Published every fortnight on Friday. To change your subscription, see link at the end of the email.
Career Communiqué x-Press
supports people in
accelerating their level of
success in the job market
and the workplace so they
can secure their dream job,
love their work, and get
paid what they're worth.
Tell a friend! Forward this email to a friend! Not subscribed yet? Don't miss an issue!
Welcome
to another issue of Career
Communiqué x-Press, and
especially a warm ‘hello’ to
all of our new subscribers.
We consider it a real
privilege to have you join
us! Please drop me an email
to let me know how we can
continue supporting you.
Wow – what a weekend we had
attending the Reinvent Your
Career Expo on behalf of
CareerCommuniqueRadio.com.
Here’s a picture of Keith
Keller (my co-host), Nic
Ricuitti (expo organiser),
and me.
We met so many wonderful
exhibitors offering a
multitude of training and
professional development
opportunities for people
looking to make a change in
their careers. We’ll be
featuring some of these
interviews in upcoming
shows. Are you a regular
listener to our show? Please
feel free to join our
community and let us
know what topics you are
interested in and what
questions you have about
your job search and career.
We love compiling and
sharing resources with you.
Speaking of resources, one
of my colleagues -- Carolyn
Smith has kindly offered her
wonderful e-book on how to
cope with job loss and the
job hunting game.
Get access to Carolyn’s
Smith’s Free Whitepaper
“Rebuilding After Job Loss”,
at CareerDIY.
Topics covered include:
Dealing with job loss
reality
Coping with emotions
Adjusting to job loss
Getting support
Managing the job loss
process – getting a can do
attitude for job searching
Network your way into your
dream job. Leveraging your
circle of influence - Part
Two
Worried about the shrinking
number of job
advertisements? Never before
has it been more important
to begin tapping into the
hidden job market. Learn how
you can get in front of key
decision makers for your
dream job by tapping into
your network – your circle
of influence.
Keep an eye out for our upcoming
'Introduction to Personal Branding for
Recruiters' workshop in August. Limited
seating will be advertised within the next
few weeks. Keep watching this space.
Bringing
you empowering career
related topics to support you in accelerating your level of success in the job market and the workplace
across the globe.
Co-hosted by Annemarie Cross and Keith Keller. When: Every Monday
at 9.00am AEST
Back by popular demand join
Annemarie Cross and Keith Keller
as they interview Nicole Cain
from Profusion Group. Nicole
will provide more tips and
strategies on how executive
search and recruitment firms are
utilising social networking
sites to source great talent, as
well as why you should enhance
your profile on the social media
platform –Linkedin.com
During our new one-hour show
this week Annemarie and Keith
will also be featuring of the
show’s new segments – From the
Vault, a highlight from an
interview with Thomas Shaw,
Twitter for Jobseekers (from our
May 11th show).
The live chat facility will be
operational during the show;
alternatively ring in live and
share your question/comment on:
(914) 338 0714.
Networking
your way into your dream job: Leveraging
your circle of influence – Part Two.
In our last edition of
Communiqué x-Press we identified
that networking was the most
effective way of tapping
into the hidden job market,
and getting yourself in
front of key decision makers
for your ‘dream’ role.
We’ll pick up where we left
off in our article, which
was the statement “But I
don’t know many people.
Help!” a common concern
among many people I speak
with – perhaps you are
thinking the same thing. If
so, you’ll want to read on
as by doing the following
exercise, you’ll be
surprised just how many
people you could potentially
start making contact with.
On a blank piece of paper, draw two
lines from top to bottom, so that you
have three equal columns. Write the
heading “Professional” on column one;
write “Social” on column two; and write
“Other” on column three. Then have a
think about all of the people who may
fall beneath each of those categories
and start jotting down their names
keeping in mind that you don’t
necessarily need to know them extremely
well, but enough that there is a
connection (i.e. parent of one of your
children’s friends – your connection
would be your children’s friendship; or
perhaps another member of a professional
association that you belong to – with
your connection being the association.)
