Most Common Job Titles JibberJobber Users Enter

Most Common Job Titles JibberJobber Users Enter Yesterday I shared the twenty most common companies that JibberJobber users are tracking in this post I share the top twenty jobs that our users are tracking. Lets jump in: Project Manager. Doesnt make sense that the projects managers, who are typically organized, trackers, and like systems, use JibberJobber? Business Analyst. Okay, this is kind of funny. In 2006, when I lost my job, I was looking for project manager of business analyst jobs. Product Manager. This is my dream job. You are CEO of a product I didnt learn about this role until I saw the title on Monster, in my job search. Administrative Assistant. This one is interesting, especially since its the fourth most common title our users enter. I wonder how many of my users are admins, and how many are just looking for a job to pay the bills  while they look for something else. Program manager. Out of the top five, three are manager roles, although none of them necessarily have direct reports. Marketing Manager.  This is such an interesting role. Account Manager. Or, salesperson. (combine this with account executive and its actually the fourth most common role in JibberJobber) Senior Project Manager. I could have skipped this and just lumped it in with number one, but its interesting that in the top ten is this senior/advanced role. Customer Service Representative. This is only the second non-professional, or usually entry-level, non-manager job. Software Engineer. I was wondering when this one would show up I honestly thought it would show up a little higher, especially considering all the tech companies from yesterdays post. Now, go back to the companies from yesterdays post and see if you can figure out what kinds of openings they have, using the list above.  Here are the next most popular jobs tracked in JibberJobber: 11. Controller 12. President 13. Executive Assistant 14. Financial Analyst 15.  Consultant 16. CEO 17. Operations Manager 18. Project Coordinator 19. CIO (I used to read CIO magazine :p) 20. Business Development Manager What does that tell you about our job seekers, or job seekers in general? Most Common Job Titles JibberJobber Users Enter Yesterday I shared the twenty most common companies that JibberJobber users are tracking in this post I share the top twenty jobs that our users are tracking. Lets jump in: Project Manager. Doesnt make sense that the projects managers, who are typically organized, trackers, and like systems, use JibberJobber? Business Analyst. Okay, this is kind of funny. In 2006, when I lost my job, I was looking for project manager of business analyst jobs. Product Manager. This is my dream job. You are CEO of a product I didnt learn about this role until I saw the title on Monster, in my job search. Administrative Assistant. This one is interesting, especially since its the fourth most common title our users enter. I wonder how many of my users are admins, and how many are just looking for a job to pay the bills  while they look for something else. Program manager. Out of the top five, three are manager roles, although none of them necessarily have direct reports. Marketing Manager.  This is such an interesting role. Account Manager. Or, salesperson. (combine this with account executive and its actually the fourth most common role in JibberJobber) Senior Project Manager. I could have skipped this and just lumped it in with number one, but its interesting that in the top ten is this senior/advanced role. Customer Service Representative. This is only the second non-professional, or usually entry-level, non-manager job. Software Engineer. I was wondering when this one would show up I honestly thought it would show up a little higher, especially considering all the tech companies from yesterdays post. Now, go back to the companies from yesterdays post and see if you can figure out what kinds of openings they have, using the list above.  Here are the next most popular jobs tracked in JibberJobber: 11. Controller 12. President 13. Executive Assistant 14. Financial Analyst 15.  Consultant 16. CEO 17. Operations Manager 18. Project Coordinator 19. CIO (I used to read CIO magazine :p) 20. Business Development Manager What does that tell you about our job seekers, or job seekers in general?

