Prepare For A Layoff Before It Happens

Prepare For A Layoff Before It Happens I remember when I was first married (and thus, quite impressionable :p), a friend of mine made a really interesting comment, something like: Getting laid off is way harder than getting fired. His logic was that if you get fired, its with cause, and you can know exactly what stupid thing you did to get you fired but if you are laid off it was because of a bigger (group?) failure, and perhaps, just perhaps, if you would have worked harder you could have avoided it.   In other words, maybe it was because you werent working hard enough. In 2006 I was laid-off (not fired).   At some point I was elated to be out of a hellhole that I was in for three years a hellhole that caused stress on my family, my health, my sanity but it was a hellhole with a salary and health insurance. As I was driving home I was thinking of the things I would do formulating a strategy to get through this short (HA!) period of unemployment, and land a job with a better culture, work environment, and pay than what I was leaving.   I had the world at my feet, I thought, and I was going to conquer. I had no idea what I was up against. So, let me share some thoughts with you, if you see the proverbial writing on the wall.   Things have changed in the last three years, of course, as have I.   These are the things Id tell you to do if you are looking at a layoff (or job transition) in the next 12 months: Get your resume in order. I wasted. WASTED an entire week just looking for and then trying to recreate my resume.   I had to call my university to get exact dates and names of degrees I got I didnt want anyone to do a reference check and find a mistake, thinking i was being fraudulent. As an employed worker this is a terrific time to engage with a professional resume writer sure, take a stab at doing it on your own but starting a discussion with a professional resume writer who is in the trenches right now, and understands current resume and job search issues, will pay off. Start getting your network in order. In humility (that means I didnt do this for a while until I was humble enough to drag myself to an employment center) I sat down with a volunteer career counselor.   He asked me to start naming people in my network.   I discounted former coworkers, customers, prospects, workers at competitive companies, and family.   This really was my network, but I discounted them all for various reasons.   My network list probably had three people on it.   Pretty darn lame. This excercise is a BRAINSTORM.   LIST EVERYONE.   Even your great grandma (who might know someone who knows someone) dont discount anyone. Put all of these people in a spreadsheet.   Just start with names so you dont get hung up on phone numbers and emails that you might have to hunt down list names and more names and more names . get this network down!   And then import this list into JibberJobber, which is where youll keep track of each of these contacts, rank how well you know them, put their phone numbers, email addys, etc. Start NETWORKING. The last point was to brainstorm and record.   This point is to meet with people virtually, on the phone, in person, via snail mail, whatever.   Start making contact with them. I was apprehensive about contacting someone who I hadnt contacted in many years.   I worried if they were going to wonder why the heck I was calling them (Ive heard Is this Amway? before :p).   I really didnt know what I was going to say to them how to phrase it, and how they could help me.   And I didnt want to sound like a wounded animal. But its better to go through that before you are laid off than to wait until you are laid off. Here are the three networking things you need to do SOON: Get on LinkedIn. This is easy, low-hanging fruit.   Get my LinkedIn For Job Seekers DVD to get up to speed quick. Start reaching out to individuals. People on that list (the one you imported into JibberJobber) contact them, let them know what you are up to (you dont have to say you are going to be in a job search), and ask how you can help them.   Hard?   Read Never Eat Alone, by Keith Ferrazzi. Start attending local networking meetings for EMPLOYED people. This would be local chamber of commerce meetings, PMI chapter meetings, ASTD chapter meetings figure out where you SHOULD HAVE been going all these years and start attending.   You want to grow your local network with people in your industry or profession and you want to get on their radar.   Better to do it NOW than wait until you are in the job search. Understand your finances. We sat down with our congregation leader, who asked us to lay out our monthly budget for him.   He wanted to understand where we were at financially, and how long it would be until we needed financial help.   He also wanted to see what we could easily cut out of the budget (cable, eating out, etc.).   This is simple, but we arent budget people, so it was enlightening to understand what our financial needs were month-to-month, and when wed run out of reserve cash. Thats all Im going to recommend I dont want to overwhelm you with a list of 20 things to do but if you want more, I got some great advice from my Twitter network: I like this advice from Sandyjk, because you will have time to stop and smell the roses and do some stuff you might have always wanted to do its a great time to chill and help and serve.   