Posted by ayeshawrites4u on August 19, 2009
Stepping Up to a Better Career was created to help job seekers nationwide find fulfilling employment by providing advice on resume writing, interviewing, job searching and more. For the past year, I have upheld that goal by creating topics that I felt would be interesting to the 100 loyal readers I have each day.
Now I feel it is time to turn over the reigns. I want to hear your specific questions and concerns and provide you with advice that will aid you in finding fulfilling employment and fast.
Have a question about transitioning careers? Looking for employment while keeping your old job? Networking to find employment? Moving from nonprofit work to the business sector?
Explaining laid-off or fired status? Job searching on the internet? Keeping a job after your company has been bought out or your department is being phased out?
Creating a resume? Formatting a resume? Specific resume samples? Types of resumes?
Following up on an interview? Negotiating your salary? Creating a cover letter?
If you have any questions about your job search…
Contact me! You can choose to comment directly on this blog or you can e-mail me your questions at Resumes@AyeshaWrites4u.com and see your question appear in my next post.
All I ask is that along with your question(s), you send your first name and an e-mail address where I can contact you to let you know that your answer is being posted on the blog.
As always, good luck on your job search.
Ayesha Long
www.AyeshaWrites4u.com
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Posted by ayeshawrites4u on November 3, 2008
Okay, maybe a lot of people are already familiar with LinkedIn. If not, let me take a moment to introduce you to the age of Internet networking to find a (drum roll please) job. Yes, you read that correctly. LinkedIn is a wonderful resource where professionals create accounts and then find people that they have met either personally or professionally. Either way, what’s great about LinkedIn is that they absolutely respect your privacy.
In order to contact a fellow member, there has to be an alliance between the two of you. You have to prove that you onced worked together, went to the same school, or met. If you cannot do this, then you have to find someone in your immediate network who is connected to that person to introduce you. Once that introduction is made, then and only then, may you contact the other person.
Hence, no more silly picture messages or the like. This website is only for the professionally-minded individual looking to get “Linked Up” to other professionals that may further their goals and initiatives.
If you’re interested in moving beyond social networking sites to joining a site that can help you make connections to getting your new job without ever leaving your home, visit www.LinkedIn.com to learn more.
As always, good luck with your job search.
Ayesha Long
www.ayeshawrites4u.com
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Posted by ayeshawrites4u on July 23, 2008
According to Donna Fisher, a networking expert, 70% of jobs are obtained by networking. That means that only 30% of employees find new jobs from internet websites, classified ads, or temp agencies. Pretty small figure, if you ask me.
So how do you use networking to get hired? Thanks to the internet, networking has gotten so easy. By typing one small message, you can e-mail all of your AOL, yahoo, and hotmail contacts as well as post a bulletin on your MySpace, LinkedIn, and Face book pages about your job search. Then every person you meet face to face, whether it’s your close friends, relatives, neighbors or beautician, let them know you’re on the prowl for a new job.
While most of the leads you get won’t be for positions you are interested, the few that are relevant will be more than valuable. In your cover letter, you can get beyond an employer’s skepticism by mentioning your inside contact. Even better, you might be able to convince your networking contact to give the resume directly to the manager for you. If this person is a good worker, then the hiring manager will be more likely to contact you as opposed to someone who is cold calling or responding to the want ads.
I wonder how many people truly use networking as the tool it is meant to be…
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