The top courses to help you get hired October 2018

The top courses to help you get hired October 2018 by Michael Cheary If you’re looking for a life-changing course in October, you’re in for a treat. Aside from helping you find your perfect job over the autumn months, we’re also home to some of the best professional qualifications and training courses the UK has to offer. So whether you’re on the lookout for a standout certification for your CV, or you just want to find a more productive way to spend your Sunday evenings, we’ve got you covered.To help inspire you, here are three of the top courses you could be starting right now:Full Stack Web Developer When it comes to careers in tech, it’s all about knowing the right code.The problem is, with so many different coding languages on offer, being fluent in one or two might not be enough to help you find your perfect role. Luckily, that’s where this Full Stack Web Developer course comes in.In just under six months, you’ll get-to-grips with some of the biggest coding languages out there, including SQL, HTML, Pytho n and more.The whole course can be taken online, at your own pace giving you the flexibility to study at a time that suits you. And, as it’s delivered from scratch and tailored to you, no previous coding knowledge is needed to get started.Want to find work as a Junior Web Developer, with the potential to earn over £25,000 as soon as you get your diploma? Just want to build your own website, and not have to pay for it?Find out more about this Full Stack course today.What do I need?  A passion for coding. That’s pretty much it.How long will it take?  Six months.Perfect for:  People who always prefer the SQL.Full Stack Web Developer courseCyber Security With more and more of us trusting technology to store our data, keeping our details safe is always a concern. Not to mention, big business.In fact, cyber security is a billion pound industry and with threats from the likes of malware, ransomware, phishing, DDoS attacks and hacking steadily increasing â€" it’s one that shows no signs of slowing down.This Premium Cyber Security Collection is packed with everything you need to become an expert in the field. Whether it’s hardware or software based, network-based, or in the Cloud.It also includes more nationally recognised qualifications than you can shake a USB stick at, allowing you to add industry leading certifications such as CompTIA, CCNA and CISM to your CV as part of the package.And the best part? You can enrol at any time, and even have access to flexible finance plans. So you don’t have to pay everything up front before you start learning.You also get one of the world’s most sought after certifications, CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), exclusively available through the Learning People as part of the package. Which, at the very least, is enough to make your business cards infinitely more interesting.What do I need?  Some knowledge of cyber security basics would be beneficial (but is not essential).How long will it take?  It’s all self-paced, so total course length will be completely up to you.Perfect for:  People who don’t fully trust their antivirus.Cyber Security courseSocial Media On Instagram all day? Why not get paid for it?Well, with this comprehensive Social Media course, that dream could soon become a reality.   Not only will you find out how to manage all the major social media platforms, you’ll also learn how to create fully integrated digital marketing campaigns as part of the process.In other words, how to turn likes and retweets into actual customers.All the biggest platforms are covered, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram â€" making it the ideal choice for anyone looking for a multichannel approach (and/or those not waiting for Myspace to make a comeback).You’ll even gain a good knowledge of other key digital marketing principles, such as SEO, CRM, PPC, mobile marketing, and more. Apart from adding to your extensive knowledge of acronyms, this will qualify you to apply for social media marketing roles â€" and help you to earn a salary of around £32,000.Want to find out more? Simply RT and like this article right now. Also, click below. That too.#socialmedia #yourdreamjob #engagement #allofthehashtagsWhat do I need?  There are no formal requirements.How long will it take?  Around 30 hours.Perfect for:  People who have already shared this on Snapchat.Social Media Marketing 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