Resume Writing With Internship

Resume Writing With InternshipResume writing with internship is a great way to create more opportunities for your future. Many times, this can be the difference between landing a job that pays well or one that will require you to spend some extra time learning on the job.If you are a recent college graduate, you might want to think about taking a course at your local community college that will help you write a resume and cover letter for the first time. This is a great opportunity to show employers that you have the skills they are looking for. It is also a great time to practice your skills by gathering some samples for your own use.You can use these samples as your skills improve and to find out how you can best improve your skills. Of course, it is not difficult to take advantage of resume writing with internship. All you need to do is do the research. When you know what kind of opportunities are available, it is easier to decide which ones you should apply for.While a resume is a good idea to keep in mind, it can also be an excellent idea to keep track of your portfolio. If you are applying for an internship with a company that will pay for it, it is a great idea to bring a portfolio along with you. While an internship will usually not require a portfolio, it may be a great idea to have one anyway.These portfolios are great because they can be used as your resume. Most companies will check them before making a decision. The biggest reason to have a portfolio at all is because you can display your ability to do something rather than your experience.Some people have their own portfolio and then simply display their work online and take a look at it whenever they have free time. Others however, may choose to print off some of their work. Either way, it is a good idea to have your portfolio handy so that you can be able to share your work and showcase your experience.It is a good idea to print off examples of work that you have done before. One way to do this is to download samples of what you can do online. Many of these sites will have examples of projects you can submit for them to see.Once you have made a few samples, you can find them and use them for your next project. This can give you an idea of how your portfolio looks like. You will be able to see which pieces work and which ones do not.

Employee monitoring What Do You Need to Know

Employee monitoring â€" What Do You Need to Know For any organization, success is directly dependent on the employees performance. Consistence poor performance is detrimental to any organization’s growth. Thus, it is essential to coach and manage the workforce, and expert HR policies can help to attain the same. BYOD isn’t the solution always â€" companies are increasingly realizing that they need to build workforce policies that are unobtrusive. So, where does employee monitoring come into the picture then? There are tools like Spytector available today that helps in employee monitoring but then, it’s a huge area that we are talking about, as an organization has different types of employees to take care of. Starting the process Employee monitoring and surveillance is an essential step to maintaining a clean record of the employees. The primary objective of the policy is to maintain the confidentiality of the client data, protect these data with integrity and from any form of the internal as well as external threat. It also prevents any sort of unauthorized access to the client data. Thus, with the employee monitoring rules are set, it complies with the federal statutes as well as reduce other employee risks. Network Surveillance â€" Easily Monitor Employees Most of the organizations, especially in the corporate sector have placed predominant surveillance on their employees internet activity. Employees use the employer-owned computers for surfing the questionable sites like online shopping or pornography. With strict employee monitoring policies, the employees will adhere to the company policies rather than using it for personal choices. There are a number of other software available which can allow the organization to keep a tap on the employees monitor display. This software can also help to record the employees surfing history including deletions and revisions. In fact, not only for employee monitoring but this software also help to block viruses and spam which are dangerous for office records. E-mail Monitoring â€" The Smart Way Monitoring e-mail communications is also done by some organizations. Emails are vulnerable in character, and it is indeed important to keep a record of the same. Sensitive, confidential or offensive information should not be passed though the office organizational network. It’s very easy to publish, duplicate or copy any email. Thus, with the email monitoring software, it will help to scan the employee communications and check in case of any illegal message.   With the email monitoring software, it is possible to track them even after the receiver and the sender have deleted them. These stored emails can be legally retrieved. For further preview, it can be printed and published by the HP or other authorities concerned. The firms are always liable for all those communication that takes place through the organizational network. It’s a risk for lawsuits if there is any illegal or the profane communication from the employees. However, it is very much important to maintain a balanced relationship with employee privacy and surveillance. Established uniform, clear written and reasonable monitoring policies will help to protect both the employees and the firm in case of any ambiguous situation.

