Free Webinar Where Is The Recession Headed

Free Webinar Where Is The Recession Headed A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to chat with Mark Hovind, of Job Bait, about this recession.   Mark is a numbers nut he is very analytical and loves trends and crunching numbers and stuff like that. We talked about a particular graph he developed showing the trends of the recession I had seen this graph before but listening to him talk about various points, like times in history, what the trends mean, his predictions, etc. was fascinating.   It was one of those times I wished I had my JibberJobber family/users on the call. Fortunately, Mark agreed to talk about it on a webinar there is limited seats available so hurry and register here.   We will do this webinar on Tuesday, July 21at 11am MST (that is 10am PST, noon CST, 1pm EST, and I have no idea what time it is in Arizona youll have to do your own math on that). If you have any questions for Mark, please leave them in the comments on this blog post.   Otherwise, GoToWebinar will allow you to ask questions during the webinar, but I guarantee we wont get through all of the questions. Heres the graph well talk about (we might go to other graphs): Finally, I didnt know what to call this webinar some of these came to mind: Where is the recession headed? When will the recession end? What should I do in my job search, career, or business, at this stage of the recession? I guess it could all be summed up with where are we at, where are we headed, and what does this mean for me? If you want to learn more about Mark you can check him out here: Mark Hovind (JobBait.com) on Brands, Tag Lines, and “Getting It” (JibberJobber blog post) Networking Doesn’t Work (JibberJobber blog post) Are you a Fierce Job Hunter? (Total Picture Radio interview) Sign up for this webinar here, and tell all of your friends about it! Free Webinar Where Is The Recession Headed A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to chat with Mark Hovind, of Job Bait, about this recession.   Mark is a numbers nut he is very analytical and loves trends and crunching numbers and stuff like that. We talked about a particular graph he developed showing the trends of the recession I had seen this graph before but listening to him talk about various points, like times in history, what the trends mean, his predictions, etc. was fascinating.   It was one of those times I wished I had my JibberJobber family/users on the call. Fortunately, Mark agreed to talk about it on a webinar there is limited seats available so hurry and register here.   We will do this webinar on Tuesday, July 21at 11am MST (that is 10am PST, noon CST, 1pm EST, and I have no idea what time it is in Arizona youll have to do your own math on that). If you have any questions for Mark, please leave them in the comments on this blog post.   Otherwise, GoToWebinar will allow you to ask questions during the webinar, but I guarantee we wont get through all of the questions. Heres the graph well talk about (we might go to other graphs): Finally, I didnt know what to call this webinar some of these came to mind: Where is the recession headed? When will the recession end? What should I do in my job search, career, or business, at this stage of the recession? I guess it could all be summed up with where are we at, where are we headed, and what does this mean for me? If you want to learn more about Mark you can check him out here: Mark Hovind (JobBait.com) on Brands, Tag Lines, and “Getting It” (JibberJobber blog post) Networking Doesn’t Work (JibberJobber blog post) Are you a Fierce Job Hunter? (Total Picture Radio interview) Sign up for this webinar here, and tell all of your friends about it! Free Webinar Where Is The Recession Headed A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to chat with Mark Hovind, of Job Bait, about this recession.   Mark is a numbers nut he is very analytical and loves trends and crunching numbers and stuff like that. We talked about a particular graph he developed showing the trends of the recession I had seen this graph before but listening to him talk about various points, like times in history, what the trends mean, his predictions, etc. was fascinating.   It was one of those times I wished I had my JibberJobber family/users on the call. Fortunately, Mark agreed to talk about it on a webinar there is limited seats available so hurry and register here.   We will do this webinar on Tuesday, July 21at 11am MST (that is 10am PST, noon CST, 1pm EST, and I have no idea what time it is in Arizona youll have to do your own math on that). If you have any questions for Mark, please leave them in the comments on this blog post.   Otherwise, GoToWebinar will allow you to ask questions during the webinar, but I guarantee we wont get through all of the questions. Heres the graph well talk about (we might go to other graphs): Finally, I didnt know what to call this webinar some of these came to mind: Where is the recession headed? When will the recession end? What should I do in my job search, career, or business, at this stage of the recession? I guess it could all be summed up with where are we at, where are we headed, and what does this mean for me? If you want to learn more about Mark you can check him out here: Mark Hovind (JobBait.com) on Brands, Tag Lines, and “Getting It” (JibberJobber blog post) Networking Doesn’t Work (JibberJobber blog post) Are you a Fierce Job Hunter? (Total Picture Radio interview) Sign up for this webinar here, and tell all of your friends about it!

