85% of executive jobs are never publically posted online. Hm

85% of executive jobs are never publically posted online. Hm… I got that stat in an email from Execunet. What exactly does that mean? If it is true, it means that you need to have a great brand (so others can know of you), and you need to network. Instead of relying on a job search strategy that depends on finding and applying to jobs online, it means you get out of your comfort zone and get to work. Its what we call the hidden job market.  Its real, and you should find it.  Its hiding in your network. Now, get to work! 85% of executive jobs are never publically posted online. Hm… I got that stat in an email from Execunet. What exactly does that mean? If it is true, it means that you need to have a great brand (so others can know of you), and you need to network. Instead of relying on a job search strategy that depends on finding and applying to jobs online, it means you get out of your comfort zone and get to work. Its what we call the hidden job market.  Its real, and you should find it.  Its hiding in your network. Now, get to work!

How To Write A Resume - Experience Drives Your Resume

How To Write A Resume - Experience Drives Your ResumeYou probably know that the first thing you need to do if you want to become a US citizen is to have a resume, which is the next most important step. Then you must show that you are qualified for a permanent residency, if that is what you want, because when your Residency Card is ready, you must make sure that it is valid.How can you know if you know how to write a resume if you have never done so before? There are many things you can learn through experience and some books that will teach you how to do them. Just read through what you can get by doing this, until you can do it yourself.Before you know how to write a resume, you must know your purpose for doing it. Do you want to immigrate to America? If so, you must know that a Residency Card is the minimum requirement before you can apply for US citizenship.If you do not know what 'possible name' means, you must first consult your passport for this information. It will tell you wh at you need to write in your Residency Card.On the other hand, if you do not have a card yet, and you are going to immigrate to America in the near future, you will need something to prove that you are a permanent resident. In this case, you would need a valid Permanent Residence card.How do you prove that you are a permanent resident, without having a Residency Card or a Legal residency status? This is where the Job Titles section comes in.You must be very careful with this part of your resume. You must have a complete list of all your jobs before you start to fill in your jobs.To get the most from your resume, you must have a copy of your Employment papers. This is the only way to be sure that you have all the correct data.

Personal Brand and the Baby Boom Generation - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Personal Brand and the Baby Boom Generation - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Personal Brand? Many Baby Boomers struggle with this new term. I have to admit I did not understand it for a long time. In the olden days this was your reputation. When I graduated from an engineering school in the late 1970s, I went to work for IBM as a computer programmer developing word processors. (This was before the IBM PC existed!) A small number of us on the project were fresh out of college. We soon learned who was in charge, who knew what they were talking about, and who to avoid. All of these people had reputations both good and bad. This was the beginning of understanding the concept of a personal brand. You might think of this as a meritocracy. You were known for your accomplishments as well as the way you treated other people. It was crucial that others noticed your good work. If you sat in the corner, did a good job, and kept your nose clean, you still might remain invisible to the organization. Only if you worked on a critical piece of the project would anyone outside of your immediate team knew what you did. Your reputation was known mostly within your group, team or project. If you moved from project to project, often your reputation followed you. Lets fast forward to the 21st century. With the rise of the Internet and Social Media came the rise of the concept of Personal Brand. I have worked on projects in the last dozen years with people from around the world. Your ability to promote your reputation uh… I mean your personal brand has expanded greatly. Think about it. How many of your LinkedIn connections are from outside the city where you live? Outside the state where you live? Outside the country where you live? Have you developed a reputation uh… I mean a personal brand from a blog, your comments on social media, or a personal website? Many of you may be saying I do not have time for this! Many of you may also be saying this is self promotion or even bragging about yourself. Growing up, many of us were taught that it was improper to promote ourselves. We were assured that only our hard work was necessary to be recognized and that any effort to attract attention to ourselves beyond that was immodest. The world has changed. The people you work with can be just about anywhere. Your reputation uh… your personal brand can  reach the span of the world. Just like when I was working for IBM, if you sit in the corner, do a good job and keep your nose clean, your good work may never get noticed. What if you do not want to create a personal brand? Whether you like it or not you have one. Whether you like it or not you need to manage it! How can you do this? Well, you are reading the Personal Branding Blog and I am going to be writing on your reputation uh… your personal brand from a Baby Boomer perspective once a week. What have you done to promote your reputation uh… personal brand in the last week? Author: Marc Miller is founder of Career Pivot.  Marc  authored the book Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for Baby Boomers, published in January 2013, which has been featured on Forbes.com, US News and World Report, CBS Money-Watch and PBS’ Next Avenue.

