How Can a Recruiter Use Social Media to Attract Talent

How Can a Recruiter Use Social Media to Attract Talent Now unless youve been meditating in the Himalayas for the past 20 years then youll know that social media is the IN thing. Every man, woman, business, cat, and dog (yep they have their own profiles too) has some kind of presence on social media. Whether its Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat or others which are coming through, recruiters would be mad not to use it to boost recruitment. In our brand new panel, weve pooled together who we think are at the top of their game when it comes to sharing their insights into social media and recruitment and theyre going to start off by telling you how you can use it to attract talent. Ariel Jolo First of all, you need to understand social media is a reputation game and you will only play it correctly in time. You wont find today the right candidate for the position you need to close by Friday.  Then listen. You can use social media as a way to learn and connect with people. If you are passionate about the industry you are in, follow people that you think have interesting insights and you might find yourself looking at an attractive talent pool. Share content that you find interesting and that you think people might be interested in. Dont spam!! Ariel Jolo,  Global Employer Brand Manager, at Medallia. Adrian Cernat Can a recruiter attract talent without social media? In today s recruitment environment, the candidate holds all the cards. As a result, posting on job boards and hiring through recruitment agencies can be increasingly slow and expensive. In order to reduce their dependence on old school recruitment methods, businesses need to organically generate interest and applications on their own corporate career pages how? Building a strong presence on social media. Adrian Daniel Cernat, CEO co-founder SmartDreamers Sarang Brahme Social Media has great potential for recruiters to engage with talent, and educate them on company culture, the brand and benefits. It helps recruiters to build a talent pipeline for current or future opportunities along with expanding their reach beyond traditional channels like job portals, referrals and third-party agencies. Sarang Brahme, Global Social Recruiting Talent Brand Manager, Capgemini. Carmen Collins Be human. Don’t feel like you have to be the brand version of yourself. Be yourself. People want to connect with people, not robots. Plus, you’re an employee. What are your moments that matter? That will give candidates a way to relate to you on a personal level. Creating connections may not mean an instant hire, but it builds a pipeline. Carmen Collins, Social Media Talent Brand Lead, Cisco. Cameron Brain Social is all about developing relationships, which of course is also at the heart of recruiting.   The important thing to think about when it comes to social media and relationships online, in general, is that they’re still relationships; prioritize developing a connection with someone, in the same manner, you would if you were in-person with them. Cameron Brain, CEO Co-Founder, EveryoneSocial.com. Mark Cavanagh Being a successful recruiter is about your ability to network and connect people with people. In its simplest form, social media can give you the ability to supercharge your networking potential, create new connections at speed and nurture existing relationships with minimal effort â€" all at the click of a button. Recruiters can often make the mistake of using social media as just a talent address book or yet another CV search database, that only gets broken into when you’re handed a new role to fill. Social networks are living organisms which â€" if fed with relevant content, creative job descriptions and a little personality can yield candidates who are not only engaged but potentially more receptive to what you can offer. Mark Cavanagh, Marketing Manager at The One Group. Victoria Sorensen Be yourself, be interesting, be creative and get personal. A recruiter needs to be a real person online and not just a job posting bot. In my experience, candidates respond better when they can see the substance behind the profile. If you are a Corporate Recruiter, you can give true insights into the company you work for, if you are an agency recruiter you can still do this but you need to be a little creative. Victoria Sorenson , Senior Talent Advisor, Oracle. Othamar Gama Filho I believe that being a recruiter nowadays means that you are already using social media. Most use if just to re-post their jobs, the most strategic ones use it to develop relationships and be a trusted source of career advice to their target recruiting audience. Othamar Gama Filho, CEO at Talentify. Stephanie Scher Social media is a crucial element in establishing your company’s talent brand. Candidates use a variety of resources to form an opinion about employers when deciding to apply or accept an offer. Social media is an important resource in that informational ecosystem. Candidates consume the corporately driven “@Lifeat” or “@InsideXX” handles and follow hashtags to get a view inside employers they are considering applying or interviewing with. Candidates are no longer willing to accept a corporate careers site as their only resource for cultural or lifestyle information to help them make their decision. Stephanie Scher, Talent Brand|Social Media, Vanguard. Eva Baluchova Nowadays, its expected that people and companies have a strong online presence. You dont exist if youre not out there. As a direct result, people are often flooded with information in their feeds. With that you, your company and your post are most likely to struggle for visibility. But it doesnt need to be this way.   As a recruiter you can use social media to find, engage and attract candidates, to promote your company’s culture, increase brand awareness and promote job opportunities. By increasing your reach in simple ways, you are making it easier to get in touch especially with passive candidates. Eva Baluchova, , Talent Lead, Levelup Ventures.

