Resume Hail Marys

Resume Hail Marys Resume Hail Marys Editorial manager's Note: This is the first in a progression of posts on Job Seeker Hail Marys.When a football crew is going to lose, the quarterback frequently tosses a Hail Mary: a long, high-hazard pass. He has nothing to lose-in the event that he doesn't toss it, he certainly loses.Many work searchers additionally arrive at Hail-Mary time, for instance, when a zillion people are going after the position and, throughout the previous two years, that candidate has been an, ahem, consultant.Here are some resume Hail Marys:Radical trustworthiness. Most bosses need to recruit a competitor whose work history is ideal for the activity. Yet, the astute business perceives that, occasionally, the best up-and-comer may have a work history that could liberally be called circuitous.For model, envision you were a business perusing the outline area of a resume. Mightn't you be charmed by this?After moving on from school, I accepting an occupation as an administration student at Enterprise Rent-A -Car. This activity encouraged me about client support and deals, however at long last I ended up deduction, Is that all there is? I taken a gander at bunches of occupation postings and they all by one way or another felt vacant. Perhaps I expected to go into business? I needed to attempt that in a snappy, generally safe way so I just got some Oakland A's tops, remained close to the arena, and to stand out, wore a tall heap of them on my head. I continued changing costs and stock dependent on what was generally productive. Following seven days, I became ill of remaining there like a blockhead, so I set aside the effort to discover a substitution who might be dependable, legitimate and a decent sales rep. The business is developing however I don't know I need to go through my time on earth managing road merchants. Do I attempt to manufacture that business? Sell it and start another? Or then again would it be a good idea for me to find an intrapreneurial line of work in an organizatio n where I could accomplish something greater and additionally fascinating? Would it be advisable for you to and I talk?Mightn't you need to converse with that individual? Possibly more so than if the outline read, Self-beginning cooperative person who gets a kick out of surpassing client desires looks for circumstance with a dynamic company.An unscripted video. On your resume, incorporate a connect to a one-to two-minute YouTube video in which you recount to your story. Draft a content like the one above, yet then slapped together a little as opposed to presenting it verbatim, putting a card with a couple of update words simply over the camera focal point. In the event that you discuss it, your video may appear to be sterile, not uncovering of a person. Extraordinary length. A maxim in promotion duplicate composing is long sells. Think of how frequently mail requesting comprise of a long letter. In this way, you may attempt a five-to 10-page continue, utilizing stories, cites everyt hing that would make a business think this individual carries a great deal to the table. Or attempt the converse: a 75-word continue, for example:Jane Jobseeker(insert contact info)A think and react quickly hard driver who'd kill (well, not actually) to cause savvy things to occur in fashion.As a modest retail salesman at TJ Maxx, beat the store record for most deals in a month.Most late execution survey: This current young lady's going to end up in a good place. She doesn't simply sell. She thinks. She ought to be in corporate. (As we talk, they are thinking about me.)Spends an excessive amount of time shopping-has 85 sets of shoes ... finally count.Moxie language. Jane Jobseeker will kill numerous businesses with the tone of her resume, however the correct boss would appreciate the moxie. Particularly for a since quite a while ago shot occupation or one for a salesy or casual work environment, a tensely composed resume likely could merit the risk.Aesthetics. You may arrange your r esume utilizing various text styles, hues and cunningly utilizing void area. A mug shot. Physical allure matters-presumably a lot all through the work environment. So if your mug gave makes a pretty picture, you may remember one for your resume. It ought to be a head-and-shoulders shot in which you're looking alive, interfacing. Here's a stunt: Look into the focal point as if that focal point was a companion you just ran into.Express it. Notwithstanding the de rigueur e-form of your resume, why not FedEx a printed version? That gives the business a second introduction to your shrewd resume.For more Hail Mary continue thoughts, read this post. It incorporates such long-shots as a resume organized as an Amazon page, with the activity searcher as the product.The San Francisco Bay Guardian called Dr. Nemko The Bay Area's Best Career Coach and he was Contributing Editor for Careers at U.S. News. His 6th and seventh books were distributed in 2012: How to Do Life: What They Didn't Teach Yo u in School and What's the Big Idea? 39 Disruptive Proposals for a Better America. More than 1,000 of his distributed works are free on www.martynemko.com. He posts here each Monday.

