Taking Care of Business

Emergency Surgery / Taking Care of Business I finished the big LinkedIn Profile webinar by noon my time on Thursday.  At 1pm I did a similar webinar for UCLA. About 12 hours after I finished that I was headed to the emergency room, in intense pain.  I was quickly whisked away to the operating room where I became a one-bladder man.  You can read about it here. I was concerned about people on the webinar not getting to the recording.  Fortunately, right before the pain kicked in to a point where I couldnt concentrate, I was able to get the webinar recording up.  The next day, from the hospital, my wife logged into Facebook and posted a request from me to my friends and colleagues in a couple of industry associations to let them know I was incompacitated, and that further deliverables would be delayed.  I didnt want to have messed up what I thought was an awesome webinar by getting a lot of impatient emails saying wheres my recording!? Sorry to not have posted about it here earlier.  I find it interesting that my first post was on Facebook (since writing a blog post from the hospital from my android is not easy or fun).  Easy of use is what got the word out to that audience. This is the fourth day since the surgery and I am told I look better every day, every hour.  It makes me wonder if I looked that bad yesterday? I kind of feel the same mostly the same pains, same fatigue, etc. Ill try to post this week, each day.  Soon Ill post a follow-up on how to pay for surgery without health insurance.  That post was written from a planned surgery experience.  This surgery was very much unplanned.  I hope to have some great insight. Emergency Surgery / Taking Care of Business I finished the big LinkedIn Profile webinar by noon my time on Thursday.  At 1pm I did a similar webinar for UCLA. About 12 hours after I finished that I was headed to the emergency room, in intense pain.  I was quickly whisked away to the operating room where I became a one-bladder man.  You can read about it here. I was concerned about people on the webinar not getting to the recording.  Fortunately, right before the pain kicked in to a point where I couldnt concentrate, I was able to get the webinar recording up.  The next day, from the hospital, my wife logged into Facebook and posted a request from me to my friends and colleagues in a couple of industry associations to let them know I was incompacitated, and that further deliverables would be delayed.  I didnt want to have messed up what I thought was an awesome webinar by getting a lot of impatient emails saying wheres my recording!? Sorry to not have posted about it here earlier.  I find it interesting that my first post was on Facebook (since writing a blog post from the hospital from my android is not easy or fun).  Easy of use is what got the word out to that audience. This is the fourth day since the surgery and I am told I look better every day, every hour.  It makes me wonder if I looked that bad yesterday? I kind of feel the same mostly the same pains, same fatigue, etc. Ill try to post this week, each day.  Soon Ill post a follow-up on how to pay for surgery without health insurance.  That post was written from a planned surgery experience.  This surgery was very much unplanned.  I hope to have some great insight.

How to Know When You Are a Recruiting Tragic [14 Signs]

How to Know When You Are a ‘Recruiting Tragic’ [14 Signs] What  is  a recruiting tragic? A recruiting tragic is a person who just can’t help bringing most things in life back to… recruiting. I admit to being guilty. I know others in the sad club. We don’t  want  to be like this. We are not  proud  of the affliction. It’s just  in our DNA. By: ivisdompics Think you may have the ‘curse’? How many of  these  have you been guilty of? You see two people, smartly dressed, folders by their sides, talking earnestly at a café. You are immediately convinced it’s a job interview, and you try to work out who is doing the hiring. When you meet someone new socially, it starts to get interesting for you only when they talk about their job. You still look at the job advertising classifieds in the weekend papers, even though you stopped advertising there years ago, and so has almost everybody else. In any new town, your eye automatically finds recruitment agency shop-fronts, or signs that suggest a recruiter occupies the building. In extreme cases you actually take photos of recruitment offices in strange places. (Confession: I have photos from Burma, Kathmandu, Darwin, Santiago, Cape Town and a dozen other places. I know, I know! But remember I admitted guilt already. Recruiting tragic) The weatherman on TV says, “Temps tomorrow will go up to the high 20s” and you think, “Not a bad temp count this week, wonder what the margin is?”. You don’t mean to do it, you can’t help doing it but within a few minutes of meeting a new person, you have decided whether they would make a good recruiter, or not. Just chatting with friends and acquaintances, talking about why they might leave their current job, you want to drill down on potential counter offer. Right there! Right now! The ‘employment statistics’ put out by the government (any government), just make you laugh, as they are so at odds with the reality on the ground, as  you  see it. You know there are a lot of hopeless recruiters out there, and you criticise them yourself, but you still feel very offended when recruiters are demonised as a group. A drive in an unfamiliar part of town has you mentally taking notes of company names you see on signs because ‘they look like they have lots of staff needs’. Sometimes, you stop and write company names down, or dictate them into your phone. Sitting in a train or a bus, you start to fantasise that the ‘perfect’ candidate for the crucial, hard to fill role you are working on, is sitting just across from you. Or maybe next to you. Or by the door. They are  definitely  on this train! You read classified ads in the paper, and on the web, and mentally you edit them as they ‘should have been worded’. And then you read between the clichés to decipher what is really going on! And when you travel, you browse the local paper, and study the job ads as closely as anything else. When a friend is battling to decide between potential partners in a relationship situation, you offer advice using words like ‘shortlisting, reference checking and second interviews’. When a friend comes back from a first date, you debrief her like you would a candidate reporting back on a first interview, occasionally asking how much money it would take for her to ‘have a follow-up meeting’… Any other ‘recruiting tragic’ traits you admit to?  Let us know in the comments below!

