10 Industries Where The Jobs Aren't Coming Back http://read.bi/e7b8kf me: the listing makes sense, anything you would add? #the5For those job searching, looking in all the right places will help to start being successful. If one of these is on your listing, you should have a real good reason why!
I spend a lot of my days thinking about The Matrix that most of the people I know live within. I see them struggling through their days just trying to make it to the weekend and I'm able to fast-forward my life to my dying day. At that moment, I often think about being old, sick and waiting to die. What days will you think about when looking back on your life? You see, while I'm Blogging during the holidays, spending time to think and soaking in the good will of my family and friends, you're dreading going back to work next week.Mitch Joel asks some good questions in his post on The Matrix.
... the challenging part is connecting with new people. People who have absolutely no clue who you are. And, at least for now, have no practical reason to drop everything and help you.
But you need this to happen. You need your situation to matter to people. And you need to build social credibility.
So how do you give people a reason to invest?
Good News for the 55 Career Crowd! http://bit.ly/f4oPgh "Your mission as a job seeker doesn’t change" a good entry for #the5Matt finds two articles seemingly with conflicting data. What to make of it rally remains to be decided but I agree with his insights that "Your mission as a job seeker doesn't change".
Sandwiched and working flexibly http://bit.ly/ekyKmF "Flexibility in the workplace isn’t a perk" A good one from @leanneclc for #the5I hadn't heard the term 'sandwiched' referring to those stuck between generational responsibilities. My kids, now young ladies, are less a daily drain on time and effort (fortunately) while Dolores and my remaining parents are an increasing draw on time. Don't get me wrong, I don't regret it at all. I am glad to help to provide the assistance. We could not be here today without their assistance back in the day.
The Power of Hackday: Video Sharing on LinkedIn http://bit.ly/ekgljD "LinkedIn sets aside a day for employees to experiment" #the5Google gets a lot of press about the 20% time they allow their employees to explore something of interest (which can become something of value). LinkedIn does something similar and this too brings good results. Does your company do anything like this?
30 Great Books For Job Search, Career And Life http://bit.ly/eS0Ny9 "some ideas on how to spend that pile of gift cards" #the5Tim has a great listing. I will spend some time reviewing it later. How many of these have you already devoured?
Top 20 Most Useful LinkedIn Blog Posts of 2010 http://bit.ly/enVQlK "you owe it to yourself to spend" some time reviewing this list #the5Neal has a great listing of posts on LInkedIn. I'll need to spend sometime to review this myself. I imagine I may have seen most of these already but wouldn't be surprised if I had missed one or two. How many have you see? Which is the best one?
... the most successful people in business learn to use the right tool for the right job. I’m supportive of using text messaging for agreeing on a time and place for a customer visit, but when I read that text messages are the new pink slips for layoffs, that’s just wrong!
The Great Recession (video) http://bit.ly/eaY5qB economist at the Boston Federal Reserve Bank has some insights on the recession #the5Chris Foote, Senior Economist and Policy Advisor at the Boston Federal Reserve Bank, shares his insights on the Great Recession in a very accessible way. Well worth watching. The link takes you to the first of the series of segments of his talk. It will automatically move from one to the other as one completes, at least based upon my experience.
What information do you find useful and you want more of? or What information don't you find here that you would like to see?See me an email or leave a comment to let me know.
Who Benefits More From the USRDA’s 2,000 Calories Per Day? You or Big Agra? http://bit.ly/igHARd a good #the5 from @lisajohnsonLisa Johnson went digging to find out how the 2,000 calories per day guideline was established and didn't like what she found. Have you gone digging into something that has been well established, for so long that know one knows what the origin is? Why not?
A Chilling Trend Job Seekers Absolutely Need to Know http://bit.ly/e1yvhB " a platform which aggregates a person’s entire background" #the5Ah, I think the companies that have some social media savvy are already doing this today. No, there is not a silver bullet single place tool yet, but there are sites that come close. The information is available for those looking.
Ideas for Job Search, Career and Life - Tim's Strategy http://bit.ly/fIFjaY free ebook or buy the paperback, a good choice for #the5Tim has been a consistent source of good info on the job search and referenced frequently on the Job Search Jam Session blog. The ebook or papaerback would be good to dig into his 30 ideas.
Massachusetts to Allow Live Twittering, Blogging in Courts http://to.pbs.org/egk6hP me: not that I'll be there but good to know! #the5This is good to know. I don't expect to be in a court anytime soon but if the opportunity were to arise, the process is open!
What Doctors and Salespeople Can Learn From Each Other http://bit.ly/iab8lS me: learning to listen is a good one! #the5I like this one, learning to listen to the complete story before jumping to a diagnosis! How often do you jump to a conclusion when someone tells you about a problem they are having?
