How to Help Your Candidates Create a Resume for the 21st Century

How to Help Your Candidates Create a Resume for the 21st Century Being a recruiter is a job that requires that you put a solid amount of work into preparing your candidates for the highly dynamic job market. In recent years, there has been a considerable shift which has affected each and every industry. Thus, new job positions are opening while others are slowly vanishing, and others are being fundamentally redesigned. What makes the labor market so different today? Life is constantly evolving, and we are all witnesses to new discoveries in medicine, technology, and other sectors every day. Bringing these innovations to the different industries changes the way companies function; physical labour is being quickly replaced by machines, for instance. As we can predict, a large part of the drivers influencing industries will eventually reflect on the job marketâ€"either by creating new occupations or causing job displacement. We can also expect that instead of improving labour productivity, businesses will need to focus on upgrading workers’ skill set because of the fast pace of skill evolution happening. An interesting fact is that the most in-demand positions appeared only five to ten years ago. It is estimated that 65% of children entering primary school in 2017 will end up occupying jobs that don’t exist today, according to World Economic Forum. In such a rapidly developing employment climate, the capability to prepare for future skill requirements is essential for companies, governments, and people in order to entirely embrace the opportunities brought on by these new trendsâ€"and to mitigate any undesirable results. Which are the 21st century essential job skills? All the trends and disruptions shaping modern business models are expected to require an adjustment to certain skill sets for key job functions in the different industries. On one hand, companies might need to qualify employees with the skills required to embrace new work opportunities. On the other hand, it is also important to avoid losing competitiveness due to the erosion of current employees’ existing skill sets. Due to the different business models and different combinations of trends and disruptions prevalent in each industry, the same drivers of change may be felt differently industry to industry. For example, in the consumer industry the main driver of change is the changing nature of work, while climate change is a dominating factor shaping the energy and transportation industries. These speak for a society that is more concerned about subjects such as equality and sustainability. Beyond hard skills and formal qualifications, employers are often equally interested in the work-related, practical skills or competences that current employees are capable of in order to perform certain tasks successfully. WEF’s report ‘Future of Jobs’ focuses on a core set of work-related skills valued across all industry sectors as well as the job families originating from the same classification. The skills are divided into two main groups: basic skillsâ€"which include content and process skillsâ€"and cross-functional skillsâ€"social, systems, complex problem solving, resource management, and technical skills. Although many jobs involve a wide variety of skills, the skill set combinations in demand in different industries are quite divergent. It is estimated that by 2020, more than 33% of the core skill sets for most positions will include skills not yet considered essential. Speaking about differences at an industry-level, the most changes are expected to happen in the Financial Services Investors sector, while the least are forecasted to be in Media, Entertainment Information. In order to help candidates create a résumé that will stand out in the 21st century, recruiters need to be familiar with the upcoming trends in core job skill set and potential occupations. The infographic below by Market Inspector presents, in an easy and structured way, all the important information you need to know to prepare your candidates to seize their dream job. About the author: Nona Madzharova is a writing enthusiast, currently working for Market-Inspector.co.uk, a B2B digital marketplace for businesses and organisations in Europe. She is also a fan of football, good music, and chocolate.

Resume Examples For Teaching Can Help You Get Your Dream Job

Resume Examples For Teaching Can Help You Get Your Dream JobAre you looking for a job in the teaching profession? Would you like to know how to write an effective resume for teachers? Many people are looking for ways to get their resumes noticed but don't know where to start.The best way to get a job as a good teacher is to be an excellent teacher. You need to show potential employers that you can be a great teacher and that you have experience working with young children. Not only that, but you need to know how to write a successful resume.That's where the example resumes come in. Resume examples for teaching can be found online. These examples can help you to look over the steps you need to take to make your resume stand out from all the other resumes in the job posting. You'll be surprised at how easy it is to write a good teaching resume.When you browse through example resumes for teaching you'll find some that look very similar to your own. When this happens you need to use thes e resumes as a way to figure out if you really do have what it takes to teach young children. You want to think about a few different things. You may have some thoughts you'd like to add to your resume, but you should also consider the additional qualities that teachers need to be successful.The most important characteristic of a teacher is that they love children. They understand the needs of children and can provide them with all the support they need. There are many skills needed to be a successful teacher, but most importantly one skill that is common to all teachers. This is communication, which is something that many new teachers struggle with.An excellent teacher needs to be able to communicate clearly and effectively. It is the first skill in a list of more than30 qualities but is also the most important one. It is not a skill that many students learn in school, but it is something that can be learned by anyone.There are a number of different examples of resumes for teaching on the internet. When you are looking at a resume, you should browse through a few of these samples and make sure that the information you are finding is for teaching. In order to write a good resume you need to know what you're looking for and the best way to get there is by looking at resume examples for teaching.Career guidance professionals use example resumes for teaching as a way to help young people start thinking about their future, especially when it comes to their teaching career. Of course you can find a variety of other resumes and other teaching courses online, but it helps to know where to begin before you start filling out applications. Don't try to work too hard right away, just sit down and look at a few sample resumes for teaching and figure out what it is that you need to do to get that job.