How To Make It As A Young Woman In The Entertainment Industry

How To Make It As A Young Woman In The Entertainment Industry The following is a guest post by    Jackie Augustus.  Her bio follows The music industry is one giant experiment and there’s no textbook. There’s no right or wrong â€" it’s trial and error, which can allow for a lot of success, but also failure. I’m still learning each and every day, and probably always will be, and I love that. It keeps me on my toes. Here are five things I’ve learned as a young woman in the entertainment industry from my time at Scooter Braun’s SB Projects â€" a diversified entertainment and media company with ventures integrating music, film, television, technology and philanthropy. BE A SPONGE My biggest piece of advice is to soak in as much information as you can from the people around you. Yes, I have a college degree, but nothing has proven more valuable than my hands-on experience at SB Projects. It’s been such an incredible experience working with and shadowing my knowledgeable co-workers each and every day. ASK QUESTIONS â€" YOU’RE NOT ANNOYING ANYONE Ask questions. Lots of them. There’s no such thing as a dumb question. You will always wonder until you ask, and those questions usually lead to conversations that are beneficial for both parties. For example, as a millennial who was raised by the Internet (still love you mom and dad), I may be able to provide insight from a different perspective. In my particular situation, coming from the fan side of things (s/o @BieberArmy, my Twitter fan account that gave me a job), I am able to shed some light on how a fan’s brain works. This way, I can help make the fans’ experiences richer coming from the artist side and bridge that gap. DON’T BE AFRAID TO PIZZA AND CHILL EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE Passion is what fuels my drive. But so does sleep. The entertainment industry isn’t a 9-5 job, and while you may want to be the hard working overachiever ( you still can be), I cannot stress how important it is to find work/life balance. You will wear yourself out in no time if you don’t find time for other hobbies. My favorite days are the ones where I don’t do anything but watch Netflix and eat pizza. For the first 2 years that I worked at SB Projects I would sleep with my phone on loud and drop everything for an incoming email that could’ve waited for a response until the morning. I had to learn to prioritize and be strategic about the balance. It’s important to be selfish at times, or you’ll lose yourself. FIND WHAT MOTIVATES YOU AND NEVER LET IT GO Being a woman (especially a young one) in a male-dominated industry is a blast for me because I see it as a challenge. There is nothing more inspiring than seeing more and more women joining the executive ranks on the daily. It is genuine inspiration and motivationâ€"although, it comes with its downsides. Given my age, one thing I have struggled with is receiving respect from elder, more experienced individuals in this industry before even giving me a chance to prove myself. Know that you’re never too young to accomplish your dreams. Take that as motivation to prove that you’re more than capable, even when some may doubt you.  At the same time, on the other end of it, there’s nothing more amusing to me than when I finally meet someone who I’ve been conversing with over email or phone and they’re like “you’re how old? 21?! I thought you were at least 26…” because I still see myself as the 13-year-old fangirl that has Jonas Brothers posters on her walls. GO WITH YOUR GUT I’ll leave you with the best piece of advice Scooter has ever given me “it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission.” If you believe in something, don’t give up until you see it through. If you have an idea that others may shoot down initially, take it and run. If it doesn’t work, so what? At least you tried and now you know. If it did work, they’ll learn to maybe trust your gut instinct the next time around.  Jackie  (age 21)  has quickly risen up the ranks and is currently  the Associate Marketing Manager for the Digital team at SB Projects  responsible for overseeing social media and digital strategies across all SB Projects’ artists. Her duties range from coordinating social posts with the artists, to creating and executing digital activations, to advising on digital rollout for a single, album or tour. When Jackie isn’t coordinating with artists, she can be found creating fun content for SB Projects’ social channels. Jackie started out by running a fan account for Justin Bieber called @bieberarmy. The account caught the attention of Justin, himself, and started to gain more and more followers. Scooter began to give Jackie exclusives, articles and invites to events. Scooter and Jackie stayed in touch while Jackie attended college and he offered her a job for after she graduated college. In a turn of events, Scooter offered Jackie a full-time position and told her that while she worked for him she could also attend school full-time and the rest is history! Images: Collage  Thomas Hawk

