How to Find the Best Temporary Staff

How to Find the Best Temporary Staff Finding a temporary employee to join your team can always be a struggle. You may worry that they won’t take their role as seriously as a full-time worker or perhaps they’ll leave before their contract ends if something more permanent comes along. Seeking out temporary staff who are committed, passionate and capable of hitting the ground running can be a hard task for many business owners, particularly during busy seasons where your staff face high demand because of a surge in customers. However, there are plenty of ways you can skim the very best talent and keep them around for as long as you need them. Here’s our tips to finding hard working, trustworthy temporary staff that really add value to your business. Do they understand your business? Any candidate should show how serious they are about the position by researching the business theyre hoping to join. Whilst this may be difficult when it comes to smaller businesses that might not have much information out there for candidates to research, you should still be able to gauge whether an applicant is really keen on this position. It seems like an obvious one, but plenty of us fail to see the warning signs of a candidate that isn’t the right fit. They might seem confident and willing, but a few weeks in they may find that they’ve made the wrong decision and you’ll be back to square one again. Make sure they really know what your business is about and what the role entails so that they can make a fully informed decision. Do they have passion for the industry? It’s no surprise to anyone that there is a growing ‘job hopping’ culture throughout the UK. Temporary positions have become somewhat of a breeding ground for those looking to get paid and get out. So how do you ensure you’re not attracting these people to your business? Make sure you’re hosting your advertisements on an industry-specific website. There are plenty of job directories that source jobs from multiple industries, allowing anyone to apply based simply on how they fancy their chances. By advertising on a sector-specialised website, you’ll be sure to find people with a genuine interest in your field. For example, whilst a kitchen porter role may not sound appealing to someone scouring a generic recruitment site, anyone with a genuine interest in the catering industry will more likely see it as a great way to make strides in this particular field. Using a specialised chef industry recruitment site you’ll be able to find someone who understands this role better than most. It is important that you find someone with passion. Your candidate may be attracted to temporary roles in order to build up experience in your field and you could be offering the perfect opportunity for them. Ask them what their future aims are. As we mentioned before, some people may be looking for temporary recruitment in a bid to gain work experience in the industry. By asking questions about the candidate’s future, you get a better understanding of who they are and what they aim to achieve by working at your business. You may also realise that qualities you may have previously disregarded as bad, turn out to be perfect for a temporary role. For example, if you were recruiting for a full-time role you may avoid candidates who aim to go off travelling or can’t seem to stay in one place. On the other hand this is perfect for a temporary position, they may seek out these opportunities to fund their next trip and since you’re only offering a short contract, there will be a mutual understanding that the candidate will not be part of your team forever. What are you doing for them?   Above all, the job role needs to suit the candidate for the candidate to suit your team. Whilst a temporary role is a great opportunity for some, it’s also a last resort for others. That doesn’t mean your business isn’t desirable to work at, these candidates just want something more permanent. To make your role more attractive to these applicants you could offer extra insights to assist them further in their career. Shadowing those above them or learning a new skill may not be the first thing on your mind to offer when trying to find temporary staff, but advantages such as this make your job stand out and you’ll eventually find a much more worthy candidate because of this. Now that the January rush for new careers has started to die down, you can implement this recruitment strategy with ease. You won’t have missed the best of the bunch as people are always looking for their opportunity to jump on their desired career ladder. Author: Tessa Hudson writes for www.ChefsJobsUK.com, a specialist recruitment site showcasing the best UK catering talent and opportunities.

