GOT JOB ANXIETY?

GOT JOB ANXIETY?

Practice these 4 energy releasing techniques.

Anxiety can cause both physical and mental health problems. However, all is not lost. I have found Simple Energy Techniques- also known as tapping very helpful in reducing or overcoming fear, stress and general anxiety.

“Simple Energy Techniques” involve tapping on acupressure points. This releases the toxic energy (or chi) within the body associated with angst and fear.

Try these 4 simple steps and see how it works for you.

1. THINK ABOUT WHAT IS MAKING YOU ANXIOUS.

While you tap on the points below, think about the situation that is making you anxious.

2. RATE YOUR ANXIETY LEVEL.

Before you start, rate your anxiety level you feel from 1 -10.

3. HOW AND WHERE TO TAP.

Using your index and middle finger, tap hard enough FOR 10 seconds so that you can feel it.

DON’T WORRY, YOU’LL HIT THE RIGHT SPOTS.

Mid point on top of your head

Outer side of the eyebrow.    

Inner side of the eye.

Under the eye.

Under the nose in the mid point (the angel spot)

On the chin at the mid point.

Under the collarbone.

Under the arm at the side of the chest.

On the side of the thumb, level with the base of the nail.

On the side of each finger, level with the base of the nail.

On the Karate chop side of your hand

On your wrist, 2 fingers down from the bend.

ALL DONE?

4. RE-RATE YOUR ANXIETY LEVEL.

Once you have completed one or two rounds, take a breath. Now re-rate your anxiety from 1-10. Pay attention to the feelings in your body, have they changed? Many people find their number has lowered and the anxiety is not as strong.

I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR HOW TAPPING WORKED FOR YOU.

HAVE A CAREER DECISION TO MAKE?

HAVE A CAREER DECISION TO MAKE?

CONFUSED ABOUT YOUR GOALS?

CAN'T GET OUT OF YOUR OWN WAY?

Often it’s because we are trying to make a decision with the rational logical part of our left brain. But it's the brain's right side that helps us to understand visual imagery and make sense of what we see and feel. 

So let's try this exercise and open our intuition and expand our possibilities.

• Close your eyes. Relax. Breath deeply-in and out, from your diaphragm. Set your intention.
• Allow yourself to be in the present moment and feel your physical body.  Notice it without judgement and observe. 
• Mentally ask your question. What do you feel?  What do you hear?
• Listen to your all knowing self. What is your heart saying about the situation or decision?
• Know that you are receiving wise guidance from your intuition-your "gut". 
•  Your answer may just be to act or to gather more information.
• When you are ready, count to 5 and open your eyes. 
• Be mindful and aware as you move through your day of the answers or signs that may come your way. Intuitive information comes when you least expect it!

HOW OFTEN DO YOU SCORE?

HOW OFTEN DO YOU SCORE?

Just when you thought all you needed to GET THAT JOB TODAY was a visionary marketing strategy, an outstanding sizzley resume and killer interview skills, here comes a new social media site that that is gaining credibility- and job seekers need to pay attention.

IT'S CALLED KLOUT

It gages how much sway we have in the on-line world. Who or how many are listening or being influenced by us.

It works on a series of algorithuims based on our engagement with linkedin, facebook, twitter and google+. But from what I am reading, mostly facebook and twitter

So who cares right?

WELL, HERE IS PERHAPS WHY YOU SHOULD CARE.

KLOUT SCORES MAY BE USED FOR HIRING

I heard just last week that some companies are using these scores to gage job seekers, as well as for employee reviews.

In an article written by Wired's Seth Stevenson he found a few folks who claim, pretty disturbingly, that they were turned down for jobs despite being very qualified because their Klout scores were too low, For reference, Justin Bieber, with 18 million Twitter followers, has a perfect Klout score of 100 and Ron Conway, venture capitalist and Silicon Valley angel investor, scores 48—a point higher than the Aflac duck.

According to Seth, he says “It seems shocking that any company would weigh job candidates using a metric that rates the social networking influence of a guy who actually helped get Facebook and Twitter off the ground as roughly equivalent to that of an insurance company's mascot”, but that's what veteran branding consultant Sam Fiorella told Stevenson had happened to him when he was up for an executive position at a "large marketing agency" in the spring of 2011.
Fiorella claimed his not-very-influential-at-all Klout score of 34 doomed his candidacy. And that's not just guesswork on his part—the agency's recruiter pulled up Fiorella's score in his presence and "cut the interview short pretty soon after that," he said. The job eventually went to a candidate with a Klout score of 67.

