Top Five Websites for Job Seekers #4 is Google

Top Five Websites for Job Seekers #4 is Google This is a week-long series going deeper into the Top Five Websites for Job Seekers (The JibberJobber List).  In this series Ill explain WHAT TO DO with each website/tool.  The list: #1: LinkedIn (Monday) #2 Indeed (Tuesday) #3 Idealist (Wednesday) #4 Google (today) #5 JibberJobber (Friday) On this post you can see ALTERNATIVES for each of these tools, as well as why I chose these 5 tools. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST WITH THE SHARE BUTTONS ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE POST. When I say Google, I refer to a site where you can do research. I listed a number of alternatives.  The point is that you are using a tool to things like these five things: Learn about everything. Your target industry, your target companies, current events, etc.  As you learn more, and stay up with relevant stuff, you will be more prepared in your job search.  Tip: set up Google Alerts (google it) so you get it in your email and dont have to worry about searching every single day. Deep dive into your target company. Whether you are preparing for an interview or a networking event, dont disrespect yourself and your audience by not knowing what you should.  Some simple searches can help you learn more about company revenue, locations, strategies, current events, challenges, competitors, org chart, etc.  Use sites like Crunchbase, Spoke and Yahoo Finance to get the nitty gritty details. Figure out email conventions. That is, figure out if they use Jason@JibberJobber.com or J.Alba@JibberJobber.com or Jason.Alba@JibberJobber.com.  That way you can find a name and then make a really good guess at their company email address to contact them. I have done this a number of times.   Its not always successful, but it has been enough to make it worth my efforts. Find more networking paths. LinkedIn is great for this but through Google search results you should learn about companies, divisions and contacts you might not have found on LinkedIn.  Some of the people in your target companies might not be on LinkedIn, but through a more general (google) search, you might find some key names and positions you need to talk to, or network through. See what others are saying.  This is critical.  A target company might seem awesome from what they tell you, but you might learn otherwise from other websites, including Glassdoor, Yelp, and complaint sites.  If you see trending comments that a company has ethical problems, or continues to treat their customers/employees bad, or their products plain suck, maybe thats a yellow flag to heed.  It might also provide you more ammunition as you prepare a why you need me . to help fix these problems/perceptions message. Like the other websites/tools on the Top 5 List, this one complements the others.  It isnt the ONLY tool to use, but it can be a great value-add. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST WITH THE SHARE BUTTONS ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE POST. Top Five Websites for Job Seekers #4 is Google This is a week-long series going deeper into the Top Five Websites for Job Seekers (The JibberJobber List).  In this series Ill explain WHAT TO DO with each website/tool.  The list: #1: LinkedIn (Monday) #2 Indeed (Tuesday) #3 Idealist (Wednesday) #4 Google (today) #5 JibberJobber (Friday) On this post you can see ALTERNATIVES for each of these tools, as well as why I chose these 5 tools. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST WITH THE SHARE BUTTONS ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE POST. When I say Google, I refer to a site where you can do research. I listed a number of alternatives.  The point is that you are using a tool to things like these five things: Learn about everything. Your target industry, your target companies, current events, etc.  As you learn more, and stay up with relevant stuff, you will be more prepared in your job search.  Tip: set up Google Alerts (google it) so you get it in your email and dont have to worry about searching every single day. Deep dive into your target company. Whether you are preparing for an interview or a networking event, dont disrespect yourself and your audience by not knowing what you should.  Some simple searches can help you learn more about company revenue, locations, strategies, current events, challenges, competitors, org chart, etc.  Use sites like Crunchbase, Spoke and Yahoo Finance to get the nitty gritty details. Figure out email conventions. That is, figure out if they use Jason@JibberJobber.com or J.Alba@JibberJobber.com or Jason.Alba@JibberJobber.com.  That way you can find a name and then make a really good guess at their company email address to contact them. I have done this a number of times.   Its not always successful, but it has been enough to make it worth my efforts. Find more networking paths. LinkedIn is great for this but through Google search results you should learn about companies, divisions and contacts you might not have found on LinkedIn.  Some of the people in your target companies might not be on LinkedIn, but through a more general (google) search, you might find some key names and positions you need to talk to, or network through. See what others are saying.  This is critical.  A target company might seem awesome from what they tell you, but you might learn otherwise from other websites, including Glassdoor, Yelp, and complaint sites.  If you see trending comments that a company has ethical problems, or continues to treat their customers/employees bad, or their products plain suck, maybe thats a yellow flag to heed.  It might also provide you more ammunition as you prepare a why you need me . to help fix these problems/perceptions message. Like the other websites/tools on the Top 5 List, this one complements the others.  It isnt the ONLY tool to use, but it can be a great value-add. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST WITH THE SHARE BUTTONS ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE POST. Top Five Websites for Job Seekers #4 is Google This is a week-long series going deeper into the Top Five Websites for Job Seekers (The JibberJobber List).  In this series Ill explain WHAT TO DO with each website/tool.  The list: #1: LinkedIn (Monday) #2 Indeed (Tuesday) #3 Idealist (Wednesday) #4 Google (today) #5 JibberJobber (Friday) On this post you can see ALTERNATIVES for each of these tools, as well as why I chose these 5 tools. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST WITH THE SHARE BUTTONS ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE POST. When I say Google, I refer to a site where you can do research. I listed a number of alternatives.  The point is that you are using a tool to things like these five things: Learn about everything. Your target industry, your target companies, current events, etc.  As you learn more, and stay up with relevant stuff, you will be more prepared in your job search.  Tip: set up Google Alerts (google it) so you get it in your email and dont have to worry about searching every single day. Deep dive into your target company. Whether you are preparing for an interview or a networking event, dont disrespect yourself and your audience by not knowing what you should.  Some simple searches can help you learn more about company revenue, locations, strategies, current events, challenges, competitors, org chart, etc.  Use sites like Crunchbase, Spoke and Yahoo Finance to get the nitty gritty details. Figure out email conventions. That is, figure out if they use Jason@JibberJobber.com or J.Alba@JibberJobber.com or Jason.Alba@JibberJobber.com.  That way you can find a name and then make a really good guess at their company email address to contact them. I have done this a number of times.   Its not always successful, but it has been enough to make it worth my efforts. Find more networking paths. LinkedIn is great for this but through Google search results you should learn about companies, divisions and contacts you might not have found on LinkedIn.  Some of the people in your target companies might not be on LinkedIn, but through a more general (google) search, you might find some key names and positions you need to talk to, or network through. See what others are saying.  This is critical.  A target company might seem awesome from what they tell you, but you might learn otherwise from other websites, including Glassdoor, Yelp, and complaint sites.  If you see trending comments that a company has ethical problems, or continues to treat their customers/employees bad, or their products plain suck, maybe thats a yellow flag to heed.  It might also provide you more ammunition as you prepare a why you need me . to help fix these problems/perceptions message. Like the other websites/tools on the Top 5 List, this one complements the others.  It isnt the ONLY tool to use, but it can be a great value-add. PLEASE SHARE THIS POST WITH THE SHARE BUTTONS ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE POST.

