Which Country Has the Happiest Employees

Which Country Has the Happiest Employees The latest infographic from our friends at Zendesk takes a look at which countries have the happiest employees, and which ones don’t. Recently, they announced the  Satisfaction Index, which uses the  Zendesk benchmark  to measure customer happiness across 65 million consumers in 137 countries. Looking over the inforgraphic and Satisfaction Index in tandem, there is something of a connection between countries with happy employees and countries that are providing the best customer service. Canada, Australia, and Germany have high rates of happy employees and some of the highest customer service scores. On the other hand, France, China and Turkey have some the lowest rates of happy employees and also have a low scores on the customer service satisfaction index. While there isn’t always a connection between how happy employees are and how good the customer service is in any given country, Zendesk strongly believe that in general, a happy customer support rep is way more likely to provide quality customer service. Big shout going out to Denmark, the land of bacon, beer, Kierkegaard and the happiest employees in the world!

How To Write A Resume In Present Tense - Perfect Way To Get Hired

How To Write A Resume In Present Tense - Perfect Way To Get HiredWhy would you want to change your resume past tense? First of all, what exactly is past tense? The past tense is the past tense of the verb 'to have' which means that if someone says that you are now looking for a job, you should go to the conclusion that you are now looking for a job and write it as such. Then, in case you were unable to find a job, you should go back to the start and rephrase your resume in the present tense and not past tense.This technique of writing your resume is quite useful because it can save you time and energy while you are already busy with finding a job. So many applicants take the extra effort of rewriting their resumes in the past tense. However, as with any skill, this does not last for long, and will soon be replaced by the next best technique.The fact that a resume should always be written as 'applicant' and not 'applicants' has become a very ideal and perfect solution for all applican ts who cannot seem to think beyond their job and those who need to remember everything they learned from their textbooks. Therefore, there is no point of rewriting your resume in past tense even if you had written it that way. Besides, it does not really have much meaning in the end, since you might as well be saying that you are unemployed and on look for a job at that moment.But what if you also failed to mention that you were looking for a job? Or what if you don't really understand how to use the past tense correctly? These are the common problems that many applicants face when they are working in the area of writing resumes.A good idea would be to take a look at the help section of your academic books or reference book and have a look at the techniques of writing resumes. In fact, having a look at these guides can give you some helpful tips on how to write a resume that will get you noticed and not just close to the computer screen. These guides will also give you hints on how to make your resume stand out from the rest and ultimately get you the job you are aiming for.But there is one problem with the search engines and the online articles that you see: they are mainly written by people who are looking for work and they mostly know what they are talking about. They may appear to be helpful but these are definitely not the best sources of information, especially for those who want to learn how to write a resume in the present tense.The most reliable source for information on how to properly write a resume in the present tense is your own book or reference guide. Here, you will learn how to write a resume by following the exercises and practice areas in your book or reference guide.Keep in mind that the past tense is only the beginning of a whole new level of resume writing. In case you are still stuck in past tense and wondering how to write a resume in the present tense, the only thing you have to do is take a look at your book or reference guide and tak e some practical steps towards having a better and more creative resume.

