When Searching For Charlotte NC Resume Writing Services, Look For the Best

When Searching For Charlotte NC Resume Writing Services, Look For the BestAre you looking for Charlotte NC resume writing services? If so, keep reading this article to find out if the company is a fraud or a legitimate business.There are numerous companies that offer Charlotte NC resume writing services. All of them claim to be the best and therefore can be trusted. However, with so many offers and the huge competition on the Internet, it can be difficult to make a decision.What you need to do is focus on quality companies that have been in business for a while. These companies have more experience and know-how to develop a candidate's resume from scratch. They understand how to move a resume from one form to another. They know how to place an appropriate header, footer, and column within the paper.Aside from the actual written piece, these companies also help prepare the candidate so that he or she can perform at a successful interview. The actual presentation of the resume also goe s hand in hand with Charlotte NC resume writing services.When the candidate's background, educational background, and skills are thoroughly examined, the resulting resume will look like a polished article. The presentation should also be as effective as possible and so the company's Charlotte NC resume writing services must be able to create high-quality presentations that are consistent with the candidate's expectations.A good Charlotte NC resume writing service will also be able to help the candidate make a plan to fit in with the job opening. Since most job positions require you to attend some sort of orientation, or even training, the service must have a plan to handle the required training and orientation. The applicant must be able to spend time studying for the necessary exams to prove his or her skill.You can find Charlotte NC resume writing services in any area. It is also possible to find such services online through the Internet. However, if you really want to get the bes t, you will have to search for them in your area.Before you hire such a service, be sure that you are getting a copy of the candidate's resume to review. If you do not get a copy, you will have to rely on the guarantees of the company. In general, the Charlotte NC resume writing services you will be getting will all have similar charges.

Attract Talent by Adding Humanity and Purpose to Your Brand

Attract Talent by Adding Humanity and Purpose to Your Brand Medallia is a company you may have heard of or used at some point without even knowing you have. Its an enterprise customer feedback management software platform and their mission is to create a world where companies are loved by customers and employees. Isnt that what every company dreams of? Well, we wanted to find out how it gets its employees to love THEM. Ariel Jolo, is the Global Employer Brand Manager for Medallia, and he tells us how it attracts talent by promoting culture, authenticity, and diversity. Have a listen to the episode below, keep reading for a summary and be sure to subscribe to the  Employer Branding Podcast. Listen on  Apple Podcasts,  Spotify,  Stitcher  or  Soundcloud. In this episode you’ll learn: What adding Humanity and Purpose means What the keyword People means to Medallia employees Why they hire exceptional people who are exceptional in their field What Hiring the Whole Person means How they use social media and YouTube for its latest campaign You can connect with Ariel on LinkedIn.

Postgraduate Study guest post by University of Manchester Alumnus Andreea Chirvase University of Manchester Careers Blog

Postgraduate Study guest post by University of Manchester Alumnus Andreea Chirvase University of Manchester Careers Blog Let’s start from the beginning. I started my BA in Criminology in 2012 and graduated in 2015. The idea was to do a master’s straightaway, but things did not go according to plan. Unfortunately, I did not get funding to continue my studies and I found myself in a rather odd and confusing situation, not really knowing where to go from there. I had not been applying for jobs and had no back-up plan. I ended up taking on an admin role for a year, thinking that any job is better than no job. Two things that I learnt in that year: any job is not better than no job and Criminology is something I will always want to know more about. In September 2016, I started my master’s degree â€" again, in Criminology. The application process was quite straightforward. The University of Manchester has a fast track system for alumni who decide to pursue further study, which saves you a lot of time and effort. If I was ever sure of anything, it was my degree choice. So, to me, further study somehow seemed a natural step to take. Clichéd as it may sound, it was â€" and still is â€" a genuine interest in understanding criminal behaviour and why people act the way they act. But apart from that, what’s great about Criminology is its openness. There is this freedom to think critically and not take things at face value you learn how to think, not what to think. It’s a continuous learning process, which I personally think is an essential factor to take into account when considering further education. A postgraduate degree is not just the piece of paper that differentiates you from the crowd. A postgraduate degree is also about your personal development. People choose to go into further study for various reasons, from having another year to figure out what they’re doing with their life to getting that promotion. Whatever reason that may be, a postgraduate degree will definitely help you improve and maybe even figure out a few things. It was during my master’s that I realised I want to do a PhD and hopefully, one day, have a career in academia. Why? I enjoy learning and I want to help others learn too. Considering Postgraduate Study as an option after you graduate? Head along to The Postgraduate Study Fair Wednesday 15th November, 11:00am 3.30pm, Manchester Central. All