A Surprising Physical Secret Behind Intelligent Thinking - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

A Surprising Physical Secret Behind Intelligent Thinking - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Tapping, typing and swiping give you instant access to all kinds of things you want. For example today on Buzzfeed, I tapped open a list of 37 ways to hack IKEA furniture so it looks a little less like IKEA furniture. I typed up a list on Workflowy, to organize the assets of a new learning program I’m about to launch. And, I swiped my credit card to pay for 1,000 monk grass seedlings to surround the treehouse I just built in my backyard. My brain did almost nothing the entire day. Turns out when we tap, type and swipe, we fail to engage our brains in a deep and meaningful way. With this device at our fingertips mentality, we are reduced down to poorly operating robots, because we’re simply following prompts, and even worse: we’re easily distracted. As someone who spends the better part of 18 hours hooked up to a device of some kind almost every day, the new neuroscience on device dependency alarmed me. We are short-circuiting the thought process that comes from writing. The teacher who demanded you learn cursive or at least print out letters and numbers with a pen, pencil, crayon or piece of chalk actually knew best. Apparently, the physical motion of writing with your hand and fingers while your eyes watch the characters emerge engages your brain in a powerful and positive way. One that cannot be mimicked by any other means, even that cool new feature where you can talk your texts and emails, and the device does the tapping, typing and swiping for you. If you are in a position â€" or would like to be in a position where you are trusted to make decisions or advocate for your organization: Push away from your device. Remove your hands from your screen or keyboard. Pick up a pen and get old school â€" literally. It’s always a surprise when something simple is the fix for what ails you. If you have been struggling with creativity, motivation, focus, assertiveness, or communication: consider getting out a pen and paper and simply writing down the problems you’d like to solve. Then write down what comes to mind, maybe some key words, a list or even just doodles. Turns out going device free for a few moments every day might be the key to getting ahead in your career and business. Uplugging? It’s not just for balance. It’s for business.

