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- Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number
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- Send email feedback to mark@thevoiceofjobseekers.com
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Here are some highlights from our discussion:
- We’re learning now After years of taking the first job that came along how important it is to feel fulfilled from our work and to feel like our work matters.
- Culture has become important, happiness is becoming more important when they’re being compensated well.
- “Fit” isn’t the important thing – companies should “hire to shake things up a little bit – feel apart of the culture, but help improve the culture.”
- Shouldn’t companies hire for three to five years from now – hire for the culture you want in the future.
- Have conversations with the manager before you sign on (78% leave the company because of their manager). Research the job seeker does go way beyond the about page. Is there an alignment of company values?
- Verify what the company says about themselves by asking the interviewer, “What is it really like here? What is keeping you here?” Look for radical candor from the interviewer. If you don’t get real answers, perhaps it’s not the right fit for you.
- Don’t ever assume you won’t find the right fit.
- What is “workplace intelligence” and what job seekers can do to leverage it. Here are the seven:
- Culture & Workplace Climate Change
- Transformational Leadership
- Employee Engagement reimagined
- Optimistic Workplace
- Community Building
- Purpose Driven Performance
- Social Intelligence
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About Mark Anthony Dyson
My name is Mark Anthony Dyson, and I am the Founder of The Voice of Job Seekers. I am a career advice writer, but more importantly, I hack and re-imagine the job search process.. I've worked with hundreds of job seekers one-on-one helping them to construct a narrative and strategy that appeals to hiring managers and recruiters. I present at colleges and organizations, and facilitated many workshops including my volunteer effort through a Job Lab. I write and create useful job search content on this blog and write career and workplace advice for blogs such as Glassdoor, Payscale, Job-Hunt.org, Prezi and more. Media Feature highlights: Forbes, Business Insider, NBC News, Glassdoor, LinkedIn's #GetHired, and NPR Freelance writer and content contributor: Glassdoor, Payscale, job-hunt.org, The Financial Diet, RippleMatch.com and more. Contact me to contribute career, job search, or workplace advice for your site at markanthonydyson@gmail.com.