Why Wasnt I Chosen for That Job - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Why Wasn’t I Chosen for That Job - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career From the interviewer’s vantage point, the selection process is about availability, choices and risk. That principle applies to many things the rest of us do, too, throughout the day. For instance, isn’t it interesting that when a group of people dine together in a restaurant, some of them make their menu decisions within a few seconds, yet for others it takes an embarrassingly long timeâ€"and they’re still not perfectly happy with their decisions. The same principle applies to interviewers: I remember being interviewed years ago for 20 minutes and receiving the job offer on the spot; that was unusual at the corporate director level. At the other extreme, I heard of a person who was interviewed for a secretarial position by seven people over two months’ timeâ€"after the candidate had already worked in that department for three months as a temporary employee. To sum up, it is impossible to predict the outcome of a job interview because we simply don’t know what the interviewer’s decision-making process is. How often has a job candidate walked away glowing from an interview, with that feeling of having aced it, and yet the job offer never came. At times candidates speculate about the best time of day to schedule a job interviewâ€"if given a choice. Early morningâ€"before the pressure of the day builds upâ€"might be good, but the interviewer might not be fully awake yet. Maybe just before lunch. But then, maybe after lunch would be better. How ’bout near the end of the day? There are no clear-cut answers because each case is individual and unique. A recent National Public Radio program interviewed Wharton and Harvard business school professors who discussed the results of a large, 9,000-subject, 10-year study of interviewing. The investigators concluded that what matters is the candidate’s performance relative to those interviewed earlier. In their analysis, they also talked about a phenomenon called the gambler’s fallacyâ€"a theory that says there is a mistaken notion that assumes that the odds of something with a fixed probability increase or decrease depending on recent occurrences. In other words, if you interview after two or three inferior candidates, your chances are better. This also works in reverse. From my vantage point as an interview coach, I know that the only way to beat the odds is to prepare well and practice mock interviewing. Practice makes perfect.

PA Consulting A Very British Consultancy University of Manchester Careers Blog

PA Consulting A Very British Consultancy University of Manchester Careers Blog What springs to mind when you think of a firm of consultants? The big international names, headquartered in the US? Technical IT or engineering consultants with a strong presence on campus? The consultancy services offered by the Big 4 accountancy firms? Small, specialist boutique consultancies? One of the issues for PA Consulting is that they dont fit  neatly into any one of those categories. Ive just been on a careers adviser visit to PA which was a good reminder* of why I think theyre a bit different. Theyre headquartered in London, with international practices elsewhere in Europe, the USA, the Middle East and Asia Pacific (ie India and New Zealand see what I mean about them being a bit different?) Theyre big enough to be a significant employer (over 2,000 consultants) but not so big that you get lost. They work in the commercial sectors and offer the business services youd expect (strategy, IT, financial services, HR etc) but also some you might not expect government, defence security, technology (engineering/physics), life science/health-based businesses, project management, operational research. Their current CEO joined as a graduate electrical engineer (from Edinburgh University) and worked his way up. They do, as well as advise. What does a new PA Consultant do? Some of the projects we heard about were helping a US-based healthcare company come up with a European marketing strategy (from a biochemistry graduate who wanted a more commercial role), a Government/Foreign Office/UKTI project looking at exporting UK education (from a History and Spanish graduate who wanted to make a difference with her work) and a Civil Engineering graduate working in project management with the NHS and the police. From concept to manufactured product I think one recent example of doing as well as advising really sets them apart from many other consultancies.   Theyve partnered with an inventor with few resources but a great product idea, and within 12 months, theyve jointly developed the manufacturing capability and delivered an innovative product, now in the shops. Theyre now building a new manufacturing plant (in the UK). This short video is obviously good advertising for PA but it does give you a flavour of one aspect of their services. They can only do this because they not only have commercial and strategic expertise, they also have a technology centre in Cambridge where they employ engineers and physicists (primarily), including many postgrads. A rather British approach ...? You do get a feel for the culture of a company on one of these visits (sometimes in spite of any careful image management on the day). Whoever we spoke to, the same qualities kept on coming through they looked for nice, personable people, who could collaborate. They work hard but dont seem to have that presentee culture of some consultancies. 