"Best Prep for The PMP Exam"

Hello Everyone,

Now that the winter is upon us, and the inclement weather has arrived, there will be no Hopkinton meetings if the Hopkinton schools close due to weather conditions. Listen to the radio or watch the TV for school closings, if there is a delay, the meeting will still occur. Whenever the weather conditions are poor, please stay home. There isn't anything worth risking an accident over.

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by our speaker, Elaine Jackson. The facilitator for this week will be William Lam. We will devote the first hour, from 10 to 11 AM to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Please arrive early, so we can make every effort to start on time. In the second hour, Elaine will give a talk about "Best Prep for The PMP Exam."

"Best Prep for The PMP Exam"

Many are confused on what is necessary to be prepared for the PMP Application. What things to add to the application and what information to leave off.

Some of the questions to be addressed: What if I can't remember the details of my positions? What if I cannot find the manager I worked with? What happens if my application gets audited? During this session we will also look at your work experience and determine what is important to report to PMI. We will field questions from the audience on challenges encountered. Please bring your resume and your questions for direct help.

About Elaine Jackson, CEO Holistic Project Management Consulting:

Elaine Jackson is a highly proficient and dedicated Project Management Coach who enjoys teaching managers to understand how they can pass the Project Management Certification Exam with confidence!

Her style of coaching involves training individuals to understand project management and to use this knowledge on all projects. She applies a holistic approach toward getting students to remember complex material, explains how to apply that knowledge towards passing the PMP Exam.

Her goal is to encourage qualified individuals into the field of Project Management to add quality to functioning teams. Her motto is "A 2nd chance at success".

Elaine Jackson achieved her Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification in 2008 after 4 years of conducting several study group sessions for project managers employed at Hewlett Packard Company. She realized there was a real need for managers to be encouraged to finish their studies and for them to make advancements in their careers.

Elaine perfected the study process and achieved a closing rate of 95%. Elaine Jackson's mission is to assist Project Managers world-wide, in virtual and face-to-face environments, to be most ready for the PMP Certification Exam

She holds a BS in Biology from Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY. She graduated from the Entrepreneurial Business Training Program in Andover, MA.


Schedule for HNG Meetings:
April 15, 2011 Joellyn Schwerdlin
May 6, 2011 Dr. Paul Power
May 20, 2011 Stephen Balzac "Interviewing For Success: How to Find, and Land, Your Dream Job"

General Information:

The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose every other Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.

We will follow the following agenda items:
Welcome
Landings (with doughnuts)
Announcements
New member introductions
Needs and Leads
Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
Cleanup

For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
Name
Skills and Value Statement
Where have you been?
Where are you going?
Your title
Your target companies
Geography of search
Name and e-mail address

If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.

Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.

Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748

Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Steven Hakar hakar4@hotmail.com
Gil Krispien g.krispien@comcast.net
William Lam wmlam508@yahoo.com
Madeliene Moore madelienem@yahoo.com

creating your online presence

A job seeker asks “What is online presence and why do I need it to find a job?” In today’s job search, you can have great qualifications and excellent connections, but without online presence, you may be overlooked. Online presence is your value displayed and expressed online. It’s what people find when they search on your name. It’s how recruiters and hiring managers notice your expertise and how you show your value to others in your industry.

Carrie Krueger writes more about how to create an online presence for your job search here

Remember - if you are in the RI area, Community Camp is scheduled for Apr 23 at RISD and there are four free passes available for job searchers. One of the sessions planned is to answer your questions about LinkedIn. The session is titled - "I'm on LinkedIn, now what?" I'll facilitate the session to answer your questions on how to get the most out of LinkedIn for your job search.

Can you help Free Geek Providence?

Dear Friend of Free Geek Providence,

As you may know,  Johnson & Wales University has been very generous in allowing us to use space at their facility on Harborside Campus to process outgoing donations to organizations.  

 The "cage" at JWU transformed us as an organization.  We went from a group of motivated individuals, to an organization that has donated over 500 computers to organizations and individuals that might not otherwise have them. 

 We now know we are losing the space at JWU, and we will need to move out the first week of April.  In order to cover moving expenses, rent, and insurance, we need to raise $4000 in the next few weeks.

Free Geek Providence can remain a viable organization and grow to offer more services, but only with your help.   

