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Comment on Last Night’s Call and a News Flash by terryatk

terryatk — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:35:55 +0000

Hi, Ellen!
I’m sorry you missed the call but you are in luck – the recording will be posted here on the blog soon. You can catch up with everything we’ve covered over the last few months here on the blog. All the call recordings are here, starting with our first one back on Feb. 10, as well as some additional helps on the Helpful Files page. As for adding your name to our email list, our email system won’t let me (helps prevent Spamming). However, you can add it yourself by going through the registration process. That link is http://www.artofthejobsearch.com/ts1. You don’t need to submit a question – just put a period or any character in the box. Once you have gone through the confirmation step, you will be directed to the webcast replay page where you can get a jump start on listening to this week’s recording. Just FYI, you will need to do this quickly as the link will be taken down in a few days. We appreciate your interest in our program and hope you are helped by the materials provided.

Comment on Last Night’s Call and a News Flash by Ellen Chadick

Ellen Chadick — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:24:21 +0000

I had received an email about the final program for the summer, but had it on my calendar for Wed night, not Tues night!
Can you please add me to your email list? I have heard that your programs are very worthwhile.
Thanks,
Ellen

Comment on Teleseminar Recording for May 26, 2009 by terryatk

terryatk — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:28:44 +0000

Hi, Gretchen!
You could certainly use the experience from your wedding in your Selected Accomplishments on your resume, although I would make the discussion generic. In other words, explain that you successfully planned a wedding, giving the appropriate details as to your brilliant planning, attention to details, dollars saved, etc. Treat it as you would any other type of event that you pulled together in a fantastic fashion. Just don’t mention that it happened to be your own wedding. That is not important. What’s important is that you demonstrate that you have the skills necessary for the job you want.

Comment on Teleseminar Recording for May 26, 2009 by Gretchen

Gretchen — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:51:38 +0000

I am currently in construction, but looking to transition into event planning for possibly a non-profit, school or something like that. Would it be possible to add to my resume that I planned my wedding? If so, how would I go about it?

Comment on Teleseminar Recording for May 26, 2009 by terryatk

terryatk — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:23:57 +0000

Hi, Roy!
Thanks for your question. Rick and I will be sure to address it on the call tomorrow night. Hope you can listen in. If not, watch for the recording to be posted. For starters, however, there are many people who can and choose to do independent consulting between jobs. It’s a great way to keep your skills up and contacts fresh, as well as bring in income. You don’t even have to say on your resume that you only worked 40% of the time. No need to raise an issue that doesn’t need to be brought up. What’s important is that you have the skills the potential employer is looking for, not whether you were using them 100% of every day.
Hope this helps.
Terry

Comment on Teleseminar Recording for May 26, 2009 by Roy

Roy — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:12:22 +0000

What is wrong with indicating you were an independent consultant during the time and you had two gigs that covered 40% of the time, taking care of sick relative the rest of the time.

Thanx

Comment on No Teleseminar This Week (April 28) by Ernie Perez

Ernie Perez — Wed, 06 May 2009 00:29:58 +0000

In your comments tonight on engagement, another factor to consider is Measurements — How will your boss measure progress on goals. I have seen bad cases where there was alignment on goals and achievements, and misalignment on how progress was measured.

Comment on Register for Tuesday’s Teleseminar by terryatk

terryatk — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 03:40:40 +0000

Hi, Jean!
I’m not sure I’m understanding your question exactly but I’ll take a stab at it. You can let me know if I need to refine my answer.

Once you know what you’re transferrable skills are, it is important to show evidence of them on your resume. You do this in the Selected Accomplishments section that we talked about in our second call. Since it is so easy with Word these days to tailor your resume to a specific job posting, I recommend that you do that. For any posting you are answering, make sure your resume includes accomplishments that address and demonstrate the various skills the poster is looking for. It is these accomplishments that you need to compare to the job requirements. If you can’t fit all of the skills into the Accomplishments section, then feel free to include the remainder in the Keywords section at the end of your resume.

Hope this helps. Feel free to respond and clarify your question if I didn’t address the issue adequately.

Comment on Register for Tuesday’s Teleseminar by Jean

Jean — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:22:52 +0000

I have a workbook of a list of transferrable skills that I can check off from. Once I checked them off, how can I use it to find the suitable job if I am looking at a job posting? How can transferrable skills worksheet work along side with the job requirements of a position if I am making a comparison?
Thanks.

Comment on “Layoff Missteps Offer Substantial Opportunity”- Rant from Career Cross Roads Newsletter by terryatk

terryatk — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:39:31 +0000

Hi Azsiiza!

If you would like more on this topic, I recommend you go on over to the CareerXRoads site where the article came from. The link is in my response to Timur above. Their main website link is http://www.careerxroads.com. I’m sure they would welcome a dialog with you on the subject. I think they have “hit the nail on the head”, as we say here in America.

Terry