8am-6.30pm, Monday to Friday, was seen as a normal working week (unless you were up against a real deadline) hard work, but not the horror stories you hear about some companies in consultancy. Although we met all sorts of nationalities, there does seem to be a rather British feel to the company, which was mentioned several times theres some tension between an old-school its not the done thing to be brash and shout about ourselves ethos and the fact that they realise that theyre not well enough known on campuses. They also did seem to reflect the diversity of Britain today in terms of gender, ethnicity, degree subject and university (several Manchester grads will be starting this year hooray!) Maturity, technical competence, soft skills They do look for people who are mature enough to cope with working with partners and clients at all levels, from day 1. After an induction programme (including a real 10 day pro bono consultancy project for a charity), youll be working on real projects, supported by lots of training and mentoring. Youll get to know the other graduate recruits, but this isnt the job for you if you would prefer to continue to work in a student/graduate bubble. Theyre happy to receive applications from postgraduates (theyve got a lot of PhDs in their Technology Group in Cambridge) but a postgraduate qualification wasnt seen as the be all and end all and a Masters qualification or PhD wouldnt compensate if you were seen as still rather green. Jackie Beasley, Recruitment Manager, Technology Group, and Sarah Weaver, 3rd year Economics and Finance student at Cardiff, on 1 weeks work experience Internships and vacation work were very important, plus a lot of their recruitment comes from those who have experience elsewhere first not necessarily in consultancy (could be a good second/third job option as well as straight after graduating). There was respect for soft skills but also hard knowledge and expertise, whether thats technical (seemed to be plenty of engineers, scientists and mathematicians, both in technical and commercial roles) or core consultancy skills like presentations (theyve even got a dedicated room where you practise and get feedback to hone your ability to pitch an idea). Recruitment this year PAs recruitment is due to open in early September for this year. They normally put a Christmas closing date on their graduate programme, but they also seem to have taken people at wide variety of times during the year. Id get applications in as soon as you reasonably can after the start of September, but dont assume youve missed out for a year if youre reading this later on in the year (or next year). They expect to be looking for entry level analysts in IT, Financial Services, Shared Services Outsourcing, Technology Group (engineers and scientists), Project Management, People and Operational Excellence (HR psychology), Life Sciences (thats healthcare and pharma business, not lab based), Government, Defence Security, and Strategy Decision Sciences (looking for commercially-minded technical/mathematical grads who can use and interpret data). Check the latest on their website, though, as business plans may change. If you want to work in strategy, its worth pointing out that work on strategy happens across all sectors/services. Strategy Decision Sciences is more about Operational Research than working with CEOs! You need to be clear about why you want to go into consulting (on more than a superficial level), and you need to decide which area you want to apply to. However, if you or PA realise theres a better fit elsewhere in the organisation, even during the recruitment process, you can change. Last year they got 5000 applications which were screened manually, to get down to 500 applications, of which they hired 44 people. The recruitment process consists of SHL verbal and numerical tests, plus a competency based telephone interview, followed by an assessment centre for those who pass the first stage. At the assessment centre, you do a group exercise, a case study, and interviews, including technical interviews for any technology jobs. As well as looking for work experience, they also really valued volunteering and extra-curricular activities. Interestingly, they also liked to see people bouncing back after failing at things (as long as thats not your degree, I guess see my recent post on Permission to Fail). Resilience is finally being recognised as such an important quality, which resonates with the Persevere/Bounce Back behaviour in our new employability model. Salaries are £26.5K for the Cambridge-based Technology Group, and £28K plus £3.5K transport allowance for London-based consultants. Theres also an annual bonus (often of the order of ~15%), a sign-on bonus, share options, pension, private health and all the other benefits youd expect of a big name employer. * My previous experience of PA Consulting Ive always had a soft spot for PA since coming across them when I worked in manufacturing.   Most consultants found a rather testing environment in our company (we were always being told we had state of the art problems er, yes, thats why we called you consultants in).   Any consultancy which could survive that, as PA did, had to have backbone, credibility and the ability to deliver. All Postgrad-highlighted Postgraduate employers graduate schemes jobs Options

