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Writing Your Way to a New Job Opportunity With Carla Bass

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I am grateful and honored to have Carla Bass, retired Air Force Colonel, now writer, author, and speaker, on the show. We’ll talk some about her book, “Write To Influence!” We’ll also talk about how writing can change and advance your career, as she did with thousands while in the service.

For today’s episode, I had several discussions with some who were speakers and attendees at the CTL conference. The conversations include Kris McGuigan, Ken Diamond, Michele McCann Kelley, and Caroline Francis. All are career professionals helping job seekers to advance their careers.

Listen and see what I’m talking about and get in on the conversation.

You can also text me at 708 365 9822

You can email me at [email protected] if you need help.

You can tell me if you love or hate what you’ve heard on the Speakpipe button at the blog.

At this time of year and point of the show, I usually tell you there’s one more show left which I’ll publish on May 10 until September. I am looking at some of the challenges of today’s job search, and although the number says low, many of you are out of work. I decided it may help if I didn’t ghost you for three months.

What if I published one or two episodes each month of the summer? Would that help?

Let me know what you think?

More about Carla:

Colonel Carla Bass has taught audiences how to write clear, concise, and compelling text for more than 20 years. Students of her workshops have won grants, jobs, and competitive awards. She shares how to write stand-out effective resumes to help you advance your career in her book.

Enjoy the interview!

Epilogue

I will periodically release shows through the summer—a minimum of three. You will get hour-long episodes of job search advice, conversations, tips, and special guests. I plan to include excerpts or full episodes of my live stream shows “The Modern Job Search Checklist” or “JobSeekerNation.” I will replay some guest appearances from other shows.

So enjoy the rest of the show, and I’ll talk to you soon.

I hope you enjoy what’s coming.

by Mark Anthony Dyson

Maybe It’s Not Great Or About The Resignation Anymore

While many professionals have decided to hop on “The Great Resignation” train, some have concluded their experience was disappointing. After warnings of joining this movement, like if it were a fraternity or sorority, people are starting to accept it as a way of life.

This is just one of many things I recently shared with Denise Matthews, the Elevate Careers Summit founder.

Here are a few other thoughts:

Every fiber of job search and the workplace is tested during #TheGreatResignation. Your research of companies is more of an examination and investigation of companies for the things that matter to you.
What I said about today’s and yesterday’s job search and the way baby boomers look at #jobsearch“…were sold a bag of goods that existed maybe in the 1960s and maybe the seventies, but as time went on, Those truths became shadows of truths and eventually faults.”
Why people are leaving their jobs and why it’s insidious to “tough it out.”

Let me know your thoughts.

by Mark Anthony Dyson

How Should Employers Lead From The Core With Jay Steinfeld

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In my featured conversation, Jay Steinfeld, author of “How to Lead From The Core,” states why expressing yourself is a lead core value in his leadership, “I’m happy to express myself. It’s one of my three core values to express yourself. And that means to be honest and authentic and say exactly what’s on your mind as long as you are respectful.”

Also, on today’s show, I’ll feature conversations I had with Jeff Altman on his podcast, “No B.S. Job Search Advice,” and with Rhona Barnett-Pierce on my live stream show, “The Modern Job Search Checklist.”

You are more than welcome to join the discussion. Here are three ways you can:

– Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number

– Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message

– Send email feedback to [email protected]

Here’s more about Jay:

Jay Steinfeld, the author of Lead From The Core: The 4 Principles for Profit and Prosperity, is joining me on “The Voice of Job Seekers LIVE.” His company Blinds.com was the world’s largest e-commerce site until he sold it to Home Depot. He’s an Inc. Magazine online contributor and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.

Here are highlights from our discussion:

As long you’re respectful, self-expression is essential and part of Jay’s three core values
“If they don’t give you that voice if they don’t give you the opportunity to say what you want. Then you’re going to look elsewhere because they don’t respect you. “
If you’re transient and move from place to place, consider your network to help you find opportunities.
You will have more fun working for an employer whose core values align with yours.
“The missions can change the direction that you go can change. But the core values, don’t the core values stay true because they are core. That’s what drives your behavior.”
Jay says that servant leadership is to make that decision and to provide whatever tools, money, support, technology, processes, and capital allocation to make sure that that happens. If you say you will but won’t, the work won’t happen.
If you make emotional and trust deposits, you can make withdrawals as a leader.

I will publish the last episode on May 10. The final episode for this season will be a montage of the best quotes, interviews, and job-search advice from the year.