Most Common Companies JibberJobber Users Enter

Most Common Companies JibberJobber Users Enter Ever wonder what other job seekers are looking for? Yesterday I got a list of the most common companies that JibberJobber users have entered into the Companies section.  That is, these are the companies that our job seekers are trying to land jobs at.  The Top 10 of all time are not surprising actually, they are kind of surprising: IBM. This one surprised me the most the news seems to have been hijacked by the huge new-fangled companies that are changing how we drive (or, how we dont drive, with self-driving cars), how people surf the web, etc.  I dont recall the last time Ive read an article about IBM but this is the most common company in JibberJobber. Microsoft. Not terribly surprising, but still impressive considering (a) its an older tech company and (b) they supposedly dont have all the perks that the Silicon Valley tech companies offer. Accenture. Hm how many accountants are using JibberJobber?  (of course, Accenture doesnt hire just accountants :p) Google. Not surprised this is in the top five, even though working at Google today isnt the same as working there fifteen years ago. Oracle. B2B giant, not a consumer play. Deloitte. Okay, if Accenture is number three, it makes sense for Deloitte to hit the top ten. Bank of America. This was surprising, especially considering the unrest/scandels in banking for so many years. Or, maybe we have a lot of users who live in, or want to move to, Charlotte? (delightful city, by the way. I spoke there a few years back and there is a charm thats hard to describe high tech + movers and shakers + southern) Wells Fargo. I wonder if this was before or after the big debacle. Dell. Ah yes, I remember them. In fact, when I graduated from undergrad, my plan was to drive to Austin and get a job there. That was minutes before the big tech bubble bust glad I didnt make that trip. Amazon. They have changed the world, in many ways ecommerce, the cloud, etc. I love Seattle, if only there was more (or any) sunlight :p Here are the next ten most common companies our users have entered (in order) 11. Hewlett-Packard 12. Cisco Systems 13. TekSystems (for contract jobs) 14. KPMG 15. Apple 16. PwC 17. EMC 18. Ernst Young 19. Morgan Stanley 20. American Express At first, it seems like the whos who of companies but when you think about what this data shows, I think its interesting to note the absense of some of the top companies to work at.  I find it interesting that some of these behemoth companies havent been the darlings of media (old or new), but people are still clamoring to work there. Im also kind of surprised that so many people are working to get jobs at Apple and Google, which is like the unicorn of job search. Most Common Companies JibberJobber Users Enter Ever wonder what other job seekers are looking for? Yesterday I got a list of the most common companies that JibberJobber users have entered into the Companies section.  That is, these are the companies that our job seekers are trying to land jobs at.  The Top 10 of all time are not surprising actually, they are kind of surprising: IBM. This one surprised me the most the news seems to have been hijacked by the huge new-fangled companies that are changing how we drive (or, how we dont drive, with self-driving cars), how people surf the web, etc.  I dont recall the last time Ive read an article about IBM but this is the most common company in JibberJobber. Microsoft. Not terribly surprising, but still impressive considering (a) its an older tech company and (b) they supposedly dont have all the perks that the Silicon Valley tech companies offer. Accenture. Hm how many accountants are using JibberJobber?  (of course, Accenture doesnt hire just accountants :p) Google. Not surprised this is in the top five, even though working at Google today isnt the same as working there fifteen years ago. Oracle. B2B giant, not a consumer play. Deloitte. Okay, if Accenture is number three, it makes sense for Deloitte to hit the top ten. Bank of America. This was surprising, especially considering the unrest/scandels in banking for so many years. Or, maybe we have a lot of users who live in, or want to move to, Charlotte? (delightful city, by the way. I spoke there a few years back and there is a charm thats hard to describe high tech + movers and shakers + southern) Wells Fargo. I wonder if this was before or after the big debacle. Dell. Ah yes, I remember them. In fact, when I graduated from undergrad, my plan was to drive to Austin and get a job there. That was minutes before the big tech bubble bust glad I didnt make that trip. Amazon. They have changed the world, in many ways ecommerce, the cloud, etc. I love Seattle, if only there was more (or any) sunlight :p Here are the next ten most common companies our users have entered (in order) 11. Hewlett-Packard 12. Cisco Systems 13. TekSystems (for contract jobs) 14. KPMG 15. Apple 16. PwC 17. EMC 18. Ernst Young 19. Morgan Stanley 20. American Express At first, it seems like the whos who of companies but when you think about what this data shows, I think its interesting to note the absense of some of the top companies to work at.  I find it interesting that some of these behemoth companies havent been the darlings of media (old or new), but people are still clamoring to work there. Im also kind of surprised that so many people are working to get jobs at Apple and Google, which is like the unicorn of job search.

