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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Creating Career and Family Balance as a Dad

Creating Career and Family Balance as a Dad

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This Sunday is Father’s Day! We will discuss how working Dads can make progress in creating  career and family balance allowing more time to be with his children.  My guest, Scott Behson, is The author of The Working Dad’s Survival Guide: How to Succeed at Work and at Home.

He is a work-life balance advocate and zealous forging discussions about Dads having work flexibility options for more face time with their families. I comment on the show that I wish this book were around ten years ago when my sons were younger. But more now than ever it is needed discussion as this book is first of it’s kind.

Scott Behson’s day job is as an Associate Professor of Management at Farleigh Dickinson University. He has a doctorate in Organizational Studies, and blogs at Fathers Work and Family. He is a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Time, Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, Good Men Project, and Salary.com.
As a Dad, do you struggle with a lack of time for your family? What is one of your challenges in creating career and family balance for your life? We’d love for you to share your thoughts.

Here are three ways you can add value to our conversation:
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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Here some of the highlights of our conversation:

  • Scott said that after reading many career books and parenting books that there weren’t many that included both in the same books
  • Work and family are treated separately when they interact with each other
  • Love the quote and the context of Dads are parents too
  • No matter the family relationship, the communication dynamic needs a team approach
  • Scott included a chapter of how to negotiate more flexible hours
  • He also discussed how to affect the dialogue to where remote work is good for the long term
  • Build up a good reputation at work and it’s probable to receive an opportunity for work flexibility
  • Dads can offer ways to measure performance and produce trial run proposals and progress reports
  • It’s better to look for the win-win rather than to your benefit
  • Around 28:15, listen in as I tell you how to receive a free copy of the book. I’ll announce the winner on Monday, June 22 on Facebook and Twitter.
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Do you need help with resume writing or career direction? Do you need coaching or instruction?I can help.
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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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Why are Green Accounting Careers so Hot?

Why are Green Accounting Careers so Hot?

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DeVry-Green Accounting-TVOJS podcast

If you’re interested in having an impact on the environment, and you like accounting, maybe green accounting careers are interesting enough for some of you.

The show today is another collaboration with DeVry University (@devryuniv) to broaden your future career options. My guest is Professor Joyce Barden, CPA, who teaches at DeVry University and the Keller Graduate School of Management in Phoenix, Arizona. Thanks again to DeVry University for choose this podcast to promote green accounting careers!

I  would love to know if green accounting would be a major you would seriously consider? Here’s how you can share that with me:

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

As always, career professionals that leave feedback please let me know if it’s OK to read your responses during the show, and I will include a link in the show notes to your site.

Here are some highlights of our conversation:

  • Professor Barden explains the differences between traditional accounting (she calls it the language of business) and green accounting
  • Those aspiring to green accountant careers must advise his or her clients or employers on sustainability and the environmental impact of what their decisions are based on
  • Green accounting careers are likely to be found where the sun prominently appears like Arizona, California, and New Mexico
  • Green accountant specialists work with a wide range of teams and team members just like most accountants
  • Cost reduction as it impacts the environment is a main focus of the job
  • Students with a desire for  green accounting careers must offer value to employers, able to advise employers or clients how to be environmental effective, and not just a number cruncher. Successful job candidate needs to approach potential employers as a consultant and business advisor
  • State governments and fraud and forensics agencies could be a great source for internships  and green accounting careers
  • Professor Barden recommends working part-time at first
  • Adaptability, flexibility, and writing are in-demand soft skills, ones that CEO’s are demanding
  • Companies are looking for diversity, consider the role and skills companies want. Can you solve the puzzle since there are so many collaborative partners, and put together input from everyone?
  • Employers looking for candidates in green accounting careers want to see more passion with the value he or she brings to the table. The successful candidate has to “run their own race.”

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.

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Grammarly is Useful for Your Job Search and Career Management

Grammarly is Useful for Your Job Search and Career Management

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Grammarly

Note: I have an affiliate account with Grammarly and benefit when you click on the ads on the right panel of TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com. This is a small way for you to support the show if you wish to do so.