The State of the Conscious Company Industry

The State of the Conscious Company Industry In 2011, I was faced with a crucial decision in my career path: to stay in the comfort of my stable, corporate fashion job or be a part of a startup whose goals were in line with what I believed the fashion industry could look like. For the years prior, while working in New York, I was most drawn to the fashion companies that I saw having a positive impact on the world such as Eileen Fisher, Feed, Patagonia, Invisible Children/Mend and others. I wanted to start a company that could not only answer the following types of questions, but also proudly answer them: Do the factory workers make a living wage? Can they send their children to school? What does their working environment look like? Does their supervisor treat them with dignity? Is the minimum age requirement respected? I desired to be a part of a fashion company that highlighted the producers rather than hid or covered them up AND that designed style driven products that you wanted to wear. The timing could not have been more perfect for me to be introduced to my now business partner, Patrick Woodyard, who had an idea that would become the framework for Nisolo. We shared a vision for a company where the people, the environment, the product and profit all mattered. One that made inspiring products and that also cared about the people who made those products taking all stakeholders into account when making decisions, running operations and building strategy. As I look back at this crossroads, partnering with Patrick was one of the most important decisions of my career, and I hope Nisolo can continue to be one of the examples of what this growing movement of conscious entrepreneurs can achieve. With the knowledge that a better type of company can and does exist, it’s important to stay even more in touch with the fast-moving industry changes we are seeing. In the last couple of decades, the fashion industry has experienced unprecedented growth, largely due to outsourcing where labor is cheap and often exploitative. Now a 1.8 trillion-dollar industry employing over 75 million people worldwide, it’s becoming harder and harder to really know the working conditions of where our clothes are made and the daily reality of the people behind our favorite labels. Through subcontractors and mega suppliers, the brands interaction with the factories is more and more removed and accountability is deferred or dismissed. I witnessed this first hand working for a multibillion dollar fashion company where there was a lack of transparency and a top priority of constantly pushing to cut costs with the factories. The good news is that it is becoming more and more common in 2017 to find fashion companies that share the values that we focus on at Nisolo. Similar to how we’ve seen the food industry revolutionized by the demand for and emergence of organic and local farmers, we are now seeing more consciousness and demand by consumers for thoughtful practices in the fashion industry. HM and other fast fashion brands are beginning to speak out about sustainability. And there is increased access to products that directly support underserved artisans. Consumers are beginning to make brands meet their demand for operating more ethically. The road towards sustainability is a long one, but we couldn’t be more excited to be one of the drivers. I believe that it’s every generations responsibility to improve on the world we are given and leave the world a better place than we found it, and this is an effort that can leave no person behind. Here are some things YOU can be doing to get the fashion industry on the ethical track: Hold your favorite brands accountable. Take a look at what you own and ask your favorite brands, “Who made my clothes?” Chances are you’ll get a positive response or nothing at all (red flag). Whenever possible, shift to brands that are willing to share their sources and practices. Purchase from brands who share publically about their supply chain and environmental impact.  Purchase consciously and thoughtfully. Be thoughtful about how much and what you consume. Are the fabrics natural or synthetic? Is it better to purchase two cheaper shirts or one that may be more expensive but is high quality and made with fair practices? Often times, going with fewer, more quality items will last longer in your closet and less likely to end up in a land fill.  Stay up to date. Be in the know by following Fashion Revolution on Instagram and reading into the impact of the fashion industry through credible sources, such as the International Labour Organization. This guest post was authored by Zoe Cleary Zoe is a Co-founder of Nisolo and serves as the Chief Design Operating Officer. She is originally from Santa Barbara, CA and has spent time immersing herself in culture abroad. The streamlined and classic designs of Nisolo are largely influenced by her time living in Italy and France. The integration of  textures and fabrics are the influence of  Latin American culture that she has grown to love. Zoe graduated with honors from Willamette University and then completed her MBA in fashion management in New York City. After working for several billion-dollar fashion labels, she decided to change direction to pursue a career out of passion that incorporated social good. A mutual friend introduced her to Patrick Woodyard while he was in the beginning stages of Nisolo. After flying to Peru to meet Patrick and witness the talent that existed in Trujillo, it was an easy decision for her to join forces in order to help launch the brand. She travels back and forth between Peru and the United States to see the process develop and flourish.

