Thursday, May 28, 2020

Job Interviews How To Nail (or Fail) Them

Job Interviews How To Nail (or Fail) Them Jacob Shares Job Mob blog is one of the few I subscribe to via email always something interesting there.   Last week he wrote The Funniest Article Ever About Job Interviewing Tips, which includes an exclusive interview with a guy who created a fake office and did fake interviews, taping them and then compiling information on how to nail the interview.   Check out Jacob Shares interview with Steinar Skipness here. Steinar Skipnesss site is worth the time, and should bring a smile to your Monday morning click on over to How To Nail An Interview not only does he have 20 tips there, but he has some clips from interviews to drive the points home.   Check out the video from Tip 14, Less is More: None of this stuff is new, but to see the mistakes on video is really fun Job Interviews How To Nail (or Fail) Them Jacob Shares Job Mob blog is one of the few I subscribe to via email always something interesting there.   Last week he wrote The Funniest Article Ever About Job Interviewing Tips, which includes an exclusive interview with a guy who created a fake office and did fake interviews, taping them and then compiling information on how to nail the interview.   Check out Jacob Shares interview with Steinar Skipness here. Steinar Skipnesss site is worth the time, and should bring a smile to your Monday morning click on over to How To Nail An Interview not only does he have 20 tips there, but he has some clips from interviews to drive the points home.   Check out the video from Tip 14, Less is More: None of this stuff is new, but to see the mistakes on video is really fun Job Interviews How To Nail (or Fail) Them Jacob Shares Job Mob blog is one of the few I subscribe to via email always something interesting there.   Last week he wrote The Funniest Article Ever About Job Interviewing Tips, which includes an exclusive interview with a guy who created a fake office and did fake interviews, taping them and then compiling information on how to nail the interview.   Check out Jacob Shares interview with Steinar Skipness here. Steinar Skipnesss site is worth the time, and should bring a smile to your Monday morning click on over to How To Nail An Interview not only does he have 20 tips there, but he has some clips from interviews to drive the points home.   Check out the video from Tip 14, Less is More: None of this stuff is new, but to see the mistakes on video is really fun

Monday, May 25, 2020

Personal Branding Interview Bill Davidow - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Personal Branding Interview Bill Davidow - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Today, I spoke to Bill Davidow, who was the former senior vice president of marketing and sales for Intel, and is the author of Overconnected: The Promise and Threat of the Internet. In this interview, Bill talks about the downside of having too many connections online, examples of how it can hurt society, and more. Is there a downside to being overconnected through the internet? By my definition being overconnected is always bad. Being overconnected means that things are out of step. Financial institutions use overconnectivity to outrun regulators. The results are things like the Financial Crash of 2008 and the meltdown of the Icelandic economy. The loss of personal privacy is another overconnectivity effect. As a result of overconnectivity, corporations can collect data in ways the government is prohibited from doing under the 1974 Privacy Act. Why did you decide to write Overconnected and focus on the inherent dangers of the internet instead of the positives? To get the best from the Internet, we have to understand the challenges it presents. The power of the Internet is being abused. The abuses cause problems. My goal was to better educate people about why the Internet was so powerful so they would use it more effectively and deal with the potential challenges it presents before the problems raced out of control. If regulators had understood the power of the Internet, they would have been in a better position to deal with the 2008 Financial Crisis. Can you give a few examples of why being overconnected can be a danger to society? The clearest examples come from the financial world. The Internet facilitated processes that led to the 2008 Financial Crash, the financial meltdown in Iceland, and the May 6 Flash Crash on Wall Street. There are lots of others. The Internet has made information free. In the process it has removed a lot of the profit from journalism. We are currently living off journalistic capital built up in the past. If we dont find a way to turn the situation around, investigative journalism, one of the bulwarks of democracy, will wither away. People will write fewer books. Which industries are the most effected by your theory? Industries that depend most heavily on information are the ones that will be most deeply effectedfinancial, publishing, entertainmentit is just bits. Manufacturing is very information intensive as is engineering. If you can move information effectively you can move the associated jobs anywhere. So those workers will have to compete in the global market. How does social networks, like Facebook, play a role in the overconnected society? There is institutional overconnectivity and social overconnectivity. Social networks are part of the later. For 2.5 million years our minds, bodies, and brains coevolved with our tools in physical space. In the past 25 years we have started to live in virtual space. If evolution had shaped our brains and senses for virtual space, they would be very different than the ones we have. Maybe we would have two sets of earsone for earbuds and music and a second set to hear the car that was going to run us over when we were jogging. Bill Davidow has been a high-technology industry executive and a venture investor for more than 30 years. He continues to act as an active advisor to Mohr Davidow Ventures, a venture capital firm. Davidow is the author of Overconnected (2011), Marketing High Technology and a co-author of Total Customer Service and The Virtual Corporation. While at Intel, Bill served as senior vice president of marketing and sales, vice president of the microcomputer division and vice president of the microcomputer systems division. Prior to Intel Corp., Bill worked in various managerial positions at Hewlett Packard and General Electric. Bill’s community involvement extends to serving on the boards of California Institute of Technology and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. He also sits on the Foundation Board of the University of California, San Francisco, and on the Board of the California Nature Conservancy.

