Career Cloud Radio - Job Search Advice & Tactics

Welcome to another career podcast my name is Chris Russell, founder of CareerCloud.com. The site that offers most practical tips, tricks and tools for today's jobs search...if you want to become a modern job seeker...join over 40,000 other job seekers on careercloud.com who use the site to stay up to date on todays job search. Viriginia Franco is one of approx. 60 Executive Resume writers certified by the National Resume Writers Association as a National Certified Resume Writer) and hold a Certified Professional ResumeWriter certification with the Professional Association of ResumeWriters and Career Coaches. Hello Virginia welcome to CareerCloud Radio Where are you today? Whats a typical day in the life of a resume writer like? 1. Why Must a Resume Pass a Screen Test 2. How do Readers Read Differently When Looking at Something Online versus In Print? 3. What Should Job Seekers Do to Get their Resumes Screen Ready? 4. Whats the Difference Between Reading on a Desktop versus a Mobile Device

Thea Kelley has more than 20 years' experience in coaching, career services, writing and editing, and holds several relevant certifications including Certified Employment Interview Consultant. She provides coaching on all aspects of job search, from resumes to interviewing, serving everyone from senior executives to recent graduates, nationwide. She is the author of a new book Get that job the quick and complete guide to a winning interview Tell me your favorite job interview story where a candidate you either coached or heard about really sold themselves to get the job? 1) What are key selling points & why do they matter? 2) Can you give me an example? 3) How would a job seeker use this? 4) Why not just let the interviewer decide for himself what makes you stand out? 5) How does a job seeker figure out what their selling points are? 6) What makes one selling point more effective than another? 7) What do you mean by Relevant? Exceptional? Verifiable? 8) So once they have their REV Points list,

CareerCloud.com is the site that offers most practical tips, tricks and tools for today’s jobs search...if you want to become a modern job seeker...join over 40,000 other job seekers on careercloud.com who use the site to stay up to date on todays job search. With me today is Lisa Rangel, Lisa is is the Managing Director of Chameleon Resumes, As a recruitment professional for over 13 years, she has held management and recruiter roles for international recruitment conglomerates and private search firms. She knows first-hand what resumes win interviews and are awarded offers from reviewing thousands of resumes over the years and helping hiring managers seek talent for their premier organizations. She speaks of how to stay consistently employed at her podcast The Pretend You'reFired Today podcast, found at pretendyourefiredtoday.com and offers free resume samples and training at resumecheatsheet.com. Topics Didcussed: -What did you learn from the 2016 job hunt? -What was your favorite client success story f

Welcome to another career podcast my name is Chris Russell, founder of CareerCloud.com. The site that offers most practical tips, tricks and tools for today’s jobs search...if you want to become a modern job seeker...join over 40,000 other job seekers on careercloud.com who use the site to stay up to date on todays job search. Well ...It’s time for another end of year job search roundtable where we discuss news and topics with some of our favorite career coach friends. Welcome back to the show Hannah Morgan and Chris Fields -How was 2016 for both of you…? Were you busier than ever? -What was your favorite client success story form 2016? -Any resume or hiring trends that you noticed...good or bad? -Are your clients being found more often online via profiles? -Frustrations: not hearing back from employers -Driverless cars/trucks, robots taking jobs -Millenials largest sector of workforce and they are having an impact (from how managers review to how people apply) -Is everyone gearing up for the

I wanted to start off the new year with a quick update on what is happening on CareerCloud and what you can expect in the new year. But first it is the start of the job hunting season, time to dust off that resume and hit the job search button...as I speak, recruiters are busily getting ready to post lots of new jobs this month and open up the resume floodgates. January is the like the christmas season for online job search. The job market will tighten even further this year which means candidates will have more leverage. Don't be afraid to negotiate if you get an offer. Also Remember when applying online to customize your resume as much as possible for each job you apply to. One resume does not fit all….Be patient with the hiring process as recruiting departments will be extremely busy in the first few months of the year. If you have been to CareerCloud lately you may notice some design changes to our various micro sites. CareerCloud is made up of 4 main sections Careercloud.com is home to our artic

Amie Thompson is the founder and lead coach at of Sound Interview Professionals. Which she started after receiving lots of requests for help with resumes, holding practice interview sessions, and career coaching. Amie has more than 11 years of Human Resources experience and a Masters from Penn State University. She holds both the PHR and SHRM-CP certifications. Topics include; Where are you located? Tell me first, of your last few clients how are they landing jobs…did they see it first on a job board or other channel (be specific)? Why does the hiring process take so long? Have you ever seen anything that made a candidate really stand out as an applicant? What's the biggest mistake you see on resumes? What are the best questions to ask a hiring manager during an interview? What should I do if I can't answer an interview question? Last words of advice...