Lets Talk About Self-Love On Valentines Day

Lets Talk About Self-Love On Valentines Day Happy Valentines Day everyone! Now before you protest celebrating this day because its commercial or stupid, I want to point out that I have been single on literally every single Valentines Day of my life. And yes, I still like Valentines Day. To me, Valentines day is a day to celebrate love and in the midst of our busy lives, I think we could use the reminder. Of course if you have a romantic love, you are the perfect audience for this day, whether you choose to celebrate it  or not. But I also think that this day can be used to celebrate all the loves of your life your family, your friends, and yes, even yourself. What is self-love? There are multiple explanations of this term, some of them positive, and some of them negative. Some people view self-love in the same light as being conceited or self-centered, and it can be. But Im talking about the kind of self-love that means respect for yourself, harmony with yourself, and a genuine appreciation for who you are. On days like today, we usually think about love in terms of what were getting from others and what were giving to others. But what about ourselves? What are we giving to ourselves in terms of the choices that we make, the way in which we live our lives, and even the people we choose to surround ourselves with the people we choose to love? As many of you know, I have written about being bullied and made fun of as a kid, and how I ultimately had to make a change in my teens all the way to college to get out of that inferiority complex. I am grateful for the experience because I guess I learned really early that people are going to be hurtful and mean and make you feel inferior sometimes, just because they can. But I also learned that they need your consent, and thats where self-love comes in. Self-love isnt something that you wake up with one morning, well, at least not in your adulthood. Its something that you have to cultivate and that you have to defend when it gets challenged, and trust that it will be challenged. Self-love is acceptance of your failings and flaws while embracing your talents and beauty. Self-love is taking care of your health and paying attention to your emotions and being truly present in your relationships. Self-love is an understanding of what you deserve as a human being and indeed, what you dont deserve. Self-love is living your life like you want to be remembered, and doing the best you can, knowing that some days you can give your absolute best and some days you can only give a little. On this beautiful day about love,   keep it in the right perspective and not get caught up in all the things that might make us question that we arent who we are supposed to be. I hope youll just take this as a reminder that you are loved and that you can and should be loved by you. And well, about romantic love, as Carrie Bradshaw once said, If you can find someone to love the you that you love, well, thats just fabulous. Till then, just keep loving those you can. And that includes yourself. . Image credit.

