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“How many jobs should I apply for?” is one of the most common questions heard from job-seekers. They want to do what it takes to find a position they love, but they aren’t sure if they’re doing enough! This article will help you figure out how many job applications you should be submitting each day […]
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How many times have you applied to a job via email by shooting the employer a copy of your resume and cover letter? I’m going to venture a guess and say at least 20 (but more likely hundreds of times) if you’ve been searching for any significant length of time.
Here are some of the most notorious cover letter mistakes we’ve seen when job seekers apply via email and what you can do to greatly improve your chances of being noticed (Make sure you remember these as you write your disruptive cover letter!):
What’s wrong with that, you ask? Most hiring managers aren’t going to open the cover letter and read it. They’ll go straight to the resume instead. Want to ensure your cover letter gets read? Copy and paste it into the body of the email. Whoever received the email will be much more likely to read it if it’s already right there in front of their face.
Don’t go overboard with details; keep it short. The hiring manager won’t be willing to invest a lot of time reading your email. Keep it short and to the point.
Here is a great example:
When I want to bring an additional resume/cover letter writer on staff, I’m not looking for someone with technical writing expertise, article writing skills, or journalism savvy. Those forms of writing aren’t relevant to what we do here. I want a writer who has extensive expertise and certification in resume writing. If someone goes on and on in their cover letter (or in the body of the email) about all their other writing experience, they will lose my interest. Instead, I want them to tell me about their most relevant experience as it relates to my needs. I want them to tell me about any resume writing experience they have.
Give the hiring manager a brief overview of the most relevant experience you have, appropriate to the position they are trying to fill. This will pique their interest—rather than lose it.
Depending on the position, the employer may ask you to submit a sample of your work, portfolio, hours of availability, or even salary requirements. Whatever it is they’ve asked you to include, make sure you include it in your cover letter. If not, you will most certainly be removed from consideration for failing to follow instructions.
Following instructions and acknowledging everything the employer has asked you to address in the job posting not only saves the employer time but makes you look good. I can tell you this from experience because 9 out of 10 applicants will fail to address every stipulation the employer has listed. It happens to us all the time.
We’ve received emails from applicants, and the body of the email provides either little or no information whatsoever. Some simply state, “Here is my resume for your review.” You are selling yourself short by not including at least a brief introduction, especially if the employer outlines specific requirements.
Take the time to write, “I see you need someone with availability to work nights and weekends; I would enjoy working these hours and am available to do so.” Or, “I have included a sample of my work for your consideration along with my resume. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.”
Let me tell you about one of THE BEST cover letters I’ve ever seen: I could tell this person put effort into it—and she took the time to specifically and meticulously review our job requirements. She scrutinized our requirements and detailed in her cover letter how she had experience meeting those needs. It was applicable, relevant, and attention-getting. It was probably one of the only cover letters that actually made us want to read the corresponding resume.
Instead of using the same old boring line, spice it up a bit. One of the more daring cover letter closings I have read closed with, “Call today, don’t delay.” I applauded her boldness and had to call her. The closing was confident, feisty, and it certainly grabbed my attention. Not to mention the entire cover letter addressed everything she brought to the table as a potential employee and how these elements were relevant to meeting our needs.
What I am trying to get you to see is boring the hiring manager with details not relevant to the job opening—or not making the most of the space and time you’re getting—is really to your detriment. Instead, take the time to write something catchy, relevant, and targeted to the position for which you are applying. Sure, it may take a few extra minutes to tweak your cover letter, but in the end, if you get the interview, won’t it be worth it?
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Purpose-driven companies grow on average three times faster than their competitors and witness higher market share gains, all while achieving higher employee and customer satisfaction. So, why are only 24% of companies doing this?
It’s safe to say that traditional brand trust is declining. I would go even further to say that brand loyalty is waning as well. With supply chain issues and the various shortages of the past two years, people were forced to try brands they may not have otherwise tried had they not needed to. Do you want a different brand of toilet paper or none at all? In light of the ever-changing brand landscape and what I see as a pretty huge shift in consumer behavior, brands are going to have to work harder than ever to get and keep customers.