Whats the Best Social Media Recruitment Campaign

Whats the Best Social Media Recruitment Campaign There is always one campaign that stands out from the crowds. Most people kick themselves for not thinking of it first. But what usually happens is it inspires recruiters to come up with their own campaigns in a bid to make it bigger and better than their rivals. This week our panel of social media experts share with us their thoughts on campaigns theyve seen that they think are at the top of their game. Ariel Jolo Medallias ?? just kidding. Many years before I started in employer branding I saw Intels Rock Stars campaign and I loved it. It was really fresh at that time (and the term hadnt been so misused yet). In more recent times, I can think of Heinekens Go Places campaign and, of course, Zappos Insider program. Ariel Jolo,  Global Employer Brand Manager, at Medallia. Adrian Cernat Not necessarily a campaign per se, but an ongoing great strategy to attract talent would be Twitter, join the flock. Also, EuroWings did a terrific job with their Tinder campaign, bringing something new and fresh in the industry. Adrian Daniel Cernat, CEO co-founder SmartDreamers Sarang Brahme In the new digital age, hackathons are a great tool to not just engage with key talent but also to innovate / co-create the solutions. For example our India team has been running the TechChallenge hackathon using the power of social media to invite top talent to solve industry/business problems and showcase their expertise. This initiative has helped recruiting teams to engage a larger talent pool and hire niche talent. Sarang Brahme, Global Social Recruiting Talent Brand Manager, Capgemini. Carmen Collins  Aside from @WeAreCisco? HA! Gotta give props to GE’s campaigns with Owen â€" of course, gotta give them props for the budget allocated to it as well. . Carmen Collins, Social Media Talent Brand Lead, Cisco. Cameron Brain We’re fortunate to have some industry-leading companies running their social recruiting efforts on our platform, which gives us a unique perspective into what they’re doing and what works (and what doesn’t).   Time and time again what resonates the most with prospective hires are the authentic, human stories created by actual employees. We recently did a program review with one of these clients and found the #1 piece of content their team shared (which drove the most engagements and clicks) was a video, created by an employee of them walking through the office, showing off the space, chatting with colleagues, etc.   It was simple, genuine, and clearly connected with the people their recruiting team shared it with. Cameron Brain, CEO Co-Founder, EveryoneSocial.com. Mark Cavanagh Mastercard Canada’s Internship social media challenge. Using the hashtag #internswanted, Mastercard Canada gave college students the chance to compete for an internship on social media. Applicants each submitted an idea for a product, app, or technique to help the company move towards creating a cashless future. Contestants were judged on the amount of likes and retweets their ideas got. They received 532 qualified candidates and expanded their program to hire an additional intern due to the talent quality. This campaign stood out to us as a great example of engaging social media, with immediate potential to become self-perpetuating as more and more candidates shared their entries. Mark Cavanagh, Marketing Manager at The One Group. Victoria Sorensen One campaign that struck me at the time was the OgilvyOne campaign to find a sales person via YouTube video. This was about 10 years ago. Potential candidates had create a video of themselves selling a brick. I remember thinking at the time that this was ahead of its time. It would be very relevant today and I actually think the new generation of candidates coming into the workplace have grown up with video and are for more comfortable with their screen presence. Victoria Sorenson , Senior Talent Advisor, Oracle. Othamar Gama Filho One of the most creative recruitment campaigns on social media has been the McDonald’s Snapplications that allowed candidates to apply for a job at McDonalds restaurants through the Snapchat app. It really targeted their demographics well and made the process easy and fun for the candidate. And, as a bonus, it got a lot of positive attention from the media. Othamar Gama Filho, CEO at Talentify. Stephanie Scher In 2017 we introduced a Learn Grow initiative to help the Vanguard Talent Acquisition (TA) Teams, with both external recruiters and internal talent advisors, understand the value of their presence and participation on LinkedIn. We facilitated training sessions on how to create a great profile, and shared our strategy for networking and cultivating connections. We also discussed how and what to post and provided coaching for social media writing and creating effective headlines. We encouraged the recruiters to share this expertise with their hiring managers and business partners. As our crew became more active on LinkedIn and regularly leveraged the newly minted hashtag, #LifeatVanguard, we saw (and continue to see) a significant impact double the referral traffic YoY to our careers site from LinkedIn and a considerable increase in candidate flow from LinkedIn. Stephanie Scher, Talent Brand|Social Media, Vanguard. Eva Baluchova There are many recruitment campaigns out there. Mostly I see more prominent companies like Zappos, Disney, PwC, Microsoft doing a great job on social media. Personally, my favourite is Salesforce (i.e. #salesforcejobs) on Instagram. Its one of the world’s best companies for using Instagram effectively in their employer branding. You can see that they are promoting a genuinely great culture and that their employees are having the time of their lives. The other cool hashtag they use is #dreamjob.   As a Disney movie lover, my favourite Instagram campaign is #salesforceohana. Why? Ohana means family (LiloStich movie), so imagine the power of Ohana on social media. Eva Baluchova, Talent Lead, Levelup Ventures.