Underreported hazards in early-stage startups

Underreported hazards in early-stage startups Its Tuesday, which is usually the day for the Twentysomething column. But Ryan announced last week that hes quitting as a columnist. Im not surprised. Hes gone through a huge transition quit his job in Washington, DC, started a company (with me), and moved to Madison, WI two blocks from me. Its a small town, so its not like he was ever going to move ten miles from me I mean, ten miles from me in almost any direction is a corn field. But its funny to me to have him so close. I ended up going over to his house a lot in the first few days, to check in on him and Ryan P without saying so. Almost immediately my kids saw the situation as new neighbors. They refer to The Ryans and when we went apple picking, the kids thought of the Ryans immediately. So we brought over a bag of apples. The kids did not really understand the concept of red all over, so the apples were not ripe. And I couldnt tell if the Ryans noticed, but they were very grateful, because it was when the Ryans first got here. When they were grateful in general. Now its been six weeks. And Ryan is thinking that maybe his new blog will be about how crazy life is working with me. I asked for examples. He gave the one about how I invited the Ryans over for dinner. I picked a night when my husband wasnt home because there is too much tension between us to put the Ryans through it as well. I also picked the night my kids wanted an impromptu Halloween party. So there was our nanny, who is actually a guy who is a college sophomore taking a year off to establish residency so his University of Wisconsin tuition goes down. And there were fake eyeballs and pumpkin glitter. And it was like a frat party with toddlers instead of girls. To me, that is the weird part. To Ryan, its weird that I didnt cook. You ordered burritos! he says. I tell him it was better than Batman spaghetti Os. He shakes his head in disbelief. He thinks Im eccentric, which I probably am, but I think this is not the best example. Other mentioned eccentricities: I have been working out of a coffee shop for a year. Ryan cant believe it. The women who own the shop are probably my best friends in Madison I see them every day. In the summer they noticed me showing up in my obsessive long sleeves and long pants so the sun doesnt get me, and in the winter they saw me fighting with my husband at the curb when he drops me off. I always imagined Id have some great post about how the owners let me do radio interviews from their land line (radio producers hate cell phones) and they buy Lean Cuisines especially for me so I dont have to eat their muffins for lunch. It was a great setup. Til the Ryans came. They said everyone in the coffee shop is annoyed by my talking on the phone, which is probably true. So we went to their apartment. Like its not eccentric for me to be spending my days in the apartment of two twentysomething guys. But as we were leaving the coffee shop for good, new art was going up on the wall: Phil Porter. I loved the art. Ryan hated it. So I gave a lecture right before we left, about why good art forces you to see things differently and the Ryans only like art with naked women on it because it doesnt challenge anything thats already in their mind. (Yes, they have a painting of a naked woman in the apartment. And yes, it sucks.) Ryan called me a snob. He is a snob, too. For example, Ryan does not wear black shoes with khaki pants. I have never heard of this rule, but I confess to immediately putting my khakis aside until I got brown shoes, just in case hes right. Maybe we get along because were both snobs. Or maybe our excessive judgementalism, which probably makes for good blog posts, gives us a sort of detente. I went out to dinner with Ryan Ps parents. I cant ever recall going out to dinner with a co-workers parent. But heres a tip. You know how when you go out to dinner with a boyfriend and his parents, you end up liking him even more? I am not sure why, but this always happens. And I have to say that the same thing happened in this situation: I liked him better. He has the same odd speech cadence as his dad, the same bright smile as his mom. It was nice to see. Nice as long as I could squash my jealously; I dont recall a time when my parents drove across state lines to dote on me. Now I wake the Ryans in the morning. They are not morning people. I know you expected this post to be about starting a company, and this sort of is, because the first part of starting a company is learning boundaries. A startup is inherently intense. Founders are so dependent on each other, and there are almost always only two or three people involved. I have two close friends who have startups: The womans company is three women and the mans company is three men. I think that most startups with a both genders involve sex, and/or marriage, and those that dont require navigation of a difficult and dicey new language of boundaries, (which I have touched on before). There is a lot written about work spouses. That is, people who feel like they spend so much time together that theyre married. But they are not. The context for these relationships is usually a big company, where there is safety in numbers, and there are office conventions to keep boundaries in place. A startup usually has none of these safeguards, and a startup usually entails longer hours at the office. Maybe this is why so many startup teams are all men or all women, but not mixed. And maybe this is why my friend, who has a startup team of three guys and will not consider hiring a woman as the fourth, is making a smart decision. Meanwhile, we continue to draw boundaries at our own startup. For example: Ryan P comes to the dining room table that is also our office and says, I have a rash. I start thinking about my kids. Where is it? On my leg. Can I see? No. Why not? Its too early. Ask in twenty minutes. Tyeptyeptyep type Can I see it ? No. While Ryan P is typing a blog post about how he would rather work for man than a woman (yes really: he says men bond better with men) I look under the table. I dont see the rash, but the light is not that good. What are you doing? I need to see it. Its not on my leg. Its on my groin. And this is the moment. The boundary moment. I look away because some boundaries are clear. But I also think of my kids some boundaries are murky and I navigate the best way I know how as CEO of a startup: Does it itch?