SCARY HUH?



LIAR, LIAR YOUR PANTS ON FIRE!

 LIAR, LIAR YOUR PANTS ON FIRE!

As the employment market shrinks and becomes more competitive, studies have found rampant lies (mini fibs)? on resumes among job seekers.

DON’T DO IT!

Screening out liars is one of the major functions of today’s Recruiters, HR, and Hiring Managers

BELOW ARE A FEW OF MY FAVORITE ONES

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATES: Many companies will confirm university degrees and technical certifications in their background checks.

EMPLOYMENT DATES: Don’t try to stretch your time to cover up gaps. While excluding months isn’t a lie, tacking on additional years employment to your resume is a big lie that can be easily caught by a basic reference check.

 TITLES: Don’t embellish to give yourself fancy titles. This lie is easily caught by a reference check – companies can and will give your official title as part of the reference process.

 CRIMINAL RECORD: Criminal background checks will uncover felonies . An increasing number of companies are using outside companies to do criminal background checks, even for non-financial jobs.

SALARY: Salary inflation can be caught by a thorough reference check – often using a service specializing in salary confirmation.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSE : Companies may confirm licensing with the appropriate state agency as a part of their background checks.

Today, companies don’t even have to do extensive background checks to catch you lying on your resume. That’s why over 90% of companies search social media sites like Linkedin, Facebook and Google as a part of their hiring process. Social media inconsistencies uncover a large percentage of resume lies.

You can thank your friends for that – because on social media, you’d also have to lie to all your friends. Do you think that when you put on Facebook that you “graduated” from Harvard in 1990, that you wouldn’t have 10 of your buddies crying “BS”? Or that you suddenly got a CPA?

THE TRUTH IS MORE POWERFUL

If you are applying for jobs you are qualified for, rather than lying to try for jobs you aren’t, then the truth is more powerful than lies. I’m not just referring to the truth about you – but if you can get to the truth about what’s happening inside the company, then you can express your experience to show you’ve solved similar problems, met similar goals.

When you can get to the truth inside the company and can adapt your resume to what’s happening about the company, your resume will be much stronger than lies, and you don’t have the risk of getting caught in resume lies.

OUT OF XANAX? TRY THIS FOR YOUR JOB SEARCH INSTEAD

A close friend recently sent me an article listing the 10 things you should give up to be happy. It's great advice! So let's read closely and see how incorporating a few of these statements into our job search could just be the kick we needed. Remember what I always say: Your thoughts become your words and your words become your actions.

1. Give up the need to always be right
2. Give up on blame
3. Give up your self-defeating self-talk
4. Give up your limiting beliefs
5. Give up complaining
6. Give up the need to impress others
7. Give up your resistance to change
8. Give up your fears
9. Give up your excuses
10. Give up the past

Are you starting to see a trend?
Tune in to the DEB AND DAVE radio show LIVE on www.blogtalkradio.com/debdave Monday April 23 and listen to us as we offer ways to challenge your job seeking thoughts.

HOW TO HANDLE THE SECOND INTERVIEW

HOW TO HANDLE THE SECOND INTERVIEW

You rocked the first interview and followed up with a great thank you note. Now it’s time to meet the other team members- possibly the whole department for the second round.

Do you feel you have covered everything in the first interview? What do you really want this department to know about you?

Try to remember all the questions you were asked, did you tell all that you could? Now is the time to go over all your answers. PRACTICE your stories again. Add details that you may have skipped, because chances are you will be asked the same questions again.

This is the time to introduce that all important 30/60/90 day plan to demonstrate just HOW you will advance the department within that time-frame.

It's important to keep all the notes you have made from your previous interview preparation, as it will help to remind you of the most important points to reiterate during the second interview. Take another look at your job description and at all the points you made in order to

sell your sizzle.

The Department is determining if you are the best candidate.
So your challenge is to set yourself apart, show your uniqueness, let the employer know that you are a great match for the position and that YOU have what it takes to do this job.

It is important that you leave them with something to make you memorable.

And never let them see you sweat.

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