If you have seen and believe in the difference a computer can make in the life of a child, an out of work parent, or a friend trying to make it through school, please show your support for Free Geek Providence today with a donation of $25, $50 or $100 dollars.

Please make checks payable to Free Geek Providence and send to: 

Free Geek Providence 

Po Box 603109 

Providence, RI 02906 

or With PayPal at http://www.freegeekprovidence.org/campaign/

We are a 501(c)3 and all donations are tax deductible. If you have questions please email forrest@freegeekpvd.org or kim@freegeekpvd.org 

Thank you, 

Forrest Sutton                                                                                Kim Benevides 

Board of Directors                                                                     Volunteer Coordinator

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Remember - if you are in the RI area, Community Camp is scheduled for Apr 23 at RISD and there are four free passes available for job searchers.

Jason deals with a pink dining room

Keeping positive during the time between recognizing a change and actually getting to make the change is important. Jason's story is about his pink dining room and it could apply to your job search. How positive are you will you are looking?



Being positive will make you a better candidate!

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Remember - if you are in the RI area, Community Camp is scheduled for Apr 23 at RISD and there are four free passes available for job searchers.

B.I.T.C.H is not a bad thing for Tabatha

B.I.T.C.H is her thing!

Tabatha Coffey has taken what could be a bad thing and turned into her positive defining moniker.



I happened upon this while following a link to CNN.

Is there something about you that you can turn into such a positive?

Lessons from the college admissions process

High school seniors are waiting and receiving admissions letters of acceptance (or rejection) from their choice of colleges right about now. There are many parallels to the job search that are worth looking at.

Preparation starts early. Students begin preparing for college almost as soon as they start school. But job seekers rarely prepare for a job change until they need to make one. For best results, preparation for a job search should be happening all the time. That includes maintaining a strong network, keeping up online presence and continually adding new achievements. 

Practice makes perfect. Even a student who is well prepared for college is not necessarily ready for the admissions process including essay writing and interviewing. The most successful applicants learn and practice those skills. In the same way, we are not trained for resume writing and interviewing. We need to learn and practice both to get good at them. Don’t assume you know how to job search. What you don’t know can hurt you. 

Achievements matter. Imagine a college applicant sending a high school transcript without grades. Telling what courses you took but not what grades you got is like a resume that describes positions you held but leaves out achievements. Just as high school students highlight great grades, make sure your resume shares your great accomplishments.

Read more at Jobfully here

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Remember - if you are in the RI area, Community Camp is scheduled for Apr 23 at RISD and there are four free passes available for job searchers.

15 Invaluable Websites for Job Research

Sent to you by Steve Sherlock via Google Reader:

15 Invaluable Websites for Job Research

via CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog on 3/21/11

There are dozens of free sites on the web that help you advance your job search. Here are my top 15 websites for job research.

Things you can do from here:

• Subscribe to CAREEREALISM.com» Career Management and Personal Branding Blog using Google Reader
• Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites

Are there any sites that you would add to the listing?

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Remember - if you are in the RI area, Community Camp is scheduled for Apr 23 at RISD and there are four free passes available for job searchers.

Stick out a huge hand and pull someone out of the muck

Tim asks a very good question:

I wonder what % of the world population has been out of work at some point in their lives. Anyone know? 

If you’ve ever been in a job search, you are part of the crew. The community. And you understand the job search process. The hard work. The ups. The downs. 

And I’ll tell you something. I know a lot of people who aren’t a part of this crew. No job search on their resume. They are not part of the “in-crowd”. 

They don’t get it. 

In fact, those who’ve never been out of work are sometimes known as the employed elite. Complaining about someone having more than one job over the last five years. Asking stupid or impossible questions during a job interview. And having no patience for someone who is genuinely trying to deliver their best.

Read Tim's full posting here


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Remember - if you are in the RI area, Community Camp is scheduled for Apr 23 at RISD and there are four free passes available for job searchers.

What kind of support group do you have?

Are they holding up for you?

If support is crumbling, time to expand and find a new group.


Prior posts on support groups
http://jobsearchjamsessions.blogspot.com/2011/03/6-good-reasons-for-joining-networking.html

http://jobsearchjamsessions.blogspot.com/2011/03/hopkinton-network-group-meets-fri-mar.html

http://jobsearchjamsessions.blogspot.com/2011/03/cat-in-hats-advice.html

6 good reasons for joining a networking group

6 good reasons for networking, artfully done



Would you add another reason?

or

Would you quibble with a reason?


