The top courses to help get you hired January 2019

The top courses to help get you hired January 2019 by Amber Rolfe New Year: new course… Although we can’t help you stick to your newly purchased gym membership, we can make sure you learn something new this year â€" whether it’s to accommodate a career change or a promotion, or just to give you something impressive to talk about when it comes to the dreaded ‘resolution’ question.To ensure you’re living your best life in 2019, here are three of the best courses to get you hired this month:Cyber Security Want to protect and serve (data)? This is the course for you.With cyber-attacks on the rise (as well as the introduction of GDPR), protecting and securing information online is becoming more and more important.Not only are employers on the lookout for qualified IT professionals, roles in this field are also extremely varied â€" and particularly lucrative. In fact, you could earn an average of £70,000 once qualified. That’s where you come in.This Cyber Security Collection includes nine of the most sought after IT courses and qualifications, from CompTIA Network+, Security+, Cybersecurity Analyst+, to CCNA, CISSP, and Certified Ethical Hacker.And since these are fully certified and globally recognised qualifications, you’ll be able to boost your employability along with your knowledge.But that’s not all. You’ll also receive 24/7 technical support, a tailored orientation, mentor support from industry experts, and a flexible schedule that works around you.Well, at least that’s one of your resolutions ticked off…What do I need? A grasp of the basics of cyber security.How long will it take? This course can be studied entirely at your own pace. Perfect for: People who respect the firewall.Cyber Security course Coding When it comes to your career, it pays to speak in code.Not only is it an extremely versatile skill with great earning potential, it’s also valuable to employers in a wide range of industries â€" including tech, design, engineering, and even science.This comprehensive HTM L, CSS, JavaScript, Python, Ruby and Django coding course will provide you with all the knowledge you need to start a career in web development, teaching you the core coding languages and applications.Areas of study include everything from responsive design, UX, and web scraping, to creating data structures, classes and objects, and relational database fundamentals.And, as the syllabus is fully approved by organisations such as PayPal, Accenture, and MasterCard, you know it’s a course you can trust.You’ll also be able to build a portfolio of real world applications throughout your studies, ensuring you’re job ready on completion.What do I need? Just a passion for coding and a desire to learn.How long will it take? 12 months, at your own pace.Perfect for: People who want to learn a new (coding) language in 2019.Coding courseProject Management In need of a promotion to cover the cost of December? You’re in luck.This PMP accredited Project Management course will allow you to va lidate your knowledge and develop your ability to initiate, manage, and maintain large scale projects.By solidifying your skills in risk processes, change control, budgeting, and more, you’ll be able to demonstrate value to employers, and ultimately further your career. Other modules will teach you how to better identify risks, plan project procurement, and control project quality.What’s more, you’ll become part of a global community of peers, get 24/7 support from qualified experts, and benefit from PMI membership.The best part? Project management is useful in almost every industry (from construction and engineering right through to fashion and hospitality) â€" with salaries reaching heights of £85,000 and beyond.So if you’re an experienced Project Manager looking to enhance your skills (see also: finally get that payrise you deserve), this course has got you covered.What do I need? 5+ years of project management experience.How long will it take? 50 hours, at your own pace .Perfect for: People who can manage projects (but want to be much, much better at it).Project Management courseNot sure which course is right for you?  View all available courses now.Find a job What Where Search JobsSign up for more Career AdviceSign up for moreCareer Advice Please enter a valid email addressmessage hereBy clicking Submit you agree to the

Could 10X be easier than 2X

Could 10X be easier than 2X So you got the new assignment and you know acing this one will set up a great next step up on your career plan. But do you play it safe or think about going for more? It may not be obvious, but it’s actually easier to go for 10X than 2X. In today’s challenging careers made up of 2-3-year assignments, many leaders focus on just trying to make the plan and survive the next cycle. There’s no time nor energy to “go for more”… much less 10X. I often get puzzled looks when I ask someone how much time they planned to spend working over the next year. The fact is we all have the same amount of time in the next 12 months but some people will just accomplish a whole lot more! Astro Teller, head of Google X said, “It’s easier to make something 10 times better than to make something 10% better.” When you try to make something 10% better, your brain is burdened with all the experiences, barriers and thinking of how hard that is.   There is a quote in the video, “Moonshot” where someone said that if you want a car to get 50 miles to the gallon you could work weekends … but if you want 500 miles/gallon, you must totally rethink the concept of the car. Thinking 10X forces reinvention and drives innovation. What’s more, if you are a 10X thinker you attract other 10X thinkers and your odds of success go way up …   overall you just behave differently. Let me introduce you to Dan Sullivan. Dan has an extraordinarily successful company, The Strategic Coach.   Dan and his team have helped 1000s of entrepreneurs escape their self-imposed limitations and jump to extraordinary levels of achievement, success and satisfaction.   I have been personally part of The Strategic Coach family for 20+ years. Check out Dan’s insightful video on why 10X is better than 2X and how to get there.

You Can Change Your Reputation at Work. Heres How. - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

You Can Change Your Reputation at Work. Heres How. - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Whether you went off the deep end one day after a little too much liquid at lunch, lost your temper and kicked the trash can across the office, never meet a deadline, are late to work every single day, or you are known for starting rumors faster than the laser printer kicks out pages, you may have a reputation at work. And it’s not likely the type of reputation you want to have. Your professional reputation is something that can not only impact you at your current job, but can follow you to your next place of employment. When the damage has been done, figuring out how to repair your image can be tough. Fortunately, there are some very specific things you can do that will help change your reputation and put you on the path to success. Own Up to Your Mistake Keith Wyche, author of Corner Office Rules, said, Were a country of second chances, but we are not very fond of third ones. People tend to be pretty forgiving. If you admit that you’ve made a mistake, most people will forgive you. However, it is also good to take it a step further. Explain how you plan to rectify the mistake and how you’ll avoid making the same mistake in future. Be sure to follow through! Confront False Rumors Sometimes innocent actions can be construed in the wrong way. A few office rumors start flying and before you know it, you’re are the target of some false ones. When your reputation suffers for something you didn’t even do, it can be quite frustrating. Another issue is when you are perceived in the wrong way because your actions are misunderstood. The best thing you can do in this situation is to be upfront with those who have the wrong idea about you. Explain yourself, your motivations, or how â€" specifically â€" the information they’ve received is false. At a minimum, those involved will know you are an upfront person and that you care about other people’s opinions. Stay Calm and Unemotional If you kicked a trash can across the room, or any one of a million other things that might go wrong at work, you will likely be called into upper management’s office for a discussion and warning about your behavior. Or, perhaps you’re known as the tattle tale of the office, and you need to speak to the boss about the person who did kick the trash can across the room. When you are involved in a confrontation at work, you’ll want to go in with only the facts. Leave emotions out of it and don’t highlight everything you think is wrong with your co-workers. Keep things impersonal, matter of fact and unemotional. Ignore the Clucking If you’ve made a few bad decisions, the gossip mill at work is likely already running full speed against you. It can be difficult to swim against the current of a negative reputation. Try to ignore anything negative that is said to you. Find a friend outside of work who you can trust and can confide in. It is best not to confide in anyone at work, because you never know when someone is pretending to be a friend but telling others what you are saying. Change whatever behavior has been bad in the past and give it some time. It can take a long while before your co-workers begin to trust you again. In the future, be very careful not to give them any fuel for negative gossip. Get Organized If you’ve developed a reputation of not following through, some simple organization tips can help change that bad image. Buy a planner and write everything down. Find one that lets you prioritize tasks from most important to least important, such as a Franklin planner. Buy chalkboard vinyl stickers to keep track of your to-dos, goals and schedules. Get a filing cabinet or a new system for organizing documents. Be consistent in getting things done and keeping your promises. As you prove that you are reliable, you’ll be given more responsibility. Go Above and Beyond One way to repair a professional reputation is to put your best foot forward and be extremely helpful. Help your co-worker edit his report without expecting anything in return. Get to work early. Leave late. Do more than is asked of you. Never complain. If you can do these things consistently, you’ll go a long way toward repairing your work reputation. At a minimum, you’ll redeem yourself with management and get a decent recommendation for your next job. You’ll also develop better habits that will keep you from making the same mistakes next time.