Creating Income With a Side Hustle

Creating Income With a Side Hustle Are you looking for side hustle options that can produce a reliable bit of extra income?   If thats the case, it likely means that your day job either Doesnt have a future. Has little potential for providing financial security. Simply isnt satisfying. Why Do A Side Hustle? Most people who start and grow a side hustle do so for the extra income.   Thats not always the case, but if that describes you, its important you examine your motivations and needs. Surely, you dont want to simply increase the frequency and number of work characteristics you dont like. So youll want to create something that might include some or all of the following: Lower stress. Dependable cash flow. Flexible to your changing needs. That might sound like the elusive dream job.   And in a way, it is.   But its not an elusive side hustle.   There are several kinds of side hustles that have those benefits, including some you may not have considered.   Heres a couple you shouldnt dismiss out of hand. Getting Paid For Surveys Yes, its actually a legitimate option.   Marketing research firms pay for consumers to take surveys, or perhaps be part of focus groups, to gain insights into product development, advertising, and placement.   One of the top rated companies that has this option is Swagbucks.   Why?   Because it offers some of the higher payout opportunities, and has a wide variety of survey options, or you can watch videos, shop, discover deals, or even play games. While there are a lot of survey sites out there, many are less reputable.    If doing surveys sounds of interest, Id suggest using Swagbucks as your standard. Editing and Proofreading Every minute of every day, there are roughly 400 new websites launched on the internet.   Thats a lot of written material!   With all that volume, theres an increasing demand for editorial and proofreading help.   As of this writing, job site Indeed listed almost 1,800 openings in this area.   Many are part time or one-off jobs. If reading is your thing, this may be a good side hustle option to consider. Side Hustle Income Expectations Just as in any other venture, you shouldnt expect to get rich overnight from your new side hustle.   In fact, its important to evaluate your own motivations for considering side hustles as a way to increase your income. Do you need/want money now? If youve got a budget crunch and need to create some income pretty quickly, temporary gigs and work that payout reliably and quickly, like those above, are probably best.   You have the freedom to pick these up, and put them down, as your time and budget allow. Are you in it for the long term? If youre more of the entrepreneurial type and have dreams of creating something really big, be prepared for a period of austerity, or even starvation, up front.    But its quite possible to begin in your garage what ultimately becomes a household name.    Just read the history of Microsoft and Apple. Does the money always matter? Absolutely not!   Maybe your reason for doing a side hustle isnt about the money.   Maybe its just about doing something more constructive that watching television.   So the money might be just a nice extra, or not required at all.   This would also be the case if your side hustle is more about simply following your passions.   Have artistic talent?   Go for it.   Theres a ton of ways to use all kinds of artistic talent in a side hustle.   Check out this video from Entrepreneur for some tips! #Sidehustle Results One of the great things about a side hustle, or any kind of self employment, is that you own 100% of the results of your efforts.   So whether its for a boost to your income, exploring your passions, or building the next big thing, the results you get will be commensurate with the efforts and determination you put it.   Get your side hustle on!