Maybe youll get a completely different perspective on life by doing so? I agree, kind of you might not be ready to announce it, or they might not be ready to handle it (you wouldnt believe the number of people who tell me they wont tell their dad they are in a job search I hear this from the 40 50 year old, executive crowd. I especially like her advice to establish an advisory team very smart! Yeppers That was from a direct message (DM) so I dont have a link to it, but the link to the book is Get Back To Work Faster. Jill is terrific! And the replies I got from Facebook: Great advice Does this help?   What else would YOU add? Prepare For A Layoff Before It Happens I remember when I was first married (and thus, quite impressionable :p), a friend of mine made a really interesting comment, something like: Getting laid off is way harder than getting fired. His logic was that if you get fired, its with cause, and you can know exactly what stupid thing you did to get you fired but if you are laid off it was because of a bigger (group?) failure, and perhaps, just perhaps, if you would have worked harder you could have avoided it.   In other words, maybe it was because you werent working hard enough. In 2006 I was laid-off (not fired).   At some point I was elated to be out of a hellhole that I was in for three years a hellhole that caused stress on my family, my health, my sanity but it was a hellhole with a salary and health insurance. As I was driving home I was thinking of the things I would do formulating a strategy to get through this short (HA!) period of unemployment, and land a job with a better culture, work environment, and pay than what I was leaving.   I had the world at my feet, I thought, and I was going to conquer. I had no idea what I was up against. So, let me share some thoughts with you, if you see the proverbial writing on the wall.   Things have changed in the last three years, of course, as have I.   These are the things Id tell you to do if you are looking at a layoff (or job transition) in the next 12 months: Get your resume in order. I wasted. WASTED an entire week just looking for and then trying to recreate my resume.   I had to call my university to get exact dates and names of degrees I got I didnt want anyone to do a reference check and find a mistake, thinking i was being fraudulent. As an employed worker this is a terrific time to engage with a professional resume writer sure, take a stab at doing it on your own but starting a discussion with a professional resume writer who is in the trenches right now, and understands current resume and job search issues, will pay off. Start getting your network in order. In humility (that means I didnt do this for a while until I was humble enough to drag myself to an employment center) I sat down with a volunteer career counselor.   He asked me to start naming people in my network.   I discounted former coworkers, customers, prospects, workers at competitive companies, and family.   This really was my network, but I discounted them all for various reasons.   My network list probably had three people on it.   Pretty darn lame. This excercise is a BRAINSTORM.   LIST EVERYONE.   Even your great grandma (who might know someone who knows someone) dont discount anyone. Put all of these people in a spreadsheet.   Just start with names so you dont get hung up on phone numbers and emails that you might have to hunt down list names and more names and more names . get this network down!   And then import this list into JibberJobber, which is where youll keep track of each of these contacts, rank how well you know them, put their phone numbers, email addys, etc. Start NETWORKING. The last point was to brainstorm and record.   This point is to meet with people virtually, on the phone, in person, via snail mail, whatever.   Start making contact with them. I was apprehensive about contacting someone who I hadnt contacted in many years.   I worried if they were going to wonder why the heck I was calling them (Ive heard Is this Amway? before :p).   I really didnt know what I was going to say to them how to phrase it, and how they could help me.   And I didnt want to sound like a wounded animal. But its better to go through that before you are laid off than to wait until you are laid off. Here are the three networking things you need to do SOON: Get on LinkedIn. This is easy, low-hanging fruit.   Get my LinkedIn For Job Seekers DVD to get up to speed quick. Start reaching out to individuals. People on that list (the one you imported into JibberJobber) contact them, let them know what you are up to (you dont have to say you are going to be in a job search), and ask how you can help them.   Hard?   Read Never Eat Alone, by Keith Ferrazzi. Start attending local networking meetings for EMPLOYED people. This would be local chamber of commerce meetings, PMI chapter meetings, ASTD chapter meetings figure out where you SHOULD HAVE been going all these years and start attending.   You want to grow your local network with people in your industry or profession and you want to get on their radar.   Better to do it NOW than wait until you are in the job search. Understand your finances. We sat down with our congregation leader, who asked us to lay out our monthly budget for him.   