How to Spot the Pusher Recruiters

How to Spot the Pusher Recruiters Bob the top sales pro. He has recruiters calling, emailing, and visiting him. Goose bumps are on his liver. He is hungry for something more, but nobody will deliver. He is tired of the pushy recruiter sending him down a path that wont deliver. The Pusher I call that type of recruiter a Pusher. A Pusher only pushes his needs and wants to talent without deliberately giving them a job that is a winner. Pushers only play defense for you. They push everything (i.e., any job at any level) back to you. Pushers do not know your needs and dreams. Find recruiters who will play offense for you. I call them Hunters. We can talk about them another day.  Watch out for Pushers. Here are signs you are dealing with one They ignore your dreams. You tell them your ideal job. They come back with a lame job. They do not network with you. They know they cant help you achieve your dreams and only ask you for more names to increase their network. They do not want to help you. They want to help them. Damn them Pushers. They know you are good for your trade. Thats why they keep talking to you. They keep pushing jobs to you. They will push for years. They let their other recruiter buddies call you. They have the same agenda as the pusher. To push lame jobs onto you. They want you to be frustrated. They love it when you are desperate. They want to you to need a job or hate your current job. This is when they push the best. Any of their social media pages (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) consists of jobs pushed out to a sea of people. No interaction. Just pushes. Pushers help unhappy people The Pusher. Pushers are extremely quick and consistent at pushing jobs to candidates. This tires and frustrates talent. Pushers know when good talent is frustrated. Pushers have great success on people with little experience. They know the less experienced will make a mistake (i.e., jump for more money only). Pushers love to hold out on a candidate. They love to make a candidate think they only have one or two options. Pushers help create unhappy people. Unhappy people work in jobs they hate. Develop a counter strategy How do you deal with Pushers? I recommend you develop a counter strategy. Get them out of their comfort zone. Demand they bring you a job within your dreams. Never let them see you frustrated. Pushers love a frustrated candidate. If they see Bob as tired and angry at his employer. They have him where they want him. The Pusher will pose as a friend, but act as a spy. They want to see Bob crack. Stay calm, focused and carry-on Bob. Find a Pushers weakness. They usually talk at you, to distract you. Kill that approach with silence. Once you find a Pusher, do not talk to them. They do not care if you live or die. As for you Pushers. Just be aware of your behaviors. I realize you need to push to do parts of your job but not all of your job. Whats your Pusher story? Are you a Pusher? Related: Beware of Recruitment Cowboys!

10 Ways to Get Brand Equity From a Panel Appearance - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

10 Ways to Get Brand Equity From a Panel Appearance - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Whats one tip for getting some brand equity from participating on a panel or roundtable (or similar events)? The following answers are provided by the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC), an invite-only organization comprised of the worlds most promising young entrepreneurs. In partnership with Citi, the YEC recently launched #StartupLab, a free virtual mentorship program that helps millions of entrepreneurs start and grow businesses via live video chats, an expert content library and email lessons. 1. Speak to Your Audience Make sure you understand the panel, potential questions that might come up and your audience. The better you can speak to your audience and answer the questions appropriately, the more youre likely to steal the show and have a memorable impact with people. Also, make sure youve got a few one-liners that people can easily remember and tweet about. Andy Karuza, brandbuddee 2. Be in Charge of the Questions Work with the facilitator to craft questions that will showcase your most marketable knowledge and help you put your best foot forward. Understand which questions will be asked of the other panelists so that you can plan thoughtful additions in advance. This ensures that you come across as the smartest person in the room. Alexandra Levit, Inspiration at Work 3. Write a Good Bio Beforehand Every panel introduces its participants beforehand. Make sure that the biography you provide does something to explain the brand youre representing today. Brett Farmiloe, Digital Marketing Agency 4. Turn Answers Into Case Study Stories People love stories. Answer questions in the form of case studies from your company. Youre adding value by giving concrete examples rather than platitudes, and your company name is attached as a byproduct. David Gardner, ColorJar 5. Create a Follow-up Document If you have something that listeners will want (a case study, an ebook or some other piece of content), offer to make it available at a special link during the panel. When people go online to access that content, you have an opportunity to collect email addresses, direct them to other content you offer or otherwise build a deeper connection with them. Thursday Bram, Hyper Modern Consulting 6. Utilize Your Brand Name Intersperse the name of your organization in every comment you make. Tie in your responses with personal stories about your business. Dont be overly promotional, but make it easy for the other participants and any viewers to remember your brand. Andrew Schrage, Money Crashers Personal Finance 7. Support Brand Awareness Have team members join you in supporting the brand. Have them tweet and post content as youre sharing it, both on their personal accounts and on your organizations brand channels. Have them there to answer questions and point them out as experts in the audience. Promote brand awareness by wearing brand gear, having brand logos on your laptop and providing giveaways before or after you speak. Susan Strayer LaMotte, exaqueo 8. Be Real Almost every panelist Ive heard speak was either boring or blatantly in sales mode. When that happens, nothing registers, and it actually makes me think less of the speaker, his product or his company. The panelists I remember best are the ones who are sincere and arent engaging in canned marketing pitches. Be honest and real, and the audience will remember what you want them to. Kevin Lavelle, Mizzen+Main 9. Make People Laugh If you can make the audience laugh, they wont forget you. Its easy to blurt out our industry facts and sound smart, but at the end of the day, laughter is contagious, and you always remember the comedian. Trace Cohen, Launch.it 10. Direct Answers to the Audience Direct answers to questions from the facilitator toward the audience. This will help the audience feel direct engagement with you and improve the likelihood that they remember who you are and what you said. Building strong personal brand equity is a better way of building company brand equity, rather than just pushing your brand. Good companies and brands are made of good people. Brooks Kincaid, Imprint Energy

