Posted by Job Search Expert on Mar 3, 2010 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Mar 3: Companies are hiring!
Dear JobSearchingWoman:
Companies are hiring, but you have to make it easier for them to hire you. When people put together their resume, it’s an historical account of their career. Companies want to know more. Companies want to know how you are going to help them in these difficult economic times. So, think about what they need and that’s what you put on your resume.
Please remember that women look at their job searches differently than men. I didn’t say “worse” or “not as good”…I said different. If you can realize that a woman is wired differently and embrace those differences, then you can have a competitive edge.
Very few people actually get a job from a job board, so don’t spend all your time there. If you are going to put together a networking plan, do it from a business development stand point. Trying to find the hiring manager is not enough. Also try to find the person above the hiring manager. Remember, resumes don’t travel up the corporate ladder very well. But they do flow down.
Don’t just schedule time at Starbucks and meet someone and ask them for help. It might make you feel good, but it probably won’t land you a job.
Think from an employer’s point of view. We call that “Employer-Centric” and it works.
More importantly, remember that companies are hiring and that someone is going to get the job…it might as well be you!
Don’t give up!!
The Job Search Expert
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Posted by JobSearchingWoman on Feb 22, 2010 in
The Product of You Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Feb 22: The stress is effecting my body.
Now physical stress on my body because of all the emotional stress at work. Why is it when I am really stressed out that something happens physically to my body? I get a cold or the flu and I end up in bed.
I’m not a doctor of course, but I do know that this happens. Why can’t I control my inner emotions? Why does my body react when I am freaking out inside about my job and my career? What do I really want to do with my life? How do I balance that with my responsibilities as a single working mom with two kids in school? Can a woman really “have it all?” Or does that just happen for some women?
I do know that the grass is always greener on the other side and I know that other women struggle with this as well. We all have responsibilities of one kind or another and that over half of the women in the US are single…a lot of them are moms like me.
So how do I get my fear and uncertainty under control? If someone knows the answer, I wish they would share it. I sure need some help with this. And who better to help than other women.
Tags: career, inner emotions, job, life, Make It Happen For Women, single women, single working mom, The Diary of a Job Searching Woman, Women
Posted by Vicki Brackett on Feb 4, 2010 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Feb 4: Changes in the Job Market for Women!
After 2 years of being in business, we launched our new division Make It Happen For Women early last year, exclusively to help women with their job search. Since that time we have seen many changes in the job market. We have also seen changes in the women that we serve.
I have always prided myself in being part of a gender that is full of eternal optimism and by inclination a nurturer, helps others, and can tackle anything 100% and make it happen. What I have seen in this job market is that the passion, a willingness to tackle everything and eagerness to move to the next level, have turned into insecurity, doubt and downright fear.
Many women have crossed our path. I’ve sat and talked with women across the country that are hurting and it seems to me from where I sit that the fear we are facing is drenched in insecurity that has left us feeling hopeless. When it comes to the job search, many women are scared and uncertain.
New Methodology for Job Market
I started MIH4W to help others, to pour my heart and passion into helping the millions of women across this country and Canada. I’ve hired a great team of people that not only share that passion, but together we have developed a new methodology that has a proven track record of helping women get a new job.
Women come day after day and share their stories. We have our triumphant days filled with interviews for our clients, and the days when our gut is wrenched when we hear of tragedy, savings depleted, illness and death that strikes a family, as well as the month after month feeling of hopelessness.
Let’s Take Our Power Back!
My dream is that we as women will take back our power and use it to make calculated moves in our job searches; that we will once again feel enlightened and hopeful. I know this is possible because women are resilient. We’ve done our best to try and wake women up with a firm and direct approach. Our clients tell us that this directness has saved their careers, as well as helped put them back in the drivers seat for the way they see themselves and their potential.
We continue to move up the mountain with a quest for every woman to get what she wants. We have provided free resume reviews and Career Marketability Assessments for over 10 months to any woman that calls our office. We have given back and we’ve received many blessings.
I wish that all women could see the jubilant face and hear the relief and laughter in a voice of a woman that has secured a new position. A lot of hard work for her and for our marketing teams…but it’s been worth it.
Thank you for letting us be part of your lives- We treasure you!
Rooting for you in your Job Search,
Vicki
Founder and President – Make It Happen For Women
Tags: career marketability assessment, interviews, job market, Job Search, Make It Happen For Women, new methodology, new position, The Diary of a Job Searching Woman, Women
Posted by Vicki Brackett on Jan 12, 2010 in
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Posted by JobSearchingWoman on Nov 5, 2009 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Nov 5: Still don’t want to deal with my Job Search.
I don’t want to do my job search. It’s hard to work and do a job search at the same time. I can’t get everything done in a day and I’m supposed to spend every night working on my job search? Am I changing my resume too much?
I think things are stable at work now. I’m going to put this on the back burner for now.
Why can’t I make up my mind in my life? I feel like I am on a see-saw. Emotionally I am up and then I am down. Just don’t want to deal with the job search, my job or my career for that matter. My kids think I am crazy, and I’m starting to agree with them. Do all single working moms feel this way or just women in general? Or am I just scared of what could happen at work and putting my head in the sand? Or do I just need to be more positive and push this negativity out of my head?
Life shouldn’t be this tough in your 40’s. Shouldn’t things just flow?
I’m so tired of being unappreciated a work and at home. I don’t have any “me time”. Listen to me
now…I’m the ranting single woman with two kids, a job I could lose any day, and I haven’t had a date
in months.
Dear Diary: Am I losing my mind? Or am I just losing my heart?