How Ireland is Attracting Tech Talent

How Ireland is Attracting Tech Talent Dublin punches above its weight in attracting global tech giants. Microsoft, Intel, Symantec and Oracle are all well-established for years. More recently Internet giants including Twitter, Facebook and  Google have made the city their  European HQ. This cluster effect creates economic and social benefits that are well-documented. But for the growth to continue one key ingredient is essential: people, lots of them. Ireland is known as a country that traditionally exports its talent. It’s one of the only countries in the world with a smaller population than it had 200 years ago. There are over 800,000 Irish born people living outside the country. More people in the UK claim Irish heritage than there are people in Ireland! Thankfully the trend reversed, dramatically, in the past decade. Between 2002 and 2011 the non-national population grew from 5.8% of the population to 12%. Many of them are working in the IT sector where demand for the right tech, sales, marketing, operations and multi-lingual skills is at a premium. In Ireland, as elsewhere, there is a lot of talk about what should be done to build a pipeline of talent into the country. It is, after all, the raw material that drives the innovation sector.  It’s beyond the scope of any individual employer to shoulder the responsibility of branding their city or country as an attractive destination for professionals. But it’s a collective good for all employers if it is done. I met with a group of proactive recruiters from the biggest tech employers in Dublin who were discussing this issue and trying to figure out a way to tackle it. Everybody saw the benefits of co-operation. We put together a proof of concept plan, funded entirely by the companies, to see if we could make an impact. Make IT in Ireland was launched last week. The plan is to make people around Europe aware of the opportunities that exist in Ireland and promote the benefits of living here. What a great job! MakeITinIreland.com contains one simple message: Ireland is home to the world’s best technology companies. We’re looking for the best people! It contains useful information about moving to Ireland and has links to the careers site of the sponsor companies. A decision was made not to include job posts. This was for two reasons: one we didn’t want it to appear like a jobs board, and secondly it removed any additional administrative workload for the companies. Instead, candidates are directed to the career sites of the companies where they can apply for roles directly. Reports on this activity are one of the key performance indicators of interest to the companies. Another benefit to the companies, and candidates, is that people can submit  their CV into a CV database. All of the companies can then login and review the CVs. When candidates apply they’re encouraged to categorise their skills into back end developer, front end developer, sales/marketing, content creation, customer service/support or other. Companies than then review by category or do keyword searches based on the text of the CVs which is indexed. A great website, however, is like the proverbial lighthouse in a bog: brilliant but useless. We have to reach a widely dispersed European demographic that’s bombarded with marketing messages. Thankfully, some of the companies involved are social media players including Twitter, Facebook and Google. This helps. Almost all of the people in demand for careers in the tech sector are heavy users of social media. It’s the obvious way for us to reach them. We’ll also experiment with paid search on Google and Bing, and potentially other channels. Changing jobs and moving to another country isn’t typically an impulse move. What we’re doing will take time. If successful it should make the recruiters  jobs a little easier and play a part in building a sustainable pipeline of talent into the country. Author: John Dennehy is founder of Zartis.com, a recruitment software and marketing company.

How to Succeed as a Career Coach and Current Industry Trends (Podcast #49) - Classy Career Girl