Jason Nazar is one of the most active tech entrepreneurs and investors in southern California, and is a popular contributor for Wall Street Journal, Forbes, INC, Fortune, and Business Insider. Currently he is co-founder/CEO of Comparably.com, an online platform that monitors the job industry and makes workplace compensation and culture dramatically more transparent. Prior to Comparably, he founded Docstoc -- the largest small business content site with over 50 million members -- before he sold it to Intuit in 2013 for a reported $50M. Named one of the most admired CEOs by the Los Angeles Business Journal, He is also Entrepreneur in Residence for the City of Los Angeles Topics from this show: What's the state of the job industry today and what does it mean when people talk about transparency in pay and workplace culture? Quote from Jasons blog: “When an entrepreneur starts a company, the culture is a reflection of her personality. And in it’s formative years Culture is simply a function of those early

I recently attend the HR Summit in Bucks County, Pennsylvannia. One of the activities during the day was breaking up into groups to discuss how employers can improve the job search process. Listen in as we have a frank discussion about the job search.

Today I’ll be speaking with Janna Kefalas….Janna is a Certified Professional Career Coach and former recruiter who helps frustrated job seekers find a job they love. She works one-on-one with clients, providing them job search and networking strategies that tap the hidden job market. Aside from career coaching, she has a background in recruiting and HR in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors. -Tell me first, of your last few clients how are they landing jobs…? -What are the most common mistakes unemployed job seekers make? -What are the first steps you need to take when you're unemployed? -How do you address your unemployment status on LinkedIn? -How do address it on your resume and cover letter? -What steps should you take to find the right opportunities? -How can you stay up-to-speed in your industry? -How can you use social media in your search? -How can in-person networking help your search? -How do you stay motivated when your search is slow-going? -Favorite story?

Brian Howard is a Certified Career Management Coach, a Certified Job Search Strategist, a Certified Professional Resume Writer, and an actively practicing executive recruiter. He has helped thousands of job seekers over his 24 year recruiting career. It is from this experience and knowledge that he wrote The Motivated Networker. He’ joins me on the phone now from Kansas City MO Of your last few 2 clients who landed jobs...how did they get them? (tell us the story of how they found the job & got hired) In your book, The Motivated Networker you provide a definition for networking that I’d like you to comment on. You defined networking this way: Professional networking is developing and maintaining reciprocal relationships with other professionals that over time could result in career or business opportunities. The power of your network is measured by the number and quality of relevant relationships you have. 2. You write about a Networking Mentality and you identify several attitudes that can make yo

Recruiter Pete Radloff joins to talk about mistakes that he looks for on resumes that will kill your chances of getting an interview. This is a MUST listen! Bio: Pete Radloff has 15 years of recruiting experience in both agency and corporate environments, and is the Principal Technical Recruiter at comScore, as well as a Lead Consultant for exaqueo. Pete’s experience stretches across several areas of talent acquisition, including recruitment and sourcing, social media, employment branding, recruitment operations and the training and mentoring of recruiters. He's known for his pioneering sourcing techniques, exceptional knowledge of the college market and his honest writing in numerous recruiting publications. You can find him on twitter @pjradloff -I think the key phrase in all that is “all resumes look alike” right? -What/s the first thing that turns you off….(missspellings) -Bolding without borders…? -One page lifetime? -How do you feel about those who get creative and add logos, headshots or other u

Jeff Kavanaugh is a Managing Partner and also leads campus recruiting efforts at Infosys (one of the world’s largest IT consulting firms with over $9bn a year in revenue) and is also an Adjunct Professor at The University of Texas. He's a part-time farmer, history buff, and tennis fanatic. But his real passion is consulting. We’re going to talk about how today’s college grads can better prepare themselves for entering the job market. - You meet with hundreds of new grads each year...What are the traits you look for in new hires? - How do you look for these traits? favorite questions….? What are the best ways to train critical thinking skills? - What are the most common mistakes you see in recent grads? - If you were giving advice to your 20 year old self, how would you prepare for the current job market? - Do you think unpaid internship are a good idea for young people? - How can young people figure out the best career direction? Future jobs..robots - What do you teach in your UT class to prepare st

Robert Moment. Robert is an interview coach and author. He specializes in job interview coaching ideas, tips and strategies that help ambitious people get hired for jobs and make more money. He is the author of several books including InterviewTips and soon to be published, How to Answer Interview Questions… Listeners should stay tuned to the end of this podcast for details on how to get a free copy of Roberts new book. We’ll be giving away a few copies. 1. Lets start by Defining Personal Branding? 2. What are the key benefits of Personal Branding? 3. How can you gain visibility and credibilty with Personal Branding? 4. How can you get more job interviews and job offers using Personal Branding? 5. How do you use Social Media for Personal Branding? 6. What are some of the Do's and Don'ts of Personal Branding? 7. What are the keys to Personal Branding success? 8. Can you share some tips for building a strong online Personal Brand? 9. What is the first step our listeners can take to start building the

