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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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Friday, March 11, 2011
JobAngels is moving! - Call To Action Instructions
Thursday, March 10, 2011
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:
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.
-----
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
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
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.The art of networking is meeting people, making connections, finding things in common.
Feet. Feet. Feet.
Oh how many
feet you meet!
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.
-----
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
3 - If I ran the Zoo Dr Seuss, the first nerd
create and deliver your value add
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
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
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.
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?
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
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
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.
What does this have to do with the job search?
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
3 - If I ran the Zoo Dr Seuss, the first nerd
create and deliver your value add
Finding inspiration in rejection
5 - Marvin K Mooney, Will you please go now! Dr Seuss says go!
Action is required for your job search
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
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.
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
4 - And to think that I saw it on Mulberry St Dr Seuss watches Mulberry St
Finding inspiration in rejection
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
3 - If I ran the Zoo Dr Seuss, the first nerd
create and deliver your value add
Finding inspiration in rejection
Monday, March 7, 2011
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.
-----
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
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.
-----
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
3 - If I ran the Zoo Dr Seuss, the first nerd
create and deliver your value add
Friday, March 4, 2011
Dr Seuss, the first nerd!
Dr Seuss, a nerd?
Well, he is actually credited with being the first one to write the word "nerd"
Do you have any firsts?
Are the firsts something you could put on your resume or your LinkedIn profile?
If the firsts are, did you?
And even, if the first you accomplished isn't something for the resume, it was a first.
Being first, good or bad, is something that can't be taken away from you.
Focus on the positive. Where would you like to go?
Is it a place where you can be THE first?
If so, don't hesitate. Summon the courage. Do not stop to collect, go!
Note: the quotes are from If I Ran the Zoo by Dr Seuss published in 1950
This was originally posted on Steve's 2 Cents during 2010
Well, he is actually credited with being the first one to write the word "nerd"
"And then, just to show them, I'll sail to Ka-TrooAnd Bring Back an It-Kutch a Preep and a ProoA Nerkle a Nerd and a Seersucker, too!"
Do you have any firsts?
Are the firsts something you could put on your resume or your LinkedIn profile?
If the firsts are, did you?
"It's a pretty good zoo,"said young Gerald McGrew,"and the fellow who runs itseems proud of it, too!"
And even, if the first you accomplished isn't something for the resume, it was a first.
Being first, good or bad, is something that can't be taken away from you.
Focus on the positive. Where would you like to go?
Is it a place where you can be THE first?
"But if I ran the zoo,"said young Gerald McGrew,"I'd make a few changesthat's just what I'd do."
If so, don't hesitate. Summon the courage. Do not stop to collect, go!
Note: the quotes are from If I Ran the Zoo by Dr Seuss published in 1950
This was originally posted on Steve's 2 Cents during 2010
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Dr Seuss extends the alphabit
Don't you just love Dr Seuss? Why, he even provides advice for those doing the job search!
How does he do that? In his own rhyming way of course!
In On Beyond Zebra, Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell takes us beyond the letter Z. While most would classify this work as literary nonsense, it has great advice for those of us on the job search.
So many avenues of thought can come from this simple concept of going beyond Z!
Thinking outside the box is not a trite buzzword. The concept is great. Approach something differently, approach it with child like eyes and see what you see! It is a new world to explore.
Read the Long Tail!
Define your niche!
Define (and then work to establish) your personal brand.
Be consistent! Be deliberate.
Be you!
Note: the quotes are from On Beyond Zebra by Dr Seuss published in 1955
The series on Dr Seuss was originally posted during 2010 on Steve's 2 Cents
How does he do that? In his own rhyming way of course!
In On Beyond Zebra, Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell takes us beyond the letter Z. While most would classify this work as literary nonsense, it has great advice for those of us on the job search.
"You can stop, if you want, with the Z.
Because most people stop with the Z
But not me!"
So many avenues of thought can come from this simple concept of going beyond Z!
Thinking outside the box is not a trite buzzword. The concept is great. Approach something differently, approach it with child like eyes and see what you see! It is a new world to explore.
"In the places I go, there are things that I seeThat I never could spell if I stopped with the ZI'm telling you this 'cause you're one of my friendsMy alphabet starts where your alphabet ends!"
Read the Long Tail!
Define your niche!
"I lead him around and tried hard to show
There are things beyond Z that most people don't know
I took him past Zebra. As far as I could.
And I think, perhaps, maybe I did him some good...
Because finally he said,
'This is really great stuff!
And I guess the old alphabet
just isn't enough!'"
Define (and then work to establish) your personal brand.
Be consistent! Be deliberate.
Be you!
Note: the quotes are from On Beyond Zebra by Dr Seuss published in 1955
The series on Dr Seuss was originally posted during 2010 on Steve's 2 Cents
Hopkinton Network Group meets Fri - Mar 4 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, Ed Yee. The facilitator for this week will be Steve Hakar. 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, Ed will give a talk about "Taxes." Here are some comments about his talk:
"Taxes"
Ed will talk about the current tax initiatives as well as select Massachusetts tax filing topics.. Ed will answer your tax questions around unemployment payments, 1099 compensation and filing practices.