Is Google+ the Personal Branding Tool of the Future

Is Google+ the Personal Branding Tool of the Future Targeted messaging for personal branding in social media can be tricky. The types of messaging that are appropriate for Facebook may not be right for LinkedIn. A one size fits all approach to personal branding may not be the right tactic when you have multiple social media platforms which each have a different audience profile. You don’t want to use the same kind of messaging for casual acquaintance networking as you do for professional networking and job search networking. And to further muddy the networking waters, what do you do when you have a significant social media overlap? You may have professional contacts and former professors who are also Facebook friends. When you add casual acquaintances and family members into the mix, personal brand messaging can become unnecessarily complicated. It can become far too easy to lose track of the fact that you’ve got professional contacts included among Facebook friends. Breezy status updates which may be perfectly compatible with personal brand messaging for more intimate acquaintances may be entirely inappropriate for consumption by professional colleagues or academic peers. And LinkedIn status updates which should be focusing on a more serious manner of reflecting your personal brand should normally never be used in the casual relaxed way that can be entirely appropriate for much of your Facebook audience. Google+ may prove to be a personal branding tool that could avoid these mixed audience pitfalls. Instead of using multiple social media sites, Google+ offers the potential of using just one platform for crafting tailored messaging to distinctly different audiences. Google+ has a series of ingenious circles in which you can place contacts according to the type of relationship you have with each individual. All of your professional contacts can be placed in one circle making it easy to target specific messaging appropriate for professional networking. A more relaxed approach to personal branding through less formal messaging can be accomplished by addressing friends and acquaintances with the appropriate forms of communication based on the specific kinds of relationships you have with them. And the ability to build distinct circles based on relationship type is infinite. One possible advantage of a single social media platform approach is that none of your contacts will know which circle they’re in. If a Google+ contact has you in their acquaintance circle, but you’ve placed them in the less intimate professional networking circle, they have no way of knowing. Google+ also allows room for a lot more nuance in social media interactions. If managing your messaging is most easily accomplished by keeping individuals in one circle only, that’s fine. But if you want to incorporate a bit more nuance into the mix after noodling about on Google+ for a while, you can do that too. You may have situations where someone is a work colleague as well as a close personal friend. You can have them in your professional networking circle as well as in your friend circle. Many professional contacts may not be friends, but it may be entirely appropriate to include them in an acquaintance circle. Google+ certainly has the potential to be an extremely effective personal branding tool going forward. But whether its potential can be realized is uncertain. Google has a track record of producing excellent services which are sometimes not big hits with the public. Among some of the more memorable Google offerings which never lived up to their potential are Google Buzz and Wave. No matter how great the potential of Google+, if people don’t recognize how great the platform is and flock to it in great numbers, it could result in another well-conceived and brilliant product that never reaches its true potential. Author: Jesse Langley lives near Chicago. He divides his time among work, writing and family life. He writes on behalf of  coloradotech.edu  and has a keen interest in blogging and social media. He also writes for professionalintern.com.

6 ways to have a killer wardrobe on a student budget - Debut

6 ways to have a killer wardrobe on a student budget - Debut This post was written by a member of the Debut Contributor Network. Seren Morris shares her tips for looking box-fresh at university for half the price Living on a student budget doesn’t mean your style has to suffer. There are ways to maintain your style queen status on a student budget if you know where to look. Thankfully, being thrifty is a lot easier than it may seem, made all the more simple with this handy guide. So, embrace your inner Bargain Hunter and follow these six steps to building your killer wardrobe on a student budget. Head to your local charity shops Venture into the trendy area of town and you will find that the charity shops are selling less itchy cardigans that look like something your crazy, elderly aunt might have hand woven, and are offering more unique, sometimes vintage, items. Everything will be a one off and you never know what you might find Except for a bargain! Charity shops are having a cool resurgence, there is no need to feel embarrassed sifting through old men’s jumpers on a Saturday morning; you could come away with a new favourite piece. Make the most of your student discount, it won’t last forever There are so many perks that come with being a student, but a student discount might be the best. Websites like UniDays, StudentBeans and NUS offer some amazing deals for students; make sure you use them! Before heading out, check which shops these websites are offering discounts at and make the most of your student status. We all have to graduate at some point; grab these deals before it’s too late. Shops sales wisely   If you are well organised, you can plan your shopping trips around peak sale times. (January sales are coming up!) So hold out on buying those shoes for now, they could be half the price in just a few weeks time. Researching into when shops might be holding sales, or buying clothes out of season, is a thrifty way of saving a few pounds on high street items. However, make sure to not get caught in the sales trap; don’t buy something just because it’s on sale. Shop smart! Swap don’t shop   Try something a little bit different and host a clothes swap party with your friends! Ask everyone to bring any clothes, shoes and accessories that they no longer want, and go through each other’s stuff. You will all come away with some brand new pieces for free, and you might end up wearing something you wouldn’t have bought yourself. Clothes swap parties are also a great way to experiment with style and to keep your wardrobe fresh, as well as being a fun way to hang out. Know where to find inspiration   Look to those around you for inspiration. Your friend’s outfit is probably more attainable than something you’d find on the pages of a glossy magazine. While sites like Instagram and Pinterest are flooded with gorgeous fashion, models’ and bloggers’ outfits are often aspirational rather than achievable. So, take note of what your trendy friends are wearing; they might even spill a few style secrets of their own. Quality over quantity Finally, to have a killer wardrobe, invest in pieces rather than buying in bulk. You could attempt to put together a capsule wardrobe, or try to collect a few reliable pieces you can wear whenever. Pay attention when buying pieces and your outfits will look a lot more chic than if you were to buy tonnes of pieces that you’d only wear once. Also, it is worth noting that quality doesn’t always have to mean more expensive; it can mean well made, unique, versatile or all of the above. Think carefully about the wear you’ll get out of a piece before buying it, and your wardrobe will stretch a lot further. Connect with Debut on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn for more careers insights.