How to Succeed as a Career Coach and Current Industry Trends (Podcast #49) Today, we are diving into how to succeed as a career coach. There is a lot of noise online these days and it seems like there are a ton of career coaches out there right? It might seem a little overwhelming. I started my career as a career coach and for the past 6 years have learned a lot and witnessed a lot of changes in the industry. I gathered some of the top questions about how to succeed as a career coach on the podcast today. If you have ever thought of becoming a career coach or want to grow your career coaching business even more, you will love this episode. Let’s dive in! Click play below or  right click here and save link as  to download or subscribe on iTunes  here on this link: If you are enjoying our podcast, please leave us a review on iTunes! It would mean the world. Thank you! There is no specific background required to become a career coach. In fact, anyone can claim to be one! So how do you stand out as a true career coach from those just claiming to be career coaches? Simple. Do they have related experiences in the field they are coaching on? What were the results of those experiences? Did they receive amazing feedback? Were they able to build credibility among those they know? In other words, in order to become a career coach, you do not need to finish a 4-5 years course in career coaching (although that would be a big plus). You just need to build your reputation as one. Here’s how Psych Central defined career coaching: “Career coaching is a great way to get personal help with establishing your professional goals, making career decisions, creating and executing plans, and overcoming obstacles that may come in your way.” â€" Tracy Brisson (Founder and CEO of ‘The Opportunities Project’). At Classy Career Girl, career coaching is a way of helping people land jobs that they love or start businesses that are in line with their passions. That’s why integrating modern career coaching strategies are vital to being an effective coach. So how does one start building a career coach business?  Here are a few tips from Anna Runyan, the Founder and CEO of Classy Career Girl, from our podcast interview today: Do you think career coaching is still a profitable business or slowly dying? As long as people need jobs, they need help finding jobs. There are many things that a career coach can help with such as figuring out what career is best for you, resume, LinkedIn and interviewing. I would find your specialty and focus in on that. There are also different industries that you can focus on as well. Are you an expert at tech, startups or creative industries? I think what set me apart is really focusing in on the what is your calling piece and WHAT IS your ideal career fit. I felt like that is what is missing from most coaches and trainings. The first step. You don’t just start an online job search or updating your resume. Most people that come to work with me have no idea that 80% of jobs are found through networking and they hate updating their resume. There are people unhappy in their jobs everywhere so career coaching is not disappearing at all. With today’s online world, and new career opportunities available to us, it’s only growing. People need a guide and a mentor. I think today’s millennials are more focused than ever on making a difference and an impact. There is so much that you can do to make this happen and you doing it first helps you become that role model. I just heard this quote from Simon Sinek author of Start With Why. People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it. If you can bring your why into your business and what you do and what you believe, those people who believe the same things will want to work with you. Click here to download the one-page business plan template. Do you find more success with people wanting career coaching or business coaching?  I fear that not many people care about career coaching? There are the exact same number of members in Love Your Career Formula and Corporate Rescue Plan. My mission is to help women find jobs they love or start businesses they love. It doesnt matter to me which one they want to do, the same strategies apply in starting the right business for you. I dont want you to start and grow a business you hate. My favorite client case studies are when a woman starts Love Your Career Formula and ends up in Corporate Rescue Plan later because she realizes that she wants to start a business! ?? Thats when I know I am doing the right thing. This is an interesting question because I only added business coaching as my market kept telling me they wanted it. That’s the most important thing, what does your market want and need. What are they asking you for advice on? I have the exact same people in my business coaching programs as I do my career coaching programs which is astonishing. I keep waiting for one to grow faster but each time at I look at the numbers, they are exactly the same. So there’s a need for both BUT the market for business coaching right now is oversaturated with so many people saying they are gurus on social media and making six figures in 1 month promises…. I have another mentor Ryan Deiss and what he says is that when things that overpopulated and noisy online like they are right now, you have to whisper to stand out. That’s the model I follow. I like to whisper instead of raise my hands up and down. I think you’ll find me and CCG around a lot longer than many of these other business coaches. I am building a brand and not just positioning myself for income right now and that’s what makes me different. Note: If you have never built a successful business before, please don’t become a business coach. I think this is where it’s really important that you model what you teach. For me, CCG is a business where we make money in many different areas besides business coaching and have many different streams of income coming in. Most business coaches have one income model and that is business coaching which I don’t think is always  an honest way of doing business.   How did find success in career coaching?   How did/do you find and connect with your clients?   