The Career ReBoot Camp will feature Grammy-nominated Latin jazz musician Freddie Ravel presenting his award-winning program "Tune Up to Success." Ravel's program will be the culmination of the first day of the 2-day event. A limited number of tickets are available to non-event participants for $45.
Freddie Ravel has worked with everyone from teens to dozens of Fortune 500 companies to show how music can be a multi-tasking "power tool" that helps empower personal and professional lives.
Ravel has worked as a Producer, Composer, and Live Performer with many of the great names in music, including Sergio Mendes, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, George Benson, Prince, and Earth Wind & Fire. Freddie recently was asked to be the lead keyboardist in Carlos Santana's band.
Find out more by visiting our website www.CareerReBootCamp.com.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Post-graduate Traumatic Syndrome
After a review of popular job websites devoted to the graduating student, and after reading hilarious lists of Twitter blunders and job interview fiascos, I'm convinced that recent college grads are in for a real shock when they head out into the hard, cold, cruel world of work.
Most are woefully unprepared. I know there are some incredibly good Career Centers at some schools. But I'm also aware that many are seriously behind the times when it comes to keeping up with the rapidly changing style of job-hunting and career management.
A person's career is one of the three things in life that must be chosen wisely and managed well (along with your health and marriage). If you get these right, you will likely be a happy person.
And yet, these are precisely the areas most people screw up badly.
There should be career counseling from high school onward. It's too important to be left up to chance.
One of the best gifts you can give a student (especially a recent grad) is an admission to our Career ReBoot Camp event this Oct. 26/27 in San Rafael, CA (just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco). It's just $249. But your gift will give the student a wealth of career management and job-hunting support resources. Check it out at www.CareerReBootCamp.com.
Most are woefully unprepared. I know there are some incredibly good Career Centers at some schools. But I'm also aware that many are seriously behind the times when it comes to keeping up with the rapidly changing style of job-hunting and career management.
A person's career is one of the three things in life that must be chosen wisely and managed well (along with your health and marriage). If you get these right, you will likely be a happy person.
And yet, these are precisely the areas most people screw up badly.
There should be career counseling from high school onward. It's too important to be left up to chance.
One of the best gifts you can give a student (especially a recent grad) is an admission to our Career ReBoot Camp event this Oct. 26/27 in San Rafael, CA (just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco). It's just $249. But your gift will give the student a wealth of career management and job-hunting support resources. Check it out at www.CareerReBootCamp.com.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Bay Area Company Hiring 100 New Employees.
Amidst all the uber-depressing news of firings, layoffs, and the ubiquitous "downsizing," there are still many companies hiring staff. Really. One company in the Bay Area that plans to hire up to 100 new workers is QuinStreet, a leader in online vertical marketing.
Most of the new jobs will be in marketing and engineering, according to CEO Doug Valenti. Note: Valenti is a former venture capitalist, so this company knows how to raise money.
QuinStreet has been profitable almost from the day they opened in 1999. They even made money during the Dot Bomb days. Revenues this year are projected to be in the neighborhood of $300 million (up from $1.5 million in 2001). Net profit is estimated at 7%.
The company's website is www.QuinStreet.com.
QuinStreet is located in Foster City, a few miles south of San Francisco.
When you're looking for a job, you're also looking for a company. In a tight job market, like the one we're currently experiencing, it can be tempting to take any job offered. Try to resist the impulse to see only the job and envision your long-term viability at the company too.
Most of the new jobs will be in marketing and engineering, according to CEO Doug Valenti. Note: Valenti is a former venture capitalist, so this company knows how to raise money.
QuinStreet has been profitable almost from the day they opened in 1999. They even made money during the Dot Bomb days. Revenues this year are projected to be in the neighborhood of $300 million (up from $1.5 million in 2001). Net profit is estimated at 7%.
The company's website is www.QuinStreet.com.
QuinStreet is located in Foster City, a few miles south of San Francisco.
When you're looking for a job, you're also looking for a company. In a tight job market, like the one we're currently experiencing, it can be tempting to take any job offered. Try to resist the impulse to see only the job and envision your long-term viability at the company too.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
How are the unemployed spending their time?
A recent survey by CareerBuilder.com, the largest job search site in the country, found that the recently unemployed are spending their time in a variety of ways---mostly productive.
1 in 7 Exercise more
1 in 5 Cutting back on expenses
1 in 7 Are living on savings
1 in 10 Are taking time to relax
1 in 14 Are going back to school
1 in 25 Are starting a business
1 in 17 Sold stuff they own
1 in 25 Are living on credit cards
The average time it takes to find a new job now is 25.1 weeks. What you do during this half year can determine your future.