Here are 21 ways to stay broke if you are an entrepreneur

Here are 21 different ways to remain broke in the event that you are a business person Here are 21 different ways to remain broke on the off chance that you are a business visionary As somebody who has been poor for quite a while, I feel constrained to talk on this theme as an expert.If you need to promise you will make as meager cash as conceivable as a specialist, business visionary, or worker, do these things: Try not to comprehend your market. Simply surmise at what they like. Try not to look for business companions. Make sense of it yourself. Try not to realize what a sort is. Try not to request guidance on what is working. Try not to share, regard, or buy other specialists' work. Try not to examine bosses of your specialty. Who can gain from elderly individuals? Try not to mark yourself. Try not to set a daily schedule to make stuff. Make when you feel like it. Try not to make new connections. Try not to invest energy with the individuals who really care. Try not to acknowledge input from the individuals who really care. Try not to offer liberally to the individuals who really care. Try not to peruse. Try not to endeavor anything which probably won't succeed. Hold up until it's sheltered. Try not to think about where you originated from. Try not to put resources into your aptitudes. Try not to comprehend that contribute signifies going through real cash. Try not to set cutoff times except if others set them for you. Try not to gauge your outcomes. Try not to attempt to sell anything. That is absolutely not what you do. Try not to make yourself awkward. This article was initially distributed on Medium.

The science-backed way to plan the perfect vacation

The science-sponsored approach to design the ideal get-away The science-sponsored approach to design the ideal get-away Goodness sure, we can design an excursion - book a few flights, a spot to remain, an arrangement on where to eat and drink - yet how about we concede we're all blindly going for it. What does science say about the most ideal approach to genuinely design a vacation?With a gesture to the extraordinary personalities at TED Ideas, here are logical approaches to ensure your time off is as reviving as can be.Start visualizing your loosening up trip beforehandThe best piece of your excursion may not be anything you do, however the expectation you feel previously while you're arranging it. In this way, while picking flights and envisioning yourself in various lodgings, relish the arrangements for a trip.An article in the diary Applied Research in Quality of Life clarifies why. The specialists concentrated how get-aways and bliss are connected. They asked 1,530 Dutch individuals, 974 of whom traveled during the examination. The scientists asked the explorers inquiries on how they felt heretof ore and following the trip).This study exhibits that vacationers are more joyful, contrasted with non-vacationers, the analysts discovered, unsurprisingly.But, they included, the bliss didn't originate from the excursion itself, normally, except if the outing was very relaxing.A occasion trip doesn't add a lot to their satisfaction. By and large, there were no contrasts among vacationers' and non-vacationers' post-trip bliss. Just vacationers on a 'casual' occasion trip advantage as far as post-trip satisfaction. The pre-trip joy distinction among vacationers and non-vacationers could be a sign of vacationers anticipating their vacation, the creators wrote.So how would you get glad and amazingly loose? Peruse on.Stay totally isolates from workThe American Psychological Association revealed in 2013 that as indicated by a study discharged by the association, 49% of respondents ages 18-34 detailed seeing work messages at least once every day during get-away. Thirty-eight percent of tho se 55 and up said they did likewise thing.This is an impractical notion. Research shows that noting email for longer than an hour while you're on an excursion clears out almost the entirety of your great recollections of the trip.That's the reason it's imperative to set boundaries.Alex Soojung-Kim Pang expounds on separation in an article on TED's Ideas website.In alluding to look into anonymous in the content, Pang expresses, separation additionally requires having the option to get away from business related interferences. Representatives who convey their work cell phones or different gadgets during non-work hours or who must stay in contact with the workplace while in the midst of a get-away show more elevated levels of pressure and work-family conflict.The article was excerpted and adjusted this data from the book Rest: Why You Get More Done When You Work Less by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang (likewise the writer of the article), with authorization from the book.Can't completely separat e? There's a method to deal with messages in a restricted way.Martha C. White highlights counsel from Rusty Lindquist, VP of bits of knowledge and human capital administration system at enlisting programming organization BambooHR, in a 2015 article on TIME's Money website.If you completely need to browse messages while you're gone, give yourself a brief timeframe period and stick with it, Lindquist says. The key is to keep it fast, and the way in to that is being heartless. In the event that it doesn't state 'dire,' it goes in the waste organizer, White writes.Take more than one get-away a yearVacations revive our brains and bodies, making us progressively open to imagination and receptive to the world around us.That can't occur in just a single week a year.It's useful for managers to work adequate excursion time into representatives' calendars and to empower time off. The other option: representative burnout and frustration.The writers of a 2013 article in the diary Organizational Dynamics expound on this concept.They compose that in light of the fact that the constructive outcomes of get-away regularly become dim rapidly, reassuring workers to take a couple of days (or progressively) off more than once a year will help keep up representative prosperity in the long haul. Besides, furnishing representatives with a 'change day' when excursion would permit them to eliminate in and of their work duties gradually.Go enormous before getting homeWhile expectation before an outing fulfills you, and closing off work during an outing helps your unwinding, your recollections of the outing will rely upon how you end it.A 2015 article in The Wall Street Journal clarified the idea driving constructive time off: Studies show individuals frequently ponder an encounter, including a get-away, in light of on how it closes, including that specialist Dr. Samantha Boardman advised the publication,do your best to make things end well. In case you're going to rampage spend and fly b usiness class, don't do it in transit there, do it in transit home, Boardman said.The next time you long for your definitive excursion from the limits of your work area, think about placing these tips enthusiastically, ask your supervisor well ahead of time and prepare to take the plunge.

