JibberJobber + Job Boards

JibberJobber + Job Boards… Id like to announce two job boards that have taken the first steps to integrate the JibberJobber experience into their job search experience. This is just the first step, we are expecting to have a really robust (but simple to install) API (that means that the two systems will talk to eachother with no effort on your part) later this year to make this as functional as it should be. Im really excited about this because it is a really important step in improving your overall experience as you use various tools at your disposal. One of the coolest things about JibberJobber (in my oh-so-humble opinion ;)) is that it is non-proprietary that means, no matter what job boards you use, or where you get the information from (even an offline network meeting), you can come back into JibberJobber to store the information! So heres what Phase I of this new feature looks like. If you do a job search on Just-Posted.com, at the bottom of each result, youll see an Add to JibberJobber icon. Also, if you do a job search on Insourced.com, right below the title of each result, youll see an + JibberJobber icon. Both of these job sites have unique features that are worth checking out. Just-Posted has a relevancy algorithm that helps narrow results to relevant results. Note they also have the RSS icon so you can save the RSS feed into JibberJobber and then, with one-click, save the job in JibberJobber. Insourced has a number of interesting features here is a run-down in their own words: 1) Crawled jobs come directly from employer web sites, recruiter/staffing firm web sites and, in some instances, third party providers of employer job search. On the latter, weve chosen to NOT crawl any true job boards or job search engines/aggregators. There will be nothing from Monster, CareerBuilder, JobCentral, etc. In fact, we make a point to note this. When we do crawl a site that is not specifically the web site of the employer or staffing agency (i.e. the entity with hiring authority), its because the employer(s) themselves dont have their own job boards and rely on the third party application. Weve also chosen to crawl government job sites at the federal, state and municipal levels. 2) Were both crawling jobs and allowing users to post jobs for free after creating an account. Employers can also upload jobs in bulk by using our proprietary XML format. In this manner, employers with hundreds or even thousands (or hundreds of thousands, for that matter) jobs can enter them all and have them updated regularly. 3) Registered users can vote on jobs. Monster.com and CareerBuilder (and others) have come under fire for the number of work from home opportunities they house, as well as for other suspect jobs. If one of those slips by our filters, users can vote down the job using our inThing voting mechanism. Currently, results are filtered by a relevance/date combination. In the future, this will be purely a relevance filter, but the inThing Rating is always an option for those searching, so that they can see the top-rated jobs. Of course, as theyre searching by relevance, any jobs that have been voted down will have a negative number next to them. 4) Job seekers can do a variety of things after searching, including salary research (courtesy of Payscale.com), save jobs, save searches, view rss feeds, use Google maps to locate jobs (currently a bit of an issue in IE) and, of course, add information to their JibberJobber accounts. When I was in my job search I tracked jobs from seven different job boards. It was a pain (for various reason), and it seems to me that the features from Just-Posted and Insourced are cool, even in the midst of the 40,000+ job boards out there. Go check them out it is very cool to have this simple integration on their sites and were really excited about what Phase II will be! (and, if you are looking for more good reading in the employment space I recommend the Insourced blog) JibberJobber + Job Boards… Id like to announce two job boards that have taken the first steps to integrate the JibberJobber experience into their job search experience. This is just the first step, we are expecting to have a really robust (but simple to install) API (that means that the two systems will talk to eachother with no effort on your part) later this year to make this as functional as it should be. Im really excited about this because it is a really important step in improving your overall experience as you use various tools at your disposal. One of the coolest things about JibberJobber (in my oh-so-humble opinion ;)) is that it is non-proprietary that means, no matter what job boards you use, or where you get the information from (even an offline network meeting), you can come back into JibberJobber to store the information! So heres what Phase I of this new feature looks like. If you do a job search on Just-Posted.com, at the bottom of each result, youll see an Add to JibberJobber icon. Also, if you do a job search on Insourced.com, right below the title of each result, youll see an + JibberJobber icon. Both of these job sites have unique features that are worth checking out. Just-Posted has a relevancy algorithm that helps narrow results to relevant results. Note they also have the RSS icon so you can save the RSS feed into JibberJobber and then, with one-click, save the job in JibberJobber. Insourced has a number of interesting features here is a run-down in their own words: 1) Crawled jobs come directly from employer web sites, recruiter/staffing firm web sites and, in some instances, third party providers of employer job search. On the latter, weve chosen to NOT crawl any true job boards or job search engines/aggregators. There will be nothing from Monster, CareerBuilder, JobCentral, etc. In fact, we make a point to note this. When we do crawl a site that is not specifically the web site of the employer or staffing agency (i.e. the entity with hiring authority), its because the employer(s) themselves dont have their own job boards and rely on the third party application. Weve also chosen to crawl government job sites at the federal, state and municipal levels. 2) Were both crawling jobs and allowing users to post jobs for free after creating an account. Employers can also upload jobs in bulk by using our proprietary XML format. In this manner, employers with hundreds or even thousands (or hundreds of thousands, for that matter) jobs can enter them all and have them updated regularly. 3) Registered users can vote on jobs. Monster.com and CareerBuilder (and others) have come under fire for the number of work from home opportunities they house, as well as for other suspect jobs. If one of those slips by our filters, users can vote down the job using our inThing voting mechanism. Currently, results are filtered by a relevance/date combination. In the future, this will be purely a relevance filter, but the inThing Rating is always an option for those searching, so that they can see the top-rated jobs. Of course, as theyre searching by relevance, any jobs that have been voted down will have a negative number next to them. 4) Job seekers can do a variety of things after searching, including salary research (courtesy of Payscale.com), save jobs, save searches, view rss feeds, use Google maps to locate jobs (currently a bit of an issue in IE) and, of course, add information to their JibberJobber accounts. When I was in my job search I tracked jobs from seven different job boards. It was a pain (for various reason), and it seems to me that the features from Just-Posted and Insourced are cool, even in the midst of the 40,000+ job boards out there. Go check them out it is very cool to have this simple integration on their sites and were really excited about what Phase II will be! (and, if you are looking for more good reading in the employment space I recommend the Insourced blog)

