The Voice of Job Seekers

Mark Anthony Dyson ★ Career Writer ★ Speaker ★ Thinker ★ Award-winning Blog & Podcast! ★ "The Job Scam Report" on Substack! ★ I hack and reimagine the modern job search!

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The Future of Job Search Are Switchers

The Future of Job Search Are Switchers

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Many of you know I co-host a weekly LinkedIn Livestream show on Wednesdays. We were fortunate to have author Dr. Dawn Graham as a guest as we tackled career change questions (or as Dawn says, “Switchers.”).

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 mark@thevoiceofjobseekers.com

 

Jack Kelly, CEO of WeRecruitr.com, and my co-host of our weekly Wednesday Linkedin Live show. If you want to see it live and participate in the chat, find my LinkedIn page, you’ll find the show. Jack is a Forbes senior contributor writing career-related news and job-search advice several times a week.

Dr. Dawn Graham is the author of “Switchers: How Smart Professionals Change Careers and Seize Success.” She is the host of the national Sirius XM show, “Dr. Dawn on Careers.” She is also currently a Careers Contributor at Forbes and Wharton Business School Career Director at the University of Pennsylvania. Oh yeah, she’s also a licensed psychotherapist.

Here are highlights of our discussion: 

2020 was a wake-up call and had a stark realization being a star performer isn’t enough.

Dawn said that taking baby-steps each day rather than taking big leaps leads to pivot success.

Job seekers need to hear advice and investigate rather than force apply strategies, not effective for them.

Shift away from being reactive and be proactive. Create your own opportunities.

The best routes to changing careers take time.

Small steps ensure clarity, but missteps are inevitable.

Creating a demand for your work through contract or part-time opportunities is a catalyst for “switching.”

Mental health is important more than ever and noticeably beneficial when it’s addressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.

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Resume Trends of 2021 with Ashley Watkins

Resume Trends of 2021 with Ashley Watkins

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The most downloaded show last year was my conversation with Ashley Watkins. I hope you don’t mind me bringing her back. It’s evident from our conversation (plus I see her LinkedIn content regularly) she knows what is trending upward, and understands what employers want in this remote work environment.

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 mark@thevoiceofjobseekers.com

More about Ashley:

She is a nationally certified résumé writer, job search and interview coach, and former recruiter. She is the founder of her company Write Step Resumes. Her services help clients craft high-quality career documents (résumé and cover letter) and LinkedIn profiles to highlight their unique value offerings and communicate the distinct benefit to the target employer during interviews.

Ashley is a 2019 LinkedIn Top Voice and has been quoted in many publications including The New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.

 

Some of the highlights of our discussion:

  • More people want their résumé to have a modern format
  • Video résumés and coaching on video interview has been on the rise
  • ATS allows for live links now to go to work on the web
  • “Cut the fat, get to the point!”
  • Ashley walks us through the differences between career levels and what employers want to see on a résumé.
  • Knowing the market and understanding who you’re serving is essential.
  • Project management, leadership, collaboration, shift priorities, show proactive abilities are attractive to employers hiring for remote work.
  • Great stories told succinctly –continually document success.
  • No performance review? Then review yourself!
  • Learn to translate unique experiences into stories that resonate with employers.

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.

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It’s “What” Networking, Not “Why” Networking

It’s “What” Networking, Not “Why” Networking

This is another job search trend where I continue to dive into one trend and not just a listicle of trends. We’ll see how this goes, and I’ll try digging deeper than three lines and a period.

But this is short because we’ve written so much about it.

Networking is an essential tool in your job search toolbox. To forge new ground to build the career we desire will take learning, engaging, and giving people. What will this look like: Your network must become a more intuitive but powerful referral engine. It must be better than Google.

    1. You can manipulate Google results for the most part, including what others say about you. You can engage people. Thus your network will have first-hand knowledge about you.
    2. Align yourself with the right people who also reciprocate respect and validation of the value you offer.
    3. Nothing is more powerful than people who will speak positively about you without provocation from you.
    4. Great advice that originates from you will have life long after you leave a room. Consistent, helpful advice that resonates with many people when they apply your advice, and it works.
    5. Serving others without expecting reciprocation is often remember and often forgotten. Those who are grateful and remember are your people. Even when you do when no one is looking or able to give you credit is pretty audacious.
    6. Expressing your gratitude also conceives life even to those who don’t know how to reciprocate. It profoundly impacts the listener even if they are not the receiver.

There are enough articles on the web, including the ones I’ve written. You mustn’t forget you have your reasons to build relationships and not just call your connections a network.

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.