Youll Never Get Laid Off If You Work For The Right Company

Youll Never Get Laid Off If You Work For The Right Company Last week I got a chat from David Dalka who sent me a link to a Washington company with a very sad story.   You can read it here, but before you do, youll either want to clutch your resume, or grab a box of Kleenex.   Can you imagine working at a startup with a few dozen other professionals, getting excited about funding and company progress, and then finding out the bosses are going to prison? I swear to you, if you think your job is safe, IT ISNT.   Hold on for a second while I  go up on my roof and shout YOUR JOB IS NOT SAFE!! The economy could tank. Your CEO could be doing illegal stuff. Someone could be jockying for your job, right now, as you are reading this email. Your biggest customer could end the contract (this happened to my last company, and they lost almost 1/2 of their revenue overnight). Your spouse or loved-one could have an out-of-state emergency and youll have to move and start over. (Fill in the blank: __________________________________________) There are SO MANY reasons that you could get terminated.   Pick  one.   About my title, never getting laid off if you work for the right company, I am not sure that right company exists. I hope you are doing something as CEO of Me, Inc.   You are, arent you?   For starters you should sign up for the JibberJobber One Thing email. Its free and its something to do for your career right now. Youll Never Get Laid Off If You Work For The Right Company Last week I got a chat from David Dalka who sent me a link to a Washington company with a very sad story.   You can read it here, but before you do, youll either want to clutch your resume, or grab a box of Kleenex.   Can you imagine working at a startup with a few dozen other professionals, getting excited about funding and company progress, and then finding out the bosses are going to prison? I swear to you, if you think your job is safe, IT ISNT.   Hold on for a second while I  go up on my roof and shout YOUR JOB IS NOT SAFE!! The economy could tank. Your CEO could be doing illegal stuff. Someone could be jockying for your job, right now, as you are reading this email. Your biggest customer could end the contract (this happened to my last company, and they lost almost 1/2 of their revenue overnight). Your spouse or loved-one could have an out-of-state emergency and youll have to move and start over. (Fill in the blank: __________________________________________) There are SO MANY reasons that you could get terminated.   Pick  one.   About my title, never getting laid off if you work for the right company, I am not sure that right company exists. I hope you are doing something as CEO of Me, Inc.   You are, arent you?   For starters you should sign up for the JibberJobber One Thing email. Its free and its something to do for your career right now.

Dont Use This Instead of That For Resume Writing

Don't Use This Instead of That For Resume WritingIn the world of resume writing, you'll sometimes encounter this question: Do you use this instead of that for resume writing? It's a trick question, and we'll discuss why you shouldn't use it. Instead, why not just write about what you've accomplished in your work life? Here's why.You've probably heard the old saying: 'A picture is worth a thousand words.' And you may even have heard this said before, but it does not mean it applies to resume writing. Resume writing doesn't really require pictures. This is true.If you can't write well enough to describe how you came to be in a certain situation, how did you get there, or what went wrong, you may want to employ a picture or two to make your resume stand out. But remember: if you use this instead of that, you will lose the eye-catching quality of the information that you have to offer. It will no longer be something that catch your reader's attention and will be reduced to what you have to say instead.If you need to use this, it should be when you are talking about an event that is especially dramatic. The idea is to grab the reader's attention and make him or her want to know more. If you were just a lowly employee in a manufacturing plant, and you were terminated by a superior because of poor performance, a picture might not do. The scene would not be one that would grab your reader's attention. What you'd have to say is important and needed, so you will not want to just have it tucked away in the back of your resume.If you are a journalist and have a successful career in writing, then you would have a different approach to the use of this. In such cases, the picture helps you identify with the person who is the subject of the photo. You can see yourself or your work from a different perspective, and this can give you some more confidence. You can see yourself as a sort of everyman, in the manner of great journalists like Arthur Godfrey or John Steinbeck.As a wri ter, it is appropriate to use these on your resume. They help you tell a story about yourself. That's one of the best ways to connect to your readers. It shows that you care, and you are someone who is kind, even if that is what you have done in your past work lives.As a writer, you should avoid using this as a trick. It is just a way to market yourself. And you don't want to do that. You want to do your best, so you have to write the best. This is why it is better to use this as a picture or at least a well-written story about yourself instead of trying to rehash your accomplishments and achievements.Resume writing is about telling the reader what you have done, not just presenting yourself. And you don't want to use this trick that might come back to haunt you.