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The Sports Career Coach™

Chris McKinney — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:11:02 -0500

This blog is about you and your career. It's about finding opportunities in the sports industry that fit your experiences, your skill-set, and above all, your passion. There is no reason to be stuck in a job you hate.

Bio and Interests: Lisa Parker, CPRW

Lisa Parker, CPRW — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:01:16 -0400

A Certified Professional Résumé Writer (CPRW), with experience both as an Employment Service Specialist, and Disabled Veteran Outreach Program Specialist; as well as a retired U.S. Army service member with over 23 years of experience in promoting personal and professional development.

LinkedIN Strategies: Recommendations

Phil Rosenberg — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:49:27 -0400

One of LinkedIN’s more powerful features for job seekers is their recommendations feature. LinkedIN allows users to ask for recommendations from past managers, co workers, business partners and service providers. Some on LinkedIN have collected hundreds, others don’t use this at all.

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LinkedIN Strategies: Recommendations

Phil Rosenberg — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:40:54 -0400

Turn Your 15 Seconds into Interviews

Phil Rosenberg — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:01:35 -0400

15 Seconds.... That's how long the average reviewer spends on your resume, before making an interview/no interview decision. That's IF your resume gets beyond a database search. To put it in perspective, think about what you can do in 15 seconds: Brush your teeth, kiss your significant other, uncork a bottle of wine, pour a beer, load the washing machine, pour coffee, tie your shoes, put on your shirt, tie your tie, or watch Monty Python's Slapping Fish Dance. So how can you maximize your 15 seconds of fame?

Send Fewer Resumes

Phil Rosenberg — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:26:14 -0400

Which do you think is more effective: 1) Sending 100 resumes for many jobs in the hope that a few will be interested in you? or 2) Send a few resumes to a few jobs that you are a perfect fit for? While this strategy is counterintuitive, sending fewer resumes is a much more effective method. An effective and customized resume can get a 25-50% "hit ratio" (phone screens or interviews divided by total resumes sent) using a send fewer strategy. Why does this work?

How in the world can you demonstrate leadership in a resume?

Phil Rosenberg — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:26:32 -0400

You can't. Leadership is a skill that you can only demonstrate in person. So why do professional and managerial career changers take up valuable resume space trying to convince their reader that they are leaders? I find that managerial career changers want to define themselves as leaders. Not for their audience, the hiring manager, but for themselves. Since many experienced job changers write egocentric resumes (writing for themselves as the audience, not the hiring manager), this shouldn't come as a surprise.

Facebook 101 for Job Seekers

Phil Rosenberg — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:22:00 -0400

You’re a manager. Why would you want to be on Facebook with a bunch of college kids? Simple…There’s 60 Million people on Facebook now, up from 25 Million 9 months ago. There’s only 15 million college students. Who do you think everyone else is? The highest growing segment of Facebook is the over 25 crowd…the hiring managers you want to network with and meet.

Benefits of Consultant-think

Phil Rosenberg — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:26:19 -0400

Tip #123: Think like a consultant. Search for a new job like a consultant. Why think like a consultant if you're looking for a full time job? Because today's hiring managers hire consultants and Full Time Employees the same way, and look for the same thing. Most full time jobs today can be filled by a consultant or an employee, and there's not all that much of a difference in cost.

In Which Subject am I an Expert?

Phil Rosenberg — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:16:14 -0400

An early challenge job changers face is determining who they are professionally. If you've been in the workforce 5 years or more, you've worked in LOTS of areas where you could demonstrate expertise. Depending on your career, this could take even less than 5 years.

10 Ways to Stay Motivated During your Job Search

Phil Rosenberg — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:14:56 -0400

How do you stay motivated while in career transition? A reader asked me to cover this topic.

Especially during winter…if you live in the Northern part of the US, it’s cold, snowy, and tough. If you’re out of work, this time of year can be depressing.

Staying motivated and keeping a positive attitude is SO important in your job search. If you’re depressed, interviewers can hear and see it.

How do you keep your motivation up during the dreary winter months? Here’s 10 tips:

The Dead Zone – Why 97% of Resumes Are Never Read

Phil Rosenberg — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:51:34 -0400

Would it shock you to learn that only a small minority of resumes ever get seen by human eyes?