Tags: career, date, job career, Job Search, kids, Make It Happen For Women, resume, single woman, single working mom, The Diary of a Job Searching Woman, Women
Posted by JobSearchingWoman on Oct 29, 2009 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Oct 29: What’s the matter with me? Why won’t anyone call me about my resume?
I cried all last night. I just couldn’t stop. I feel worthless, like no one wants me. What’s the matter with me? Why can’t I find a new job? I do a good job. No! I do a great job at work. I’m a hard worker, my people love me, my clients love me and yet I can’t find a new job! What does that mean?
I bought several books on resumes and job searching. I followed all the rules and still nothing.
I just want to give up and crawl into bed and cover my head with the blanket and never come out. Am I the only one that feels like this? Are other women going crazy like me? I just don’t know what to do. My kids are depending on me. I am a single working mom and the sole provider for them. I feel so alone and don’t know where to turn.
Tags: Job Search, resume, single working mom, Women
Posted by JobSearchingWoman on Oct 27, 2009 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Oct 27: Rewriting my resume.
Obviously something is wrong. No one is calling. It has to be my resume. I stayed up last night to work on the resume. I wasn’t really sure what to do. I picked up a book at the bookstore on resumes and tried a new format. I need to showcase what I have done in the past so I can get the phone to ring!
I’m sick of spending time on the job boards which is every night now. There seems to be a lot of jobs out there that I am qualified for. No one is calling! I’ve been grabbing about 30 minutes on the computer before I go to work to apply for more jobs. Yesterday, I spent my lunch hour applying for jobs, but that was with my old resume. I’m going to re-post my new resume on some of the job boards and hopefully someone will call me.
This single working mom thing is tougher than I thought. But I’m a lot better than I was when I was married. I was surfing last night on the internet when I couldn’t sleep and found an excerpt of a book on SingleMindedWomen.com. It really hit home. It was talking about what happens after a divorce and how it can pull the rug from right underneath you. Boy, I feel that way now. Alone…I mean really alone, but somehow better.
Now, if I can only find a new job, things would be a lot more calmer. I’m tough. I will just keep plugging away. I’m good at what I do. Something will turn up.
But…will it be enough money? Can’t think about that now.
Tags: career, divorce, job boards, jobs, money, resume, single women, Women
Posted by JobSearchingWoman on Oct 23, 2009 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Oct 23: Networking, Resumes and Job Search.
I can’t sleep. I have versions of my resume swimming around in my head.
Things are worse at work. The meeting we have all been dreading was late yesterday. They will be making cuts in the next three months. I’m supposed to come up with a game plan to lay off 20% of my team. I don’t know where to start. I’m effecting people’s lives and the lives of their families. Yet, I have a business to run. I have to have my new plan on my bosses desk by Monday morning. So much for working on my job search this weekend. But I am making a commitment to work at least 4 hours over the weekend sending out resumes to jobs I have seen on the job boards.
I don’t know what to think about my job. I asked my boss if my job was safe in the cuts. He told me not to worry that they really needed me right now. I went home last night and looked at my bills and savings account and I couldn’t last long without a job. No way! Being a single working mom is tougher than I ever thought it would be when I got my divorce.
Finding it hard to juggle doing a job search with all the issues at work.
I did have several friends pass my resume onto some recruiters…but nothing yet.
I have to stay positive. Just not sure how I can do everything I need to do.
Tags: divorce, job boards, Job Search, networking, resume, single women, Women
Posted by JobSearchingWoman on Oct 21, 2009 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Oct 21: I am sending out resumes and no one is calling!
I don’t know what I am doing wrong. I sent out lots of resumes over the weekend for jobs that I am perfect for and no one is calling me. I know it is a tough market, but I’m perfect for these jobs. I had another recruiter look at my resume yesterday and he said it looked great to him. He doesn’t have anything for me either.
I must not get discouraged…it’s only been a few days and I know that it can take a long time to get a job.
I haven’t told anyone at work that I am looking for a job because it’s been so stressful. My boss handed me another project yesterday and now I’m taking more home at night to work on. I’m worried I won’t have enough time to do my job search. They have called a meeting on Thursday for managers…wonder what is going on now?
I got a couple of calls from contacts on my networking list. They don’t know anything that is open at this time.
Very frustrated today. I know I’m being impatient about a new job, but I’m good at what I do and would be an asset to an organization.
Tags: Job Search, jobs, recruiter, resume, Women
Posted by JobSearchingWoman on Oct 20, 2009 in
The Diary of a Job Searching Woman Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Oct 20: I’m a Single Minded Woman looking for a New Job!
Got a little side tracked at work yesterday. Things were crazy. It’s hard to have a job and look for a new job at the same time. I was on “overdrive” today, so I thought I would take a break and clear my head. I was surfing for online resources and I found the online magazine, singlemindedwomen.com
The site has great information, not only about careers, but about money, relationships and health. There is even some information about being a single mom which I found helpful.
I’m determined to take charge of my life, my job search and my career and stop reacting to all the worry, guilt and fear! Why do women feel that? I feel like being a single woman that I am even more alone. I know I’m a strong independent single women and I can make things happen at work and at home, but it’s a little overwhelming.
I know the right job is out there. I just hope I can find it before things blow up here at the office. I try and smile. I am hopeful, but some days I feel like the world is crashing down on top of me.
Really didn’t want to be at work today working. I wanted to work on my life, job search, career and on me, but reality hits square between the eyes and it’s back to reality.
Tags: career, Job Search, money, relationships, single mom, single women, Women