Using Your Network in a Job Search - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Using Your Network in a Job Search - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Networking is not a dirty word. Networking is something you should be doing all the time. As noted in this previous post … Growing your Network is your Job Since it’s your job … or at least part of it … you should feel comfortable and confident using it when you are making a change in job. In fact, I would argue that its never more critical than when you are actively searching for your next job. Your network becomes you. Utilizing your network is something you earn a right to tap into. The old saying of “the more you give, the more you get” is never more true that when it comes to networking and building your network. Your Network is your Secret Weapon Network Use is Not Abuse It is important to note that just because you tap into your network doesnt mean you are abusing it. Using your network is not network abuse. Here are a few tests to see if you are abusing your network. You may be abusing your network if: You never give anything back You only take You dont respond to requests You think of it as a one way street If you are doing any of the above you might be abusing your network. Pro Tip: Stop! Stop doing these things … now! But, what if I dont have a network? Everyone has a network. You may not think of them like that and they might not think of your like this, but they are out there. Your network can consist of: Friends Mentors Professors Co-workers Fraternity and Sorority members People you have met at Volunteer organizations These are people you can call upon to ask a question. Even as a simple  sanity check. There are different levels of trust and sharing, but generally someone within your network is someone that you can rely upon to provide accurate, timely and sometimes hard to hear advice. Using Your Network in a Job Search As you begin looking for a new job … reach out to your network Another old saying is … “Find a job when you have a job” While this may seem disingenuous the fact is that you have a lot more flexibility and control when you are looking for your next challenge while you are still employed. If you are between projects or just not working now you can still tap into your network. If you share (widely or specifically) that you are actively looking this can spring some people into action because they know you aren’t just kicking tires. Keep a pulse on the job situation. Ask your network or sometimes specific people within your network questions about what’s going on in the industry or with your skill set. Of course, do you own research and have your own opinions. And, of course, share these when you can within the network. The network only survives and succeeds when people are active and contributing. Generally, you can ask questions to the network like these to get a feel for what is going on and then you can do a little more digging if something sounds interesting. What’s happening in the industry? Who is hiring? (you may want to ask WHY they are hiring) What shifts are you seeing? (What are the implications?) Proactively, you can share your interests, passions and areas of expertise and ask more specific questions and provide your guidance back to the network too. I’m looking to do X  â€" What companies or people should I talk to? I’ve spent time learning about Y  â€" Where can I apply these skills? My passions are in Z  â€" How can I make the best use of this? Specifically, you can and often will want to ask very specific people a set of very specific questions. I’m looking to get a BizDev role at Microsoft. Can you tell me about the  level and the hiring manager? I see your company is hiring for a Program Manager role  â€" Can you make an introduction to the team leader? I’m interested in a role in the Amazon marketing department Would you be willing to be a referral? Your network may be able to make very specific recommendations and even may be able to make introductions. If you don’t ask … you won’t know. So, ask! Rebuild Your Network from the Inside As you find success in working across your network make sure you repay the favors that were offered to you. It may not be today and it may not be tomorrow, but someday the people that helped you will inevitably need something. When they ask … Jump at the chance to help them. Together we keep this going. Together we keep our network strong. Together we succeed. Remember …to thank people for their help. Remember … Use your network (wisely) in a job search. An old African proverb says: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

Managers and Leaders

Managers and Leaders Embed from Getty Imageswindow.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6Te2vXxISep3gdEs1iuI-g',sig:'W-d3WKhTveopXLLurFGH1XhqJwkZP9HFLpneqzXK9WM=',w:'488px',h:'354px',items:'645973085',caption: false ,tld:'com',is360: false })}); William Arruda, writing for Forbes online, says, “When you are promoted into a role where you are managing people, you don’t automatically become a leader.” Managers and leaders are both essential to a company, but they play very different roles. Managers work with what is; they understand the goals of their team, their assets, their constraints, and their timeline. They manage these factors to maximize efficiency in achieving goals. Vineet Nayar, writing for Harvard Business Review, says “Managers count value; leaders create value.” Leaders work on what could be. Their job is to look into the future, to imagine what could be possible. Whether they’re starting a company, building new products or services, or turning around a troubled organization, they must understand what needs to happen and articulate that vision. Their job is to get others (investors, creators, and staff) to   see what they see, believe, and eventually, follow the vision. William Arruda says that a manager’s job is to make the status quo more efficient. A leader’s job is to disrupt the status quo.  My favorite quote about leadership comes from Stephen Covey: “The leader is the one who climbs the tallest tree, surveys the entire situation, and yells, Wrong jungle!   Busy, efficient producers and managers often respond Shut up! We’re making progress!” Managers often fear failure; their job is to make sure the company or team succeeds. Leaders, he says, can â€" and should â€" fail at times. If you’re not failing, you’re not trying enough new things. Arruda says fundamentally, leaders are in the business of building relationships. “Leaders focus on people â€" all the stakeholders they need to influence in order to realize their vision. They know who their stakeholders are and spend most of their time with them. … Managers focus on the structures necessary to set and achieve goals. They focus on the analytical and ensure systems are in place to attain desired outcomes. They work with individuals and their goals and objectives.” Another essential difference between managers and leaders is that managers have employees, and leaders have followers. Leaders influence people throughout the organization, even if they don’t directly report to them. You can find managers at the top of companies, and leaders among the ranks. You’ll recognize leaders because they often cross org chart lines. They’ll have relationships throughout the organization and influence beyond their own team or job description. Author Bryan Tracy once said you should aspire to “become the kind of leader that people would follow voluntarily; even if you had no title or position.” If you’re a manager who aspires to leadership, don’t be afraid to be yourself. Managers often feel they need to fit in; often leaders are strong â€" even difficult personalities. (Think Steve Jobs.) But eccentric isn’t synonymous with cruel. After reading Walter Isaacson’s brilliant biography of Jobs, I thought to myself: If you’re going to behave like that, you’d better be sure you’re a genius. Otherwise, you’re just an *sshat. I want to reiterate that every company needs both strong managers and strong leaders. We’ll let Peter Drucker have the last word on the difference: “Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” You’ll need both to succeed.

