Focus Friday is Back 10 Minutes of Awesome

Focus Friday is Back 10 Minutes of Awesome Last year I did a 10 minute focus webinar on one single topic every Friday morning.  I am now back in the saddle with this and its a great way to end the week.  On my Focus Friday webinars we go over the one thing, and I try to keep it just at 10 minutes. I stay on for any questions sometimes thats another 10 15 minutes, other times there arent any.  The questions can be about anything. You sign up once, then you get an email each week reminding you to come, and with the link to join.  If you cant come, dont worry just dont come.  You dont have to email me to let me know.  Heres the link to sign up: JibberJobber Focus Friday: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5707327729143447042 I try to put the recordings up that same day you can see the past Focus Friday webinars here. This is different than the User Orientation, which will run between 60 and 90 minutes usually on Wednesdays. You can see all of my webinars here. Focus Friday is Back 10 Minutes of Awesome Last year I did a 10 minute focus webinar on one single topic every Friday morning.  I am now back in the saddle with this and its a great way to end the week.  On my Focus Friday webinars we go over the one thing, and I try to keep it just at 10 minutes. I stay on for any questions sometimes thats another 10 15 minutes, other times there arent any.  The questions can be about anything. You sign up once, then you get an email each week reminding you to come, and with the link to join.  If you cant come, dont worry just dont come.  You dont have to email me to let me know.  Heres the link to sign up: JibberJobber Focus Friday: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5707327729143447042 I try to put the recordings up that same day you can see the past Focus Friday webinars here. This is different than the User Orientation, which will run between 60 and 90 minutes usually on Wednesdays. You can see all of my webinars here.

The Book Launch is Coming Next Week!!!

The Book Launch is Coming Next Week!!! Its finally February and that means all the work that I have been doing behind the scenes can now be shared!  I am really excited because starting next Monday you get to finally see what I have been working so hard on. Last Friday night, I attended a local authors conference here in San Diego.  I was surrounded by almost 400 local authors and I had a moment after looking around and seeing I was one of the youngest people in the audience when I realized, Wow, writing a book is a big accomplishment! Often, when we are so busy marketing and promoting ourselves and our book, we forget the big picture. I wrote a book. Wow! (Not trying to brag just practicing the art of promoting yourself that I wrote about in the book!) Heres some photos from the San Diego local authors event: Last week, I also hosted an Elevate Your Career event for San Diego female leaders.  It was the first chance I got to sign my book which was also exciting and a bit surreal. Thanks to all that attended and I got to meet in person! Heres the photo of me signing books and speaking at my Elevate Your Career event last week: So make sure you keep a close eye on my blog starting on Monday to learn how you can get a copy of my book plus over $250 of bonus resources that will go along with my book! Also, mark your calendar for some fun live events this month.  See below for my busy and exciting schedule! Some of these are virtual and some are in person. Hope to see you there! Annas Schedule of  Events for Book Launch Month: February 10th: Live webinar with myself and Amanda Abella. We are going to share with you a hot topic, How to Manage Men and Your Money.  Two things every woman must learn!!  Click here to register. February 12th: I will be speaking at the North County Women in Networking in San Diego. Click here to register. February 14th: I will be speaking at the National Association of Women Business Owners in San Diego. Click here to register. February 19th: I will be interviewing Dr. Lois P. Frankel, the author of Nice Girls Still Dont Get The Corner Office.  Click here to register. February 19th: I will be speaking at the San Diego Women in Finance event.  Click here to register. February 22nd: Book launch party celebration with friends and family benefiting the Jenna Druck Center in Coronado, CA.  The Jenna Druck Center Spirit of Leadership program strives to ignite, educate and inspire a diverse group of teen girls to become leaders in their own lives and their communities.  Click here to register.   February 27th: Elevate Your Career Cocktail Party and Book Launch in Mission Valley, San Diego also benefiting the Jenna Druck Center. Click here to register. I hope you will get to join us at any or all of these events coming up soon! And remember to make sure you come back to the blog on Monday for the big book launch announcement!! Thanks all for your support! -Anna

