Increase Your Chances for Job Search Success With a Degree Online

Increase Your Chances for Job Search Success With a Degree Online 6 Have you thought of changing careers? Unemployed or not, that's a question worth asking yourself when you consider the impact that your career has on your health, happiness and life in general. One way to get on the path of career success is by updating your skills with a new college or university degree. EarnMyDegree.com can show you the way. Changed Careers Already? Penelope Trunk, author of the Brazen Careerist, says that career change is inevitable: Today people start working when they are 22 and don't stop until they are 65 or older. It makes sense that the career you pick when you are a 22 will not be appropriate when you are 44. People change. Thank goodness, or else we would get bored being ourselves. This is especially true in Israel, where getting on the hitech wave can mean a big improvement in salary and other work conditions. Getting a pertinent diploma might be your ticket into the hitech industry, but enrolling in Israeli universities is challenging whether you're a sabra or not, which is one of the reasons for the success of other colleges that have sprung up in the country. The solution for the Internet Age is to take your e-ducation online.eval Learn From Home EarnMyDegree.com is a professional web portal for all things related to getting a degree over the Internet. The site has two main sections: The ‘major' section helps you find the online school and degree for your needs.The site references dozens of academic programs by subject and level e.g. Bachelor's or Master's degrees. The ‘minor' section, called the Learning Center, is meant to inform you on topics such as the benefits of learning online, U.S. job market trends, and how to spot phony Internet degrees… er… on other sites… One useful feature on the site is the Quick Degree Finder box that lets jump right to a degree program from any of the articles in the Learning Center. That same box is sorely missing elsewhere since the site has no search mechanism, forcing you to click around until you find what you want or discover the Quick Finder.eval There is a Canadian version of the website but otherwise all the programs listed are for American universities and colleges. I contacted the Israeli Education Ministry's Foreign Accreditation Branch for information on which of these schools are accredited in Israel. Their procedure requires faxing Jerusalem with information on the individual program that interests you. Most of the schools listed on EarnMyDegree.com are well-known or even Ivy League so this verification should be at most a formality. That said, in these early days of Internet education, you should still check with the Education Ministry in case there's an issue with the online version of the school's degree. Have you tried this kind of e-learning already? If so, please tell us, I'm curious to hear how it went for you.

Wedding Venue Hunting By Heart

Wedding Venue Hunting By Heart  Overwhelmed by venue hunting for the big day? Overwhelmed by venue hunting for the big day? So the big day is coming up, and you’ve probably read in a thousand wedding magazines that the venue needs to be number one in your priorities for planning the wedding. Have you found THE ONE? I can’t downplay the importance of finding that venue. Somehow, a lot of things will depend on your venue of choice. It can set your budget, guest count, and overall theme. Sometimes, you find the perfect venue, and everything changes. Yes, even the wedding you planned when you were 8 years old. Let me give you an example. When I was little I have always wanted to be married in a beach, and that has been the goal ever since. However, my fiancé took me one evening on a date, and pulled a ring out of his pocket, and that night became embedded in my memory forever. It was the perfect evening, it started with a few drinks, and then we saw a great play at the Borland Center performing arts in West Palm. It was beautiful, and elaborate, and I couldn’t imagine the night getting any better. Lo and behold, he proposed over dinner after the show. Since then I could not get that evening out of my mind. As it has become a very memorable and significant place for us, we both decided with excitement that we have found the perfect wedding venue. We would host it in the theater where he took me that night that he proposed. I believe that beyond picking for function, you should listen to your heart when picking the right venue. Many choose the best based on trends. I say, choose one best for you. While it still holds a lot of weight in what follows in your wedding planning, you have to pick a venue that has meaning to you and your husband, so you can share it with your loved ones. After all, a wedding is all about showing your love and sharing these moments with the people and the person who matters most.