My consistent success came from: Webinars to strategy sessions to individual coaching A 5-week online course to strategy sessions to individual coaching A live event to a 5-week online course to strategy sessions to individual coaching Eventually, my strategy switched to a 90-day group coaching program and then into a membership site. Note: I also tried a membership in 2012-2013 and interviewed over 50 career experts and authors in The Get Ahead Club. I learned a ton and made a ton of connections but had to quit this since it wasn’t a profitable business model at that time. Yes, I failed. But, I learned a lot so when I launched two membership sites in 2016, I knew what not to do. I tried a lot of things until something worked. Then, I did it over and over again. This is key. I found success through messaging people on LinkedIn. Finding people in groups and sending them an invite to an event or to a strategy session. You have to build the relationship first though so maybe a helpful article. LinkedIn has A LOT of people who have “job searching’ in their keywords! Many of my clients have had success with FB groups. Most of days of the week (Wed for my Love Your Work and Life Ladies Facebook group) where you can promote yourself and your business. A girl in my mastermind just told me she got 6 new strategy session from doing this. This isn’t my #1 method though because I like to do things repeatably. Don’t overlook FB ads. This is so much easier than when I started years ago. You can target so much easier than I could and really stand out. How many career coaches do you see advertising on Facebook? I have seen TWO and one of them is me. Another thing we are testing is Pinterest ads. How many career coaches have you seen advertise on Pinterest? I have seen one and that one is me. ?? You have to use automation to get people into those free sessions with you. I learned this when I set up maternity leave and for two months had people filling out an application to work with me and watching a training video. When I came back from maternity leave I had over 60 people waiting to speak with me. If I was starting all over today, I would do a Facebook ad to a training video with great valuable content. Below the training video I would have a button to fill out an application to speak with me. You don’t need a website but I would suggest a leadpages  account for the optin page and button. The application can be done for free using wufoo.com or surveymonkey.com. Then, you can get started with $5-$10 per day in ads. Note: The link above is my affilate link. I only recommend what I use on a daily basis. I know you mentioned that your #1 tip is get on the news through a charity.    How exactly do you work in that conversation without seeming self-motivated? Congrats! I would let them know that you would love to be a spokesperson for them if they ever need someone to share about what they do. This would be AFTER the speaking event so they can see how great you are. You can mention that you have a “colleague” (me) who goes on the San Diego news and shares about the events that Dress For Success is sponsoring with some special career tips too. It does great and the news stations love it. You can send them the link of the one I did too. Do you think it is ok to charge premium pricing for career coaching?   How you found success doing this?   I think this is tricky and always will be. My prices when I started. 1. I coached my roommate. She was the worst client ever and didn’t do any of the homework I gave her. But I created a system and a 12-week plan out of that experience. This was totally free. 2. Then, I launched a $97 course. It was my first one but testimonials were way more important for me. 3. Then, we went to a $200/month individual coaching package with WEEKLY calls. Very low prices I know but once again, I wanted SUCCESS stories, I wanted to learn how to coach and sell and I wanted to get my system down. 4. Eventually, I raised my individual coaching prices and created a group coaching weekly QA 90-day program for $500 in full or $200/month. As soon as you can get recurring income in, do it! Do it yesterday! 5. When I did strategy sessions, I could offer three different options. If they didn’t want a VIP day with me ($1,000-$2,000 when I started), then I could offer my group program ($500 or $200/month) and if they didn’t want those, they could buy my online course ($97-$197). Did you gain a lot of traffic from being a coach and writer on The Muse? What about LEVO?   Writing for The Muse and Levo was great to build my brand recognition and grow my website. I still write for the Muse and Levo occasionally but have my hands full managing the writers and content for my own website which is growing fast and quickly gaining the momentum of those two sites. I do coach on the Muse though and that has provided some clients. If you can get hired as a coach on The Muse, go for it. It doesn’t hurt to have clients from them but don’t expect it to support you!! I wouldn’t apply unless you have experience coaching. P.S. Don’t discount writing for CCG too! ?? Click here to download the one-page business plan template. What advice do you have in order to have success as a career coach? 1. You need a system. My Get Unstuck System turned into my Love Your Career Formula. It’s always improving but start with something. 2. Don’t be afraid to start free like I did my roommate. Then, very low cost. The key is to get sales and success stories, you can always increase pricing. 3. No one talks about this! Decide if you want to build a BRAND or if you want to build YOU. Do you want to build a big company and create a brand that has coaches under you OR do you want to build the brand of you? Do you want to be a CEO or a coach long term? 4. It’s a numbers game. Book as many strategy sessions as you can. Make an offer and some of them will convert. Talk to people. Get to know their frustrations. Sell, sell, sell. Help, help, help. Quick Steps to Take  Now: 1. Start by figuring out who you enjoy working with â€" do you prefer middle-aged audience? Do you care more about the youth starting out their careers right after college? Maybe you are passionate about being a career coach for people in their 40s or 50s transitioning? 2. Change how you’re teaching. As a career coach, you need to understand how social media affects job searching and how to use the different platforms to help your clients find their dream jobs/careers. 3. Be ready to comply with a lot of people’s requirements. Get to know them and understand what works and what does not work with each of them. 4. Offer free coaching to people at the end of webinars. The more you talk to people, the more you understand their needs. 5. Launch a paid course and provide free coaching session as “bonus”. This will be to learn how you can help them even more after the course is over and lead them into individual coaching or your next upsell. 6. Conduct group coaching or create a group program, especially if you are limited on time. Do this before you are ready with a small amount of people and keep running it. 7. Start making free videos with signup buttons or call to actions at the bottom to free strategy sessions. 8. Leverage networking events and utilize LinkedIn’s professional network. Sending messages to people on LinkedIn is a great strategy. 9. Facebook groups are great places to network. 10. Book speaking events for free where people can see and hear you speak. Offer free strategy sessions at the end. 11. Gather testimonials and success stories before focusing on generating cash. Remember that cash will come later once you’ve built your credibility. 12. Start with a low price then you can build up as you gain traction. 13. Start guest posting on other websites that have similar goals to yours. 14. Stop listening to the noise around you and focus on what you’re good at. 15. Interview your clients over and over again. Take notes. Use their words on your website. Know what they are thinking 24/7. 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Basic Tips When Writing a Resume For an Entry Level Job

