Post-Job Interview Follow-Up From Deplorable to Dynamite (Part 1 of 2)

Post-Job Interview Follow-Up From Deplorable to Dynamite (Part 1 of 2) Post-Job Interview Follow-Up: From Deplorable to Dynamite (Part 1 of 2) From a veteran hiring manager’s perspective, I’ve found that the weakest part of most job search processes is the deplorable state of follow-up. You can go from the perfect candidate to the bottom of the list before you even know it! It’s so much more than thank you notes! (By the way, why aren’t you sending yours?) Thank you notes and follow-up communications are NOT optional; they are required. Great follow-up can put you ahead of other candidates: It shows persistence; you’re demonstrating a skill that may be needed in the job itself. You can expand, reinforce, or clarify something discussed in the interview. It prevents the hiring manager or recruiter from forgetting about you. Your follow-up reinforces that you want the job. Good manners are always valued. And the downsides of NOT following up are: Some hiring managers will dismiss out of hand an applicant who does not send a post-interview thank you note, saying it indicates poor follow-through and a lack of interest in the position. Other candidates will follow up, so you lose an opportunity to compete for that job. Here’s what world-class follow-up looks like: Send a note within 24 hours while its still fresh in your mindâ€"and the companys. Address a note to each individual person you met with. Spell everyones name correctly, including the companys. When you are ready to send your thank your note, follow this simple outline: First â€" always â€" thank them for the opportunity to meet and for taking time out of their day to do so. Next, note why you think you are the right candidate for the role. No more than 3 reasons. Bullet points are optimal here. This is an opportunity to elaborate on why you are a great fit, in writing, beyond your initial cover letter and interview. Close with these 3 points:1. Express your interest;2. Commit to following up with them again within a specified time frame; and3. Thank them, again, for their time and consideration. Send a second follow-up note no more than 5 working days after the first one, following this structure: Begin with a pleasantry, followed by a sentence explaining where you left off during your last communication. “You had indicated to me that youd be making your final decision during the week of (date), and I just wanted to follow up to see where you are in that decision.” Include something of value in your follow-up instead of being perceived as nagging. Perhaps you just completed some training, closed a big deal, or finished a major project. If you are volunteering or taking outside courses while unemployed, talk about that. Close with the next follow-up you will initiate. Dont ask them to call you back. Instead, let them know that “I’ll follow up again within a few days, but in case you need to reach me, here is the best contact number: XXX-XXX-XXXX.” Watch for Post-Job Interview Follow-Up: From Deplorable to Dynamite (Part 2 of 2), where I share some additional tricks and ways to deal with common mistakes and excuses as they relate to Job Interview follow-up. I want to help you stand out and win that job! Feel free to comment below with any additional challenges you face! Let me give you a hand; I’m ready to help! Dana

Career Books to Read

Profession Books to Read Profession Books to Read The beginning of another year is the ideal opportunity to survey where you are at in your profession and where you need to be. In case you're searching for direction on the best way to accomplish the following degree of your profession, perusing one of these exceptionally appraised books is an incredible beginning. Regardless of whether you're seeming to be increasingly profitable or in case you're attempting to discover more equalization, one of these new books will assist you with arriving at your profession objectives for 2016. The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy By Chris Bailey On the off chance that one of your New Year's goals is to be progressively beneficial, The Productivity Project was composed for you. The writer, Chris Bailey, went through one year directing his own efficiency investigations and offers his perceptions and discoveries in this 304-page book. Bailey shares more than 25 bits of knowledge he gained from his year-long investigation how to be progressively profitable. Stretch: How to Future-Proof Yourself for Tomorrow's Workplace by Karie Willyerd and Barbara Mistick New innovation is making numerous employments out of date, and the primary worry of a great many people is the means by which to remain serious in an ever-changing occupation showcase. Stretch offers guidance upheld by worldwide examination on the most proficient method to remain applicable in the workforce. From how to settle on profession choices that will tie down your seriousness later on to how to remain driven during the exciting bends in the road of your vocation, creators Karie Willyerd and Barbara Mistick spread all that you have to know to flourish now and later on. Employing Greatness: How to Recruit Your Dream Team and Crush the Competition By David E. Perry, Mark J. Haluska In case you're hoping to construct an astounding administration group at your organization, Recruiting Greatness is the guide for you. Composed by David E. Perry and Mark J. Haluska, proficient official selection representatives, the book centers around employing the right official. Perry and Haluska talk about systems on the best way to draw in splendid ability, just as holding them. Profound Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World By Cal Newport In the principal section of Profound Work, Cal Newport predicts the kind of individuals who will be fruitful in our new economy. He states, In this new economy, three will have a specific bit of leeway: the individuals who can function admirably and innovatively with shrewd machines, the individuals who are the best at what they do, and those with access to capital. How would we be able to get one of the individuals in these gatherings? The appropriate response is profound work. Newport characterizes profound work as,professional exercises acted in a condition of interruption free focus that stretch your subjective capacities as far as possible. In the present occupied society, performing profound work is difficult to do! Newport offers approaches to recondition your cerebrum and increment your fixation to permit you to evacuate all interruptions and perform profound work. Wellth: How I Learned to Build a Life, Not a Resume by Jason Wachob Composed by Jason Wachob, the originator of mindbodygreen, Wellth guides perusers to discover their ways to wellbeing and achievement. Wachob utilizes his very own stories to prompt his crowd on ways they can be effective in all parts of life. This is an incredible perused in case you're attempting to discover more work-life balance in the new year.

