New JibberJobber Widget Your Calendar!

New JibberJobber Widget Your Calendar! We recently announced the first (and second) versions of our first Chrome Browser Widget, which we call the JibberJobber Job Search Widget (info here, download from here). Now we get to announce our next browser widget, the JibberJobber Calendar Widget. This allows you to click on your browser toolbar and access your JibberJobber Calendar from anywhere. I have already identified a few touch-ups Ill send to the team, but Ill also wait to hear what your feedback is.  For now, heres the awesomeness that this brings you: Convenient view of whats going on The Calendar Widget travels with you. Yes, Google Calendar does too, and theres no way we can replace that but as long as you have Chrome open, you can look at your Calendar at any time just click the icon for the widget (this icon will likely be replaced): Login, and then choose your view I have logged in (otherwise the Log Out button will be a different color, and prompt me to login). The default view is Monthly, which is my preference (on Google Maps my preference is weekly weird, huh?). Under Option you can choose to show or hide things such as birthdays, closed Action Items, etc.  Poke around those preferences, but I just left them as default. Note the green Add Event button well get to that in a minute. See whats going on In my monthly view I am showing holidays (Sept 4th), birthdays (on Sept 5th, I blotted out the name), recurring Action Items (Sept 4th), and regular Action Items (Aug 30). I can also show Log Entries (that would be a lot of stuff!) Add new things (Log Entries, Action Items) If I click the Add Event, or a plus icon next to a date, I can add a new Log Entry or Action Item. The green Add Event opens the entire add dialog, whereas the plus icon by a date opens up a small form that you can expand by clicking edit (just like in Google Calendar). Is this useful? When I was first presented the idea I thought meh kind of cool not sure if we should spend out time on it. But then I started playing around with it and honestly, this is a very convenient tool. If you have ANY suggestions or enhancement requests, please send them my way (Jason@JibberJobber.com). I already have my list of six items and cant wait to hear from you. New JibberJobber Widget Your Calendar! We recently announced the first (and second) versions of our first Chrome Browser Widget, which we call the JibberJobber Job Search Widget (info here, download from here). Now we get to announce our next browser widget, the JibberJobber Calendar Widget. This allows you to click on your browser toolbar and access your JibberJobber Calendar from anywhere. I have already identified a few touch-ups Ill send to the team, but Ill also wait to hear what your feedback is.  For now, heres the awesomeness that this brings you: Convenient view of whats going on The Calendar Widget travels with you. Yes, Google Calendar does too, and theres no way we can replace that but as long as you have Chrome open, you can look at your Calendar at any time just click the icon for the widget (this icon will likely be replaced): Login, and then choose your view I have logged in (otherwise the Log Out button will be a different color, and prompt me to login). The default view is Monthly, which is my preference (on Google Maps my preference is weekly weird, huh?). Under Option you can choose to show or hide things such as birthdays, closed Action Items, etc.  Poke around those preferences, but I just left them as default. Note the green Add Event button well get to that in a minute. See whats going on In my monthly view I am showing holidays (Sept 4th), birthdays (on Sept 5th, I blotted out the name), recurring Action Items (Sept 4th), and regular Action Items (Aug 30). I can also show Log Entries (that would be a lot of stuff!) Add new things (Log Entries, Action Items) If I click the Add Event, or a plus icon next to a date, I can add a new Log Entry or Action Item. The green Add Event opens the entire add dialog, whereas the plus icon by a date opens up a small form that you can expand by clicking edit (just like in Google Calendar). Is this useful? When I was first presented the idea I thought meh kind of cool not sure if we should spend out time on it. But then I started playing around with it and honestly, this is a very convenient tool. If you have ANY suggestions or enhancement requests, please send them my way (Jason@JibberJobber.com). I already have my list of six items and cant wait to hear from you.