The Three Best LinkedIn Profile Picture Tips per Research [Infographic]

The Three Best LinkedIn Profile Picture Tips â€" per Research [Infographic] Photofeeler, a Boulder, Colorado startup, conducts research on LinkedIn and other social media profile pictures. Because of this, theyre a fountain of evidence-based LinkedIn profile picture tips.  Beyond that, they have created a system that lets you quickly assess your profile pictures effectiveness by collecting information from live viewers.Feedback on Profile PicturesAs a result, you can use Photofeeler to get feedback on three essential career factors:1. Likeability.2. Competence.3. Influence.LinkedIn Profile Picture TipsAnn Pierce, the Co-Founder CEO of Photofeeler, and I teamed up to produce an infographic (see below) that shares PhotoFeelers research-proven best practices for LinkedIn profile pictures.Three Factors That Make the Most Effective LinkedIn Profile PicturesTo make the best impression possible:1. Dont obstruct your eyes.2. Smile with your teeth showing and throw in a little  squinch (see the video at the bottom of this section).3. Dress formally.I pressed Ann on her formal dress advice because many companies don’t require it. She said that regardless of the company or industry, formal dress scores better in pictures. Period. So guys, get your ties on!The Profile Picture HackAnn recommends going to a professional photographer to get a good picture, but thats not the hack.The hack:Ann shared the four pictures that have scored the highest  rankings  ever  on Photofeeler. If you have already looked at them (below), then you probably noticed that all four are  remarkably similar.Each picture was styled and taken by professionals for stock photo sites. Their Photofeeler rankings show you the advantage you gain from working with professionals and, because of their similarity, what to do with your own picture.Study  the infographic below, then:1. Mimic the dress and grooming in one of the two pictures on the right.2. Give your photographer the infographic and ask him or her to pose and frame you just like the woman on the right (because she has the best scores of all).Could it be easier?Let Us KnowAfter youre done, run your old and new pictures through Photofeeler  (its free) and let us know how your scores changed.More LinkedIn Profile TipsClick here to find more tips on improving your LinkedIn profile.Let’s Connect on LinkedInPlease don’t hesitate to invite me to connect on LinkedIn  here:  Donna Svei, Executive Resume Writer. The more I know about my readers, the better I can make my blog.Footnote: One of my clients used the advice here and sent me a copy of her Photofeeler rankings. She outperformed the people in the infographic!Featured by: Entrepreneur Image Courtesy of Lesley B. Juarez Updated June 2019 2015 2019, Donna Svei. All rights reserved.Donna SveiDonna Svei, an executive resume writer and former C-level executive, retained search consultant, and CPA, writes all of AvidCareerists posts. She has written for and been quoted by leading business, general, and career media outlets, including Forbes, Mashable , Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Lifehacker, Ask.com, Social Media Today, IT World, SmartBrief, Payscale, Business News Daily, and the Muse. Let her background and experience inform your job search strategy and decision making.Learn more about Donnas executive resume writing service or email Donna for more information. LinkedIn â€" Profile Pictures (6 Posts) The Three Best LinkedIn Profile Picture Tips â€" per Research [Infographic] Photofeeler, a Boulder, Colorado startup, conducts research on LinkedIn and other social media profile pictures. Because of this, theyre a fountain of evidence-based LinkedIn profile picture tips.  Beyond that, they have created a system that lets you quickly assess your profile pictures effectiveness by collecting information from live viewers.Feedback on Profile PicturesAs a result, you can use Photofeeler to get feedback on three essential career factors:1. Likeability.2. Competence.3. Influence.LinkedIn Profile Picture TipsAnn Pierce, the Co-Founder CEO of Photofeeler, and I teamed up to produce an infographic (see below) that shares PhotoFeelers research-proven best practices for LinkedIn profile pictures.Three Factors That Make the Most Effective LinkedIn Profile PicturesTo make the best impression possible:1. Dont obstruct your eyes.2. Smile with your teeth showing and throw in a little  squinch (see the video at the bottom of this section).3. Dress formally.I pressed Ann on her formal dress advice because many companies don’t require it. She said that regardless of the company or industry, formal dress scores better in pictures. Period. So guys, get your ties on!The Profile Picture HackAnn recommends going to a professional photographer to get a good picture, but thats not the hack.The hack:Ann shared the four pictures that have scored the highest  rankings  ever  on Photofeeler. If you have already looked at them (below), then you probably noticed that all four are  remarkably similar.Each picture was styled and taken by professionals for stock photo sites. Their Photofeeler rankings show you the advantage you gain from working with professionals and, because of their similarity, what to do with your own picture.Study  the infographic below, then:1. Mimic the dress and grooming in one of the two pictures on the right.2. Give your photographer the infographic and ask him or her to pose and frame you just like the woman on the right (because she has the best scores of all).Could it be easier?Let Us KnowAfter youre done, run your old and new pictures through Photofeeler  (its free) and let us know how your scores changed.More LinkedIn Profile TipsClick here to find more tips on improving your LinkedIn profile.Let’s Connect on LinkedInPlease don’t hesitate to invite me to connect on LinkedIn  here:  Donna Svei, Executive Resume Writer. The more I know about my readers, the better I can make my blog.Footnote: One of my clients used the advice here and sent me a copy of her Photofeeler rankings. She outperformed the people in the infographic!Featured by: Entrepreneur Image Courtesy of Lesley B. Juarez Updated June 2019 2015 2019, Donna Svei. All rights reserved.Donna SveiDonna Svei, an executive resume writer and former C-level executive, retained search consultant, and CPA, writes all of AvidCareerists posts. She has written for and been quoted by leading business, general, and career media outlets, including Forbes, Mashable , Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Lifehacker, Ask.com, Social Media Today, IT World, SmartBrief, Payscale, Business News Daily, and the Muse. Let her background and experience inform your job search strategy and decision making.Learn more about Donnas executive resume writing service or email Donna for more information. LinkedIn â€" Profile Pictures (6 Posts)