Thursday, May 21, 2020

7 Signs Your Work-Life Balance is Broken

7 Signs Your Work-Life Balance is Broken This is the problem. The topic of having a work-life balance is not new to the United States, yet some cannot strike that perfect balance between work and life.Work-life balance has been broken in the USA for over 200 years, As this CNBC article showed in 2017, way back in 1817 a Welsh manufacturer and labor rights activist Robert Owens coined the phrase, “Eight hours labor, eight hours recreation, eight hours rest”.By 1890, when the US Government started tracking work hours, it was discovered full-time workers in manufacturing were pulling 100-hour work weeks. Now over 100 years later, and after a 20th century of reformed work conditions and labor union growth, today’s world of changing technology is increasing the demand for productivity.Once again, work-life balance is very important. Americans are working an average of 50 hours a week. Employees intech and finance average 60 hours. Doctors are discovering the damaging effects of stress on the human body while 1 in 3 America ns complain their work-life balance is broken.Learn to see the signs that your work-life balance is broken.1. You Can No Longer “Play Hard” After WorkChronic health issues are causing you to live life like a hermit outside of work. Even when you try to stay fit, eat right, and exercise, for some reason your body is quitting on you. This is a sign your body is feeling overworked and it is affecting your life.2. You Can Never Get Enough SleepYou get 8-hours a night of sleep and it never seems to matter. The weekend rolls around and you want to sleep more. Sometimes, you may even fall asleep in your chair at work. This is a sign your brain is burning out and overloaded.3. You Have 0% Patience for EverythingAs work-life balance slips away, your abilities to lose your temper and hold grudges increases. Before you know it, everyone and everything that gets in the way of your job turns into a personal grudge. Your work-life balance has slipped away and you are in danger of becoming tox ic to your own workplace.4. All of Your Relationships Are DisappearingYou know more about your co-workers than you do about the recent events in your family’s lives. Your friends and family complain they never see you and it seems your weekends are spent just trying to recover from the work week. And your spouse starts complaining he/she never sees you. You have all the signs you need to make a work-life balance change.5. You Use Your Phone in Bed at NightYou have endless connectivity to work because of your iPhone or Smartphone. People who work after-hours are asking questions. If you are in bed and think you should start working, your work-life balance is in trouble. You cannot set the boundary between work and life, but you need sleep.6. Your Priorities Are out of WhackWhen you have no understanding of how to prioritize work, physical and mental health, family, and finance, it is time to stop what you are doing and think. Ironically, as much as Apple’s Steve Jobs influenced t hat tech community working 60+ hours a week, many ignore his final words of regret for living a life in the pursuit of wealth:“What is the most expensive bed in the world? Sickbed … You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear the sickness for you. Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost â€" Life.” - Steve Jobs7. You Are an Uncompromising PerfectionistWe all want to feel successful. However, when you find you can no longer stand for an opinion from another, or your failures make you so depressed and filled with anxiety that you cannot function, your work-life balance has taken its toll.Getting control of your work-life balance is necessary. You may want to consider working in a less stressful industry. You may be very good at what you do, but your endless drive for perfection may cause you to lose all the things you worked to achieve due to the destructive behav iors caused by a broken work-life balance.