How Recruiters Use Social Media By the Numbers

How Recruiters Use Social Media By the Numbers Using the data from Adeccos global study, this infographic breaks down how  recruiters can effectively use social media for online recruiting. The data is gathered from the responses of recruiters from 24 countries. 1,501  recruiters  participated in this  study, 73% using at least one social media account for professional purposes. For more information on the study you can download the full report at  adecco.com/socialrecruiting. Takeaways: Recruitment increasingly uses the internet and social media as a crucial tool. Typical candidates recruiters are searching for are non-managers. First impressions are everything! Recruiters admit candidates have been rejected due to the content on their social media profiles. Be careful with sensitive information! Recruiters are using social networks to source passive candidates, checking the accuracy of CVs, checking an applicants network, even their posts! The biggest reason for this is to diversify recruitment channels, at 58.3% RELATED:  How a Strong Online Network Helps You Get a Job How much does of your recruitment work involve the internet? Let us know in the comments below.

Start a Career in Public Health Through Accredited Online Programs

Start a Career in Public Health Through Accredited Online Programs Universities are under constant pressure to create enough opportunities for students to pursue public health due to an increasing shortage of public health physicians. It is highly important that we have an educated workforce, and that is why studying public health is very impactful.However, with the advent of the internet, education, and public health for that matter has become more accessible. As such, getting a bachelor’s degree in public health at the comfort of your home is totally achievable.evalThe reason why many universities decided to bring the program online is that majority of the public health workers are required to have at least a master’s degree, and an online program will make that easier and cheaper.When you apply for an online public health problem, you will study some chosen topics in that field which will include disease prevention, health services system, health communications, health care delivery, and public health policies.In addition to that, you will be needed to complete an internship program as well as taking part in a final project, which are all requirements for completion of the course.Career InformationOn completion of bachelor’s degree in public health, you can decide to venture into some advanced degrees in public health such as Master of Science in Public Health.As a graduate of the bachelor’s degree program, you can equally pursue:Public health advisingPublic health epidemiologyPublic health nursingOccupational epidemiologyWhen you choose to pursue an online degree in this field, you will be more flexible and have the opportunity to engage in community health conversations between classmates and the professors via online messaging in place of classroom seminars.Learning Details and AssessmentA public health program can be offered either entirely online or in a hybrid format like the ones available in some learning institutions. You will access all of your online course work from a personal computer.evalAn advantage o f this online program is that you are allowed to work at your own pace. You can complete your coursework at any time that you want, day or night, although some assignments with deadlines might require more immediate action.Despite the fact that you will complete all the online courses from home, you will still be able to interact with fellow students and professors via message forums and chat rooms. It makes it possible for you to maintain contact throughout your program.Assessment of ongoing programs by the faculty will be based on completion of online multiple choice tests after each lesson and your timely submission of assignments. The final academic performance assessment in this program is on a “4 point GPA scale”.TuitionWhile tuition is an important subject, it does not outweigh the benefits you have from taking online courses from an accredited school. To keep costs on the lower end, you could also consider choosing programs that are closer to your state.Specializationsev alSome of the specialty options that you may have a Bachelor’s degree in public health are such asPublic administrationDisaster managementEnvironmental healthHealth communicationHealth managementHealth informaticsCoursesAside from the core courses, it is also a compulsory requirement that you complete some general education courses like the English Composition and Introduction to Psychology.In addition to that, there are also some online courses, which might also complement your career in Public Health. They include:Healthcare informaticsHealthcare Legal and Ethical IssuesFinancial health care managementMarketing and strategic planningOne thing to remember is that before diving into online programs, you would still have to research and compare the various universities which offer accredited online programs and determine which one is perfect for you.