5 Secrets to Hiring a Virtual Assistant - Classy Career Girl

5 Secrets to Hiring a Virtual Assistant If you are trying to get your business off the ground, you are probably realizing theres just too much to do for one person. You may be able to get it started and some cash coming in but every business hits a  point where they need to hire additional staff. One of the best investments you can make if you are on a tight time crunch is to look into hiring a virtual assistant. You may need to do this before you feel 100% ready, but you may be very surprised at the affordability and impact it can make for you.  You can start with just a few hours a week or jump to a full-time employee in the Philippines like I did. **IDEA: If you can’t afford a full-time employee yet, find another new entrepreneur  who can split one with you. Remember, always look for creative options to make things in your business work. Here are 5 ways  to make your relationship with your Virtual Assistant a great one from the start: 1) Make Time For Training. Since the person you hire may not know anything about your business, make time to train them effectively from the start. One of the biggest mistakes is thinking that your VA can get up to speed much faster than they really can and handing things over without proper training. Also, remember to teach them why they need to do what they are doing. This can make a huge difference! Get them on board with your mission and purpose, and they will want to work for you forever. When I hire someone, I look at it as a long-term investment. Don’t treat the person as a slave, because they’re not. Treat them as someone who is eager to learn and eager to please. Give them feedback on their work. Give them praise when they do a good job and let them know that you see this as a long-term arrangement. 2) Start With a First Task After you’ve hired someone, you’ll give him or her their first task to set the tone of the relationship. Make sure you tell them that you’re available to help them if they have questions or if they need something. Send them an email with a first task and include step-by-step instructions and a deadline. I also recommend sending them an email with 5-10 questions before hiring them as well.  Let them know you would like a response as soon as possible. If you receive a response within one day, that is who you hire ASAP. 3) Have an End of Day Report. Every day I have my virtual assistants send me an end of day report with answers to the following questions: 1. What did you do today? 2. What problems did you run into today? 3. What can I do to make your job easier? These answers will help you see what they are working on each day and what they need your help with. If you don’t receive an email, it usually means something is wrong, or they are scared to tell you something. Read these email every day and respond to it, even if its just a quick thank you. If you have a virtual assistant, it usually means they are working by themselves, and you should try to make your team function as you would in person where there is daily interaction. This also keeps them accountable and helps your relationship grow. I also recommend Skyping if you can on occasion to get to know them better. Treat it like a long-term relationship. 4) Give Bonuses and Make it Fun Remember that you are in charge. Remember when you were in corporate and the boss did things you didn’t like? Do your best to be different. You don’t have to follow the models before you of bosses and stuffy corporate environments. There’s no reason you can’t do something fun or creative for the people that work for you. Don’t worry about the expense because there could not be anything more worth having amazing employees working for you that truly care about you and your business. My virtual assistants are so determined and devoted to our mission and they love the work and the mission we have. I love when I get to give them bonuses because I appreciate  the work they do so much. They make my life so much better and easier. My business would not be where it is today without them. 5) Look Into Different Virtual Assistant Options When I was overwhelmed trying to get my business off the ground with my full-time job, I turned to outsourcing. I used a company called  Onlinejobs.ph  because it offered training on how to hire virtual assistants from the Philippines. It also had a job search website that allowed me to post a job description and sort through job applicants. There was a lot to learn about delegating to a different country, but it was the best decision I have ever made. I started creating my mindset as a leader and a CEO when I hired my virtual assistant, which dramatically changed the direction my business went. I lucked out with the first girl that emailed me back. I hired her, and she has been with me ever since. I recommend  Onlinejobs.ph  since that is what I used but there are other options out there. I have not used them so I cannot personally recommend them, but you can also check out 99designs.com and Elance.com. The most important thing is to try it. Delegate your administrative tasks and work on revenue generating items instead. You may be surprised at how amazing your VA does. I know it’s hard to let go when you think you can do it better than anyone else, but I was surely surprised. I am amazed when I get things back from my virtual assistant team. They do so much better than I could do and I can focus on tasks in my business that only I can do. Are you thinking of hiring a Virtual Assistant? Share your experiences below!