Resume Writing Objective Section - How to Format a Memorable Resume Objective Section

Resume Writing Objective Section - How to Format a Memorable Resume Objective SectionResume writing objectives are where the whole purpose of your resume lies. You should remember to incorporate them in your resume to make it more readable. Read on for a step by step guide on how to do this.The objective section of your resume should have a very easy to read, short and to the point format. If you're trying to convince a potential employer that you're a great candidate then it's best to be as honest as possible about your qualifications. Make sure you have plenty of evidence supporting your statements and achievements.To make your essay easy to read you should make sure that your outline includes facts that support your statements about your own achievements. You should also add any documentation supporting your statements in your resume objective section. It's important to make sure that you follow a certain rule when writing an objective section. This rule is to make sure that you h ave concise information that can be easily understood by a computer screen.There are a number of ways that you can use to format your resume objective section. Here are some tips that you should remember:o Start your paragraphs with a bold, italicized header that helps to draw the reader's attention to the first paragraph. When your readers see a bold heading they automatically turn their attention towards that first paragraph as they search for the information they need.o Use bullets. Bullet points are easier to read than a sentence full of words and we all know how long a sentence can get. Bullets help to keep your paragraph to a certain length, and that in itself is beneficial to the reader. Just keep the flow of your paragraphs intact.o Use bullets at the end of your paragraphs. It helps to separate your resume writing objective section from your personal information section. You can use bullet points or subheadings to divide your resume writing objective section.Remember that t he resume objective section is the key to success in writing a successful resume. You can get free resume writing samples at the end of this article.

Reviewing Your 2011 Writing, Publishing, Brand-Building Goals - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Reviewing Your 2011 Writing, Publishing, Brand-Building Goals - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Theres a crucial difference between setting your 2011 your brand-building goals and reviewing your brand-building goals. The difference between setting and reviewing your writing and brand-building goals can mean the difference between achieving your goals or letting another year go by without significant progress! Its never too early to review your goals, and its impossible to review them too often. I recommend you commit to reviewing your writing and brand-building goals at the following intervals: Now, and in six months. Start nowtodayand reconfirm your 2011 writing and brand build goals. Then, just before you break for the Fourth of July festivities, schedule time to take an in-depth look at your progress achieving your 2011 goals. Monthly. Set 45-minutes to an hour aside for a review of each months progress towards your goals on the last Friday of each month. Schedule an appointment with yourself (or your coach). Or, if youre using a Google Calendar, set time aside to review your progress during the previous month, and goals for the next month. Quarterly. Schedule a longer, in-depth, 90-minute review of your goals and progress on the first Monday of each quarter. Review your experiences during each of the previous three months, as the year rolls by, compare each quarters accomplishments to the previous quarters. Your quarterly review will provide a different view of your accomplishments, issues, and trends than your monthly reviews. Getting started Heres why you have to immediately review your 2011 writing and personal branding goals; you have to reconfirm their relevance and practicality. Relevance. The first test is to review the relevance of each goal to your long-term writing and personal branding goals. How does each goal contribute to your long term? Start by prioritizing each goal, ranking each on a scale of 1 to 10. If some of your goals arent absolutely essential, you may want to prune your list, increasing the likelihood of achieving your most important goals. Practicality. In the end-of-the-year enthusiasm often encountered each December, its easy to bite-off more than you can chew. Combine the optimism of a fresh start and the realization that you didnt accomplish everything you wanted the previous year, with the frenzy of new personal branding tools, and over-commitment is likely to result. So, start now by reaffirming the relevance and practicality of your goals, and plan to review your progress toward each goal during the first week of July. And, take a few minutes more to schedule a 6-month review session immediately before you break for the Fourth of July. When July rolls around, reconfirm that your goals remain relevant and practical, and that the amount of effort you invested in achieving each goal is proportional to its brand-building benefits. Monthly reviews Your monthly reviews are the building blocks of your writing, publishing, and brand-building success. Your monthly reviews are likely to be your most detailed reviews, since they look backwards as well as forwards. Looking back. Start by reviewing the progress youve made on each of your goals. This helps keep you on focused on your long-term goals, and helps you track your progress. Looking forward. Next, set specific, actionable goals for the upcoming month, including deadlines for each writing or brand-building task. By identifying specific tasks for the upcoming month, you gain the ability to track your progress in clear and obvious measurable terms. WRONG WAY to state monthly goals. A goal like blog more often next month is a wish more than a guide to action. It doesnt provide you with an accountable goal you can measure at the end of the month. BETTER WAY to state monthly goals. On the other hand, a specific commitment, like create 3 new blog posts during February, is a measurable goal that you either achieve or dont achieve. You may achieve it, or you may not, butat leastyou can measure your progress. Andmost importantif you didnt achieve your goal, you can ask: Why not? Asking the Why not? question begs the follow-up question: What do I have to do next month in order to create 3 new blog posts? Quarterly reviews Quarterly reviews provide a longer-range view of your progress than you can obtain from your monthly reviews. Trends buried within monthly reviews become more obvious when you take examine your notes, or impressions, gained during your previous monthly reviews. The information gained during your quarterly reviews will make it easier for you to take remedial action: If youre consistently failing to make significant progress on one of your goals, it may be because you need to obtain qualified help, or acquire new tools, to get back on schedule. On the other hand, if you consistently experience frustration or difficulty making progress towards one of your goals, but youre making great progress on other goals, you might want to revisit the relevance and practicality of the goal that continues to frustrate you. It may be better to put-off a goal rather than frustrate and demoralize your entire writing, publishing, and brand-building program. Taking action So, are you ready to commit to immediately reviewing your 2011 writing, publishing, and personal branding goals, and commit to follow-up monthly and quarterly reviews during 2011? If youre ready, is there something I can do to help you succeed? Or, if youre still not convinced, why not? Share your commitment, concerns, and questions below, as comments. Author: Roger C. Parker is a book coach who blogs every weekday and helps readers choose the right article, book, event titles for personal branding success.