How To Dress Classy in a Business Casual Work Environment

How To Dress Classy in a Business Casual Work Environment Dear Classy Career Girl, I’m a 23 year old recent graduate and I just accepted a job offer yesterday (yay!).   I will be doing a brand new role for a start-up tech company. It is a small office right now (~10 people) and the CEO told me it is a casual dress environment. Everyone I’ve seen there is wearing jeans, etc., although they look polished (men have shirts tucked in, women look nice). Do you have any tips on how to dress for a casual office? I’ve racked up a lot of expenses lately, but I would like to buy a couple of new pieces/shoes for my first week of work.   I’m thinking comfy, casual, and classy all at the same time. I’m afraid I will start to get lazy and just throw things on if I don’t have to dress up.   Thanks, Casual Career Girl How to Dress Classy Comfortable Dear Casual Career Girl, Congrats on the new job! It is awesome that you are taking the time to plan your outfits ahead of time to make a great first impression! Studies show that the impact that you make at work during the first few weeks on the job directly impacts your future direction at the company. The effort that you put into your clothing choices at the beginning of a new job is extremely important. [Related Post:  5 Things You Must Know Before Your First Day at Work] Having some key items in your wardrobe will also make getting ready for work much easier.  I recommend investing in collared long sleeved shirts, smart dresses (both long and short sleeved to take you through summer and winter) as well as a good pair of heels as your key items. Once you have these key items, you can easily interchange your looks when paired with jewelry, accessories, blazers and cardigans. All these key items are not very expensive and you can have fun with the latest trends. Although others around you may be dressing in flip-flops, tank tops, tennis shoes and jeans (with holes), dont dress like the rest!  Try to stand out and show your professionalism by dressing up just a little more than those around you. Dressing to impress will make you feel more confident and help you perform better.  I know when I am wearing jeans to work, I tend to be more tired and want to go home early. Putting a little time into my work outfit makes me feel more professional and helps me get excited to take on the many challenges of the day. Here are the staples I recommend to dress classy and casual: 1) Khaki pants 2) Casual Skirt 3) Cardigan 4) Dark Jeans 5) Flats 6) Collared Blouse 7) Casual Dress [Related Post:  5 Places to Shop for Affordable Career Fashion] Readers How do you dress classy for a casual work environment?