Resume Writing For Executive Position

Resume Writing For Executive PositionWriting a resume for an executive position can be very tricky. You need to have it thoroughly proofread and you need to have it looked over by an employer. This is where to resume writing for executive position comes in. Once you start writing a resume for the executive position you are applying for, you can work on your objective statement.The objective statement for this type of writing is very important because it lays out the responsibilities of the job you are applying for. It also lists your qualifications for the job. Here are some tips to consider when writing a resume that includes an objective statement.Use only professional first person writing. The employee should use the correct pronouns when writing the objective statement. 'I 'My' is always preferred when writing about yourself, or 'The 'Us'.Use employ hyphens instead of commas when there are many sentences. Commas make longer sentences appear shorter, so that is why it is used in r esume writing for an executive position.The resume writing for executive position should always include a consistent sentence structure and always end with a colon. A colon puts emphasis on the comma in the objective statement.Always use words such as 'must', 'must have', and 'will'. These words show that you mean what you are saying, and that you will be able to complete the job if the job is available.As you write the resume, remember to ask yourself how your potential employer will read your resume and determine whether or not you have included all of your employee's potential in the job. Also, remember to ask yourself how you can emphasize how you can best perform the job. The objective statement is just one example of how you can add to your resume.If you want to know more about writing a resume for the executive position, then check out my site. There are many tips and tools that you can use to write a good resume.

We Cant All Be Special

We Cant All Be Special em ·bel ·lish : (v) 1.  To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate. 2.  To add ornamental or fictitious details to:  a fanciful account that embellishes the true story. I am boring. I come from a long line of good, honest, and boring people. We are dull. There is no romance in our back story. My great grandparents emigrated from Europe, settled in the Midwest, farmed or worked at jobs that earned a modest living, raised kids, and died of natural causes at untragic ages. We do not claim any poets, criminals or royalty in our lineage. We’re not even good looking. I wish it were different. I would love to be the descendant of banished aristocrats, smuggled to the young United States to make their fortune after escaping the guillotine in the French Revolution. A great back story, a compelling creation myth, is a tremendous asset. So tremendous, in fact, that people tend to create them in order to make themselves more attractive to mates, to peers and to employers. (My imaginary ancestor) Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'cEp7QSW-R2VEEY6FIJG9kA',sig:'6ixxMYQ57w-ES6OzTxxHWfhHPqirNjSWvwGGeQ3KyWE=',w:'360px',h:'478px',items:'172599870',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); Famous people make up stories to reflect the way they feel about themselves. Stories that, if they aren’t exactly accurate, are the version of the story that should be true. (From CNN, 2012) An Americas Got Talent contestants emotional story of getting hit by a grenade in Afghanistan is not backed up by military records. And now, questions surround whether he embellished his heroic tale. Lance Armstrong said [about doping and lying about it for years] he was caught up in his own myth and explained that after surviving cancer, he was “ruthlessly” determined to win at all costs.   Was Manti Te’o a sympathetic victim of a cruel fraud, or a calculating participant in a phony story that had been milked to aid his bid for the Heisman Trophy? Marco Rubio has often talked emotionally of how his parents fled Cuba when Fidel Castro took power, and came to America, a land of freedom. And thats why Marco Rubio loves America. Unfortunately, its not true, according to a  Washington  Post  investigation. (New York Magazine October 2011) These kinds of lies happen all the time in business and job interviews. People embellish their work history or take credit for successful projects. They sometimes run into someone who can dispute the facts or correct the record, but for the most part, they get away with it. Why do we feel the need to make ourselves more important than we are? Why do we all want to be special? I blame our celebrity-crazy culture. There is no room in our collective short attention span for average guys, pretty good people who are pretty good at what they do. We want to be famous   to be extraordinary. A recent graduation speech by David McCullough Jr., the son of the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and English teacher at Wellesley High School, went viral when he said to the graduating class, “You’re not special.” One imagines the collective gasp from the audience. Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'kFggcjLgTn1P5w73ugYFDg',sig:'cincl7mBiYqn4ZJp0PDtjbf85wlPTnQ6tMydoBmBQnI=',w:'463px',h:'370px',items:'166230058',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); He goes on to say: “…[because of] our fear of our own insignificance, a subset of our dread of mortalityâ€"we have of late, we Americans, to our detriment, come to love accolades more than genuine achievement.” He calls Wellesly High School “one of the best” schools, then turns on his own phrasing. “I said ‘one of the best’ so we can feel better about ourselves, but that phrase defies logic. By definition there can be only one best. You’re it or you’re not.” I love how he fearlessly calls out our “everybody wins” approach to life these days: “You see, if everyone is special, then no one is. If everyone gets a trophy, trophies become meaningless.  Climb the mountain not to plant your flag, but to embrace the challenge, enjoy the air and behold the view. Climb it so you can see the world, not so the world can see you.” One of the humbling aspects of maturity, my maturity, anyway, is that you come to know what you don’t know. You learn that we can’t all be special. And I’m okay with that.