Considering a Career Change 3 Unexpected Industries for Baby Boomers - Jobscan Blog

Considering a Career Change 3 Unexpected Industries for Baby Boomers - Jobscan Blog Posted on July 20, 2015February 22, 2019 by Steph Hartford Training is the most remarkable weapon which you can use to change the world. â€" Nelson Mandela You can frequently change your conditions by changing your demeanor. â€" Eleanor Roosevelt At the point when individuals are prepared to, they change. You cannot make them change on the off chance that they dont need to, much the same as when they would like to, you cannot stop them. â€" Andy Warhol As confirm by the well known expressions above, change implies something else to every one of us. However a great many people concede to one part of progress: its hard. Making a vocation change is troublesome in todays work marketâ€"and it very well may be considerably all the more difficult if youre a Baby Boomer. Youve seen the working scene move from a lot of consistent 30-year vocation tracks into downturn and afterward develop as an entirely unexpected creature. Vocation change can be overpowering and baffling, however its all justified, despite all the trouble when you locate the correct fit. As you forge ahead, consider these three enterprises for your new vocation way . . .they may astonish you. 1. Finance. Think fund is just for new confronted MBA graduates? Reconsider. As announced by TIME.com not long ago, bits of the money related division are making room for workers more than 50. Barclays and (less significantly) Goldman Sachs have both actualized programs intended to bring the skills of more seasoned employment searchers into their organizations. These organizations esteem the beneficial encounters Baby Boomers bring to the table and might be a decent vocation change fit. All things considered, OK rather apply for a credit from somebody still inundated with obligation or a long-term property holder who feels comfortable around a home loan? 2. Green jobs. For many Baby Boomers, profession change isnt pretty much taking care of the tabs. Its a quest for something that issues. A reprise profession, as its been named, is an astounding method to both work and add to a more noteworthy reason. On the off chance that maintainability and the earth are essential to you, think about a green activity. Green occupations length a wide scope of ventures and can assist you with interfacing with your nearby network. Regardless of whether as a reusing plant laborer or a vitality administrations advisor, practicing environmental awareness may spare you from profession burnout blues. 3. Healthcare. Specifically, retirement care. This may appear to be odd given that many Baby Boomers will before long be actualizing their own retirement plans. Be that as it may, the quantity of occupations accessible in proceeding with care is ready to develop by 21 percent throughout the following five years. Also, the decent variety of occupation types accessible inside that division makes it an appealing, adaptable vocation change decision. Other wellbeing segment businesses, for example, the National Institutes of Health, explicitly place a premium on thinking about and holding laborers matured 50+. (One of their biomedical analysts is 95!) Michael Jordan (who turned 52 this year, making him a serious fruitful Baby Boomer!) said it well, I think: In the event that you acknowledge the desires for other people, particularly the contrary ones, at that point you never will change the result. There are innumerable explanations behind Baby Boomers to look for a lifelong change, from adaptability to accounts to a craving to give back. A significant part of the vocation guidance offered to Baby Boomers who wish to keep working spotlights on work that, put respectfully, may be portrayed as not exactly captivating. Considering the conceivable outcomes accessible, Baby Boomers could rather go to one of these three energizing profession ways. Facebook Comments #wpdevar_comment_1 span,#wpdevar_comment_1 iframe{width:100% !important;}

Celebrating MLK 50 Increasing Our Collective Focus on Diversity Inclusion - Copeland Coaching