What Does The Future Of Money Look Like When The World Is Going Digital

What Does The Future Of Money Look Like When The World Is Going Digital 76% of Americans who carry cash have  less than $50 on them, but they’re often not even spending it, preferring digital payments instead. Younger generations handle money less than ever; getting a bank account from  a young age to shop online  and using a simple tap of a card or their phone to make a payment in stores is the norm. As the financial world goes digital, it’s transforming the future of money management and how people shop and make transactions. Do banks have a future? In the past, having a good relationship with staff at your local bank was almost essential. It was somewhere to go for advice on all things financial, as well as to open up new accounts, take out loans and get a mortgage. Today, all of these things can be done online, and while this likely means the  end of banks as we know them,  it doesn’t mean they won’t still be relevant in the future. Banks need to adapt with technology, but it’s important to focus on the customer service they can offer, which chatbots and smartphone apps won’t be able to top. Many people, even younger generations, still like to know the  bank is there for one-to-one advice, help with their accounts, or personalized information regarding big financial decisions. Payments without cash There are  very few transactions that require cash  anymore, but some small businesses still accept cash only. The truth is that these businesses are likely to lose customers, rather than people getting cash out to shop there. Places that are ‘card only’ are starting to appear, showing how quickly things have changed in such a short time. Making payments with smartphones and contactless cards is becoming the new norm, plus it also offers additional security, as phones commonly use facial recognition or fingerprints to unlock, and banks can quickly pick up unusual activity on cards. Environmental impacts Environmental issues are a hot topic at the moment, and rightfully so. Money going digital can be beneficial for the environment due to the resources needed to produce it, such as mining, smelting, minting and transportation. Additionally, manufacturing money costs money. In 2018, the US Mint produced over 8.4 billion pennies, totaling $69 million in losses, as it costs more to manufacture them than what they’re worth, and this is before the additional environmental impacts are factored in. Going digital can help to save a huge amount of money, as well as reduce the impact on the planet. The way money is used is changing very quickly, and it’s only a matter of time before it goes fully digital. It’s inevitable that banks will have to change how they do business to keep customers using their services as younger generations are driving the industry, but its clear that they will still play a vital role in society.

How Personal Mobile Devices Are Transforming HR

How Personal Mobile Devices Are Transforming HR Photo Credit â€" Pexels.comOf course HR wants to be more involved in the decision making processes of the company. They’ve got a lot to say. After all, many of them have degrees in people management and people systems.The thing is, they often don’t get to have much input. And this isn’t because nobody respects their decisions. It’s because they don’t have time for that input.Who’s the culprit? Work!evalMind numbing repetitive processes that pile up and become problems in their own right as those piles become insurmountable. Tasks that need to bounce around like ping pong balls and get held up every time somebody decides to give something else priority.All of that eats into employee engagement and reduces workplace satisfaction. Both things that you do not want happening in your workplace as both of these eat into productivity and the bottom line.Now wouldn’t it be great if there would be easy tools available that could help in that regard?1. Enter the mobile phoneevalTh e crazy thing is, there are. Everybody and your dog now have a mobile phone. Everybody carries them around and everybody uses them. That means they’re perfect for small tasks. And why shouldn’t we use them for such?After all, we’re already able to do our online banking on our mobiles phones, so why shouldn’t we able to do such things as request time off or check their pay stubs?In fact, it can be far more than that. For example, if there is some sort of emergency that requires you to communicate something to a group of people and then make certain that they’ve read it can be easily achieved through mobile phones and the addition of a check in app.Another thing that the mobile phone allows is for you to communicate with staff, even if they haven’t been assigned a computer and a work station. That means that it becomes far easier for you to communicate with staff.evalWhat’s more, you can find out how many staff actually took the time to open the emails and updates you’ ve sent, which means that you have a decent idea of whether an upcoming change has been understood by the majority2. Mobile Self ServiceSimilarly, tasks that previously needed the communication of an employee with HR no longer do, as these can be completely automated. Such services include the afore mentioned checking of your paystubs.It can include time tracking It isn’t just employees that will benefit, but managers can benefit immensely as well. For example, they can check out personnel changes, expense reports, leave request and work flows all with the flick of a finger. Furthermore, they can give actionable insights and direct feedback on what’s going on.The best part?They don’t have to be at their work station to do it. This means they can do it during their commute time, or while they’re getting some much needed exercise.The result? They have to spend less time at their work station or even in the office, even while boosting the speed at which requests are dealt with and enhancing employee satisfaction for everyone.The problem?Of course, there are several problems still around with mobile telephony and the workplace. The first would have to be the fact that there are many antiquated management practices. There are many companies that report that everything in HR is still done manually and by hand, even though there is no need for this to happen.Often, this is the result of the people at the top not seeing innovation in these kinds of system as their priority â€" largely because it isn’t their problem.In the meantime, those employees further down who are more tech-savvy and more aware of the problems facing them, are so buried under the pile of work that having to do everything manually generates that they don’t have time to suggest improvements or make impassioned arguments about them.Another frequent problem is that while technology systems have now spread throughout each department and every job description, many more traditional companies still believe that it’s ITs job to deal with things like this. The problem there, of course, is that IT also might not be aware that it’s a problem or, even if it does, give other problems its priority. And that can mean it can take years for this kind of implementation.Don’t fall behindThe problem is, that can be hugely costly, as antiquated HR services don’t just cost a large amount of money, but mean that employees are not getting service as quickly or as reliably as they could be.evalWhat’s more, when one company does embrace this chance and another company doesn’t, that’s going to be trouble for the second company, as they lose employees The answer isn’t clear yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised if in the years to come we’ll see a tight correlation between that statistic and which of the companies alive today will fall and which will rise.And I most certainly wouldn’t want to be on the wrong side of history on this one.