Women and the Web

Women and the Web By, Patricia Brehm Today I found a fascinating TechCrunch article by Aileen Lee, Why Women Rule the Internet. The idea is that women are now the matriachs of the vast web abyss. Namely, the idea goes that since women are more inclined to work with the social networks, engage in online networking, building e-based professional relationships etc. In another fascinating article posted on   SEOmoz, about Tips for Link Builders recommends being a girl and if you search through blog posts as well as forums, youll find numerous mentions of finding a female community manager or social media specialist. In contrast, the realm of Information Technology, the driving force of code and script that creates social media, seems to be an industry containing mostly men. According to Wikipedia (source of all reliable information nowadays), the desire to drive women into computing careers seems high. In technology communities, a number of resources have sprung up to foster fellowship amongst females in high-tech industries. For example, Sarah Blow founded Geek Girl Dinners as the result of being fed up with a lack of females at technical events. Even geek chic pioneer ThinkGeek has started a line of heroine t-shirts, including Ada Lovelace,   who is considered to be the first female computer programmer. If you go to Slideshare youll find a presentation entitled How to Be An Awesome Community Manager, written by Marta Majewska, dealing with how to manage an effective social network. According to Ms. Lees article, not only are women powerful in developing a business presence on the web, but female consumers also play a critical role in Internet commercial success. Her article cites astounding sales figures driven by female consumers. So whether its electronic retail or driving social networking, the idea of a matriarchal web presence seems to be pervasive and powerful concept. What are  YOUR thoughts?   Is being a female really an advantage when it comes to online branding?   Do females have more power?   If so, why?

Beware of Career Marketing Firms - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Beware of Career Marketing Firms - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career Last week I received a request from a family member of mine in transition. He was asking me to evaluate a proposal he had received from a career marketing firm. He wanted my opinion because I’m a career coachand because I myself had once been victimized by a similar firm. His proposal cover letter opened with an aggressive tone heralding the fact that the firm was working with executives who were laid off prestigious organizations, members of academia, representatives of nonprofits, and an assortment of clients ranging from younger people just out of college to mature ones with occupations in every industry and covering every income range. Basicallybut without saying sothe firm said it caters to everyone who has money to pay! The next FIVE pages outlined the firm’s services in a very attractive way for someone in transition. And we all know that when someone is, for instance, desperately hungry, anything that looks like food seems scrumptious and delicious. The firm stipulated its feewhich is, typically, 5 percent of the client’s highest achieved income (calculate how much that would be for you!). Then there were supplementary servicesprovided at an additional $500 for each one. In order to activate the agreement, it needed to be signed and accompanied by a deposit. If the client were not satisfied with the program within two weeks, said the agreement, the company would rework the material. At this point, though, your money is gone forever. The firm listed offices in various cities nationwide, so I attempted to research the company a bit further. My research led me to a résumé-writing service. Next, I Googled the company nameand searched on other search engines as wellto try to learn something about the proposal/agreement signer with the title of managing director. I would have expected that a person with such a heavy responsibility (after all, the company claims to have offices in more than half a dozen cities) would have at least a presence in cyberspace as well. But no, even LinkedIn did not reveal the signer. There have been in the past, and there still exist today of course, many similar career marketing firms. I’ve learned of them either through my circle of acquaintances or because they gained their fame via the media’s reporting that they got sued and soon thereafter closed their doors. Of course, unfortunately, those who’d paid for such services were left high and dry. As a professional career coach, I say unequivocally that everyone in transition should get help with their job search.   It’s up to the job seeker to solicit that help by asking others for their opinions. Job search networking groups such as those listed at http://www.landingexpert.com/HTML/index.html can provide information, as can an online search for individualized coaching services via LinkedIn or Google. Typically, such individualized career coaching services are your best bets because they’re more individualized and because the fees come to 50 to 75 percent less than those charged by the career marketing firms I’ve described here.

Blogging for Executive Jobs Build Your Personal Brand and Get Smarter - Executive Career Brandâ„¢