Generation Y and the Workplace - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Generation Y and the Workplace - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Recently I came across with a lot of studies related to Gen Y and their behaviors in corporate life. I am a member of this generation, myself, so I am writing this article for everyone who is working with people that are part of this generation. The studies I have read categorize Gen Y as a generation who like to hop on jobs frequently. Also, they mention that this generation generally stays in one job around 2 years. Companies don’t like the fact that these employees are not loyal to the company and hops on jobs so easily and frequently because they feel that they waste a lot of resources investing in these employees. Studies also point out that this generation is great at multi-tasking but at the same time, they don’t like to be dictated on what to do. Instead, they like to be convinced of why they should work on a task. Moreover, they like to have their freedom and flexibility so they don’t like typical 9 to 5 work environments where they should come to work at exactly the same time every day. Studies also bring up that companies hire these employees to be innovative but don’t get the innovative performance that they expect. When I was reading these, I felt that I fit into maybe not all but most of these classifications myself. Unfortunately, the studies only show you the facts but don’t explain what you should do with these facts or how you should get the maximum performance from Gen Y employees. Therefore, I decided to help you as a member of this generation. Below are some of the tips on what you can do to get the most out of this generation and keep them happy in their job at the same time. 1)           Give them some room to be innovative. If you want them to be innovative, you should give them their space. You should give them the freedom to be creative. 2)           If they come up with an awesome idea which will benefit to the corporation, let them implement it. Their idea shouldn’t be put aside due to the obstacles of corporate bureaucracy. Otherwise, their motivation will decrease significantly. 3)           Don’t mandate them what they should do. Explain to them why they should do it. Also, if they want to do a task in a way different than yours and produce the same results, let them do it. Don’t tell them that they should do everything in your way. 4)           Let them come to work in flexible hours. If they want to come to work at 10am instead of 9am and leave at 6pm instead of 5pm, let them do it. 5)           Let them rotate departments or different offices nationally or globally. Gen Y is pretty mobile so they like to explore different places. If you force them to stay in the same environment for a long time, they will be unhappy and their performance will drop. 6)           Let them organize team events, community activities or sport activities in the workplace. Gen Y is a very social generation. Thus, they like to continue socializing in the workplace as well. 7)           This generation likes to use social media to demonstrate their personal brand. Give them a similar environment such as a corporate chatter where they can keep showing their personal brand at the workplace. *My company  Etkinlik Fabrikam  (My Event Factory) passed the 1st round in one of the biggest  entrepreneurship   competitions of EMEA region.  In the 2nd round, I need everyone vote for my company so it can be on the finals. Please vote for Etkinlik Fabrikam (It has an orange and blue logo). Click here to vote! Author: Ceren Cubukcu  is a top 5 bestselling author of  Make Your American Dream A Reality: How to Find a Job as an International Student in the United States.  She recently founded her consulting business to help more international students find jobs in the US in addition to her self-service digital event ticketing platform,  Etkinlik Fabrikam  (My Event Factory), to be able to offer her webinars in her home country. You can follow her via  Facebook  or contact her via  www.cerencubukcu.com/contact.

5 Essential Tips To Become A Successful Freelancer! CareerMetis.com

5 Essential Tips To Become A Successful Freelancer! Being a freelancer is surely not an easy go, it takes a lot of patience and your skills to be a successful freelancer. Freelancers these days are also being called as solopreneurs, who are a standalone business with only one person who is everything of it.As a freelancer, you are always your own boss, and no one can question you, but the thing is you have to maintain your dignity as being a boss of your own.evalThe tips we are going to discuss today are five different and essentials tips that could make you a successful freelancer.Please note that I have been writing this after doing research on a group of freelancers who have shared their good as well as the bad experiences with me. They told me about the challenges they faced at the initial stages and how they cope with them by time.Please note that I have been writing this after doing research on a group of freelancers who have shared their good as well as the bad experiences with me. They told me about the challenges they faced a t the initial stages and how they cope with them by time.You should feel lucky that you are about to know these tips if you’re a beginner as a freelancer.Make A Contract Before You Start On Any ProjectDon’t Be So Afraid To Say NOAlways Be Transparent To Your ClientsKeep Track Of Your WorkAlways Work With A ScheduleSo without waiting for a long, we should dive into the details of the matter and start knowing that what actually these tips are all about and what each of them depicts for a freelancer.1. Make A Contract Before You Start On Any ProjectevalGetting a client is a freelancer’s dream. A freelancer gets a customer of his interest what else is remaining that he needs? This is not all; it sounds good only in theory while the reality is totally opposite to it. There various fatigues while doing freelancing, these are related to agreements and the deliverables.There