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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What Changed in Job Search in the Last Few Years

What Changed in Job Search in the Last Few Years

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Well, this was a show takeover.
That’s right. For the first time since I published the show, you will not hear my voice. Not even in the intro.
It’s just one episode. It’s not a mistake.
Job Search Secret Weapon has taken over one episode. I’ll forgo the usual jargon for this show only. Let me introduce these women who are fervently at work serving job seekers with high-quality services and content. They will offer solid job search advice while parsing the trends of the times.

Job Search Secret Weapon: 

Virginia Franco is the founder of Virginia Franco Resumes and a five-time award-winning executive resume writer.  She is also the host of her podcast, “Resume Storyteller.” She is also a past president of the National Association of Resume Writers.
Sarah Johnston, the founder of the Briefcase Coach, is helping many job seekers with their resume writing, LinkedIn strategy, job search strategy, and interview preparation. She is a past “LinkedIn Top Voice” for careers and job search.
Adrienne Tom is the founder of Career Impressions: Executive Resume Writing and Job Search Strategies and is a 31x award-winning resume writer and “LinkedIn Top Voice 2020” for careers and job search.

Highlights from their conversation: 

Build on a target list. Doing 20 to 40 hours of market research to set up for success. Think thoroughly about every possibility.
Different is better than better. What can you differently from your competition?
6 of 10 users use LinkedIn for industry insights.
Job search is a muscle you’ll need to work on and strengthen constantly.
Professionals are now changing jobs every two to four years.
Soft skills and transferable jobs are critical right now in changing industries.
Bridge jobs are also used to help transition to your next career change. It helps you stay fresh and meet people.
Consider how you position your story around your bridge job and how you’ll use it to change.
Clubhouse is evolving and useful to meet people.
Customization of your resume is no longer an option. “It’s a must.”
Be ready to address how you did during the pandemic. Show you were resilient and persevered.

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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How Black Professionals Overcome Their Job Search Challenges

How Black Professionals Overcome Their Job Search Challenges

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I am fortunate to have Tristan Layfield on the show to talk more about today’s job search and how it is experienced through Black Professionals’ lives. Many of the long-standing challenges for Black professionals are exacerbated by the COVID pandemic and the civil uprising last summer. This is one way to keep the momentum and exposure of equality issues resolved in the new workplace.

You are more than welcome to join the discussion. Here are three ways you can:

– 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]

Let me tell you more about Tristan:

He is the founder of LayfieldResume.com, a service helping professionals with resumes, cover letters, career coaching, and the like. He is a LinkedIn Top Voice for 2020 in job search and careers and featured in Black Enterprise and The Muse.

Here are a few of our discussion highlights: 

✊🏾 A large percentage of Black workers are essential workers and at greater risk of exposure.
✊🏾 1 of 5 Black workers can work from home, much lower than other groups
✊🏾 Black people will need to strategize differently when it comes to finding a diverse company.
✊🏾 Understand better at applying effective strategies so it will feel like progress
✊🏾 Developing networks, mentors, boosters, and sponsors can optimize a job search.
✊🏾 Many times Black people are not connected well to corporate connections.
✊🏾 Relationships are essential to creating resources from networking.
✊🏾 We discuss whether or not if it’s worth working for companies that exclude Black or Brown people.
✊🏾 Employers should spend more money recruiting Black by going where Blacks are, such as HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities).
If you haven’t read my Medium column exclusively about the plight of the black professional job search experience, go here to read.

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 Future of Job Search Are Switchers

The Future of Job Search Are Switchers

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Many of you know I co-host a weekly LinkedIn Livestream show on Wednesdays. We were fortunate to have author Dr. Dawn Graham as a guest as we tackled career change questions (or as Dawn says, “Switchers.”).

You are more than welcome to join the discussion. Here are three ways you can:

– 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]

 

Jack Kelly, CEO of WeRecruitr.com, and my co-host of our weekly Wednesday Linkedin Live show. If you want to see it live and participate in the chat, find my LinkedIn page, you’ll find the show. Jack is a Forbes senior contributor writing career-related news and job-search advice several times a week.

Dr. Dawn Graham is the author of “Switchers: How Smart Professionals Change Careers and Seize Success.” She is the host of the national Sirius XM show, “Dr. Dawn on Careers.” She is also currently a Careers Contributor at Forbes and Wharton Business School Career Director at the University of Pennsylvania. Oh yeah, she’s also a licensed psychotherapist.

Here are highlights of our discussion: 

2020 was a wake-up call and had a stark realization being a star performer isn’t enough.

Dawn said that taking baby-steps each day rather than taking big leaps leads to pivot success.

Job seekers need to hear advice and investigate rather than force apply strategies, not effective for them.

Shift away from being reactive and be proactive. Create your own opportunities.

The best routes to changing careers take time.

Small steps ensure clarity, but missteps are inevitable.

Creating a demand for your work through contract or part-time opportunities is a catalyst for “switching.”

Mental health is important more than ever and noticeably beneficial when it’s addressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.