How Many Times Do You Contact Prospects Before Giving Up

How Many Times Do You Contact Prospects Before Giving Up Anyone tasked with new business development knows it can be a hard slog, albeit a rewarding one if practiced carefully and strategically. Sales people must be  great at  objection-handling, but if you cant even get a potential client or customer to talk to you in the first place then what? We all know persistence is key in winning over prospects, but when trying to set up that initial conversation, whether it be  via phone, email or social media, its hard to know when enough is enough. We asked our fabulous panel of careers, sales recruitment experts to give us some guidance on how many times you should contact prospects before giving up. Heres what they had to say: Jon Gregory Keep going forever. Stalk them until they give in, or one of you dies. However, you need to be smart about it. Think in terms of brand-building, where frequency builds familiarity and trust. Continue until the trust is established AND theyre in a position to buy. Do it by making your communications interesting and offering them benefits, not just lambasting them until they give in. @LetsFireWalk (aka Jon) is a job hunt coach at  Win-That-Job.com James Nathan Until they tell you to stop! But maybe there is a better way to contact them? Email is great for certain things, but as a communication tool it is limited. To have a real and meaningful conversation you must speak either on the phone or in person. If someone is not responding to you, it is usually because they are not interested. That means looking at other ways to contact them initially. Do you know someone who can introduce you? Could you find out where they network and be there too? Could you offer them something different that they would be interested in? Think around the problem before you reach for the keyboard or pick up the phone another time. @JamesNathan  is the Managing Director at The James Nathan Experience Lysha Holmes Prospecting is so different now because of the way we communicate before we even pick a phone up. We can look at someone on LinkedIn and find out their background. So to me, start with an initial InMail or email being very specific and introducing yourself. Say you will follow up with a call in X days. Follow up with a call. If no connection, send a follow up email suggesting that if they want to contact you, here is how. And leave it there. @LyshaHolmes is the owner of Qui Recruitment Ltd Liz Sebag-Montefiore I’d say about three times over a period of two and half weeks. But don’t give up, stay in touch with your contacts, even if it’s only once a year, to keep the door open, reach out, let them know that you are available. Usually it isn’t the case that they don’t want to talk to you, they were just busy when you made contact. Make sure you leave a positive impression. You don’t want to be a pest, one thing you can use is to ask when they would like to be contacted. @LizSM10Eighty  is a career coach at 10Eighty Rebecca Fraser This is always challenging to deem as it does depend on the industry that you work in. Generally, 3 contact attempts for anything is my rule of fun. 1 to make introduction, 2 to trigger the engagement and 3 just to see if there is any attempt at a response. The amount of time left between these attempts will definitely change depending on the industry sector you are targeting, however using your professional logic as this will always support you. @RebeccaFraserCo is a career coach John Feldmann In my opinion three is the appropriate number â€" the first to introduce yourself, the second to follow up, and the third to reaffirm your interest and persistence. Beyond that, you run the risk of annoying the prospect and coming across as a stalker, which may hurt your chances. John Feldmann  is  writer, blogger and content developer for Insperity Recruiting Services Alison Cardy More than once! People often have full inboxes and short attention spans, so always follow-up with a second touchpoint if the first one doesn’t garner a response. It’s fine to continue reaching out after that too. Just make sure the energy you put forth is friendly, respectful, helpful, and appropriate to the client you’re targeting. @CardyCareers  is a career coach and author of  Career Grease: How to Get Unstuck and Pivot Your Career Caroline Stokes Think long term relationship vs immediate transaction.  I like to think prospective clients needing us one day (maybe tomorrow, or next year), or using some of our guidance to help move their career, leadership or hiring strategy forward. We might not be hired right now, and that’s fine because we’re hiring for specialist, high-level innovation leader searches. If I’m doing my job right, my prospective clients would recommend us to other companies, or come to us when they really need us to deliver something their internal team don’t have the bandwidth to manage. It’s not about giving up, it’s about being of service when we’re needed. @theforwardco  (Caroline) is an executive headhunter coach at FORWARD Farhan Raja Never give up. Just reduce the frequency and don’t spam. Persistence has its rewards. Always ensure that the email is personalised as much as possible. @interviewology  (aka Farhan) is the founder, career communications coach at  jobinterviewology.com