August 2008 Jump-Off-The-Page Winner Of The Month Jared from Marketing Diner

August 2008 Jump-Off-The-Page Winner Of The Month â€" Jared from Marketing Diner Last week I was in Nashville doing presentations at Vanderbilts Owen School of Management. I was seriously impressed with the building (one building dedicated to the MBA program sweet!), campus (the trees and flowers and plants are AMAZING), career center staff (very, very competent and on first-name basis with many students; also, very involved with the student process much more involved than Ive seen in many other places), students (sharp, great questions, and determined) and faculty (who came to one of my workshops extra credit for them!).   I met Jared Degnan, owner of Marketing Diner, and twitterer at Twitter.com/marketingdiner.   Jared comes across as a pretty nice guy, and is well known by many of his Owen peers.   If I was going up against Jared for a marketing position, Id be nervous.   Why?   Because his blog and tweets talking about marketing, and social marketing, would really set him apart from his competition.   Check out the tagline for Marketing Diner (below the logo):   I think its easy to get consumed with school, work, social life, etc. when you are in school thats what happened to me.   But Jared is developing his own job security by establishing a foundation to his personal brand RIGHT NOW.   His blog is smart, but beyond that, hes helping future employers, clients, employees, and others in the marketing space know who he is his professional breadth and depth.   He is giving you a window into his professional capacity, and could easily be seen as a thought leader in the marketing space. Jared wins this months You Get It Personal Branding award, and becomes one of the very few winners that Ive actually met in person! Jared Degnan, congratulations! You join a special group of professionals and have earned a coveted link from my monthly winner’s blogroll area (on the left), six months of premium JibberJobber (you can transfer/award this to someone else ), and a cyber-high five! And, a new addition to the prize list is the two hour (!!) minute recording of Blog Marketing 201 501 (part of the CEO Training for Me, Inc. listed at $49.95 (but much more valuable than that!). Feel free to post the You Get It award on your site! Here are the past winners: September 2006 ClickDave my review October 2006 Kent Blumberg my review November 2006 Heather Henricks my review December 2006 Adelino de Almeida my review January 2007 Rob Humphrey my review January 2007 Ariel Meadow Stallings my review February 2007 Mike Schaffner my review March 2007 Susan Johnston my review April 2007 Thomas Clifford my review May 2007 Rob Frankel my review June 2007 Trent Hamm my review July 2007 Katie Konrath my review August 2007 Robb Hecht my review September 2007 OOPS! I took this month off and didn’t realize it! Lucky me October 2007 Tanya Ferrill my review November 2007 Sean O’Donnovan my review December 2007 Andy Shaindlin my review January 2008 Kate Herrick my review February 2008 John Halamka my review March 2008 another OOPS! April 2008 another OOPS! May 2008 Morty Schiller my review June 2008 Heather Gardner my review July 2008 Norm Reiss my review This post is brought to you by Deb Dib, the CEO coach. Deb Dib helps CEOs (and rising stars heading for the C-suite) land faster, earn more, have fun, and change the world! C-level career services include executive branding, resume creation, executive coaching, and comprehensive on-line identity techniques focused on LinkedIn, Twitter, and other forms of social media. Deb Dib is a JibberJobber Career Expert Partner. August 2008 Jump-Off-The-Page Winner Of The Month â€" Jared from Marketing Diner Last week I was in Nashville doing presentations at Vanderbilts Owen School of Management. I was seriously impressed with the building (one building dedicated to the MBA program sweet!), campus (the trees and flowers and plants are AMAZING), career center staff (very, very competent and on first-name basis with many students; also, very involved with the student process much more involved than Ive seen in many other places), students (sharp, great questions, and determined) and faculty (who came to one of my workshops extra credit for them!).   I met Jared Degnan, owner of Marketing Diner, and twitterer at Twitter.com/marketingdiner.   Jared comes across as a pretty nice guy, and is well known by many of his Owen peers.   