How To Find a Job The Top 10 Tips That Will Transform Your Resume

How To Find a Job The Top 10 Tips That Will Transform Your Resume I love helping my friends and clients brag about themselves and make themselves look GREAT on paper.  I love it even more when they get called back for an interview and improve their lives with a new job! I see a lot of mistakes when reviewing resumes. My friend recently shared with me a cartoon of someone saying My resume is basically a list of things I hate to do.  Is this how you feel too? Resume Tips to Help You Find a Job If so, you are going to love this post! I am going to share with you the resume tips that I have given my friends and clients that have helped transform their resumes and get jobs immediately! Answer the question So what?  Can you show how you increased revenue by X%?  Anything with numbers looks great! Like cost savings or increased productivity. Did you increase job satisfaction of employees, new hire retention, customer satisfaction? Did you save the company thousands of dollars? No blank space allowed.  Try to condense to one page if possible. Two only if you absolutely need to. Include bullets. They help   make sure everything is neat and organized. No acronyms! Dont use industry speak that the average person wont understand. Your resume will likely be reviewed by HR before it gets to someone who will understand the jargon. Dont just tell them boring information about what you do!  Brag about yourself!  What problems did you solve?!   How awesome are you?! Delete. If something on your resume doesn’t fit the position you are applying to, delete it. Show how creative you are and why the company should hire you.  A resume and cover letter for the type of job you want doesn’t have to be boring. Pretend you were hiring yourself. What type of resume would you want to look at? Review the job listing for keywords. Then, on your resume and cover letter, use those words so it looks like you were MADE for the job! On your cover letter, list the job requirements on one side how you meet the requirements on the other.  Then, all the information they are looking for is right there and they wont have to search through your resume to find it. Your resume should NOT be a list of things you hate to do. Why?  Because you are applying to a job that you want and will love. So, try to make your resume as many of the requirements of the new job as possible. If you want a marketing job but have only have been doing accounting work (and hate it), dont list it over and over again on your resume! Instead, list all of your volunteer or personal activities where you can demonstrate the marketing competencies. Or think about how you do marketing in your accounting job. You might realize that even though you think you only do accounting, you actually do a lot to get people in the door by building referrals and increasing sales. Even if you are satisfied with your current role, you should always have a copy of your most current resume handy. All of these tips also apply to your Linkedin profile. You should also be keeping your Linkedin profile as up to date as possible all the time!  You never know who might be looking at it! [Related Post:  7 LinkedIn Tips to Maximize Your Job Search] Are you trying to find a job?  Have you reviewed your resume to see if it is holding your back?  

How Long Can a Resume Be?

How Long Can a Resume Be?A single resume, which contains information and details that include skills, qualifications, experience, educational achievements, and even works experience, can be no more than two pages. In order to attract attention and entice employers to contact you, it is important that your resume be as eye-catching as possible. Though some people may consider a two page resume to be an excellent size, others find the length to be too cumbersome.One reason for having the entire information on one page is that a potential employer may only have time to glance at one page before he or she must be off to another appointment. On the other hand, having too much information can become somewhat tedious to the reader, and this may put them off from reading your resume altogether. It is not desirable to waste valuable time trying to understand your resume when it could have been spent looking for an appropriate job.The second reason is that sometimes one page is too much for yo u to handle. Maybe you have a lot of information to provide in the resume, or maybe it was very time consuming to prepare. This is why sometimes it is recommended that a person includes supplementary information such as past jobs, letters of recommendation, and recommendations from colleagues.On the other hand, you do not want to leave anything out. Ideally, it should be enough for potential employers to evaluate your abilities. However, if it is more than you can handle, it may be better to consider two pages. There is no harm in spending some extra time on it.Beating the odds and remembering that things score points in this game of poker are good habits to get into. Playing with both sides, and balancing your resume between two pages and three pages, will ensure that you are presented in a balanced manner. If you are not very familiar with resumes, remember that they are usually set out in two formats - the single page and the two-page format.The single page format is what most em ployers read and look at when they are browsing through the various job listings. If you use this format, you are certain to get the job, and if you are able to utilize the additional information in the two-page format, you have a greater chance of being considered for the position. The extra information should be a summary of your employment history, including the dates, names, and positions where you worked.The second type of resume is the two-page format. It is generally shorter than the single page format and focuses on those points that the employer is looking for. You can include all the data from the single page format, but with a few extra details that might be helpful to them.Remember, there is nothing wrong with using a combination of the two resume formats, as long as you stick to the information that the employer asks for. Some people may prefer the single page format because they find it easier to read, while others may not feel comfortable including a lot of supplement ary information. It all depends on the individual, and whichever format you decide to use, make sure that it is the best format for you to be able to compete in the job market.

