HOT TOPIC


If you are seeking a career in a NEW field or profession, it’s important that you realize the transferable skills you may possess. The following are five of those skills:

• Coping with deadline pressures - Prove to your prospective employer that you can function effectively and meet deadlines even when the timeframe is notably hurried.
• Negotiating - Discuss where you have been able to resolve differences between individuals or groups.
• Speaking - You will be perceived as a leader if you can talk publicly, prepare remarks, and effectively present ideas. If this is not a comfort zone for you think about joining Toastmasters.
• Writing - Writing effectively is a skill most employers desire. Write letters to the editor of every publication you read. Write a newsletter and have samples you could share during an interview.
• Organizing/Coordinating - If you have organized an event or managed projects it is assumed you know how to delegate tasks and achieve goals. Begin with organizing your own life, files, records and important documents. Prosperity is never attracted to disorganization and neither are job opportunities.

MUST READS

Before you send out one more resume, there is an article located in the "Resumes and Cover Letters" folder of the Library found at http://www.thrpartnerscareercenter.com/ that could help you schedule more interviews. The title of the article is "Phrases that are Poison to Your Resume and Job Objective". Your resume is either a ticket to an interview or it screens you out. If your resume is not resulting in interviews, this is a must read!

Use this URL to go directly to the Library:
URL: www.thrpartnerscareercenter.com/library.php?content_id=128

Feel free to set up a free account or login to your existing account.

FREE JOB SEEKER WEBINARS

Each week we are impressed by the great questions being asked by the participants during our weekly free training webinars. The webinars consist of twenty minutes of training on a hot topic and 40 minutes to answer any questions you may have regarding your job search. If you feel like you need a mentor or coach to help you find a job, you can find one by participating on these weekly calls. You owe it to yourself to register for the next training webinar today!

UPCOMING FREE JOB SEEKER WEBINARS
June 28th @ 3:00 PM CST - Contact the Right Person
Join us for this training webinar and learn:

• How to identify the Right Person
• Creative Ways of Contacting the Right Person
• How to make your contact "Memorable"

July 8th @ 10:00 AM CST - What Should You Take to an Interview?
Join us for this training webinar and learn:

• Exactly what to bring to your interview
• Improve your ability to sell yourself
• What to leave with the interviewer

*Log into the Career Portal and click on the Calendar for the dates listed below and register using the webinar links.

TIP FOR THE WEEK

Summer is the perfect time to increase your visibility. There are many events that will not cost you a dime, but give you the opportunity to mingle and network with individuals who could help you find a job.

If you have not signed up to receive the free resume cards offered through our Career Portal, do it today! These are business cards that include a short resume and are perfect for networking. It’s obviously much easier to carry a business card than a copy of your resume. Get out of your house and meet as many people as possible each and every day. You never know when you might meet your next employer!

To Your Successful Career Search,

THR Partners

World Cup Job Seeker

If there was a World Cup for Job Seekers, would you be a contender? The World Cup draws competitors from across the globe. Most of these athletes have prepared for years fine tuning their skills, physical and mental abilities, agility and endurance.

 

The competition you face as a Job Seeker is increased due to the Internet advertising available job opportunities to a global audience. World Cup Broadcasters keep referring to the favored teams, the dullest teams, the teams who need the most help and the most energetic teams. Two countries blamed their lackluster performance on the artificial turf.

If someone had to describe your job search efforts this past week, would they describe you as the favored to get a job offer, the dullest, the person needing the most help or the most energetic? If you did NOT achieve positive results this past week, did you evaluate what YOU could change or did you blame it on the artificial turf?

 

The African vuvuzela has been a distraction for broadcasters as well as some of the athletes and fans. What has distracted you this past week? Are you tuning out distractions and putting the same effort into your job search as an athlete would put in for a major competition?

 

If your answer is NO - today is the day to refocus your commitment to your search. Employers are hiring and you need to prepare, fine tune your skills, tune out distractions and focus on scheduling interviews.

MUST READS

 

Check out this article in the Library of our Career Portal in the Interviewing folder entitled: "Ten Tips to a Successful interview". An interview is designed to determine whether or not an individual will be a good fit for the company. Many factors determine a good fit such as education, experience, personality, personal strengths and weaknesses. This Article will provide you with Ten Tips to assist you with the process.  If you haven't registered with our Career Portal, you may be missing out.

URL: www.thrpartnerscareercenter.com/library.php?content_id=61

UPCOMING FREE JOB SEEKER WEBINARS

 

June 23rd @ 1:00 PM CST - What is Your Body Language Saying?

• Are you Saying one thing, but showing another?
• Body Language Do’s and Don’ts
• What you can learn about your Interviewer

 

June 28th @ 3:00 PM CST - Contact the Right Person

• How to identify the Right Person  
• Creative Ways of Contacting the Right Person 
• How to make your contact "Memorable"  

*Log into the Career Portal and click on the Calendar for the dates listed above and register using the webinar links.
 
Today's Tip:  Body language is a very important element of any interview. Your words may be right on target, but your body language could prevent you from being hired. Eye contact is extremely important during an interview and so are the other non-verbal messages you are sending by your handshake, posture and composure.