Personal Branding Interview Donna Fenn - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Personal Branding Interview Donna Fenn - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Today, I spoke with Donna Fenn, who is a contributing editor at Inc. Magazine and author of an upcoming book called Upstarts! Since the book isnt coming out till August, I figured I would get the first book interview before everyone else starts harassing her.   In this interview, Donna talks about Gen-Y entrepreneurship, how its different than previous generations, some of the Gen-Y entrepreneurs she highlighted in her book, challenges for Gen-Yers, some research from her book and more. What is unique about this generation of entrepreneurs thats different than previous generations? I think this generation of entrepreneurs is fundamentally different from their older predecessors. The first characteristic everyone thinks of is their expertise with technology, and that’s very important, of course. But what’s interesting to me is that Gen-Y entrepreneurs aren’t just interested in technology for technology’s sake â€" they’re using it as a powerful competitive tool to communicate, to innovate, and to build collaborative tribes that ultimately help them grow and give them a competitive edge over their competitors. They’re a highly collaborative generation (forget the “lone wolf entrepreneur” legend!), many of them have a social mission right at the start-up stage, and they’re very agile in that they react quickly to changes in the marketplace (all those video games paid off, I guess!). They’ve also got a knack for building companies in response to what they perceive as the unmet needs of their generation. That involves creating entirely new products (like Sam Altmans Loopt, the personal GPS application for your mobile device) or tweaking existing products to make them more GenY-friendly (such as Ignighter, an online dating company that connects groups of people rather than individuals). Out of all the Gen-Y entrepreneurs you spoke to for your book, which one caught your eye and why? This is like asking a mother to choose her favorite child! There are over 60 of them in the book and they’re all there because I believe they’re terrific examples of our entrepreneurial future. That being said, I do love what Tom Szaky is doing at TerraCycle. He’s creating a whole new “upcycling” industry by partnering with large consumer goods companies and retailers to make products from reused packaging material that would end up in landfills. Rob Kalin at Etsy has enabled thousands of independent craft people to earn livable wages by selling their goods online. So I guess I have a special place in my heart for companies that I think are making the world a better place. It’s also very interesting for me to watch companies like this scale â€" to keep an eye on how they preserve their social missions and their corporate cultures as they get bigger. What challenges do Gen-Y entrepreneurs encounter and why? I think fast growth is a challenge for many of them. They have great ideas and they understand technology, but do they understand how to build a company from the ground up? That’s not to say that they should follow a traditional corporate playbook â€" and I hope they don’t since that can be a disaster. Nonetheless, you need to know how to hire (and fire!) staff, bring on professional managers (like a COO or a CFO), and understand the key numbers that make your business tick. I think the other looming issue for many GenY entrepreneurs involves business partners. Many of these companies are started by college friends with common interests. That’s terrific and sometimes these companies are lucky enough to be able to move forward with the same team. But as companies grow, their needs change, and if the founders can’t accommodate the needs of the company, something has to give and typically someone has to step down. That can be very painful when friends are involved. So I always advise anyone starting a