My plan for going forward

My plan for going forward Im frustrated that I have so much traffic coming to this blog (about 750,000 page views this month) and I have this post about domestic violence at the top spot in my blog. Its the first thing everyone sees about me. I want the post to go away. I want to post about how to write a resume in five easy steps. People love lists. If it werent that Ive already blogged about sex abuse, my miscarriage and my divorce, Id worry that my blog will never get past the topic of domestic violence, and Ill face blogger doom. But I know from past experience that being genuine with other people helps ones career get stronger. Someone wrote in the comments section that there is no domestic violence, there is only violence. But thats not true. Because domestic violence is the violence thats hard to walk away from. Im not walking away from the Farmer right now. I want to say that Ill leave if he does it again. I want to say that if he pushes me or shoves me or hits me, that all that stuff counts as abuse. Its hard for me to believe that it counts; I didnt believe my dad was abusing me even when the police were taking me away. But I have hundreds of you telling me in the comments section and in your emails that this is not right. And I know that even if Im messed up, I dont want my sons messed up. If it happens again I think I could hide it from everyone, you, my sons, my brothersthey called me to tell me to leave. I could refuse to tell anyone, and do this whole messed up relationship in private. I know people do that. But I know it would show, on me. When I was practicing cello with my son a few nights ago, I said, Dont look at me. Look at your bow. And he said, Im looking to see if youre smiling. You never smile. I know I am not hiding anything. So maybe what is left for me is that I can be the expert on not hiding. I got offers from all over the world for places to stay. Finland, Pakistan, Brazil. Its unbelievable, really, how many people offered up their homes and their guest houses to me and my sons. And about fifty people who I have never met in person told me I can call them if I need someone to talk to. I have very few close friends, so the offers meant a lot to me. I called one person: Amanda Hite. I have met her a couple of times. She is a straight shooter and a little callous, so I knew that if I started being a crazy, crying nutcase on the phone, shed handle it. Also, she works for herself, so I thought it might be fine to call her with no notice in the middle of the day. I told Amanda I cant leave because I dont want to raise the boys alone, and I know Ill never put them through another marriage again if this one doesnt work, and they love the Farmer. They call him dad. Amanda was adamant that if the Farmer touches me againin angerI should leave, with the boys. Just for 30 days, is what she finally said. I can do that. I have a friend in New York City. Lisa. She has an extra bedroom in her apartment. Shell let us stay. She doesnt know shes part of the plan. Until now. Amanda says that during those 30 days, enough people will call me and convince me to leave for good. I think thats probably true. Amanda is a recruiter, but she is a consulting recruiter. She spends her time trying to get people to be honest about why their recruiting sucks so that she can help them fix it. Most people who say they need help with recruiting blame the candidate pool, or the jobs they have, or other, external factors. Amanda helps them to take responsibility and be honest about their problem. Im drawn to her because thats my message here on this blog: face your problems with honesty. So I want to tell you that I am terrible at intimacy. I dont think Ive ever done it, ever. Im not even sure what it is. And I dont think I need to tell you that the Farmer has no idea what it is, either. So we are in twice-a-week therapy. And maybe we will learn something. Maybe we will save ourselves, and the boys and our family. Or maybe we are just in the middle of a cycle of abuse. It is my hope that this blog will keep me honest, and that the next time, I will leave.

Resume Writing Service New Zealand

Resume Writing Service New ZealandNew Zealand tourism services firms offer an excellent resume writing service. From convincing and influencing clients to reviewing past resumes, the resume writer is an important part of the entire process. Here are some tips on resume writing service in New Zealand.While writing a resume, you can check out the websites of several services firms in New Zealand. The websites offer an easy method to gain information about them. They will be glad to share their achievements as well as their growth in the field. If they are the ones who manage the entire campaign, you can also ask them for tips on how to impress your potential clients.In fact, hiring resume writers is not just limited to tourism firms. Another group of employers who need a resume writing service is doctors, lawyers, accountants, engineers, artists, IT professionals, engineers, architects, etc. The resume writer has to be quick to reply to the client's queries and short listed candidates for the desired position.An online resume writing services company is professional and efficient enough to do justice to your resume. You can use it in several ways:Clients can now get instant information on the company from the Internet. They can also browse through the website to get to know more about the agency. So, the entire process becomes smoother and faster, especially when clients have no personal interaction with the business.A professional resume writer in New Zealand has gained experience by working for various organizations and individuals. He or she is professional enough to polish and update your resume according to current rules and regulations.These writers are able to create a flow of information that attracts potential clients to your resume. They know the ways and means of communicating well with clients.You can find them and contact them on their websites or through the customer support available online. Also, make sure to read their testimonials from previous clients. When you hire resume writing service in New Zealand, you are not only hiring the services of a professional, but you are also making sure that the entire process is smooth as well.