He wanted to understand where we were at financially, and how long it would be until we needed financial help.   He also wanted to see what we could easily cut out of the budget (cable, eating out, etc.).   This is simple, but we arent budget people, so it was enlightening to understand what our financial needs were month-to-month, and when wed run out of reserve cash. Thats all Im going to recommend I dont want to overwhelm you with a list of 20 things to do but if you want more, I got some great advice from my Twitter network: I like this advice from Sandyjk, because you will have time to stop and smell the roses and do some stuff you might have always wanted to do its a great time to chill and help and serve.   Maybe youll get a completely different perspective on life by doing so? I agree, kind of you might not be ready to announce it, or they might not be ready to handle it (you wouldnt believe the number of people who tell me they wont tell their dad they are in a job search I hear this from the 40 50 year old, executive crowd. I especially like her advice to establish an advisory team very smart! Yeppers That was from a direct message (DM) so I dont have a link to it, but the link to the book is Get Back To Work Faster. Jill is terrific! And the replies I got from Facebook: Great advice Does this help?   What else would YOU add?

Market your Side Hustle by Using these Top Tips

Market your Side Hustle by Using these Top Tips Starting a side hustle is a fantastic way for you to make money, not to mention that it also gives you a degree of responsibility and pride. If you want your side hustle to take off however then you have to make sure that you market it properly. If you don’t then you may find that you end up compromising your entire business model as a result. Pitching Pitching your side hustle is a fantastic way for you to get more clients. When pitching your idea to potential clients, you need to make sure that you provide at least three samples. You might also want to offer a free session too. When you do, you can then easily talk to your family and friends to see if they can recommend your services. This is a great way for you to really get somewhere and you would be surprised at how much custom you can get from word of mouth. If you feel as though you just don’t have the right connections to pitch your ideas then you have nothing to worry about because social media really is your friend here. Get signed up with LinkedIn and also make sure that you invest in ads. Social Media Profiles One of the best ways for you to promote your new side hustle would be for you to go on social media.   Twitter is a goldmine when it comes to finding freelancer projects. Start by telling people to like and share your profile and use hashtags to your advantage. You don’t have to go crazy, just focus on what you know. Something else that you can do is add the words “for hire” in your biography. This makes it super clear that you do this for a living and that it is more than just a hobby for you. If you offer creative services, then why not look into Pinterest? You can pin your posts or even samples of your work and when you do you will be able to add a title or even a name. Blog A blog is another fantastic way for you to really get your side hustle off the ground. When you start a blog, you will soon find that you can open up a shop or service page. This will give you the chance to link to your products and it will also help you to improve your SEO too. This works best if you have an established blog. If you don’t then it’s still worth starting one up because it can help you to get your posts shared on social media and if you enable comments, you can easily get people talking and this can be invaluable to your marketing campaign. Invest in the Right Ads If you have never invested in ads before then now is certainly the time for you to do that. When you do invest in ads, you will be able to cater your keywords accordingly and this will give you some instant marketing. A lot of people try and avoid ads because they believe that they are expensive, but this is not the case at all. In fact, they are relatively cheap, and you would be surprised at how much it could help you and your business. Layer on automations for Google Ads are ideal for boosting your business. Hand out Flyers and Leaflets Depending on the type of business you have, it may be a good idea for you to invest in some high-quality leaflets or flyers. Business cards are ideal here because you can easily put all of your contact information on while also being able to hand them out whenever you have completed a job. You do have to remember though that if you invest in cheap business cards then this will almost certainly come across to your customers and this is the last thing that you need. If you want to get around this then spend a bit extra and make sure that your card reflects the business you are in. If you do, then you will soon find that you get a way better result and that your conversion rate speaks for itself. Of course, there are so many things that you can do to try and help yourself and your side hustle. If you follow the above tips then you will soon find that you are able to market your business more efficiently and that you are also able to push your idea that little bit more.  

