I think this video is so funny because with Covid so many of us can relate to having our kids interrupt us during a business meeting or phone conversation.
Month: January 2021
Resume Tips for Project Managers
The idea of finding a brand-new job can be overwhelming and frustrating, so it really helps to break things down into smaller sized achievable goals. Uncovering a new job and getting hired, most likely will not take place over night. If you prepare for the long haul ahead, you can keep up your momentum and rest ensured that getting that new job during this career transition period is just a matter of time.
Locating work as a project manager or any other role needs the correct frame of mind coupled with a set of abilities and goals to keep you on track. The pointers listed below can direct you in discovering the career you’ve been searching for.
✦ Join a support system or group of some kind. It’s crucial to know that you are not alone in being temporarily out of work. There are usually local chapters of organizations specifically for project managers located in your area. If nothing else, join some groups on LinkedIn and start some conversations with those folks. You’re sure to find others in those groups that are also unemployed and struggling the way you are. Why not help each other.
✦ Set goals and aspirations. The road you will travel while locating a job can be frustrating, there are a lot of highs and lows that you will experience. Many times things don’t go the way you expect they will. So it really helps to break things down into smaller sized obtainable objectives. For example one goal that you might set is how many resumes you are going to send out this week. There are many things in job search that you can’t control so focus on the things that you can control.
✦ Keep up with your networking contacts. Because most jobs, come from networking, another good goal to set is how many people are you going to network with this week. Obviously during Covid we are not talking about face-to-face meetings or face-to-face networking but why not set up Zoom or Skype call with someone you haven’t touched base with in a while. You never know where that next job will come from but according to statistics it’s pretty likely not to come from a job board.
✦ Stay relentless. Getting a new job typically takes longer than most people think. There are some 
who get a job within the first few weeks of being laid off but that’s the exception to the rule. Today’s job market is a lot different and a lot more competitive than you may be used to. Keep your momentum strong and treat your job search like a job. That means spending 30 to 40 hours a week on your job search. I see so many people that expect to get a job quickly by putting 10 hours a week into their job search. It just doesn’t happen!
✦Use the various social networks to your advantage With over 2.7 billion monthly active users as of the second quarter of 2020, Facebook is the biggest social network worldwide. LinkedIn, is the world’s largest professional network with 722+ million members in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Use these platforms to show people that you’re an expert in your field and that you go above and beyond your competition.
If you’ll put some of these tips into practice it will help you immensely in your job search.
Regards,
Fred
WebEx Comes Back Fighting | The New Webex
Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet … Look out because Webex has just upped their game significantly!
The new Webex has loads of great features. These new features and capabilities will enable you a much more inclusive way of working. This article will highlight new Webex features and capabilities that have been recently introduced, as well as a preview of new features coming early in 2021. For most of us working remotely we will be able to improve our productivity at no cost.
https://blog.webex.com/video-conferencing/whats-new-in-webex-december-2020/
https://www.webex.com/pricing/
The First Things You Do In Your Job Search
Everyone at some point in their career will be searching for a new job. Sometimes it’s because of a reduction in force and sometimes it’s because you’re looking for something better or you can’t stand the job that you’re doing. Whatever your reasons are sometimes you’ll find yourself asking what’s next? What are my next steps? In this video I go over some of the first steps to take in job search.
Indeed Job Search Hacks and Tips – How to get Better Job Search Results with Indeed
Indeed Job Search Hacks and Tips – How to get Better Job Search Results with Indeed. Most people haven’t got a clue when it comes to searching properly for a job on indeed. The indeed job search hacks and tips that you’ll find in this video are going to amaze you. It’s not that they’re complicated but you’ll just wonder why didn’t I think of doing that before. The system of hacks and tips that you will learn here will make it so you can set it up once and you don’t have to worry about it again. Every day you can just check your results and if there is new laser focused jobs that are coming your way you’ll find them in your mailbox. I must caution you this is not just the standard add your email and send me the results daily. There’s a lot more to it than that and with Indeed being the largest job search aggregator out there on the Internet you really need to know how to master Indeed.com. If you choose not to use these techniques you can look forward to many days of screaming and pulling your hair out LOL. ;o)
How to find recruiters on LinkedIn
Finding recruiters that will actually pay attention to you is much easier on LinkedIn because they can look at your profile and check you out before they decide to engage you. This video will show you how to find recruiters on LinkedIn. Other videos will actually talk to you about how you work with those recruiters.
Job Interview Questions for All Occupations
If you go out and do a Google search on job interview questions you will come up with thousands and thousands of pages of websites that have list of job interview questions.
The problem is that most all of these are very generic and they may not fit your situation or your occupation very well. In this video about job search interview questions, I will show you where you can get specific job interview questions that are tailored to your industry or occupation.
Connect with me on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/fred-farnsworth/
How Many Recruiters Should I Work With?
It is perfectly all right to collaborate with numerous recruiters. I tell every candidate that is dealing with several recruiters to do the following:
Be straightforward and let the recruiter know that this relationship with them is not an exclusive.
Be specific with your recruiter and let them know where your cv has been sent out by either yourself or an additional recruiter and demand that they let you have knowledge of, in advance, where your resume will be sent out.
There is absolutely nothing worse than a hiring manager receiving your resume from multiple sources. It raises a red flag. I have actually learnt through companies that they typically remove that resume due to the fact that it’s challenging to figure out who exactly is really representing the applicant.
I actually do feel that 1-3 recruiters is a good arrangement for a job search. Begin with one, talk with them, and see what they have to offer. Just how they would deal with aiding your job search.
Stick with them if you like them and they have a good amount of options. If their options are limited, talk to an additional recruiter. Make sure you have choices and know what you want. Again, if you feel one recruiter has everything covered for you, fantastic! You can feel in control of your job search. I personally feel that the more recruiters that are working with you the amount of control that you give up can really come back to harm you in the long run … it would be a real pity if you were best person for an opportunity only to have it not work out because of something out of your control.
8 Tips to Effective Networking.
Effective networking for a job is the number one way that most people get jobs. When people get laid off they tend to gravitate to the job boards but depending on what study you look at only about 8 to 14% get jobs from the job boards. Several studies that I’ve seen have shown over 50% of jobs come through networking. I’m sure you’ve heard the old saying it’s not what you know it’s who you know and that is so true with job search. Remember, a lot of companies pay referral fees because it saves them a lot of time and money if they can hire somebody who’s been recommended to them and those people usually stay around for a lot longer. This video reviews eight tips to help you with your career networking.