Thanks to Jason for the pointer to this video

Tips to improve and practice your elevator pitch

Jobfully has a brief video on the elevator pitch and how to use it.




Practice does help!

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Remember - if you are in the RI area, Community Camp is scheduled for Apr 23 at RISD and there are four free passes available for job searchers.

Hopkinton Network Group meets Fri - Mar 18th at 10:00 AM

Hello Everyone,

Now that the winter is upon us, and the inclement weather has arrived, there will be no Hopkinton meetings if the Hopkinton schools close due to weather conditions. Listen to the radio or watch the TV for school closings, if there is a delay, the meeting will still occur. Whenever the weather conditions are poor, please stay home. There isn't anything worth risking an accident over.

The agenda for this Friday's Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) meeting will be featured by our speaker, Fran Ganek. The facilitator for this week will be Madeliene Moore. We will devote the first hour, from 10 to 11 AM to the following agenda: Welcome, Landings, Announcements, New Member Intros, and Needs & Leads. Please arrive early, so we can make every effort to start on time. In the second hour, Fran will give a talk about "Refreshing the Body, Mind, and Soul during Unemployment (and any other Time)"

"Refreshing the Body, Mind, and Soul during Unemployment (and any other Time)"

In this experiential presentation, Fran will offer attendees an opportunity to empower themselves through wellness and stress reduction activities. This will be followed by a special demonstration to assist attendees with employment and related questions/concerns.

Fran will begin by sharing a brief excerpt from the book, Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life, by Thich Nhat Hanh. Through this excerpt, Fran will facilitate a very simple exercise for conscious breathing that can bring an awareness to the calming and unifying effects of body and mind. Next, she will lead a guided meditation (approximately ten minutes in length) to help attendees ground and center the body, from Belleruth Naparstek's book, Staying Well with Guided Imagery: How to Harness the Power of your Imagination for Health and Healing. Following the meditation, since Fran has assisted many people who have experienced crises and losses as a counselor, clairvoyant, and medium, she will take a few minutes to enter into a meditative state, and will then offer messages through a question and response format, as time permits, on employment and related concerns. (Please bring a concisely-posed question if you wish to ask her a question during this allotted time.)

Fran's mission is not to predict the future, nor does she claim to do so, however through this work, she often brings spiritual guidance, inspiration, validation, healing energy, and sometimes enlightenment dotted with humor as she relays her visions and messages. Prior to responding to questions, Fran will give a brief explanation of what to expect during this time.

About Fran Ganek:

Fran is a former teacher of preschool through post-secondary levels, with a Bachelor Degree in Elementary and Special Education. With a Master of Education in Career and Personal Counseling, she worked many years at Worcester State College in career/counseling services, adult education, graduate admissions, and academic offices. She now enjoys educating people in wellness and stress reduction, having studied a variety of healing modalities such as Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Reiki, and Pranic Healing. Fran is also an advanced clinically certified hypnotherapist.

Schedule for HNG Meetings:

April 1, 2011 Elaine Jackson Workshop for PMP Application
April 15, 2011 Joellyn Schwerdlin
May 6, 2011 Dr. Paul Power
May 20, 2011 Stephen Balzac "Interviewing For Success: How to Find, and Land, Your Dream Job"

General Information:

The networking group meets in Hopkinton, at St. John the Evangelist Church parish hall. The meeting occurs, from 10 to 12 noon, and will meet the first and third Friday of the month. The parish hall has a capacity for 250 people and there is plenty of parking spaces in the parking lot and on the street. Around the perimeter of the parish hall are rooms to allow us to have focused network groups or for any other purpose we need. We chose every other Friday to allow everyone to attend the Acton Networking Group or any other networking group, if they wanted, on the Friday we do not meet.

We will maintain our close affiliation with Acton Networkers by using the same list-server to share information between the groups. Any e-mails specific to the Hopkinton Networking Group (HNG) will be indicated in the subject line either by "Hopkinton Networking Group" or "HNG"; this way anyone attending these meetings will know the e-mail is intended for them.