Fine-Tune Your Personal Brand For National Career Development Month - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Fine-Tune Your Personal Brand For National Career Development Month - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career November marks the  National Career Development Association’s (NCDA)  annual National Career Development Month. This year the theme is “My Career Dreams,” and participants are encouraged to share what their dreams are regarding their career or future career. Making your personal brand better is one way to celebrate with NCDA this month! With  National Career Development Month in mind, I decided to help you take the steps necessary in order to fine-tune your personal brand. Set up Google alerts Being aware of how your personal brand appears online is crucial, and there are easy ways to do so. Setting up Google alerts so you can maintain, and measure your personal brand is a good way to do this. You can choose to be notified for your name, Twitter handle, latest blogs, and much more. Remain current You want your personal brand to accurately reflect you, and being up to date is certainly a way to do this. Staying current with your resume, personal website, blog, and social networking platforms will help portray you correctly. You should also be constantly checking up on industry news because you don’t want to fall behind. Reading about current events can indicate if your skills sets or knowledge need to be updated. Stay connected Your personal brand does not only reflect the content you write, but also how you interact with others. Always stay on top of responding back to individuals who comment on your blog, or mention you on Twitter. You want to encourage conversation through various forms of networking websites. Make sure you respond to other thought leaders in your industry as well. You don’t want the conversations to solely happen on your websites because then you’re not being active within the community. Maintain distinctive content You want to stand out from the crowd, not blend in! While it is good to reflect current issues and news, it is also important to create your own spin on topics. People will be more intrigued by your blog or social networking sites if you are different. For more tips on how to draw in readers, check out: 10 Ways To Make Your Blog Less Sucky or 10 Types Of Addictive Content. Hopefully these steps will help you move in the right direction for your career, and fine-tune your personal brand. Happy National Career Development Month everyone! How do you fine-tune or maintain your personal brand? Is there anything you would add to this list? Author: Heather R. Huhman  is a career expert, experienced hiring manager, and founder president of  Come Recommended, a content marketing and digital PR consultancy for organizations with products that target job seekers and/or employers. She is also the author of Lies, Damned Lies Internships  (2011),  #ENTRYLEVELtweet: Taking Your Career from Classroom to Cubicle (2010), and writes career and recruiting advice for numerous outlets.

Beauty Trends Changed Yet Still the Same

Beauty Trends Changed Yet Still the Same Beauty trends have been a roller coaster ride over the years. From voluptuous curves to corseted waists, the “in” thing has fluctuated frequently, leaving us looking back and wondering what we were thinking â€" even with trends that are just a decade old. You grow up and want to burn every picture from your childhood because you can’t even imagine walking out of the house dressed like that. Whatever the trends are, we have a natural tendency to want to follow them and go along with the current standard of beauty. Here’s a look at how trends have changed over the years â€" and which surprising things have stayed the same. The Renaissance What’s Different: The ideal women back in these days were big, blonde and beautiful. Women wanted to be voluptuous and have ample curves, along with pale skin, blonde hair and delicate features. Also in was having a really high forehead â€" something that led women without one to start plucking their hairline all the way back to the crowns of their heads to make it look higher. What’s The Same: Well, blonde still seems to be one of the most desired hair colors for women, and they bleached