Preserving Your Personal Brand when Dealing with Negative Reviews - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Preserving Your Personal Brand when Dealing with Negative Reviews - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career For a small business working hard to an entrepreneur trying to strike out on their own, your personal and professional reviews can make or break you. A good reputation is invaluable. A lot of consumers today use online resources to find reviews of products and services before making a purchase decision. A bad review on sites like Yelp, Foursquare, and your own company’s social media pages can do a lot of harm. In some cases, a bad review can even be the first result that shows up when people perform an online search. You don’t want that. It’s not surprising that you will get a negative review occasionally, but how do you handle such a situation?[tweet this] Let’s start with what  NOT  to do:    Get into it with the reviewer You might feel that the negative posting was unwarranted, and probably feel hurt and angry. The last thing you want to do is let emotions get the better of you and start an argument. Not a path you want to follow. You risk ruining the chances of salvaging the situation by responding angrily, and nothing good comes out of calling names.    Refute the reviewer’s claims Failing to acknowledge the reviewer’s claim is a wrong move on your part. Even if the issue happens to be on the customer’s end, calling them out for it on social media is unprofessional.    Sit still and take no action Occasional negative reviews will probably be the work of a few unhappy people with nothing better to do, but doing nothing about bad reviews sends a message that you don’t care about your customer’s views, especially when they are unhappy with your business.    Manipulate the system Avoid paying for fake positive reviews. Some businesses will resort to this when faced with a mountain of negative feedback. Not only is it shortsighted (it doesn’t solve the underlying issues with the product/service that customers are unhappy about), but review sites like Yelp have gotten smarter at identifying paid reviews, and will alert readers or avoid publishing such reviews altogether. Now, here’s what you do:    Be proactive Identify problems before they crop up and are laid bare on the internet. Ensure that your customers are satisfied with the quality of product/service you offer, and always attempt to find out their thoughts before they leave a review. Encourage customers to communicate if they are unhappy, and have policies in place to deal with any issues promptly.    Respond with tact and consideration Approach a negative review with tact and professionalism, and preferably on a personal level. Choose to communicate with the reviewer in private (email or inbox on social media), so you get a first-hand account of their dissatisfaction. You could go with a public approach, but only if you can keep a cool head and be professional all the time. Alternatively, you can pass on the responsibility of handling such cases to someone else/a department, but make sure that you make this clear to the person on the other end.    Apologize   The best way to move forward from this is to apologize and ask for the reviewer’s input. Other customers reading the review will appreciate that you took the time to admit the issue, apologize, and took steps to work towards finding a resolution.    Monitor review sites Keep a close eye on the kind of feedback left on review sites. It helps you catch potential issues before they blow out of proportion. Also, you can ask the site to take down unwarranted negative reviews, like those posted in anger or containing abusive language. Most of all, be consistent and proactive in handling bad reviews. When other customers see that you care about the feedback left about your business, it’ll be heartening to them to know that you care about their satisfaction and the quality of service they receive.

Resume Writing For Veterans

Resume Writing For VeteransFor those who are looking to improve their resumes and have already sat through countless classes on the topic, this article may be of interest. After spending several years as a resume writer for several different companies, I feel qualified to share my tips with you. While writing resumes is not difficult, making them look good and being professional are crucial.My experience has been that there are numerous resume writers who make this a part-time job. Since so many people have their resumes out there, they expect professional results. Some also tend to be a little more aggressive in their approach, thinking it will help them land the job. And many assume that since their clients are veterans, they have special insight into how the hiring process works.However, it is the easiest and most difficult part of the job. Veterans need to be able to provide specifics and retell their lives in such a way that they can be easily compared to those of other applican ts. They should also be able to show that their experiences are unique and serve as an example of how to succeed in the job.It is best to go back and forth with your resume from the veteran's point of view, rather than putting it down in black and white. Then, when you take it to a professional, you will be able to tell the difference between what the vet did and what the employer might think. In other words, you should emphasize your greatest strengths. In addition, while it can help to include a cover letter that states what your biggest strengths are, it is important to keep your resume to the point.Once you get your resume done, you will want to look at it from the perspective of a professional service. In other words, you will want to go over it again until it is properly organized and tailor-made for the job. By doing this, you will be able to make sure it is easier to read and that it focuses on your strengths and how these apply to the job. All of this will mean less time an d hassle for you.There are also some tools that can help you do this more effectively. A good example is an excel template from another veteran's resume writer. They will create a summary section that lists all of the items that are not relevant to the job. This will then help you to focus on the core skills you need to have to do the job.You should be especially careful about creating a resume that does not make the hiring manager wants to know more about you. The old saying is that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. In this case, make sure the information is accurate and up-to-date. If not, you run the risk of wasting time and the expertise of the hiring professional.With all of the material out there, you can make your own great resume. Just make sure you keep in mind the Veteran's point of view.