Advice from the trenches of my television trials

Advice from the trenches of my television trials I have been auditioning to host a reality show about work, and Im supposed to fly out to Los Angeles for a test run in front of a camera. My friend Sharon, hair stylist to the LA jet set, told me that I have to get my teeth whitened. I am a big fan of taking advice from experts instead of arguing. And this seems like a good time to tell you that if you think you can tweeze your own eyebrows or color your own hair, its because you have no idea what an expert could do. Once you see the difference between great and not great, you would see you do not have great and you would not want that. But I was not happy to hear that I needed to whiten my teeth. First, I didnt think they were that yellow. And second, its expensive. Maybe my teeth were really yellow compared to people on TV, but if I dont dislike my teeth, then I dont get that good feeling like Im getting something for my money. And of course, I just got fired from Yahoo, so money is not exactly flowing over here. But I have always felt that when you are struggling with money, its really important to not let that derail your career. Your career is your own small business, and like any small business, if you dont reinvest profits back into your career then you cant grow. In the past, this philosophy has led me to an expensive haircut before a job interview even though I had to use my food money to pay for it. In a higher salary bracket this philosophy looked like me paying to get expensive coaching for public speaking before I had any income from speaking. Please, dont send me emails about how you got a great job and you cut your hair yourself. I dont care. What Im telling you is that you better have taken the money you saved on that haircut and reinvested it in your career some other way. So, this is how I come to tell you that I decided to spend the money even though I am technically in not-spending money mode until I replace the income I lost from Yahoo. So I say to Sharon, Fine. Ill whiten my teeth. Sharon says, Dont do it in Madison. Do it in LA. She says this about everything. I thought she was being a snob, so I did a little test, with my bikini wax. I figured, how difficult is that? Why cant I just do it in Madison? But you know what? Its difficult. You dont appreciate all the little hairs that are gone til they are not gone. So I made an appointment to do the whitening in LA. But then a TV station called. The producer said he googled something like Obama generation y business and my blog came up, so he called to interview me about politics. I bungled a bunch of questions, like I mispronounced Kucinichs name. Twice. And I predicted the New Hampshire primary to go to Obama after that had already not happened. I know youre thinking that Im an idiot. But its very hard to be on top of all things workplace. I cant also be on top of all things politics. But apparently it doesnt matter, because they scheduled me to go on-air anyway, with four political pundits on a pretty big TV show. And then I thought, well, I should just have my teeth whitened for this show. Because maybe all four of the pundits have really white teeth and I wont and itll kill my chances of getting invited back to the show. So I got my teeth whitened in Madison. I am not going to tell you where because the place sucked. Sucked as in they made a mistake applying the bleach and they burned my lips and I looked like I got hit in the face. But you know what? With a little Benadryl, my lips deflated enough to give me a hot little Angelina Jolie pout. And with my new lips and my white teeth, maybe no one noticed that I had no idea what to say on the show when they asked me how the elections will come out for the Democrats. And so, that one day confirms the following career advice: 1. You should tell people you are on TV, but only after the fact because then if you screw up, no one knows. 2. You should spend money on your career even if you dont have any. 3. You should get your teeth whitened (and your bikini line waxed) in LA. Bonus: I got the teeth whitening for free since they ruined my lips. But now Im thinking that maybe I should take the $400 to LA and blow my lips up for real with Botox. Just kidding. Sort of.