Grammarly is the best grammar checker software on the planet. There are more than 250 grammar rule checks it makes in its search for errors. It’s hard for those of us who write for a living to create an edit to perfection. I receive help from editors from time to time for client documents and blog posts. I also find the software from Grammarly helpful and useful on a regular basis (I still use an editor to help me with writing for clients and articles from time to time).

I have reviewed other grammar and spellcheckers on these articles:

https://thevoiceofjobseekers.com/five-resources-to-help-correct-resume-grammar-errors/

https://thevoiceofjobseekers.com/3-more-resources-to-help-proofread-your-resume/

https://thevoiceofjobseekers.com/three-more-resources-to-help-correct-resume-grammar-errors-part-2/

 

My friend and colleague Lauren Milligan and I also walk through some editing and proofreading techniques in episode 49 specifically for writing resumes.

My guest is Shanik Patel of Grammarly. He makes a compelling case for you to get help with writing error-free documents by using Grammarly.

When you visit the blog, you will notice that a Grammarly affiliate ad is one of two that I  have on the blog. It is a product I use and don’t mind selling because I benefit far more for the quality of writing I produce than the link itself. I recommend that if you are struggling to create a quality business related document for work, job search, and/or business to invest at minimum the premium version.

How do you proofread documents? What methods do you use? I would love your feedback in one of three ways:

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

The “writing problem” begins in school.

      • In September 2012, the National Assessment of Educational Progress released the results of its annual writing test, The Nation’s Report Card: Writing 2012, suggesting that 75 percent of 8th and 12th grade students are unable to present their ideas in a clear, grammatically correct manner despite being given access to word processing tools for the first time in the test’s history.
      • Only 43 percent of all students who took the SAT in 2013 met the SAT College & Career Readiness Benchmark (which indicates a student’s likelihood of achieving a B- average or higher during the first year of study at a four-year college).
      • Student writing scores on the SAT have declined five points since 2011 and consistently represent the lowest student outcomes of any section of the test.

Poor writing skills continue in the workplace.

    • More than two thirds of salaried jobs require a significant amount of written work, making written communication a key consideration in hiring.
    • Experts estimate that low literacy costs the American economy $225 billion a year in lost productivity. Improved workplace literacy can increase employees’ efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity on the job. As a result, employers experience greater customer satisfaction and process improvement, a lower incidence of accidents, reduced waste, and fewer errors.
    • Business Roundtable’s member companies are still forced to spend more than $3 Billion on remedial writing courses each year, for both hourly workers and salaried workers.

Better writers tend to be more successful in the workplace.

Grammarly’sElance Study

    • Professionals are judged every day by the quality of their writing — and paid accordingly.Grammarly reviewed nearly 500 freelance professionals’ profileson Elance whose work was rated by employers.
    • We then reviewed the freelance profiles for spelling, grammar and punctuation errors. Our goal was to determine whether accurate writing related to the freelancers’ credibility,hireability, or pay.

The best-reviewed freelancers across all categories were those with the fewest writing errors.

Better writers earn more money per job.

Grammarly’s Linkedin Study

  • Professionals with fewer grammar errors in their profiles achieved higher positions. Those who failed to progress to a director-level position within the first 10 years of their careers made 2.5 times as many grammar mistakes as their director-level colleagues.
      • Quality writing helps you to get ahead in your career.Grammarly reviewed 100 LinkedIn profiles of native English-speakers in the consumer packaged goods industry. Each of the professionals we looked at worked for no more than three employers over the first 10 years of their career. Half were promoted to director-level or above within those 10 years, and the other half were not.

We found that:

        • Fewer grammar errors correlate with more promotions. Professionals with one to four promotions over their 10-year careers made 45 percent more grammar errors than those with six to nine promotions in the same time frame.
        • Fewer grammar errors associate with frequent job changes. Those who remained at the same company for more than 10 years made 20 percent more grammar mistakes than those who held six jobs during the same period.
    • You need to proofread to be a better writer!
      • Top mistakes you’re probably making in your resumes, cover letters, professional emails
      • Options for obtaining a proofreader — human being, Microsoft Word’s spelling and grammar checker, Grammarly

I encourage you to follow them on their Facebook page that has five million members and growing!

Have you subscribed to this show on iTunes? If you haven’t, please do so. This is also a great place to write an honest review. 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 community on Linkedin! 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.