Career Matters w/Susan Geary

I had some great guest on the show in 2011, but here is an excerpt from the most interesting. Thanks to Robert Ruff of Sovren Software, Dawn Rasmussen of Pathfinder Careers, and Jeff Shane of Allison & Taylor for adding credibility to Career Matters. Listen to my year end montage of interviews Best of Career Matters 2011

Hi loyal listeners! You may have noticed Career Matters has been pre-empted a few times this Fall because of Football. We’re off again this coming weekend, and we’re in wait and see mode if JMU goes to the playoffs and what time those games will be played. So we may, or may not be back in two weeks, depending on the schedule.

PROGRAM NOTE: Career Matters will be pre-empted on October 15 for a JMU Football game.

Website to the Virginia Employment Commission to upload your resume for a passive job search. This Friday, the VEC will hold a free workshop on How to Use the VEC Job Search Site from 1P-3P at the Roanoke Crossroads location on Hershberger Road.

National Resume Writers’ Association website.

Recently launched, Vizualize.me is still in the beta phase. The site allows  you to merge your LinkedIn Profile into an online resume timeline. And you can edit it, if you need to. I like the idea, but hate the way the site is spelled. If you spell the domain Vizualize with an ‘s’, you land on a cyber-squatter resume site. Here’s how my resume turned out.

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TMI on LinkedIn.com

Savvy Intern Blogger, Donna Svei says, don’t reveal too much on Linkedin.com, or it can backfire. Read the blog here.

Are you grammatically challenged? Check out Grammerly.com, where you can copy and paste your test into the site’s webform, and it will analyze data for bad grammar.

I tried it a few times and so far it’s fairly accurate. I like the fact that it explains in detail what the grammar rules are as it corrects your work.

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CREATE A PORTFOLIO as a leave-behind at your job interview. Include the following:

1. Letter of Introduction

2. A copy of your resume or bio

3. Samples of your work, such as press releases, scripts you’ve written, brochures you’ve created, photographs you’ve taken, or anything else you designed, just as long as it’s not confidential materials.

4. Copies of training certificates, college diplomas, specialty licenses, award certificates and letters from satisfied customers.

You can purchase a portfolio maker with plastic sleeves at your local office supply store.

To add the “Volunteer Experience & Causes” field to your LinkedIn Profile:

• Log in and click “Profile” at the top of the page
• Click the “Add Sections” hyperlink
• Select “Volunteer Experience & Causes”
• Click the “Add to Profile” button and then fill out the applicable fields)

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Get a tweet a day from Career Directors International during International Update Your Resume Month. Follow the hashtag #UYRM on Twitter.

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How to find a qualified resume writer. Posted on my blog at www.1stRateResumes.com

Tuesday, September 13h 2011 marks the 10th anniversary of the Roanoke Times’ annual CareerFest, held at the Salem Civic Center. Here is a Career Fest Flyer, that lists free workshops presented by National College, along with a map of the event.

Don’t forget to dress up  and bring a recent resume. And while you’re there, stop by the Resume Review area and say hello! I’ll be there critiquing resumes along with several colleagues from Virginia Tech and Ferrum College.

Nick Corcodilos, is an outspoken Headhunter and blogger who is annoyed at what has become of LinkedIn and the Ladders.com. Hear what he had to say here.

Are we becoming a nation of freelancers? Sara Horowitz of the Freelancers Union seems to think so.

What do Recruiters Really Want? Less is More When it Comes to Resume Distribution. Great article featured on FINS.com.

Welcome to the official website of Career Matters with Susan Geary, airing every Saturday afternoon at 2PM ET in Roanoke on Fox Radio 910, or you can catch the stream here.

Do you have a topic you’d like addressed? Email  susan (at) FoxRadioRoanoke.com.

Thanks for listening!