8 golden rules for sticking to deadlines in university

8 golden rules for sticking to deadlines in university This post was written by an external contributor. Samantha Engman’s been through a lot of deadlines and explains why they’re dreadfully good for your growth. “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” Douglas Adams Even the most organised person on Earth cant avoid deadline work because often its not our fault. Unforeseeable circumstances, busy peers, demanding clients and a hundred more reasons can be at fault. Theyll make you cancel the plans and roll up your sleeves. The good news is that the ability to work under tight deadlines is what your employers want. As you grow into the senior management roles or pursue entrepreneurship, the talent to remain calm and keep your team focused under high pressure becomes even more important. Whilst they can be scary, deadlines are actually the best inspiration. And these golden rules will help you channel your efforts to the best of your ability when the pressure rises. Plan it out and schedule strategically If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Rather than hit your laptop hard right away, plan out your work. Write the process down and assess every element. Prioritise it, delegate, or skip. Spend 30 minutes on it now, and later it’ll save you more time. The best ideas and insights are likely to come when you aren’t thinking directly about the task. Make sure to get some sleep or schedule a long break, if there’s room for it, and keep a notebook close at all times. Delegate the fluff As you go through the scope of work, if possible, delegate the small stuff that anyone can do. Don’t spend valuable time on it. Heres a story: We were making a huge marketing strategy for my company. Two hours before the presentation, our creative director commanded to change the key colours and fonts. At the moment, the deck counted 350 slides. Unfeasible? Yet, we did it. Everyone in the office from the administrator to the CEO got a 20-slides chunk to revamp and send back. In about fifty minutes, the deck was ready and good to go. Keep close with the team     Effective communication is crucial for success. When you’re working on a tight project, it’s important to stay physically close with the team. That way you can align, adjust and make decisions fast. Also, being in the middle of things makes it much easier for the leader to keep everyone motivated and track progress. Turn off your phone We live in a distraction-filled world and it’s not always other people causing the distraction. The biggest nuisance is right in front of you. Turn off your phone. Take off your Apple watch. In just fifteen minutes of staying focused you’ll feel a productivity boost. Keep it like this for an hour and you’ll be surprised by your own potential. Don’t overthink Perfectionism is your enemy when trying to push out a big project quickly. Spending too much time on small details will make the haste even worse. Allocate enough time for each task in the planning phase and stick to it.  After you have the big picture finished, you can always go back to the weakest parts. Put on some music This might sound like a bad joke, how the hell can music help you when your bottom is on fire? Well, it can. Scientific research proved that music reduces stress, thus increasing productivity. Check out Debuts productivity playlist  find something that suits you best. Flashback to your successes Take a deep breath and put things into perspective. Think how little it will matter in three years time. Think of all stressful situations you had before and how you handled them. Ever been late with an essay?  It seemed like the end of the world, didn’t it? But everything turned out fine. Think of it as of a challenge, not a question of life and death. Meeting the deadlines is just a part of the working world, and if you did it before, you can do it again. Celebrate afterward! This may sound frivolous, but for morale  it counts. Both you and your team deserve some down time. When the hard work and pressure is over, get together to tell everyone how valuable their contributions were. And if you were in it all alone? Then it’s definitely a good reason to pamper yourself! Tight deadlines are a great way to hone your collaborative and planning skills. However controversial this may sound, in face of a deadline, take your time. Step back to see the bigger picture, plan your efforts and stick to the schedule. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. At the end of the day or at the break of the dawn you’ll have extra experience to your CV forever. Download Debut  and  connect with us on  Facebook,  Twitter  and  LinkedIn  for more careers insights.

