Melva Gifford

–        Put power statement in our applications resumes

–        put specific results with your skills

–        start networking with people you know

–        calling a referral is more effective.

–        The majority of jobs come from medium to small companies. They also usually don’t have a strong gatekeeper. Many times you can walk in an aspect, the manager

–        bigger companies have a lot more applicants than smaller companies

–        Don’t feed the bear: the competition is his fellow jobseekers, not with the employer; you simply need to be first in line with the employer.

–        Jobseekers come to an interview unprepared. Do research on the company before you get interviewed. Find out the job requirements beyond the one paragraph description in the advertisement

–        in a conversation with the reviewer the topic of conversation should be about the company in about them, not about yourself. Direct your phrases to their success.

–        It’s important to interview with jobs are not interested in accepting to give you the practice and to make mistakes at companies that don’t matter. Practice interviewing and present yourself with friends, family, even employees of the employment Center.

If you have any suggestions that this list, please feel free to share it.

At church this week we covered several topics including the importance of the marriage covenant. I heard a wonderful quote that could relate to singles being content with their single status.

Quote: The Lord can’t steer a parked car.

Many of us may have a specific goal in our life. We dream, we aspire and we set goals, but we often don’t follow through to create the conditions to make our dream a success. Such lack of effort can often be related to singles. Many singles may desire to be married, but we’re perfectly content to go to work and then come home and spend the whole evening at home. Little effort is made to be in social situations where we might meet a potential marriage partner. Sometimes I find myself falling into this category. Other times I can be quite sociable.

The quote that the Lord can’t steer a parked car, could mean that if I want to achieve a goal of a relationship, I need to put myself in social situations where I can meet a single male. If I want to meet someone with religious values, there is a good chance it would not be someone I meet in a bar. I would have a better chance in meeting someone in church related situation.

Just like singles need to be in the right place at the right time to achieve marital goals. So we all need to work toward our goals that we have define for ourselves. If we aspire to a certain occupation, we need to acquire the skills, education and experience that will make us a suitable applicant for that job.

I’m learning this more and more as I do a job search.

If you want to become a certain type of individual who lives a life of honor than we will be more successful if we associate with people with similar ambitions.

So, tonight’s blog is an invitation for us to determine a specific goal and to create tasks that can move us toward that objective.

If you are an individual who met your companion online or when you were older and you have suggestions on establishing a successful relationship, please feel free to share your observations in the comment section of this blog. Thank you.

–        Insert WOW statements that give specific examples of how you excelled in your job.

–        Put in information that can then specific dollar amounts percentile or comparisons such as increased output by 30%.

–        Began composing your resume with an end in mind what message you want to give to the reader.

–        Concentrate upon job accomplishments rather than job duties.

–        Always include cover letters with the resumes.

–        As you compose your resume. You want to cater each of them to include the buzzwords that are also in the job description.

–        Include a career summary.

–        If you don’t have an education degree, then put an experience of certifications.

–        Don’t put down your interests that do not contribute to your application.

–        It is not necessary to put in references.

–        One way to help your resume to get past the automated rejection process is a put in buzzwords in the resume that match requirements. For some of the skills that you don’t possess you might consider putting keywords in and then highlight those words and save them in white. This will result in the text being hidden in the resume, but the automated system will still catch the resume for having those words.

–        If you have an expired certification then maybe have held xx certification.

–        HR managers will often tell the hiring manager that all applicants must meet the minimum requirements of an application to be considered for a position.

–        Some people highlight in bold areas of the resume that they want the reviewer to pay attention to.

–        Most resumes are not copyrighted, so if you see some good examples of phrasing, go ahead and borrow from that resume

–        Does the resume make sense to you?

–        You need to set your resume with what you expect to accomplish in that resume

–        reading your resume out loud can help catch misspellings and incoherencies

–        Create a T diagram between your resume and the job description. Left side job description right side resume then start making similarities that are truthful.

–        For job that you really want, one way to maybe stand out from others is to print out a hard copy your resume and send it priority mail.

If you have ideas to add to this topic, please feel free to share them. Thanks.

Ahh another word I trip on. Right now the only thing I can think of that might help me remember this is that are is a large variety or variANTS of ants.

Bad: varients

Good: variANTS

If you have an idea how to remember the spelling of this word, please feel free to share it.

The following is some advice I’ve gotten from various trainings for job searches.

–        When someone says they will contact you by such and such date, do not call back and remind them of that date. Doing this can present yourself as being pushy and a nag. You may want to call back and say they have any additional questions or give an update on the topic of the interview

–        During the interview, write down each name of the person you meet in the committee

–        Take notes during the interview

–        After the interview out in the car document the following

• What went well>
• What did I say I wish I had?
• What do I wish I would have said it didn’t?
• What requirements did I meet?

–        The next time you reconnect with the interviewers is to give them a reason why you should be the one hired.

–        After the interview, send a thank you card or letter or email. Showing the email and thank you card shows that your cable of follow-through. So come prepared with the cards in your hand.

–        Three or four days later, after the interview, contact them in touch upon the topic that didn’t go well and present a better response. You might have phrases as I been thinking about our conversation, and I realized I did express myself like I wanted on XX topic, and then present your new statement. Here you might ask when we can meet again.

