Posts Tagged ‘Great Occupations’
What Other Experts Are Saying - Cover Letters, Resume Action Words & Strategy
This week's Friday Feature, "What Other Experts Are Saying" addresses cover letters, resumes & strategies for getting the hiring manager's name. Read the rest of this entry »
Are you doing the work that was born in you?
"No man is born into the world whose work is not born with him." -James Russell Lowell. A few months ago, a woman at one my workshops was stumped with a series of questions during the group-sharing portion of the module. The answer to these questions would reveal her childhood gifts and early interests, which would point the way to her work and the way she would... Read the rest of this entry »
What Other Experts Are Saying - Using Social Media for Your Job Search
I've decided to launch a regular Friday Feature - "What Other Experts Are Saying" - and this week I'm featuring the topic of Using Social Media for Your Job Search. Check out these articles and videos that I found out there on the world wide web. "How To Write a LinkedIn Invitation to... Read the rest of this entry »
Interviewing Tips: The Johari Window
Career design colleagues in the UK talk about "The Johari Window" and how to use it for preparing for interviews. Greg and Tom of e2aplus say that you have "Blindspots" that can come out during an interview. These could be things such as unconsious body movements, "ums & ers," repeating words, etc. They also discuss "Masks." Apparently, this is what someone is keeping hidden during the interview. For example... Read the rest of this entry »
The Language of Your Job Search - How the Words You Use Can Make a Huge Difference
They say that the words first formed in your thoughts is what shapes your experiences. “As a man thinketh...” And apparently, it doesn't take all that long to create from thought words before they'll travel to lips, tongue and breath to make their audible debut. It’s supposed to be pretty instantaneous, this creating process. Even though you might not see the fruits of your thoughts right away, you most assuredly have set something into motion. Career expert and physicist, Tom Cassidy, uses the analogy of the sausage machine to logically explain the effects of thoughts influencing reality. You put... Read the rest of this entry »