5 Statements To Demotivate Your Employees - Why Words Matter -

5 Statements To Demotivate Your Employees - Why Words Matter - We all know the feeling. You’re plugging along just fine, trawling through the pile of tasks awaiting you that day. A normal day at the office.   Then: wham! Your boss says something â€" something crude, something thoughtless â€" that smashes the wind from your sails quicker than you can say ‘hypocrite’. Bye-bye productivity, hello job site search. Yes, carelessly used words matter. But what if you’re the boss herself? What should you be saying â€" or rather, not saying â€" to your employees? Whatever you do, avoid these five demotivational one-liners.  â€œWhat do you mean, ‘high workload’? How long can it take to do x?” Have you ever done x? Have you ever done your employee’s job for more than a few weeks? Do you have a detailed, intimate knowledge of their daily workload, their personal obstacles and difficulties? If the answer’s ‘yes’, congratulations: you’re a micromanager. If the answer’s ‘no’, stop right there. Adding a task to an employee’s pile is fine; you’re allowed, as their boss, to assign them work. They, equally, are allowed to say: “Sorry, this may take some time as I am busy with other tasks at the moment.” When you disparage someone for bringing their high workload to your attention, you accuse them of inefficiency when in fact they’re just trying to their job. Seek to understand, not judge â€" and for goodness sake don’t insinuate that someone’s not doing their job properly. Unless you know for a fact they’re not, in which case why are you still employing them? “I’m your boss and I pay you, ergo you have to do what I say.” There are two problems with this statement. Firstly, by coming down on your employees with ol’ ‘I pay you’ spiel, you make it clear that you see them as cogs in a wheel. You blackmail them with their salary â€" something they work for daily and fairly â€" and use the company’s pay roll to enforce your authority over them. Attempts to strong-arm people into doing what you want only ever end in one thing: resentment. Secondly, it’s not technically true that an employee has to do what you say. You can pay a worker as much as you want, but if you ask them to do something unethical, unsavoury or even illegal then they are perfectly entitled to say no.  â€œThe rules are different for me to what they are for you.” This ol’ double standard is a classic of workplace tyranny. If you’re the type of boss to rule out flexible working for your employees then work from home once a week, or trash your colleague for being late when you left early the day before, then you are the worst kind of workplace hypocrite. People â€" office workers among them â€" respect managers who lead by example. If you can’t follow your own rules, don’t expect your underlings to bother. Or to stick around, for that matter.  â€œThat won’t work. Let’s do it my way.” You hired your employees to work for you, and that includes offering new solutions to old problems. So why reject those offerings out of hand? When a colleague comes to you with an idea, listen carefully and consider the pros of what they have to say. Nobody’s forcing you to say ‘yes’; just listen. Considering other approaches with care convinces employees that you value their contribution â€" and, when implemented successfully, that you’re a good employee yourself. Good leaders make use of all the resources available to them. That includes ideas. “It’s not important.” “What’s that? My job’s not important? Okay. Well. I guess… I’m not important to the company. I’ll go elsewhere then.” People want to matter. People want to know that the work they do day to day, whether it’s in the context of the wider world or merely the office itself, is valuable. When you tell someone that you don’t care how they do something, or don’t mind if they hit their target or not, they feel devalued. And they’re going, sooner or later, to stop thinking their work matters at all. This is the kind of statement that can be made without saying anything, merely by lack of reward. If you don’t thank your employees when they hit targets, give them rewards when they land deals or otherwise show any kind of gratitude, you are saying â€" quietly â€" that they don’t matter. Words Matter If you’re a manager, chances are you’ll feel like saying the above more than once in a while. But, before you let rip, consider the implications of your words.   Because your words matter.   You have been placed in a position of power by your company and entrusted with kindling the spirits of your fellows. Don’t mess it up; watch your language. This guest post was authored by Inspiring Interns  Inspiring Interns is a graduate recruitment  agency  which specialises in sourcing candidates for  internships  and giving out  graduate careers advice. To  hire graduates  or browse  graduate jobs, visit their website.