How to Be a Great Listener

How to Be a Great Listener If I had to pick one skill that has helped me be a more successful leader, colleague and family member, it would be listening. The benefits of being a great listener are huge. Not only do you learn more when you listen instead of talk, listening is a core ingredient of forming trusted relationships â€" the kind that last through challenging times as well as good. When people feel completely listened to, it satisfies a basic human instinct â€" the need to feel seen, heard and valued. Being able to help people feel that way puts you in a very special category. And when you’re a great listener, people will want to talk to you again. Being a great listener forms trusted relationships. Unfortunately, most of us don’t listen well. But the good news is it’s a skill you can develop and even master although it will take some conscious effort and commitment to build the habit. Before I tell you how, there’s something you need to know. The three kinds of listening In my experience, there are three kinds of listening and most people only know the first two. Listening to Respond This is the kind of listening most of us come across at work. I know this one well because I’ve been guilty of it myself. It’s when you’re looking at the speaker but thinking about what points you want to make. You’re not really paying attention except to see when you can jump back into the conversation. Since most people recognize when others are listening only to respond, you don’t get much credit for this kind of listening. It won’t help you win over clients, build relationships with your colleagues, or endear you to your family. Listening to Comprehend This is where you’re paying attention enough to understand what the other person is saying, but no more. It’s functional listening â€" a little like Dr. Spock on Star Trek who’s focused on the content and the data. Although he asks clarifying questions and may even nod and agree, he can miss the point because he overlooks the nuance of full human interaction. In the case of a good friend’s husband, he can be staring at his computer screen yet still repeat back what his wife has said word for word when she asks, “are you even listening to me?” While listening to comprehend is better than listening to respond, it still leaves people feeling unsatisfied. Worse yet, they’re likely to feel that you don’t fully respect or care about them. Listening to Connect The best kind of listening is when you are paying complete attention to the other person. That means listening in such a way that the other person feels heard and understood. I think of this as “listening to connect” and it’s about how your listening lands with others. It’s not about you. When you achieve this level of connected listening, marvelous things can happen. Your colleagues feel respected and you build trusted relationships. Your family members feel how much you care. Your reputation as a leader, partner and colleague rises because you’re able to connect with people at a level that they experience all too rarely. When you consistently listen and connect to others in this complete way, you open up new possibilities for yourself, your family, your team, and your organization. That’s because none of us succeeds alone, and the bigger your mission in life, the more you need others to work with you, not against you. Listening so that the other person feels heard and understood is the best kind of listening. How to Listen to Connect If listening to connect is the gold standard, then the question is how to achieve that. Here are four steps that I’ve found can help. 1. Pay full attention People sense when they have your full attention, so give it to them from the start and do so willingly. This means listening not just with your ears, but also through your body language, eye contact, and absence of distractions. So, put aside your papers, put away your devices, and turn toward the other person. Most importantly, become fascinated by what they are about to say. Give people your full attention and do so willingly. 2. Don’t interrupt Allow the person the luxury of finishing their thoughts. When they pause, resist the temptation to jump in right away with a comment or question. Instead, allow for the pause in case they have more to say â€" I find taking a full breath is a great way to fill the pause. 3. Express genuine curiosity If you sense they still have something to say or if you need to learn more, ask a follow up question that helps explore further. For example, “tell me more?” or “can you share an example?” or “I wonder when XYZ tends to happen most often?”. By inviting them to tell you everything they feel the need to convey, you allow them to feel seen, heard and respected. Expressing genuine curiosity allows people to feel seen, heard and respected. 4. Respond in a way they feel understood When it’s your turn to speak, respond in a way that makes them feel validated. If you know the other person well, it’s easier to identify the words and phrases that will resonate. Otherwise, the fact that you’re paying complete attention will allow you to pick up their signals and respond appropriately. When they’ve come to you for advice on an issue, a great way to do this is to paraphrase what they’ve said. For example, “I’d like to make sure I’ve understood â€" what I’m hearing is that you’re concerned about X because of Y and you’re thinking of doing Z.” On the other hand, if they just want you to listen without trying to solve their problem, then it might work better to express empathy. For example, “That must be hard” or “I know how hard you’ve worked on X â€" I can see how frustrating this must be for you.” Be the best listener you can be If this sounds like hard work, you’re not alone. When I first started working on my listening skills, it was frustrating to hold myself back from interrupting. And it was tiring to be on my best behavior for so much of the day. So don’t worry if you can’t do it all the time. Not every situation requires “listening to connect”. The key is to determine when it will move the needle for you. Instead, give yourself permission to ease into it. Start by choosing a few situations where you want to deepen your relationship with someone. And as you get more attuned to being that great listener, you can extend your listening skills to more situations. The key is to keep working on it. The goal is progress, not perfection. So get started, and then just keep going. Now, it’s over to you: What kind of listener are you, and who do you want to be a great listener for? Leave a comment and let me know.

