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

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

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How BRAVE are you? Are you missing the courage to find the career you want? Many job seekers or career-changers don’t need more or better marketing materials (resume, cover letters, etc.). Most of them need something  he or she has already or that is intrinsically available to them. Margie Warrell (@margiewarrell) and I talked two years about courage. I am welcoming her back to the show to inspire you and talk about her book, Brave: 50 Everyday Acts of Courage to Thrive in Work, Love and Life.What does courage mean to you today? I would love to hear what  you think? Here’s how you can let me know:

  1. Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822
  2. Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message
  3. Send email feedback to [email protected]

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Margie Warrell is an international thought leader in human potential who is passionate about empowering people to take braver risks and lead more purpose driven lives.  She has been featured in leading media outlets such as The Today Show, FOX News, CNBC, Psychology Today and Wall Street Journal. She is also a regular contributor on Australia’s ABC News Breakfast and Sunrise.

Here are a few highlights from our conversation:

    • “Brave” speaks to our total lives, not just events. Small changes to our lives affects how we live profoundly
    • Think differently, act differently, with who you are
    • We should always challenge ourselves to expand who we are and put ourselves out there to add value—it takes courage
    • Courage is a muscle, it grows with use—act the way we want to feel
    • People react positively — Our beliefs can limit us or fuel cynicism
    • Stories around us being the victim will only perpetuate the current status quo
    • “I’m a great believer in luck, the harder I work the more I have of it”
    • Stop looking in a direction you don’t want to go
    • Obstacles, setbacks, competition are constant, find ways to break through,
    • Be careful in the way you explain setbacks, you can chase away potential believers
    • We speak our  fears into existence, we build our roadblocks to success
    • Give our selves permission to make mistakes, or sub-optimal decisions, just make a decision. If it doesn’t work, pivot as you go along
    • Don’t let others “should” on you – be BRAVE! Use your good judgment
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Need help with your career goals, directions, or efforts? Do you need coaching or instruction? I am here for it!

Also, join our Linkedin community! You’ll enjoy some of the insights shared by community members and other career pros!

I would still like to help self-published career professionals promote their books. If you’re interested, find more info here.

Next week show is the last show for 2015, and is a special Christmas show I am looking forward to sharing with you! After that, January 12 is a special new show on salary and negotiation for women. All are invited to join me for that special episode!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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How to Use Cold-Calling for Your Job Search

How to Use Cold-Calling for Your Job Search

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Cold-calling sounds intimidating and most shy away from it but with the holidays coming up, it could be a passive job search strategy that Kimberly Robb Baker can work for you. There are few people in the office, who will have more time to open mail and actually read it (Mmmmm…)! In this day and age, you could stand out because people are still sending resumes instead of a brief letter as a tease to become interested in you.

Have you tried cold-calling before? Love to hear what you think! Here are a few ways you can provide feedback:

    1. Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822
    2. Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message
    3. Send email feedback to [email protected]

How to Use Cold Calling for Your Job Search

If you are a career professional who advise job seekers and adds feedback whether it’s advice or a differing opinion, I will include a link in future show notes and read your comments on an upcoming show. Just let me know if it’s OK with you.

Kimberly Robb Baker is  back to share with us how to use cold-calling to get responses from employers. Kim is the founder of MovingOnUpResumes.com (@ThisLittleBrand),and an award-winning resume writer who is a master story teller. Her work has been published in many resume publications including JIST and Barron’s. publications including JIST and Barron’s. Her 10 years of sales experience is useful for her clients to use this technique as a way to find job leads and not sound as salesy.

