Your job search could use these articles and resources so enjoy! 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!

Yes, tell us! 

Giving some Twitter 😘😘😘😘😘 to @Mighty Recruiter for sending me this article. The answer is always YES! Companies should post salary range along with a job description. We must we play games and make claims when the obstacles are obvious!

@MarkADyson Do you wonder if you should include salary in the job posting? Find out the expert’s opinion: https://t.co/NY3LW7AMQ1

— MightyRecruiter (@MightyRecruiter) October 4, 2017

He did what? 

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There is so much value in learning from others’ success, right? So what do we learn from a college graduate who receives offers from Facebook AND Google. Well, let me say this: TONS. You’ve heard me say this, guest writers, my guests on the podcast say research gets you everywhere. Read this article on Business Insider and let me know what you’ve learned.

No telling, I may feature your tweet here next week!

What’s hot in job search? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Hiring is always hot, isn’t it? Need a side gig for the holidays? Next year, start your holiday job search for a part-time gig in August, not October! It might be too late as Carsons, Target, and Amazon hired thousands for all types of positions. Yet, it’s not too late. Check out this Wall Street Journal to get some motivation!

What not’s so…uh, oh in job search? 

There’s the scene in the movie “History of the World Part I” that reminds of Starbucks announcing its family leave policy. You give everyone in the company an opportunity to benefit except those on the front line daily. This article explains why this is a bad idea

 

Your job search could use these articles and resources so enjoy! I’ve read them, and you can feel free to comment on them in any form you’d like including leaving a message on the “send voicemail” button on your right. I’ll try to keep it short, fresh, and informative. If you have some I need to know about, tweet me @MarkADyson!

Career Resources From Around the Web…

Start with your why

Before you start making your escape plans from your current gig, there are several questions you should ask. There are too many stories making rash and hurried decisions about future plans without the uncertainty of how the change will feel. Hannah Morgan provides six questions you should ask yourself before you leave your current job. Don’t forget you can’t do this by yourself without the help of others who can support you.

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Navigate the hidden job market with these tips

Yes, the job market is reporting solid numbers below 5%, still, you’re looking for the right opportunity and not just anything. Instead of spending your time on job boards, learn to look for unadvertised and unposted opportunities. Much of the article aren’t telling you secrets you have learned from blogs like this one.  Your network is the best job search commodity you’ll need to build and build up. We can’t state how important your engagement is in doing your part in helping others.

This is how you navigate a career change

Angela Taylor broke through the arduous Google hiring process to get an HR job.

She took some free online courses.

Moved to take community college courses

Volunteered to learn some coding on her own for work.

Angela took classes at Stanford University.

Google authorized 20% of her time to work on coding projects and eventually, made her way to become an engineer for her company. Learn the whole story here.

 

 

It’s Friday and your job search news continues!!

Your job search could use these articles and resources so enjoy! I’ve read them, and you can feel free to comment on them in any form you’d like including leaving a message on the “send voicemail” button on your right. I’ll try to keep it short, fresh, and informative. If you have some I need to know about, tweet me @MarkADyson!

Career Resources From Around the Web…

There’s still a talent shortage?

Not only the unemployed who are looking these days. People are desiring to change careers or come from out underemployment. This could be tough when there are 100 to 1 job ratios in non-technical fields. Other than having and creating a robust network, there is the part where employers say the skill shortage is the real problem. The growing underemployment continues as an spoken epidemic. Listen to this three minute audio from NPR.

When the time is right…

Your brand is on fire when opportunities come to you, but it’s not the right one. Happen to you? Well, it will, and when it does, consider advice from this Washington Post article! There’s a way to be tactful and still be thought of in case you need to pass on this job.

This is hot in job search this week!

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Through Jobscan, you can upload your resume and scan it for similar Applicant Tracking System patterns to help you find the best job match. On their site they state:

“We have researched the top systems used by thousands of companies, and built our algorithm based on the common patterns among them.”

What’s not hot and could be hindering your perceived value in LinkedIn…

Do you have titles in your LinkedIn summary and not a sentence highlighting value? Argumentable? Perhaps. Consider who is not looking for titles without having to guess your uniqueness.

This article makes a great argument for the one sentence value offer,

“…right is key to not only getting “found” on the platform, but also to enticing potential clients and customers to want to learn more about you.”