Professional
Social
Other
·Bill Brown
·Susie Green
·Joe Blogs
·Trevor Happy
·Vicky Black
·David White
The Professional column could include
association members, special interest
group members, lecturers, co-students,
recruitment consultants, former
colleagues, etc.
The Social column could include
neighbours, immediate family, distant
family, church members, sporting group
members, etc.
The Other column could include your
doctor, dentist, accountant, solicitor,
children’s friends’ parents, suppliers,
former suppliers, etc.
So go ahead, start developing your list
When thinking about networking it is
also important to understand that
keeping in contact with your network
should not only be something you do when
seeking job opportunities but rather a
priority through your professional and
personal life. Aim to keep in contact
with people you know. Look at ways of
expanding your network of contacts,
perhaps by joining professional
associations or sporting clubs, and
ensure you maintain your
communications/relationship with these
people. Be interested in them and
understand that networking works both
ways. Therefore, when others need your
advice, support and time, be willing to
provide whatever information you can.
Next fortnight I’ll show you how you can
begin to leverage your list of contacts.
Till then, have a great fortnight.
All the very best!
Annemarie
About
Annemarie Cross
Annemarie Cross is a Career Management & Personal Branding Strategist, Speaker, Consultant, Radio Broadcaster, and Author of ’10 key steps to Ace
that Interview'. She also heads the
firm - Advanced Employment Concepts,
which offers powerful programs for people
desiring career success and fulfilment, as well as savvy companies committed to building/retaining their most important asset – their staff.
Your can learn more about
Annemarie's products, programs and
services by visiting:
www.a-e-c.com.au
Interview How to’s:
How to write a
consultant’s
resume?
Dear Annemarie,
What is the best
single page format
for a consultant's
resume? What
elements should it
contain? –-Robyn
Dear Robyn
I am assuming
that this
consultancy is
your own
business and
that you offer
consulting
services for
other businesses
in your line of
expertise.
A resume in this
particular
situation can
also be referred
to as a
corporate resume
or profile and
can be utilised
as an effective
marketing tool
for prospective
clients.
Corporate
resumes/profiles
can be written
in narrative
form (third
person) with
information
formatted within
succinct
paragraphs.
However you can
certainly infuse
some creativity
with bulleted
quantitative
achievements/contributions,
project lists,
or relevant
information to
the industry.
Alternatively
you can
structure your
information in
paragraphs under
headings, which
can include:
Overview of
Experience/Expertise
Projects
(including
dollar values if
impressive)
Contributions/Results
Industry
Experience
Client List
Awards or other
accolades
Education/Professional
development
Remember, your
main objective
is to
demonstrate your
proficiencies,
what you are
offering to your
potential
client, and the
benefits to the
company should
they decide to
utilise your
consultancy
expertise.
Advanced Employment Concepts are thrilled to announce their partnership with JibberJobber Career Management 2.0 – the gold standard in career management technology.
JibberJobber is a unique and powerful long-term relationship manager for your personal career management. So whether you’re seeking your dream job opportunity, vying for that promotion, harnessing your entrepreneurial talents to launch your new business venture, or managing clients, projects and assignments - relationship building and strengthening is what it’s all about.
Sign up for your free account and begin to accelerate your career success and significance through this innovative and powerful personal career management tool.
Career Communiqué x-Press is published by Annemarie Cross. You are receiving this email from Annemarie Cross because you subscribed on our website. To ensure that you continue to receive emails from us, add
info@a-e-c.com.au
to your address book today. To no longer receive our emails, click to on the Remove Me button below.
Welcome
to another issue of Career
Communiqué x-Press, and
especially a warm ‘hello’ to
all of our new subscribers.
We consider it a real
privilege to have you join
us! Please drop me an email
to let me know how we can
continue supporting you. 
Advanced Employment Concepts are thrilled to announce their partnership with JibberJobber Career Management 2.0 – the gold standard in career management technology.