Marc discovered that a lot had changed in the employment world. It was not going to be friendly to Boomers. Marc planned for three new chapters: Career Failures and Recoveries, Make Stuff Up Disorder, and Weak Ties. [11:52] Weak Ties was accidentally cut from the book and never made it back in. So, Marc made it into a major new chapter in the Third Edition of Repurpose Your Career. [12:05] For the Second Edition, Marc added a lot of stories, based on the experiences of the many clients he had worked with since the First Edition was written.That was the biggest update to the book. They released the Second Edition in 2017. His time, Marc put the book up for pre-order and bought Amazon ads. [12:42] Marc paid a narrator for the Audible version of the original book. Working with a narrator was too much work, so Marc read and edited the Audible version of the Second Edition, himself. The Audible version came out later and was more successful. The Second Edition has sold about 2,000 copies in two-and-a-half years. [13:40] When Marc and Susan started the Third Edition, they found the world had continued to change. Marc also had started the Career Pivot Online Community. Baby Boomers are aging. Gen-Xers are now coming into their early 50s and are running into the same problems. [14:13] ProPublica ran an article claiming that “If You’re Over 50, Chances Are the Decision to Leave a Job Won’t be Yours,” and 90% will not recover. In the online community, many will work into their 70s and later because they have to but probably not in a traditional full-time job. Older workers don’t want to work for a boss. [15:09] For the Third Edition, Marc and Susan pulled out some chapters that related to tactical job searching and put them in the Resource Center. They have added chapters on ageism, creative destruction, creating opportunities and stopping reacting, life as a square peg, and planning how you are going to work into your 70s. [15:53] The last two new chapters are about a playbook for strategic relationships and building weak ties, which was left on the floor for the Second Edition. A lot of the book is devoted to creative destruction and what you need to do to keep yourself viable. The world has changed and how we look at our careers and make money has to change. [16:23] The book cover changed to an image with women’s shoes. Mrs. Miller suggests putting both men’s and women’s shoes, walking to a sunrise. [17:11] Much of the material in the book comes from disparate sources, including blog posts. They used a copywriter who used to be an editor at the Austin American-Statesman. For the Third Edition, Marc and Susan pulled together the voice and the strategies into a coherent thought thread. They got most of the way there. [17:54] Marc will make some minor updates in January, when they release the Audible version. For example, he will point out that the strategies and weak ties that you use for job searching, you can also use for client search in an entrepreneurial realm. This will be a much more aspirational than a tactical book. [18:39] We all have to get to the place where we are willing to take control. We will not be looking for that job and waiting for that layoff to happen. We will have a mixture of things to earn our income. Marc included stories of people who are doing that â€" reinventing themselves, creating their businesses; things that don’t look like a job. [19:21] Russ Eanes is an example, from the episode of two weeks ago, CareerPivot.com/episode-143. Marc will soon have on the podcast his image consultant, Jean LeFebvre, who has started a Fulfillment by Amazon business in her early 70s. Jean’s first Amazon product is a pierced earring back for sagging earlobes. [20:00] This being Marc’s fourth book, he is getting better at launches. He had a very large review team, for which he is very appreciative. The quality of this book is the best that Marc and Susan have produced, largely because of the review team’s great work. [20:39] A subset of the review team will be writing reviews on Amazon, by the time this podcast is released. Marc thanks everyone who has pre-ordered the book. That helps tremendously in the Amazon rankings. Marc is also putting a lot more material in the Resource Center. [21:44] Marc hopes this book will funnel people into the Career Pivot Online Community. Most of us will need help to reinvent ourselves. It is hard to do alone. [22:08] This is the first time Marc has had a platform behind the book. Marc is really excited about what the online community can do for people. It is a place for you to go and get help. There are links in the book to the community. [22:39] The idea is to give you the resources such that you know you are not alone. [22:47] The Third Edition is about 180 pages. Marc and Susan plan to update it in 18 months to two years. It’s an evolving process. Marc hopes you read the book, write an honest review, and let Marc know what you think. Marc is really proud of it and he wants to know how it helps you. [23:52] Marc hopes you enjoyed this episode. The third edition of Repurpose Your Career is a milestone that Marc is quite proud of. [23:59] The Career Pivot Membership Community is a platform to provide both inspiration and practical help in creating changes in our lives and careers. It continues to help the approximately 50 members who are participating in the Beta phase of this project. Look for an announcement for a formal launch, this Fall! [24:24] This is a community where everyone is there to help everyone else. They have been hovering at about 50 members for a while. Members are experiencing successes like going back to work, starting new businesses â€" even someone buying a franchise. Some leave the community when they’ve found success, while others stay. [24:46 ] Their legacy stays with the community as they have built an extensive library of forum entries and discussions. Marc will be publishing shortly testimonials of what they got from being part of this community. There are successes in just about every week. It’s all about perseverance and mutual help. [25:05] A good example is Russ Eanes, the podcast guest from a couple of weeks ago on CareerPivot.com/episode-143. [25:11] Marc is recruiting members for the next cohort. If you are interested in the endeavor and would like to be put on the waiting list, please go to CareerPivot.com/Community. The members of the initial cohorts help set the direction of the endeavor. [25:31] This is a paid membership community with group coaching, mastermind groups, and special content. More importantly, it’s a community where you can seek help. Please go to CareerPivot.com/Community to learn more. [25:49] Marc invites you to connect with him on LinkedIn.com/in/mrmiller. Just include in the connection request that you listen to this podcast. You can look for Career Pivot on Facebook, LinkedIn, or @CareerPivot on Twitter. [26:02] Please come back next week, when Marc will interview Jon Warner, the author of SLAM. [26:10] Please support this podcast by going to Glow.fm/repurposeyourcareer. [26:20] Marc thanks you for listening to the Repurpose Your Career podcast. You will find the show notes for this episode at CareerPivot.com/episode-145. [26:33] Please hop over to CareerPivot.com and subscribe to get updates on this podcast and all the other happenings at Career Pivot. 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Surviving The Hostile Work Environment - CareerAlley