12 Proofreading Resume Tips - Wolfgang Career Executive Coaching

12 Proofreading Resume Tips - Wolfgang Career Executive Coaching Thanks to Grace for an excellent guest post on twelve solid proofreading resume tips. Her bio is below. Coach Wolfgang Your resume is the first impression you make on a company and one of the most important parts of applying for a job. That means your resume should be proofread thoroughly. Often a single mistake or typo can cost you the job of your dreams, so don’t rush through this process. Mistakes in a resume can signal to a hiring manager that you are careless and not someone they want to bring into the company. Use these twelve proofreading resume tips to write a great resume! Spellcheck your resume Before you do anything else, make sure you have your word processor’s spellcheck function turned on. Also make sure have the setting on American English, or British English, whichev-er is applicable. If you’re in the U.S., but applying to a job in Britain then you should switch your spellchecker to British English. But don’t blindly put your trust in Spellcheck, since it can produce errors by trying to autocorrect your typing. Look over your resume for mistakes that it missed, or caused by trying to correct something. Prepare yourself to proofread Set yourself up for success by finding a quiet place where you can concentrate, and set aside at least an hour to proofread your resume. Do your editing while you’re alert and refreshed. If you finish writing your resume in the evening, it’s best to proofread the next morning after getting a good sleep. Use a font you can clearly read such as Calibri, Cambria, Garamond, or Helvetica. Don’t use stylized fonts like Papyrus; not only will doing this make it harder to read and edit your resume, it will also annoy the hiring manager looking at it. Switch up your fonts After spending a few hours working away on your resume, you’ve grown accustomed to the font you’ve been using. This is particularly true if you use this font for writing in general. Shelly Fulcher, editor at Elite Assignment Help, recommends the following: Your familiarity with the font can make it easier for you to miss mistakes. Before you start proofreading, switch the font, this change will make it easier for you to focus on looking for errors. The more distinct the font change is, the better. This is probably the only time when it’s useful to use Comic Sans, just don’t forget to switch back to a more professional choice before you print or submit your resume. Get help from a friend It’s easy to become biased towards what you’ve written and not realize that it has a poor flow or is phrased awkwardly. Sometimes all you need is a fresh pair of eyes to spot those last few mistakes, so get a friend to look at your resume before sending it off. They can also give you suggestions about flow and structure. Your friend can enable the ‘Track Changes’ function so you can see what they change. Don’t be afraid of negative feedback, it will im-prove your resume and your chances of getting an interview. Be open-minded to your friends proofreading resume tips! Read aloud It can feel a bit strange to reading out loud, but as long as you’re on your own then it shouldn’t be too embarrassing. Reading your resume out loud will help you pick out problems in sentence structure and wording that just sounds awkward. You’re forced to focus on how the words sound together and that means you’re more likely to catch an error. Reading silently in your head is not as effective because your brain can ‘auto-correct’ what it’s reading. Print out your resume You’ll have an easier time spotting and marking grammar and spelling mistakes if you print out your resume to edit. According to Kimberly Carraway, author of Transforming Your Teaching, when reading a screen your brain is more focused on skimming and searching for keywords than it is on analyzing the text and constructing meaning. Use a red pen to make your corrections; red stands out from the text more than blue or black and you’re less likely to overlook it. Proofreading resume tips for pros Use your finger and point at every word as you read it, you’ll be forced to think about each word. Use a ruler or blank sheet of paper to cover up the text you haven’t proofread yet to help you concentrate on what you’re reading. Start at the end of your resume and read every sentence in reverse order. Interrupting the flow this way makes it easier for you to catch errors. Look especially closely at short words like ‘it’ and ‘is’ that are often accidentally interchanged. Look over your copy for verb tense errors, make sure you’ve used the present tense for your current job. If you have included any links, click on them to make sure they are working. Double check your contact information, headings, and proper nouns. Watch out for homophones. Homophones are words that sound the same but have different spellings and meanings, such as their/there, accept/except, and role/roll. Check even little details, such as the abbreviation of a state, missing these things can make yo u seem careless and unprofessional. Focus on certain types of errors Rather than reading your resume from start to finish, looking for everything, focus on one type of mistake at a time. This will be tedious and time consuming, but it also guarantees you will catch everything. Go over once for spelling, then tenses, then grammar, and so on. Also go over for accuracy, make sure the dates you list for employment are accurate, for example. If the hiring manager does a background check and notices you have made a mistake it will reflect poorly on you. Use Online Tools to Help Write the Perfect Resume Writing doesn’t come easily for everyone, so don’t hesitate to get some proofreading resume tips from the professionals. Here are some good resources to get you started: ViaWriting offers grammar guides for assistance checking over your resume for grammatical errors. Don’t take any chances with your resume, get some help from the experts. Check out StateofWriting for a list of online proofreading tools you can access to make sure your resume is polished and free of errors. A single missed typo can be the difference between getting the interview and getting your resume thrown in the trash! Dont forget about the site you are on! Wolfgang Career Coaching has a number resume blogs filled with proofreading resume tips. Theres also a resume writing resources and tips page for you. These helpful writing resources can improve the quality of your resume. Even an experienced writer can benefit from some extra help now and then, especially when it comes to a resume! Edit on the go You’ll make your proofreading process easier if you edit your resume as you go. Look over each sentence after you write it for errors. Your proofreading will take less time and the mate-rial will still be fresh in your head. Read your sentences back to yourself as you write them and rewrite it until you’re satisfied. This advice comes from Freddie Torres, writer at UKTopWriters. You will still likely miss a few things, so don’t forget to proofread even if you think you got everything. Consider Hiring an Editor It’s not always necessary, but if you’re applying for a very important position, consider hiring a professional editor. By doing this you’ll be ensuring that you’re sending out the best version of your resume possible. Look for an editor with experience editing resumes for best results. If you can’t afford to hire someone, at least up your proofreading game by familiarizing yourself with and using professional proofreading symbols. Walk away Once you’ve finished writing, take a break from it for an hour or two. If it’s late, come back to it in the morning. After working on your resume for a while your brain has become accustomed to your writing and is in a poor condition to find errors and deficiencies. Come back to it with a fresh set of eyes so you can spot the mistakes you’ve made. This is why it’s important to plan ahead to get working on your resume well before the application deadline; you don’t want to be scrambling to finish writing and editing the day it needs to be submitted. In conclusion, your resume is the first impression you make on a hiring manager, but don’t let it be your last as well. A single mistake on your resume can cost you the job. Proofreading is a vital part of creating a solid resume, but it’s not something you can rush through and expect good results. Follow these twelve proofreading resume tips to write a great resume. Author bio: Grace Carter is a proofreader at Boomessays service. She teaches new colleagues grammar and editing techniques. Also, Grace develops writing courses at UK Writings, academic service. By Wolfgang Career Coaching|2019-01-31T02:58:25+00:00August 18th, 2018|Resume|0 Comments