4 Things I Learned on a Cattle Drive

4 Things I Learned on a Cattle Drive 4 Things I Learned on a Cattle Drive 4 Things I Learned on a Cattle Drive May 26, 2014 by Career Coach Sherri Thomas Leave a Comment Each year, I create a new mantra for myself.   One year it was “think big.”   I spent the entire year 10x’ing my ideas, goals and dreams.   Another year I claimed “?? After I put all of these small actions into place, then the rational side of my brain gave me the green flag to go for it. Role models are important. On the first day of the cattle drive, we were pushing about 30 angus cattle along a narrow dirt road tucked between a mountain and the Bitterroots river.   One of the calves decided to go Maverick and bolted up the mountain to make a U-turn and run back to his buddies in another pasture.   A female wrangler named Holly yelled “YEE HAWWW!” as she smacked and kicked her horse straight up that mountain to chase down Mr. Angus.   It was impressive.   It was jaw dropping.   It was crazy inspiring to see someone role model boldness and bravery. If you want to learn something new â€" go watch a role model in action. We need people in our life to role model “how” and “that” we can do it. Trust in yourself that you’ll figure it out. For most of the initiatives that I lead in my career, my plan is about 50% set in stone, and the other 50% I figure out along the way.   But in my Montana adventure, I had about 90% that I needed to figure out.   In the end I figured out what I needed to. I asked questions, got help when I needed it, stayed open to coaching, and just kept trying.  What I learned is that it’s okay to be a novice at something and it’s okay to be scared. What’s not okay is to let fear stop you from doing anything. Repeat after me:   TRY LEARN REPEAT.  ?? The feeling of being “empowered.” Yes, it started out as sheer terror, but after a couple of days of just doing it (i.e. not falling over backwards on my horse Tonto because “we” decided to jump over a ravine,) the fear transformed into feelings of confidence, courage and empowerment. I can’t remember the last time I felt empowered in my career, and I’m not sure I ever felt empowered in my home life.   But I sure felt empowered by day #3 of the cattle drive. I’m going to take this confidence back with me into my real life.   I figure if I can conquer staring down a steer then I can certainly conquer managing my toughest career challenge. This experience has given me a new perspective â€" if I can manage through something that is so far outside my comfort zone, then anything that falls inside my day-to-day  world seems easy peasy ?? I guess the thing that amazes me the most was how invigorating and personally rewarding it was to go outside my comfort zone.   I use to plan my vacations to be low key, low maintenance and low stress, because I figured I had all the stress I could handle in my daily life.   Now, I’m going to seek out vacations that are new, different and highly adventurous.   I’m thinking that “vacation with gusto” may be my next mantra for 2015!  ?? Sherri Thomas is a Career Strategist. She teaches others how to think differently and more proactively in their career. Her book,  The Bounce Back is the  2013 winner of Best Career Book by Indie Book Awards for independent book authors. Her first book is on AMAZONs TOP 10 LIST for personal branding books, Career Smart 5 Steps to a powerful personal brand. As the Founder/President of Career Coaching 360  Sherri  passionately teaches professionals and executives how to reinvent themselves into a more enriching and fulfilling career.  

Networking needs New Name

Networking needs New Name Networking is a strange thingI wish we could give it different names when we do it for different reasons. I will contact Websters Dictionary and ask them to work on that. Until that happens, consider the different ways in which you network. The overall definition is as simple as having casual conversations with people you know to share or retrieve information. We do this all the time. Personal Networking You are walking through a store and you run into someone you know and you talk with them. You each exchange information. You like someones jacket and you ask them where they got it. You read a good book and you talk about it. Your neighbor is out of work and you talk about it. Professional Networking You attend a conference or meeting and talk about the latest trends, you talk with coworkers about current issues, you help a customer, you ask a vendor for advice on a new product or service, etc. We dont think twice about having any of these conversations. They just happen. We dont worry about what to say. In most cases we dont plan what we are going to say. We are polite and say please and thank you. We dont feel guilty that someone has offered information or help because these conversations(networking encounters) are based on existing relationships, we know what to do. Networking for New Business If you have ever been in sales or own a business, you had to prospect for new business and clients and customers. All businesses do it.You make sure that yourname is recognized so youtalk about it in meetings, in stores where you shop, etc. Many businesses focus on good customer service because they know customers will talk about their positive experience. Job Seeker Networking Networking while looking for a job is a totally different animal, yet really shouldnt be. Remember the definition having casual conversations with people you know to share or retrieve information. You are asking for advice or information-not a job. If you are still reading this postthanks for your perserverance. Ive run out of steam and cant get my point across.