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6 Ways to Avoid Burning Bridges By Leaving A Job - Pathfinder Careers

6 Ways to Avoid Burning Bridges By Leaving A Job - Pathfinder Careers 6 Ways to Avoid Burning Bridges By Leaving A Job Weve all been there.  At some point, we are finally done with our current employer and make the decision to hunt for a new job.  Thats just the nature of the beast- we get hired, we get excited, we have a honeymoon phase, we work hard, and slowly, the glow wears off. Next employer, please. But there are certain ways we can exit our current company, and it is IMPERATIVE to remember that what we do and how we do it when leaving  can stay with us for years to come. Taking our cues (no matter how vicariously we lived through him) from former Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater  is NOT the blaze of glory that anyone should go out on, no matter how appealing that fantasy might be. But any time we leave one company for another, there are sometimes hurt feelings no matter how delicately you try to balance the transition. Oftentimes, bosses feel betrayed that you are leaving the company, and this can lead to some pretty awkward and weird moments in the two remaining weeks after giving notice. Here are 6 ways you can avoid burning those proverbial bridges when you leave your current job: 1) Outline your accomplishments.  Before you leave, create a report summarizing your positive contributions to the organization, and send it to your boss on or just before your last day.  By showing how much you achieved while there, this will leave a better taste in the mouth of the boss by reminding them that you were a good worker and brought something to the table.  Who knows? They may suddenly decide to not let you slip away and provide a counter-offer.  You SHOULD be prepared for this possibility, but dont be disappointed if it doesnt happen. 2) Thank everyone.  Its always a good idea to err on the side of being gracious (without being fake) and thank your office mates. Be genuine, and let go of any hostilities that you may have held in the workplace.  You want to start off on a clean slate in your new job, and carrying around baggage from your previous employer doesnt do you any good.  Let go, say thank you, then say good bye. It doesnt cost you anything, and you might just surprise someone! And more importantly, you never know where you might run into them again, so best to go out on a positive note. 3) Suggest someone as your replacement.  Sometimes, the most bitter pill an employer has to swallow is the departure of a core staff member when the team is already short on people.  Their first concern is filling your old position to keep project momentum moving forward.  If you know of a qualified person who could step into your work, make that suggestion to your superiors.  Ive done that in the past personally, and 100% of the suggestions I made ended up being hired!  If the employer respected your work, they will respect your opinion and act accordingly. Think of your recommendation as the easy button the employer is hoping for when engineering a quick hire for your job! 4) Write a formal resignation letter.  Write a letter to your boss and make it positive and personal. Outline how much you enjoyed your time at the company and maybe provide a couple of examples of amazing things you learned while on the job.  This reinforces your professional polish and adds to your reputation as a classy person. NEVER  (EVER) write anything negative or vent.  Remember, this letter can frame up the conditions under which you departed, and will likely reside in your permanent personnel file. Be mindful of what will be in that file should a future employer call your current company for references, and a human resource professional goes to retrieve your file- what will they read about you? 5) Stay focused and dont check out.   Bosses tend to understand that the excitement of an employees new job can lead to certain schools out for the summer mentality with workers, but you need to exceed those expectations to go out on the best note possible.  Stay hungry, and keep putting in 100% so you are not perceived as a short timer slacker. 6) Tidy up loose ends.  Finish as many projects up as possible, notify all stakeholders of a change in personnel and provide an interim point of contact.  If you havent finished projects, provide updates on them that are easily understandable, and if there are any mission-critical steps that need to happen in the immediate future, point those out to those who will be managing your job duties after you leave.  What you want to do is create a situation that ANYONE could walk in to your old job and be quickly up to speed on what projects are in the pipeline and which priorities need attention first. HOW you depart an employer says a lot about you walk the higher road and be gracious.  It might be a horrible employment situation but if you were able to depart with grace, class, and integrity, it says a lot more about you than the company. And thats what matters!

