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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Let’s Talk Under Employment and Working Hard

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The Voice of Job Seekers Podcast by Mark Anthony Dyson

I hope you enjoy this episode:

Keirsten Greggs and I discuss what working hard looks like (different for everyone).

J.T. O’Donnell, author, and founder of Work It Daily, was my third guest on the show back in 2013. I decided to dig it out, polish up the audio, and republish it in 2022 because of its relevancy. We discuss college career services and underemployment.

Enjoy the show.

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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Get Out of Underemployment This Summer

Get Out of Underemployment This Summer

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Underemployment can feel worse than unemployment because there are traps. Your mindset is more important than strategy. In this last episode, I discuss 5 ways to rethink your next moves out of underemployment. 
 

 Here’s how you can join the conversation:

– 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
 
BLS reported May 3, “the unemployment rate declined to 3.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Notable job gains occurred in professional and business services, construction, health care, and social assistance.”
 
The only underemployment related stats are here:
“The number of persons employed part time for economic reasons (sometimes referred to as involuntary part-time workers) was little changed at 4.7 million in April. These individuals, who would have preferred full-time employment, were working part-time because reduced hours or because they were unable to find full-time jobs.”
 
Highlights:
Find the April’s Bureau of Labor and Statistics report here. 
 
Underemployment
Part-time workers who can’t find full-time jobs in their field
People voluntarily work pt because they are in-between career decisions
People voluntarily pt because that is their decision – to work two or three pt jobs because they love those areas
 
 PayScale survey, 46 percent of respondents said they believed they were underemployed. Of those respondents, 76 percent said they felt underemployed because they were not using their education or training. While the Bureau of Labor Statistics does not measure underemployment because of “the difficulty of developing an objective set of criteria,” it is safe to say that underemployment is a severe social challenge harming our economy.
 
If you don’t want to be underemployed here are some tips:
 
  1. Fight the urge to be complacent or settle even if the opportunity is a lousy ft job
  2. As personal trials start to take up space, you can’t ignore the impact
  3. Embrace rejection, but it is not the verdict
  4. Learn more to develop professional, and be an asset to others
  5. It helps to prepare for a longer journey
 
Look for my summer content on the blog and don’t forget to sign-up for the newsletter! 

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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Vote for my Panel’s Participation at SXSWedu2017

Vote for my Panel’s Participation at SXSWedu2017

I was fortunate to be asked to participate in a SXSWedu2017 panel, “Can Online Learning Can Close the Skills Gap?” This presentation is being voted on as part of the SXSWedu2017   Panel Picker. I hope you will take time to vote for us!  The panel was formed by Aubrey Bach, Director of Online Content for HigherEducation.com.Melissa Venable, PhD Mark Anthony Dyson Jessica Ayub, LPC Can Online Learning Can Close the Skills Gap?

Last May, the show with Katie Bardolo featured Payscale’s survey on underemployment.  Employers stated the “Skills Gap” is a major contributing factor to underemployment.

Some other compelling facts:

  1. 46% of all workers identify as underemployed 43% of college-educated workers identify as underemployed
  2. These same workers say that the reason they are underemployed is because they are not using their education or training 76% (see Powerpoint presentation)
    One major takeaway is for all to see is the usefulness of online tools for educators and employers to help close the skills gap. There are two other educators on this panel who I know will add value and insight to the discussion:

 

I know this session can help so many, so please go here to

vote for this panel! Thanks.

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.