If you're out of work and want (and need) a new job, your current full-time job is conducting a professional job search.
Most unemployed are woefully unprepared to look for a job in the new world of job-hunting.
Find out what you need to do to get back to work fast at http://www.careerrebootcamp.com/
1 in 7 Exercise more
1 in 5 Cutting back on expenses
1 in 7 Are living on savings
1 in 10 Are taking time to relax
1 in 14 Are going back to school
1 in 25 Are starting a business
1 in 17 Sold stuff they own
1 in 25 Are living on credit cards
The average time it takes to find a new job now is 25.1 weeks. What you do during this half year can determine your future.
If you're out of work and want (and need) a new job, your current full-time job is conducting a professional job search.
Most unemployed are woefully unprepared to look for a job in the new world of job-hunting.
Find out what you need to do to get back to work fast at http://www.careerrebootcamp.com/
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
What Social Networking Sites Do The Pros Use?
Jobvite recently conducted a survey of HR and recruiting professionals to see which social networking sites they use. The results?
95% LinkedIn
59% Facebook
42% Twitter
11% My Space
10% Ning
In recent years LinkedIn has charged ahead of the social networking pack. If you don't already use this site to network professionally, you should.
Waiting until you lose your job (which seems almost inevitable these days) is a BIG mistake. Building an online network is a lot like building one offline, it takes time and dedication. There's a lot of value placed on "you pat my back and I'll pat yours" style participation. Just like in real life.
Harvey Mackay, author of Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty, said it best ten years ago. He said, "If I had to name the single characteristic shared by all the truly successful people I've met over a lifetime, I'd say it is the ability to create and nurture a network of contacts."
Computer use has closeted a huge portion of the population from others. But the surge in social networking and offline "Meetups" is getting everyone out of the cubicle and away from the computer screen to, well, mingle and meet in person.
THE SURPRISE IN SOCIAL NETWORKING.
Perhaps the big surprise is how much personal social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace are scrutinized by hiring executives. It's important to manage your online presence on these sites as much as it is on a professional site like LinkedIn, Plaxo, or Ryze.
And since you're known by the company you keep, be careful about who you allow into your Facebook network. If your nephew likes to party hearty and then posts photos of his drunken escapades, it doesn't reflect well on you.
Ning is another surprise. It's not well know yet among most job-hunters. Yet fully 1 in 10 HR execs and recruiters looked at candidates on Ning.
KEEP IT SIMPLE. KEEP IT CONSISTENT.
Make sure that your profile and online presence are synced up across sites. A discrepancy between one or more can be a red flag. Also, don't sign up for every social networking site offered. You'll spend all your time maintaining them and none on anything else.
At some point you just have to draw a line in the sand. The prevailing advice is to do LinkedIn, Facebook and one other site that you feel particularly drawn to for personal or professional reasons. Keep it simple---always good advice.
95% LinkedIn
59% Facebook
42% Twitter
11% My Space
10% Ning
In recent years LinkedIn has charged ahead of the social networking pack. If you don't already use this site to network professionally, you should.
Waiting until you lose your job (which seems almost inevitable these days) is a BIG mistake. Building an online network is a lot like building one offline, it takes time and dedication. There's a lot of value placed on "you pat my back and I'll pat yours" style participation. Just like in real life.
Harvey Mackay, author of Dig Your Well Before You're Thirsty, said it best ten years ago. He said, "If I had to name the single characteristic shared by all the truly successful people I've met over a lifetime, I'd say it is the ability to create and nurture a network of contacts."
Computer use has closeted a huge portion of the population from others. But the surge in social networking and offline "Meetups" is getting everyone out of the cubicle and away from the computer screen to, well, mingle and meet in person.
THE SURPRISE IN SOCIAL NETWORKING.
Perhaps the big surprise is how much personal social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace are scrutinized by hiring executives. It's important to manage your online presence on these sites as much as it is on a professional site like LinkedIn, Plaxo, or Ryze.
And since you're known by the company you keep, be careful about who you allow into your Facebook network. If your nephew likes to party hearty and then posts photos of his drunken escapades, it doesn't reflect well on you.
Ning is another surprise. It's not well know yet among most job-hunters. Yet fully 1 in 10 HR execs and recruiters looked at candidates on Ning.
KEEP IT SIMPLE. KEEP IT CONSISTENT.
Make sure that your profile and online presence are synced up across sites. A discrepancy between one or more can be a red flag. Also, don't sign up for every social networking site offered. You'll spend all your time maintaining them and none on anything else.
At some point you just have to draw a line in the sand. The prevailing advice is to do LinkedIn, Facebook and one other site that you feel particularly drawn to for personal or professional reasons. Keep it simple---always good advice.
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