Platforms That Help Me Do It All

The Products/Platforms That Help Me Do It All you are my favorite by fifiduvie On Monday I talked about how the heck I do it all, on Tuesday I asked you what you needed help with, yesterday I told ya about the people who help me do it all, and today its all about my favorite products and platforms! OK, so some of the links are affiliate ones, but for serious, I wouldnt pimp it out unless Ive used it for myself and wanna marry it. Dont tell my husband. For CRM (Customer Relations Management): Batchblue Ive used SalesForce in my Corporate America life, and hated the unprettiness/clutteredness/textbasedness of it all (although it looks like theyve updated it since). Thankfully, I found BatchBlue early in the game and used their basic plan ($9.95/month) for over a year before adding my Virtual Assistant to my mix and throwing em an extra $10/month, happily. The most amazeballs thing about Batchblue is their super-sophisticated social media integrations. If you have a name and an email address, you can click the Search Social Network button and have Batchblue find their Twitter account, Facebook profile, Flickr username and LinkedIn profile, which you can then add to that contacts Social Media tag. You can also add RSS feeds for, well, anything (I set ones up for blogs, Etsy and Pinterest) so that persons latest tweets and posts and pins and pics are all within their entry. Its also really easy to attach files, create To Dos and Events (that sync with your calendar), run reports for w hatever you find important (i.e. I have one that tells me how many consultation calls end up signing on as clients), create web forms that then sync with the contacts info, and keep track of Deals. The only downside Ive had with Batchblue is that their iPhone app has never not crashed on me, so I cant rely on it. With all the updates they come up with and the general awesomeness of the company, Im sure theyll be fixin it in no time. For newsletters: Mailchimp If every company aspired to be like Mailchimp, wed all be in a much happier place. Not only do they keep upping the amount of their free accounts (it used to be 500 subscribers, then 1000, and now 2000), but they keep things so user-friendly and pretty and easy from creating your first newsletter to reading the data of who opened your last email that its pretty much a pleasure to send an update to your fans. And when I do run into trouble and I did recently they have real people at the other end of the IM system that not only help you, but have personalities and might send you a ninja sticker postcard(!!!) after talking to them. And yes, I have said ninja sticker postcard. Its amazeballs. For social media management: Hootsuite Im a cheapskate. With all the free platforms out there, somethings gotta be really super good for me to pay for it. I think this proves how much I love me some Hootsuite, as I didnt bat an eye when they switched to a paying platform, and I happily give em my $5.99 each month for all they do. Yeah, I know people like TweetDeck and I think its still free, but I was super annoyed by the desktop pop-up Id get every time my home feed was updated. Whether on my desktop, laptop, or iPhone, HootSuite is the one-stop-shop for me to update my twitter account,  my Facebook profile, my Facebook fan page, my LinkedIn profile, and my FourSquare account (you can also add your ping.fm account, mixi (whatever that is), WordPress and MySpace). So, no need to go anywhere else to update all your statuses, schedule updates/tweets in advance, shorten links, and create private and public lists (no more homefeed overwhelm!). For clipping, organizing, and To Do-ing: SpringPad I discovered Springpad about 2 months ago, and immediately unsubscribed from BaseCamp and stopped updating Delicious and Evernote. Im kinda afraid to explain it because theres so much and its so varied, I might (a) write for pages and pages and put you to sleep (b) make everything super convoluted, so head over to their info page and get the scoop. Then, know that you can keep all your bookmarks, all the products you want and recommend (whether youre surfing online or out in the world), all your take-out menus and fave spots, and all your notes/To Dos and put em in one place or in multiple notebooks in the same place. Theres even a Bulletin Board option for each notebook, so you can pull out images and satiate the visual piece of your notes youre yearning for. The only downfall Ive experienced with Springpad is that it wont mark a To Do as done until the To Do date passes, so if you have reminders set-up for something, itll keep reminding you to do it even if its been done (if that makes sense). Pretty annoying. Springpad, please fix this! I love you! For email: Gmail Ive been using Gmail for my personal account for years, but it was a no-brainer to keep on using it when I became a Woman of the World (aka entrepreneur). I love me their folders, their filters, their forwarding, their starring system, their themes (the Bus Stop one changes with the weather!), their Priority Inbox, the amount of space I get, and their stacked conversation view. If youre curious, I did sign up for a free trial of Google Apps, but couldnt find the benefit, so never took the time to install/use it. If you use