Sunday, May 17, 2020

The hardest easy interview question University of Manchester Careers Blog

The hardest easy interview question University of Manchester Careers Blog Written by Sarah Mallen, Information Guidance Coordinator at The Careers Service Employers tell us that one of the key reasons for applicants failing at the application and interview stages is not being able to answer the simple question Why do you want to work for us? Why do they ask this? Employers are not stupid, they know you will be applying to other jobs companies. However, they do expect you to be enthusiastic about working for them. The costin money and staff morale of hiring someone who is not interested in the job is huge, so they want to get it right. So what are they looking for? Evidencethat youhave researched the company. What are their unique selling points? What are they working on? What are their key values/strengths?Your motivation Why do you want to work there? How does it mesh with your values strengths, goals, skills?Evidence that you understand the role and how it fits into that company. So how do I explain this? On your CVMake sure you read the job description or person specification carefully. The recruiter will be looking to see that you are talking about relevant skills and using relevant examples if possible. If you are using a short personal profile make sure it addresses directly the needs of the role and or your motivation. On your cover letter or personal statementYou need to cover motivation and relevant skills/experience. This is your sales pitch. Ensure that you cover motivation. You really do need to be specific. Too often I read statements like You offer a great salary benefits packageI really want to work in LondonYou are a leading company in your sector All these statements apply to hundreds of companies including the competitors of the company you are applying to. In a cover letter you dont have masses of space but its important to show where your interest in the role stems from. There may be a clear trajectory in your education but that wont always be the case, make them see why you have chosen your chosen career path. Link this to your skills and prior experience. Application forms / online questions and at interviewSome companies make it really easy for you and ask? Why do you want to work for (insert company name here)?Why are you interested in …?(insert name of business area or name of rolehere eg tax, customer service adviser )They will then often go on to ask specific questions about your skills or strengths. These can often be the first two questions at an interview. So getting it right will make you feel more confident and give the recruiter confidence in you. That all seemsa lot of work, are there any short cuts? Yes it takes time, but its not wasted. These 3 things can often be reused if you are applying for the same roles. Be clear on your career goals.What skills (gainedin any way) do you have that relate to this area?What direct experience, including education, do you have that relates to this area. This is an easyway to show your motivation look Ive been working towards this. If you are applying for the same sector and roles consistently then a lot of your research will already be done. You will know who the other big players areYou will know (or be able to see) what differentiates each company A final warning though. DO NOT cut and paste from one job application to another, I have seen far too many applications mentioning the wrong company name, wrong job title, wrong skills. You think you would never do that, but Im pretty sure the ones I have seen didnt think they did either! All Applications and interviews Careers advice Graduate jobs Internships Undergraduate Undergraduate-highlighted applications Applications and interviews cover letters CV Graduate jobs Interviews jobs