Basic Tips When Writing a Resume For an Entry Level JobWriting a resume for an entry-level job can be a tricky task. Many people make the mistake of not following a proper format that would help them get noticed by their dream companies. They do not consider the importance of a resume to the employers they are looking for. If you follow a proper format and follow the tips below, you would definitely land a job.Basic guidelines: Before you write a resume, make sure that you have read through this article and learn some tips about writing a resume for an entry level job. Try to find out about the employer's needs. You must remember that when you are writing a resume, your employer does not need to see the details of your education and experience. In fact, your employer wants only the details of your skills.Check your credentials: Before you go to the recruitment centre, make sure that you have proof of the courses that you have passed. If you don't have any proof of the courses, do not worry because there is always the option of getting other certificates from your schools or colleges. Once you have checked your qualifications, you can now proceed to writing a resume. You can find a resume template that you can use to write your resume.You must also consider your employment history. The first and the most important thing that you need to consider when writing a resume is your education and experience. You need to tell the reader where you have worked and what kind of a job you have had. You must also give details about your occupation, so that your resume is easy to read and understand.Your education and experience must show your skills and knowledge. Try to keep your resume simple and short. You can leave the details about the education and experience at the very end. There is no point in writing a resume for an entry level job if it has details of the courses you have attended and what your training and work experience were.Be specific: One of the most importan t points when you are writing a resume is to give details about the job. If you are writing a resume for an entry level job, try to include the details like location, date of your education, the course you have passed, how many years you have been working and what did you do before starting your career. These details will really make the reader notice you.Keep a clear-cut outline: One of the best tips to writing a resume is to keep a clear-cut outline of the jobs you have worked for. Keep this in mind when you are writing a resume for an entry level job. You must also give details about your previous job and the number of years you have worked in it.Include everything: Try to make sure that all your educational details and job details are included in your resume. You should also list down your skills and expertise so that the employer will see you as a professional.