it and love it, please leave a comment Id love to hear! For calendering: Google Calendar Ive been toying with the idea of switching to iCal, but Im on so many different machines that I love the web-basedness of Google Calendar, as well as the ability to create multiple calendars for different categories (and color-code em!). It also seems to Sync with every application possible, so I have my Batchblue To Dos there and can see em every day in that view. I dont love that it doesnt live on my phone (I have to log-in to a web page to view it), but I do have the benefit of knowing its always updated no matter where I am. For time tracking: Freckle Ive been using Freckle for less than a month, and while I dont bill my clients based on my time, Ive found Freckle enormously helpful (and easy! and pretty! and visual!) in tracking my time, taking stock of what Im actually spending my time on. This has lead me to some valuable info for my business: what takes up most of my time, what I need to spending more/less time on, whats worth delegating, if Im charging enough based on the non-session time I dont bill clients for, etc. Even if this isnt something youre interested in in the long-term, the free 30-day trial (and they email you a week before its up so you wont get billed accidentally!) is an eye-opening exercise in time management. And having that timer on for each task has definitely keep me more focused and more unitasking! For legal signing: EchoSign I started using EchoSign a few months ago for the agreement I have my new clients sign, agreeing Im not the boss of em and that they wont sue me and whatnot. I was nervous that just typing their name into a Word document wouldnt hold up in court, and scanning the document back and forth ended up being more complicated than I originally figured it would be. With EchoSign, I was able to upload my agreements, add the name/initial/date/signature fields I need, and keep em on file until I send em to my new client. Once the client signs it (by typing), it gets sent to me to countersign (again, by typing), and then we both get PDFs of the agreement for our files. Everythings time stamped and saved in the EchoSign files, so theres a real detailed record there should I need it later on. The only complaints Ive had is in the shady wording EchoSign used when I first signed up which theyve since updated and reflected in their pricing (they charge more for a month-to-month account than what the y advertise the price there is if you prepay for a year, but they dont say that). But the actual products pretty great and gives me peace of mind, so I put up with it. For fancy schmancy online scheduling: TimeTrade When I first knew I wanted a fancy schmancy online scheduler, I did my research. It was a few years ago so I dont quite remember the others I looked at, but lots of them seemed salon- and gym- based. What I found with TimeTrade was a system that worked for any service-based business one that was easy to set-up, looked nice, converts to the time zone the computer thats using it is registered in, could sync to my Google Calendar, and cost $30 for the entire darnfalooting year. The only complaint I have with TimeTrade is that I cant create a Breathing Room rule between appointments in other words, itll book me back-to-back appointments unless I put in a calendar entry it can read that says otherwise. Ideally, Id love to tell it that there needs to be 15 min in between calls instead of creating a timedriver buffer calendar entry when an appointment comes in, but Ill live. For blogging/websiting: WordPress Im a bit spoiled here as I know this is tough to set-up/design and my man did it all for me, so I cant speak to that. What I can speak to is that Im fairly developer-illiterate, and it didnt take me too long to figure out WordPress so I could add pics, links, movies, yada yada yada to my posts. And all the plug-ins it offers rock. Cant wait to get my whole site over to WordPress so I can be an updating queen. For conference calls: FreeConferencePro Ive been using FreeConferencePro since I started coaching in 2007, and love it for (a) giving me my own number (b) allowing me to customize the greeting (aka make a sexy lady voice say the word amazeballs) (c) having a recording feature so I can email the link to my clients after each session, which they can then download or listen to online. I can count the amount of times the link has been down on one hand, and while its soooooo not fun when it happens (and the customer service team doesnt really care), its happened so infrequently it wasnt enough for me to change providers. I really hope this was helpful for you all! If you have any questions about any of these products or have your own you wanna show love to, drop a comment Id love to hear it. For file sharing: Dropbox Whether youre sharing files between computers, with other people privately, or with the world at large, Dropbox is the coolest. Theres tons of storage involved with a free account (I have a crapload of files on it and have only used half of my available storage), and the app is great for when I need to read files on the road. Simple explanation, simple to use, super amazeballs product. **********************************************************************************************