10 Step Guide to Giving Outstanding Social Media Customer Care - Classy Career Girl

10 Step Guide to Giving Outstanding Social Media Customer Care The explosive nature of social media makes it a delicate area for independent businesses â€" but that latent energy can be usefully transformed into your next success story. Your social media presence is a key outward manifestation of your core business strength, in so far as social media â€" like business â€" is about relationships. When a customer comes to you with a complaint via social media, ask yourself first and foremost why they’ve chosen this channel to connect with you. Likely there is an element of ‘letting off steam’ â€" the soft revenge of revealing a business’s (alleged) error in public. This can seem like a nuisance, but if you keep a cool head and are able to deal with the situation in a manner that is satisfying to the complainant, you’ve actually spun it into free publicity. Without asking for a public conversation, you can publically illustrate the human face behind your business, your capability, and your fine level of customer care. Customers may contact you online because they cant find or get through to you on your old-school phone number. In this case, it should be easier to move the conversation to the private realm as soon as possible â€" but try to share the successful outcome publically if possible, to clean up that initial dark mark on your reputation. [RELATED: What Your 2017 Social Media Strategy Should Be] Of course, it is not a strategy without nuance. Trust your ‘IRL’ judgment alone, and you can still end up causing offense online. Remember, there’s every chance that the person making the complaint is less that au fait with the etiquette and conventions of online communication. For these reasons, it’s important to research and maintain an online customer care protocol, with which you should train any of your staff who share the responsibility of dealing with your social media presence. A new infographic from Headway Capital provides some seriously good ideas for when you’re drawing up this social media customer care code of conduct. Take a look, share it with your team, and ensure that your social media presence only runs on good energy. 10 Step Guide to Giving Outstanding Social Media Customer Care

What Does Career Progression for Graphic Designers Look Like CareerMetis.com

What Does Career Progression for Graphic Designers Look Like â€" CareerMetis.com For those who are looking for a creative career, being a graphic designer seems to the right job for you. This field brings a lot of opportunities where you can show your creative side by coming up with new and innovative designs. Now, let me tell you what graphic designing actually is, and how you can build a career in it. Have a look!Graphic design is also known as communication design, it is an art and practice of creating and projecting your ideas in visual and textual form. Here, you need to make designs for a company at any scale, right from a simple poster to the graphics of your company’s website.evalAs we all know, graphic design is a creative process, but did you know that it is the process that reaches into everything that a company does these days?From websites to application interfaces to product packaging, the talented hand of a graphic designer can be seen everywhere.If you are looking out to make your career as a Graphic Designer, it would be a challenging and rewar ding work experience for you.Career ProgressionGraphic Designers are found in a different array of job titles, depending on the business context and stage of career.1) Junior DesignerevalIn many organizations like agencies or publications â€" a graphic designer can progress their career to a senior designer. Later, according to the experience you gain as a graphic designer in the industry, you can move to posts like art director, then art director. Sounds amazing right?Oh yes! Ideally, a junior designer may be called as a graphic designer, UI/UX designer, visual designer, motion designer, digital designer, web designer, animator, production artist, or graphic artist.2) Mid Level DesignerIn the midst of your career, you can earn specific job titles like information designer, interaction designer, product designer, environmental graphics designer, information architect, package designer, exhibition designer, experience designer, or content strategist.evalAs I mentioned above, your rol e also depends on the type of company/industry you are working for.3) Executive LevelAfter you have gained sufficient experience and have a lot of knowledge of designing segment very lucrative job titles would be awaiting for you. At the executive level, designers can occupy positions such as owner/founder, executive creative director, head of design, or chief creative officer. Generally, graphic designers at the executive level are known as Creative Head of the company.Qualifications1) A Degree Is Not NecessaryStudents from any stream can apply for a job as a graphic designer, but you should have relevant work experience or an associate degree to land a job. Nobody will give you a job unless you have proof of adequate training. If you don’t have relevant qualification proof yet you are passionate and talented, your portfolio can help you to get a job.2) Familiarity With Design SoftwaresevalPhotoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign are the most used and popular applications for graphic designing. However, there are many other applications and new software is also coming up with many advanced features.evalYou as a graphic designer should know how to use these applications, not all but should have an idea how most of the work. It is highly suggested to the designer aspirants, to be up to date with new and advanced applications so that you don’t fall behind the times.3) Colour PaletteThe color theory should not only be known by painters but also by graphic designers. It may be indistinct but knowing how to use, contrast or mix colors would be an invaluable skill.4) Basic HTMLA graphic designer should know the basics of HTML CSS, which are programming languages. You can go to the hood of a site or CMS and manipulate the pages and designs. Knowing a programming language is necessary to set the design of a web page.Salary PotentialThe average pay for a Graphic Designer is $44,000 Annuallyaccording to Payscale. Most people with this job move on to other positions aft er 10 years in this field.The skills that increase pay for this job the most are Adobe Acrobat, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Adobe InDesign, and Adobe Dreamweaver.These were some essential skills and qualifications you need to develop to be a successful graphic designer. Share your thoughts about graphic designing as a career in our comment box below.