1st Anniversary Special! Behind the Scenes at the Repurpose Your Career [Podcast] - Career Pivot

1st Anniversary Special! Behind the Scenes at the Repurpose Your Career [Podcast] - Career Pivot Episode 52 â€" On this, the 1st anniversary, Marc recaps the first year of the Repurpose Your Career podcast, how it all came together, and what’s coming up in 2018. Description: Marc thanks his listeners, and invites you to take an audience survey about the podcast, so he can provide more of what you want in the coming year. He discusses his interest in podcasts and books, and how he decided to launch the Repurpose Your Career podcast in support of his book, Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life, by Marc Miller and Susan Lahey. Marc goes on to describe how the show has evolved once the book launched, and finally, what he plans for 2018 and beyond. Listen in for a look at Marc’s processes of launching and running a podcast and making it appeal to you. Key Takeaways: [1:22] Marc thanks you, the listeners. Please fill out an audience survey to help guide how Marc can continue to serve his audience with helpful content. Marc also invites you to give your honest review of this podcast on iTunes. Download Link |iTunes|Stitcher Radio|Google Podcast|Podbean|TuneIn|Overcast [3:00] In August of 2016, Marc had the idea of the Repurpose Your Career podcast, to support the launch of the next edition of his book, Repurpose Your Career. The idea largely came from listening to podcasts. Thom Singer’s, Ryan Rhoten’s, and Roger Whitney’s podcasts were his motivation. He wanted to blend their features in one show. [3:40] Marc found Podfly Productions through Thom Singer. Podfly sponsor’s Thom’s show and does his production work. Marc had the ability to produce and edit his own show, but all the production details were more than he wanted to handle. [4:00] Marc contacted Corey Coates, the owner of Podfly, and bought one of their launch packages. Corey and the Podfly team walked Marc through selecting music, creating artwork, creating an intro with a professional voice artist, and everything else to get his show launched. Marc knew he had no artistic talents, so he needed help. [4:30] Marc talks about the recording process. First, he had trouble with cable hum. So Corey suggested recording on his Mac with Piezo for Mac software. Marc decided next on a series approach where he would, over four weeks, interview an expert, interview a late-career pivoter, read a chapter from his book, and then do a QA session. [5:03] Marc discovered he was much better as an interviewee than an interviewer. Marc was used to speaking on topics he enjoyed as a public speaker. When he has to interact with someone on an interview that is off script, it is not a smooth process. Marc is his harshest critic when he listens to a recording of himself, but he edits out mistakes. [5:51] Marc has made a lot of refinements in this year. Marc can tell the difference between the early episodes to what he is producing today. The most important improvement in his technique is recording standing up in a closet with the microphone and pop filter attached to a shelf. [6:47] Marc tells how the production week goes with Podfly, from Marc’s raw file to audio edit, show notes, proofing, tagging, and uploading to LibSyn. From LibSyn, they show up on iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play. On Monday afternoon, Marc’s VA creates the blog post, which contains the show notes, for Tuesday morning publication. [7:28] Marc lists some expert guests: Kerry Hannon, who writes on Boomer issues, Chris Farrell, author of Unretirement, Retirement Answer Man podcaster Roger Whitney, Taylor Pearson, author of End of Jobs, and John Tarnoff, author of Boomer Reinvention. [7:49] For the career pivoter episodes, Marc had a group of career changers in his network. At episode 20, Marc had to invite someone from his post clients to be interviewed. Marc’s first pivoter interview was with Dr. Joel Dobbs, who had volunteered to tell his great story in episode three. [8:14] Marc started recording episodes from his book and knew he had episodes for about a year. The book launched in April of 2017 and the original reason for the podcast had kind of come to an end. Marc introduced solo episodes, like this one, and found out it was really hard. Marc starts with a script, but ad-libs as he goes along. [8:55] Marc admires podcasters who do solo episodes and make it sound great. Roger Whitney does most of his Retirement Answer Man podcasts solo, and they are well-produced. [9:15] The last episode in the series is the QA episode, which Marc first named the Mailbag episode. The idea was to answer three listener questions. If Marc did not receive enough questions, he reflected back on his past clients’ questions. Marc recorded these with Elizabeth Rabaey, Marc’s long-time client and intern. [9:57] One thing Marc learned from recording is that shuffling pages is noisy. He reads from an iPad. Elizabeth rewrites in her own words a script Marc provides. Marc writes his points and then adlibs answers to the questions. Marc and Elizabeth can knock out an episode in just over 30 minutes. These have become the easiest