6 Steps To An Awesome Video CV [INFOGRAPHIC]

6 Steps To An Awesome Video CV [INFOGRAPHIC] Video CVs help candidates to expand on their written applications and save hiring managers time, so it’s hardly a surprise that they’re a growing phenomenon within the recruitment industry. Adding a video twist to your job application isn’t too difficult to do, but there are certainly wrong ways of making a video CV. Inspiring Interns has put together this video CV guide infographic which should help you make the most of video and help your application stand out to potential hiring managers. Source: The Ultimate Guide to Video CVs 27

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Quitting Your Job - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Questions to Ask Yourself Before Quitting Your Job - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Everyone had moments of being fed up with their jobs at some point in their lives. Sure, quitting your job frees you up for a lot of other possibilities but is it really the solution? Are you ready to search for another job or follow your passion to start your own business? Maybe you want to quit your job to travel the world but are you ready for it financially? Quitting your job is a big decision and there are lots of different aspects of it to consider. You should carefully evaluate all pros and cons. Therefore, ask yourself the below questions to make sure you are really ready to quit your current job for something else. What really frustrates me in my current job? (This can be job related or workplace related) What do I want for my career? What is my ultimate goal? What makes me happy? What is my real passion? Do I have a plan for a new job search? In what field am I going to search my new job? How long will it take me to find another job? If I want to start my own business, do I have a realistic plan to start it? Is the timing right? How much do I need to invest? How long will it take me to start earning money? Am I financially secure? Do I have enough money to cover my expenses for a year? What about health insurance or other kind of benefits like retirement? Am I willing to let them go for a while? If yes, for how long? How long have I been working in my current position? Have I gained enough experience from this job? What about my previous positions? How long have I worked in my previous jobs? Was it enough? How is my current commute to work? Is my work no longer challenging or are my tasks repetitive? Have I done everything I can to make it more interesting? Do I have a career path in this company? Is this job professionally developing? Is this decision made because of emotions? Am I having difficulty to work with my boss/coworkers? Am I being overworked? Is this decision made because I don’t have any work/life balance? Is it always like this or are only certain periods of the year busier than others? (For example, accounting firms have a busy season from Fall until Spring so employees generally work overtime during this period.)

What You Missed This Week on CCG - Classy Career Girl

What You Missed This Week on CCG Happy weekend! Time to get caught up on what you missed this week and do a little learning to get one step closer to making your dream life  happen! This week we covered what you need to know as a new manager, how to start a successful blog and our favorite to-do list app. We also officially launched CCGTV, our new daily video show  on YouTube AND re-launched our podcast on iTunes  after a 2-year break. Yes, weve been busy around here at CCG Headquarters. Now you can enjoy CCG by reading, listening or watching.  See you next week! Here’s What You Missed This Week at CCG: 7 Habits to Nourish Your Energy Time. We all have 24 hours of it in a day, yet we always seem to be strapped for it. We live in the fast lane following schedules that are filled with activities down to the last minute. When we free up one thing in our calendar, we replace it with something else. Here’s the key to improving your energy and maximizing your time… 10 Things Nobody Tells You When Youre A New Manager I thought I was ready when I took on my first ‘official’ management role as a performance manager. I had technical ability. I’d undertaken a large amount of additional, unpaid supervisory work. On top of that, I had a great professional attitude so I thought I was good to go. CCG LIVE: The Complete Beginners Guide to Starting a Successful Blog Blogging completely changed my life. In March 2010, I randomly started this blog. I was in business school at the time and also working a full-time job. The decision was made because of a group MBA project where I was assigned to come up with a plan to sell baby clothes on mom blogs online. I saw other women blogging and thought I could do it too. I had a week off of school for spring break and I started this blog for fun. It was just a hobby at that time and I had no idea that I even wanted to be an entrepreneur back then. We’ve sure come a long way! CCGTV: The #1 To-Do List App You Need To Start Using Now Welcome to CCGTV! Question: “Anna, What is your very most favorite “to do list” program, online? I need something to keep me organized! I do not share an office with my boss, and we do not share a server, but, instead, independent Outlook accounts. Is there something we can use to task back and forth, that will “talk” to Outlook, but is online? Otherwise, it’s just reams and reams of notes, in e-mails, attached to e-mails, on paper, etc. Thanks!” â€" Kris CCG Podcast #40: Be Your Own Boss Summit 2016 On today’s podcast, you’ll learn how to create work-life balance, fulfillment and wealth working from home. Lisa Rooney interviews Anna Runyan on how to be your own boss. You’ll learn how Anna created her first course, hired her first virtual assistant and how to create your first business plan to start your own business once and for all.