Surviving The Hostile Work Environment - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Those terrible workplaces are out there. Poor management, a lack of job satisfaction amongst employees, and hostile influences can all band together to make an awful company culture. Sometimes, you wont know about it until you start work. If you find yourself in a toxic work environment, it can have real effects on you as a person. It will stress you out, hold you back, and perhaps even teach you some bad habits. But that doesnt mean you cant come out on the other side of it intact and perhaps even better than you went in. You just have to learn how to survive it. What constitutes a hostile work environment? Some employees believe that a bad boss, an unpleasant work environment, a rude coworker, failure to qualify for a promotion, or the lack of perks, privileges, benefits, and recognition can create a hostile work environment. thebalance.com Pick your battles When you work in a bad work environment, its easy to get wound up by just about every borderline offensive, nasty, or unfair thing that happens. However, voicing your disagreement or disapproval at every turn will only paint a bigger and bigger target on your back. Pick your battles and speak out only when it makes the most sense. Is it important to you or your colleagues ability to work? Is it about a personal dislike? Can you offer a solution? Of course, if there are signs of bullying or harassment directed at you, dont be afraid to stand up and put an early stop to their aggressive behavioraggressive behavior. Tune it out Gossip, sniping, or disagreements that dont affect you shouldnt even be given the headspace. Not only will it get you down, but its easy to pick up the habits by osmosis until your own interpersonal values are starting to get influenced, even slightly. At TheMuse.com, theres some great advice on practical ways to avoid office gossip, including finding ways to change the topic to shut down gossip-sharing sessions before they start. Dont give in, even if its about someone in the office you just cant stand. The better youre able to tune out the petty politics of the office, the less it will all affect you. The worst thing a toxic company culture can do is infect you, so dont give it the chance. Pic by TeroVesalainen Find the positive Sometimes, the work environment can genuinely get in the way of your ability to excel at work. You might have to deal with uncooperative colleagues who make collaboration difficult. Or perhaps you have a boss that youre pretty sure wont ever give you the chance to advance. If you have to grin and bear it, give yourself real reasons to grin. PickTheBrain.com shows some advice on how to keep working on yourself and developing yourself even when youre not given the room to do so by the workplace. Find opportunities to network in your industry outside of your own office. Work on your time management and give yourself means to track and improve your own productivity. Take some time to educate yourself further in a certain aspect of the job or a tool that you use to work.

How to find the perfect job -

How to find the perfect job - Is there a right way to conduct a job search? Each job seeker is different, but many skip a very important step: identifying a right fit job. Shakespeare said, To thine own self be true. William Tate is the president of HR Plus, a company that exhibited at the recent Society for Human Resource Managements National conference, which provides employment and background screening for employers that range from Fortune 500 companies to start-up enterprises in the private, government, and non-profit sectors. He says todays job seekers do need to go guerrilla and creatively energize their search for a job. Here are Tates suggestions for job seekers who want to be sure to land a position that may become their true calling: Know what you want. Tate quotes Shakespeares Hamlet and advises job seekers, To thine own self be true. He notes: Its so important to be true to yourself and loyal to your own interests. If you know what you want, are able to express yourself and your unique talents, and you understand how your skills fit into your target employers needs, your search will be much more successful. Tate advises: Engage in a self-skill assessment. Taking the time to go through all of your work-related abilities and talents and ascertain the level of skill and talent you have (For example: writing, public speaking, spreadsheet work, team building, managing people, etc.). Determine how motivated you are to use each of these abilities and skills. Match your findings against what would make you happy and fulfilled every day in a career. Identify the right type of employer. Study company culture. Dont be complacent. Dont become a stalker. Offer a trial run.   Read the whole post on my U.S. News World Report column photo by tonynetone.