If I was going up against Jared for a marketing position, Id be nervous.   Why?   Because his blog and tweets talking about marketing, and social marketing, would really set him apart from his competition.   Check out the tagline for Marketing Diner (below the logo):   I think its easy to get consumed with school, work, social life, etc. when you are in school thats what happened to me.   But Jared is developing his own job security by establishing a foundation to his personal brand RIGHT NOW.   His blog is smart, but beyond that, hes helping future employers, clients, employees, and others in the marketing space know who he is his professional breadth and depth.   He is giving you a window into his professional capacity, and could easily be seen as a thought leader in the marketing space. Jared wins this months You Get It Personal Branding award, and becomes one of the very few winners that Ive actually met in person! Jared Degnan, congratulations! You join a special group of professionals and have earned a coveted link from my monthly winner’s blogroll area (on the left), six months of premium JibberJobber (you can transfer/award this to someone else ), and a cyber-high five! And, a new addition to the prize list is the two hour (!!) minute recording of Blog Marketing 201 501 (part of the CEO Training for Me, Inc. listed at $49.95 (but much more valuable than that!). Feel free to post the You Get It award on your site! Here are the past winners: September 2006 ClickDave my review October 2006 Kent Blumberg my review November 2006 Heather Henricks my review December 2006 Adelino de Almeida my review January 2007 Rob Humphrey my review January 2007 Ariel Meadow Stallings my review February 2007 Mike Schaffner my review March 2007 Susan Johnston my review April 2007 Thomas Clifford my review May 2007 Rob Frankel my review June 2007 Trent Hamm my review July 2007 Katie Konrath my review August 2007 Robb Hecht my review September 2007 OOPS! I took this month off and didn’t realize it! Lucky me October 2007 Tanya Ferrill my review November 2007 Sean O’Donnovan my review December 2007 Andy Shaindlin my review January 2008 Kate Herrick my review February 2008 John Halamka my review March 2008 another OOPS! April 2008 another OOPS! May 2008 Morty Schiller my review June 2008 Heather Gardner my review July 2008 Norm Reiss my review This post is brought to you by Deb Dib, the CEO coach. Deb Dib helps CEOs (and rising stars heading for the C-suite) land faster, earn more, have fun, and change the world! C-level career services include executive branding, resume creation, executive coaching, and comprehensive on-line identity techniques focused on LinkedIn, Twitter, and other forms of social media. Deb Dib is a JibberJobber Career Expert Partner. August 2008 Jump-Off-The-Page Winner Of The Month â€" Jared from Marketing Diner Last week I was in Nashville doing presentations at Vanderbilts Owen School of Management. I was seriously impressed with the building (one building dedicated to the MBA program sweet!), campus (the trees and flowers and plants are AMAZING), career center staff (very, very competent and on first-name basis with many students; also, very involved with the student process much more involved than Ive seen in many other places), students (sharp, great questions, and determined) and faculty (who came to one of my workshops extra credit for them!).   I met Jared Degnan, owner of Marketing Diner, and twitterer at Twitter.com/marketingdiner.   Jared comes across as a pretty nice guy, and is well known by many of his Owen peers.   If I was going up against Jared for a marketing position, Id be nervous.   Why?   Because his blog and tweets talking about marketing, and social marketing, would really set him apart from his competition.   Check out the tagline for Marketing Diner (below the logo):   I think its easy to get consumed with school, work, social life, etc. when you are in school thats what happened to me.   But Jared is developing his own job security by establishing a foundation to his personal brand RIGHT NOW.   His blog is smart, but beyond that, hes helping future employers, clients, employees, and others in the marketing space know who he is his professional breadth and depth.   