6 Top Tips To Improve The Productivity And Efficiency Of Employees CareerMetis.com

6 Top Tips To Improve The Productivity And Efficiency Of Employees â€" CareerMetis.com Nowadays, employees are spending an increasing amount of time working in the office, exceeding the typical workweek of up to 40 hours. However, an increase in the amount of hours employees spend in the office, doesn’t necessarily result in an increase in productivity and efficiency.With that in mind, there are several things which an employer can do to ensure that an employee’s level of productivity and efficiency is high, such as seating them on the appropriate office seating or offering them incentives.evalHere are six top tips to take into account to improve the productivity and efficiency of employees.1) Efficiently Train EmployeesevalOne of the main ways to improve the productivity and efficiency of an employee is, of course, to train and develop them appropriately to ensure that they gain the appropriate knowledge to work properly within the industry.If you feel that reducing training is a good way of saving the business money and time, then you are wrong as this could comp letely backfire. Instead, it is good to ensure that all employees are taught the necessary skills to perform their role in the job. This way, employees can be confident within their role, and this can lead to an increase in their levels of productivity and efficiency within their job role.In fact, according to a 2015 survey, seven out of ten respondents said that efficient development opportunities and job-related training had a direct influence on their decision to stay working for a company. The lesson here is that you should invest in training all present employees because after all, the cost of keeping current employees will cost a lot less than the cost of replacing them for new employees.2) Make Clear GoalsPhoto Credit- Pixabay.comIt isn’t fair to assume that an employee is going to be productive if they don’t have a clear and focused goal to aim for. If you do not clearly define a goal, and above that, if the goal isn’t actually achievable, then the employee won’t be efficient. With that being said, always make sure that employees’ tasks and goals are as narrow and clear as possible.To ensure that goals are clear for employees, make sure that goals are SMART. SMART stands for â€" specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and timely; all requirements which a goal must be before assigning to a member of staff.3) Know Your Employees SkillsBeing remotely aware of your employees best skills, as well as their style of behaviour, is essential to maximise productivity. For example, for someone who is creative and can think out of the box, it would be silly not to give them the position of pitching great ideas to clients. However, those who aren’t as creative and extroverted might find it more difficult to pitch ideas, and this could cause them to be less productive.4) Provide Appropriate Office Furniture And ComfortPhoto Credit- Pixabay.comevalWhen employees are working in an office, they are bound to spend most of their time being seated in a cha ir staring at a computer screen.However, being seated all day can cause an employee to experience pains in their back, shoulder or neck, which could result in their productivity levels largely falling.In fact, ergonomics-related injuries tend to be long-term which creates an ongoing drain on worker’s medical costs and compensation. Musculoskeletal disorders such as sprains and muscle strains accounted for 32% of all illness and injury cases in 2014 that required people to take days off of work.With that being said, it is best to consider purchasing office seating which will help with the health of employees. An ergonomic office chair is a great example of an office chair which has been specifically designed to provide complete rest to the main structures of an individual’s body. Not only can an ergonomic chair provide your employees with comfort and the correct posture, but they can also help your employees be more productive as they will have less distractions to worry about, e .g. back pain.eval5) Communication Is KeyevalEveryone knows that communication is the key to creating a productive team of workers. Voice-to-voice communication is of course the form of communication which will get you better results as it is easy to explain and understand when speaking to someone face-to-face.However, if face-to-face communication isn’t possible for a certain reason, e.g. you are working from home, then it is great to keep up good communication levels by investing in a social channel, in other words, digital workplace communication. An example of a great social channel is Slack, which allows members of the team to communicate and come together to get things done.In 2016, a digital workplace communications survey, asked 250 communications professionals about their utilisation of employee communications tools. The survey found that 48% of those asked need to rethink their digital workplace communications.There are several communication tools that can be of use, inc luding email, mobile apps, social media and of course through social collaboration tools similar to the one I previously mentioned called slack.It is worth utilizing one of these communication tools to keep in complete contact with employees to ensure that they are getting on with tasks, and are sure that they are confident with what they are supposed to be doing.6) Offer IncentivesOne of the best ways to encourage an employee to be productive and get the tasks complete is to give them a reason to actually do so. By praising employees for the good job they have done on a task, will ultimately make them feel proud and appreciated.As a result of this, the employee will be encouraged to keep up with their good levels of efficiency.However, it is a good idea to take into account each employee’s individual preferences when it comes to praising them or offering them an incentive. For example some employees might prefer to be taken out for a celebratory meal, whereas others might prefer a voucher for their favourite shop.In fact a study in 2015 by Genesis Associates, a UK based recruiting firm, found that 85% of workers that had been surveyed felt more motivated to achieve when an incentive was offered to them. Furthermore, 73% of those surveyed felt that the atmosphere in the office was “very good” during the period of incentive offers.evalIncentives for employees don’t even need to involve money. Employees will feel a sense of achievement even if their boss were to give them public recognition within the business, by saying a simple ‘Well Done!’.