episodes, by far. [10:44] By watching download stats on LibSyn, Marc saw that downloads dropped when the name Mailbag was in the title, so Marc dropped the name. By the middle of the year, Marc was editing more of his own audio. He likes to make it sound good. A 20-minute podcast takes a couple of hours to edit. By forgetting breath sounds, his edits got faster. [11:19] The book was launched about six months in, but there were a lot of other things going on. In October 2016 he noticed his health insurance premiums were about to explode, and they did. In November after the presidential election, Marc’s phones quieted for a few months. Business was off 60% for the first half of 2017. [12:07] This downtime gave Marc time to finish his book, and he was interviewed on different podcasts almost weekly promoting the book. He was using a podcast booking service to get the interviews booked. The book launched, has sold well, and continues to sell. Marc’s email list continues to grow. [12:33] Marc and his wife started exploring the possibility of becoming expats and living in another country. Next month, Marc will have an episode on their experience. In May they visited Ecuador, and returned early. Marc’s wife ended up in the hospital. The high altitude uncovered a condition that is now being resolved, at some expense. [13:05] Marc recorded episode 29 from his wife’s hospital bedside in Austin after they returned. 2017 has been an interesting year. Business started picking up again in June, perhaps when people became unfrozen from the uncertainty. Marc is glad that the AHCA failed, as it could have raised his insurance premiums. [13:43] At the same time, Marc began the CareerPivot Community website concept. Being so busy has made getting this podcast produced on time more difficult. Marc is now on a week-to-week basis. The second half of the year Marc turned over the blog post to his virtual assistant. The interview audio quality has improved, as has the flow. [14:30] Marc heard Roger Whitney’s podcast series, “Can Carl Retire?” It helped Marc create a series, just concluded, called, “Can Tim Repurpose His Career?” This series finished off the first year of podcasting. Please listen to episodes 48-51 for this series. This has delayed Marc’s audio recording of Repurpose Your Career. [15:22] It costs about $4,000 annually to produce this podcast. Starting in 2018, Marc will have a Patreon page for people to donate money on a recurring basis to support a cause. Patreon has become popular with podcasters. Podcasts are rarely profitable on their own. Marc would like to do a Repurpose Your Career series per year. [16:14] In 2018, Marc will be shifting his business away from individual coaching to group coaching and the community website. Marc has the initial cohort of about 10 individuals that he is onboarding onto a trial platform. Once he has feedback, he will create a more final product and open the community up to small groups of 10 to 15. [16:40] This will be a pod membership community, but Marc wants to keep the fees affordable to help more people. To learn more, you can sign up for the waiting list at CareerPivot.com/Community. [17:01] Now that the podcast is a year old, Marc wants to survey the audience on what you like, and what you would like in the future. Please take the survey at CareerPivot.com/PodcastSurvey. Marc will be sending an email to the entire subscriber list about the time this episode goes up. This will help Marc shape what comes next. [17:47] This podcast is a success because of you, the listener. Marc wants to thank everyone who’s been listening and supporting the cause. Onto a second year of the Repurpose Your Career podcast! Next week, Marc will interview author Thea Kelly. Mentioned in This Episode: Careerpivot.com CareerPivot.com/PodcastSurvey Survey Monkey Please take a moment â€" go to iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play. Give this podcast an honest review and subscribe! If you’re not sure how to leave a review, please go to CareerPivot.com/review, and read the detailed instructions there. 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Part 4” Patreon CareerPivot.com/Community Get That Job: The Quick and Complete Guide to a Winning Interview, by Thea Kelley Please pick up a copy of Repurpose Your Career: A Practical Guide for the 2nd Half of Life, by Marc Miller and Susan Lahey The paperback and ebook formats are available now. When you have completed reading the book, Marc would very much appreciate your leaving an honest review on Amazon.com. Marc is recording the audio version of the book, and he plans to have it available in late November 2017. Marc is taking on new clients. Contact Marc, and ask questions at Careerpivot.com/contact-me or call at 512-693-9132, and leave a message with your email address. Marc will respond with a link to his calendar, to find a time to talk. CareerPivot.com/Episode-52 Show Notes for this episode. You can find Show Notes at Careerpivot.com/repurpose-career-podcast. Marc Miller Like what you just read? Share it with your friends using the buttons above. Like What You Read? 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Best Interview Question Ever - CareerAlley