their hair in those days as well. Renaissance ladies also plucked their eyebrows and darkened them, similar to the trend of women filling theirs in today. They also used products similar to today’s eyeliner and mascara and moisturized their faces to try and obtain smoother skin. The Victorian Era What’s Different: Corsets. That is, unless you know someone who’s still in to breaking a few ribs and fainting to try and squeeze themselves into one of these. Basically every trend from the Victorian Era was something that could possibly kill you. Petticoats and hoop skirts were also popular because they made the back end look bigger. What’s The Same: This era kick-started the desire for an hourglass figure. Though Victorian women definitely went to the extreme, that’s still something that’s coveted today. They also wore makeup that wasn’t supposed to actually look like they were wearing makeup, similar to today’s popular “natural” look. The Roaring ‘20s What’s Different: The trend was to make yourself look like a boy. The opposite of generations before, the womanly figure was hidden by flapper dresses, and women were encouraged to wrap their chests to make their breasts look smaller. Hair was almost always short, usually in a bob style, and dark eye makeup with red lips was popular. What’s The Same: Pants. This is the era where women’s lib was big and women finally got to wear pants. Red lips, dark eyes and bobbed hair is also still trendy, but not nearly as widespread as it was in this time. The ‘50s What’s Different: Proving that all trends come around again, the hourglass figure was back in style, along with conservative clothing. Women were encouraged to always look done up whenever they left the house. Under those sweater sets and pencil skirts, ladies were wearing pantyhose, nylons slips and girdles. Nighttime luckily provided relief, with women slipping into nightgowns to sleep, though sleeping with rollers in your hair all night might take some of that comfort away. What’s The Same: Makeup was big in the ‘50s. Not much else from this time is used except for duds worn by thrift store shoppers that are into the vintage look. The Hippie Era What’s Different: There were two polar-opposite looks in the ‘60s: the hippie chick and the modern “swinging ‘60s” woman. Hippie chic involved long, all-natural hair and casual, flowing clothing like bell-bottom jeans and peasant blouses. The modern woman style was mostly molded after Twiggy. Pixie cuts, rail-thin bodies, knee-high boots and mini skirts were their trends of choice. What’s The Same: Pixie cuts have definitely seen a reemergence in the past few years. With stars like Emma Watson chopping off their locks, other women are inspired to do the same. Bold prints, bright colors and tie-dye are also popular. The Disco Era What’s Different: Sparkly eye shadow and Farah Fawcett hair basically defined this era. What’s The Same: Surprisingly, a lot of things. High-waisted jeans have been all over the place lately, and the slim body type is still very much desired. Another trend that carries on from this era is looking like you were out at the beach all day. Tanning beds were introduced during this time. The ‘80s What’s Different: Absolutely everything was over the top. Big hair, giant shoulder pads, neon colors and so much spandex. Madonna was the top style icon of the decade, with her scrunchies, cone bras and heavy makeup. Jelly shoes were also a big deal, and people are probably still wondering why. What’s The Same: Natural brows and Mohawks are all over the red carpet today. Bright lipstick and hair colors are also making a comeback, as well as the weird trend of men with ponytails â€"   or “man buns.” The ‘90s What’s Different: Bleached tips, “The Rachel,” crimped hair, chunky highlights â€" the ‘90s had a bunch of hair trends that were … interesting, to say the least. Bright blue eye shadow and super thin eyebrows complemented those lovely trends. What’s The Same: Thought we don’t take the grunge look quite as far anymore, plaid shirts are still a thing and will hopefully never die. Crop tops are also back with a vengeance, as well as the natural makeup style. And Beauty Trends Today . . . Are you surprised by what’s still popular today? Who knows what crazy beauty trends will make a comeback next!

