Posted by Pater Paskill on Dec 1, 2018 in Blog
Finding or creating a new, better fantastic job is not unlike
a play with actors, actresses, stage hands, producers and directors. Putting on
a successful play takes commitment to produce the best possible performance,
coupled with the wiliness to expend the time and energy to assure it will
happen.
Finding a new and rewarding employment opportunity really has
many similarities and you are the star, and hopefully, you have many positive,
encouraging and committed helpers assuring that you will have a winning
performance to an audience that wants to give you a welcome reception and rave
reviews.
Stars takes their gifts and talents seriously, have a focused
plan, practice like crazy, knowing that each time they step on to the stage,
they will be performing to a new audience. Each time you extend yourself to
someone, you too, are in effect preforming. Are you really ready? Do you have a
plan achieve the desired outcome? Unfortunately, many job seekers really
don’t.
Even seemingly small acts like making a phone call and really
knowing what you are going to say if you reach voicemail or an real person can
have less than desired outcomes if you are not fully prepared to perform. The
same surely goes for interviews. Networking to job interviews need to be
researched, planned and rehearsed if they are to be truly successful and given a
welcome reception.
The more your “own” you staring role in the job search
process, taking your unique self seriously, listening to your heart and
following your smile your audiences will take you seriously with a standing
ovation and a enthusiastic bravo.
My best wishes to each of you in your staring performance.
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Posted by Pater Paskill on Nov 30, 2018 in Blog
Don’t sit on the
sidelines!
Unfortunately, too many potential job changers
look at this time of year though January 1st saying to themselves, “Not Now”
with the misguided belief that everyone is too busy to help them, thus making
what they have said to themselves become their reality and stay
stuck.
The next six weeks can provide unique
networking opportunities and potential access to individuals otherwise
challenging to meet. As my Senior HR Director friend told me, “with many job
seekers becoming inactive at this time, my staff and I are often more available
to meet and help the serious job seeker than at other times of the year.”
If you are looking to be seriously considered
for a new, better fantastic job in early 2019, then please don’t sit on the
sidelines. Take your gifts, skills, talents and interests seriously. Make a
plan of action for yourself and surround yourself with realistically positive
people who have successfully survived and succeeded in managing the transition
of finding a new and rewarding employment opportunity.
So off the sidelines you go, one day at a
time, listening to your heart and following your smile.
All my best to each of you!
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Posted by Pater Paskill on Nov 2, 2018 in Blog
Over my nearly 35 years of helping good people to find or create new and rewarding employment opportunities I’ve learned that effective oral and written communication is very often one of the most significant challenges job seekers face. From being raised to not toot our own horn to writing resumes that look more like historical documents or obituaries the process of effectively communicating for most can be a very daunting task. We really just don’t know how to do it effectively and are therefore easily overwhelmed by fear of not really knowing what to say or write so people can and will say “Yes” to our request whatever it might be.
A technique I’ve found helpful is trying to put yourself in the position of the person you are trying to communicate with instead of just thinking about yourself. Visualize, what can you say or write that will improve your chances of receiving a positive response? When phoning, I’ve really found it helpful to do some scripting and practicing out loud in advance so your words will be targeted with positive focus regardless of receiving voicemail or you actually reach the person directly. By thinking, planning and practicing in advance, you are much more likely to have a successful performance and receive the action you are requesting.
In written communication keep in mind that you are the seller (selling yourself) and therefore your various documents should be built on a marketing plan of action and carried out by creating focused and targeted “sales brochures.” You need to tout your features and benefits supported by your successes, achievements and results. In doing so you will dramatically increase the odds of writing a winning document, one that will get you the interviewing, leading to your next wonderful job that puts a smile on your face and money in the back. I’m in your corner, so please feel very encouraged to reach out so that I can actively assist you in finding or create your next job or career. All my best each of you!
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Posted by Pater Paskill on Nov 1, 2018 in Blog
The holiday season is
almost upon us! Too soon for many, while not soon enough for others.
This time of year
hopefully brings you pleasant or joyful time with family and friends, enjoying
on all that is good and taking the time to reflect on our bountiful gifts while
not overlooking the needs of others.
It is certainly an
important time of year for sharing ourselves with those less fortunate which in
itself will put a smile on your face and joy in your heart.
This time of year often
puts us in a reflective mood, the end of another year and our hopes and desires
for the upcoming year. Take you gifts, talents and interests seriously and make
a plan to do what you want to do, not just what you can do.
All my best to you and
your family and enjoy with Holiday Cheer.
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Posted by Pater Paskill on Oct 30, 2018 in Blog
Over my nearly 35 years of helping good people to find or create new and rewarding employment opportunities I’ve learned that effective oral and written communication is very often one of the most significant challenges job seekers face.
From being raised to not toot our own horn to writing resumes that look more like historical documents or obituaries the process of effectively communicating for most can be a very daunting task. We really just don’t know how to do it effectively and are therefore easily overwhelmed by fear of not really knowing what to say or write so people can and will say “Yes” to our request whatever it might be.
A technique I’ve found helpful is trying to put yourself in the position of the person you are trying to communicate with instead of just thinking about yourself. Visualize, what can you say or write that will improve your chances of receiving a positive response? When phoning, I’ve really found it helpful to do some scripting and practicing out loud in advance so your words will be targeted with positive focus regardless of receiving voicemail or you actually reach the person directly. By thinking, planning and practicing in advance, you are much more likely to have a successful performance and receive the action you are requesting.
In written communication keep in mind that you are the seller (selling yourself) and therefore your various documents should be built on a marketing plan of action and carried out by creating focused and targeted “sales brochures.” You need to tout your features and benefits supported by your successes, achievements and results. In doing so you will dramatically increase the odds of writing a winning document, one that will get you the interviewing, leading to your next wonderful job that puts a smile on your face and money in the back. I’m in your corner, so please feel very encouraged to reach out so that I can actively assist you in finding or create your next job or career. All my best each of you!
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Posted by Pater Paskill on Oct 15, 2018 in Blog
The Internet, From My Perspective,
Fact and Fantasy:FACT: Probably one of our greatest inventions
FANTASY: One big paid unregulated ad
FACT: In using the internet, be a careful consumer
FANTASY: The jobs I am looking for are all posted on the internet. While the internet is a marvelous invention and most of us would be hard-pressed to get along without it today, for the job seeker or career changer, being a very careful consumer of information is absolutely critical. From my window on the world, internet job postings have more to do with deselecting rather than selecting. It is not about if the hiring process is right or wrong, legal or illegal, abiding by laws, rules, and regulations, it is the reality of how it really works.
Behind the internet job posting scene, there are sophisticated applicant tracking systems, which have more to do with the collecting of applicant information rather than applicant selection. In fact, by name, these are “tracking” systems, not “hiring” systems. A growing number of companies, organizations, and agencies are required to comply with various laws, and these applicant tracking systems provide an efficient process for appropriate data collection.
Also, many smaller companies and organizations that have the potential for good pay, benefits, and security are often reluctant to post-opening as they are wary of being overwhelmed with electronic responses from individuals they have no knowledge of. Personal networking, leading to personal referrals, and advocacy is really the most effective way of accessing these potential employers, at least in my view.
And while there is no absolute one right way of finding or creating a new and rewarding employment opportunity, I feel that a balanced approach is the most effective. With 80%-85% of my clients finding new jobs via personal referrals, then a like percentage of your search time should be devoted to people networking and the remainder to the internet and the various tools it offers and promotes. In the end, people hire people, and more often than not, ones that are positively referred to or are otherwise known. At my last check, the internet and computers still really don’t hire anyone.
All my best,
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