Form For Writing Resume

Form For Writing ResumeIf you're not familiar with the basic steps that you need to follow when form for writing resume, it may be best to get more familiar with these before proceeding. This is an important step for most of us and a rather essential one at that. Therefore, in order to avoid any possible potential mess ups, make sure that you know what to do and how to do it.The first thing that you need to do is to write the document in the right place. It is very common for us to use our computers but what we need to do is to realize that the document can only be properly formatted in one place only. In other words, if you want your resume to be formatted correctly in Microsoft Word, you need to make sure that you format it in Microsoft Word.That's the right place for you to format the resume. From there, you need to set up the structure of the resume in terms of the introduction, the body, the summary and the job history section. Additionally, you need to insert the names of the a pplicant, job and the place of employment.Once the headers have been set up in order, you can proceed to the resume in a certain point. Again, you need to know that this part of the form for writing resume is very important and is really quite a crucial feature. Hence, before proceeding with the next step, make sure that you know the basics of resume format.The first thing that you need to know is the job that you are going to apply for. After you know the job you are applying for, you need to know the position that you are applying for. You need to know the name of the company, its address, the name of the person who is responsible for the hiring process, the department that you are applying for and the position description. If you don't know the name of the company, you can use the company identification number for the job that you are applying for.In addition, you need to know about the person that will be responsible for the hiring process. For instance, if you are applying for a position in HR department, you need to know about the person who will be responsible for this department. You also need to know the person's name, title and position.The next thing that you need to know is the period of employment for the job. You need to know the date that you were hired, the number of days that you worked for the company and the salary that you were offered. Moreover, you need to know about the salary that you were paid, if any.The next thing that you need to know is the job history for the job that you are applying for. You need to know about the length of time that you worked for the company, the number of years that you have worked for the company and the number of years that you have worked for the department that you are applying for. This will help you in getting a feel of how long you have been employed by the company.