Best Interview Question Ever - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Guest Post by Jason Sanders of Ivy Exec. As Ivy Execs Vice President of Executive Search I spend a lot of time interviewing high quality candidates, as you might imagine. Candidates talk with me about their executive job search, career progression, skills, experiences and personal lives. Usually, I am most interested in understanding what motivates a person. That discussion generally provides the most relevant information to screening and attracting excellent candidates for executive jobs. When you interview a candidate, you will need to balance both objectives in order to make a good hiring decision. Normally, I spend about two hours total interviewing a candidate. Ideally, these conversations are broken down into an initial phone screen and a face-to-face interview. We cover many topics, including personal ones and a general career history. But what if you dont have two hours to spend evaluating a candidate? Maybe you only have twenty minutes, or perhaps only five. How do you get the most information in the least amount of time? In short, what is the best interview question you can possibly ask? You must to accomplish a number of things to make smart hiring decisions. You need to find out about the candidates primary skills, their general experience, their ability to synthesize information, their ability to present well and think on their feet, their people skills, their basic intelligence, and their fit into your organization. In truth, you will never fully evaluate a person until you work together. You can cover a lot of ground in a short period of time, though, using this question: What is your most significant professional accomplishment? This question has the advantage of leading to a very short answer, or a very long one. It may put your candidates at ease, or make them sweat. You may learn about your candidates values, their self-esteem and their cultural fit. You will certainly learn about their ability to communicate. If you listen well, you may be able to sort out sincerity from pretense. You may be able to tell how they view themselves in relation to a team. You may also be able to learn about the persons drive to succeed. You can use this interview question for any level candidate, and use it according to your own style. If you prefer, you may remain silent after asking the question, or you may use it as a basis for many follow up questions. If you choose this question as a starting point, you create a theme for an entire interview. If there is time, you should dig more deeply by asking questions that qualify your candidates response. In the case of a consulting project, some of these questions might be: What were the dimensions of the project? How was it sold? How long did it last? What was the makeup of the delivery team? What was your role in the assignment? What was the overall business impact of the assignment? This is a critical question to assess your candidates understanding of the connection between their work and the goals of their clients. Why were you chosen for this assignment? What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them? Which elements of the project did you enjoy, and which didnt you enjoy? How did you grow as a person during the course of the assignment? What did you learn from your client, and what did you teach your client? When you begin with a strong open-ended question, you lead with a very powerful analytical tool. You can gather a lot of information in a short period of time. You also create an anchor, around which to base a longer interview. This question makes it easy to structure your interview by introducing a theme for the meeting. Preparing interview questions is always a good idea, but even without an organized approach, you now have something to refer back to. If your candidate begins to wander away from the topic, you will be able to steer the conversation, and learn about the candidates ability to stay focused at the same time. The questions you ask are less important than how you listen to the answers. You may find, for example, that a person needs a lot of prompting. This may mean that they have not accomplished much, or it may mean that they are introverted, or maybe they have not interviewed in years and are a bit rusty. Your evaluation must be flexible according to the circumstances, and other bits of information you gather. At the opposite end of the spectrum, you may find that your interviewee cannot stop talking about their work. Most hiring managers respond poorly to people who talk excessively, and with good reason. While over talking may make a person sound prideful, the opposite is usually the case. It also shows an inability to rapidly synthesize information, and in the worst cases, may be rude to the interviewer. This question provides you with a firm grounding to begin, and to guide an interview. You should challenge a person, but also make them comfortable enough to reveal themselves. Your questions, and your style give candidates an impression of what it will be like to work for you. Take advantage of every opportunity to leave a good impression. Using this question puts you in position to gather information and to ask smart follow up questions. It serves as a kind of interviewing cheat sheet, which helps you get around some of the preparatory work, like reading a resume. Dont misunderstand me; reading a candidates resume is extremely important. If you are caught off guard, however, you can refer back to this question without tipping your hand. In order to make a good hire, you need to check many different aspects of a candidates background, skills, personality, cultural fit and drive. You will need to use different approaches to get all the information that you want. Somewhere in the process, though, you ought to ask this question. You may get more than you expected. Jason Sanders is Vice President of Executive Search at Ivy Exec, a web-based recruiting company that combines next generation technology with human power to deliver customized hiring solutions targeting high caliber professionals to help place them in executive jobs. Ivy Exec can help you hire great talent, to learn more check out Ivy Execs Ivy Suite. This is a Guest post. If you would like to submit a guest post to CareerAlley, please follow these guest post guidelines. Good luck in your search. Visit me on Facebook //