We will follow the following agenda items:
Welcome
Landings (with doughnuts)
Announcements
New member introductions
Needs and Leads
Speaker(s), Workshop, or Focus Group
Cleanup

For those new members who give their introductions, this is what we would like to know:
Name
Skills and Value Statement
Where have you been?
Where are you going?
Your title
Your target companies
Geography of search
Name and e-mail address

If anyone wants to join our team, please let one of us know; we could always use the extra help and input for ideas.

Directions:
Take Rt. 495 North/South and get off Exit 21A. Go through three traffic lights. Colella's Supermarket is on the right at the third traffic light. The first street after the third traffic light is Church Street, take a right turn. The church is on the right. Go around to the left of the parking lot and go into the side entrance of the parish hall.

Depending upon where you live, perhaps you may want to use Mapquest for a more direct route. The address of the church is:
St. John the Evangelist
20 Church Street
Hopkinton, MA 01748

Regards,
Hopkinton Networkers Group (HNG) Coordinators:
Steven Hakar hakar4@hotmail.com
Gil Krispien g.krispien@comcast.net
William Lam wmlam508@yahoo.com
Madeliene Moore madelienem@yahoo.com

Shake up your search

three quick things to do right now that will revitalize your search and get you back on track:

1. Pick up the phone and call three network contacts.
2. Ask a question or start a discussion in an online professional group.
3. Sign up for a professional development class or event.

Click through to the Jobfully site to read more about these three things to do. Go ahead, click through. Do them. Yes, all three.

Oh, and come back here tomorrow for some more job search notes!

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Remember - if you are in the RI area, Community Camp is scheduled for Apr 23 at RISD and there are four free passes available for job searchers.

Boxy, boxiness

Matt Youngquist is referenced here frequently and has two good articles on the boxiness of the market today.

The Market is Boxy: Resistance is (Almost) Futile!

by Matt Youngquist, Career Horizons

The Boxy Market: Time for a Shiny New Box?

by Matt Youngquist, Career Horizons

The Cat in The Hat's advice

The sun did not shine.

It was too wet to play.

So we sat in the house

All that cold, cold, wet day.

I sat there with Sally.

We sat there, we two.

And I said, "How I wish

We had something to do!"

Of course, when you are searching for your next job, there is plenty to do. Not like in Dr Seuss's The Cat in The Hat.

There are job boards to check: Monster.com, Craigslist.org
The Ladders LinkedIn has job postings too!

There is your network to care for. Reach out to wish someone a happy birthday, or a nice day. Check in to see how they are doing.

Always be looking for an opportunity to position yourself.

The Cat in the Hat said

"I will pick up the hook.

You will see something new.

Two things. And I call them

Thing One and Thing Two.

These things will not bite you.

They want to have fun."

Then out of the box

Came Thing Two and Thing One!

And they ran to us fast.

They said, "How do you do?

Would you like to shake hands 

With Thing One and Thing Two?"

See, coming right out of the box, the two Things were immediately networking!

So what is the real message from Dr Seuss and The Cat in the Hat?
1 - take care of your network
2 - don't be afraid to have some fun!

I hope this was of some help for your job search effort!

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Other entries in the Dr Seuss series can be found here :


1 - McElligot's Pool Dr Seuss was right!
define your niche, be consistent with personal branding

2 - On Beyond Zebra Dr Seuss extends the alphabet

don't be limited by conventional thought

3 - If I ran the Zoo Dr Seuss, the first nerd

create and deliver your value add

4 - And to think that I saw it on Mulberry St  Dr Seuss watches Mulberry St
Finding inspiration in rejection

5 - Marvin K Mooney, Will you please go now! Dr Seuss says go!
Action is required for your job search


6 - Fox in Socks What Dr Seuss does to your tongue, you shouldn't to your resume
Be careful with the language and key words

7 - The Foot Book - Dr Seuss on foot notes
Networking resources


8 - One Fish, Two Fish - Dr Seuss goes fishing
competition is tough but not impossible

Attention: job seekers - Community Camp - Apr 23

There will be a Job Search Jam Sessions track at Community Camp, April 23!


Community Camp is an informal, participant-driven unconference that brings together small business owners, artisans, students, job seekers and other members of the community. We'll share what we have learned on reaching out to the local and global community. We'll have a conversation about how participating in groups is an effective tool to make our voices heard.