My 3 Biggest Career Mistakes - Career Pivot

My 3 Biggest Career Mistakes - Career Pivot Biggest Mistakes I have made many mistakes in my career. This is the first post in a two-part series. In this article, I will chronicle my biggest mistakes, then next Monday, I will write about how I recovered and what I learned from these experiences. So, let’s get started! I Was Seduced by a Former Manager In the late 1990s, I was working for IBM in a briefing center. I gave confidential product disclosures to IBM’s leading customers. I had been in this job for seven years. It was an easy job. I had six or seven presentations that I knew in my sleep. These were deeply technical presentations, but for me, they were easy. It was highly visible to upper management. All of the upper management in our division knew who I was. I got to present at leading conferences. It had a lot of perks. I received jackets, shirts, hats, bags, etc…everything to dress myself except underwear, slacks, shoes, and socks. Despite all of that, I was bored with it. My manager (who was great) had left the previous year to work for IBM Global Services, the IBM consulting arm. She knew I was bored and worked on me to join her group. I thought about this for six months. She painted a very rosy picture, so I made the leap. This is one of my biggest career mistakes ever. I allowed myself to be seduced. I did not do my homework. I believed her. I do not believe she intentionally seduced me, but I was, nonetheless. She had brought over several other colleagues who had lengthy consulting backgrounds in their past. What I discovered was the following: I did not have the attention span to sit for long hours developing technical proposals. I worked with unhappy single people, unhappily divorced people and unhappy married people. The vast majority of the people I worked with had traveled too much in their careers and had poor personal relationships in their lives. I missed my team in the briefing center. I sucked at writing technical proposals. My first set of proposals were lambastedâ€"not for the technical content, but for my poor writing skills. I could not work on projects for just anyone. I was put on a project developing a point of sale solution for one of the national short-term loan companies (pawn shops). The more I learned about the business, the more I wanted out of there. Loaning money to the poor at 20% a month (not 20% a year like your credit card providers) made me ill. I only lasted six months. After my young project manager attempted to publicly humiliate me in front of the team for my poor writing skills, I quit. I quit the project and I quit being a consultant. It took me two months to find a position within the marketing division of IBM. I knew this was a holding place. Less than a year later, I left IBM after 22 years to go to work for a successful semiconductor startup. Listen to the most recent episode What I learned was that, if you are going to fail, fail fast. Mistakes are acceptable as long as mistakes are caught early. More on that concept in my next post. Dream Jobs The next of my career mistakes was to take a dream job. These are the jobs that people fantasize about. These are jobs that are romanticized in the movies. I went to teach high school math in an inner-city school. On July 11th of 2002, I had a near fatal bicycle accident where I hit a car head-on and our combined speeds exceeded 50 miles per hour. You can read all about what happened and what I learned here. I had been developing curriculum and teaching engineers on and off for 20 plus years. I had done this in approximately 35 different countries. Heck, if I could train engineers in the People’s Republic of China, I was sure I could teach Algebra I and II to teenagers. I was correct. However, I did not take into account the physical and emotional toll it would take on me. I lasted less than two years in this role. I ignored every sign that this was not for me. No one told me that the average math teacher in Texas leaves the profession in less than 5 years. When I talked to teachers, they sugar coated their answers. No one could explain the hiring process for new teachers. My gut feeling while going through the alternative certification process at my local community college told me I was not going to be prepared. I was hired the week before school started at a school where 70% of the students were labeled economically disadvantaged (this means they were eligible for free or reduced breakfast and lunch). I was going to teach regular Algebra, which meant 90% of my students met this criteria. I had to learn an entirely new culture…a culture of poverty. Although I was incredibly successful, it tore me up. In hindsight, I should have quit at the end of my first year. As a typical baby boomer, I was taught not to quit. Gut it up. Persevere. Power your way through it. I quit at the end of the fall semester of my second year, emotionally and physically exhausted. I have a lot of stories. I am glad I did it. I touched a lot of lives, but… I learned an immense amount about how our educational system works and why it is so broken. I could not be a high school math teacher for very long. Oh, by the way, most of the people reading this post would not have lasted any longer than I did. It is a meat grinder! It is not like the movies portray it in Stand and Deliver or Dangerous Minds. I was often approached by former colleagues telling me that they planned to follow in my footsteps when they retired. Most dream jobs are mistakes waiting to happen. I would be happy to chat with anyone who is considering teaching in a public school later in life. You have to pursue this career choice with your eyes wide open. I Can Make This Work The next of my mistakes was to take a job that was not optimal, but I told myself “I can make this work.” When I left teaching, I decided I would pursue working in a non-profit environment. I had spent a considerable amount of my previous 15 years in sales support, therefore, I pursued a fundraising position with a non-profit in Austin, Texas. By the wayâ€"we have way too many non-profits, most of whom have either no or very few salaried positions. I pursued jobs at organizations where their missions aligned with my own values. But I got nowhere. I broadened my search to include non-profits that were close enough. I told myself, “I can make this work.” Soon, I interviewed and was hired by the local Jewish community center to build a corporate giving program. To put it bluntly, being a non-Jew as the face for a Jewish organization is…interesting! There are lots of stories here, but I realized within six months that there was no way I could be successful. Unlike many other Jewish communities (outside of Michael Dell and the Dell Corporation), Austin had very few Jewish-owned businesses. Austin did not even have a Jewish owned car dealer. At the same time, I was rapidly figuring out that I could not tolerate the dysfunctional behavior of non-profits. I was used to getting things done. Well, that is not how things typically work in non-profits. Since then, I have served on many non-profit boards. I can support a non-profit when I am aligned with their mission. I cannot work for just any non-profit. I previously discussed what you need to know about non-profits in my post 5 Questions to Ask Before Going from For-Profit to Non-Profit. After six months, I decided I would leave right after the big fall gala. I would take a vacation and then turn in my resignation. I lasted a year, but I made the decision pretty early on that this was not for me. I could not make it work, despite what I had told myself. Lessons Learned I am happy I took all three jobs. I learned a tremendous amount about consulting, public education and non-profits. I learned a lot about myself. I learned: My team is really important I do not have unlimited energy to muscle through difficult situations The mission is really important to me In my post next week, I will discuss how I recovered from each of these mistakes. In addition, I will discuss how each prepared me for what I am doing today running Career Pivot. Have you made career mistakes similar to mine? Please share below so we all can learn from our mistakes. If you want to beinformed when the next post is ready, subscribe to this blog. Marc Miller Like what you just read? Share it with your friends using the buttons above. Like What You Read? Get Career Pivot Insights! Check out the Repurpose Your Career Podcast Do You Need Help With ...

