Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
by Marina Ricci
The new job climate has many opportunities for individuals to take what they love to do and start making money at it. These industries require talent and skills more than they require a college degree. For example:
While print journalism is contracting, internet news is growing. Writers who know how to utilize search engine optimization (SEO) or keyword trends can be a huge asset to a news organization that is selling advertising based on the hits they bring to their site.
Those who spend all day on social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace, and others may also see a rise in demand for their networking skills. The marketing industry is relying heavily on those who are able to disseminate information to a large number of people instantly and persuade them to try a product or service. Coupled with message boards, those who are able to persuade the most number of friends to join the excitement of a new site, product, or service will be looking at new job opportunities where none existed before.
Other industry opportunities for those who have innate knowledge of organization and socialization are also abundant. Individuals who are just too busy to organize and schedule their own activities need personal assistants. Those who are able to pull strings to score tickets or restaurant reservations and who have impeccable organization skills will excel in these newfound positions.
While these new opportunities utilize special skills and knowledge, they are not always apparent and need to be sought out. Individuals must bring their skills and talents to the attention of the companies or individuals who can use them but don’t know it yet. A dynamic resume is a great start. Once the hiring managers know what a candidate can bring to the table, anything is possible.
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
by Kristen Coria
Find something you love to do and figure out a way to get paid for it! This sentiment has been echoed so many times on television, in movies, and throughout our lives. Most people never believe it. They brush it off thinking the only way to make a living and pay the bills is to go through the daily grind at their current jobs. When people live their lives according to this philosophy, they miss out on the fulfillment that true job satisfaction brings to their lives. We all need a reason to get up in the morning and heading off to a job you love is one of the keys to happiness and success in the workplace.
Another one of the keys to happiness in your life is passion. The Merriam Webster dictionary describes passion as “a strong liking and devotion to some activity, object, or concept”. As you can clearly see, passion comes in all forms—business, pets, hobbies, cars, books, music, television, crafts etc. It is an innate desire that we all have to tap into because it is one of the driving forces in our lives. Passion is also one of the key elements to being successful from a career perspective. If you don’t have passion for your work or career, you won’t be as successful as you could be. It seems logical that one of the secrets to success is merging your career with your passion.
In this economy, people are turning to their hobbies to generate additional income. Maybe you are a novice jewelry designer that will sell your pieces at local craft shows. During the craft shows, you could network with customers that may be scouting new talent for high end jewelry designers like Tiffany or more mainstream places like Lia Sophia. Maybe you are a car enthusiast that will open a car wash/detail shop on the weekends. Before you know it, you could land big accounts with local dealerships to wash/detail their fleets of cars. Maybe you are someone that loves to travel. You could parlay your love of globe trotting by launching a travel agency. Or you might write articles about the locales you visited and sell them to travel magazines.
We all have passion for a hobby. Now is the time to take advantage of this knowledge and make it work for you from a financial perspective. While pursuing your passion for hobbies, you can help generate additional income from clients that are in need of your services or products. Once you find something you love to do and figure out a way to get paid for it, your job satisfaction will rise. It will allow you the opportunity to network with professionals or customers in the field that could propel your career in a whole new direction. And the best part is that you will be successful because you have the passion to succeed at something you love.
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Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Today I’d like to introduce a new service that will be implemented shortly at ResumeEdge.com. Our mission has always been to assist jobseekers in whatever way possible, so they attain their dream jobs. To that end, we will be adding JobInterviewEdge.
What is JobInterviewEdge?
It’s a job interview coaching service that will prepare you for the daunting job interview process by providing computer-based interviewing skills training and a personalized mock interview with a certified interview professional.
Personal coaching will be conducted by our editors who have been awarded CEIP (Certified Employment Interview Professional) certification through the PARW/CC (Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches) and those who have reached certification through ResumeEdge.com. The standards are high, the training intense. Each certified editor is an expert in interview counseling and will shepherd their clients through the arduous interview process.
The Personal Coaching element will include:
1. Job Interview Preparation Sheet to provide your coach with information to prepare your mock job interview
2. Consultation with your coach to review your job interview preparation sheet
3. “Mock” job interview by telephone with your certified coach
4. Immediate Telephone Critique of the mock job interview with your coach
5. Formal Written Critique of your mock interview delivered within 24 hours
Each mock interview is recorded, providing you with an opportunity to play it back and review it at a later date.
In upcoming blogs, I will detail the service offerings and the intricacies of an interview.
To make this service truly valuable, we want to hear your thoughts on what else you’d like to see and how we can improve on what’s provided.
No Comments yet; your thoughts are welcome.
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
By Marina Ricci, JD, ResumeEdge.com Editor
If unemployment or underemployment has given you more free time than you would normally have, take advantage of that time to make yourself more marketable in the current job scene.
One of the best ways to increase skills that could be readily used by future employers is to freelance. Freelancing can include anything from writing to editing to graphic design. Anything that can be done outside of the office on your home computer is considered freelancing. This is the perfect opportunity to bring already-refined skills into the open. Even if the work is unpaid, having work that is published or prominently displayed for future employers in a magazine or Web site is a great way to make your work stand out from the rest of the applicant pool. In addition, the more practice you have in a certain skill area will make your expertise even better.
Another great way to sharpen skills is to obtain a certificate for a certain skill-set at a nearby community college or skill center. Certificates range from Speed-reading to Leadership. Not only are these classes discounted because they are in a neighborhood community college, they will also teach or sharpen your skills. Then, you can use these certificates to obtain an advantage when applying to jobs where most people have the same type of skills at the forefront.
The best way to sharpen skills and obtain experience that is crucial to future employment, especially in a field outside of your expertise, is to intern. Internships are up as companies need more staff and have fewer funds. Thus, unpaid or underpaid internships are everywhere and can be created by companies. Therefore, if you want to go into an industry where you have little experience, this is an opportunity to obtain it. In these types of situations, if your work is really phenomenal, there may be a position that opens up in the company during the internship.
When sharpening up skills in this economy, it is important to make your skills and talents stand out from the rest of the applicant pool. Thus, obtaining publication, certificates or experience that others lack is the fast-track way to getting the job of your dreams.
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