09 Nov 11 What you’re looking for
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Most of you coming to visit the site in the past month are here by searching for something specific.
SCOTI
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has not done much to help explain what SCOTI is or how Ohio citizens should use it. A significant number of you find this blog because it’s one of the few (maybe the only) places that mentions it.
I’ve mentioned elsewhere that I’m not an expert on SCOTI. I wrote this post contrasting SCOTI and an Indeed Salary Search, and it remains one of the most popular articles people read. I get emails from readers, asking how to sign up for it, and I reply with all that I know:
It’s been ages since I tried to use SCOTI myself. I’ve heard the ODJFS recommends checking out http://ohiomeansjobs.com
How to Answer Interview Questions
Many readers come here looking for ways to answer job interview questions. I know I need to be reminded of these myself. In November 2009 I participated in something called NaPodPoMo, which stands for National Podcasters Post Month. Every day in November that year, I posted a video where I took a stab at a typical job interview question. You can find that series of videos here: Job Interview Questions: NaPodPoMo 2009 Video Series
Some of your particular favorites have been:
- Persuade me that you have strong analytical skills.
- Show me how you adapt to various people, situations, and environments.
- What did you dislike about your last job?
- When have you had to be relatively quick in coming to a decision?
- When have you missed an obvious solution to a problem?
- When have you had to go above and beyond the call of duty in order to get a job done?
I’d also recommend checking out the broader Interviewing category, which includes posts that are not part of the NaPodPoMo 2009 series.
Counter Offer Letters
Two posts I wrote about counter offer letters don’t contain much information. I still point people to the Google search results for “sample counter offer letters.”
What else is important?
I’d love to know what you’d like to see more of. I’ve got some ideas that still need to be fleshed out, but I’d love to keep this as a valuable resource for you. Let me know if there’s something you’d like to see more of. Also, let me know if you come across a bad link; i.e., one that no longer works. I’d also like to know what’s working for you? I provide no guarantee that anything I write over here will work, but maybe something has worked for you.
Contact me. And, if you’d like, check out what else I’m up to here
Tags: counter offer letters, interviewing, job interviewing, NaPodPoMo, Ohio Means Jobs, SCOTI
19 Apr 11 How to Find a Job You Love and Where You Excel
Authenticity is key in looking for work. Simon Sinek, author of Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Some links in this post are affiliate links. If you like the content here, please use them when purchasing.
Tags: attitude, authenticity, branding, communication, Employment, interviewing, Job interview, Simon Sinek, video
05 Apr 11 TweetMyJobs – Using Twitter in the job search
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As I’ve talked with people where I live, many of them have wondered how Twitter could be used in the job search. Aside from building and communicating a personal brand presence, I’m now recommending TweetMyJobs.com.
I only recently started looking at it, and I really like the benefits for job seekers, as seen via the TweetMyJobs Job Seeker Intro:
- Have access to thousands targeted JobChannels™, so you only get the jobs that match your profile in your feed
- Receive INSTANT notification of new jobs in your Twitter feed or on your mobile device
- Learn of new posting from thousands of leading companies
- Post (and tweet) your resume and custom profile to thousands of recruiters and hiring managers
- Forward jobs to friends
- Receive daily job updates via email or RSS
- Be able to search for jobs using our TweetMap, a Google Maps enabled job tool
Up to now I’ve had some of this on my own, through my own tinkering around. I like that this interface has been developed in such a way that anyone can use it.
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- Facebook-Infused Job Search Site Finds Listings From Your Social Graph (mashable.com)
- How to Use Twitter to Help You Find a New Job [Jobs] (lifehacker.com)
Tags: job hunt, Job hunting, job search, TweetMyJOBS, twitter
06 Jan 11 How’s Your Job Search Going?
If you ask, most people in a job search probably hate getting asked this question.
I’m currently reading a book called Breakthrough!
Job seekers are not alone in their dislike of the question. Paul and Steve say that question is one of the most feared questions people in business hear all the time as well. Without sounding like a complete advertisement for the book, I think there are some great things they share that can transfer to those in a job search. (Note: I originally came up with the idea for this post in the spring of 2010 before I’d even heard about the book.)
It should be easy, they say. After all there are only 5 choices, which I’ve adapted for the purpose of this post:
- “Terrible.” If your job search isn’t what it could be or your career outlook isn’t what it used to be, what are you doing about it? Take stock of what you already have to offer. Then figure out a new game plan and transition into something else.