He is giving you a window into his professional capacity, and could easily be seen as a thought leader in the marketing space. Jared wins this months You Get It Personal Branding award, and becomes one of the very few winners that Ive actually met in person! Jared Degnan, congratulations! You join a special group of professionals and have earned a coveted link from my monthly winner’s blogroll area (on the left), six months of premium JibberJobber (you can transfer/award this to someone else ), and a cyber-high five! And, a new addition to the prize list is the two hour (!!) minute recording of Blog Marketing 201 501 (part of the CEO Training for Me, Inc. listed at $49.95 (but much more valuable than that!). Feel free to post the You Get It award on your site! Here are the past winners: September 2006 ClickDave my review October 2006 Kent Blumberg my review November 2006 Heather Henricks my review December 2006 Adelino de Almeida my review January 2007 Rob Humphrey my review January 2007 Ariel Meadow Stallings my review February 2007 Mike Schaffner my review March 2007 Susan Johnston my review April 2007 Thomas Clifford my review May 2007 Rob Frankel my review June 2007 Trent Hamm my review July 2007 Katie Konrath my review August 2007 Robb Hecht my review September 2007 OOPS! I took this month off and didn’t realize it! Lucky me October 2007 Tanya Ferrill my review November 2007 Sean O’Donnovan my review December 2007 Andy Shaindlin my review January 2008 Kate Herrick my review February 2008 John Halamka my review March 2008 another OOPS! April 2008 another OOPS! May 2008 Morty Schiller my review June 2008 Heather Gardner my review July 2008 Norm Reiss my review This post is brought to you by Deb Dib, the CEO coach. Deb Dib helps CEOs (and rising stars heading for the C-suite) land faster, earn more, have fun, and change the world! C-level career services include executive branding, resume creation, executive coaching, and comprehensive on-line identity techniques focused on LinkedIn, Twitter, and other forms of social media. Deb Dib is a JibberJobber Career Expert Partner.

Best Weebly Template For Resume Writing

Best Weebly Template For Resume WritingThe best weekly template for resume writing is what you should use if you're planning to use this approach to get your resume read. This is something that will greatly help you get a better number of resumes that you can use when seeking jobs in the career field that you want.There are many benefits to using a template to work with when searching for a job. The first thing that you will find is that it is a lot easier to customize the resume to fit the needs of the individual who will be submitting it. While other resumes may have different styles and contents, these templates will allow you to get the most out of what you're trying to get across.You'll find that you can get different kinds of help from these templates when writing a resume. You'll find that you can get a quick outline of how to write your resume as well as getting an idea of how it can be formatted. If you're going to use a template, you'll be able to quickly find the sections that are going to be written on.You'll find that there are plenty of templates that are being used by people who want to start their own business online. These templates can also be useful to those who want to find other people who are just like you to network with. These templates can also be used for creating profiles online to help new business owners learn more about what is available online.If you're going to be using a template to build your business online, you'll want to make sure that you get the best weekly template for resume writing for your needs. This is going to be important because it is the basis for the rest of your resume. Not all templates are created equal.You'll find that the best ones are created to fit your needs and to help you get a great base that you can use. You'll find that one of the best ways to find these templates is through searching the internet. You'll find that there are hundreds of them that you can use to help you get a base that you can use f or building your business online.Using a template to build your business online is something that is beneficial for you. It is something that can help you get the kind of resume that you need to create a good impression on employers. When you are looking for this approach to take, you can start to see that it can be a great way to jumpstart your career.The best weekly template for resume writing can be used to help you start up your business online. When you are ready to apply for jobs and use templates to get the base that you need, you'll be able to find templates that can help you take your career to a new level.