Get to know the new rules in job search - CareerAlley

Get to know the new rules in job search - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What youll discover will be wonderful. What youll discover is yourself. Alan Alda The days of going directly to companies HR departments with printed resumes or posting them via snail mail are history now. With internet job search in full swing, things have changed to a great extent. You can find jobs online, build a good rapport and network with employers, give interviews on the web and find potential people who can recruit you. The rules to finding jobs via the internet keep changing, things which worked previously now are considered to be obsolete and there are no fixed rules for the new world of the online job hunt. The following tips will help you understand the current trend of job hunting. Make your presence visible over the Internet: There is something called sourcing in the hiring world (finding candidates by networking, advertising or other methods). More than 80 percent of recruiters source potential candidates on via business social networks (like LinkedIn). To benefit from this, you need to ensure you are searchable over the internet by having a good profile page on social networking sites. Your profile page will help you market yourself and your skill set to potential job opportunities. You can do a similar process by having your own blog or website to achieve the kind of result. Having a profile page at LinkedIn is not enough; you need to promote yourself using the best keywords and key phrases related to your subject expertise. For this you need to put yourself in your prospective employers shoes, understand the way he would search for someone with your experience. Hence make sure you put those words on your profile and get the best search result from employers or recruiters. The social media factor: The ever increasing popularity of social media has changed everything including the job hunt market to a great extent. With the help of social media you can connect and reconnect with your old colleagues, clients and friends who can help you find potential employers and eventually a desired job. If this does not work for you, you have countless other ways to reach potential employers. One of the best ways is to become a member of online groups from your industry (or profession) and a potential employer. By conducting some research on maximizing sites such as LinkedIn, you can fast track your job search experience. Just explore social networks in an effective way. Social networks have made the work of both job seekers and employers easy, make them work for you. Do not expect your potential group to always respond: This is certainly a tough rule to know. You cannot expect potential employers to respond; they may or may not reply to your email, online application or voice-mail. However, if there is a good match, you will certainly hear back. If you are not getting any responses, you may try to follow up, however, dont expect a positive result. Getting or finding jobs today comes with set of different rules than the ones that existed even just a few years ago. Gone are the days when people used to get jobs by sending or delivering printed resumes. With the Internet you have certainly new rules to follow. Try using the above tips to help you find your prospective employers (or help them find you). This is a new mantra in the world of online job search. Job search is a fast changing process, and you will need to change accordingly if you hope to survive in this tough job hunt world. Indeed your ability to adapt and change will help you find your dream job. About the author: Kate is a blogger by profession. She is fond writing on electric vehicles and lifestyle. Beside this, she is fond of gadgets. These days she is busy in writing an article on Umbrella Strollers for her blog Parentingclan. Good luck in your search. This is a Guest post. If you would like to submit a guest post to CareerAlley, please follow these guest post guidelines. What's next? Ready to take action? Choose the right tools to help you build your career. Looking for related topics? Find out how to find the opportunities that help you grow your best career. Subscribe and make meaningful progress on your career. It’s about time you focused on your career. Get Educated Contact Us Advertise Copyright 2020 CareerAlley. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy + Disclosure home popular resources subscribe search

From a kajillion to a million - When I Grow Up

From a kajillion to a million - When I Grow Up When youre an artist, you have a kajillion things on your plate. OK, maybe not a kajillion, but at least a bimillion. You have the time youre spending to your art (whether its classes, rehearsals, auditions, or time to sit down and write/paint), the time youre spending on your day job, the time you give to your family/friends/other artists (Fringe show, anyone?), the time you put away to work out, the time you spend running errands and keeping your life in orderAnd a lot of it is BS, am I right? I mean YES, you do need to work on your art to get better, and you do need a day job to save money, and you do need to exercise to be able to wash your clothes on your abs (very important way of saving money on laundry), but is it getting you crazy? Are you feeling SO overwhelmed? Do you just want someone to add an extra 5 hours onto every day so you can do everything you want to do? Well, I hate to say it, but.. YOU are the one creating all of this BS in your life. [beat] Has that sunk in? Who is the one saying you need to go to that crappy Fringe show? Who is the one who took that bartending job that ruins your voice only gives you 4 hours of sleep a night? Who is the one that chastises you for taking a day off from the gym, or a dance class, or practicing your vocal exercises? YOU. I know it seems difficult to cut the BS out. A lot of it probably seems like its not BS. But take a look at your values what really is most important to you? If, like me, its relationships and youre not taking time to make them flourish, then maybe you need to take away that commercial class on top of the monologues class. If its health, then maybe changing your diet and cutting back on the gym from 6 days/week to 3 days/week might find you some extra space. If its economic security then maybe its working more and socializing less. Or maybe, its finding a new path for yourself where youre able to find that balance. Not like thats a blatant plug for working with me, or anything ??