“๐ด๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.”- ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น, ๐ ๐๐ช ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ My intention in writing this quote is to highlight the importance of staying up-to-date with the latest developments and advancements in one’s field of expertise. Simply having expertise in a particular area is not enough to guarantee continued success or relevance. As time passes, new technologies, techniques, and ideas emerge, and experts must adapt and
๐๐๐๐ง๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐จ ๐๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฃ๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ฌ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค. It’s important to begin a career transition by thinking the long game. Have a vision of your dream job. Think of your job drivers. What’s important to you? Time, money, benefits, 401(k), location, product offerings, company image, culture, values, progressive versus traditional setting, remote versus on-location, passionate project opportunities, etc. Each is different for each person. What motivates you? What’s your
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ป๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ “๐ง๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐ ๐ฒ ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ” ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ค๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป Interviewer โ โTell me about yourself.โ YIKES, now what!?!? This is what we tackled today during my weekly live session, every Tuesday at 2:00 PM EST on my #Jobstickers #Jobseekers Resource Show over at my Facebook group. Thereโs the ever-so-frightening question from the hiring management detail that goes something like this: โSo, tell me about yourself?โ (internal voice) Wait, what?! Uh, I know meโฆI think! No
๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐ก๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐? Boiling it down, think about your situation from the hiring manager’s point of view. He or she has to be pulled aside from their day-to-day at the end of the workday to review resumes and fill an open requisition. An open requisition that is either costing them money or not making them money by leaving it vacant. When they find an ideal candidate, sometimes it’s more of a cultural
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ผ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ด๐ฎ๐ฝ. Especially in a post-pandemic world, most employers will understand and even be empathetic to the candidate whose gap was caused by the global health crisis. In your cover letter, be honest and direct (and quick) when mentioning your gap. An example: “I lost my job with XYZ Company due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”