Is the Executive Resume Dead or Dying - Executive Career Brandâ„¢

Is the Executive Resume Dead or Dying No, its not dead, and it’s not likely to disappear entirely. But it doesn’t look and read the way it did even a few years ago. Resumes have morphed over time from being a career history document  often leading with an objective statement â€" to a career marketing communication showcasing relevant achievements, branding and metrics,  to link  good fit with value proposition. A traditional paper resume seems to have less value in job search today. For most job seekers, emailing a digital version of their resume has replaced snail mailing a hard copy. Video resumes (or video marketing pieces) are becoming more popular, although I hesitate recommending them for everyone. Too many people don’t perform well on camera. A video may work against them and sabotage their chances. And if you think that the way to land a job in the new world of executive search is to post your resume to lots of job boards, think again. Only an estimated 3-5% of jobs come through job boards . . . probably much fewer for senior and c-level jobs. That was never the best use of a resume. More often than not today, recruiters and hiring decision makers, who source and assess potential candidates based on their online footprint, will find YOU before you ever locate them and send them your paper or digital resume. Are you still on the fence about putting yourself out there online? Read my post, Does Your Online Identity Scream “Hire Me”? So, the new resume seems to be your online identity. Or as Dick Bolles, job search pioneer and guru, and author of What Color is Your Parachute? recently said, Your Google results are the new resume. Typically your first introduction to hiring professionals will be your profile, which is basically a resume. To create a fully complete, branded profile, you’ll need to do the same kind of work you would have to create a branded resume. Whats that, you don’t have a profile or never completed the one you started years ago? Then how will they find you? See my Guide for Executive Branding and Job Search. To make yourself more visible and easier to find, you need to brand and build your online presence while monitoring your online reputation, following these guidelines as you go â€" Relevance, Quality, Diversity, Volume, Consistency. But don’t give up on that paper/digital resume yet. You’ll still need it at some point in the hiring process. You may not need it to land an interview, but you should still bring several hard copies when you have an interview, along with other relevant printed materials. This practice may never change. And, once you’re hired, HR is going to need a copy for their files. Here’s something else to consider. The old fashioned strategy of mailing a hard copy of your resume with covering letter is a powerful NEW differentiating tactic to capture attention and perhaps an interview, because so few people do it any more. According to Martin Yate, another job search guru and author of his newest book, Knock ‘em Dead Secrets and Strategies for Success in an Uncertain World: Don’t smirk at the idea of traditional mail. We all like a break from the computer screen, so delivering your sales message and resume this way can be very effective. When you do this, note in the cover letter that you sent the resume by e-mail and that this additional approach is because you are really interested in the company and ‘wanted to increase my chances of getting your attention.’ Doing this demonstrates that you are creative and not a technological Neanderthal. The fact remains that the kind of information found in a resume will always be job search currency â€" no matter what form it takes. People assessing you will always want to know have you’ve added value in the past, indicating how you’ll benefit their company in the future. Career marketing will always be about aligning your qualifications, skills and personal traits with your target employers’ needs. A resume may evolve into  yet another different looking thing, but the purpose will be the same  â€" to attract attention, generate interest and gain interviews. Related posts: How to Write An Irresistible C-level Executive Brand Resume in 10 Steps Executive Brand Resume: Differentiate Your ROI Value Above the Fold C-level Executive Resume Length: One, Two, or Three Pages? What NOT To Put in Your C-level Executive Resume photo by jstonkatoy 00 0

5 Tips To Stand Out In Job Search

5 Tips To Stand Out In Job Search Youve submitted your resume to hundreds of jobs and gotten no response. Or maybe you’ve tried networking and are disappointed in the lack of leads that ensued. There is nothing more frustrating than the rejection and indifference experienced during a job search. This is why I want to give a greater sense of control and power in your job search. These ideas are designed to help you stand out and get the attention you want. But heres a warning. These will only work if you are ready, willing and able to put in the extra effort and are not afraid to try new strategies and be memorable. 1. Show your creativity Create an infographic or visual resume. Infographics are popular marketing tools and offer another way to present your experience. Design skills are not necessarily required. For example, if you already have a LinkedIn profile, you can convert it into an infographic using no-cost online tools or use one of these 4 infographic resume templates. Keep in mind that an infographic isnt a substitute for a text resume. Most recruiters prefer to see the traditional format. You can, however, use your infographic during networking meetings or as a follow-up after a meeting. Looking for examples to generate ideas of what to include before you create your own? Ive collected examples on Pinterest (heres a board with over 300 examples). Don’t forget to embed your infographic resume in your LinkedIn profiles summary section to catch attention. Learn more about infographic resumes here. 2. Don’t wait for the interview Shoot a video. Do you feel you could prove youre qualified for a job if you could get the interview? You can use video to explain your qualifications and interest in the job. Very few job seekers are using this media, which makes it a unique and memorable way to capture the employer’s attention. Your video should explain why you are a good fit for the job and why you want to work for that employer. It doesn’t have to be very long. In fact, most marketers recommend keeping videos under three minutes. Video may not be for everyone, but if you aren’t afraid of getting in front of the camera and have some basic editing experience, then this format may give you an advantage. You can also create a video from photos/images, converting a PowerPoint, or use a screencast to capture an online tutorial. Be sure to upload your video to YouTube as well (for an extra bump in SEO). 