Is LinkedIn Profile Stats Pro a game changer that will make you want to upgrade your account?
I personally have never been into over-analyzing my LinkedIn Profile. There are some that are obsessed at looking at who viewed their profiles, and any paid account will give you access to this data. Unfortunately, if a user decides to keep his footprint completely anonymous in their Profile Views Settings, as many do, all you will see in the list of who viewed you is “Anonymous LinkedIn User.” No value for anyone there.
You see the look that's on my face
You might think I'm out of place
I'm not lost, no, no, just undiscovered
When someone catches our eye in real life, they catch our attention. You’ve got to catch the eye of your reader—their attention—by crafting a killer headline. Most people will decide almost instantaneously if they want to read what you have to say based on the headline alone. So even if the rest of your content is the most enthralling shit in the world, no one will ever know—UNLESS they care enough to click past the headline.
How do you craft a compelling headline?
The most important piece of advice I can give is to be INTRIGUING. There are many copywriters who rely on proven formulas, such as starting with, “The Secret of…” or “Little Known Ways to….” or “Get Rid of {insert problem} Once and For All” or to simply pose a question that you think your readers will want the answers to.
And that’s the difference between traditional marketing and social media marketing. In traditional marketing, you throw out a message where it will be seen by millions of people who couldn’t care less.
In social media marketing, you find the people who are already talking about your message and join the conversation. It’s really that simple and that complicated.
It’s complicated because you have to know your audience so well that you know exactly what social media platforms they use regularly. Is it Facebook? Twitter? YouTube
Why create a Facebook fan page if your audience never uses Facebook? Why open a Twitter account if they never use Twitter?
We all have some down time so squeeze it in. Below are some activities that you can do over the weekend, which won’t take too much time. In reality, there is not enough time sometimes during the week to perform these activities so the weekend is a good time to catch up.
1. Respond to emails that you didn’t get to during the week.
2. Send follow-up emails to new people you met
3. Send follow-up emails to customers, partners, associates in response to your conversations the prior week
4. Write letters or other documents that you need for the following week
While it may sound harsh, the person across the desk doesn’t really care about you. And frankly, I don’t think they’re supposed to. After all, interviews are sales situations, not social calls. You’re not there to make a friend or get a date. You’re there (hopefully) to show them beyond a reasonable doubt that you’re the person best positioned to come in, roll up your sleeves, solve their problems, and make them look like a superstar. So why would they care about you as a person, if this is the underlying dynamic?
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For every question you’re asked in an interview, there’s an (appropriately) selfish motive behind it on the part of the employer. So make sure to keep your answers short, relevant, and focused on how the particular skill/qualification/strength you’re talking about is going to conspire to make the interviewer’s life better — and help them reach their goals within the organization.Matt Youngquist has more good advice, this time focusing on the interview and where you should focus as you talk with the recruiter or hiring manager.
November’s slowing employment growth numbers released today show that government support is still needed to secure our nation’s increasingly fragile economic recovery and put the now 15.1 million unemployed Americans back to work. As government fiscal support for the economic recovery winds down and unemployment insurance benefits for the long-term unemployed lapse, these new numbers underscore the urgency for Congress not to withdraw fiscal support and to continue providing unemployment benefits to the long-term unemployed to sustain family incomes and secure the recovery. In the near term, policy priorities must focus on job creation, not deficit reduction.You can read the full article on the Center for American Progress website
report that “found that federal civilian workers had an average annual wage of $81,258 in 2009, compared with $50,464 for the nation’s private-sector workers.”... if you cannot display your own social media marketing expertise with your own brand, it will be very difficult to establish the credibility that is necessary to develop business.If you are going to focus on finance, or manufacturing, then maybe the social media expertise is downplayed. It can help you but shouldn't break your job search.
This report examines the potential mismatch between the supply of and demand for skilled labor in New England. It explores changes in the balance between labor supply and labor demand at multiple skill levels across the New England region and the nation and examines both historical trends as well as future projections in the supply of and demand for skilled labor.
The evidence indicates that, although New England currently has many more workers seeking employment than there are job opportunities, the supply of skilled workers is not likely to keep pace with demand over the next two decades. Although these trends are not unique to the region, New England will likely face even greater challenges in maintaining an adequate supply of skilled workers compared to the nation—particularly for “middle-skill” jobs. The report concludes with a discussion of the role that public policy could play in addressing this challenge.This report comes from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and can be found in the full PDF format at this link: http://www.bos.frb.org/economic/neppc/researchreports/2010/rr1002.htm