Just think about how many brands you interact with every day. How many do you feel an emotional connection with? How many of them do you feel truly understand you? How many would you buy again? My point is that it is getting harder and harder for brands to create a lasting connection with a customer. Enter Purpose.
When customers understand the “why” behind your brand, they become more loyal. When it comes to building a strong customer strategy, knowing your “why” is everything. Your “why” is the reason your company exists; it’s not just your mission statement—it’s what drives you to do what you do. It’s why you chose to start or invest in this company. It’s the purpose that drives you forward.
According to a recent Salesforce report, customers are looking for companies that have good values and are focused on social responsibility. In fact, 66 percent of consumers would prefer to buy from a company whose values align with their own. It doesn’t matter if you’re selling products or services—if you can share your vision and purpose with your clients and customers, it leads to better relationships with them and greater loyalty for your brand in the long run.
A 2020 study revealed that when consumers think a brand has a strong purpose, they are:
That same study also found that the power of purpose related to a company can transcend age. The likelihood of taking positive action (to champion, protect, trust, or purchase) from a purpose-driven brand spanned all generations from Gen Z to the 74+ age group.
All that to say that being a purpose-driven company can affect your bottom line in a pretty significant way.
You can keep assuming that putting out a quality product at a decent price is going to keep you in the game. Or you can get an edge on competitors and infuse purpose into your brand.
While purpose would metaphorically be like the foundation of a house, you can’t usually add the foundation to a house once it is built. But companies, unlike foundations, have the ability to grow and change over time. If your company is considering a rebrand or brand refresh, that is a perfect time to weave purpose into your brand in an authentic way. For smaller companies, an aligned strategic giving strategy is a good place to start.
Strategic giving is a conscious effort to donate money, time, or both to charity in order to promote and further your business objectives. The difference between strategic giving and traditional philanthropy is that strategic giving has clear, tangible business goals behind it. Most companies have a charitable donation program of some type in place already. But unless there are clear goals behind the donation, it won’t help the business grow. In fact, research shows that 70% of customers believe it’s important for companies to donate to charity, but only 27% of companies actually do so.
At its most basic, finding your brand purpose starts with the process of discovery. Honing in on your company’s core values and beliefs and then using those discoveries to build practices around. Then activating those practices and bringing them to life in the real world. Seems easy enough, right? Depending on the size of your organization it can be quite an undertaking to get buy-off from all levels, but the benefits are worth it.
The metaverse is coming. Are you prepared? If you are struggling to understand what the metaverse is, why it matters, and if you should pay attention to it, you are not alone. It’s estimated that the metaverse is expected to reach $679 billion by 2030 with a handful of companies jumping in from Meta (formerly Facebook), Roblox, Gucci, to artists like Tory Lanez.
The metaverse has been referred to as the next new internet era. It consists of three core technologies:
Just like real life, the metaverse provides many opportunities to do things in real-time like go to concerts, attend events, play games, go on dates, listen to music, shop, and even work. Here are three examples of the metaverse and how it can apply to you.
We could be spending more time in virtual reality sooner than we expect. Virtual reality has been around for some time now within video games, entertainment, medicine, and even education.
So what is it? Virtual reality (VR) is a computer-generated environment that can be interacted with in a seemingly real or physical way by using special electronic equipment: a helmet with a screen inside or gloves fitted with sensors. VR implies a complete immersion experience, giving you the impression that you’re somewhere else while shutting out the real world.
Several companies are dabbling with VR experiences.
Far fetched, not really. VR is an excellent opportunity for businesses to create an immersive experience that promotes engagement. Here are some ideas to think about as you ponder how to dip your toe into this space:
Companies are seeking out innovative ways for consumers to experience their brands. Augmented reality may be the answer to cultivating brand awareness and encouraging brand loyalty.
Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that augments your experience of the real world, enhancing it with sound, touch, and even smell. AR is designed to add to the things you already do like work, play, shop, explore, and have fun.
While still in its early days, here are three companies leading the way with AR:
Here are three ways you can utilize augmented reality in your business:
We’ve seen incredible interest in NFTs, especially in the music vertical. What will this trend bring to the table for indie music artists who can fund their projects with NFT drops, independent of record labels?
Let’s run this back. NFT stands for non-fungible token and is supported by cool technology called blockchain. Consider this blockchain example: Let’s pretend a french bulldog lives in your home and the backbone or the spine of the Frenchy controls a lot of its functions where the spine is very complicated with nerves, bone, individual vertebrae units, muscles, etc. You could consider blockchain as the backbone for NFTs and is an extremely impressive technology that is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, or cheat the system and, at the end of the day, is just cool.
Four important things to consider:
1. Creation
2. Minting
You can mint your NFT, which is an innovative way to guarantee that you get credit for an original creation. For simplicity’s sake, as all minting platforms are a little different in their approach, you can upload a digital asset for minting which processes information in a blockchain format and creates a record in preparation for a sale. The information may include royalties paid to the artist, a description, and a link to your website. Your NFT is then put up for sale (think Shopify type of storefront). Some of the more popular marketplace sites are OpenSea or Looks Rare.
3. Leaders
An artist who has been successful in the space includes Tory Lanez who, in addition to the gorgeous use of color and style in the artwork, dropped his music in a 7 songs/7 works of art format. The story goes that E NFT Marketplace (Emmersive Entertainment) sold out his “When It’s Dark by Tory Lanez” collection of 1 million units in under 1 minute. Each unit was $1.00 and he sold out placing the album in his self-acclaimed notation of “Platinum Album Sales.” According to Google, one of his NFTs has already flipped from that sale to $50,000 value. Exciting. This is a way for artists and creators to have ownership instead of the current indie artist hustle which includes posting on social media and hoping for brand deals, streaming revenue, etc. This is the future.
To say that the industry is an interesting investment strategy for consumers has proven to be an understatement. Will you be the next investor in digital assets like NFTs and cash in on the hype?
4. Practical Implementation
Learning how to use NFTs in your brand can help improve brand recognition, loyalty, and create unique experiences for customers.
While we don’t know exactly what the metaverse will become, this next moment in time will have gigantic implications for our society. The metaverse will unlock new opportunities from VR, AR, NFTs, and more for companies, brands, professionals, communities, artists, and those who choose to engage. While there is a risk, the potential is huge and we’re still in its infancy. Are you prepared for the future of the metaverse?
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So, you’re over 50. You had your resume and LinkedIn profile professionally done. You’re applying to tons of jobs and recruiters are saying you’re perfectly qualified. And then they’re lowballing you by 20%. What are you doing wrong? How do you get back to making the same amount of money you were making at your last job?
This is one of the biggest resume mistakes people over 50 make, and what older professionals should do instead…
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The resume mistake most people over 50 make is hiring a professional resume writer who makes you look like a jack- or jill-of-all-trades (or doing this when writing your resume yourself). The problem with this is that it makes you look overqualified and old school, which could make you more susceptible to age discrimination and hurt your chances of landing a well-paying job.
The solution? Specialize.
In order to appear relevant and valuable to employers, you need to brand yourself as a specialist. Sure, you’ve probably acquired countless skills over your decades as a professional. But employers are hiring you to solve a specific problem or alleviate a certain pain, so you need to highlight the skills and experience that are most relevant to the position you’re applying for.
The best, most effective way to brand yourself as a specialist in your job search is to create a simplified, targeted resume and LinkedIn profile that showcase your specialty. You also need to build your personal brand to show recruiters and your professional network you’re a valuable business-of-one who’s worth the money. You’re an expert at something. So, pick a skill set to highlight and apply for the jobs that will allow you to leverage that skill set.