The 2 Most Common Pitfalls to Avoid While Crafting your Résumé

The 2 Most Common Pitfalls to Avoid While Crafting your Résumé The following is by Contributing Writer Erica Concors I have been working as a résumé writer and consultant for  Let’s Eat, Grandma  for about 4 months now; in such a short period of time, I have learned so much about reviewing and writing résumés. This blog is going to expose the  two most common mistakes  I have seen for far. The following tips will help you immensely while crafting your résumé: INCONSISTENT FORMATTING The first thing I notice when I look at a résumé is formatting. Can I find the most important information without having to work too hard? Does the résumé catch my eye and draw me in for more? Can I see a story on the résumé, or an organizational structure of some sort? These are just the initial questions anyone who gets their hands on your résumé will ask.  And when this big moment comes we all want the answers to be yes, yes, and yes! Remember, your résumé is a marketing tool and is often the first impression you have on hiring managers. You want to create a snapshot of who you are as a professional with highlights about your successes, experiences, and why you deserve to make it in the door.  The Fix: With this being said, my advice is to make the viewing experience easy and even enjoyable for someone who has most likely seen hundreds or even thousands of résumés in their career. Although it may seem fastidious, formatting is important on every level. From your header to the little details, such as dates, cities, bullet point sizes, font characteristics, and so many more. I also care a lot about details such as past versus present tense, so be sure that you’re using the correct one based on which experience you are discussing. These are the types of details that show you are paying attention to your writing and perfecting these speak volumes about your character. In just an instant, you can either impress someone or turn them off completely. Being meticulous and consistent in your résumé formatting shows your attention to detail, and this character trait is among many others that will most definitely set you apart from your competitors. To recruiters, hiring managers, and even executives, someone who takes the time to produce quality work through perfectly formatting their résumé is someone who will put that same level of thought and effort into their job. So remember, even the smallest details can go a long way in landing an interview!  VAGUE, OVER-PROMISING  CONTENT A second thing that I notice on many résumés that I encounter is that they are “fluffed” with overly promising adjectives and character traits with no tangible evidence to back them. Remember, this is a chance to shine on paper, with severely limited space.  The Fix: Be sure to highlight your  most  important skills and then exemplify them with real, tangible experience that employers can relate to and  remember.  You are much more memorable when you say you “reduced automobile recalls by 6% in just 4 years through a case analysis about engine failure” than if you just say, “I am a very motivated and successful automobile engine professional.” The first example gives me as a reader something to remember, something to be impressed by rather than brush off as a meaningless generalization that anyone can write on their résumé. I always love hearing and discussing success stories with clients, because I can hear when people lighten up with excitement and pride. Having strong bullet points on your résumé is a great way to help spark that conversation and bring that pride and emotion into your interview. On another note about content, wordiness and elaborateness is also something I frequently encounter. Although many people may want to impress recruiters and executives with fancy language and sentence structure, it can easily go from impressive?â€"?to unclear and confusing. Oftentimes, the point being made can get lost along the way while trying to over-write on your résumé.  The Fix: A trick that I use to avoid this is that I always start my bullet point sentences with a strong action verb. In using such verbs, you will immediately give direction to your sentence and reduce your chances of straying from that direction. You most definitely can and should explore different vocabulary words, but situate them in very concise, clear and functional sentences. Your main goal with your bullet points is to show viewers what you have done, how you did it, what your goals were, and what the ending results were. These key components are really what separate the vague, over-promising résumés from the ones that speak to your abilities without “trying too hard.” Remember that everything about your résumé speaks to something about your character and strengths.  When a recruiter reads your résumé and gets lost in a long run on sentence, they are also learning about your communication style, and they are learning that it may not be one of your strengths. Your Take-Away: First off, if you just finished reading this article in its entirety â€" kudos to you! You’ve already taken one step toward gaining a better understanding on how to write a better résumé. You can and should take this advice and start building a better résumé today. Overall, writing a powerful résumé is crucial to your career search. Knowing what recruiters, hiring managers, and executives do not want to see is just as important as identifying what they do want to see. But if I told you that there already was a professional résumé service that focuses exclusively on improving résumés, then you would have a real advantage over other candidates competing for the same position. And if I told you that there was an honest and hard working résumé company that actually would custom tailor your documents â€" that would be Let’s Eat, Grandma. Consider Professional Resume Preparation We understand that writing a great resume can be a fairly daunting process that adds to the difficulty of the modern day job search. The average job search tends to be around 20 weeks long. A résumé service is one of the best ways to kick into overdrive and shorten that process â€" and you don’t need to actually do any of the writing. Leave that part to us. If you are not ready to make the investment yet, we get that. You can submit your résumé for a free “Career Score,” and one of our professional writers will give you a review and a score free of charge. But $199 for a resume service truly is nothing when you consider the return on investment that your dream job could offer you. (You could probably make that after one day on the job). So I say to make the jump today! Land that dream job. It’s time to rev up into overdrive. Please feel free to reach out to us if you have any more questions on résumé advice! -Erica Image Credits. Main   Redline