various fatigues while doing freelancing, these are related to agreements and the deliverables.evalMultiple tim e you might have seen freelancers saying that we are fed up of revisions and non-happiness of clients this is because they never sign a contract before starting any project.It is highly recommended for freelancers to design an open-ended Performa where they can note down the requirements of the clients at the onset of the project and lock them up when the customer is agreed upon it, this way you can avoid any conflicts later.2. Don’t Be Afraid To Say NOI have witnessed almost all of my friends in their early stages of freelancing, they mutually gone through a trauma and that is of not saying a NO to someone.They accept orders because they want to earn more in less span of time but what they confront is the late delivery of work to the clients with less quality. This affects your reputation, credibility and most importantly the relationship with your customer.evalThey accept orders because they want to earn more in less span of time but what they confront is the late delivery of wo rk to the clients with less quality. This affects your reputation, credibility and most importantly the relationship with your customer.Once a client gets dishearten from your work he won’t come back again because there are millions of other freelancers who are offering the same services like yours. So, try to attain some project management skills and despite accepting the offers and orders deliberately, sometimes try to say NO to the client if you think that you won’t be able to obtain the deliverables on time. As a famous quotation in project management says: “You Never Lose Projects, You Lose Relations.”So, try to attain some project management skills and despite accepting the offers and orders deliberately, sometimes try to say NO to the client if you think that you won’t be able to obtain the deliverables on time. As a famous quotation in project management says: “You Never Lose Projects, You Lose Relations.”So, try to attain some project management skills and des pite accepting the offers and orders deliberately, sometimes try to say NO to the client if you think that you won’t be able to obtain the deliverables on time. As a famous quotation in project management says: “You Never Lose Projects, You Lose Relations.”3. Always Be Transparent To Your ClientsClients are the one which is not easily attainable and achievable; then you should be thankful to God.Maintaining a good relationship with the client entirely depends upon how transparent you are with them, whether you are doing a game with them by providing pirated materials or else or you are honest by providing them with the original and genuine work.Ethically it is your professional responsibility to be clear cut with the clients, despite disclosing business secrets you should share each and every bit of the word which they should know.This way you would not just get even more clients by referrals, but you will have a good word-of-mouth of your services on the web which will increa se your sales and popularity, simultaneously!4. Keep Track Of Your WorkWhat you received, what you delivered, what return you get in the result of that delivery?evalAll this has to be noted somewhere so that you can keep a track record of your work. This would help you out to maintain the account and the balance sheet.Additionally, you can analyze your sales and marketing strategy if you are following one. You can identify the loopholes due to which you are not getting orders, and you can track what work was done at what date at what price.Yes, data is really essential, and the data we are talking about is not just the essential one but highly precious as well. So if you are willing to be a successful solopreneur and a freelancer you shall make a habit of keeping a record of all of your work.5. Always Work With A ScheduleevalI have discussed this crucial issue with many of my freelancer friends, almost every one of them was disappointed about that they are not able to spend sufficie nt time with their friends and family. Actually, the four points we have discussed earlier are the remedy of this issue, following them will make you able to schedule your work and with the help of it, you can squeeze a chunk of quality time also which can be allocated for your loved ones.Actually, the four points we have discussed earlier are the remedy of this issue, following them will make you able to schedule your work and with the help of it, you can squeeze a chunk of quality time also which can be allocated for your loved ones.evalSo try making a calendar under which you can schedule your work that when and what to do. You might think that what will be the difference then between a 9 to 5 job and freelancing if at the end you have to schedule the things. The matter of the fact is, here you are your own boss you can setup your schedule as per your feasibility.CONCLUSION!Till this point, I am pretty sure that you must have understood each and every bit of the words discussed a bove. We dived into the details of five different tips which should be followed by a freelancer if he/ she wanted to become a successful one.Be informed that all the cases mentioned here weren’t fictional at all, as I said, they all are from real life examples. In the end, I would like to thank you for reading this piece, if you felt that it was a worth reading then don’t just forget to give this article a thumbs up and share it.Last but not the least, I am thankful to my fellow freelancer friends who allowed me to access their cases for the betterment of other upcoming freelancers. I wish all of you a very best of luck! ??

