How Do You Get Noticed?!!

How Do You Get Noticed?!!

I decided to post this blog because in today’s era of getting results, getting noticed is a part of that.  In the work place, in social settings, etc…, when you get noticed you can work towards getting the outcome or results you are looking for.  So, what are you doing to get noticed?  Share your experience with me and the DiverseNote team.   Is it some type of work project contribution?  Is it becoming a part of a community (i.e. mentor group) at work?  Tell us.  We will respond to you personally and through the initiation of a social workplace network “Get Noticed”, a campaign to move you forward in the workplace.

Post your comment!  How do you get noticed where you work or on your quest to find work?

Invite Your Friends and Colleagues!

The bigger our community, the more professional network and career opportunities we have to build on.  Invite your friends, coworkers, and other colleagues to join you in becoming a member of the DiverseNote community.  We want you here and are excited to help you build your career.  Share this link with friends, http://www. diversenote.com/join-diversenote/ .

Tekisha Lee

CEO, DiverseNote

Setting and Reaching Career Goals – Part 6

Sponsored webinars is a way we offer career development resources at DiverseNote.  The next webinar is February 1.  Its topic, Rebuilding Your Career After Long Term Unemployment.  This webinar, we will review resources that should be used to rebuild you career after you have been laid off or unemployed for a long period of time (one year or longer). The unemployment rate in the U.S. is currently 8.6% according to the U.S. Department of Labor.  This rate is even greater within the diversity community.  Many have been unemployed for one year or longer.   An in depth discussion on resume development, career building while unemployed, as well as how to prepare for the interview and discuss long term unemployment with a potential employer will be discussed.

Even though the discussion is on rebuilding your career after long tern unemployment, the webinar will be a good resource for individuals and employers that are preparing for job interviews.  DiverseNote webinars provide tips for career mapping, successful network development, and an opportunity to network with professionals in the industry you are interested in.  Network during the webinar!  Join DiverseNote and register for webinars at www.DiverseNote.com.  Membership is free.  The DiverseNote community would love to welcome you!

Setting and Reaching Career Goals – Part 5

Let’s say you’ve had a successful interview. You’ve given the right responses to questions; you’ve asked the right questions and have received the responses you were looking for, etc… What do you do after the interview?  Okay, sure you send a “thank you for the interview” in some form.  How about being unique, thinking outside of the ordinary.  Send the thank you e-mail because this is expected by the interviewer.  To stand out, do something in addition that will be remembered and that is relevant.  Write a hand written thank you letter or card to the interviewer and send it with a copy of the presentation that was discussed in Part 4 of this blog series.

Tekisha

CEO, DiverseNote

Setting and Reaching Career Goals – Part 4

Let’s move forward to the interview process.  By now you have become a member of the DiverseNote community (membership is free), applied for new career opportunities on DiverseNote…, and you have signed up for the Rebuilding Your Career webinar on DiverseNote.  You may have even been called for a job interview. 

How will you prepare? Here are three great ways to prepare for your next job interview.

1.    Research the company clients and the work the company does with these clients

2.    Think of how you will contribute to these client relationships

3.    Prepare a small presentation, a printed leave behind so that the employer will remember you when reviewing candidates

Tekisha

CEO, DiverseNote

Setting and Reaching Career Goals – Part 3

How do you set goals?  Do you start with the beginning in mind or with the end result in mind?  How about starting with the end result in mind?  I will share one of my goals as an example.  Goal: raise DiverseNote membership by 10,000 people by February 29.  If I start with the end in mind, I can set milestones and plan each step that will assist in reaching this goal.  Here is how this goal setting model should look.

Goal:  Raise DiverseNote membership by 10,000 people by February 29. 

Milestone 5 Measure membership weekly

Milestone 4 Ask current members to invite colleagues to join

Milestone 3 Share DiverseNote job opportunities and blog on Twitter

Milestone 2 Create more career development opportunities for DiverseNote

                     members

Milestone 1   Share the news about DiverseNote with friends and colleagues, ask

                        them to invite others

So, help increase the DiverseNote community and career development opportunity, invite your friends and coleuses to join.  When you do, list the benefits.

Setting and Reaching Career Goals – Part 2

So, you have assessed your career interests, leadership ability, and other relevant skill sets.  And, if you’ve read part two of the Setting and Reaching Career Goals blog series, you have a good knowledge of what employers generally look for in new team members and how to begin to develop those elements for yourself.  With all of this in mind what are your career goals?  I and other DiverseNote members would like to know.   Share with your comments on the blog.

Tekisha

CEO, DiverseNote

Setting and Reaching Solid Career Goals Part 1

What do employers want? Think of it like this, if you were the boss of your department or the CEO of a company (by the way, you are the CEO of your career…more on that later (in Part 3 of the blog series)) what type of employees would you want?  Here are a few things… someone to join the team who is qualified, a team player, able to communicate effectively, a strong networker …   Below are five skill sets employers look for in new job candidates.  These are skill sets you should consider as goals to set and reach.

1.    A Great Professional Networker   

Professional networking is a skill that gives you the ability to build relationships with people who can affect your career, business networks/relationships, and the brand of the company/organization you work for.  Be great at becoming a professional who is memorable, approachable, has something to contribute, and an asset to those in your network.

2.    An Effective Communicator                    

Communication is an extremely important skill in the work environment.  Being effective at it is even more important.  When I say communication, it’s not just getting your message across which is important too but include the ability to have your message create action, having the ability and knowledge to use multiple means of communication and being effective at the method you use (e-mail, verbal, written, video, presentations, etc…), and the skill of communicating with influencers.  These will give you a great jump start in setting solid career goals and getting you to the job you want

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3.    Stand Out from the Crowd            

Once you get the call for a job interview, prepare to stand out from other candidates.  Use a presentation that is exhibits of your capabilities, for example, take a presentation to the interview that tells a story about your accomplishments relevant to the position you are being interviewed for.  Make sure the presentation is memorable and is something you can leave behind so the interviewer(s) can go back to it when they are deciding which candidate to bring back.

4.    Come Ready on Day One             

Okay, you have been selected for an interview.  This is the Day One I’m speaking of, not day one on the job.  Be really prepared for the interview and communicate you are ready to do the job and contribute to the team.

5.    Be A Part of Continuous Improvement               

Always have a network and resource for continuous career development, a resource to assist you in advancing your career, establishing to improving your professional network.  An example of this network and resource is DiverseNote (www.DiverseNote.com). Find several methods to develop your professional network and continuous career development by joining the DiverseNote community. 

Join our first career development webinar on February 1^st (register now), follow the CareerNotes blog, and build your network during the webinars and live events sponsored by employers looking for you.

Let me and the DiverseNote community know what you think and share your thoughts, tips regarding this blog series.  On Thursday, January 5, Part 2 of the series will cover planning for career advancement (you being the CEO of your career).

Happy Career Building,

T. Lee