Career Corner The ache of unemployment - Hallie Crawford

Career Corner The ache of unemployment At the beginning of November, I was interviewed for a great article by Laura Raines titled Learn how to overcome the ache of unemployment that was printed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Heres an excerpt: (read the entire article here) As a human resource professional, Deborah Marshall knows how to write a résumé and conduct a job search. She just hasn’t had to do it for herself since she started her career nine years ago. But on Sept. 30, her job at a nonprofit organization that serves the homeless was eliminated due to budget cuts. “I was never out of a job before,” Marshall said. “It’s challenging, but I’m optimistic.” While loss of income is a major stress for most job seekers, the emotional part is even harder, Marshall said. Marshall took advantage of two complimentary professional coaching sessions offered through her membership in ProWIN, a professional women’s networking group in Atlanta. She got encouragement and guidance from Debby Stone, a certified professional coach with InterVision Group and co-president of the Georgia Coach Association. After taking a week off to unwind, Marshall spent time journaling “what if” scenarios, decided to pursue a similar type of job while exploring another long-held goal, to go to law school. Stone helped her come up with 15 words to describe her strengths, which reminded her of what she had to offer future employers. Then she got busy. Each morning, she takes quiet time to read and journal. “Then I exercise to get the endorphins going. From late morning to midafternoon, I do job search activities, and in the late afternoon and evening, I run errands and study for the LSAT,” she said. “I acknowledge what I’ve done every day and what I want to accomplish the next. It really helps to look back and see that you’ve accomplished something.” To combat the isolation that job loss often brings, Marshall began attending career ministry meetings at Roswell United Methodist Church and helping others with their résumés. She also attended job fairs, continued to judge cheerleading competitions, took a faith-based workshop, volunteered and formed a support group with three other job seekers. Marshall’s balanced approach is what many career coaches recommend for job seekers. “The job market is tough right now. If you’re out of a job, the search is your occupation, but it shouldn’t be your whole life,” Stone said. “When you take care of yourself by doing things that are not job related it helps your outlook.” Here are some pointers for decreasing the stress of a job search: Read the rest of the article here Heres to having a career you love,College Grad Career Coaching

Dos and Donts of Writing a Resume

Dos and Don'ts of Writing a ResumeWhen you go to your boss to tell him or her of your accomplishments, it is important to remember some dos and don'ts when writing a resume. It's true that a resume will help you get the job you want, but it also has the power to set you up for future conflict as well. Therefore, it is better to be familiar with dos and don't, so that you do not become a victim of workplace misconduct in the future.One of the positive things to remember is that you can go back and revise your resume at any time. Of course, this may cause you to rethink some aspects of your resume, but it will also give you a chance to rewrite parts of it that are less than stellar. There are other situations where you may have to revise your resume and put it back in a file. For example, if you took a position that did not fit your skill set, but still received great reviews from your previous employer, you may need to re-submit your resume.Writing a resume should also be a positive e xperience for you. Remember that you are never supposed to force someone to interview you. You should always go to your boss and explain your expectations so that he or she knows exactly what you expect of them. This way, they will know what to expect from you in your first interview.Don't forget to give the resume a title, too. When you are finished with it, make sure to let everyone else know that it is a resume. Otherwise, your boss will think that you wrote it by yourself. If you are unsure of what title to give it, just ask one of your friends.Dos and don'ts about a resume should include such things as avoiding spelling mistakes. A typo will make you look very unprofessional. Be careful not to use too many typos; as this will come across as being unskilled. Also, you should do not use too many capitals on your resume.In addition to using capitals, dos and don'ts include such things as leaving spaces between words. This will show that you are an organized person and will likely get you the job you want. On the other hand, leaving spaces will also show that you are impatient. So, it is best to use both.In conclusion, dos and don'ts will help you become a more professional employee. Keep these tips in mind, and you will likely avoid future mistakes that cost you future opportunities. Make sure that you know what to do, too.

YouTube Star Michelle Phans Advice for Young Entrepreneurs

YouTube Star Michelle Phan's Advice for Young Entrepreneurs Michelle Phan’s interview is part of TIME Firsts, a multimedia project featuring 46 groundbreaking women. Watch the rest of the videos at Time.com/Firsts. Buy the book at the TIME Shop. What started as a few YouTube videos with tips on how to apply makeup has transformed into a $500 million company for 30-year-old Michelle Phan â€" and she’s the first woman to do so from a web series. What’s her advice for other women seeking to start and grow a business? “The first advice I give to any women who want to become an entrepreneur is find a problem that you see in any industry, and if you’re very passionate about it, find a solution,” she said recently in an interview for Time’s new series Firsts. “We have to see potential in something that no one is looking at.” Phan uploaded her first video in 2007, with the goal to make beauty knowledge more accessible to industry outsiders. “I started to make these beauty videos not thinking anyone would watch them,” she said. But as her videos caught on, she realized she could create a full-fledged business out of what started as a creative outlet. “If all these resources and tools are here for me, I’m not meant to keep it, I’m meant to share it,” she says. While she’s far from the only YouTube personality to make a name for herself, she is one of the most prolific. Her videos and tutorials have close to one billion views, and she’s been profiled by the likes of Forbes and Fast Company for her creativity and business savvy. Phan credits her mother, who emigrated from Vietnam, with her entrepreneurial spirit. “I dealt with a lot of people who second guessed me and undermined me because of my age,” she says. “My mom is the reason why I’m such a hustler, such an entrepreneur.”