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Job Search News – March 9, 2018

This is your job search news – THE JOB SCAM EDITION –– with curated articles and resources providing tactics to avoid scams! I’ve read them, and you can feel free to comment on them in any form you’d like. Leave a message on the “send voicemail” button on your right. I’ll try to keep it short, fresh, and informative. If you have some news I need to know about, tweet me @MarkADyson!

There are a few references regarding job scams I hope to help you to avoid. The competition for jobs is on the rise since unemployment is a little more than four percent. Scams are also rising and more often than not, coming closer to making ads look more real than in the past.

How can older workers avoid scams

The most vulnerable workers to scams are older workers. A few years ago I had Bridget Weide Brooks on the show to talk about strategies older worker can use to avoid scams. You can listen to that episode here:

Advertised work-at-home-jobs are often used for bait

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When you see easy jobs for extraordinary pay, consider it a red flag for a scam. Particularly look out for the pay to play aspect where you’re asked to invest in a software, system, or training to participate. When something seem too simple, or exclusive then you should look for additional answers other than testimonies.

This article by Susan P. Joyce is detailed in what kind of scams you should avoid.

Identify job scams quickly

FlexJobs published an article Monday with more scams to avoid. Some of the questions they recommend asking yourself are:

Is the hiring company’s name listed in the job listing?
Do you need to pay to get the job, buy supplies, or invest in the company?
Does the job listing sound too good to be true?

Read the article in its entirety here for more questions to ask yourself. By the way, FlexJobs online membership is not a bad thing to invest to use. They carefully screen employers to ensure they are not scamming users. I used it for two years and not one incident of scamming occurred.

5 Work From Home Scams

Payscale published an article this week stating scams on the rise for those seeking remote positions. This is a useful guide to help you avoid five work from home scams.

If you haven’t already…

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Grab my updated “118 Job Search Tips for the Modern Job Search in 2018” here.

Announcement:

Here is the podcast publishing schedule for the next few weeks:

March 13 – Short but meaningful episode
March 27 – NO EPISODE
April 10 – Spring season begins – new episodes

Articles will be published throughout the break.

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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More Job Search Tips to Use in 2018

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More job search tips for you in this episode. Although we had a goal to offer three job search tips each, there were more tips than we expected. Chris Fields, Janine Truitt, and I banter and expound providing as much value as possible.

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Janine Truitt is the founder of her company, Talent Think Innovations, LLC is a multi-disciplinary business strategy and management consulting firm. She has been in HR and talent acquisitions for more than ten years. Her media features include Black Enterprise, Entrepreneur Magazine, and US News and Careers.

Chris Fields is the founder of the Resume Crusade, and also an HR professional and resume writer. He helps around 150 people yearly with resume and job search advice. His career advice has been featured in O Magazine, Mashable, and Monster Working!

The tips and thoughts shared in this episode include:

– Gain clarity in who you want to work for and where
– Clarity takes anxiety out of your job search
– Make sure your resume has a narrative where you want to take your career
– Don’t rely on LinkedIn or job boards
– Some employers are considering the resume as a bonus
– Go where employers are — meeting people in person is so much more compelling
– Pay attention to specifics of postings
– No focus can disqualify
– Align your passions with your work (and you’re good at it)
– Don’t neglect your mental health (seasonal depression, overall mental fitness)
– AI may track your psychological and physical fitness for the specific jobs
– Differently abled and disabled is in the beginning stages of being normalized

Reminder:

I am here for you! Use my contact information above to inquire about individual or group coaching. You can also sign up for my weekly newsletter at the top right of my page. I try to pack as much value in my newsletter to more than 2,000 subscribers as possible.
Grab my updated “118 Job Search Tips for the Modern Job Search in 2018” here.

Announcement:

Here is the publishing schedule for the next few weeks:

March 13 – Short but meaningful episode
March 27 – NO EPISODE
April 10 – Spring season begins – new episodes

About Mark Anthony Dyson

by Mark Anthony Dyson

Job Search is Like Strength Training – Heavy Lifting is Required

photo creditPeople don’t like heavy lifting or soreness when it comes to physical training. As a former personal trainer, few people are willing to buy into the commitment it takes to achieve their goals. It takes resilience, grit, and grind to be consistent, in the areas of diet, self-control, and exercise. All three have to be deployed at once for success.

I am blessed to be older and experienced in physical fitness, and can still add muscle. A few months out of the year, several weeks at a time, I will do some heavy workouts. The best way I’ve learned is to use a lower rep range, slower movements, and more time of rest between sets. Sound easy? It’s not. The amount of exertion is exhausting even with a 2-3 minute rest between sets.

If you’re trying to lift 85-100% of your max weight for a few reps you will sweat, feel your muscles stressed throughout your whole body, and desire the rest. Yes, it will take resilience, grit, and grind. You’ll hate the lifts, but to achieve your goals, you must love the process.

In short, this is part of a long term strategy to confuse your muscles to stimulate growth. Most of the lift the same way we did in college instead of diversifying your workouts. But I slightly digress, only to say a heavy workout, like other workouts, take time but the repeating the process is challenging.

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A job seeker recently read one of my articles only to say that he’s tried everything and yet has to find work.

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His response is like expecting major results after one workout. I think many job seekers think that way. One vigorous exercise should do it all. Or in his case, the same training should yield the desired results.

The body or the job search doesn’t work that way.

Your job search will take time. You have to supply the resilience, grit, and grind to be consistent and get results. You must deploy all three at once:

Resilience

Your ability to recover from a strenuous strength training workout is a key to consistency. Squats and deadlifts recruit most of your body’s muscles. There are times when you’ll experience mental and physical discomfort during recovery in your job search. But to achieve results, you’ll need to be consistent and do it all again even if results are infrequent. If you’re not gaining results, don’t change the intensity, just add or change job search strategies.

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Grind

Just as strength training leaves you feeling every rep you performed, so will you feel your job search in every call you make, question you answer, or assessment you take. You check the mirror to see if there is a difference just like you are checking your email and voice messages. Sometimes seeing or experiencing one result or change brings elation. If it produces results in getting more contacts, more interviews, more looks at your LinkedIn profile, keep doing it.

Grit

People who want to see results finish with completeness. Many people give up when obstacles are in sight. If it’s raining, there’s an excuse. If he or she is tired, they rationalize efforts or the training and miss the opportunities to yield results. But the person with grit knows quitting is an option deferred.

Getting past slow results in your job search is similar to getting little results from working out.

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More reps aren’t always the answer. You may need to lift heavier with fewer reps. Do things differently.

Legend has it the David Pack, the lead singer for the 70s group Ambrosia (think “You’re the Biggest Part of Me“), was trying to get a job with a London Orchestra led by Leonard Bernstein. They hired him as their guitarist but told him he had to learn how to read music. Pack played guitar and keyboards but by ear. When they hired him, they said to come to work in a week, but he must know how to read music.

Although most musicians spend years learning this skill, Pack was determined to find out how in one week. Not only did he learn how to read music, but he played in the orchestra.

Resilience. Grit. Grind. Pack went on to win Grammys, score movie soundtracks, and other great accolades.

I plan to be 80 years old and talking about strength and power training. Similarly, I plan to help others in their careers when I’m older. There won’t be a full-time retirement, as I think learning is a lifelong endeavor. Enhancing your career is a lifelong journey. Rest and refresh whenever you need to, but don’t forget your career is like a muscle, if unchallenged, it won’t grow.

This article was originally published at Jobs2Careers.com