Amazon Kindle Review 10 Reasons Why I Love My Amazon Kindle - VocationVillage

Amazon Kindle Review 10 Reasons Why I Love My Amazon Kindle - VocationVillage During one of my familys numerous cross country moves, a moving company estimator gasped when he saw how many books I own. Then he sighed and informed me that we would most certainly be over the weight limit set by the relocation reimbursement policy of my husbands new employer. We did manage to move all the books without going bankrupt from extra moving fees, but the experience inspired me to initiate a life dominated less by printed paper and more by electronic text. I bought an Amazon Kindle and it is now one of my favorite possessions. Here are 10 reasons why:1. This device is the ultimate in instant gratification. I can download a book about 30 seconds after I decide that I would like to read it.2. This is the first step toward my goal of a paper-free, clutter-free life. The more books I buy to put on this cool little gadget, the fewer books are taking up space in my home.3. I feel blissfully mobile when my books are so accessible to me. I can take a dozen books to a coffee cafe or on vacation without lugging around print versions.4. I no longer waste moments of my life looking for a particular book Ive left on my night stand or in my car or buried under paperwork in my office. By keeping track of ONE reading device, I save myself a lot of searching and frustration.5. The dictionary feature is fabulous. If I encounter a word I dont know when Im reading a book on my Amazon Kindle, I can just press a button and read the definition of the word. How cool is that?6. Rather than highlighting a print book or writing notes somewhere, I can save electronic clippings about any book that I read. This makes me feel very organized, which makes me happy.7. Bookmarking electronically is much more reliable than bookmarking with paper. This is extremely helpful because my children are magnetically drawn to removing paper bookmarks, which renders paper bookmarking useless.8. The search function on the reader ensures that Ill never end up flipping through pages in a futile e ffort to find specific information.9. I like saving trees.10. If you click on the picture of the Amazon Kindle above and buy one, I earn a small commission to spend on books!

So You Want To Be An Event Planner

So You Want To Be An Event Planner These days, many people have realized that the field of event planning is an exciting career sector to pursue. If this is the case for you, now is the time to gain more information about what steps you’ll need to take in order to enter this field and thrive within it.Photo Credit â€" Pexels.comYou can use some or all of the information outlined below to ensure that you can pursue the vocational path of your dreams with confidence:1. Do Your Research On The OccupationBefore you dive into the world of preparing to be an event planner, make sure that you do the research necessary to ensure that this is the vocational path you want to take. One excellent resource that can be of great benefit to you is the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here, you can find information regarding educational requirements, salary expectations, vocational outlook, and work environment.2. Get EducatedevalOnce you’re 100% certain that event planning is the right field for you, it’s time to focus on getti ng educated. This step will help ensure that you have the knowledge and degree necessary to make yourself a competitive candidate when you begin applying for jobs.As noted byStudy.com, a degree in public relations, communications, or hospitality is generally required to get your career going and growing. Also note that some hospitality programs might provide a concentration in the event planning sector. Within this type of program, you may be able to take relevant courses such as:Cost control strategiesMedia relationsFacilities operationsSpecial events marketingWhile you are completing your degree program, make sure that you develop strong, positive relationships with the faculty and staff at the educational institution. Doing so will increase the likelihood that you will be able to obtain excellent letters of recommendation when you begin applying for a job.3. Complete An InternshipDuring or after the completion of your degree program, make sure that you pursue an internship. This course of action will prove advantageous for numerous reasons.First, it will provide you with hands on experience within the event planning sector. You’ll be able to document this experience on your job applications. Another benefit of completing an internship is that many employers will hire individuals who operate in excellence. A third benefit of completing an event planning internship is that it will help you develop professional relationships with individuals who could become business partners or clients.You can visit Internships.comto learn more about event planning options in your local area.4. Think About Where You Want To WorkOftentimes, career experts tell their clients to begin with the end in mind. If your end goal is to obtain your dream job in the field of event planning, you need to think critically about what type of organization you want to work for.evalDoing so will empower you to make informed, life-enhancing decisions when it’s time to start applying for jobs . As you begin the process of thinking about where you want to work, be sure to keep an open mind. Specifically, know that there may be a wide range of options and openings that you never even thought of.Don’t Delay: Start Preparing For Your Career Today!If you’re serious about becoming an event planner, now is the time to start thinking critically about how to optimize your vocational success. Use some or all of the strategies outlined above to ensure that you can excel within your chosen career sector.

