Messages In This Digest (4 Messages)
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- Handouts for CNG Mtg 12/15/2011 From: Goddard Laura
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- Re-Send - Handouts for CNG Mtg 12/15/11 From: Goddard Laura
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- Article: 5 Ways to Increase Your Communication Credibility (Vault.co From: Eric Nilsson
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- Fw: Job Search Reality - pass it on please From: Ann Garvey
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Handouts for CNG Mtg 12/15/2011
Posted by: "Goddard Laura" cnghost@verizon.net lrgoddard
Wed Dec 14, 2011 10:22 am (PST)
>>> CAREER NETWORKING GROUP
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>>> Thursday, February 17, 2011
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>>> Bernards Township Library
>>> Basking Ridge, NJ
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>>> "Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to your Advantage"
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>>> Speaker: Joanna Winquist
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>>> HANDOUTS
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Re-Send - Handouts for CNG Mtg 12/15/11
Posted by: "Goddard Laura" cnghost@verizon.net lrgoddard
Wed Dec 14, 2011 12:21 pm (PST)
Helps if you put the correct information in the green header! I apologize for any confusion my hastiness may have caused! --Laura -- CNG Co-Facilitator
>>> CAREER NETWORKING GROUP
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>>> Thursday, December 15, 2011
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>>> Bernards Township Library
>>> Basking Ridge, NJ
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>>> "Ending Sweaty Palms & Awkward Answers -- a Better Way of Preparing for Job Interviews!"
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>>> Speaker: Melanie Szlucha
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Article: 5 Ways to Increase Your Communication Credibility (Vault.co
Posted by: "Eric Nilsson" ericnilsson@earthlink.net norsemantechnology
Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:50 pm (PST)
5 Ways to Increase Your Communication Credibility
Posted on Thursday, December 1, 2011 7:17:25 PM GMT | Post a comment
<http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/ usa/blogs/ entry-detail/ ?blog_id= 1465&entry_
id=13736&utm_source=WCU_ Letter&utm_ medium=Newslette r&utm_campaign= 12_14_2011
&referer_ID=7778&utm_ source=&utm_ medium=email& utm_campaign= 39728#Post>
Credibility counts, especially at the office. This extends not solely to
your job performance
<http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/ usa/blogs/ entry-detail/ ?blog_id= 1465&entry_
id=11324> , but also the message you communicate, what you talk about, and
how you talk.
According to communication expert Dianna Booher, words have to match
actions, so if you say you're going to do something, you should do it. In
addition to meeting your deadlines and hitting all your goals, it's vital to
establish trust in your communications
<http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/ usa/blogs/ entry-detail/ ?blog_id= 1465&entry_
id=13705> - both verbal and written, including social - otherwise you'll
run the risk of lowering your hallway credibility. Once you've lost it,
it's all but impossible to win back, she says. Think of the saying -
actions speak louder than words. However, if your actions match those
words, it gives your communication that much more power.
Booher is the author of Communicate With Confidence. The bestselling
classic aimed at improving readers' communication skills has been recently
revised and expanded by McGraw-Hill
<http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/ usa/companies/ company-profile? companyId= 932
&search_type=company> . There are over 1,200 tips for increasing
communication skills in her book. Booher promises that just following some
the rules mentioned in her book will help readers, of any skill level,
establish hallway credibility in no time. Here are five quick tips to get
you started:
Count the ways here:
http://www.vault.com/wps/portal/ usa/blogs/ entry-detail/ ?blog_id= 1465
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Fw: Job Search Reality - pass it on please
Posted by: "Ann Garvey" agarvey44@yahoo.com ann_garvey
Wed Dec 14, 2011 6:51 pm (PST)
Hello Everyone,
Best wishes for a safe and enjoyable holiday season.
Kind Regards,
Ann
http://www.linkedin.com/in/anngarve y
732-580-7184
----- Forwarded Message -----
Open Your Eyes to the Job Search Reality
A most difficult and frustrating aspect of being a career coach and resume writer is telling people what they need to know, as opposed to telling them what they want to hear.
Especially when you need to tell them what they already recognize, or at the very least surmise to be the truth yet struggle to acknowledge and accept, or flat out refuse to admit.
Over the past year I've been in contact with countless people from coast to coast at all levels and in all professions. What I found is more individuals than I expected are totally unaware of, or still not accepting the new realties of the job market in the second decade of the new millennium. Plus many older people are still stuck in the so called glory days of the 20th century and await their return. Sadly they have a long wait as illustrated by Can you still move up in America? the cover story in Time Magazine [11/14/11] written by Rana Foroohar.
So when people in the know offer you the following advice; heed it rather than fight it.
1: If at this time you do not have the requisite skills and experience to get the job you are focusing on rethink what you are doing and why, and try finding a more realistic goal.
2: If your resume is outdated or lacks the proper focus, don't look to justify it - just listen and ask how you can fix it.
3: If you no longer want a job in which you have the most recent and relevant experience and instead want to focus on jobs that require skills and experience you last used 5-20 years ago, realize that this job search will take a lot longer than you might expect. Also job boards will offer you negligible results, and your resume may need to be unconventional in order to take the focus off how long it's been since you last held and qualified for this position.
4. If you are expending the bulk of your job search efforts on resume posting, resume blasting and scouring jobs boards and applying for jobs online, stop. This is not the optimal use of your money, time and effort.
5: If you expect people in your network to advocate for you and pass your resume along to people in their company and people they know, make sure it is eye-catching, properly worded and has relevance and the right focus.
6: If you do not understand how Social Media works, have someone teach it to you.
7: Don't dwell on why you can't find a job, why people won't interview you, why they won't take your phone call, or on anything that is negative. Keep positive and look for answers on how you can make things happen in the future and don't dwell on past failures.
8: Don't justify being frugal because you don't have a job. If you need additional education, certification or to gain valuable experience as an unpaid volunteer, don't procrastinate, do it. If you need a new interview outfit or a costly visit to the hair salon, need a professional resume and coaching, or need to join organizations or attend valuable networking events, and then if you need to follow this up by taking someone who can help you out to lunch or dinner, don't think twice about it. Just do it.
Author
Perry Newman, CPC/CSMS is a nationally recognized resume writer, career transition coach, certified social media strategist, as well as a AIPC certified recruiter and former executive search firm owner known for his ability to get results
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