Sessions will be held in the following topics:

• Marketing - scaling your message, reaching an audience, developing a "personal brand", going viral
• Community - social media, networking resources, job search information
• Media - the hows, whys, whats, and wheres of creating new media
• Second Purpose - green, environmental-focused sessions; recycling, repurposing

As an unconference, Community Camp requires active participation from attendees, either in asking questions and engaging in discussion or in leading a breakout session. Sessions may be prepared and announced in advance, but they may also be organized on the fly at the event.


When:  Saturday, April 23, 2011 – 8:00 am to 1:30 pm
Where: RISD Auditorium, 17 Canal Street, Providence, RI 02903


What does it mean to have a 'track'?
Amongst the sessions during the day, there will be a series of them focused on the job search with an emphasis on social media.


What is a Community Camp?
Community Camp is an un-conference about social media and online networking. It is an open and collaborative event with discussions and interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join. Some sessions will be planned ahead of the event, but plenty of spaces will be open for the topics YOU want to discuss and learn.


Why should I go?
Community Camp is all about social media/networking, and its relevance and usefulness to community, business and otherwise. 

What does it cost?

Tickets are $20 ($10 for students), but all are expected to participate and/or present. You can participate by giving a presentation, demo, or joining into another cooperative event, being on a panel/roundtable, or in other ways helping out on event day.

If you want to register, please do so here


Or save some money:
There is a special deal for those who want to go but are un-employed or under-employed! Steve Sherlock has arranged to provide four (4) tickets to help job seekers attend.


How do I get one of those tickets?
Send an email to Steve (shersteve at gmail dot com) and state your case:

Clearly and concisely, explain what you have been doing as part of your job search and how participating in Community Camp would help your effort.

Note: Your paragraph will be published here to help showcase you and your efforts in social media if you win one of the scholarships.

Dr Seuss goes fishing

one fish

two fish

red fish

blue fish

....

This one has

a little star

This one has a little car.

Say! What a lot 

of fish there are.

Such is the familiar opening for Dr Seuss' book written in 1960. How does that help those on the job search?

One of the demographic factors of this recession is how the downturn has affected folks of all ages (although there are age groups where they have been affected more so than any other).

From the US Dept of Labor JOLT Summary

Net Change in Employment

Over the 12 months ending in January, hires totaled 48.4 million and separations totaled 52.4 million, yielding a net employment loss of 4.0 million.

What is JOLT? The Job Opening and Labor Turnover report. There is good new in the report:

There were 2.7 million job openings on the last business day of January 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The job openings rate rose over the month to 2.1 percent, the highest the rate has been since February 2009.

What does this mean for those looking for a job?

There are really a whole lot of fish in the sea. The competition is tough but not impossible.

Dr Seuss closed "one fish two fish red fish blue fish" with:

Today is gone. Today was fun.

Tomorrow is another one.

Every day,

from here to there,

funny things are everywhere.

Be confident! Be yourself!

Network and have some fun meeting folks along the way.

Help them in whatever way you can.

One of them will help you.

One of them will be the fish you need to land your dream position.

Good luck! I hope this has been helpful for you.

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Other entries in the Dr Seuss series can be found here :


1 - McElligot's Pool Dr Seuss was right!
define your niche, be consistent with personal branding

2 - On Beyond Zebra Dr Seuss extends the alphabet

don't be limited by conventional thought

3 - If I ran the Zoo Dr Seuss, the first nerd

create and deliver your value add

4 - And to think that I saw it on Mulberry St  Dr Seuss watches Mulberry St
Finding inspiration in rejection

5 - Marvin K Mooney, Will you please go now! Dr Seuss says go!
Action is required for your job search


6 - Fox in Socks What Dr Seuss does to your tongue, you shouldn't to your resume
Be careful with the language and key words

