Coming Out Of The Garage With The ToolBox

Coming Out Of The Garage With The ToolBox A few weeks ago I announced the Career Management Toolbox that Im working on, with significant input from my partners. I said it would be live and available within a week and then got busy on my book! Nonetheless, I received some excellent feedback and resources from my partners and thought that I should get this rolling out right now. There is a new page (thats what a blog calls something that isnt a post) called Career Toolbox. You can always find it by mousing over Pages and then clicking on Career Toolbox. I really want to call it Career Management Toolbox but that was too long for the menu :(. This looks very elementary right now, without many links. But youll get a chance to see what Im thinking. There are a number of resources that I havent put in yet and will be fleshing it out over time for now I need to work on my book (I need to send the first draft to an editor this weekend!!)! If you have any suggestions on what other topics or resources should be in the Career Management Toolbox, please let me know! You can leave a comment here (I turned comments to that page off). (if you havent found the other four links to the Career Management Toolbox yet, click here to check it out ;)) Coming Out Of The Garage With The ToolBox A few weeks ago I announced the Career Management Toolbox that Im working on, with significant input from my partners. I said it would be live and available within a week and then got busy on my book! Nonetheless, I received some excellent feedback and resources from my partners and thought that I should get this rolling out right now. There is a new page (thats what a blog calls something that isnt a post) called Career Toolbox. You can always find it by mousing over Pages and then clicking on Career Toolbox. I really want to call it Career Management Toolbox but that was too long for the menu :(. This looks very elementary right now, without many links. But youll get a chance to see what Im thinking. There are a number of resources that I havent put in yet and will be fleshing it out over time for now I need to work on my book (I need to send the first draft to an editor this weekend!!)! If you have any suggestions on what other topics or resources should be in the Career Management Toolbox, please let me know! You can leave a comment here (I turned comments to that page off). (if you havent found the other four links to the Career Management Toolbox yet, click here to check it out ;)) Coming Out Of The Garage With The ToolBox A few weeks ago I announced the Career Management Toolbox that Im working on, with significant input from my partners. I said it would be live and available within a week and then got busy on my book! Nonetheless, I received some excellent feedback and resources from my partners and thought that I should get this rolling out right now. There is a new page (thats what a blog calls something that isnt a post) called Career Toolbox. You can always find it by mousing over Pages and then clicking on Career Toolbox. I really want to call it Career Management Toolbox but that was too long for the menu :(. This looks very elementary right now, without many links. But youll get a chance to see what Im thinking. There are a number of resources that I havent put in yet and will be fleshing it out over time for now I need to work on my book (I need to send the first draft to an editor this weekend!!)! If you have any suggestions on what other topics or resources should be in the Career Management Toolbox, please let me know! You can leave a comment here (I turned comments to that page off). (if you havent found the other four links to the Career Management Toolbox yet, click here to check it out ;))

Real Uni Guide - One Stop University Shop For Prospective Students

Real Uni Guide - One Stop University Shop For Prospective Students Are you a prospective student looking for a university or a university looking to attract prospective students? Then Real Uni Guide is a must visit website for you. Real Uni Guide in their own words is an intelligent social search engine for both universities and colleges  It allows you to input your every want from your perfect university or college, whether that be academic ranking, sporting prowess, male to female ratio, location, UCAS points and more, we’ll find the right campus for you to further your education. Essentially, Real Uni Guide is a virtual prospectus of universities. And by no means is it boring! I just searched for University of Leicester, where I graduated from, and the content available is dynamic and interesting. Its got videos, contact information, social information, admission details, population and much more! On one page. The Intelligent Search Form All this information is available on universities websites as well. But if you are looking to go to university, you are bubbling with excitement and you want content faster and in one place. Real Uni Guide offers exactly that. Real Uni Guide also helps suggest some universities depending upon your search criteria. Which is always nice for prospective students. A service like Real Uni Guide has a global market. With a large international student population striving to come to the UK for further studies, the Real Uni Guide website can become a one stop shop for prospective students. I actually had the pleasure of a brief chat with Nick Donnelly, co-founder and Marketing Director of Real Uni Guide. And the plans he has laid out seem pretty exciting. The good thing about this start-up service is that Nick himself has gone through the frustration of searching for universities and spending time on it, so he can relate to it. Real Uni Guide is now approaching universities to show them the profiles that have been set up and offer some control over the profile and give them a chance to make the content even more all-rounded for prospective students. Snapshot of University Profile Information I hope universities do try and use Real Uni Guide, because they are in beta phase at the moment and this is the time to build a good platform ready to come out of beta. There are improvements that can be done to the site, but those are individual perceptions; for example, I am not a fan of the dark background and always prefer black letters on white rather than the other way round. I can also tell you that there is some concern amongst a couple of universities about this service. And I expect there to be, because this is something new, something dynamic, and it has actually taken two years to build, so you can understand the work gone into it. I for one, never wouldve thought someone would actually put all that effort into making a dynamic prospectus for universities and prospective students to use. And now that it is there, universities are ill prepared to provide feedback. Have a look at Real Uni Guide and tell us what you think in the comments below. 8