5 Jobs In Health Care That Dont Require A Medical Degree - CareerAlley

5 Jobs In Health Care That Dont Require A Medical Degree - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. Many of us would love an opportunity to work as a doctor, surgeon or nurse. The trouble is, medical school requires and exemplary academic record and a huge financial investment! That doesnt mean a career in health care is out of reach, though. There are hundreds of different jobs available in care that dont require a medical degree. Here are just five of them for you to consider: Administrator There are many roles that are administrative in nature. Some of these are front-line meaning you could be the first point of contact for patients and clients. You would need to be a people-person, offering a great level of customer service for patients from a wide range of backgrounds. You might also need a great head for numbers, a fast and effective response, and the ability to present information to busy doctors. You can undertake a degree in health administration online that can allow you to study while you work. First Aider Every business needs a qualified First Aider on site. This often provides additional benefits or salary. Regardless of your main job or industry, you would be on call to handle workplace injuries and illnesses. Training must be completed and then repeated and updated every couple of years or so. Efficient record-keeping and the ability to keep a clear head are essential. This role is also essential for big events like concerts, sporting fixtures, and protests. Thanks to Pexels.com for this image Community Care Worker You might have a qualification as a Social Worker, or you may have a care worker qualification. Most importantly, you have compassion, and a willingness to listen. There are many vulnerable people in the community that rely on people like you to visit. You might provide basic caring duties such as helping around the house. Personal care and providing some much-needed conversation are also important. This role is on the frontline of care provision, and you will be expected to raise any concerns with medical professionals as required. Thanks to Pexels.com for the image Caterer or Meal Provision Worker Many hospitals, care homes, and community health providers contract out the meal provision work. Of course, everybody needs to eat, so your job is one of the most important. Food hygiene is one of the most important qualifications you might need. Beyond this, an understanding of nutrition and different dietary needs, particularly for the elderly is a must. There is scope to develop your own catering business. You could provide healthy meals to support the needs of different people in the community. Practice Manager This role is similar to the administrator role but is more commonly found in private practices like the dentist or doctor office. It is common for the practice manager to have building manager duties too. You might arrange cleaning contractors, repairs to the building, and insurance requirements. This doesnt mean you are completely out of the loop regarding care. As the practice manager, you will have to allocate new patients to the medical practitioners. The post holder should also ensure reception staff are equipped and trained to help patients effectively. This role can often be quite hands-on. We are always eager to hear from our readers. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or suggestions regarding CareerAlley content. Good luck in your search,Joey Google+