Blogging for Executive Jobs Build Your Personal Brand and Get Smarter Since I began blogging in 2007, I’ve been recommending blogging to help land executive jobs. Blogging is a very smart way to: become highly visible, build credibility as an industry thought leader, showcase your unique value to the employers youre targeting, andcommunicate your personal brand. I’ve blogged about blogging many times over the years. Often, Ive compared the way it impacts my own business marketing efforts, to the way it will similarly benefit executive job seekers. In fact, if you’re at the top executive level, you should be blogging in some way: on your own blog,as a guest blogger on someone elses blog, orby commenting on relevant blogs. The wider your visibility online, the more likely you are to be found by people sourcing and assessing talent through social recruiting. Blogging for executive jobs also makes you smarter Blogging, if done well, makes you smarter, therefore an even more valuable potential asset to the companies and organizations you’re targeting. Through my own 10+ years of blogging, I’ve learned so much more about my field than I ever could have without blogging. To keep my content fresh and interesting, I’ve been forced to do considerable research. I need to stay up to date on various trends, better ways to use social media, new job search methods and strategies, and other things to help my clients better position themselves as good-fit candidates. I’ve become smarter about executive job search, personal branding, online visibility, social media, networking, and so much more. Likewise, job seekers who blog well become smarter about their target employers and their industries, and are better prepared to speak intelligently about these things when they network and interview. And, of course, since blogging is writing, it helps improve your communication skills. Writing about things new to me makes the blogging experience ever-energizing and pleasurable. At any given time, I have about a dozen ideas for new posts I can’t wait to find the time to write. Tips for blogging well Write about a wide range of topics relevant to your industry andareas of expertise. In this way, you’ll be using plenty of the keyword phrases people Google to find information and job candidates. Blog regularly. The more times you post something, the more web pages you’ll be creating, bumping up the number of search results for your name. Make a habit of blogging about your target employers, and their leaders, products and services. They probably have Google Alerts set up for these names and terms and will be led to your posts. Set up your own Google Alerts for the same names and keywords relevant to your target employers, plus your other relevant keyword phrases. See what other people are writing about these things. Write posts that spotlight other bloggers in your niche, with links to their sites. For further reach, post your blog posts on your social networks â€" updates, Groups, Twitter,

Im speaking in Slovakia - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Im speaking in Slovakia - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Next week (November 11) Im speaking about happiness at work at an event in Bratislava. Click here to read more and sign up (in Slovakian). I have never been to Bratislava before, so Im also excited to see the city. Do you know Bratislava? Have any good tips for restaurants or sightseeing? Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

America39s Best Resume Writing Service Reviews

America39s Best Resume Writing Service ReviewsReading the articles and seeing the resumes of America39s best resume writing service is one thing, trying to make use of such a service is quite another. You can easily get caught up in the allure of free services or packages before you even start looking at samples of the best applicants' resumes. What if this provider turns out to be one of those who is a scam?You need to put some realistic expectations into your mind before you start looking for the best one. It is true that free service providers are easier to find as compared to other options but you should not go with the first service provider you find. It is more prudent to search for them online rather than going to their physical offices. The internet provides the potential for you to compare different programs, discuss your requirements and make a list of the best one.Free resume writing service reviews are a great source of information on the services which you can then use t o assess the best. A lot of people believe in the reverse method of using online sources. They find credible and unbiased reviews and then sign up with the service which they think is the best. It is a simple way of choosing but it may not be the right one. To get a comprehensive assessment of a particular company, you must look for reliable sources which include independent service provider reviews.Free resume writing service reviews are available in different forms and formats. The most common form is a review that can be found in magazines, journals and newspapers. These reviews are based on the opinions of writers who have at least some experience in the field. The reviews are supposed to be honest but you should be careful when it comes to reading them.One of the problems here is that these reviewers are not experts and therefore it becomes difficult to take their opinions seriously. Another problem is that some service providers use the reviews to promote their service without actually verifying its authenticity. Such fake reviews are a waste of your time and money so do not be lured by their promises.It is true that you can read the actual service which is being offered without any verification, but the problem is that you may be getting a fake report too. If the service provider or recruiter uses such reviews to market his or her services then they have violated the law. Also, if the reviews are available on the internet but fake websites are using the reviews then that can also be an illegal activity. Such sites could be penalized under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).There is no such thing as a free lunch and nothing could be further from the truth when it comes to any legitimate service. Scammers don't care about genuine reviews, because they will use anything at their disposal to attract you. It is important that you maintain a level of skepticism when it comes to reviews.Free service providers have something to gain by creating mislead ing reviews and making bogus claims. Therefore, you should never trust free review sources for anything. Instead, go for those that offer free access to resume samples and validate the information.