Invitation To My Next LinkedIn Presentation

I hope to see you at my next presentation!

WHAT EVERY JOB HUNTER

NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT LINKEDIN

Wednesday, May 22^nd from 6:00-7:15pm

Career Source, 186 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge MA

3^rd floor of Fresh Pond Shopping Center near the Alewife T Station.

There will also be an opportunity for networking along with refreshments.

In this forum, you will learn:

• Why you should build your online network, and how to do it
• How to use your network to help you get your next job
• How to create an effective, compelling profile
• The value of recommendations and endorsements
• How to use LinkedIn to research opportunities and stay up-to-date in your field
• How to identify and be seen by the thought leaders in your industry
• How to use LinkedIn Groups to multiply your networking efforts, and may you “findable” by the right people.

Registration: Space is limited. Pre-registration is required. Please call 617-661-7876 ext. 0 to reserve a seat and pay with a credit card, or pay cash at the door.  Cost: $10.00.

Career Source is operated by Middlesex Community College. Learn more at: www.yourcareersource.com.

So Saddened…

Today’s terrorist attack at the Boston Marathon’s finishing line in Copley Square… what can one say? Senseless. Evil. Barbaric. These words fail to express today’s reality.

To think of those dedicated runners who have spent month after month training for this landmark race, literally blown away at the end of it – some losing the legs that had carried them throughout the marathon. 

I join with all who mourn the dead, and all who pray for a speedy and complete recovery for all who were injured in any way. It is time for our collective goodness to shine forth in support for today’s victims and their loved ones.

Arnie Fertig

5 Springtime Ways to Catapult Your Job Hunt Forward

The spring days are getting longer and warmer, flowers are sprouting, and recent economic reports show signs that the economy is bouncing back to life at long last. This is the season when corporations move hiring into high gear.

In my U.S. News & World Report article this week I speak about five season-sensitive activities for you to capitalize upon this spring. Learn how by embracing the job hunt process, responding positively to the success of others, volunteering, and two other key activities can spring your job search forward. Here’s the link: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/04/02/5-ways-to-put-spring-into-your-job-hunt

Happy hunting!

 

Happy Passover!

To all the followers of this blog who observe Passover, I wish a truly happy and meaningful holiday!

 

May your seder(s) be full of joy!

Arnie

Great Tax Tips for Job Hunters

I often say that getting a job is a job. It turns out that the IRS sees it that way too! Job hunters can (under certain circumstances) deduct expenses they incur in their search for employment, as if the job hunt were a business. 

In this week’s U.S. News article I offer some great specific suggestions from a CPA about how job hunters can find and take several unexpected deductions, as well as how to get a handle on their finances. Please pass it along to anyone who may find it useful! Here’s the link:

 http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/03/19/5-smart-tax-tips-for-job-hunters. 

 

Invite to my LinkedIn Presentation tomorrow night

I will be the featured speaker at the Temple Emanuel of Andover, MA Networking Group tomorrow evening, March 5th from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.  Location: Temple Emanuel, 7 Haggetts Pond Road, Andover, MA.

The group is free, and everyone is welcome to attend!

 The Nuts & Bolts of LinkedIn:  What Every Job Hunter Needs To Know

In this seminar you will receive a step-by-step introduction to utilizing LinkedIn for your Job Hunt, including:

• Why you should build your online network, how to do it, and how to mobilize your network to help you get your next position, and how to create an effective, compelling profile.
• How to use LinkedIn as a free source of Business Intelligence to research opportunities, and stay up to date in your field of expertise
• How to identify the thought leaders in your field, and be seen by them
• The power of LinkedIn groups, and how to create an effective web of groups to multiply your networking efforts, and make you “findable” by the right people, and more!

I hope to see you there!

Arnie

How to Haggle to Get the Best Salary

“What are your salary expectations?” Is one of the most dreaded questions that just about always gets asked early on in an interview process. You don’t want to name a number so high that you are significantly more expensive to hire than your competition with similar skills and experience. On the other hand, you don’t want a number so low that it helps you get the job – but at a salary far lower than you deserve.

In my latest USNews & World Report article, I demonstrate how you can reasonably deflect this question, while remaining friendly and responsive to your interviewer. I proceed to give specific advice about how to determine what is both possible and fair, and how to negotiate a top salary. To top it all off, I provide scripts you can adapt to your own circumstances to make the case that you are worth far more than the average employee.

The full article is now on USNews & World Report. Here’s the link: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/02/26/how-to-haggle-right-4-tips-for-negotiating-the-best-salary

Happy reading… and happy hunting!

P.S. If you like my articles, please share them with others by clicking on the InShare, Like, Tweet, and G +1 buttons!

 

I’m Now Writing for Mac’s List

Thrilled to announce that beginning today, I’ll be writing original content for Mac’s List, based in Portland, OR. This is a great site for job hunters – lots of relevant local job postings, good content articles, and much more with a distinctly Oregon emphasis.  Today’s article is: How Headhunters Hunt.  Here’s the link: http://www.macslist.org/how-headhunters-hunt/

 

Revealing the Hidden Job Market

The “hidden job market” is one of the biggest of buzz phrases for job seekers. Believe it or not, experts suggest that up to 80 percent of the available jobs at any one time are hidden from public view, although absolute documentation is hard to come by. So where are all these jobs, and how can you access them?

My article, “How You Can Find a Hidden Job“, in USNews & World Report demystifies all the “buzz” about the hidden job market, explains why some jobs will never be made public, and how you can go about the task of pulling back the curtains to reveal the opportunities that are just waiting to be discovered. Here’s the link to the full scoop: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/01/29/how-you-can-find-a-hidden-job

Swap a Stale Objective for a Fresh Branding Statement on Your Resume

These days resume evaluators assume that their job is your objective.  They are tired of looking at “Objective Statements” at the top of a resume, because at this stage the process is all about the employer’s objective to find great talent rather than the job hunter’s objective of finding a great job. A successful resume today replaces the “this is what I want” statement with a “this is the value that I offer” branding statement.

“Personal Branding” is today’s operative buzzword. Some job hunters are befuddled by what that is all about. In my USNews & World Report article I get to the heart of the statement that gets to the heart of who you are: your attributes, your value, and your uniqueness. Moreover, I provide examples of three different “knock your socks off” branding statements and how you can go about the task of projecting your value through your personal brand.  Here’s the link to the full article: http://money.usnews.com/money/blogs/outside-voices-careers/2013/01/15/resumes-101-swap-a-stale-objective-for-a-fresh-branding-statement?goback=.gde_4051582_member_204643023