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In any kind of professional communication, it is important to get your point across in a clear and meaningful way. At the same time, you want to make your point in a friendly tone, and avoid any possible negative comments. Here are a few tips to help you communicate effectively!
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Did you know it is possible to deduct job search expenses from your taxes? This is only possible if you itemize, and is allowed even if you don’t find a new job. You can deduct:
For more information, see this Forbes article.
With the current financial crisis and the dwindling of Social Security funds, many older workers have chosen to go back to work. While it may seem like companies are going for younger and faster workers, this is not the case. Older workers are more experienced and dynamic, and this can be turned to their advantage when searching for a job. Here are a few reasons why YOU are the one for the job:
One of the most publicized issues with the current economic crisis is the alarmingly high unemployment rate. The number of people seeking jobs, however, has increasingly grown to include older job seekers who would normally be retired. These may include seasoned workers who have had their own companies fail, or workers who have decided to come out of retirement. Whatever the cause, these workers must be able to adjust to a new working environment. Here are a few helpful tips:
If you’re interested in fashion and technology, Mentors and Apprentices is a career workshop and networking event for fashion, technology, and other creative industries happening TONIGHT! Owners of world-renowned business in these areas will be there to speak about the challenges of owning a business in this industry, as well as to describe internship opportunities they will be offering.
Our CEO, Joanna Riley Weidenmiller will be there, discussing the challenges of maintaining data and using mobile technology in today’s technology driven society. As a featured speaker, she will also be talking about her personal experience as a female entrepreneur, and what skills she sees becoming increasingly valuable in the future. Additionally, she will speak about the benefits of running a company located in the San Francisco Bay Area, and giving career advice in general. Read more about Joanna’s bio here!
Other featured speakers include:
The event is TONIGHT, February 21st, at 5:30 pm at FIDM in San Francisco. For more information and to buy tickets, see here. This is a great event with excellent speakers, you won’t want to miss it!
Around this time of year we see a sharp rise in the number of current students looking for jobs and internships. As students begin to stress about what they should do during the summer, they begin frantically searching for something that will look impressive on a resume. Similarly, graduating college students begin searching for jobs, or something to do after graduation. While this can be a strenuous process, it does not have to be a stressful one. Here are a few easy ways to streamline your job or internship search:
If you are sending out dozens of resumes with no response, and fear that your resume is falling into a black hole, you may be right. To deal with a rise in the number of resumes, large and mid-size companies are resorting to applicant tracking systems. These systems scan your resume for keywords, former employers, years of experience, and schools attended. These systems then rank the applicants, and only those with high ranks advance to the next round. Out of 1,000 people applying, approximately 25 will receive phone interviews, sometimes by an automated system. Only 4 to 6 candidates are then invited to interview in person.
How can you beat it?
Read more about the resume black hole here
A recent opinion piece in the New York Times discussed why the idea of the average American is over. In the past, an average American working in an average factory using average skills could make an average salary. These people could spent their entire lives living quite comfortably. With the progression of technology and the outsourcing of labor, however, this is no longer an option. The jobs of average workers have been extensively cut and replaced by computers, machines, or workers halfway across the world who are willing to take a far lower salary than any American. The solution, according to the New York Times, is education. Americans with a college degree have a far lower unemployment rate than those with just a high school degree, or no degree at all. An education instantly makes any worker above average.
Read more about Why Average is Over here.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, large firms all over the country are slowly doing away with the necessity of a resume. Union Square Ventures, a New York venture capital firm, is instead asking job applicants to submit links to their “web presence”. This presence includes anything and everything from a Facebook account to Twitter, LinkedIn, and Tumblr. Companies are now relying on these to gauge the depth and suitability of a candidate for a particular job. Many other companies are using surveys and online challenges instead of resumes, which they claim are no longer the best way to determine whether a candidate will fit into the social climate of a company.
Read more about the impending death of the resume here.
Job Offer
In this job market, it is very easy to get in the mindset of applying for every job that comes along. Similarly, when a job offer does come your way, it is easy to accept it immediately. Even in desperate times though, it is always a good idea to look through an offer, and ask specific questions about it. Taking an offer is a binding agreement, and without all the information you may regret the decision later. Here are a few things you should ask about:
