?? Top Reasons You Need a Job Search Email Address

?? Top Reasons You Need a Job Search Email Address 209 When email is so critical to your job search, you need to think about it critically. Cover letters, resumes, interview invites, follow ups, thank you notes, contract offers and more… it all gets sent over email. Yet so many job seekers treat email as an afterthought or worse, a necessary evil:eval In 150 Funniest Resume Mistakes, Bloopers and Blunders Ever, all based on true stories, “a candidate listed her e-mail address as pornstardelight@*****.com.” The follow-up, 150 More Funniest Resume Mistakes, Bloopers and Blunders Ever, had this nugget: “Someone applying to my friend’s lab had noted his email was ‘idontstealbeakers@domain.com’”.eval And finally, in Top 10 Funniest Job Horror Stories, came this surprise: “I sent a digital resume and cover letter via email to apply for a position as a technical writer. Within a few hours, a message from the director in charge of hiring came via email. Full of anticipation, I opened the email to find a terse message: ‘your resume is infected with a virus and has been quarantined.’ A person cannot recover from an infected resume. I did not pursue the position further.” All of these could have been avoided by taking one good, simple decision at the beginning of your job search. Not everyone agrees, saying that you should focus your time more on networking, and even just creating better email subject lines. However, the time saved and the other benefits below clearly outweigh the time spent managing a separate email address for your job search. Which email account do you use most for job search? Work email account Personal email account, that I also use for friends An email account created just for job search View Results 6 reasons to have a job search email address 1) Better focus There's a good chance you're using your personal email address for job search. Doesn't it bother you that the resulting inbox mixes job search messages with friends, family, hobbies and whatever else? On the one hand, having the job search-related emails there means that every time you check your email for something else, your inbox will depress you by making you think of work or your lack of it. On the other hand, when you're actually concentrating on looking for a job, the non-job search emails will only distract you. Instead, a dedicated inbox will make sure you stay zeroed in on the task at hand: finding a new job. 2) Stop using your work email address There are so many reasons why job searching with your work address is wrong. It gives the impression that you're looking on company time, regardless of whether you actually are, which isn't going to impress any employers, current or future. Not all employers actively read employee email, but since copies of it are on company email servers, it's there if they want to. By using your work account, your employer is more likely to find out about your not-so-secret job hunt, and when they do, don't be surprised if they also find grounds for your immediate dismissal, which sucks if you haven't actually found another job yet. Worse- once out the door, you'll no longer have access to all the job search conversations and relevant contacts unless you happened to back up that information before leaving. It's just not a good idea. 3) Avoid making the wrong impression (I hope) It's important to know what your email address says about you as a candidate. Certain email providers, such as Yahoo, Hotmail and AOL, have been around long enough for most people to have heard a story or two about them getting hacked, or their users being inundated with spam. If you're one of those users â€" I've had at least one Yahoo address for almost 15 years â€" you know from firsthand experience that the service leaves much to be desired, to say the least. So why continue to associate yourself with them by using one of their accounts? By opting for a new address for your current job search, you can choose a more popular, more recent email provider that won't depress your recipients. It might even be easier to get the username that you want on the newer service. 4) Be more productive Choosing a more recent email provider is also more likely to give you access to new productivity features. I recommend Gmail, which I've been using since 2005, and I'm not the only one. It has so many extras that other email providers don't offer, with more being added all the time. Here are some of my favorite features that are particularly useful for you: Security checks â€" that earlier horror story about a resume having a virus? Gmail scans for virus and malware in outgoing and incoming attachments, and would have warned you before you had a chance to embarrass yourself and lose out on a job opportunity for nothing. Gmail also has very powerful spam filters. They don't catch everything â€" no filter does â€" but they improve by watching your reading habits. On the flip side, Gmail's high deliverability means that your email is less likely to be considered as spam by a recipient, especially when they're also on Gmail. Plus addressing and dot notation let you create unique email addresses that all point at your inbox, simply by adding ‘+whatever' or extra periods (dots) to your username. For example, you could use john.doe+ibm@gmail.com when applying for a job at IBM. Their recruiters will recognize you're targeting them, while you'll know that responses to that address could only have come from your application because you wouldn't use that address anywhere else. Addons you could have only dreamed of a few years ago. Mailtrack.io will notify you when recipients open your messages, Boomerang lets you schedule emails in advance, and Rapportive will give you a LinkedIn profile snapshot of each contact you don't recognize (and the ones you do). Having a Gmail account is a requirement to use Google Docs and its 15 GB of cloud storage, from which you can edit and download resume copies on the go. Finally, time-saving integration â€" many other websites let you sign up and login with your Gmail account, which mean you don't need to register for each one, create and remember yet another password, etc. 5) Be found the way you want to be You'd be surprised how often people try to figure out email addresses when they don't have your exact contact information. Recruiters even use tools called email permutators that can take your name and suggest likely email addresses. By choosing an email address with the simple formula of firstname.lastname@emailprovider.com (e.g. john.doe@gmail.com), you make it easier for people to guess your email and remember it, and for email permutators to guess correctly, increasing your chances of getting contacted. If you're already being contacted TOO easily by spammers, try a slight variation of the above formula when creating your new job search-specific account, such as firstnamelastname (no period), firstname_lastname (underscore), or even lastname.firstname@emailprovider.com, especially if you're in a country where names tend to be written surname first. 6) Brand yourself as a pro If you really want to impress, you could buy your own domain name and create a corporate-looking email address with it, such as john@johndoe.com. I have email addresses @shareselectmedia.com and @jobmob.co.il, and you'd never know they're just Gmail accounts if I hadn't just told you ?? Bonus 7) As an attention-getter 150 More Funniest Resume Mistakes, Bloopers and Blunders Ever has this anecdote: “This girl emailed me her resume with the name Addison Sheffield, I replied that is a great name and I love the Cubs and she was like, oh, actually my name’s Caroline but I do that to get more resume looks.” (Addison Sheffield are two of the streets bordering Wrigley Field in Chicago) This out-of-the-box technique can get quick responses but if you're not careful how you use it, recipients may feel misled and you'll lose out on a targeted job lead. Caroline's email address would get the attention of baseball lovers in Chicago, and it's a clever choice if related to the kind of job she wants, but otherwise it's just a tease. You can actually go a little deeper with an email address designed to get a specific person's attention by using a temporary, disposable email address that you only create for the purpose of emailing that one person or company. Before using this as a regular tactic though, experiment by emailing a few people you know first to see how they react. 8) Get a throwaway address you can shut down if it becomes a spam magnet Tell everyone, get one that you can shut down if it becomes a spam magnet. I also have a phone I can use, never rings, just goes to voicemail. Use it for all online 'we need your phone number'. Worth the 10 bucks I pay a month or whatever it is. â€" Build JOBACUS (@BuildJOBACUS) March 17, 2019 Bonus 2 Once you have your dedicated job search email, here's some good advice on how to use it: READ NEXT: ?? Awesome Email Subject Lines Job Seekers Are Using For Results

Personal Branding Weekly and Owning Your Social Proof - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Personal Branding Weekly and Owning Your Social Proof - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career PERSONAL BRANDING WEEKLY Editor’s Note:   It’s been a whirlwind of travel and providing workshop training to groups who are ready to embrace that their business brand is authentically represented by the personal brands that embody their brand.   Travel time provides a great time for me to catch up on reading. Did you have a chance to read Peter’s article on how to SOAR?   Or, did you read Elinor’s article?   Be sure to check out number one and double check and make sure you’re not guilty of that. This week we also covered: Common Sense Keys for Creating Your Career Success Story by Deborah Shane How to Avoid the Back-to-Work Holiday Hangover by Glassdoor.com Personal Branding in 6 Seconds and 15 Seconds by Phil Rosenberg Podcast #3: Standing Out Online, Coworking and Chris Brogan by Dan Schawbel Personal Brands: Stop Goals, Set Requirements by Nance Rosen 5 Steps to Quitting Your Job with Grace by Heather Huhman 5 Sales Techniques to Get Your Call Returned by Elinor Stutz 8 Personal Branding Standouts Who Inspired Us in 2012 by the Young Entrepreneurial Council When Selling Your Professional Brand, Stress Features AND Benefits by Skip Freeman 8 Ways to Improve Your Company Brand in 2013 by the Young Entrepreneur Council The Art of Reciprocity in Interviewing by Jeff Shuey 5 Ways to Avoid an Average Personal Brand by Peter Sterlacci Personal Branding for Theatrical Actors by Erik Deckers How to Succeed Interviewing with an Ignorant Interviewer by Beth Kuhel This week is a week not to miss as we cover how strong communicators brand themselves; how not to introduce yourself and   few powerful articles on entrepreneurship.   OWN YOUR SOCIAL PROOF Much of today’s online marketing strategy relies on social networks. While these tools offer an array of opportunities, they can be unpredictable. Their formats change; new social sites arise; the audience changes their preferred platform, and various other situations can arise. Basing your marketing centerpiece upon unpredictable tools is a bad idea. Most importantly, social networks are not yours. While you might have your own social account with them; your profile, data, and content can be deleted at the discretion of the sites’ owners. Potentially, if you base all of your online marketing strategy on social networks, especially a single one,   that strategy can be made ineffective and useless in a single moment. 5 Ways to Spread Your Brand Socially   1. Create Social Proof Does your brand have its own social proof? The most practical way to begin is to discuss a topic using more than one social site. While sites like Facebook and Twitter have been favorites for the past few years, it doesn’t mean they will always remain on top. Other sites such as LinkedIn, Pinterest, and Google + have their own approaches and audience members. As greater numbers of audience members show interest in these other social sites and their benefits, being present on new and upcoming social sites may prove valuable to your brand’s online strategy. 2. Have your own website   If you want to make the most of your online marketing strategy, it’s important not to stay in one place or rely on a platform to do the job for you. You need to spread your brand out with other tools, of which one of the most important is your own website. You need to generate presence that reaches beyond social. 3. Make your brand mobile-friendly Designing sites and generating content that are mobile-friendly is the newest trend, especially since a growing number of consumers have begun using their mobile devices for searches, references and purchases. This is something that is going to be essential in the future. 4. Keep your site fresh, interesting, and trendy Blogging is amongst the most effective tools in the online world. It is the method whereby you can keep your site fresh and full of interesting and trending materials. It is (in fact) one of the most efficient ways of generating content for your social sites, but can prove valuable as a stand-alone social tool to prove that your brand does exist. 5. Use email to stay in touch with your audience   Email might be oldest form of online connections, but it isn’t outdated. Staying in touch by email has been neglected as the rise of social has become the hot trend. An email account does belong to the provider, but they have little say in what you mail or share through this medium. Your lists and your ability to share outside of social sites give email a significant advantage over social networking sites, and should still be a part, even if a small part, of your online endeavors. Additionally, this is a far more personal way to reach the audience. While social and even your blog might reach out broadly, email does allow you to reach out specifically and address a customer’s needs. It presents your brand as an authentic business within the online world, and will allow you to be consistent and visible, even if some social sites fade away. Personal branding takes time to develop in the online world. While popular social sites might be an excellent place to start, proving your brand’s value through various ways is necessary to ensure that you spread your brand socially. Author: Maria Elena Duron, is managing editor of the Personal Branding Blog, CEO (chief engagement officer) of  buzz2bucks.com  â€"  a word of mouth marketing firm, and a professional speaker and trainer on developing social networks that work. She provides workshops, webinars, seminars and direct services that help create conversation, connection, credibility, community and commerce around your brand.   Maria Duron is founder  and moderator of  #brandchat   a weekly Twitter chat focused on every aspect of branding that is recognized by Mashable as one the 15 Essential Twitter Chats for Social Media Marketers.

Monday Motivation Weekly Links and Teleseminar TONIGHT!

Monday Motivation Weekly Links and Teleseminar TONIGHT! July is going to be awesome and I am starting it off with a bang! Tonight I am hosting a free teleseminar about how to blog yourself into a new career.  Make sure you are signed up! Click here to signup.   If you cant make the live call, you can always listen to the recording so make sure you sign up now!! Here  are your weekly career links to start your week off right: 10 Words You Should Remove From Your Resume Right Now by Huffington Post 5 Things You Must Do Before Applying For A Job by Careerealism Six Reasons Your Best Employees Quit  by Forbes Four Tips to Stay Focused at Work This Summer by The Glass Hammer What Woman Want at Work: 4 Ways to Build Flexibility into your Career by Linkedin Blog Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

Would You Improve Communication With Your Clientele - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Would You Improve Communication With Your Clientele - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Many people make the pronouncement that they specialize in… Only when you approach them to learn more, it turns out they don’t know a whole lot about your segment of the population. Their misleading statement turns into wasted time and frustration. The improved approach is to wait until you fully understand your targeted clientele before claiming to be their specialist on call. Example One company that does a good job with the mid-life age group falls short in one area. They sell homes designed for those who have chosen to retire. But it was revealed that the design options are very trendy and mostly for a younger segment of the population. In fact, one employee confessed that many of the new home buyers, return to the design center multiple times, before finalizing a decision. It’s not because they lost mental capacity but because the selections available are not to the taste of their generation. Improved Situation Research on the internet will quickly lend insight on the information you need ahead of time to present to your intended clientele. Once you have the understanding of the research in mind, then it should be a straightforward conversation by asking questions to confirm what you learned. There are always exceptions to the rule, so on a person-by-person basis, ask, never assume. Truth and Consistency Another conversation was highly energetic and intriguing as to possibilities that might occur by joining forces. Even better, it was conveyed three times early on that there were no upfront fees. The effort would merely be collaborative and a split of the proceeds would take place at the end of the project. It sounded as if there was great potential. The disappointment came as the conversation wound down. Out of nowhere, an upfront fee was requested. The person was reminded of his initial words. Solution It was then advised he be very careful in the future to weigh in on what he plans to say and to remain consistent throughout the conversation, and in every conversation from that point forward. It’s important to remember, people share notes, they talk, and they also post. Consistency and truth are essential. Anything different will affect your reputation and your personal brand. Asking for Fees Whenever a fee is involved, it’s best to get that out of the way first. Ask for the person’s budget and what they hope to get out of the investment. Most important is to always convey the truth, check the pulse, and not waste anyone’s time. If the investment isn’t available immediately, ask if there is a better time to reconnect. That’s how most sales are made. Homework Before you make time for a serious conversation, whether you are the buyer or the seller, become familiar with the other party by researching their profile, usage of keywords, and their sentiments expressed. Doing so lends itself to a more fruitful conversation. Making a habit of these three habits for a sales approach will lead you to the Smooth Sale!

The First Step of Writing a Resume Or Job Application is to Business Professionalism

The First Step of Writing a Resume Or Job Application is to Business ProfessionalismThe first step of writing a resume or job application is to business professionalism. It is no secret that your success is going to be determined by the resume that you submit to an employer, and the skills that you possess. Therefore, it is very important to ensure that you have all of the basic qualifications listed on your resume. In addition, there are other areas of the resume that you can add to increase your chances of being hired for a new position.You will want to make sure that you have formal education in your professional career. This should include high school, college, graduate school, or apprenticeship experience. This is because a formal education is required for employers to consider you as an educated professional, and they do not want to hire someone who has had minimal schooling. High school graduates will also have their resume reviewed more quickly, which is good for them.You sho uld consider a number of skills that you learned when you were in school to help you make your resume stand out. Some of these include leadership and teamwork, interpersonal skills, and knowledge of the business field. If you were involved in a club or a class that taught these things, then you may consider including this information in your resume. If you were a member of a small business, then you may consider including this information.When you are looking at online resumes, you need to make sure that you read the information about each of the skills that you are considering before you fill in the gaps in your educational history. You want to make sure that you have enough information for your potential employer to be able to see that you have these skills. For example, if you want to look for work at an information technology company, you should check your online resume to see if you have knowledge of computer science, database entry, or programming. This will help you to show t hat you have this level of knowledge.The best way to look for professional knowledge is to list all of the things that you have done. Your resume should list all of the skills that you have acquired during your educational career. Then you can write about how your skills can help you in the professional world.In addition to listing the skills that you have acquired, you should also list professional certification or professional work experience that you have obtained. Having all of these elements on your resume will help to demonstrate that you have met all of the requirements for a new position. Many employers will look at your resume without asking questions and will take a chance on you. You need to prove to them that you have a professional reputation in the profession that you are applying for.You should also consider attending professional seminars that are related to the job that you are applying for. These types of seminars are usually free, but you should consider signing u p for them if you feel comfortable with speaking to others about the work that you are doing. After all, if your education was not good enough for your current position, you may want to find a different field to pursue. If you feel confident speaking to others about the professional world, you may find that you get more interviews.Now that you know the first step of writing a resume or job application is to business professionalism, you will want to find ways to improve your resume and your business. A resume that looks professional will help to get you a better job and will help you succeed at it. There are many things that you can do to make sure that your resume looks professional, so make sure that you pay attention to what you write and put thought into it.

We now have Woohoo Partners in 10 countries - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

We now have Woohoo Partners in 10 countries - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog A short while ago we announced our new Partner program. The basic idea is simple: You can get access to all of the materials that we have created and refined over the years with clients like LEGO, Microsoft, IKEA and Shell and use them to ?go create happy workplaces. You can use all of these materials?as an external consultant with your clients or you can use them?internally?with employees, managers and teams?inside your organization to make it a happier workplace. And we just reached a cool milestone: We?now have partners in 10 different countries. There are now partners in Denmark, Norway, Turkey, Australia, Argentina, Colombia, US, South Africa, Bulgaria, and the UK. That is?AWESOME! Would you like to join us? Read all about Woohoo Partners here. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

6 Tips to Make Networking Events Less Intimidating - Wolfgang Career Coaching

6 Tips to Make Networking Events Less Intimidating - Wolfgang Career Coaching Networking Events Lead to Great Things: “I think you should attend this networking event.” Those words strike fear in many people, even those with outgoing personalities. Calling the event a ‘networking event’ can turn a potentially fun-filled, productive evening into a dreaded, obligatory occasion. Networking Events Lead to Great Things: • New relationships with people who can eventually help you in your career search. • New relationships with people who can help you in your current line of work. • Potential referrals for your business. • Receiving an expert opinion on the next step for you or your business. • An additional contact from someone you just met who could help further your career or your business. Great opportunities are found at these events but, at the same time, they can be intimidating. Here are my tips on how to make networking events more pleasant and less overwhelming. Tip 1: Know your Career Goals in Advance Before going to an event, identify your goals for the event. Are you looking to find someone in an industry you are looking to break into? Are you looking to promote your business? Once you clearly identify why you are going, try to set some measurable goals about how many new people you will meet that evening or how many business cards you will give away. Having goals will help you focus on the event and reduce the time you spend aimlessly wandering around. Also, having goals will allow you know if the event was successful and if you should return to similar events in the future. Tip 2: Utilize a Friend Can you bring a friend with you to the event? Knowing someone who will also be at the event can put you at ease about attending as well as make you more comfortable when you are there. The “friend” trap â€" Bringing a friend with you to an event can backfire if you only talk to him or her the entire night. While you feel less apprehensive at the event, you may talk to fewer new people if you have a friend to lean on. Tip 3:   Find someone you know Is there someone you know at the event? Seek them out to say hello. If they are talking to others, introduce yourself to the people surrounding your friend. An easy question in this scenario is to ask, “How do you know [friend’s name]?” This may generate great conversation topics. When you finally get a chance to speak with your friend, let her know that you do not know many people at the event and ask if she would introduce you to someone there. If you have a specific type of person you want to connect with, let your friend know that as well. Tip 4:   Utilize the activities at the event The toughest networking scenario is if you dont know anyone at the event and go by yourself. In this case, try to use the activities or functions at the event to your advantage. Does the event have a bar or buffet? Once you are in the food or beverage line, begin speaking to someone also in line. Are you at an art gallery? Approach a piece of art and chat about it with someone else who is also looking at it. It’s much easier to speak to people when you already have some common ground. Tip 5:   Find the ‘easy to approach’ people Look around the room, can you identify anyone else who is by themselves? This may be a good person to speak with as they are probably feeling somewhat uncomfortable with the situation as well. If there is no one else standing alone, look for those in a group of two. Smaller groups are easier to approach. Before approaching any group, look at their body language. Do they seem to be having a personal conversation? Or does it seem like a more casual networking conversation? Seek out those who do not appear to be having a private conversation. The “comfort” trap â€" Once you have found someone or a small group of people to speak to, most people begin to relax. Make sure you don’t stay anchored to this new group the rest of the evening. Remember your goals and act on them, being courteous at the same time. Once there is a natural lull in the conversation, use that to break away. Tip 6:   Moving on Gracefully If the conversation is clearly over, there are several ways to easily move on so you can continue meeting new people. You can take a food or drink break and announce, “Im going to grab a drink.” Or, at the first conversation pause, you can say something like, “It was great to meet you, [first name]. Im going to continue to mingle and if I find anyone who could be a good contact for you, Ill make sure to introduce you.” A final way to end the conversation is to offer your business card or ask for theirs. These tips should take some of the anxiety out of networking events! If you have tips on making networking events successful, let us know in the comments section below.