Use Your Job Rejection to Find New Opportunities

Use Your Job Rejection to Find New Opportunities It’s only natural to feel hurt and get down on yourself when receiving a job rejection. However, it’s also very possible to rebound, get rid of the negativity and find better opportunities. Rejection is a part of every successful individual’s past, and this job rejection is only going to make your success story better. As difficult as it may seem in the moment, you will get past the initial negative feelings of being rejected and can move forward. Ask the top rated resume writing services and they will tell you plenty of stories of clients who came to them after being rejected and ultimately ended up in a better situation. Here’s how you can use a job rejection to discover new opportunities. Use Negative Thoughts As Fuel For Positive Actions Some people get motivated to do better after they lose a game, get rejected from a job or experience any other negative emotions. If you fall into that category, use the negative thoughts to fuel positive actions. Visit professional executive resume writers to enhance your resume, pursue new opportunities or do whatever helps you get rid of the negative thoughts. Create Learning Opportunities Making immediate knee-jerk reactions after a job rejection is never ideal. Take a couple of days to think about what happened and discover how you can improve from the experience. Whether it’s talking to the top rated resume writing services, practicing your interview skills or doing more research about the company of interest, you’ll be able to come up with logical learning opportunities once the initial sting of rejection wears off. Never Burn Bridges No matter how badly you want to, it’s never a good idea to write a harshly worded email or make a phone call bashing the employer for rejecting you. You never know where your career will be 5-10 years from now, but burning a bridge last forever. It’s completely acceptable to express your disappointment in not getting the job, but keep it brief and thank them for the opportunity. Many employers will keep resumes of legitimate candidates and reach out to them if the position opens up later. Understand Failure Is A Part Of Success Having the mentality of accepting failure as part of success is difficult for anyone. The reality is failure and rejection will happen to everyone at some point. Being at peace with rejection can help you move forward, even though it’s understandably challenging to keep going after multiple rejections. You can always talk to professional executive resume writers you trust to help you get back on your feet, make some tweaks to your job search approach and continue moving forward. Professional Resume Services is here to help professionals find the opportunities they desire. Whether you need assistance writing an effective resume, learning about personal branding or even if you need someone to talk to after a job rejection, we are here for you. Never hesitate to reach out to us if there’s anything you need help with in any aspect of your job search or career aspirations.