Ben White has seven years’ experience in talent acquisition. In that time he has worked as a headhunter and a corporate recruiter for two fortune 500 companies. He also runs the website www.gettingthejobhq.com , a blog devoted to all things talent. He has published a book available on amazon called Getting the Job, A recruiter’s guide to getting the job. Topics of this show; What’s on your mind lately from a job seeker standpoint? Online presence---where do you look? How do you search What should job seekers know about the hiring process that they currently dont? 3 reasons you are’nt getting an interview? 3 Great Interview Questions That Will Catch the Interviewer Off Guard When it comes to the resume, what are job seekers doing wrong? Describe the perfect resume for me? What does it say and how does it say it? What should job seekers know about if a recruiter contacts them...any guidelines? Job seeker that wowed you in an interview? Last words of advice

My guest today is Rachel Bitte….Rachel has been been rethinking the HR industry for ~20 years and is currently Chief People Officer at Jobvite, a recruiting platform firm powering companies such as LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Starbucks, SpaceX and many more. Topics include: -How common is it for people to look for a new job at work? What are the telltale signs that an employee is looking for a different job? How can you avoid attracting suspicion? -What kind of job hunting activities (research, resume/cover letter touch-ups, emails, interviews, etc.) can you take care of on the job, and which ones should you save for later? -What should you do if somebody schedules an interview during work hours? Can you take the call from a private area in your office, or is that too risky? -What should you do if you get caught? What’s a typical HR response to discovering somebody job hunting on the job? Is it a fireable offense? -When you’re thinking about leaving your current job for a new one, what do you need to consider

Increasingly, candidates need to have great storytelling skills to be the one to land the job. In the latest episode of CareerCloud radio we'll chat with Marty Parker….Marty is the author of "Culture Connection: How Developing a Winning Culture Will Give Your Organization a Competitive Advantage." He is also the CEO of Waterstone Human Capital, a retained executive search firm in Toronto Canada and he writes a career column for the Globe and Mail. We'll discuss the following topics/questions: How can they use storytelling to demonstrate that they're a good cultural fit with the company with whom they're interviewing? Why is that so important? What do you say to job seekers who are frustrated that employers now seem to value cultural fit over the actual skills that the candidates bring to a job? How can candidates communicate their skill set in a way that shows they understand the importance of fit AND the skills they work so hard to build? What makes someone a superstar vs. just okay? You made it past

EACH YEAR, UNIVERSUM SURVEYS OVER ONE MILLION CAREER SEEKERS FROM 57 COUNTRIES, ASKING WHICH EMPLOYERS THEY HOLD IN HIGHEST REGARD. The rankings not only chart the fortunes of individual companies’ talent-attraction efforts, but also document industry-level pressures and students’ shifting ideas about what defines an ideal employer. Dustin Clinard, Managing Director, Americas at Universum Global joins the podcats to talk about the 2016 survey that was just released. We'll talk about wjat makes these companies unique and why students want to work there on today's show.

Keirsten Greggs is an experienced Talent Acquisition professional who has built a successful career implementing creative recruiting strategies for Defense, Intelligence, Federal and Civilian contract portfolios (employers). In her 16 year career, she has served in various functions including Executive hiring, Project Management, and most recently, Talent Acquisition Operations. Always focused on engagement and relationship building, she is very active on social media as an HR Blogger and podcast Co-host ...she is also creator of the #RecruiterProblems meme series. She joins me now on the phone from the Washington DC area... In this episode we'll discuss: What are your pet peeves when it comes to job seekers...what are they doing wrong? Why are job seekers so bad at job hunting? Is the resume still important? What’s the most creative resume youve ever seen? How should job seekers approach a recruiter on twitter or linkedin? Do recruiters really look at social media accounts? What is your advice for

Hannah Morgan (careersherpa.net) and Chris Fields (resumecrusade.com) are back for another great conversation about all things job search. In this jam packed episode we will discuss the acquisition of LinkedIn by Microsoft that just occured hours earlier. Plus we'll cover topics such as job hunting while living overseas, impress in the interview, how many questions you should be asking in the interview, and a host of other great career tips. This epiosde is a must listen.

JobMonkey is a job board for "cool jobs" like at seasonal resorts, working on fishing boats and teaching english overseas. Matt Lucas started the site in 1999 after writing about these adventures for years. Yoday he shares his story, talks about some cool jobs and gives some advice for those seeking something different in a job.