How To Improve Your Resume in 7 Steps - Career Sidekick

How To Improve Your Resume in 7 Steps - Career Sidekick How To Improve Your Resume in 7 Steps Resume/CV / https://www.edenscott.com/blog If youre looking for how to improve your resume, the 7 steps in this article will help you do this immediately.Most job seekers dont get a chance to see how employers really read their resume and decide who to interview, so we invited professional career coach and resume writer Kyle Elliott to share tips on how to improve your resume step-by-step in under 20 minutes.Lets get startedHow to Improve Your Resume in Under 20 Minutes1. Focus on the top-third of your resume.Regardless of whether you are crunched for timeâ€"or have hours to spend writing and formattingâ€"the top third of your resume is the most critical. Since hiring managers only spend a few seconds reviewing each resume during the first pass-through, the top portion of your resume needs to be BANGING. When meeting with clients, I always encourage them to print out their resume (yes, I said “print out” for my fellow millennials) and fold it in thirds. Then, I have them read just the top-t hird.A hiring manager should want to interview them based on that top-third alone, nothing else. If the top-third isn’t impressive, further updates are needed (such as additions to the Career Summary, moving some sections around or sprinkling in additional accomplishments).2. Remove your objective statement.This is one of the quickest things you can do to improve your resume, and one of the first things I check for when updating a resume for a client.Objective statements are circa 2010 (maybe even 2005) and unnecessary. It is clear what your objective is â€" To land the job, internship, etc., that you are applying for. Instead, write a concise Career Summary or Professional Profile (or whatever else you want to call it) that describes who you are and what you have to offer in five-ish sentences or bullet points.For those who still remember 10th Grade English, a Career Summary is like a “thesis” for your resume â€" It’s a preview of what’s to come, without sharing all of th e good stuff just yet.3. Add numbers and percentages (when appropriate and helpful).Coming from a fundraising background, this is one of my favorite tips on how to improve your resume fast! Numbers and percentages provide employers with the scope of your responsibility, as well as insight into your accomplishments.But don’t overdo it â€" only add numbers when appropriate and helpful. Knowing how much you brought in in sales each month â€" super relevant. Knowing how much money was inside the register that you operate â€" not relevant. Review each noun on your resume and see if it would benefit from an added adjective. Heres an article on how to come up with impressive numbers/figures to put on your resume.4. Move the most relevant info to the top.While you should spend time tailoring your resume for every job that you apply to, we all know that customizing resumes is a timely process and does not take just a few minutes. Plus, this article is dedicated to quick As such, I suggest just focusing on the order of your resume for now, ensuring that the most relevant info is at the top.Your most relevant experience should always be near the top, even if it is not your most recent experience, as you can always have multiple sections that list you experience (such as, “Relevant Experience” and “Additional Experience”).While dependent on your field and amount of experience, your education should also appear near the top of your resume, along with relevant certificates, software proficiency and knowledge of multiple languages.5. Sprinkle accomplishments throughout your resume.This is my other favorite tip, and not just because of my love for sprinkled donuts. While it’s important to include responsibilities on your resume, the focus should be on accomplishments. Most position titles give a decent idea of what the job entails; just add a few descriptive sentences about your responsibilities and the hiring manager will know what you did. However, hiring manage rs don’t just want to know what you did, they want to know what you accomplished.To give them this, sprinkle your best accomplishments throughout your resume; employers want to know what you did to ROCK the job and go beyond just the outline position description. Remember to include relevant numbers and percentages with those accomplishments! Focusing on accomplishments instead of just responsibilities is one of the best ways (if not the absolute best way) to make your resume stand out.6. Ensure your resume font is clean and consistent.The style of your resume can say a lot about your professional demeanor (or there lack off). Subsequently, your resume should present itself as professional, clean and easy to read from top to bottom. Body text should be no smaller than 10 point (my preference is 11 point) and headers should be in the 14 16 point range. Use capitalization, bold and italicize consistently (i.e., all position titles bolded, all dates italicized).While I am a fan of u sing color on resumes, keep it simple and use it sparingly, such as a nice blue for headers and contact info. Also make sure your bullet points line up properly and there are no formatting inconsistencies. Heres a full article on how to format your resume for success, top to bottom.7. Remove “References available upon request.”This is one of my biggest resume pet peeves. The reason for this tip is similar to tip #2 â€" it’s assumed that references will be available upon request, otherwise why would you be applying for a job if you weren’t willing to dish out a few references?Bonus Tip: If you have an actual list of references at the end of your resume, you can scratch those, too. Instead, fill that newly blank space with another accomplishment or two!And that’s a wrap â€" you now know my top 7 tips for how to improve your resume and get more interviews. Your resume should now be in a better place than when you started. Plus, each of these tips should have taken no more tha n a few minutes to implement.About this guest author:Kyle Elliott is a well-caffeinated professional development coach and freelance marketer, writer editor who has helped more than 300 clients to date. He has a knack for branding and marketing, love for resumes and LinkedIn, and healthy obsession for details and coffee. Email Kyle at Kyle.Cromer.E@gmail.comand mention this article for $25 off a Resume Makeover. Or learn more aboutKyles consulting work (and his Starbucks addiction) at LinkedIn.com/in/KyleCromerElliott.