Top 10 Ways to Survive a Soul-Sucking Job

Top 10 Ways to Survive a Soul-Sucking Job Many of my clients have been there. Honestly, I’ve been there. You go to work Monday through Friday to a job that feels like it is slowly sucking the life out of you. It is negatively impacting you at work and worse it is having a negative impact on you outside of work. You dread Sunday evenings. I called it “the blue flu.” I felt sick on Sunday nights with the thought of having to go in the next day. So what can you do? Quit? Yes, of course. However, for most people, quitting without another job lined up isn’t a financial option. What can you do in the meantime to survive this soul-sucking job? Here are some tips that can help ease the pain until you find that next position. 1. Remember the Bigger Goal First thing in the morning, remind yourself of your bigger goal: to find the job that fulfills you. Start the day by writing, reading or stating your goal out loud. Post your goal in places you will see it right when you wake up and throughout your day. 2. Password Power! Use your computer password to your advantage. Choose a short phrase that reminds you of your goal. We typically type in our passwords several times throughout the day. Use your password to remind yourself of the bigger goal. YouareAWESOME88 TodayIStheDay1 3. You Have a Choice Your perspective or approach to the day can be the key to surviving even the worst situations. While it doesn’t always seem apparent, you have a choice about how you want to approach the day. Set an intention of how you want to approach your day and how you want to show up at work. 4. Meditation Station When your day feels overwhelming or at its worst, take a 5 minute meditation break. There are great phone apps you can use. Calming your mind can help you when the situation at work seems bleakest. 5. Attitude of Gratitude To contrast the soul-sucking nature of the job, be sure to keep a gratitude list or journal. Remind yourself of those things in life you are grateful for. This list can go a long way in making your day seem more bearable. 6. Show Me the Good Find the good in your day. It may just be a quick conversation with a colleague or the ability to answer a client’s question quickly. Recognize and savor those good moments, however few and far between they might be. 7. Add Whats Meaningful Identify activities you can add into your work day that might be meaningful. For example, perhaps mentoring others is a meaningful activity for you. Find out if you could add in a 30-minute mentoring session for a younger colleague once a week. This one activity could provide you with a sense of fulfillment that is lacking. 8. Tap into Your Values Our values give us purpose and meaning in our lives. Spend some time identifying your values and defining them. In evaluating your next job, make sure your values are aligned with that job. It can make a huge difference in whether the job feels fulfilling to you. 9. Use Your Support Network Identify a “cheerleader” in your life and put her or him to work. Give your cheerleader specific ideas of how they can help you. For example, emailing you a bad joke every Tuesday morning, or sending you funny YouTube clips 3 times a week could be just what you need to bring some levity to your day. 10. Partner Up! We all need help when we are making a big change. We are not alone! Find an accountability partner in your support network to help you through the process of getting a new job. Tell that accountability partner how you want them to hold you accountable and how they should approach you if you miss deadlines. They can partner with you to complete your career transition, especially when the process gets overwhelming and difficult. While none of these tips can instantly make a soul-sucking job seem fulfilling, they are small steps that can really make a big difference in how you feel about your day, how you approach others and how you approach your life. I welcome you to share other tips, in the comments below, that you have found successful!

Networking Business cards are NOT optional - Hallie Crawford

Networking Business cards are NOT optional A few years ago, I was giving a presentation at a Re:Focus on Careers event (this is a great networking group by the way). A man who was job searching came up to me and we started talking. He was asking me questions, and when I asked for his contact information, he had to scribble his name on a ripped up piece of paper. I wasnt even in a position to hire him and I was not impressed. Imagine doing that same thing with a prospective employer, or valuable networking connection. Dont let this be you. This topic came up at a more recent career event that I presented at. People were asking me if they needed to have a business card when they are unemployed and job searching. The answer is simple, yes! You need to have a card (or something with your contact information to give out to people) when youre on the job search, regardless of your current work situation. Some college students have asked me this as well. Does it make sense for a college student to have a card? I say the answer is yes here too. You have to give the people who you are networking to something with your contact information on it so that they can keep in touch with you. What an impression that would make, a student in college with a business card! I guarantee youll stand out. Business cards are a must, they are not optional. There are many resources out there to create business cards. You can get free cards at Vistaprint.com. Print them out on your computer at home. Do whatever it takes to ensure you make the right impression and come across as a professional who cares about your job search and about connecting with others. Job Search Coach