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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The New (But not So New) Job Search

The New (But not So New) Job Search

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Both Hannah and I agree today’s job search is more than obsessively tweaking your resume. The new job search is about disruption and agility.  I have had Hannah Morgan on the show twice, but we talk periodically via email. She was my guest on episode 23 and episode 57.

During a recent email conversation she asked me to be on her Blab show. I gladly accepted her invite to talk about what’s new in job search.

Let me know if you are using some of the new platforms such as Blab, Periscope, or Snapchat. You can let me know in one of three ways:

  1. Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your thoughts 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]

The New (But not So New) Job Search

Hannah Morgan is the Career Sherpa, a weekly contributor to U.S. News and World Report, and author of two books. Her very popular blog  is mentioned among every top career site list, not to mention one of my favorite career blogs. To me, she is the voice of reason and balance when it comes to sage and useful strategies for those following her advice. I was quite honored to be asked to be on her show, and quite honestly, one of my career highlights since I started in 2008.

    Here is some of what Hannah and I discussed:
  • Resumes are not everything, in fact, they’re more the  rudder of a boat or ship
  • Skills gap needs to be closed by more conversations and networking
  • Mobile recruitment and being found through mobile platforms will differentiate you
  • Social networking is more than just updates—websites, LinkedIn blogging
  • Being disruptive and not just using traditional methods
  • Relying on job boards, and even email resumes are noisy and expected
  • Blab, Periscope, and Snapchat are where people’s personalities are, recruiters are looking
  • Interact with employers and recruiters. Create a show on new platforms and interview them about what they want

 

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I will not publish a show on the week of July 4. Please enjoy the catalog available in iTunes and many other podcast directories.

Don’t forget the last show for the season is July 26, and the new one will begin on Sept. 6. I will be publishing new articles (up to 3x a week) on the blog. 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.

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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Fall Fashion Advice and the Usefulness of PathSource’s Job Search App

Fall Fashion Advice and the Usefulness of PathSource’s Job Search App

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Thanks for joining us for this double guest episode of the podcast. For segment one, I bring back Aaja Corinne, the show’s fashion expert and brand strategist. The second segment features Aaron Michel, co-founder of PathSource home of the job search app of the same name which helps you track your career interests, provides tools for you to find the career and resources for your job search.

Segment 1-Aaja Corinne

What is your favorite color for fall? 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 on the message and I will link to it.

Aaja has appeared in JET magazine, N’DIGO,  and WVON 1390, as well as consulting with a few well-known clients such as Babyface.

  • Stock up on transitional and layer pieces for the constant change of weather in the fall
  • Outer wear is an opportunity to express your personality along with colors and textures
  • Plaid and chex patterns are popular this season
  • For women, belted outer wear add a little more polish to it
  • For men, over coats that have soft shoulders
  • Men should invest in more gray suits, versatile, and professional
  • Black boots for women is chic and has versatility
  • Aaja suggests a personal stylist or image consultant as the best resource because of their ability to customize to your style
  • Consider chatting with one seasonally and your image is an investment, unlocks opportunity
  • More department stores such as Nordstrom and JCrew have on-site personal stylist (not just sales associates)
  • Stylists and image consultants provide insights from all price points including thrift stores
  • Fit for curvy and shapely women should look at structured garments (belted, button down skirts)
  • The wrap dress is a curvy woman’s secret weapon, garments falling at the right places

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Segment 2 – Aaron Michel (pronounced like Michael)

Aaron Michel is the co-founder and CEO of PathSource, the company whose job search app focuses on career navigation. He is a serial entrepreneur and his companies have received several high-profile features.

His app, PathSource is free and is simple to use. It has hundreds of reviews in the app store and mostly used by 18-29-year-olds. This job search app is also useful for high school users who want to start their career navigation early.

Here are some of the highlights of our conversation:

  • PathSource takes people from square one usually not knowing what to do through a robust but fun career exploration process in helping them get the job
  • Aaron shares how his experience as an intern helped him decide that law was the wrong career choice
  • His experience helped him discover a common problem — provide a tool that will help people with career path experience
  • We discussed how the app provides an easy to use interface through Linkedin and Facebook logins
  • Aaron wanted the app users to have a customized experience and solve problems
  • More than 1500 reviews and ratings show an average of 4.8 out of 5.0 stars
  • Questions range from lifestyle and a desired salary range to getting specific about career goals
  • Aaron says that the app contains 3,000 videos, world’s largest library of short online informational interviews on video along with a suite of cutting edge tools to connect the dots between education, careers, lifestyle and budget
  • Aaron describes specific parts of the app assessments and its usefulness
  • Although the target audience for the app is 18-29, it is useful for those a little over thirty, and as early as high school students
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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.

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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Beyond.com Wants to Send Job Leads to Your Phone

Beyond.com Wants to Send Job Leads to Your Phone

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Beyond.com
One of the latest trends that will dominate the job hunt/recruiting industry is mobile technology. Job boards are looking to innovate in a number of ways such as engaging users through mobile and putting job leads in the hands of top talent. Beyond.com is one of the top job boards in the employment space. This year, Beyond.com partnered with TextRecruit, a platform that integrates text messaging directly into the recruitment process. They want to put job leads through to your phone right now.
My guest, Joe Stubblebine, Vice President of Talent Solutions with Beyond.com, is the Technology expert and facilitator of the TextRecruit partnership. We discuss how sending job leads to your phone (or maybe your Apple Watch)  will enable you to engage leads in a more timely way.
How do you use your mobile device(s) for your job search? I would love to hear from you in one of the following 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
Here  are some of the highlights of our discussion:
  • Beyond has about 500 talent communities and 45 million passive and active members
  • Joe connects with employers to help them recruit to job seeker talent
  • He states a few challenges they see in the industry regularly, 1) Getting visibility and in front of more job seekers, and 2) matching the right job with talent
  • Advertising had changed dramatically from years ago when companies paid $75,000 for a newspaper ad to compete against other job boards to get job leads to talented job seekers
  • Beyond.com conducted a survey that resulted in finding 83% of job seekers respondents are utilizing their phone and tablets for their job search. 73% specifically reach for their tablets. 85% that use both phone and tablets still apply for jobs on their laptops
  • Joe mentioned the Beyond.com app has 2.5 million downloads, as he also mentioned Jobber which works like Tinder, and the Hidden Job app (shout out to Chris Russell, guest on episode 65)
  • Joe was impressed that Pepsi’s goal is 0 days to hire and feels the texting initiative brings Beyond a step closer to shortening hiring time
  • We talked a little bit about a potential “Dick Tracy” experience with the Apple Watch ability to receive text
  • I asked him if Meerkat and Periscope (both are video streaming apps) would also be an engagement tool for job search and job seekers. Listen to why Joe feels it may be a double-edged sword
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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.