- “Could be better.” This is probably what most of us would say. Whose fault is it that our search is the way that it is? The only one who can change it is you. Time to make a plan to make it better.
- “Same old, same old.” What?! It sounds like rear-view mirror thinking. This is a dangerous spot to be in, because you could soon find yourself thinking that things will be okay in the future because they have been in the past.
- “Great! Couldn’t be better!” Maybe things are going well for you in your search. Maybe you feel that everything is falling into place and you can just coast along. The truth is that, just as consumer brands need to develop and grow to stay at the top in their respective industries, so we ourselves as brands need to develop and grow to stay at the top in our respective industries.
- “It’s great, but it could be better.” You should always be actively involved in creating what Matthew Kelly, author of The Dream Manager (affiliate link), calls “the best version of yourself.”
So, how’s your job search going?
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- Job Seekers, Forget About LinkedIn: The Ultimate Guide for Your Twitter Job Search (customerthink.com)
- Looking for a job in 2011? Here’s how to stand out (msnbc.msn.com)
- Shake Up a Job Search Success Cocktail This Holiday (personalbrandingblog.com)
Tags: big idea, Breakthrough! (book), career development, Dream Manager (book), innovation, job hunt, Job hunting, job search, Matthew Kelly, Paul Kurnit, Steve Lance
12 Nov 10 Some Friday Fun – VIDEO
We need more laughter. How about 4 babies laughing at the same time?
Tags: humor, laughter, video, youtube
21 Sep 10 Filing for unemployment in Ohio
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As I’ve said previously, I’m not an expert in Ohio Unemployment Benefits. I don’t work for the State of Ohio. I’m just a guy sharing expertise gained from my own search and experience.
I don’t have to tell job seekers how frustrating it is to make sure you’re doing everything you need to get unemployment benefits. But I hope this post will point you closer to getting the information you need.
It’s gotten easier to file
It’s gotten a lot easier over the years. Back in 2002, you might appear in person to file for benefits, but the office began encouraging people to file for Ohio unemployment benefits through their hotline: 1-877-644-6562. You’d get a card mailed to you and you’d need to fill it out and mail it back. Or you could call the phone number and file your claim that way. What’s nice these days is that you can still use the phone number, but you can also apply and get Ohio unemployment benefit information online.
SCOTI – should I really care about that?
One of the most popular posts on this blog is this one I wrote almost 4 years ago entitled Ohio SCOTI System and Indeed Salary Search. I’ve gotten emails from readers asking how to register for SCOTI. To be perfectly honest, I don’t think you can. SCOTI doesn’t even exist anymore.
When you file your initial claim, this is something you can ask the person on the phone. They will probably point you to Ohio Means Jobs.
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Tags: Business and Economy, Employment, job search, ohio, Ohio Means Jobs, SCOTI, Unemployment benefits
12 Jul 10 Clarifying expectations
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Having been around the blogging community for eight years now, this blog (and the Blogspot-hosted one that preceded it) have enough content that makes it stand out in search results for certain keywords. I also have made myself accessible through this blog.
Since I have been getting more emails lately from individuals asking for advice, I feel that it’s important that I help clarify what it is that I’m doing over here so you know what to expect from me. (more…)
Tags: SCOTI
07 Jul 10 Can Steve Jobs help you get hired?
Last night I attended the $timulus Book/Networking Group in West Chester, Ohio. Monte Washburn led the discussion about Carmine Gallo’s book, The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience
The context of these discussions is always around how the principles within can help people in their job searches and careers.
Check out Monte’s blog post.
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Tags: branding, Carmine Gallo, interviewing, presentation, Steve Jobs
27 May 10 Marketing lessons for your job search
I have a confession to make.
I became fascinated with marketing as a result of being in a job search. I saw myself as that product/service/brand, and that it was my job to tell intriguing stories that would inspire people, especially hiring managers, to want to know more.
My journey has taken me to a place where I not only see this in myself, but I’m also looking at every marketing communication now as just that. I’m seeing the stories being told and identifying the targets for those stories.
You may have already made the jump to match what I’m writing here as to how it applies to your job search. Let me encourage you to watch this video with pen and paper, so you can take notes on what Rory Sutherland has to say. (more…)
28 Apr 10 Passion and audacity in the job search
If you’re passionate in your job search, it shows. If you have a goal, a targeted opportunity you’re zealously pursuing, it’s obvious. You cannot hide it.
Like this guy, who wants to work for U2. (more…)
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