Insurance Resume Writing

Insurance Resume WritingInsurance Resume Writing is important and should be handled with care. If your insurance resume gets prepared wrong, it can be a hindrance to you.Insurance is a lucrative business these days and has high standards for applicants. A well crafted insurance resume is not just a piece of paper. In fact, it can be a very powerful tool for helping you land a job.Insurance is a service that covers individuals against risk. Individuals can either take on this service on their own or hire someone else to do it for them. In most cases, insurance companies will offer a wide range of insurance products. Some are just coverage of injuries, accidents and damage to property and others are multi-level to cover the lives of the insured, for example funeral expense and benefits for those who are in a financial state to take care of such expenses.Getting into an insurance company is not the easiest thing to do. Even for those who know a little about insurance and its business, t hey still need some time to clear their mind and get fully prepared.The best way to prepare an insurance resume is to think about what kind of insurance product or service you may be seeking. After selecting your need, have the desired length of time to compose the insurance resume that you need. The preparation includes defining the terms used in the insurance product or service, setting up your skills and abilities, as well as details about your past employment.It is better to write about a single insurance product or service than the whole spectrum of insurance. This will help avoid the negative effect of having to write about everything. There is no harm in writing about two or three lines in the beginning about different kinds of insurance products and services.Insurance resumes should not contain too much technical information which may get too complicated for the interviewer to understand and interpret. With insurance resume writing, it is best to stick to the basics and simp le concepts like variable annuities, term life, and health insurance, etc.It is always best to read and learn about insurance from reliable sources and not from newspapers or magazines. Be selective about the insurance products or services that you opt for. Make sure that you have done your research before choosing.