Glassdoors Guide to Embracing Employer Transparency

Glassdoors Guide to Embracing Employer Transparency Did you realise that the employees of your organisation are writing up reviews about their experience online? Some are happy, others not so much. What can you  do to embrace this transparency and how can you  use  these reviews  as constructive feedback?  To get the inside scoop, Ive had a chat with Diarmuid Russell, Head of International at Glassdoor, the  international workplace  review website. Make sure you never miss and episode, subscribe to the Employer Branding Podcast now! What challenges can Glassdoor help employers tackle? The first one is that sometimes the company might not be known by the people theyre trying to hire. Theyre trying to make a name for themselves, and get known as an employer of choice, but nobody has really heard of them. And so a site like Glassdoor can rapidly give people a sense as to what this company is like and showcase them as a really great employer.  A  site like Glassdoor can also help people understand changes to a company, and whats going on there  right now, and then use that to make a better decision. Theres a really good example of this actually, which is HomeServe.They had a bit of a mis-selling scandal a few years ago, and it was all over the newspapers, and it created a little bit of reputation for them.  Since then, the whole senior management has changed, theyve worked really hard to turn the company around, to build up a new culture, and to make it a great place to work. And that shows through in their reviews on Glassdoor. Theyve got a 4.6 rating, and their CEO was fourth highest rated CEO in the UK on our list last year. And so it really helps companies like that get their message across that things have changed. A bad employer will have already have a bad reputation. Doesnt a site like Glassdoor just amplify their problems? Well, I think the important thing to think about is the mindset that people have in todays day and age. So youre absolutely right that review sites tend to be an amplification for your employer brand. But I think, in todays day and age, people really turn to reviews on the Internet to help them make decisions. If you think about choosing a restaurant, or choosing a holiday, or buying a television, almost nobody will do that nowadays without going and checking it out on TripAdvisor, or on a reviews website for the TV to make sure theyre making a good decision. They want the reassurance of what other people have said. And they always trust those third-party voices more than their own experience. And so I think we really help to reinforce that. Also a company might have a great reputation, but looking underneath that, what are the key things that make that up? How can you ensure that employee reviews on Glassdoor are genuine? The integrity of data on a review website is really, really important. And so we have a multi-tier review process that we take very seriously. It involves both technology and a human touch. So when a review comes in, its always moderated by technology to make sure that it meets our terms of use, and terms of service, and guidelines. And if theres any question marks about that, it goes through to a round of review by our team of human moderators who look at the content and determine if it meets our guidelines. Its interesting people might not realise this, but we actually reject about 5 to 10% of all the content thats submitted to Glassdoor so it never makes it onto the website. How can companies embrace transparency and encourage employee reviews? I think the first thing I would say is if youre a company and you havent claimed your Glassdoor profile, you should absolutely go out and do that. We have a simple free employer account. Its free (the clue is in the name) and what it does is it allows you to get involved in the conversation.  In terms of responding to reviews, Id say, welcome all the feedback that you get, whether its positive or negative. Someone told me at a conference last year, the expression they used was that feedback is a gift, employees just taking the time to tell you how they feel about working at your company. And so you should acknowledge that and thank them for that, whether its good or its a bad, in a way that is respectful and makes sense. Its great to address specific comments. Also, respond quickly, its pretty obvious. And then, like LOréal are doing, request more reviews.  I think when people do that, it really shows engagement. In fact, weve got a thing called Engaged Employer, which is a badge on the site. And that says, This person cares about transparency. Theyre engaged in the Glassdoor community, theyre actively responding to reviews. Whats the number one mistake that you see employers doing? I think the number one mistake is basically being defensive, and essentially not acknowledging that the feedback is valid, and basically leaving a response to a review that says, Youre just wrong. Its not like that, because it comes across as very defensive and very negative, whereas there are better ways to respond to reviews that might not be positive, which is to acknowledge that maybe not everythings perfect, that youre working to change things, and to really then emphasise some of the things that are good about the employer. How do you calculate the ROI for companies using Glassdoor? I think ROI is important, and its important also to recognise the importance of this subject. So amongst millennials, for example, 76% of people say culture and fit is really important when choosing employer, and thats more than career potential, its more than compensation. The other thing that I think is important about employer branding, in general, and at Glassdoor we certainly think we contribute to this, is it basically makes all of your other channels youre advertising in more effective. If youve got a strong employer brand, that people say good things about you, that makes people want to go work there, then when they see an ad for you in whatever channel or medium that might be, theyre going to be more inclined to come and work for you. People who have engaged with us and bought our solutions are reporting that they see a 30% lower cost-per-hire on average than on other channels. And the main reason for that is that candidates come to Glassdoor, they do their research, and they effectively proactively screen themselves in or out of whether or not they want to work with you. Follow Diarmuid on Twitter @diarus  and dont forget to subscribe to the Employer Branding Podcast. Image: Shutterstock.