Hiring a Resume Editor to Write Your Resume

Hiring a Resume Editor to Write Your ResumeThe biggest challenge to resume writing in Atlanta GA is finding a decent editor for the job. It is crucial that you write your resume in a professional and organized manner. However, if you do not have the necessary skills to write a decent resume you may be out of luck. Fortunately, there are plenty of editors who will help you out.A good way to start is to check for their English skills. If they have good English language skills then you may be able to get them to proofread your resume. This can be an invaluable tool when you first begin resume writing in Atlanta GA.Once you feel you have the resume written well you should send it to an editor. You may have to write a contract with them before you actually start writing. It is always a good idea to ask them for a sample resume for your references.After you have requested sample resume from an editor, you will need to provide them with sample cover letter as well. This is a crucial part of resume writing in Atlanta GA. A resume without a proper cover letter is worthless.If you are going to hire an editor to write your resume, you should know that they have good writing skills. Some people are intimidated by a great editor because they think the editor will change their resume. This simply isn't true.An excellent and professional editor will not be changing your resume in any way. These are trained professionals who know exactly what type of person you are and how to write your resume in an efficient manner.Your resume needs to stand out above the rest and it needs to help the employer's needs find you. Remember that when an employer goes through the resume or cover letter to make a decision on who to hire. This is why it is important to make sure your resume and cover letter looks professional.Most employers look for several things in a resume. These are name, job position, education, work experience, certifications, awards and even if the applicant has won awards. A professional and qualified editor will be able to take all of these factors into consideration and to craft a resume that will set you apart from the rest.

How to be an effective Chief Happiness Officer - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

How to be an effective Chief Happiness Officer - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Jonathan Mostert has written his business school thesis on Chief Happiness Officers and I got a chance to interview him about his research. These are the questions we cover: The question you looked at was ??How do chief happiness officer make sense of their profession??? What interested you about that question? How many CHOs did you talk to? Who was your favorite example? Some CHOs have it as a formal role, some just create it for themselves. How did that show up in your research? What are some typical things CHOs do as part of their role? What was one of the best or most creative things youve seen a CHO do? How do organizations typically react to a CHO? What are some of the challenges of being a CHO? What do organizations get out of having a CHO? What makes a good CHO? Related posts Why every company should have a Chief Happiness Officer 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 CHO

What Do I Do If Im Feeling Hopeless - Kathy Caprino

What Do I Do If Im Feeling Hopeless Welcome to Episode 3 of Work You Love! Todays question comes from Kristie, who asks: What if you realize youve made all the wrong decisions in all aspects of your life and now find yourself deep in a hole and cant climb out because youve lost all hope, passion, talents, joy, confidence and years but still have responsibilities needing your attention and other people you have to please?   What if youre the kind of person who has to have a fool proof, step-by-step plan to get back on track so no more time slips away? What an important (and rich) question!   Heres my take on what to do if youre feeling hopeless: I hope this video post gives you a start in terms of new ideas to help you access more hope, energy and vitality so you can bring about the changes you desire. When youre feeling hopeless, the key to breakthrough is to find a way to reconnect to what brings you joy and vitality, and to be encouraged to remember all that you have to offer the world and your community, even if right now youre struggling to be of service in the way you want to.   All is not lost or wasted you will be able to connect the dots and figure it out. But first, you have to restore yourself. For two helpful resources, check out my book Breakdown, Breakthrough: The Professional Womans Guide To Claiming a Life of Passion, Power and Purpose, and the great book When Things Fall Apart, by Pema Chödrön, the world-renowned ordained Buddhist nun, author and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism. I find great comfort, solace and wisdom in her work. Find someone who believes in you wholeheartedly who can see the future vision of you before its hatched, and ask them for help.   We cant solve these problems on the level they were created.   Nows the time to reach out for support from a friend, mentor, spiritual adviser, or coaching buddy to help you remember how important, valuable, and needed you are in the world! And todays most important tip: Start pleasing yourself! Thank you for watching Work You Love, and wishing you many happy breakthroughs! (If you have a burning career question youd like me to answer, SUBMIT IT HERE! Ill do my best to address it in some form in the weeks to come.)