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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Earlier Work and Life Planning With Your Career in Mind

Earlier Work and Life Planning With Your Career in Mind

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Let’s face it, the lines between work and life continue to mesh. Many professionals are trying to separate the two with 24-hour access to work product. According to Scott Behson, even executives are upfront about their need for work-life balance.

In this episode, we discuss his article, A Lesson for Future Working Parents.

If you want to contribute to the discussion, there are three ways you can do so:

  • 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 [email protected]

This is Scott’s third time on the show.

Here’s more about his background:

Scott Behson is a professor of management at Fairleigh 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. He’s the author of The Working Dad’s Survival Guide: How to Succeed at Work and at Home,

Here are some highlights from our discussion: 

  • Help his students look at their careers with possible family in mind, not just the prospect of a job
  • We need to be flexible and adaptable with our career planning, keeping up with technology trends
  • Important to be lifetime learners, self-learning, and stay relevant best described as future proofing
  • There’s no easy formula but intentional in thinking about time, emotional bandwidth
  • Scott is seeing more high-intensive companies and individuals who are upfront in wanting flexibility

Do you need help with your career direction and career success?

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Please note, I will be taking a break for three weeks in May returning the first week in June. Then will offer six more shows until my summer break in July until September the week after Labor Day.

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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Giving Women Courage in their Career Development

Giving Women Courage in their Career Development

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Giving Women Courage in their Career Development

Women desire to differentiate themselves through making an impact with their ideas. There are innate character traits women have keeping them from speaking up. Gia Ganesh is a  career strategist who helps mid-career professionals discover and move into meaningful and fulfilling work.

What are you career development challenges? You can add your voice to the discussion in one of three ways:

  1. Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number
  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]

 

In addition to her role as a career strategist, Gia is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, and her career advice has appeared in Forbes, CareerBuilder, and Lifehack. The basis for our discussion comes from her article,

Top 5 Career Must-Have’s for Women

    Here are some highlights from our discussion:
    • Gia shares how passionate she is about career development for women
    • We discuss the issue of men and women handle emotions
    • Although men take longer to react, when they do, it’s more forceful
    • How does emotion matter in his or her career trajectory
    • Interviews are much more pressure and questions demand more energy
    • More scrutiny required as the process has lengthened
    • Preparation is essential for interviews at all levels including the entry level
    • Gia challenges her clients to map out want they want in their careers
    • When your values are unfulfilled, your career might be unfulfilled
    • Speaking up is a differentiating factor for women
    • Around 20:00 as I was wrapping up she shared about women are most hard on themselves
    • She discussed her take-a-way from talking with Marshall Goldsmith
    • This sparked more discussion about how unfair expectations are put on women from men
    • We discuss “perfectionists syndrome”

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!

If you’re a career pro and love giving career advice, let me know. Thanks for being among the thousands who listen every month. There’s so much more to come so stay tuned!

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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The Elements of Good Grammar for Your Career

The Elements of Good Grammar for Your Career

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The Elements of Good Grammar for Your Career

Some career organizations are celebrating, “ International Update Your Resume Month,” and good grammar is essential for your career.  Since resumes are one of many documents needed for your career success, I thought this was a good time for a show on grammar. Emails, business letters of kinds, and social media updates require correct grammar.

Today’s guest is Susan Rooks, aka “The Grammar Goddess.” Susan has taught business writing in many countries including the United States and on many other subjects. Susan executes a straight-forward approach to teaching and training others on grammar. She will also tell you she does not know every English grammar rule in existence.

How do you feel about the importance of grammar? Let me know what you think:

  1. Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number
  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]
    Susan Rooks is a Business Communications Coach, copyeditor, proofreader, and blogger. For the last 20 years, she has worked as a corporate trainer nationally and internationally. She says, “To help business professionals look and sound as smart as they are. When they look smart, their company does too.”
    Some of the highlights of our discussion:
      –Grammar is considered by most unnecessary to consider on social media
      –You never know who is looking and scrutinizing, we do judge
      –Punctuation helps and gives us structure
      –We discuss the differences between active and passive voice. Passive voice is often wordier
      –Passive voice can also mislead or in some instances “save face.”
      –We discuss the importance of the Oxford comma (she uses it)

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!

If you’re a career pro and love giving career advice, let me know. I would love to have more guest writers during my hiatus and beyond. Thanks for being among the thousands who listen every month. There’s so much more to come so stay tuned!

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.