Celebrating MLK 50 Increasing Our Collective Focus on Diversity Inclusion Today is such an important day in history. Today is a day of remembrance and the 50th commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In this important time of change, I want to share content related to diversity and inclusion that I think you will enjoy. MLK50 Livestream If youre located in Memphis, there are lots of opportunities to get involved in the MLK50 Commemoration in person. But, if youre outside of the city, the National Civil Rights Museum is live streaming the celebration TODAY. It is live now and will go all day. Check out the MLK50 Livestream here. I AM 2018 I had the opportunity to attend a wonderful event this past weekend hosted by AFSCME Local 1733 I AM 2018. It was a moving tribute to Dr. King and the sanitation workers who striked in 1968. The event was a perfect opportunity to learn more about history, and to stand together. Jesse Jackson spoke about his experience in the Civil Rights Movement. And, the strikers from 1968 attended the event. They had a grand entrance that was truly inspiring. I really cannot say enough about how much I enjoyed this event, and how much I appreciate the folks who put it together. Below are a few photos from the event. Podcast: Diversity Inclusion with Mark Lobosco, VP of Talent Solutions at LinkedIn I had the opportunity to interview Mark Lobosco, the Vice President of Talent Solutions at LinkedIn for the Copeland Coaching Podcast. Mark sponsors a number of company-wide Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging initiatives at LinkedIn. On the episode, Mark shares: The differences between diversity, inclusion, and belonging and why they are important Why companies are increasing their focus on diversity How to identify companies that are diverse and inclusive when you’re job seeking Predictions on how diversity will continue to evolve in the workplace You can play the podcast on CopelandCoaching.com, or download it on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also find it in Amazon Alexa as a new Alexa Skill. Using Transparency to Build a Diverse Workforce My Career Corner column this week is about diversity, and its importance in our workplace. Its such an important and relevant topic that I want to share it with you here today. Diversity is one of the most important issues companies are focused on today. LinkedIn recently found that over half of companies say they are very or extremely focused on diversity. This is good news, especially when you consider this. The World Economic Forum recently estimated that it will take 217 years for women to reach complete equality in pay and employment opportunities. It should be noted that one of the key tools we have available today that was not available years ago is the internet. The transparency now available, especially as it relates to employment, is a gold mine for job seekers. Sites such as Glassdoor, LinkedIn, and Indeed.com provide important data points, including how much workers are paid and how employees rate their workplaces. To further the mission of diversity, Indeed.com recently announced a partnership with three other websites that focus on inclusiveness in the workplace. This partnership with Fairygodboss.com, InHerSight.com, and Comparably.com will help to provide additional information to job seekers. The information will show up on the Indeed “Company Pages.” It will allow job seekers to better evaluate the diversity and inclusiveness of an organization. Today’s Company Pages include ratings for work/life balance, compensation/benefits, job security/advancement, management, and culture. In the future, there will also be scores from InHerSight, Comparably, and Fairygodboss that will rank the companies from one to five stars and as a number from one to 100. The internet still remains an unlikely place to land your next job. But, the data available will help you to decide whether or not you want to accept a job offer from a particular company. Salary data will also help you to know what is considered fair pay in your industry. In corporate roles, employers setup pay bands. It can be surprising to know that for one job, the pay band can sometimes vary as much as $40,000 or more. That means that one person doing the job may make $65,000, and another person doing the same job may make over $100,000. In theory, this range allows companies to compensate employees based upon experience. In reality, how much you make is often tied to how skilled you are at negotiation. Using the data available online will help you to ensure you’re getting a fair deal. It will allow you to verify that your future employer is a healthy place to work. And, it will give you a view into your employer’s values and priorities. This sort of valuable feedback is often not something you can typically find out during a job interview. Long story short, we still have a long way to go on issues related to diversity and pay equality for all people, including women and men from all backgrounds. But, this level of increased transparency will help you to be your own advocate. Perhaps together, we can shorten the time it will take to reach complete equality in the workplace. I hope you have a wonderful day, and that youre able to take a few minutes to commemorate the important work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I hope these tips have helped you. Visit CopelandCoaching.com to find more tips to improve your job search. If I can be of assistance to you, don’t hesitate to reach out to me here. Visit CopelandCoaching.com to find more tips to improve your job search. If I can be of assistance to you, dont hesitate to reach out to me here. Also, be sure to subscribe to my Copeland Coaching Podcast on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher where I discuss career advice every Tuesday! If youve already heard the podcast and enjoy it, please consider leaving a review in iTunes or Stitcher. Happy hunting! Angela Copeland @CopelandCoach