Applying for the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) in 2020 University of Manchester Careers Blog

Applying for the NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) in 2020 University of Manchester Careers Blog STP 2020 â€" now open for applications until Monday 20th January 2020 at 5pm. The NHS Scientist Training Programme (STP) is open for applications for September 2020.   Thousands of scientists and engineers of all disciplines work for the NHS, and the STP is how they recruit most of their Clinical Science trainees each year. Many Manchester students and postgrads apply to the STP, so we update this blog post each year to help you navigate the process (well also update it when there is new information to share with you). N.B. Some of the resources mentioned in this post may only be accessible by University of Manchester students. If you are not a Manchester student, have a chat with your own Careers Service about the support available to you. Tips for applying   As a direct applicant, you have until 5pm on Monday 20th January to submit your online application and until 5pm on Wednesday 22nd January to complete the online tests.   Submit your application well in advance of the deadline: if you experience any last minute hiccups with your application or the tests, they cannot guarantee to deal with queries in the final 48 hours before each deadline. The National School of Healthcare Science website has so much information for applicants it can be overwhelming â€" however, if you want the best chance of getting into these super-competitive posts, you’ll hoover it all up and use the advice in your application. A good place to start is by reading the FAQs and the STP Recruitment process guidance for applicants 2020.   Read the job description and person spec to get an overview of the role, then thoroughly research the specialism you plan to apply for e.g. check out the relevant professional body for each specialism. The list of STP specialisms by location is usually updated throughout the application window, and for 2020 there are 314 vacancies across 33 specialisms (new ones for 2020 include ‘Critical Care Science’ and ‘Medical Device Risk Management and Governance’). Each specialism has a different number of vacancies and not in all regions of the UK. You’ll have to inspect each specialism individually, but as you are encouraged to focus your application on your chosen specialism and not the region, it does make sense: they want to see some focus, people! Manchester Academy for Healthcare Science Education (or MAHSE) holds an STP open day in January: it takes place on the 8th January in 2020 (if you miss it, the main talks are podcast and include some really useful tips). Scotland recruit their STP trainees separately and take on about 20 annually.   These are usually advertised later in the year. Keep an eye on their website for details.   The posts in NHS Wales are also advertised separately and in previous years have been posted on the NHS jobs website.   That’s not to say they’ll do the same this year, though… We have been told previously that only 3 candidates are interviewed per post, so the competition is red hot (data nerds/masochists can check out the competiton ratios). You’ll therefore need some great answers to the essay questions:     set aside some time to do your research, reflect on your experience and craft your answers â€" do yourself justice here. Online application form The online application form has not changed from last year, so if you applied last year, you know what to expect. (If you applied last year, it’ll even autofill some of the application form so double check it is still accurate). Frustratingly, there is still no easy way to preview all the questions before you start to fill it out â€" so we’ve had a sneaky peek for you. As you go through the online form for the first time, you can’t advance on to the next page without completing the mandatory sections. However, you can review and change most of the answers once you get to the end â€" just don’t press “Submit” until AFTER you have filled it all in and checked it thoroughly! There are lots of mandatory sections, and once you fill in some answers, other mandatory questions may appear.   Be prepared to answer A LOT of questions about eligibility, fitness to practise etc before you even get to the bit where you fill in your education.   You also need to supply the details of three referees, one of whom must be your most recent education supervisor (or line manager, if you have graduated and are in work). When your application form is read by the people who will shortlist candidates for interview, they wont be able to see the choices that candidates have made. Hence, if you choose two different specialisms your application will go to both short listing panels, who will not know if you have ranked that specialism as first or second choice. They also will not see any candidate names â€" it is done completely blind. Essay questions The form asks the same four questions as last year and, again, you are allowed a maximum of 250 words per answer. An implicit test here is whether you can write accurately AND concisely. YOUR KNOWLEDGE, MOTIVATION AND COMMITMENT TO THE TRAINING PROGRAMME In less than 250 words, please state why you have applied for the Healthcare Scientist Training Programme. Give details of your motivation, suitability and future career development or aspirations. Describe what actions you have undertaken to increase your knowledge, experience and understanding of healthcare science and the training programme for your chosen specialism(s). YOUR COMMITMENT TO HEALTHCARE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY In less than 250 words, please describe your commitment, interest and enjoyment of scientific practice and technology. Please provide examples of how you seek to develop, improve and adopt innovative processes in your work or studies. VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS The NHS Constitution* values and behaviours are paramount to the delivery of healthcare services.   In less than 250 words please describe how within your own experience you would display these qualities. (*Have you read it yet? You really need to! You can find it here (and there is also a useful video here).   