If you are a job seeker, I wouldn’t be surprised if you welcome the opportunity to hear from recruiters and sourcers (the ones who track down candidates) about how to position yourself to land a great opportunity. On this “international” edition of my friend Stephanie A. Lloyd’s Dream Job Radio show, listeners not only had the opportunity to hear directly from those great resources, but also got the HR perspective – more accurately, the Punk Rock HR perspective, which always adds spice to the mix!
Featured guests included: Geoff Webb and Maha Akiki representing RecruitingBlogs, Laurie Ruettimann of PunkRockHR fame and Craig Fisher, creator and host of #TalentNetLive.
(In the photo to your right – Maha, Geoff and Craig) >
I was happy to share the coach’s vantage point, answering such questions as “What do you advise for job seekers who cannot afford to hire help?” and others! (There I am with Laurie in the picture below!)
Some tidbits from the show:
Craig – You are in big trouble if your job profile is just a paper resume. Everything is going mobile. Get a good smart phone.
Geoff – Resumes are terrible. You need to be involved in social media. Build a Google profile.
Laurie – Don’t feel that you must find a “dream” job. “Dream jobs” don’t always pay the bills. Hiring is not fair and we all need to recognize that!
Maha – Build a great online profile so I can find you while you are sleeping!
Stephanie – Get creative. Companies don’t take care of people. Get creative and have multiple streams of income. (There is Stephanie, running the show, below!)
Listen to the show HERE to catch all of the great advice from a terrific group of pros!
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It’s insightful to listen and learn from the other side of the desk. This might be an expansion of Stephanie’s “Get creative” tip.
maybe for some a job isn’t the solution, because there doesn’t seem to be enough of them to go around. For those so inclined and brave enough, here’s advice of a different kind from one who has made his own employment since the 1980′s (starting with a painting company when my first equipment was an old and bent aluminum ladder).
Job seekers are typically low on one resource- money, but high on another- time. We hear about a global economy, but it’s just a concept that means little to most.
That’s a big mistake. Here’s one example- over a billion people and growing are connected online around the world- including hundreds of millions of English-speaking people. It time for some to consider that a job is not the only way to create income anymore, and neither are you confined to Florida.
If you can find a good resource (and despite the junk out there, there really are some) you can learn online skills during your down-time that would allow you to expand your income and even the value you can render to the world. It just takes starting and a willingness to see the possibilities which are already there.
As far as a great resource, here’s one that is rated #1 by an independent service (IM Report Card) http://leavethejobbehind.com
Another idea more suited for some might be http://datajobsource.com
Lastly, there is a company I learned about that is making a way for people to become full time humanitarians- and doing it from home.
http://businessintobenevolence.com
Hope at least one of those links helps several people. It takes initiative to build something without a boss around, but in the end, we will have goals or work for someone that does.