Job Search Stalled - Hire Imaging

Job Search Stalled - Hire Imaging Is your  Job Search stalled?   Not producing the results you want? I read recently that every failed marketing campaign links back to trying to please the wrong person. If you’re not happy with your current job search, take a deep breath and step back to view your situation as a fly on the wall, so to speak. I’m going to assume that you’ve carefully thought about what you want â€" and that you’re qualified for what you want. You are now marketing your value so that your target audience (employers) will want to know more (interview) and will want to buy (hire you).   Given the above is true, one aspect to think about is your target audience and the messages you are sending.   Five questions to consider: Job Search Stalled: 5 Tips Did you research to ensure that you are targeting the companies/organizations aligned with what you want and what you have to offer? Is your marketing message reaching your target? Have you followed up to make sure? Is it possible your target audience has misunderstood your message? Is your marketing collateral clearly focused and backed by an equally clear brand, value proposition and metrics-driven success stories relevant to that focus and brand/value? Did you hit your target audience’s pain questions? Did you make sure that what you are offering (role, brand, value, credentials, stories etc.) speaks specifically to their needs? If not, go back to #1 and try to expand your research into each target company. If you take a step back and detach yourself from the job search campaign to examine it as the audience rather than the candidate, you might be able to see where there are gaps or flaws hampering success. For help hitting the target, click here.

Appearance Is As Important As Content When Writing a Resume and Cover Letter

Appearance Is As Important As Content When Writing a Resume and Cover LetterWhile appearance is certainly an important factor in the success of a job application, it is not the only one. Appearance alone is not enough to get a job interview or job offer - there are other factors that apply as well.The main thing that should be considered when writing a resume and cover letter is the content and layout. You need to have a resume that will stand out from the many others available and is specifically tailored to your industry and employer. Your resume and cover letter should also reflect your personality and how you can fit into the position you are applying for.As for the appearance of your resume and cover letter, appearance is as important as content. They are used to communicate with the hiring manager or human resource manager. In addition, your resume and cover letter should be professional looking and put forth the appropriate level of authority. If you do not present yourself we ll, no matter how much experience you have, it is likely that your application will be marked for the trash bin rather than the appropriate pile in the pile with the resumes that should be reviewed.It is very important that you take the time to craft your resume and cover letter so that they contain all of the information needed to ensure the success of your job application. This includes creating a professional sounding resume, including the proper spelling and grammar of all of the pertinent information, providing a compelling covering letter that will convince the hiring manager that you are the person that they are looking for. Your resume and cover letter are both great tools in your arsenal when you are looking for a new job.In addition to providing your best credentials and qualifications, you need to communicate the qualities that are unique to your job application to the hiring manager. This may include your experience in a specific industry, a specific skill, or a special skill that is relevant to the job you are applying for. Having these characteristics in your resume and cover letter is a sure way to make your application stand out above the rest.In order to make your resume and cover letter stand out, you need to make sure that they come across as professional. This means that you need to make sure that the wording and grammar are appropriate for your job application. Having an updated and professional sounding resume will show the hiring manager that you have taken the time to make the necessary changes and you are confident in your application. You should also pay attention to grammatical errors as well as formatting issues so that you can get a decent resume and cover letter that will help you in your job search.When you are putting together your resume and cover letter, appearance is as important as content. The two should go hand in hand. For this reason, it is crucial that you pay attention to your resume and cover letter.In order to make y our resume and cover letter stand out, the two should be professional and structured so that they will be taken seriously by the hiring manager. This does not mean that you should overlook the appearance of your resume and cover letter, however, because appearance is as important as content. Keep the correct spelling and grammar as well as apply your best job hunting effort, and you should have a chance to win the job of your dreams.