3. Build A Presentation You can present your qualifications visually through slides. Submit it as supporting documentation, just as you would with an infographic. A presentation may give you the added space and flexibility to showcase your samples of work, customer testimonials or other recognition. Here are some examples of presentation resumes. Get extra exposure by uploading yours into SlideShare. When creating your presentation, keep in mind that images are more powerful than words. Don’t cram your slides with bullet points and words, instead use pictures, logos or other visuals to represent concepts. If you want to experiment with different presentation software, you may enjoy Prezi or Google’s presentation software. 4. Make the most of your informational meeting If your networking isn’t as productive as you would like, perhaps sharing a personal marketing plan would generate better results. Your marketing plan should clearly spell out what you want to do, the skills and qualifications you wish to highlight and the demographics of the right company for you. The real value of your personal marketing plan is in listing the names of companies that fit your criteria. This will help the person youre speaking with understand what youre looking for and they may even know someone who works for one of your target companies. Learn more about personal marketing plans here. 5. Stay in touch with your network Publish a newsletter. Create a newsletter and use it to stay in touch with the people you met networking. Your newsletter isn’t about you and you won’t write about your job search. It is about what you know or what youve learned. Write about current trends in your field or provide solutions to problems you know your target industry faces. To get ideas for topics to write about, sign up for industry newsletters and read industry articles from SmartBrief. Marketing today is about providing solutions, not throwing your advertisements out there. Use a free email marketing software, such as MailChimp, or a low-cost provider like AWeber or Constant Contact, to give your newsletter professionalism and meet email opt-in requirements. Always Use A Referral Studies have shown the best way to secure an interview and receive a job offer is to have an employee inside the company refer you. Here is more help on getting referred for a job. 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Cashier Duties Resume Tips

Cashier Duties Resume TipsThe first thing you need to do before you decide whether or not to apply for a cashier duties job is to gather information. This means doing research into various things about cashier duties, such as their duties, where they are located, and what the qualifications are. Take the time to get a head start on this because there will be many questions that need to be answered. In fact, there may be more questions than you can answer, but you need to make sure that you do at least have a good understanding of these positions before you decide to apply.Although you may know a few things about cashier duties, there may be some areas where you have yet to learn. Be sure to check out the website of your department, the website of the company that is hiring the cashier duties, and perhaps even your local library to see if there are any books or reference materials that are related to the cashier duties you are considering. Many schools and colleges offer these courses , which is also helpful. This is especially helpful in the beginning because you may not have all the necessary information.Another important part of your application form is your resume. In order to avoid any disappointment, make sure you get a job that you think you can do. Your resume should show that you are knowledgeable about the position you are applying for. If you just apply for a cashier duties job without knowing what it is going to be like, you will never have the chance to see if you could be a success in this position.You should also get all the information you can about the company that is hiring the cashier duties, such as the names of the person or persons running the company, how many jobs they have to fill, and what each job entails. If possible, try to interview with these people. In addition, when applying for a job such as this, always be honest. This may seem like a difficult thing to do, but being upfront about your information may give them an idea about the type of worker you will be. As long as you are forthcoming, you will most likely get the job that you applied for.When you apply for a cashier duties job, you should also make sure that you write the resume in such a way that it is easy to read. Although most people are looking for the resume to get straight to the point, it is important to state your qualifications and tell them about why you are qualified for the job. It is also important to state your education as well as your experience and the reasons that you believe you will be a successful employee for the company. A good idea is to write your resume with boldface and underlined sections to indicate what is on it.After completing your application and your cashier duties resume, you may want to look over your information. Make sure you have not forgotten anything important. If you have, the company may ask you to send them additional information that you forgot to mention. Of course, this may not happen, but the idea is to e nsure that you are always prepared for anything that may come up during the interview process.For many people, the dream of working in a cashier duties job is one that is out of reach. However, if you are determined, you can make it happen. Keep in mind that you need to be honest with the person that is hiring you, so take your time in making the decision to apply for a cashier duties job.