7 - The Foot Book - Dr Seuss on foot notes
Networking resources

JobAngels is moving! - Call To Action Instructions

LinkedIn Groups

Group: JobAngels Subject: JobAngels is moving! - Call To Action Instructions TO: All Hiring for Hope LinkedIn JobAngels members FROM: Tegan Acree, President & Founder of Hiring for Hope DATE: March 10, 2011 SUBJECT: CALL TO ACTION - JobAngels is moving! ________________________________________ Dear JobAngels members, By now, I hope you have had an opportunity to begin taking advantage of the FREE career management services available to you as a member of Hiring for Hope at www.hiringforhope.org. Please be aware that over the next several weeks we will be combining all of the JobAngels and Hiring for Hope social media communities in an effort to unite us in one virtual location, and begin the full integration of all of you into the Hiring for Hope community. The first step in our "social media merger process" is to relocate our JobAngels program to our FREE Voices of Hope online networking and support community EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. Voices of Hope is specifically designed to accommodate and maximize the results of our JobAngels Program. Once you are a member, you will find it has a robust selection of easy-to-use technology tools that also link with many of the popular social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter. All of this will make it easier and faster for you to expand your network, collaborate with others, find inspiration and moral support, and share HOPE and job leads. Becoming a member of Voices of Hope is extremely easy and will only take a minute of your time. We have created a new Getting Started Tips Sheet to help you begin. Just follow the short steps outlined below in the order in which they appear to become a member: 1.Maintain your current membership status on this JobAngels LinkedIn page. It will soon become the future "official" Hiring for Hope LinkedIn home page. 2.View our new JobAngels Getting Started Tips Sheet by clicking here: http://tinyurl.com/63q8kg5 . 3.Become a member of Voices of Hope by clicking here: http://tinyurl.com/4gnetew . 4.Once you are a member of Voices of Hope, consider inviting your friends to join you by using the email tool found on the "Invite Tab." 5.Consider creating and providing HOPE to others by spreading the word about our JobAngels program. By adding our JobAngels logo to your email signatures, blogs and other appropriate mainstream social media pages, you can acknowledge your commitment to helping those in need find gainful employment. Click this link to begin downloading this image. http://tinyurl.com/4u3bpbx . Links to additional helpful resources: A.Voices of Hope Community Guidelines: http://tinyurl.com/4l7xy2h B.E-tutorial/demonstration of Voices of Hope: http://tinyurl.com/4vuof5n C.Take advantage of our other free career management services: http://tinyurl.com/4lko23a D.Review and apply for current HFH career opportunities: http://tinyurl.com/4knq3jl E.Sign up to be considered and contacted for future career opportunities: http://tinyurl.com/4mva2fx F.Register for our free e-newsletter: http://tinyurl.com/4vvea5l We hope you find this information useful. Our new community is a work in progress, so please feel free to offer us any suggestions. Remember - one person can make a difference! All my best, Tegan Acree President & Founder, Hiring for Hope Posted By Tegan Acree

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Dr Seuss on foot notes

Dr Seuss can help the job search?
Yes, he did more than write children's books.

In Dr Seuss's usual good manner, he goes directly to the foot of the matter in this book. As a beginning reader, the text is simple and to the point. What is the message?

Get on your feet, get moving!

Meet people! The book ends with:

Left foot. Right foot.
Feet. Feet. Feet.
Oh how many
feet you meet!

The art of networking is meeting people, making connections, finding things in common.

The in-person networking is a must. Online networking is effective but more so when the individuals can meet face to face.

Meetup.com is a good source for networking groups. If you don't find one in your area, you can easily start one.

Check on LinkedIn for groups in your subject area.

Check with your local unemployment agency for information on groups in your neighborhood.

Once you are part of one group, you can find out about others. The one good thing about networking groups is that they are a benefit to all new and regular participants.

I hope this helps your job searching effort! Ge out and meet folks, one of these connections will be the one to lead you to land your ideal position.

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Other entries in the Dr Seuss series can be found here :


1 - McElligot's Pool Dr Seuss was right!
define your niche, be consistent with personal branding

2 - On Beyond Zebra Dr Seuss extends the alphabet

don't be limited by conventional thought

3 - If I ran the Zoo Dr Seuss, the first nerd

create and deliver your value add

4 - And to think that I saw it on Mulberry St  Dr Seuss watches Mulberry St
Finding inspiration in rejection

5 - Marvin K Mooney, Will you please go now! Dr Seuss says go!
Action is required for your job search


6 - Fox in Socks What Dr Seuss does to your tongue, you shouldn't to your resume
Be careful with the language and key words

what Dr Seuss does to your tongue, you shouldn't to your resume

Indeed, Dr Seuss' book Fox in Socks builds from simple tongue twisters to rather elaborate and complex ones.

