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B.S. Incorporated Will Make You Serious About Your Job Search and Career

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Finally, I read a job search and career book with the mission to entertain while making serious points. Much of what NOT to do in your job search and workplace is in the book, B.S. Incorporated. The authors, Jennifer Rock and Michael Voss mix parody and non-fiction to bring us chaos.I would love to know some of your worse work experiences.

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BS Incorporated is a satire from the experiences of Jennifer Rock and Micheal Voss. They use fictional characters and company to bring home real flaws in the job search and workplace. Both are authors and consultants (in real life). They have both worked as company journalists, speechwriters, and communication directors.

Here are a few highlights of our conversation:

BS Incorporated is a fictional company spiraling out of control
What is it like to join a company when you don’t know what it’s like on the inside
Jargon and acronyms are often a foreign language
Jennifer shared an onboarding experience where it was completely difference than imagined
Managers will use employees as “life preservers.”
Michael shared how people have responded with more stories for the authors to write part 2
Jennifer shared a story of a job candidate who hurt his/her chances of getting hired
Hiring managers are as unprepared as job candidates
We discussed how biases are a part of the candidate’s and hiring manager’s perception
We discussed the importance of having a conversation during an interview

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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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Are You Over Educated? Why Does it Matter to Your Career?

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Are you looking to get another degree to help your career? Did the first one help your career at all? Once again, Janine Truitt of talentthinkinnovations.com and Chris Fields of ResumeCrusade.com joins me for a roundtable discussion. We banter about a trend where many are getting more degrees than what’s valued by employers.

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Here are a few of the highlights of our discussion:

Many job seekers and career changers using education to increase his/her career marketability
We discuss how the return of investment is not what it used to be
Cited this study showing how JD and MBA‘s are not getting jobs immediately
Finding the balance between traditional education and skills to scale your career
We talk about how creativeness is essential to a job search
How and when do you showcase your accomplishments in the era of personal branding
Each of us shares the importance of personal branding on and offline
Using association and professional affiliations as a springboard for your career

Let me know if you like the format where Janine, Chris, and I banter about the job search. Is there a topic you like to hear more about? Let me know. I would love to hear about what you think.

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5 Ways Mentoring Others Add Career Value

Our career paths have many twists and turns. One moment chaos and another, tranquility. It is a reminder of how far we come or fall short.

Experience brings many points of contacts and many places we’ve been. When we began, we didn’t know where to start. For most of us, we have begun a slow learning patience.

Read: 9 Ways to Keep Your Job Net-Working

1. Mentoring energizes

Mentoring others can energize us once we remember the zeal we once employed. Enthusiasm is still a critical attribute whether we’re seeking promotions, raises, or employment. The lack of it is unappealing, and a job candidate who lacks zeal doesn’t have a chance. It is not always an emotion, but it does display the fervor for getting things done.

2. Mentoring is a reminder of the basics

More experience often results in efficiency, but forget how we got there. The reminder of the basics can improve current results. Then when we mentor others, we can bring more value to the relationship. Maybe this could be a valuable start to a blog, training manual or producing a video using the manual.

Listen: How to Use Your Blog for Today’s Job Search

3. Mentoring tests your learning

You may have forgotten more than what your mentee knows. But relevant guidance is critical. It is an opportunity to learn some new tricks from our mentee and sharpen our skills.

We forget that technology from a year ago changes what we did two years ago.

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4. Mentoring creates gratitude deepening relationships

Appreciative mentees will make it known to many how you’ve inspired and developed them. When you’ve written a recommendation on their LinkedIn profile about their greatness is everything. Note how your guidance has transformed and improved a process or achieved something greater. This kind of act will create unmeasurable meaning.

Listen: Be BRAVE! Don’t Let People Should on Your Career!

5. Mentoring creates a serious job candidate– you may hire your mentee

Who else says you can “…become like your teacher but never greater than your master?” Prophets, philosophers, and mentors will say that imitation is the highest form of flattery.

If you mentored them well, they may imitate your spirit and do things like you do.

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Does it get any better when they’re successful too?

Out of everything, we need access what makes us tick. Once we have time to assess the mentoring process, many times we can come away with a renewed love for what we do. Or it can clarify why we need a change in our careers and ensure our decision to change was the right one.