How to Know Which Social Media is Right for your Job Search

How to Know Which Social Media is Right for your Job Search There are so many different ways to use the Internet to advance your career. Social media websites are “all the rage” but selecting a social media site or sites is best to use for your job search may not be so simple! Lets say, for instance, you are an SMO Expert,  and you are looking for a job, where should you start? To guide you in your quest for the best some of the top social media networks are mentioned here, choose the one that suits your business. LinkedIn In Your Job Search LinkedIn. Many professionals feel that this is the place to begin when looking for a job. It can be difficult to get yourself established in this forum if you do not have an extensive resume. You must have things to add to your profile on LinkedIn if you plan to get any attention or leads from this site. [Guide To Linkedin As Graduate] Going Social With Job Search via Facebook Facebook. If you dont get too personal on this site then you can use it to find work. It is good to post to family and friends that you are looking for a job. You can also put information about the type of work you do under interests. For instance, you might want to put SMO Expert UK as an interest, and you might also want to expand your works, such as internet marketing and blogging. Using Twitter In Your Job Search Twitter. Blogging to everyone at once about job positions may not make you an appealing candidate but this is not the only way you can use Twitter to find a job. Twitter is a forum that can facilitate faceâ€"to-face interactions which can be beneficial to those in need of employment. Using it in this realm can produce much more successful leads then merely blogging to the masses. [Guide to Twitter For Jobs As Graduate] Social Media in Your Job Search Social media websites can be a useful tool to those who are unemployed. They can allow you to make connections, get the word out, and even get some attention from employers who are looking to hire. It is important that is you choose to use social media sites for potential job leads and do not post too much personal information on these sites. If there is a social media site that you have been using to post personal information in the past, then it may be best to either create a new profile or avoid using that site for job leads. [ALSO READ: Using Social Media In Your #JobSearch] How to know which social media is right for your job search means understanding how and when to use each site. By using the information listed above you should be able to make informed decisions about the best social media avenues to pursue when looking for employment.

What Accelerated Learning Can Do For You

What Accelerated Learning Can Do For You If you have ever thought about expanding your knowledge and cultivating your learning abilities, chances are you’ve considered some form of post-secondary education. While higher education has many benefits, the traditional four-year undergraduate degree and 5-15 years of post-graduate study are time- and money-consuming.Accelerated Learning In Accelerated Learning Accelerated learning programs tend to place emphasis on offering positive learning environments. Students of any type often learn best when they feel they are supported and understood by like-minded individuals. Positive emotions result from and perpetuate further positive learning experiences since they increase intrinsic motivation to learn.5. Improve Image ProcessingYour central nervous system If you have brain damage resulting from substance abuse, you might find this method to be beneficial in regaining some visual processing and memory skills.If you want to enhance your knowledge and skills and wish to see more imm ediate real-world results, consider giving an accelerated learning program a try. You might find yourself more meaningfully engaged in creating your education, and your bank account will not suffer too much for it.You can retrain your brain without the cost and stress of a higher education degree, and programs are adaptable for those with diverse learning needs.