Writing About Current School Project

Writing About Current School ProjectWhen you are writing about current school project, you may want to focus on the fact that the project was great. This will give you an edge on your resume. The projects should also be updated and recent so they reflect what you have done in the past and what you can do in the future. You will probably be able to get by without including this information but it is a good thing to know.When you are writing about a school project, the key is to make sure it is relevant. Often, the most important information that people have about the project is whether or not they were satisfied with the outcome. Of course they were if they were happy with the way it turned out, but sometimes people want to know how they felt about the project before it was complete.This is very important to mention on your resume if it is written well. The person who does the hiring will want to know that you have sent thank you notes or even a nice business card and thank you email or you will have no chance of getting that job. Writing about your school project is a great way to do that.When you are writing about a school project, you will want to know if it has to do with something that happened at school. If you feel that you need to include a letter of recommendation, it may be wise to mention that on your resume. It is a good idea to get as many letters of recommendation as possible to include on your resume so that your chances of getting the job are better.It is an excellent idea to keep up with any good projects that you may have done as long as you can. You never know what may come up at a later date so you should try to keep this kind of information up to date. Doing this will give you the edge that you need when it comes to writing about current school project in your resume.Writing about current school project is not difficult if you follow a few simple steps. To begin, you want to start off by simply listing all of the details on the project that are relevant to the job that you are applying for. From there you will want to write about the project itself. This is where you need to include any comments that the person who had the project at school will be interested in reading.Include your name, the job you are applying for, and the title of the project if it has one. There is no limit to the things that you can write about on your resume, it is just a matter of picking a topic that will appeal to the person who is reading it. Remember that you will be doing this so you want to make sure that you come off as sincere and professional.Writing about a school project is an important part of the educational paper that you are submitting. Your resume is the first impression that the potential employer will see of you. This is the first opportunity for you to impress them. You want to make sure that you look forward to your interview so that you will be ready to answer all of their questions.