Is Your Executive Resume Interesting

Is Your Executive Resume Interesting It happened…the call about the executive job of your dreams opening up just came through via your contact, and the HR Director wants to see your resume.   You might be ready to take the next step in your career, but is your resume ready for an executive-level position? Submitting a bland, non-focused resume with boring content will do nothing but get you taken off of the “call for an interview” list. Moving on from a middle management position to the c-suite is not for the faint of heart, and your resume needs to show that you have the experience, skills, ROI, and drive to do the job, and do it well.  Writing your resume is not just including your career history and where you received your degree, it’s more about creating a document that tells the complete story of who you are, what you have achieved, how you achieved it, and the value you will provide at the next level…in a creative and exciting manner. Below are 5 quick tips that will help you to ensure that your updated resume effectively states “I’m ready for the c-suite and you need to hire me”… Your format matters â€" People judge books by their covers! Start with an eye-catching format. While you don’t need to put so much color on your resume that it looks like the 4th of July blew up on your piece of paper, a pop of color will appeal to the reader and help your document to stand out right from the get-go. A font style that is clean and business-like is just as important.   Fancy scripts may look pretty, but they are difficult to read and you don’t want people having to work hard to read your text (and believe me, if they have to work hard, they aren’t going to read much past your name). An exciting executive summary is a must â€" create a strong career summary that communicates what you have done in your career and the value you can provide at the next level. Include position and industry-specific keywords (not buzzwords…there is a difference!) that match your target position. Highlight your biggest achievements â€" include a “Career Highlights” section to give a brief synopsis of your biggest accomplishments if you want. Hint: quantifiable achievements speak the loudest and make a stronger impact than just a bullet list of text. Graphs and charts tell a quick story as well! Your career history needs to make a big impact in a small amount of time â€" if you are at an executive-level, it’s pretty safe to say that you have had quite a few years of employment under your belt.   Focus on your most recent work experience, and don’t go back more than 15 years into your career history (you can summarize the earlier stuff).   A chronological format is the easiest, most clean-cut way to do this.   The exception â€" if your career goals/new job are unrelated to your current job…then you will want to use more of a function format to show that you DO still have the skills and experience for the job you’re trying to land. Your education information is not as important as your career history â€" so move it to the end of your resume. Like your career history, degrees received 15+ years ago are probably not going to be as important to the hiring manager as your most recent career experience. Include your degrees and any relevant certifications, but remove the years. The degree is what is important, not when you received it, and announcing “I’m really old…” on your resume is probably not going to win points with the hiring manager. Minimize ageism by eliminating years if they go beyond fifteen. Wow them with your accomplishments and skillset instead. If you are being recommended for that coveted c-suite position, be sure you have a resume that can back-up up the recommendation.   Don’t embarrass yourself (or the friend that recommended you) by submitting a bland resume that does nothing to market you as the ideal candidate for the job.   Instead, take the time to update your resume and maximize your chances of being the candidate whose next phone call is “we’d like to offer you the position”!