Choosing work experience on the basis of the skills you develop the shopping basket approach University of Manchester Careers Blog

Choosing work experience on the basis of the skills you develop the shopping basket approach University of Manchester Careers Blog How do you approach looking for valuable work experience or an internship?   Some opportunities to gain and develop useful skills for your future career could be missed if you rely on looking for work experience only within the area you are interested in or with the big corporate employers and well-known companies. There may also be opportunities with smaller companies advertised on CareersLink   later in the academic year. If you look for opportunities based on the skills you can develop, rather than the job title or company name, this approach can open up new areas to search for work that you may not have considered before. You are ‘shopping’ for skills to add to your ‘shopping basket’. This gives you more possible options and more chance to find valuable work experience to support what you need. How do you find these opportunities and know what skills to look for? 1. Look at a job description for the career or job you want in order to find out the skills you need You can find out about the skills you need for particular careers by looking at a job description that gives skills, knowledge and experience expected for this role. Look at for example, a job advert on Directgov, a specific company website, or look at a job profile on Prospects or The National Careers Service websites. This would give you a specific list of skills and experience needed for the job and what you are aiming to develop. 2.      Do I already have any of the skills I need for this role and what are they? When you know the skills you will need for the job, ask yourself if you already have any of these. If you are unsure, then this is a good time to become more aware of yourself and what you have to offer an employer. There are different strategies and tools available to help this process. Have a look at our Getting Started section and download the ‘I don’t know what I want to do’ guide with some information, advice and tools on self awareness on understanding the skills and strengths etc. Make a list of your skills for the role you want. You could also download   the Employability Audit   form from our website to help. Consider your previous experience for example within: previous part time jobs a previous career in a different role volunteering project work, work experience or internships at School or at University helping family and friends involvement in Societies at University developed through your hobbies and interests These will be the skills you already have in your ‘shopping basket’! 3. So where are the gaps in what you have, vs. what you need? Where can you develop the skills on your shopping list for the job you want? Make a list of the skills you need, then you can plan how you will achieve this. The Employability Skills section of our website can provide some advice on how to develop skills. Think about what work experience or other opportunities can help you where there are gaps in your current experience? Think more broadly as you may not always get the ‘ideal’ career related opportunity but you can build up the right skills in your shopping basket that are transferable skills from related roles or experience. As before this can include for example If you need leadership ability then consider a summer internship at a summer camp? If you event management experience then consider helping a charity to fundraise events? If you need to develop ability to work under pressure, consider a busy retail job leading up to Christmas or a busy bar? If you need more team working experience, consider part time work, volunteering, working in a small business or applying for a summer internship. What are the benefits of focusing on developing   skills? It can open up opportunities you would not have considered before Being more flexible can give more chances of finding work experience/ internships/ jobs after graduation Understanding the skills achieved in a role helps you to value more the experience you already have Gives you more confidence of what you already have to offer an employer Better awareness of your skills you already have can help you identify good examples to demonstrate skills to an employer through application or interview A clearer understanding of the skills you do have can also help you discover the skills gaps you have and then plan how to develop   and add skills to your shopping basket where needed When in a role understanding what skills you are gaining can help you keep motivated and focused for why you are in that role. For more information on finding work see the Careers Service website. All Undergraduate Internships jobs skills summer internships work experience

Personal Brands UCLA Wants You - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Personal Brands UCLA Wants You - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career On Saturday and Sunday, April 17 and 18, I am producing the first ever Personal Branding Bootcamp on the UCLA campus. The program director of UCLA Business Management Extension called to say the event is almost full, so if you want to come, we’d love to have you â€" but please hurry and register. You’ll find more information here: http://bit.ly/cVj7IF Are you ever a greater manifestation of your personal brand than when you hold an event or party? Isn’t that when the activities, décor, food, and the wealth of details reflect what experience you want your guests to have? These details reflect your culture, reference group, aspirations, preferences â€" and your budget! Your brand budget Yes, your brand is made up in part, by your budget. Coke’s budget very large. Rockstar energy drink much smaller by comparison. Of course having an exceptional co-marketing partner to reflect greatness onto your brand really helps. I am very lucky to bear the proud affiliation with Coke (where I was a marketing executive) and UCLA (where I suffered as an undergraduate and triumphantly returned as an instructor). The company you keep Yes, you are known by the company you keep. You are known by the people, organizations, media, book, blog and pretty much anything or anyone you associate with. Have you given your brand the right co-marketing partners? Again, I was lucky when Dan Schawbel gave me the opportunity to connect with him and you as the Tuesday columnist on Personal Branding Blog. I had a great work history, a pretty good book and plenty of amazing people who had teamed up with me on a bunch of ventures. I had hosted International Business on public radio. What Dan gave me was an audience that I might never have known as intimately as I now know the readers of this blog. He focused my attention of the early adopters of personal branding, and directed me to talk about branding in a very granular level. In other words, to be enmeshed in the 50,000 foot view in order to serve on the ground floor of so many people’s careers. It was the gift of this opportunity that gave rise to the bootcamp this weekend. How are you doing with taking on the responsibilities to serve others in an area that you are passionate about? Do you see that not only your personal branding effort, but also the brand promise of those around you, and responsibility for an audience all lead to exactly who you want to be? Make the connections and make the connection Personal brands, I appreciate the opportunity to have even the smallest influence on your view of the choices and benefits that are sometimes hiding in plain sight. If you can make it, it would be great to have you on campus at UCLA this weekend. Author: Nance Rosen is the author of Speak Up! Succeed. She speaks to business audiences around the world and is a resource for press, including print, broadcast and online journalists and bloggers covering social media and careers. Read more at NanceRosenBlog. Twitter name: nancerosen.