  • Cold-calling is useful for reaching outside your network
  • Even for an introvert realizing you have little to lose when you reach to people you don’t know
  • Kim says that cold-calling is good exercise to learn how to help with speech fluidity and communication skills
  • You are planting seeds hoping that opportunities will manifest through cold calling you otherwise would have missed
  • You can create warm calling opportunities through social networking
  • Cold mailing is also the same strategy. She mentions Cold Bait as a resource for cold mailing
  • Cold mail letter is a brief way to send to snail mail prospects, no more than 158 words, casual language
  • Don’t beg, just be specific to the need you provide
  • Kim provides an example of how a Director or Marketing would position the letter
  • Try not to sound salesy, try adding quantified results but only one that would attract attention
  • Think about the positioning the possibility in short rather than pain of the company, not the same approach as a cover letter
  • Delivery through snail mail will yield up to 3%
  • Join groups of potential contact through LinkedIn to send them an Inmail
  • Use a “P.S.” and include your LinkedIn profile link, sign off respectfully
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Let us know what you think.

Do you need help with resume writing or career direction? Do you need coaching or instruction?I can help.

Also, join our Linkedin community! You’ll enjoy some of the insights shared by community members and other career pros!

I would still like to help self-published career professionals promote their books. If you’re interested, find more info here.

Don’t forget, I will not publish a show next week. It’s Thanksgiving week and we’ll just resume the show on December 1. Have a great holiday next week!

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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Mistakes Job Seekers Make in Planning His or Her Career Trajectory

Mistakes Job Seekers Make in Planning His or Her Career Trajectory

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How far you will go in your career shouldn’t be determined by job titles. What are you learning that you can apply years from now? That’s a big part of managing your career trajectory. Job seekers are still thinking about the next job instead of their career path over time. Melissa Cooley and I discuss this as we hope you would think concerning the longitudinal path of your career.

What are your career goals 90 days, six months, or a year from today? What will your career look like in five years? There are three ways you can share your thoughts with us:

1) Leave a voice mail or text message at 708-365-9822. Let me know if I can share it on future shows
2) Email me: [email protected]
3) Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com and press the “Send Voicemail” button to leave a message online

Those of you who are career professionals can receive the additional bonus by leaving your blog and I will link to it.

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Melissa Cooley is the founder of the blog, The Job Quest. Her multiple career articles and mentions have appeared in The Daily Muse, The Savvy Intern Blog, and Under30Careers. She is a Certified Advance Resume Writer and an Interview Coach.

Here are a few of the highlights from our conversation:

  • Some of the language from many job seekers suggests a lack of understanding their career trajectory such as, “I’ve landed…” because it sounds like it’s permanent
  • A new job still means your actions must be purposeful for your entire career. Take control of your future and avoid being reactionary!
  • Don’t pitch your tent but treat it as a pit stop! The only constant is change.
  • An Austrailian study shows that 60% of college students are chasing careers that no longer exist. Online courses such as MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), Skillshare, and Udemy more valuable.
  • Melissa stated that apprenticeships are  valuable with the real world experience and gut instinct
  • Missed opportunities because people looking for the formal training (classroom) and it may not exist
  • Melissa said that people are not grasping and understanding what and where a real opportunity is found
  • In ancient times, the Greeks desiring education followed other people, not schools
  • Melissa said that textbooks provide static answers, but mentors will provide more dynamic input
  • Textbooks may not provide timely answers like a mentor could
  • Melissa referred to people finding mentors outside of his or her field where transferable skills may apply to both
  • She also said your career trajectory is not found in job titles but transferable skills. Think about the skills already possessed and its application to other career opportunities
  • Attitude, aptitude, and soft skills are big parts of the layers required to change careers and your career trajectory. Can you cross-train in your current career? Do you fit with the company? The team?

People focus on activities instead of learning and miss big opportunities Have you subscribed to this show on iTunes? If you haven’t, please do so. iTunes is a great place to write an honest review and increase the show’s visibility. Enjoy listening to the show. Let us know what you think.Do you need help with resume writing or career direction? Do you need coaching or instruction?I can help.Also, join our Linkedin community! You’ll enjoy some of the insights shared by community members and other career pros!

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.