We also suggest you check out the NHS Long Term Plan too as this may help inform your other answers). TEAM WORKING AND LEADERSHIP In less than 250 words describe occasions where you have worked as part of a team and outline the skills you used to benefit the outputs of that team. Also, please describe a situation or situations when you have taken the opportunity to lead others and identify how you managed any challenges that arose.   (Important: they are looking for scientific leaders, not practioners). There’s help on completing application forms on our website, including a useful hand-out. We definitely recommend taking the Context-Action-Result approach to structure your answers, to help keep them concise. Always take time to proof read your answers before you submit them (a good tip is to read through them backwards to spot typos). University of Manchester students and recent graduates can get assistance from the Applications Advice service in the Atrium in University Place and also look out for Appointments in your School. Online tests After you submit your online application, you have two tests to complete before the deadline, and you have to get through each of these for your application to be considered. The tests are numerical reasoning and logical reasoning, and you can practise here. We guess they’re using logical reasoning tests to find people who are good at spotting patterns and trends (useful for diagnostics) as well as deductive logic. These tests can be very challenging if youre not familiar with them, so do take time to practice, especially as only one attempt is permitted per email address!  Previous applicants tell us that with practice you can learn how to answer the logical reasoning questions accurately, so it is worth working your way through example tests.   Although they are multiple choice, in some cases you have to choose from a LONG list of possible answers guessing will NOT be a sensible strategy!! You might also want to check out the psychometric test info on our website, including practice test materials. In particular, try Graduates First which provides worked solutions for the answers you get wrong in its tests. We’d definitely suggest using a proper calculator when completing the numerical reasoning test and not the one on your   phone. You’ll be able to do the STP tests at any time until the closing date but don’t leave it until the last minute: what if your Wifi fails or the site crashes with the traffic of all the last minute tests being taken? If you have a disability or a condition like dyslexia, you can request extra time to complete these tests. You’ll need to send evidence to support your request  at least 3 working days before the aptitude tests deadline date i.e. ideally before Friday 17th January February!   If you fail to notify the team before the deadline date, you may not be granted the extra time you need. (Don’t start the tests before you receive a response from them as they are unable to adjust it later). See Step 5 on the NSHCS “Applying to the programme” page FAQs about psychometric tests on the Careers Service website Being optimistic If you’re one of the lucky ones who gets invited to interview, you might want to check out the interview dates (in previous years, they have had specific dates for each specialism) â€" there may be no flexibility, so move heaven and earth to get there if you are invited. Interview support for Manchester students and recent graduates Being pragmatic Manchester students and graduates have been successful in the past but the number of applicants far outstrips the places available.   Every year, highly qualified and experienced candidates dont get through, so dont beat yourself up if your application is rejected.   Ensure you have a fall-back option in place.   Make an appointment with a careers consultant if you are not sure where to start. STP Interviews The STP uses the Multiple Mini Interview format and has done for some time. There are 4 stations; with c4 questions at each station; 10 minutes per station and 2-minute rest in between each station.  However, some years they change the station themes, so this is the info from 2019 for guidance only. (We will share any updates with you as they come to light). 1: General Science station Tip: read up on recent scientific news articles; subscribe to journals or scientific blogs; listen to podcasts and revise research methods. 2 and 3: Specialism Specific stations NEW   there will be TWO specialist stations this time!   You need to understand the role you would be going into; to look at the curricula for your specialism on the NSHCS website and demonstrate motivation and passion for the specialism you have chosen. Having awareness of the following may be helpful: Scientific basis of techniques/procedures Diseases and health conditions What are the current developments, topical issues? 4: Values and Behaviour and Leadership and Management station NEW we understand that the 4th station will  cover all these areas. You MUST read the NHS constitution and have examples to demonstrate each value from your experience (improving lives; compassion; everyone counts; respect and dignity; commitment to quality of care; and working together for patients). Note: These examples do not have to be patient focused! You can use examples from University projects or work experience.   The following examples may help you to understand the context and think about how to demonstrate the NHS values: How would you explain the scientific aspects of your work- for example interpret test results- to an anxious patient, who has no background in science, on a busy ward? Improving Lives is a NHS value that emphasises a core function of the NHS and innovation is central to improvement. The role of clinical science is to improve patient outcomes by developing new and existing tests. How would you answer Tell me about a time when you have found a new way to approach a task or made a suggestion that improved practice? What are your expectations from the STP? You need to prepare examples to fit with the characteristics of leadership and management (empathy; consistency; communication; flexibility; direction; honesty and conviction): http://www.leadership-toolbox.com/characteristic-of-leadership.html.  For most specialisms, teamwork is very important, and as such, preparing examples of how to work well within a multidisciplinary healthcare team would be very helpful. Good luck we are rooting for you! All