Where Can I Find a Resume Service Near Me?

Where Can I Find a Resume Service Near Me?Have you ever wondered where to find a resume service near me? You know, the service that will take care of all your writing needs for you?There are several professional resume services available in your area. Some are local, while others have regional offices. It really depends on the level of experience and qualifications required for the job.I know, you have probably been looking for a resume service near me, but didn't get the response you were looking for. If you need a quick resume writing service, or a completely customized service, you can't go wrong with getting one from your local office. However, if you want to fill out your own resume, and get something professionally written to match your skills and qualifications, your best bet is to go with a service that has offices nearby you. That way, you can have your work finished in minutes, instead of hours, days, or weeks.You can get an idea of which professional resume services are ne ar me by checking online. There are a few major sites online that have directories of local services. You can easily use this to find out which service is near you and see if they meet your expectations for their services.How can you ensure that you're getting the right kind of service, without spending a lot of money? The answer is simple: price. So the more price you pay, the better.Just remember that you won't get the most bang for your buck if you choose a cheaper service, but only to find out that they don't give you the same level of service as their expensive counterparts. Think about how much you're willing to spend, before choosing a lower priced service. It might seem like a small expense, but what you'll soon discover is that it'all you have to do, and nothing more.Instead of wasting time with the phone, driving around, and even booking a flight, get your work done. Call up the company that best meets your needs, and have them come out to your home. Nothing beats the feel ing of accomplishment after finally completing the work you've set out to do. Plus, the financial value of completing your resume on your own time, with your own resources, is well worth the time you will spend.This is just one reason why you should search for a resume service near me. Find out what others think of the services you can find. You can certainly get a lot of great tips from asking people about their experiences and get some great ideas about where to start.

Industry Focus - Whos Hiring in Food Services - CareerAlley

Industry Focus - Whos Hiring in Food Services - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. This post continues the Targeted Search with Food Services. Technically speaking, Food Services can include top restaurant staff to those working in fast food. Although some might disagree, the coverage will be broad for the purposes of todays post. Rather than focusing on just one type of resource, there will be a mix. Dixie Search Associates Dixie Search is an international recruiting firm that specializes in all segments of Food, Beverages and Hospitality recruitment. Their main page gives an overview of the firm and lists a number of Domestic and International Hot Searches (such as Food Services Manager NY). The bottom of the main page provides contact information. Click Current Openings at the top of the page to go to the opportunities page. This page is sorted by main category (Food Manufacturing, Supermarket, etc.). The left-hand side of the page explains the process. There is a Candidate Registration form at the bottom of the main opportunities page. McDonalds Number 106 on the Fortune 500 list, there are a number of food services related careers available at McDonalds. From Restaurant Manager to Crew Member to District Manager. The main career page has links to several success stories in the center of the page. Careers Search (search by job category), Restaurant Crew Opportunities (Crew, Management and Support Opportunities) and Hamburger University (McDonalds Management Training Center) links are available on the left hand side of the page. American Culinary Federation (ACF) ACF is a professional organization dedicated to chefs and is an industry resource. Their career site provides registration (anonymous), Job Search, Personal Alerts and a Job seeker account which will allows management of your resumes and job search alerts. View Jobs links to the job seeker page where you can search by keyword, location or Job Type. FoodandDrinkJobs.com This is a dedicated search site for the food and beverage industry. The site has 664 registered employers (when I checked). Click on the Candidate Home tab to get started. Similar to the ACF site, you can post an anonymous resume, view jobs, create a job alert and create a free account to manage your resumes and job alerts. There were over 3,400 job opportunities when I checked the site, from Pizza Grill cook to Bakery Associate to Executive Chef. The search function allows for keyword search, location search or job type. We are always eager to hear from our readers. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions regarding CareerAlley content. Good luck in your search,Joey