–        About seven days after the first interview, you might want to send some contact and said this. Want to share such and such with you on some topic that may interest them.

–        Couple of days later. There are four days later you call back and illustrate how you try to compensate for weakness.

–        Don’t give the interviewer a preprinted thank you card. Write one that is personal.

–        Send a card out the day after the interview, or maybe even give them to the receptionist else send an email on the same day after the interview.

–        Maybe make a statement in the card that could impress them.

–        During the interview, get their business card and email address.

If you have some additional suggestions, please feel free to share them in the comment section of this blog.

This weekend, I attended some workshops on possible ways of investing. It gave me an opportunity to observe the teaching techniques of an expert teaching a topic to room full of novices.

The following are some notes I took on the presentation about different types of investing. I’ll share my notes and then discuss some of the teaching techniques that the teachers displayed.

1. RCFE: means residential care for elderly.

Residential care facilities are the only type of building that can bypass the restrictions of a homeowner’s organization. The reason for this is because objecting could be considered discrimination against the elderly.

2. Billboards. The locations for new billboards can often start in areas where constructions are being done for a new development.

Sometimes people can rent a billboard for $2800 a month.

3. Storage facilities are also a good way to obtain passive income.

4. Tax lien or tax deeds: this is where you pay a percentage (often 2%) of the taxes owed by of a property owner or where you buy the property from someone who has defaulted on their taxes. You only need an Internet connection to access. Much of the information you seek for such an investment is available on the Internet.

Now for my observations:

Sometimes when teachers dispense knowledge they use terms of the industry, that many members of the audience will be unfamiliar with. For example, one real estate term I haven’t heard of is RCFE, which means residential care for the elderly. During the presentation, the teacher had to give a brief definition of a term with enough detail so the audience know what it meant, but then continue with dispensing the rest of the information so as not to interrupt the flow and to keep on schedule.

As a new investor, I didn’t know what tax lien or tax deed meant. Okay, I admit, I’m a very uninformed individual. The instructor had to give some definition so that I and others wouldn’t be lost in digesting the rest of the information. When a teacher defines a term they are accommodating the inexperience level of the students. Many times experts are tempted to just rattle off terms and not worry about giving an interpretation. As a result, the students can get further and further lost, and thus become disengaged from the topic.

A second observation I have made is when the teacher will give a small explanation as to the logic of why something is done. A successful teacher wants to put the student in the mindset of the person they want illustrate. That way you not just giving information, but the students began to understand the logic of action behind certain procedures. This broadens the student’s perspective.

The third observation is work case scenarios. For example, in the presentations, the teacher walks through a real case scenario of converting a property from a normal home into a residential care facility. This is useful because you then have a chance to see the principles being taught get implemented. Scenarios give the teacher chance to dispense additional information that will be important later. For example, from personal experience, one real estate investor included a sensor system that notifies the manager of a care facility of times when an elderly resident gets up in the middle of the night to go the bathroom. If someone has left their bed and has not returned 10 minutes later, that can prompt the manager to check on the safety of the resident. Combine scenarios with the logic behind the actions and the students began to more effectively relate to the topic being discussed.

Anyway, these are a couple of teaching techniques, I observed this weekend. As a person who wants to learn from effective teachers. I can appreciate these techniques.

If you have any suggestions on the successful use of terms, logic and scenarios in your teaching experience. Please feel free to share it in the comment section of this blog. Thank you.

I’ve been getting some good advice as I attend job seeking workshops and wanted to share what I’ve learned for those interested. Today’s topic is doing phone interviews to learn about a company you eventually want to get hired at. These interviews would take place with employees who are not the hiring manager you want to eventually job interview with.

–        Suggest book: what color is my parachute.

–        Before you call and interview someone Research the company. Here are some ways to research a company: ask yourself what you can do for the company

–        talk to people who work for the company ask them what they do ask them what they want to hear from new employees

–        ask: what you looking for?

–        Ask: what is your hot button?

–        Determine for yourself why you’re getting info:

–        know what is currently going on in the industry.

–        Find out more about the corporate culture for career exploration

–        interview positions and have them attach names to functions.

–        In the beginning of the personal interview, you may want to ask a personal question that can open up the dialogue to be more casual conversation.(Maybe about what them and your friend has related to each other).

–        An information interview will be with other employees other than the person that is the hiring manager.

–        The purpose of the information interview is pretty educated about industry

–        during the conversation with the information interview take notes down right after the interview. Then a couple of days later. Choose a topic within that conversation that can be the reason why you communicate with the person they interviewed a second time to maybe get clarification on something of you to clarify and something in the email. Leave your name and phone number and email address

These are just a few things to consider when talking to someone over the phone and asking them about their company. Most people are willing to give advice and talk about themselves.

If you have other advice to offer, please feel free to share it in the comment section of this blog. Thanks.

For one thing the word does not sound right with the correct spelling I keep getting. Wanting to put a sh in it doesn’t help. I’ve been using this word a lot during my job search and salary requests.

Bad: negoshable

Good: Negotiable

NErves always GOT in my way when I am ABLE to be negotiable for a higher salary.

NE-GOT-I-ABLE.

If you have a better mnemonic device to remember this word, please share it.

Thanks