Thursday, May 14, 2020

Should You Consider Starting a Side Hustle CareerMetis.com

Should You Consider Starting a Side Hustle â€" CareerMetis.com What is a side hustle?A side hustle is an additional, flexible job that allows the hustler to earn an auxiliary income while navigating school or a full-time job. Why would someone work on the side in addition to having a full-time job? Even with a college degree, recent graduates struggle to find well-paid, secure jobs.Their income isn’t enough to stretch across student debt combined with the rising cost of living. Millennials actually make up the majority of side hustlers. This is due to the perceived decrease in job security as well as the allure of creative freedom and flexibility within a side hustle.evalShould you get a side hustle? The proof is in the pudding, as the saying goes. Side hustlers can bring in more than $8,000 per year alone. If you’re shackled by student loans or simply want to grow your savings, side hustling is for you.If you’re new to the game or just tired of your current side hustle, Self Lender put together a list of 51 side hustle ideas for you. Scro ll to the infographic below for details. Still not sure if you want to commit to another “job”? Here are 7 reasons why you should get a side hustle…1) Rising Cost of LivingevalIt’s generally known that things cost more than they did in decades past. But, did you know that income has increased at a slower rate than cost? This means that people cannot keep up with the rising cost of living as the discrepancy between income and expenses grows.2) Competitive WorkforceIn this economic climate, it is increasingly harder to find and maintain a job. Because more and more people are receiving college degrees, it is difficult to differentiate yourself. Furthermore, the higher expected retirement age has grown, causing people to stay and compete in the workforce for longer.3) Stagnant WagesHourly wages increase by only 0.2% per year. Yes, there is a zero and a decimal point before the two â€" hardly any growth! Raises aside, the minuscule growth of wages does not accommodate for the ri se in the cost of living.4) New SkillsSide hustling provides creative outlets and unique avenues to earn income. Because of this, you’ll learn new skills and abilities as you progress your side gig. These skills are also valuable because they will distinguish you from your peers.eval5) PassionHave you ever wanted to get in the music business or take up painting, but got caught up in life?evalUse your side hustle to pursue your dreams and passions. The work will be inherently rewarding, whether you’re profitable at first or not.6) Mo’ MoneyYour extra couple of hundred bucks a month can go a long way. Settle some debt, pay your landlord, save it, or treat yourself. You’ll be surprised how your quality of life improves.7) IndispensabilityLearning unique skills will round you out as a person. What’s more, having particular talents will position you above those you’re competing against in your day job. You’ll become more valuable to the company, increasing your job security .eval

Sunday, May 10, 2020

11 Things To Negotiate Besides Salary

11 Things To Negotiate Besides Salary Negotiating salary and can be a nerve-racking conversation but the sooner you conquer the skill, the better. Keep in mind that the goal of a negotiation is to reach a solution that benefits both parties. Whether it’s your happiness or financial security, you have the right to advocate for what you deserve.   While salary is one of the most common negotiations you’ll encounter, only 39% of people will ask for a higher salary. This could be due to a lack of confidence or a wish to avoid hearing “no.” If you believe you are being underpaid and undervalued, do some research on similar positions and the value you bring to the company. In addition to salary, there are many other benefits on the table. From work from home flexibility to having a more accurate job title, these conversations could have a huge impact on your well being. There are many financial benefits to negotiating as well. Why pay the asking price on monthly rent if the market value and comparable houses are much lower? This infographic from Self Lender highlights 11 things you can negotiate to bring more savings and value to your life.

Friday, May 8, 2020

The Advantages of Using Prezi For Resume Writing

The Advantages of Using Prezi For Resume WritingWhile most people know that having a properly formatted resume is an important part of getting an interview, few are aware of the advantages of using prefix to create resumes. Though most forms of resume writing on paper is still available, press gives you the flexibility to create your own resume, which can be tailored to any industry, and to any level of experience, as well.Having a professional resume writer with you while you are interviewing is important, but unless you have enough expertise in the industry, the actual job search process will be difficult. Besides, having someone who can check your resume once you get it in front of them, even if they don't completely understand it, is very helpful for them to tell whether it is appropriate for their company or not.Prezi does not need any programming knowledge to use and will create a resume for you on your behalf. You can even take the time to customize your own template, making i t more professional and even giving you some options on how to improve the content of your resume. Not only that, the prize will save you the time and money needed to go and hire a freelancer to do the job for you.Since you are able to customize your resume, you should make sure that you have made the most of the options it offers. There are plenty of graphics and multimedia options, and if you do not know how to use these, just ask your freelancer. You may even be able to modify your resume to make it more user-friendly.You should also avoid any personal information that may damage your chances of getting hired. Your resume should only contain information that is accurate and should not contain false or misleading information. If your interviewer asks you for additional information or details, you should be able to provide this during the interview process.You should also make sure that the information you include in your resume is relevant to the job you are applying for and would help to enhance your chances of being hired during the interview process. It is important to remember that when making a resume for a position as competitive as this, and that it can actually help to improve your chances of being hired.It is also important to make sure that you have included all of the relevant information in your resume, including any relevant experience that you have had, as this can improve your chances of being hired. Having a well-crafted resume is a good way to ensure that you get the interview that you want, and make sure that you are prepared to handle the interview process.