The book begins by introducing the main characters, Fox and Knox (sometimes called "Mr. Fox" and "Mr. Knox") together with some props (a box and a pair of socks). After taking those four rhyming items though several permutations, more items are added (chicks, bricks, blocks, clocks), and so on. As the book progresses the Fox describes each situation with rhymes that progress in complexity, with Knox periodically complaining of the difficulty of the tongue-twisters

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What does this have to do with the job search?

Have you read your resume out loud and really listened to it?

Does it contain any tongue twisters?

Acronyms beyond comprehension?

Buzz words that sound great and mean nothing?

While I am open to the initial nature of an assignment, I am decidedly disposed that it be so oriented as to at least partially incorporate the experience enjoyed heretofore and that it be configured so as to ultimately lead to the application of more rarefied facets of financial management as the major sphere of responsibility.

Other bad examples can be found here


Make your resume a good one.


Keep your terms simple and to the point. Show action. Show measurable achievements.


If you need help with your resume, there are hundreds if not thousands of resume writers. You can pay for help or you can get a group together and work it out for yourself. Peer review will help.


Don't make it sound like Fox in Socks!





Other entries in the Dr Seuss series can be found here :


1 - McElligot's Pool Dr Seuss was right!
define your niche, be consistent with personal branding

2 - On Beyond Zebra Dr Seuss extends the alphabet

don't be limited by conventional thought

3 - If I ran the Zoo Dr Seuss, the first nerd

create and deliver your value add

4 - And to think that I saw it on Mulberry St  Dr Seuss watches Mulberry St
Finding inspiration in rejection

5 - Marvin K Mooney, Will you please go now! Dr Seuss says go!
Action is required for your job search

Dr Seuss says go!

What has Dr Seuss got to do with the job search?

Didn't he write books for children?
Yes, he did. He told a story in a simple manner. There is a message in most of his stories. This is one of a series revealing the message that can help those of us with the job search effort.

The time has come.

The time has come.

The time is now.

Just go!

Go!

GO!

I don't care how!

This opens Dr Seuss' book "Marvin K Mooney Will You Please Go Now." Marvin is told in so many ways to simply go away. He finally does, when he decides he wants to.

What is the message for us?

Action is required for your job search and only you can take the proper steps to get it going. Procrastination will not help. Get going.

If you lack in confidence, get with someone to help build up your confidence.

Ultimately, the choice is yours. The actions are yours. When you decide, then the job you seek will too be yours!


Other entries in the Dr Seuss series can be found here :


1 - McElligot's Pool Dr Seuss was right!
define your niche, be consistent with personal branding

2 - On Beyond Zebra Dr Seuss extends the alphabet

don't be limited by conventional thought

3 - If I ran the Zoo Dr Seuss, the first nerd

create and deliver your value add

4 - And to think that I saw it on Mulberry St  Dr Seuss watches Mulberry St
Finding inspiration in rejection

Dr Seuss watches Mulberry St

Did you know that the first book Dr Seuss published was "And to Think that I saw it on Mulberry St". And that it was finally published in 1937 after being rejected by more than 20 publishers?

And how many of your resumes have been rejected in your job search? More than 20?

Dr Seuss shares something in common with you, rejection!

The one key lesson for the job search to be taken from Dr Seuss's first book (aside from persistence) is to understand and recognize the time and place for sharing your creativity and imagination.

If you are targeting a corporate position, a totally different resume may not get you where you want to be.

No matter what position you are vying for, your behavior on Facebook and in other social media places should be reconsidered. Is it consistent with the image or brand you are trying to create?

Pictures of your weekend exploits at a drinking party or posing in scantily clad attire may not be the best thing to obtain that corporate finance position.

There is a time and a place for everything. The time for the job search is now. Time for play may be later!

I am not the only one who has been inspired by Dr Seuss. Creedence Clearwater Revival gives some credit to Dr Seuss and this book for their song "Lookin' Out My Back Door"



I hope this helps your job search effort.

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Other entries in the Dr Seuss series can be found here :


1 - McElligot's Pool Dr Seuss was right!
define your niche, be consistent with personal branding

2 - On Beyond Zebra Dr Seuss extends the alphabet

don't be limited by conventional thought

3 - If I ran the Zoo Dr Seuss, the first nerd

create and deliver your value add