2018 Best Career Apps Websites To Land Your New Job

2018 Best Career Apps Websites To Land Your New Job 2018 Best Career Apps Websites To Land Your New Job 2018 Best Career Apps Websites To Land Your New Job February 2, 2018 by Career Coach Sherri Thomas Leave a Comment Dreaming of a new job? Perhaps something more meaningful, fulfilling and with a beefier paycheck? If you said, Yes, then the timing couldn’t be better.   The unemployment rate is currently hovering at a low 4.1% and the US Economy added a healthy 148,000 jobs last month (mostly in the construction, healthcare, leisure hospitality and manufacturing industries. My last article in Huffington Post, 2017 Highest Paying Jobs, Best Companies and Fastest Growing Industries, has been helping many of you identify the best job role, companies and industries to work.   So for this article, I’m focusing on which career apps and websites can help you find your new job. As you probably know, it can be daunting navigating through a bazillion career websites, job boards and niche communities touting their latest and greatest job openings. As a leading career coach for the past 10 years, I even get overwhelmed!  So every year I conduct loads of online research and capture the lessons learned and best practices from my clients to create a list of my favorite (and what, I believe, are some of the most effective and best) career apps and websites to help you quickly and easily find those high quality job openings. Where can you find your dream job? To find real-time job openings, try LinkUp.com.   This site only features jobs from company websites which means that it provides a smaller pool of job openings; however, those openings are more likely to be fresh and current. I also recommend regularly checking out these three powerhouse job search sites (and setting up your own personal job search agent for each site) to help you find more job openings â€" Glassdoor In my opinion, Glassdoor is the best site for your job search. It has tons of new job postings every day, and allows you to search by job title, key responsibilities, company and location. As a bonus, you can get insight into what it would be like working for a company by reading employee reviews on the company’s culture, CEO ratings, salary information and even job interviewing reviews to help you prepare for an upcoming interview. Simply sign up (it’s free!) and you have a treasure trove of research and reference materials at your fingertips. Indeed The majority of my clients get hired off of Indeed. This is a Google-like search engine for jobs and one of the most efficient sites for surveying listings since it aggregates information from a variety of job boards, online news sites and company websites. An advanced search function provides a few more filters than Glassdoor, and allows you to drill down on a location, keyword and salary range. Indeed says it has 200 million unique visitors each month and is available in 60 countries and 28 languages. LinkedIn Recruiters and hiring managers love this site. As of April 2017, LinkedIn had 500 million members in 200 countries, out of which more than 106 million members are active. A 2015 Recruiter Nation report by Jobvite shows that 87% of recruiters are using LinkedIn (the most popular social media networking site for recruiters) to seek out job candidates. LinkedIn allows you to post a free profile, publish your resume and connect with other professionals. It also allows you to search for jobs, and then shows you those in your network who are currently working, or have worked, inside that organization. This makes it easier for you to find (and hopefully get) referrals which is the #1 way job candidates land a job! You can search job openings on LinkedIn by going to your home page and clicking the “jobs” tab towards the top of the page. Search by job title, keyword, company, or use the advanced search to include additional criteria. Be sure to scroll down to view job openings and companies hiring, as well as those in your network who have worked inside those organizations. For more tips, I love this article by Amanda Zantal-Winer, 29 LinkedIn Tips for Professional Networking, Business and Marketing. Niche job sites SmartRecruiters.com reports that 62-percent of jobs are posted on niche job boards. Do yourself a favor and invest some time researching their Best 50 Niche Job Boards list (which was updated in December 2017.) This doesn’t need to overwhelm you.   Schedule an hour into your calendar to review the list, research the sites, and bookmark those sites with jobs that most closely align to your skills, passions and career goals. For example, if you’re an executive looking for a new job then check out ExecuNet which features job openings starting at $150,000 annual salary and the Ladders with salaries of $80,000 and above. If you want to land a job in technology then bookmark Dice.   If you’re looking for a sales job then check out SalesGravy and SalesHeads. For healthcare jobs visit Healthcare Jobsite.  For a new gig in journalism, P.R. or social media try Media Bistro. Or, check out WayUp if you’re looking for an entry-level job or internship. Freelance gigs Craving more freedom and control in your career?   