business with a partner to have a strong partnership agreement in writing and to openly discuss what will happen if someone leaves the company. From your research, what separates a Gen-Y entrepreneur from a Gen-Y employee? I think we’ve all heard a lot about the challenges of employing Gen-Y and I think that some of the issues are real and some are very much a result of breakdowns in (or lack of) communication. The big complaint I hear from employers is that Gen-Y feels “entitled” and I’m not really sure what that means. Entitled to raises, promotions, time off? We all want that, but I think the difference between Gen-Y and older employees is that they really want a set of guidelines and in the absence of a clear roadmap, they become impatient. What do I need to do to make more money, or to earn a more senior position? How will you evaluate me, teach me the skills I need to grow, give me feedback on my performance? Without those guidelines, employers leave their Gen-Y staff frustrated and adrift with a vague feeling that that should be able to advance, but without knowing how. So maybe that looks like “entitlement” to some people. I think what separates an employee from an entrepreneur in Gen-Y is not so different from previous generations, although I really do believe that Gen-Y makes that leap more easily than their older counterparts. There’s typically a certain amount of impatience involved â€" a passionate belief that you can create something new or radically improve upon an existing process. I think Gen-Y entrepreneurs come to that conclusion a lot earlier than previous generations. That’s not so surprising. They’re the first generation to grow up with entrepreneurial heroes (like Steve Jobs and Richard Branson, for instance); they’ve witnessed the de-glamorization of corporate America; and they’ve got vast resources available to them from their parents, their universities, many of which now have entrepreneurship programs, and older entrepreneurs who are willing to mentor them. And advances in technology have made it cheaper and more attractive to start a company than it’s ever been. So I think you’ll see a lot more Gen-Y employees transforming themselves into Gen-Y entrepreneurs! How have you built the Donna Fenn brand name? How would you describe yourself? Yikes! No one has ever asked me this question. Dan, when I was your age, no one talked about “the brand called you.” So if I’ve built a brand, I did it entirely by accident! I was lucky enough to stumble into a job as a researcher/reported at Inc. magazine back in 1983, when both the magazine and I were very young. I didn’t even know the difference between profit and revenue, but something very unexpected happened. I found myself becoming passionate about entrepreneurship and the incredible people we wrote about every month. Those stories still make my heart beat a little faster. So I guess I’m a little like the Cal Ripken Jr. of entrepreneurship journalism. I love the game, I’ve been in it for a very long time, and I like to think I’ve earned a reputation as a valuable player who behaves with integrity. I’ve got 25 years of accumulated knowledge and I still try to learn something new every day. Who knows? I may make an entrepreneurial leap of my own one of these days! Donna Fenn is the author of the upcoming book Upstarts! How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business and 8 Ways You can Profit From Their Success, due out from McGraw-Hill in August. She is also a contributing editor at Inc. Magazine and the author of Alpha Dogs: How Your Small Business Can Become a Leader of the Pack (Collins 2005). A business journalist for more than 20 years, Fenn is also a community leader at Work.com, a featured expert on SBTV, a blogger on Inc.com, and an experienced keynote speaker. She was also a correspondent for The Associated Press in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from 1988 â€" 1992. She now lives in Pelham, NY with her husband, two teenaged children, and three dogs.

