Resume key points include names, titles, companies, start & end dates, keywords, and education, and these may all be seen by a potential employer
who may only spend 6 - 7 seconds scanning the resume to decide whether to spend more time.
How to Prepare for the Coming "Great Resignation" →
An article in Yahoo News by Erica Pandey on June 14th, 2021, titled “The Great Resignation”: Upwards of 40% of workers are thinking about quitting their jobs, makes some interesting observations and opens up a lot of questions.
The article asks, “What's happening: Workers have had more than a year to reconsider work-life balance or career paths, and as the world opens up, many of them will give their two weeks' notice and make those changes they’ve been dreaming about.”
The same article quotes the World Economic Forum, adding these thoughts to the subject.
41% of workers globally are thinking about handing in their notice, according to a new Microsoft survey.
A hybrid blend of in-person and remote work could help maintain a sense of balance – but bosses need to do more.
Junior workforce members, including Generation Z, are facing digital burnout.
As an experienced Career Coach, my thoughts about these predictions are heavily influenced by the time I spent working with hundreds of individuals looking for jobs throughout the Pandemic.
Changing Careers can be expensive unless you find where your skills and experience still fit. Don’t quit your job before you find a new one. Don’t just assume it will be easy to find a new job. Learn more about the “Informational Interview” and use it before you quit and during your search. LinkedIn is the perfect tool to use to look while still working.
Read a good book on job search strategies first before starting your search. I wrote a book and published it in September 2020 while the recent economic changes were fresh, so it is relevant and will help you.
Work Matters Insights and Strategies for Job Seekers in This Rapidly Changing Economy is available on Amazon in eBook or paperback
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The Hardest Job You Ever Will Have is finding a job →
When you have insight, you have a feeling, emotion, or thought that helps you know something essential about a person or thing. Understanding isn't based on hard facts or evidence. It has nothing to do with using your senses, such as sight or smell. Making a job change and making the right decision about your next job can be one of the most challenging jobs you will ever have, so approaching it with some career insight is a positive goal.
Needed insights can come from taking an inventory of your current and past job skills. Understanding more about the business you work for help. What is the industry called? What other enterprises service that industry. Who are your company’s suppliers and customers? What direction is your company going? Are the needs for the products growing or shrinking?
“A job for most of us is more than just how we make a living. It shapes how we see ourselves, as well as how others see us. It gives our days structure, purpose, and meaning. But in a rapidly changing marketplace — reshaped in recent years by technology and automation, and devastated in 2020 by a global pandemic that has left millions out of work — finding a job has become exponentially more challenging.”
(Quote above from Work Matters: Insights & Strategies for Job Seekers in a Rapidly Changing Economy)
Get up, give it your 100% effort and find that job but first, ensure your insights into your work are up to date.
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Almost half of all jobs lost during pandemic may be gone permanently →
Almost half of all jobs lost during a pandemic may be gone permanently, was the title of an article written by Maurie Backman on July 29, 2020, in USA Today. The article starts:
“The COVID-19 outbreak has done a number of the U.S. economy, plunging it deep into a recession and sending unemployment levels skyrocketing. Jobless claims reached a record high in April, and while things improved slightly in May and June, new restrictions could increase the unemployment rate in the coming months.”