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LinkedIn recommendations are a valuable tool that can provide credibility to anyone interested in using the site to benefit their career. However, many people don’t know how to write one! But don’t worry, this guide will make the process easy. You’ll find great LinkedIn recommendation examples, see how to write one, and understand some common […]
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It’s the ultimate elevator pitch request: “Describe yourself in one word.” If you’re asked this in a job interview, how can you boil down everything you can bring to this role in one single word?
The key (as with all job interview answers) is to be strategic. If you’re asked to describe yourself in one word, it isn’t enough to choose a word that only describes your personality, no matter how accurate it is.
You could be any number of wonderful things: happy, resilient, warm, smart, a great friend, generous, kind, and so on. But these answers won’t do anything to help convince them to hire you.
What you want to do is think about the job and what qualities would be especially good for someone to be successful in that role, and then choose one of those that apply to you.
What are some good words to choose? Personally, my answer would be “dynamic.” For me, this is a good word because I change, adapt, and do whatever I need to do in order to succeed. This quality has served me well in sales, management, recruiting, career coaching, and running Career Confidential. However, it’s also a good word that could help someone be successful in other roles.
What would make you stand out in the role you’re discussing?
Here are some other great options…
These are all great words you can use to describe yourself during a job interview.
Whatever answer you choose, be prepared to follow up with an explanation or example of how you embodied that trait in your work life in the past. Structure your answer with the STAR technique (tell the situation or task you faced, the action you took that is an example of your trait, and the result you got from it).
Every interview answer you give needs to do its part to help convince the hiring manager to go ahead and offer you the job. Be prepared with a great answer for dozens of tough questions when you check out How to Answer Interview Questions and How to Answer Interview Questions II, both available on Amazon.
Before your next interview, think about the position you’re applying for and choose the best word that describes YOU in relation to that position. What word will convey how and why you’d be a great fit? (Hint: the best word that describes you will probably change depending on the position you’re applying for.)
And remember—a little preparation goes a long way!
We hope these tips help you answer “describe yourself in one word” in your next interview.
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Like in the previous decade or so, the most popular jobs on the US market will involve some sort of information technology. This makes sense, given that we need an app for just about anything. So, the demand for jobs in marketing, cybersecurity, and big data scientists will continue growing in 2022. However, there are […]
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When you’re in the hot seat at a job interview, thinking of the best answers can be challenging. In this post, we’ll share our #1 secret for answering hard interview questions. Think of it as an interview hack…
It’s important to bring up relevant and clear examples that prove you’re a fit for that job. But if you struggle to remember specific examples during interviews, you should create a running document of accomplishments. This document will help you prepare for interviews more effectively because all of those examples will be fresh in your mind. Basically, it allows you to review your accomplishments before you go into an interview rather than sitting there trying to think of relevant examples to showcase.
So, what kinds of things should you be putting on this document? Here are a few suggestions:
1. Relevant Quantifiable Accomplishments
Quantifiable accomplishments tie your professional accomplishments to numbers. Remember: numbers = results = value. During the hiring process, your job is to prove that you’ll be a value-add to that company. Quantifiable accomplishments allow you to showcase your value. So, think of all of your previous professional accomplishments and write them down.
2. Challenges You’ve Overcome
Think about all of the challenges you’ve overcome in your career in order to snag that promotion, work with that difficult co-worker, or get that client. Employers want to know these kinds of stories. They want to know you can adapt to situations and overcome difficulties. So, think about all of those challenges you’ve been up against and how you were able to push through successfully. Tip: use the Experience + Learn = Grow model, especially while answering behavioral interview questions.
3. Stories That Reinforce Your Enthusiasm For The Industry/Company
What is it that makes you so enthusiastic about your work? What’s the root of your motivation for working in this particular field, doing this particular job, for this particular company? Write these things down. Employers want to know that you’re passionate about what you do. They want to know you’re in it for more than just the money.
Don’t let your fear of answering hard interview questions stall your job search! Keep a document with all of these items in it. To make this easy, make it a habit to document these things as they happen. Keep everything in the document, pull relevant examples, and review before you head into an interview.
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