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Today’s job search requires you to keep both hands on the wheel. Any passive approach to finding opportunities fail. It doesn’t work. You must remain engaged throughout your career or face significant challenges shifting gears.
My friend, Hannah Morgan, is back to talk what is not working in your job search. We discuss her article from last fall and recently on her blog and solutions to help your job search efforts.
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- Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number
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Hannah Morgan, the founder of CareerSherpa.net. She is a nationally recognized career writer, speaker, and author. She writes about careers for U.S. News and World Report.
Here are highlights from our discussion:
- People are looking for a magic pill–but it doesn’t exist
- Job search is hard with effort, much more challenging if it’s passive
- Networking is a staple in a successful job search. Use informative interviews and look for ways outside of advice to create opportunities
- Applicant tracking systems purpose is to exclude you
- Think more holistic than just as a job seeker. Think like a consultant. Consider what you would think like a hiring manager
- Build your online presence, but your central hub should be your website and content
- Platforms outside of your site will come and go. The cost of a site is much less than a LinkedIn premium membership cost
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About Mark Anthony Dyson
My name is Mark Anthony Dyson, and I am the Founder of The Voice of Job Seekers. I am a career advice writer, but more importantly, I hack and re-imagine the job search process.. I've worked with hundreds of job seekers one-on-one helping them to construct a narrative and strategy that appeals to hiring managers and recruiters. I present at colleges and organizations, and facilitated many workshops including my volunteer effort through a Job Lab. I write and create useful job search content on this blog and write career and workplace advice for blogs such as Glassdoor, Payscale, Job-Hunt.org, Prezi and more. Media Feature highlights: Forbes, Business Insider, NBC News, Glassdoor, LinkedIn's #GetHired, and NPR Freelance writer and content contributor: Glassdoor, Payscale, job-hunt.org, The Financial Diet, RippleMatch.com and more. Contact me to contribute career, job search, or workplace advice for your site at markanthonydyson@gmail.com.