Be In The Know What Employers Are Not Allowed To Ask - Pathfinder Careers

Be In The Know What Employers Are Not Allowed To Ask - Pathfinder Careers Be In The Know: What Employers Are Not Allowed To Ask This blog is copyright 2010 Pathfinder Writing and Career Services LLC https://www.pathfindercareers.com/ _________________________________ Right now, there are a lot of job seekers who have been out of work for awhile and are starting to get desperate. If you find yourself among them, there might be a certain threshold that you encounter during the job search process that could include an employer crossing a line, perhaps even asking a question that is inappropriate or illegal. So what do you do? On one hand, you desperately need the money and will practically do anything to get a job, any job, that pays the bills. But conversely, if the interview is where everyone is supposed to be on their best behavior (employer included), and the employer is demonstrating bad judgment by asking illegal questions, then do you really want to work there? It could be an indicator of a toxic work environment. Or is it? For organizations that have an established human resources department with clear policies and procedures, a question that is out of line truly is a rarity. The professional in that position usually takes exceptional care to make sure all legal requirements are followed to mitigate company exposure to potential lawsuits. But, for the smaller ‘mom and pop’ operations, oftentimes, where there isn’t a specific human resource department, that means that the owner or manager is the one going through the interview process, and oftentimes, it’s more of a muddling affair than a neutral, professional approach. That’s where some managers get into trouble by asking the wrong question, albeit unintentionally (or even on purpose!) which lead to violation of state and federal employment laws. As a job seeker, you have to try and determine what the background of the hiring scenario is and make some calculated decisions if you find yourself in the awkward position of being asked an illegal question. Should you answer it or not? Being forewarned is also being fore-armed, and going into an interview knowing specifically what constitutes a legal question is extremely empowering. In general, any question that inquiries directly to a person’s age, arrest record, citizenship, family status, marital status, military background, national origin, religion or creed, membership, residence, relatives, race or color, sex, name, photographs, pregnancy, disability, workers’ compensation, or sexual orientation are illegal. There are certain permissible inquiries for each, but many of them can only be asked either when a job offer is being extended and this is part of the application process, or asked around those issues… for example, an employer can’t ask a person a question as to a current pregnancy, and any medical history related to pregnancy, but may ask about anticipated absences. For a specific list of illegal questions and appropriate ones that employers may ask, you should consult your state employment, wage and hour division, or human services departments for a detailed list.   There are also many resources on the Internet that can be referenced as well. However, if you find yourself at the end of a question that leaves you squirming at the illegality of it, you have technically three options: 1) Choose to answer it. By ignoring the illegality of the question, you are putting yourself at risk with your answer as a candidate, as the employer may have a hidden agenda. 2) Choose not to answer it. Instead, be assertive and state: “I don’t see how this question impacts my ability to do the job, and I should alert you that this question is actually illegal under federal and state employment laws.” Or, you can refuse to answer the question, which is perfectly within your rights, but obviously, the employer might take this the wrong way and see you as confrontational instead. 3) Choose to answer the question by providing an answer that pertains specifically to the job. Examine the intent of the question and respond to that instead of the bumbled question itself. Example: The employer asks if you are a U.S. citizen (illegal question) but you respond: “I am authorized to work in the United States.” These responses require some quick thinking and assessment as to how badly you need the job versus how well are you doing in the interview up until this point. There is risk involved, all the way around. Ultimately, however, the convention rule of thumb is that interviews go both ways. You are interviewing the employer as much as they are interviewing you. If they exhibit inappropriate or illegal behavior in the interview, you need to realize that this could be just the tip of the iceberg and could be an indicator of what the daily work environment is like. Most employers care about creating a healthy workplace, and would avoid asking such questions during the interview, especially since there is a great deal of legal risk involved in asking illegal questions during that process. Understanding your rights can help you be assertive in an interview, and protect yourself from bad employment decisions down the road.

Learning to love your decision to off-ramp - Sterling Career Concepts

Learning to love your decision to off-ramp Learning to love your decision to off-ramp There are many mommyblogs out there, but I came across a newly started one earlier this week that I just had to share as itswell-written, thought-provoking, and topical. But I do have a law degree has acquired quite a following for being less than one month old. Its author recently made the decision to leavea large New York law firm to stay home with her two sons. Her posts will resonate with the emotional roller coasterfamiliar toany professional mother whos taken time off from her career to stay home with her children. A similar blog that speaks to me is Self-Made Mom. The topic of stay-at-home parents (as to not exclude any dads out there) is one near and dear to my heart and to many of my clients. There is no right or wrong answer when it comes to the decision of child care and whether both parents should remain working.Thereare thankfully a multitude of options and answers: full-time work, part-time work, work-at-home options, flex-time options, job sharing, and staying home full-time. As a careers professional,one of the biggest points I try to get across to clients and friends is the need to have a strategy in place if you think you may want to return to the paid workforce 3, 5, or even 10 years down the road.That being said, it will behoove youto bestrategic or targeted in your volunteering efforts.Make your time and effort count, and learn to say no if the commitments not going to gel with your family dynamic. For more career advice for stay-at-home parents, take a moment to revisit a past series of posts: 5 smart career moves for stay at home moms 4 ways to start preparing toreturn to work Resume tips for stay at home moms