Share the gold mine - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Share the gold mine - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog A Fast Company article from 2002 tells the story of a Canadian gold mine threatened by bankruptcy: McEwen [the owner] believed that the high-grade ore was present in parts of the 55,000-acre Red Lake stake if only he could find it Eventually, the groups attention turned to the Linux operating system and the open-source revolution. I said, Open-source code! Thats what I want! McEwen recalls His reasoning: If he could attract the attention of world-class talent to the problem of finding more gold in Red Lake, just as Linux managed to attract world-class programmers to the cause of better software, he could tap into thousands of minds that he wouldnt normally have access to. He could also speed up exploration and improve his odds of discovery. He released all his corporate survey data from the companys land, information that is: The heart of any mining operation Very expensive to come by Normally an extremely well-kept secret He organized a contest on the internet to point out the best sites to dig. Anyone could access the survey data and participate. The first prize was $105.000. The result? The company has drilled four of the top 5 winners sites, and have found gold in all four. Which proves that you can get very valid and valuable results from this approach. The first prize winners? An australian geoscience outfit whod never been to the mine or even to Canada. Which proves that this approach can open new sources of information that youd not have access to otherwise. Corporate information is worth little when its locked up. Dont keep all data in your business a deep, dark secret. Insteat, open your companys inner workings to the world. The good and the bad! The perils of secrecy In the information age, many businesses have fallen into a trap: They have correctly identified information as the key to success or failure, but they have incorrectly concluded that the best way to profit from the information is to lock it away from the world. They make corporate information secret by default. This goes for financial information, project development, new partnerships, strategies and plans and virtually every other aspect of the business. Knowledge is our corporate, intellectual capital and we must protect it or it will be stolen from us. seems to be the thinking. But this approach comes at a cost: It reduces the efficiency of employees who dont know whats going on It makes the company look untrustworthy to the public It limits the potential for generating new ideas and partnership The opposite approach, to make all information public by default and only keep a few select areas secret, makes much more sense. This is especially true in an information-dense environment which carries a high probability that a companys dirty secrets will be revealed sooner or later. In fact, as we saw, releasing top-secret corporate data can be a gold mine. Literally. Heres another example. Be open with customers Another great example of the open approach is Semco. Yes I know I write about them all the time, but they get it, dammit. They get it and they do it. In his excellent book The Seven-Day Weekend, Ricardo Semler tells the story of a negotiation with a potential customer for a huge contract. Of course Semco had done their homework and made calculations showing what their profits would be depending on what price they could negotiate. At the meeting, Semler showed the customer these calculations, letting them know exactly how much Semco stood to make from the deal. This honest, open approach impressed the customer and Semco got the contract. Businesses should ask themselves these questions: What are we keeping secret and why? What information could we share, that would bring us new ideas, new partners and increased profits? What risks are involved in sharing this information? Are they offset by the benefits? What risks are involved in not sharing it? That last question is often left out, as businesses list the dangers of openness and ignore the dangers of secrecy. If you liked this post, Im pretty sure youll also like these: Why overpaid CEOs are bad for business Top 5 business maxims that need to go Why secret salaries are a baaaaaad idea Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

Beautiful Resume Templates Free - Do You Need Them?

Beautiful Resume Templates Free - Do You Need Them?If you've been searching for beautiful resume templates free then you're certainly not alone. Resume templates are the latest hot trend in job hunting.Resume writing is a skill that needs to be honed over time. The first few drafts of your resume may sound impressive, but after a while they just don't make any sense. In order to land the job you have to present yourself in a way that fits the job description. You want to create a resume that fits the company or organization you're applying for.Thankfully, you can find tons of resume templates that you can use to help you create a unique resume that fits your career goals. Resume templates have allowed people to write their resumes more quickly and easily. There are many different options available online and offline, so it can be difficult to decide which one is right for you.Don't be afraid to take some time to do some research before you start your resume. Don't just grab a resume template out of your online catalog and try to write the perfect resume in a day. Your resume is your first impression and it's important that you do a little research on your ideal employer before you submit your resume. You may end up applying for a job that you really don't want and the last thing you want is to find out that you applied for the wrong job.Beautiful resume templates are a great way to begin because they allow you to format the information the way you want it. It also allows you to have an idea of what types of resume writing you prefer. This helps to eliminate some of the guesswork when it comes to writing your resume.Interviewers are looking for more than a great resume. They want to know why you want to work for them, how you got there, and what you hope to get out of the job. Resume templates are a great way to get an idea of how you'll present yourself when you present your resume to the hiring manager.Resume templates offer a variety of styles and settings th at you can choose from. These often include things like portfolios, essays, graphs, bullet points, and more.