Back to Business with Linda Waters

Linda Waters has been to the Hopkinton Networking Group several times and recently sat down for an interview with #shopFranklin.

"#shopFranklin - supporting small business speaks with Linda Waters of Back to Business. Back to Business has changed the dialogue around re-entering the work force after an absence and empowers job seekers to own their many talents."

This video is especially good for anyone looking for work or considering changing careers. Linda is a great resource. I have been fortunate to have her as part of a couple of the Job Search Jam Sessions I ran a several years ago and her sessions were dynamite!

Back to Business, confident career transitions

Linda's Back to Business webpage   http://backtobusiness.org/

Linda was prepared for the session in 2010

Linda has returned to the Hopkinton Networking Group since then
http://jobsearchjamsessions.blogspot.com/2014/09/hng-meeting-september-19-2014-agenda.html

What will you do with the time you have left?

ZeFrank always comes up with some good insights and in this brief (less than 3 minute video) Ze depicts the results of the American Time Use Study conducted by the Bureau of Labor Standards.





You can find additional info on the BLS website here http://www.bls.gov/tus/

To view other ZeFrank videos, visit his page here http://ashow.zefrank.com/

Time to Crtl-Alt-Delete Your Life

During the last practice interview question session, I found five new homes for some good books to read. One of them was Crtl-Alt-Delete Your Life by Mitch Joel. I just finished reading the book via Audible and had posted this recently on my own webpage. It is worth re-posting here.



During the course of this wonderful conversation, Match says:

"I don't get a world where people go to the gym everyday to fine tune their body and spend zero time on anything that happens above the neck."

That shows the passion for life long learning that drives Mitch. Any reader here should recognize I share that life long learning passion as well.

There are so many points to take off on this conversation between Jonathan Fields and Mitch Joel, I probably could do a series of posts to cover a month. However, it is not my takeaway that matters. It is up to you to do something. Start by spending about 45 minutes with Jonathan and Mitch here.




Listen to more of Jonathan's The Good Life Project  http://www.goodlifeproject.com/

Follow Mitch  on Twitter, or his Twist Image blog and podcast http://www.twistimage.com/en


You can find out more about Mitch's book here http://www.ctrlaltdeletebook.com/



You can find the original post on Steve's 2 Cents here
http://steves2cents.blogspot.com/2013/06/it-is-about-time-to-ctrl-alt-delete.html

How networking helped my business (video)

5 minutes. Yes, just five minutes.

Good overview with practical examples of networking tips!



How many of these do you use?

What will you use next?



Thanks to Jason Jacobson for sharing 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.

how to deal with "I think you are overqualified"

The folks at Jobfully have a video series on job search related topics. They are short, concise, informative and useful!

What more can you ask for?



Consider subscribing to their blog

Consider subscribing to their YouTube channel

If you have a Twitter account, you can follow them on Twitter.

Video tour of the Job Search Jam Session facility

I visited St John Evangelist Parish Center recently to record this brief video and provide a view to the wonderful space we will be able to utilize for the Job Search Jam Sessions coming up on Friday, May 14th.




Consider registering for the Jam Sessions here:
http://jobsearchjamsessions.eventbrite.com/


Note - you can pay via PayPal or credit card in advance or select "show other payment options" to reserve your ticket and pay at the door. Either way, your reservation will help us plan for the amount of people to expect that day.

Be like a kindergartener!

What kindergarteners do differently, is that they start with the marshmallow, and they build prototypes, successive prototypes, always keeping the marshmallow on top, so they have multiple times to fix ill built prototypes along the way. So designers recognize this type of collaboration as the essence of the iterative process. And with each version, kids get instant feedback about what works and what doesn't work.

You can view the complete TED Talk here (about 7 minutes).




Be like a kindergartener, come to the Job Search Jam Sessions on May 14th.


Mix and mingle with other job searchers.


Share and learn with each other.


Expand your network.


The next connection you make may be the one to land that dream position!


You can register here:
http://jobsearchjamsessions.eventbrite.com/?ref=ecount


Note - you can pay via PayPal or credit card in advance or select "show other payment options" to reserve your ticket and pay at the door. Either way, your reservation will help us plan for the amount of people to expect that day.




PS - we'll provide the marshmallows!

Video tour of the Job Search Jam Session facility

I visited St John Evangelist Parish Center today to record this brief video and provide a view to the wonderful space we will be able to utilize for the Job Search Jam Sessions coming up on Friday, May 14th.




Consider registering for the Jam Sessions here:
http://jobsearchjamsessions.eventbrite.com/


Note - you can pay via PayPal or credit card in advance or select "show other payment options" to reserve your ticket and pay at the door. Either way, your reservation will help us plan for the amount of people to expect that day.