You may want to promote your expertise by becoming a freelancer or consultant. Try posting your skills and experience on sites like these Accenture partners with more than 75% of the Fortune Global 500 companies to provide strategy, consulting, digital, technology and operations services. They serve clients in 120 countries and have made 15 consecutive appearances in Fortune’s “World’s Most Admired Companies” list. Freelancer is a global marketplace which allows potential employers to post jobs that freelancers can then bid to complete. The site boasts completing +13-million freelancing jobs to date with a 95% re-hire rate in jobs for graphics design, websites IT, writing content, sales marketing, and engineering and science. UpWork says it posts 3-million part-time, short-term and freelance gigs annually, and their pool of freelancers are earning more than $1 billion via the site each year by providing companies with over 3,500 skills. For designers, creatives, programmers, developers, and a variety of other business services skills. Other sites that can put some cash in your pocket include: Uber, Lyft, SnagaJob, TaskRabbit, Postmates and Amazons  Mechanical Turk for small tasks. These sites offer marketplaces for anyone wanting to get hired as a driver, mover, courier, cleaner and basic chore-doer. One final note the career apps and websites listed above are great resources to help you find your next job. I recommend creating a job search agent on those sites you like so that you’ll spend less time searching and more time receiving instant notifications about jobs that interest you. In future articles, I’ll share my favorite resources and tips to help you land your dream job by getting more job leads, referrals and recommendations, as well as  tools to create a stellar resume, resume format tips, and how to nail your job interviews. But for now, I hope this article helps you get one step closer to landing your dream job. About the author  Sherri Thomas  is a Career Strategist, international speaker, award-winning author, and President of  Career Coaching 360  (www.CareerCoaching360.com). She’s helped thousands of executives and professionals change, re-brand, advance and take their career in a whole new direction. Author of the award-winning book, “The Bounce Back â€" personal stories and strategies to you help you bounce back higher and faster after a layoff, re-org or career setback” which was named 2013 best career book by Indie Book Awards and “Career Smart â€" 5 Steps to a Powerful Personal Brand”. Sherri is regularly interviewed for her career strategies published in  the Washington Post, the Wall St Journal, TIME Magazine, Smart Money magazine, the New York Daily Post, Investors Business Daily,  and many others. Sherri is a champion of helping others thrive and live in their best career. As a keynote speaker, she’s spoken at conferences and events around the world including the United States, Malaysia, Israel, Ireland, Singapore, Canada, Mexico, Vietnam and Kenya. Throughout her career, Sherri has worked for three Fortune 500 Companies overseeing and holding various positions in marketing, IT, management training and development, and global communications. She successfully reinvented herself and transitioned into various job roles and industries including television, radio, finance, and high tech. Sherris website offers free video training, “15 Clever Ways to Get More Job Offers” at  www.CareerCoaching360.com

Writing a Statement at the Top of Your Resume

Writing a Statement at the Top of Your ResumeIf you are a career scientist or engineer in your chosen field then you may want to consider writing a statement at the top of your resume. Many career scientists and engineers out there choose to not use this method of addressing their accomplishments, but if you do, it could be very effective for you. Using this method is a great way to get noticed by potential employers who have questions about what you have done and how you have gone about doing it.Your resume should not just say what you know and how you got to where you are. Your resume should also include your accomplishments as a scientist or engineer that you have accomplished, this will put you in a more positive light when you begin your search for employment. Although you can always try to pull some type of work history on a prospective employer, they may not appreciate the effort involved.Research is another important area to be addressed. This will help your potential employe r understand your achievements and your research areas. This is very important in your attempt to get hired into an exciting new job as an exciting new career path.You want to make sure that you do not under emphasize your research and work experience on your resume. You want your employers to be impressed with your current and past accomplishments. You will never get that interview if you to emphasize these important areas.After your statement is complete, you want to take it to a document folder and make sure that everything is neatly arranged. Your document folder should be organized and orderly in appearance and contain a bit of extra padding. By having a document folder and everything organized, your resume will appear professional and polished, it will also stand out to any potential employer that checks your resume.The last tip to follow when writing a statement at the top of your resume is to avoid jargon and repetitive information. Employers read your resume and you want to create a very professional impression about yourself. Don't offer information that is not relevant to the position you are seeking.Use acronyms as needed and create brief bullet points with important information in them. You should also always be sure to leave a little bit of room between your heading and the next line. You want to make sure that you have enough space for the opening and closing paragraph, as well as the conclusion.Also, don't forget to include the name of the employer on each line, along with the date and location of the first meeting you had with them. Also include contact information such as email address, phone number, fax number, and any other personal contact information that would be useful to your prospective employer. This information will help your potential employer to get in touch with you if they have any questions that they may have prior to hiring you.