Companies have had to run lean and mean, and have trimmed overhead over the past 10 years. One way companies have kept costs low is to replace clerical jobs with technology. That included the HR function.

Online Reputation Management

Phil Rosenberg — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:32:43 -0400

If a potential employer searched for you online what would they find? Would it help you get a job, or hurt your chances?

Interview Road Kill - “I Haven’t Done it, but I Can Learn”

Phil Rosenberg — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:55:41 -0400

Ever respond to an interview question, by saying "I haven't done it, but I can learn"?

OUCH…I can feel your pain. Your interview ended with those words. The fat lady sang.

Employers realize you can learn if you've been in the workforce for a while, or if you've graduated College. Of course you can learn. It's even a bad answer for an entry-level job candidate.

The Inside Track on Recruiters – Top 10 Tips

Phil Rosenberg — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:46:57 -0400

It's so simple, and so few candidates do this. And the higher up the management chain the candidate is, the more effective they can be using this strategy. Interestingly, the higher up the management chain the candidate is, the LESS LIKELY they are to actually do this! It's such an easy way to stand out, such an easy way to get priority and additional help from recruiters.

How to “rig” Your Resume for Careerbuilder and other job boards

Phil Rosenberg — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:50:42 -0400

Is it helpful to your job search to rank highly in a resume search? It should be, since only about 2-3% of resumes sent through job boards are actually read by humans.

Thank You! Make an Impact in 5 Minutes

Phil Rosenberg — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 20:10:42 -0400

I’m amazed I actually have to write this article.

Why do fewer than 10% of all candidates blow off the easiest way to stand out? It’s so simple…the thank you note. Yet so few take advantage of writing asimple thank you…so it’s a huge advantage to those who do.

Why write a Thank You note? Here’s 5 reasons:

1. Thank Yous remind the hiring manager who you are

Do you have any Questions?

Phil Rosenberg — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 10:07:00 -0400

This question is asked at the end of most interviews, and it gives the candidate a chance to shine and stand out from the pack. Do you come loaded with questions, or do you end an interview saying that all your questions were answered?

Most candidates clam up at this point, giving the impression that they are uninterested or unprepared. It’s a huge mistake.

Prospering in challenging economic times.

Arnold Sherr — Tue, 27 May 2008 18:01:04 -0400

Subject Matter Experts Rule!

Phil Rosenberg — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:25:38 -0400

Today's employers hire Subject Matter Experts to solve problems. Managers and executives might not like this, but the day of the Generalist is over.

Now that it's easy to completely customize and individualize a resume to demonstrate Subject Matter Expertise, why would a hiring manager give a second glance at a general resume that didn't exactly match requirements?

Unfair Advantage

Phil Rosenberg — Tue, 20 May 2008 12:10:49 -0400

If you discovered an Unfair Advantage to stand out over 97% of your competition, would you use it? Who wouldn't, right?

Your Resume’s Audience – Cheers or Silence?

Phil Rosenberg — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:45:09 -0400

What does the content of your resume say about you? Is it an Autobiography, or a solution to your readers' problems?

IF your resume gets seen by human eyes (remember, 97% get pre-screened by a database search), you have an average 8-15 seconds to capture the reader's attention. That's the average time spent reviewing a resume. In 8-15 seconds an interview/no interview decision is made. Just 8-15 seconds - That fast.

So how do you grab your reader's attention?

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

Phil Rosenberg — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:29:10 -0400

That uncomfortable feeling … A self assessment of when to consider a job change.

I spoke to a friend yesterday, who asked for some advice. It seems her sales job wasn’t going as well as she had hoped. She wasn’t making enough money to cover her expenses, and she was “starting to feel uncomfortable”.

Feeling uncomfortable is our internal warning system. Remember the Robot from “Lost in Space”, who would announce “Danger, Will Robinson!” We all have that Robot inside us, that internal gauge that tells us if everything is good, or not.

reCareered

Phil Rosenberg — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:03:56 -0400

Career Coaching, Resume Search Optimization, and Job search 2.0.

Would You Stop Looking for a Job Already?

Phil Rosenberg — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:00:02 -0400

You just had a Rock Star interview….you walked out of the office and knew the job was yours for the taking. The company is dying for you, and even you choose that this job isn’t the right move for you – at least the ego boost feels great.

There are two secrets to a Rock Star interview: Preparation and Execution.

Preparation: