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Let’s Talk Hiring Diversity and Holiday Job Search Tips (PODCAST)

Let’s Talk Hiring Diversity and Holiday Job Search Tips (PODCAST)

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This episode pieces together two North Carolinaoans (I made that word up) in Damien Birkell (@damienbirkell), author of The Job Search Checklist (Episode #12) and Fields Jackson (@fleejack), publisher of Racing Toward Diversity.

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Damien offers some great holiday job search advice and says that job seekers should spend 10% at the computer and 90% networking at holiday parties. He also offers a refreshing perspective on business cards and using them effectively while networking. I should warn some of you who are introverts (like me) that Damien advises that we should go to as many parties we are invited you.

I wanted to re-edit my interview with Fields so that it can be found on iTunes and Stitcher and the other podcast directories. It is an important subject where people are interested in learning to find the dialogue and advice. The original SoundCloud audio is no longer available from the article re-publishing it here was a great way of the conversation taking on an evergreen life.

 

Fields Jackson  is the diversity and inclusion advocate who is zealous about having the dialogue with large companies about workplace and hiring practices. He is also an adjunct professor at Chicago State University in the business school. Fields was recognized in 2012 as a Small Business Influencer by smallbiztrends.com. Here are some of our talking points:

  • Fields says that companies in general have yet to have a candid conversation about diversity and explains why
  • Fields also offers game changing advice to job seekers who are looking for companies who really promote diversity and inclusive workplaces
  • He advises that job seekers research diligently and work hard to ask the right questions

Please, enjoy our show and please join us for the holiday show next week. We are giving out gifts in the form of advice for your job search next year. We will publish episodes on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 (Tuesdays instead of Wednesdays) so please note that change in your feed.

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Dashing Through The Winter Job Search [INFOGRAPHIC]

Dashing Through The Winter Job Search [INFOGRAPHIC]
Winter is coming, but that doesn’t mean your job search has to stop. Too many job seekers take the winter off to make eggnog and cookies, missing out on great job opportunities. Continuing a job search during the winter months can help you beat your competition, snag a seasonal job, or even find the perfect contact to take your job hunt to the next level.
The infographic below — compiled byCareerShift, a comprehensive job hunting and career management solution — shows job hunters why winter just might be the perfect season to turbocharge your search. Some takeaways to note:
  • 39% of retail and 18% of IT companies are hiring this winter
  • 80% of today’s jobs are landed through networking
  • 46% of successful job seekers applied directly to the employer
  • 54% of job seekers use social media to network
Check out the full infographic below for more tips on how to heat up your job search while the weather cools!
Infographic from CareerShift.com

 

What do you think? How will you jumpstart your winter job search? Share in the comments!

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Nelson Mandela: Inspiration to Job Seekers

Nelson Mandela: Inspiration to Job Seekers

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This is an episode offering inspiration to job seekers or for anyone. Keith (virtualizedgeek.com), Bianca, and I shared some of our thoughts from Nelson Mandela’s quotes below. The show’s purpose is to inspire everyone, but specifically job seekers who are struggling to find light to encourage their hearts. We realize that a few job seekers are a quote away from being successfully employed or a decision away from giving up.

Sometimes job search techniques alone fall short of remaining steadfast and motivated.

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These are quotes we discussed but I’ll post the rest we considered as well:

  • “There is no passion to be found playing small–in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.”  
  • “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The Brave Man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
  • “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
  • “Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again.”
  • “After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb.”
  • “In my country, we go prison first and then become President.”
  • “Know your enemy__and learn about his favorite sport.”
  • “It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that sparates one person from another.”
We don’t mind if you share some of your own thoughts on the blog in the comments section published on TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com.  Originally, I was going to insert a holiday job tip this week but I wanted this show to focus offering a tribute to Nelson Mandela, who is more to the world than he is to solely South Africa.