The Perks Of Being A Nurse - CareerAlley

The Perks Of Being A Nurse - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Being a Nurse No matter what role you choose to take your education down, youre going to have your advantages and disadvantages. Every single job in the world comes with a set of negatives; there is no getting away from that. Most people look at the salary of the role that they are hoping to go for, as salary often dictates lifestyle this is the same for nurses. However, quality of life and the lifestyle which you dream about arent always down to salary when being a nurse. Photo by Natanael Melchor on Unsplash The role itself comes with a ton of emotional perks, including the feeling of pride when a patient you are caring for manages to leave the hospital, go out into the world and carry on with their life. Some of the perks are monetary, with shift enhancements and other financial help for the clothing and shoes that are needed for the job. You can learn more here about the shoes nurses work on their feet all day long, comfort has to count! There are some amazing perks of a career in nursing, and weve got a few of those for you below: Photo by Hush Naidoo on Unsplash An already energetic nursing job market is showing signs of amping up even further, according to nurse recruiters and national data. Still, new nursing school graduates will continue to experience extreme competition, nurse officials say. You can save a life. Whether you use CPR, give the correct dosage of medication on time or simply provide emotional support that can help to rally a patient, you have the ability to save a life. Ask any nurse about a time they have saved a person, and you will watch a pride dance across their features. You get to be flexible. Sure, nurses work long hours on shifts, but sometimes this is more flexible than trying to work 9-5. Nurses often work together to trade shifts when they need to, and you get the chance to work with your family to make it work. You have freedom. There are jobs that keep you grounded and jobs that can help you fly and nursing is the latter. You are able to move abroad to a new country and you can work with your skills elsewhere. You have security. Nurses are always going to be needed, so job security is almost a guarantee. The only time you wouldnt be guaranteed a job, is if your healthcare facility cut its services right down and you are made redundant. The good part? There will always be another job. Youll be fit! Nursing is a job that keeps you on your feet and moving all day long. There is rarely a time for you to sit down and work at a desk when you are running from patient to patient. Its a great way to keep in shape! You have diversity. Adult nursing, childrens nursing, mental health nursing, learning disability nursing, surgical nursing: there are so many avenues to choose from. You also have a wide choice of healthcare settings to choose from, meaning that the healthcare world is truly your oyster. Photo by Jude Beck on Unsplash Nursing is a varied and exciting career. If its something that you are interested in, research as much as possible before you take the plunge with your college degree. How to Become a Nurse: The Exact Roadmap That Will Lead You to a Fulfilling Career in Nursing! (Registered Nurse RN, Licensed Practical Nurse LPN, CNA, Job Hunting, Career Guide) (Volume 1) Price: $9.99 Becoming a nurse doesn't have to be so difficult as you will find out from this book. You will learn all the tips and tricks to getting your nursing education toward a high paying job with lots of satisfaction and perks. Buy Now from Amazon We earn a commission if you click this link and make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Last Updated: March 2, 2020 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

Basic Steps to Follow in Resume Writing For Under Qualified Candidates

Basic Steps to Follow in Resume Writing For Under Qualified CandidatesIt is a common practice to require several resumes for people who want to do a new job. This is especially true in the case of any kind of an advertising agency where the advertisements will need to be updated on a regular basis. It is also common practice to have a specific section in the job application for those who are applying for a position as well as for the hiring manager to view the resumes.Although there are several different standard formats for resume writing, there are some basic steps that can be followed so that the resume can be accepted for review. These steps can help the writer who has been employed by the advertising agency and so can be followed by those applying for this kind of a job. Also, it can be used as an introduction to the person's resume.One of the most important steps to take when writing a resume is to choose a specific job that the person wants to do. It is possible that it may be difficult to find the job that one wants to do, but if the person can be sure that it is the job that he or she wants to do, it will be easier for him or her to get the job. It is also possible that he or she may want to apply for many different jobs in the advertising agency. In this case, he or she should be able to make a proper comparison between the resume that he or she writes and the other resumes that the agency has received.Remember that it is important to highlight the qualities that you are looking for in a person. These qualities should be emphasized in the resume. In fact, it is important that it must be highlighted because it is seen that most applicants are less likely to put importance on the things that should be highlighted. There are a number of elements that the applicant should include in the resume. Some of them include the school information, if there is any, a work history, if it is available, the work experience and the skills that will be required. Another thing that is seen is that the resume contains certain language that would be hard for an applicant to read. The following is one such example. It may appear somewhat odd to some but the applicant may write, 'I am deeply sorry for the various errors and omissions in my application. I take full responsibility for my error and will endeavor to do whatever is necessary to fix my mistakes.' This may sound quite repetitive but it is not unusual to see this kind of statement in a resume.The key to the success of the resume writing is to write a resume that is simple to read. The author of the resume should be conscious of how the resume looks. As soon as the resume is printed out, the wordings must be kept up-to-date and updated. The last thing that the applicant wants to happen is to have the resume appear dated when it is meant to be up-to-date.If the applicant can write the employee's education up to the age of twenty-five, he or she should include this information in the resume. Othe r parts of the resume should include the name of the person's employer and a description of the kind of experience that the applicant is looking for. Although the applicant may also include the experience of the person that has recently joined the advertising agency, it is much better if the applicant can write down the details that he or she wants to include in the resume.The idea behind the following two steps, writing a resume and highlighting the qualities that the applicant wants to emphasize, is to be sure that the person applying for the position is going to get the job. Thus, it is important to understand the basics of resume writing for under-qualified candidates.