Sales 101

Sales 101 People with a background in selling understand the job search process. They have lived it daily as they sold whatever product or service they represented for their previous employers. Networking uses those same principles. Identify your target audience: This means identifying which companies need your services. If you were selling something, you would develop a large pipeline of potential customers. You would do this by identifying what they are currently doing and using. You would identify them as having a problem your product or service could solve. Create your value-add: Once you have identified these targets, you would create a sales pitch for each individual company based on what they would gain by using your service. In many instances, you already know some of their problems or why your service would benefit them. In other instances, you will need to gather information about what the company is doing and how they are doing it. How might you gather that information? You could speak with people who are currently working there. You could read about them in publications and on their website. You could speak with people who used to work their or have some connection. Once you have this information, you would better understand which benefits are of the greatest value. Who to pitch to: You wouldnt dream of trying to sell your product or service to someone who doesnt control the budget. It would be a waste of your time. Instead, you would identify the Decision Maker for the department or company. They are the people who ultimately make the final decisions. Do they want to talk to you? Of course not. They are busy. And in many cases they dont believe they have a problem that needs solving or fixing. However, the great sales person, finds the magic words to get the meeting. It takes persistence. It takes confidence. Trying to push the concept from the bottom up is generally seen as a long and fruitless process. Sure, it has been done and can be done, but, the ultimate pitch has to be made to the decision maker. As job seekers, we absolutely have to follow the same process. We need to keep the bigger picture in mind. It is great to meet new people and develop our network. It is equally important to remember our targets and goalsto present to the ultimate decision maker. Trying to push your message from the bottom up is difficult. Peers can be threatened by your experience/talent. How likely are they to become your cheerleader or advocate? Why would they do that for you? Sure, it can happen. Your return on these peer to peer conversations will seldom be as beneficial as a single conversation with a decision maker. We dont know many decision makers. It is a difficult process to identify them. It is even more difficult to gain access to them. Begin by using LinkedIn to identify whos who in target companies.(Great article from Personal Branding on how to do this.) If that fails, you can read trade publications and local newspapers. If that fails, consult the local chamber of commerce. One job seeker recently followed her targeted decision maker to a presentation he was giving. She attended and after his presentation,created the opportunity to connect with him and introduce herself. She demonstrated an interest in his company and began the process of developing a relationship/connection. As sales people know, this can be a long and arduous process. She, most likely, will face many rejections in trying to follow-up with this company owner. But, if, in her persistence, she demonstrates that she can solve a problem or be a solution, she will win the coveted meeting she is hoping for. Connecting with decision makers is the brass ring job seekers must strive for. Anything less is like pushing a boulder up a huge mountain.

Wreck This Journal!

Wreck This Journal! You can now purchase Wreck This Journal in my Spectacular Stuff Store! I am so super excited to be part of The Next Chapters book blogging group for Wreck This Journal that starts today! Ever since I found the work of Keri Smith, Ive been wanting to jump in with both hands and make a mess, gain a new perspective, create. Something always held me back though because, well, I aint no artist! Even my stick figures arent so, uh, sticky. It was a great excuse to keep my hands clean not make a mess. But then my virtual buddy Jamie Ridler announced that Wreck This Journal would be the next book in The Next Chapter series, the one only word that popped into my mind was: Yes. The extrovert in me loves the virtual support Ill receive in joining a group of almost 150 bloggers ( counting!) that will withhold their judgment on my scribbles and my stick figures and my messes (right, guys?) . Theres something just so freeing about taking a nice new book being forced to crap all over it. If you wanna get dirty with us, theres still time! Click here scroll down to the bottom of the page to join the fun. Meanwhile, cmon back here every Friday until July 31st to see the mess Im making!