#65 - Accelerated Learning Series - Language Learning with Samantha Alvarez

#65 - Accelerated Learning Series - Language Learning with Samantha Alvarez The Career Insider Podcast Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | TuneIn | RSSForEpisode 65of The CareerMetis Podcast, we kick-off the Accelerated Learning Series with a Language Learning Samantha Alvarez.Guest Introduction â€" Samantha AlvarezevalevalSamantha Alvarez began her language learning adventure at the age of twelve, where she began by taking on the Spanish language.After a period of burnout, she decided to learn Japanese and lived in Okinawa, Japan for 6 months, where she immersed herself in Japanese culture and developed a conversational hold over the language.She moved to Taiwan after and began to learn Mandarin Chinese. Since then she has learned French, German, Italian and currently has her sights set on learning Russian.She has had 63 different jobs to date, and now helps others who are in need of a career change or a shift in direction.Episode Summary1. Samantha explains the value that is gained by knowing more than one language. Even knowing a second can open the door to opportunities that would otherwise be closed off to you.2.She explains various scenarios where another language she has learned has set her ahead of the game, or has come in handy within her life.3.She goes into detail about how to learn a language, what works, what doesn’t and the frame of mind that tends to works best while learning a new language.eval4.She also talks about what holds people back from learning, and how to get over it.5.Samantha also focuses on the main things that lend themselves to success when it comes to learning languages, and reinforces why it’s such a worthwhile pursuit.6.She also goes over some of the most effective ways to on-board new material, and speed up the process.7.She also spends time introducing Emotive Style Language Learning. Get emotional about whatever you are learning to speed up the process.Quotes“I’ve talked to people in over 100 different countries, and twice a week I will end up speaking with someone in a language other than English…”eval“I was able to get positions that I would have never been able to get without knowing another language”“I learn languages because I find heart to heart connections with people deeply satisfying”“After having a really solid ‘why’ the best thing you can do is get started”“Use something that is relevant to your life that you’re emotional about”“You have to learn enough today so that you’re still going to want to learn tomorrow.”Links ResourcesTo learn more about Samantha Alvarez, you can visit her website Sam Alvarez.You can also connect with her or follow her onSamantha Alvarez, Facebook or her YouTube Channel.Intro Music provided courtesy ofAccelerated Ideas

Even if you win the rat race - youre still a rat! - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Even if you win the rat race - youre still a rat! - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I had to share this wonderful cartoon by Polyp: Theres also a cool animated version: Does anyone honestly think that making more money, consuming more stuff, driving a bigger car or bagging that fancy title will make them happier? It seems that many people consistently focus their time and energy on getting things that wont make them happy to the cost of the simple but important factors: Friends, family, meaning and fun. Ask yourself this: How much of your time is spent doing things that make you or other people happy? And how much racing the other rats in the maze? Here are some way to get out of the rat race: How to lose your fear of being fired How to find a job youll love The top-10 advantages of low-rent living I think Lily Tomlin said it best: The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, youre still a rat. (If this post looks familiar, its because it IS a repost this time with full attribution to Polyp who made it and who was kind enough to give me retroactive permission to use his cartoon Thanks!) Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

Why Is Resume Writing Difficult? Tips For Making Sure That Your Resume Is Perfect

Why Is Resume Writing Difficult? Tips For Making Sure That Your Resume Is PerfectIf you've wondered about the reason behind why it's so difficult to write a good resume, here are some tips for you. The factors that make resume writing difficult are the same as the factors that make resume writing successful.First of all, no matter how well you know the content of your qualifications, if you don't put some structure and elements into the document, it can look very random and unfocused. For example, if you want your resume to have an overall professional image, you will need to include information about how you met the employer, what your specific responsibilities were and what the industry you belong to is like. You also need to keep in mind that no matter how good your resume is, the impression given by it will be based on two factors: your message and the content. People judge your messages based on the content, so you have to create your content in such a way that you get noticed. If you want to impress people, you need to focus on making sure that what you have written is grammatically correct, relevant and professional.Of course, it would be impossible to write a professionally written resume with all the restrictions that the hiring process puts on you, which means that quality control is pretty important. Your resume needs to be updated regularly and it should always include what you learned in the job you applied for. You need to be able to let your interviewer know what you have achieved since your last resume.There are certain requirements that must be met when writing a resume that would fit your company's culture. It doesn't matter if you have worked in a certain company for years, you still need to include in your resume the same kind of information that you would need in a new position; that means you have to add details about the company you're applying for, especially if you came from another location.Remember that in order to put together a prof essional image, you also need to make sure that you use the right fonts and formats. Use only the best, native, compatible fonts available, and ensure that you also use high-quality formats such as Microsoft Word. Make sure that you make use of printable formats as well, so that they can be easily printed out whenever it's needed.After you have covered all the bases, it would be appropriate to get rid of the cover letter and add the following information into your resume: name, address, email address, phone number and date of birth. You also need to include the kind of job that you are applying for. Try to find out whether the company is only looking for people with a certain degree or for people who are not qualified but who will be able to work in the company's industry.Finally, you need to emphasize the skills that you have and why they are useful to the company. For example, if you have a number of years of experience in health care, it would be appropriate to mention this in yo ur cover letter, so that the employer can have an idea whether they should hire you or not.When it comes to why is resume writing difficult, it is not impossible. Just remember that any mistake you make could turn your application down. Make sure that you get all the details right the first time around.