Writing a Purchasing Resume With This New System

Writing a Purchasing Resume With This New SystemWriting a purchasing resume is easier now than it was just a few years ago. If you are an employer that is reviewing your current employee list, your marketing department, or your HR department, then you can now review past purchases on computer devices in many cases. They will allow you to go through purchases from the past and see exactly what purchases they were in relation to current positions.You may be surprised to learn that prior to this type of tracking your purchasing data has been tracked manually. These employees were sent out to the office to track and report purchases they made over a period of time. They would then compile these reports and then have to return to the office for a second review.The latest trend in recent growth in computer technology allows employers to have access to this information immediately. They do not have to spend hours going back and forth from the various reports they want to keep in the most up to date format. In some cases they can save it to a file on their computer system.This system allows for tremendous benefits for both the employer and the employee. In the current economy, you may find yourself competing for several different positions. Each person you interview will have a very different hiring history.The major downfall of the old manual system was the inability to match two different data sets and know if they matched or not. Even though the exact records could be matched, the information was not precise and not 100% accurate. Many people will not admit they had problems with their purchases until they have already been hired.It is far more convenient to be able to use a system that can automatically cross reference previous purchases and current positions. The system is relatively new but has a very high level of accuracy. You simply enter the dates of purchases you have made in the sales order entry box and then enter the appropriate position that you would li ke to match it against.If you don't currently use a computer system, you can still benefit from this type of tracking. It will give you the ability to review past purchases that you want to get rid of. Often times, you can easily determine the best products and the best pricing that would benefit you the most.In this case, it is becoming one of the most efficient and cost effective ways to ensure you are not wasting your money. The opportunities available with online purchasing will not be able to provide the results of looking through employee records manually. It is also far less time consuming.

The Tactics of Facebook Graph Search - CareerEnlightenment.com

. Would you be up for a quick phone chat this Tuesday at No time format has been specified? Otherwise, Im free all morning Wednesday. Thanks! P.S. I know youre busy, so if you dont have time for a chat, Id be happy to just ask one or two quick questions over email.CONCLUSIONAs you can see, Facebook graph search is an incredible tool for growing your network strategically. It allows you to find people who are relevant to your career, and gives you a simple method to contact them.What have you used Facebook graph search for? Let me know in the comments.

Jobs for Those with Unusual Talents Working for an Experience Company - CareerAlley

Jobs for Those with Unusual Talents Working for an Experience Company - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Are you a former race car driver? Have you worked as a makeup artist or as an airline pilot in the past? Can you drive a train or handle a hot air balloon? Would you like to stomp around in zombie makeup or hunt down people dressed up as a vampire or werewolf? If you can answer Yes to any of these questions, working for a company that provides unique experiences for people may be the perfect job for you. From a fast driver or flying instructor to a scary character (e.g zombies) there are many potential job positions in the experience industry. Job opportunities are dependent on the adventure package that individual companies offer, and you should apply to those that best match your past experience. For example, actors and make-up artists are best suited for zombie experiences. The job role you could land could reward you with an annual income of 30,000. Tips for Acquiring a Job at an Experience Company Similar to any other job, you have to spend quality time searching for openings and putting together an impressive CV. Here are some tips that you will find useful. Your resume and cover letter Experience companies are keen on providing customer satisfaction. The experiences they provide are unique and of a real life nature. Your resume must reflect your ability to contribute to the services they provide. Be sure to highlight your unique skills and experiences. Use your cover letter to introduce yourself and spark interest. It should be a precursor to what is to come in your resume. Do not load your cover letter with the same information you will present in your resume, but rather use an impressive bit of information (such as an experience) to stimulate interest. This should be done in such a manner that will cause the reader to want to move on to the resume. You are applying for an exciting position so make your CV reflect your ability to be exciting, lively and captivating. When they meet you in person there should not be a disconnect between you and the individual reflected in the resume. Complete your resume with at least two impressive references. Your Portfolio Your portfolio is going to be your calling card. After an impressive cover letter and resume your portfolio should seal the deal. Use this to give an impressive and vivid display of any creative work you have done. Organize it in such a manner that it shows a progression, from high school or earlier, through to your latest bit of work. Were you, or are you, a part of any club, society or other voluntary body that put on plays or other activities that showcase your skills? Use everything of relevance to build your portfolio. You will be going up against other great talents, and nothing but your ace game will be good enough. Search for Jobs Once you are satisfied that you have an ace cover letter, resume and portfolio, it is now time to contact the experience company for a job. Search for jobs in the newspaper, and online as well. Experience companies usually have some online presence as the Internet is used to market their products. Check their websites to see if any of them are advertising any upcoming auditions. As soon as you find one that will be auditioning, do some research on the company and be sure to attend the audition. Jack Harding has extensive experience as a career advisor. He particularly enjoys placing people in unusual and fulfilling jobs. His articles mainly appear on jobs and career blogs. Visit Wish.co.uk for more information. This is a Guest post. If you would like to submit a guest post to CareerAlley, please follow these guest post guidelines. Good luck in your search. Visit me on Facebook