About Ed Yee:
Long time program manager professional delivering custom system solutions to the telecom and DOD industry and a product line manager for low end server systems at Digital, Compaq and HP. He is currently engaged as a management, project management consultant, AV consulting and seasonal tax professional for H&R Block. Ed is serving on the board of a local non profit cable access center, Central Mass Chapter of PMI - project management association as past president and Microsoft's Project Users Group as well as being active on the ANG leadership team in Acton.
He holds a BSEE, MBA and is PMP and Greenbelt Six Sigma certified and a Comcast certified video producer..
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
March 18, 2011 Fran Ganek "Refreshing the Body, Mind, and Soul during Unemployment (and any other Time)"
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
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, Ed Yee. The facilitator for this week will be Steve Hakar. 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, Ed will give a talk about "Taxes." Here are some comments about his talk:
"Taxes"
Ed will talk about the current tax initiatives as well as select Massachusetts tax filing topics.. Ed will answer your tax questions around unemployment payments, 1099 compensation and filing practices.
About Ed Yee:
Long time program manager professional delivering custom system solutions to the telecom and DOD industry and a product line manager for low end server systems at Digital, Compaq and HP. He is currently engaged as a management, project management consultant, AV consulting and seasonal tax professional for H&R Block. Ed is serving on the board of a local non profit cable access center, Central Mass Chapter of PMI - project management association as past president and Microsoft's Project Users Group as well as being active on the ANG leadership team in Acton.
He holds a BSEE, MBA and is PMP and Greenbelt Six Sigma certified and a Comcast certified video producer..
Schedule for HNG Meetings:
March 18, 2011 Fran Ganek "Refreshing the Body, Mind, and Soul during Unemployment (and any other Time)"
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
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Dr Seuss was right!
Don't you just love Dr Seuss? Why, he even provides advice for those doing the job search!
So how did you respond?
Did you go along with the farmer's advice and seek somewhere else?
Or did you stick to your desire and proceed?
Use your imagination and creativity!
Above all, be patient!
If you'd like some help leveraging your LinkedIn network, by figuring out how to the just the right fish in that LinkedIn pool of your connections, check out the posting I wrote here:
http://steves2cents.blogspot.com/2010/03/job-search-notes-focused-linkedin.html
Today, is Dr Seuss (Theodore Geisel's birthday) so in the spirit of Dr Seuss, I have a few posts leveraging his writing for your job search.
Note: the quotes are from Dr Seuss' McElligot's Pool, a Caldecott Honor Book published in 1947.
This was originally posted on Steve's 2 Cents in 2010
"Young man," laughed the farmerYou have no doubt heard something like this from someone along the way haven't you?
you're sort of a fool
you'll never catch a fish
in McElligot's Pool
So how did you respond?
Did you go along with the farmer's advice and seek somewhere else?
Or did you stick to your desire and proceed?
Oh, the sea is so full of a number of fishYes, focus on satisfying your desire for the RIGHT position.
if a fellow is patient, he might get his wish
and that's why I think
that I'm not such a fool
when I sit here and fish
in McElligot's Pool
Use your imagination and creativity!
Above all, be patient!
If you'd like some help leveraging your LinkedIn network, by figuring out how to the just the right fish in that LinkedIn pool of your connections, check out the posting I wrote here:
http://steves2cents.blogspot.com/2010/03/job-search-notes-focused-linkedin.html
Today, is Dr Seuss (Theodore Geisel's birthday) so in the spirit of Dr Seuss, I have a few posts leveraging his writing for your job search.
Note: the quotes are from Dr Seuss' McElligot's Pool, a Caldecott Honor Book published in 1947.
This was originally posted on Steve's 2 Cents in 2010
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
What can you do about it?
Chris Brogran writes about community:
What can you do?
Be welcoming! (Don't go over the top by any means, that will turn them off. )
Be natural, be helpful. Be consistent!
Be distinct about helping your brother and sisters in the job search.
You will feel good about it. They will remember!
Putting a bunch of people together to love Snickers bars isn’t all that interesting. Putting people who love Snickers together to work at a soup kitchen to feed the homeless would be a lot more interesting. If companies and marketers are going to hope to make communities happen, they’re going to have to build some action and value into their efforts. Causes matter.Putting folks together on the job search should be easy. We are all in this together, except that some folks don't feel comfortable about sharing that they are out of work. There is a stigma to this that is hard to overcome. So hard that some times they will hesitate to get help. Some times they will hesitate to reach out.
What can you do?
Be welcoming! (Don't go over the top by any means, that will turn them off. )
Be natural, be helpful. Be consistent!
Be distinct about helping your brother and sisters in the job search.
You will feel good about it. They will remember!
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