REINVENTING YOURSELF How to change job roles, industries or professional goals...

REINVENTING YOURSELF How to change job roles, industries or professional goals... REINVENTING YOURSELF: How to change job roles, industries or professional goals REINVENTING YOURSELF: How to change job roles, industries or professional goals January 20, 2011 by Career Coach Sherri Thomas 1 Comment Image by B Tal via Flickr Craving a new career?   Tired of being under-valued, under-appreciated and unmotivated?   If so, then maybe you need to take a new direction and reinvent your career. Reinventing your career successfully simply means repackaging your skills, qualifications and accomplishments so that you can transition into a new job role, company, or industry. Below is my personal career coaching 5-step blueprint for reinventing your career more quickly, easily and maybe even with a higher salary! In which industry would you like to work? Advertising? Finance? Health Care? When I wanted to stop being a disc jockey, I knew that I wanted to go into television. And after a successful career in television, I then set my sights on getting into Corporate America. I wasn’t sure what kind of job role I wanted (or could get!), but the first step was determining the industry where I wanted to work. Define your passion   If you’re not sure where you want to go then read trade magazines, industry publications and on-line job postings. Visit a bookstore and browse through books and magazines to see what grabs your attention. Allow yourself time to figure out what lights your fire and inspires you!         2.   Identify your transferable skills   These are skills that transition from industry to industry, or from job role to job role. Examples include: managing projects, teams, clients or budgets, as well as negotiating contracts, or proposing and implementing ideas that generate money, save money, or help the company be more competitive. Other transferable skills include personal characteristics such as demonstrating leadership or risk taking, training or mentoring team members, being goal driven, results oriented, a problem solver, or having the ability to influence senior managers. These are ALL great skills to have, and they transfer from industry to industry. All industries and companies value employees with these types of skills and characteristics.         3.  Match your transferable skills to job roles   Read job descriptions posted on CareerJournal.com, CareerBuilder.com and Monster.com, as well as the classified ads in industry magazines, trade journals, and local newspapers. If you want to work for a specific company then check out their website’s on-line job postings. Learn the skills and qualifications required for various job roles. Match your transferable skills to those jobs you want to go after. If there’s a gap between the job requirements and the skills you have, then look for ways to gain that experience such as taking on an extended assignment in your current job, freelancing, consulting, or even volunteering. Also, attend industry conferences, trade shows, business networking events and association meetings. Talk to people who work in the industry to learn about their career path, responsibilities, and advice for how to break into the business.         4.    Blow up your resume.   The first thing I always did before I transitioned into a new career was blow up my resume. Trying to piece together a resume that highlighted the skills I used to get my last job with the skills I need to land my next job is like trying to weld together Lexus parts on a BMW. It doesn’t work. You need a brand new resume. Showcase only those jobs, responsibilities and successes that are relevant to the job you want. The hiring manager doesn’t care about every job you’ve ever had. They just want to know, Can you do their job? Get resume help now.         5.    Attitude is king!   Remember, great jobs don’t just land in your lap. You have to know what you want â€" take action â€" and go after it! Your job is out there. You just need to go get it! When you transition into a new job role or a new company, you need to show the hiring manager that you have confidence in yourself and know that you’ll be successful in the job. When it comes to reinventing your career, it’s not just your talent but your attitude that counts!  And finallyIf you’re ready to make a career change, get some professional help. You’ll have an easier, quicker, less stressful journey ahead of you when you have a partner who can give you the roadmap on how to reach your goal. Heres to your success!   ??