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Encore: Ken and Sheryl Dawson discuss techniques to achieve placement in a challenging job market

admin — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:24:59 +0000

Ken and Sheryl Dawson discuss techniques to achieve placement in a challenging job market. Whether you are currently out of a job or seek to advance, preparation is the key to success. They discuss the unique challenges that senior workers face and how to overcome them. Learn to promote your work ethic, experience, values, and flexibility. Companies are particularly interested in workers with technical skills, marketing and sales, health care, computer, and science backgrounds. They also emphasize independent and contract opportunities and discuss licensing requirements in various service fields. Gain the inside story on how preparation beats your competition. The show informs and encourages listeners to achieve their career goals by featuring experts and business leaders on job search and career advancement. Show hosts are Ken and Sheryl Dawson, principals of Total Career Success, Inc. and authors of Job Search: The Total System.

For more from Ken and Sheryl Dawson, listen to the entire show at 12pm EST/9amPST on Monday, February 21, 2011 or visit www.totalcareersuccess.com.

For 7 free videos go to www.betterjobbetterlife.com.

Ken and Sheryl Dawson discuss techniques to achieve placement in a challenging job market

admin — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:20:20 +0000

For more from Ken and Sheryl Dawson, listen to the entire show at 12pm EST/9amPST on Monday, February 7, 2011 or visit www.totalcareersuccess.com.

For 7 free videos go to www.betterjobbetterlife.com.

Dr. Richard Miller, President of Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering on Transforming the Future of Engineering

sdawson — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:19:42 +0000

Dr. Richard Miller is an award winning educator and leader in reinventing engineering education. Olin College of Engineering is transforming the field of engineering to meet the global challenges in energy, clean water, health care and cyber security. Dr. Miller shares Olin’s interdisciplinary and experiential learning model designed to better prepare engineers. By blending engineering, entrepreneurship and liberal arts, Olin has intensified student and faculty engagement, and produced graduates who are entrepreneurs as well as engineers. By their fourth year, students are actually consulting on real business problems and creating solutions that are viable and desirable, as well as feasible.

For more from Dr. Richard Miller, listen to the entire show or visit www.olin.edu.

To jumpstart your job search and career advancement today, visit www.betterjobbetterlife.com for 7 FREE videos that will transform your career.

Ten Steps to Hit the Ground Running in Career Advancement!

sdawson — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 22:48:38 +0000

Ken & Sheryl Dawson present their proven 10-step process to advance your career. The Dawsons share their unique approach found in their time tested product, Job Search: The Total System. The most powerful concept they present is the linkage of all 10 steps. The assessment of your skills and competencies is linked to the development of your resume. The resume is linked to your references, networking, and of course interviewing. Your research on industries, companies and opportunities is linked to lead generation, interviewing and negotiations. The most important link of all is your positive attitude in every single step! When you use linkage and project a positive attitude, you build psychological leverage, ensuring you are better prepared to win the offer and advance your career.

For more from Ken and Sheryl Dawson visit www.betterjobbetterlife.com or listen to the entire show.

To jumpstart your job search and career advancement today, visit www.betterjobbetterlife.com for 7 FREE videos that will transform your career.

Special Encore Presentation: Dr. Vince Patton, Director Community Outreach, Military Advantage and Retired Career Coast Guardsman on Jobs for Vets

sdawson — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 14:00:17 +0000

Dr. Vince Patton, Director Community Outreach, Military Advantage/Monster Worldwide and Retired Career Coast Guardsman, brings the knowledge and experience of a 30-year military career and multiple advanced degrees to the subject of employing veterans. Dr. Patton addresses:

Issues facing transitioning service members
The value of career fairs for employers and job seekers
How to help disabled veterans get jobs
Job opportunities in government
Transferable skills from military to civilian jobs
Education options for military personnel
How to attract vets to work for your company.

For more from Dr. Vince Patton, listen to the entire show or visit www.military.com.

To jumpstart your job search and career advancement today, visit www.betterjobbetterlife.com for 7 FREE videos that will transform your career.

Bob Alexander, Educational Consultant, on the Ziglar I CAN Culture Transformation Program

sdawson — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:52:20 +0000

Bob Alexander, President of The Alexander Resource Group, is a former teacher, coach and high school administrator who has personally conducted thousands of keynote addresses, workshops, and student assemblies worldwide on success principles and career advancement. Bob is passionate about teaching the Ziglar I CAN values and attitudes that enable children to succeed. The Ziglar mantra of encouragement and hope is one that resonates with everyone, especially children! He shares:

The challenge of education;
ABC’s of Life…Attitude, Behavior and Character;
The Stair Steps to Success;
The I CAN success story;
Keys to Cultural Transformation.

For more from Bob Alexander, listen to the entire show, visit www.yesican.net, and watch this video.

To jumpstart your job search and career advancement today, visit www.betterjobbetterlife.com for 7 FREE videos that will transform your career.

Secrets to Getting a Job NOW!

sdawson — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:06:13 +0000

Ken & Sheryl Dawson present proven techniques to secure a better job for better pay and a better life. In an economic downturn, people of all backgrounds and most industries are finding job searches very challenging. The Dawsons share their secrets to beating your competition:

Adopt the Cycle of Success, including positive attitude, linkage of all steps, and building psychological leverage;
Research the market for niche opportunities, being open to contingency options;
Assess your strengths, passion, accomplishments in light of market realities;
Draft an A+ resume that differentiates you;
Network online and face-to-face;
Prepare to interview using linkage of your resume, research, references, and review of the tough questions;
Negotiate your value!

For more from the Dawsons, listen to the entire show or visit www.totalcareersuccess.com.

To jumpstart your job search and career advancement today, visit www.betterjobbetterlife.com for 7 FREE videos that will transform your career.

Hank Kohlbrand, Retired Dow Chemical Company Executive and President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers: Building Your Chemical Engineering Career

sdawson — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:26:51 +0000

Hank Kohlbrand, retired Global R&D Director, Process & Manufacturing Technology R&D for Dow Chemical Company and President of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), will share:

Key business trends that will shape chemical engineers professional future
Megatrends that define opportunities
Important skills, beyond technical skills, needed for future success
Embracing change as opportunity
Association resources for members and others to advance their careers and the industry.

AIChE is a professional society of more than 40,000 chemical engineers in 92 countries. Learn the inside story of how the chemicals industry and careers change lives and society.

For more from Hank Kohlbrand, listen to the entire show Monday, September 13, 2010, at 12pm EST/9am PST, or visit www.aiche.org.

To jumpstart your job search and career advancement today, visit www.betterjobbetterlife.com for 7 FREE videos that will transform your career.

Cody Farzad on Protecting Your Background Information and Social Networking Brand

sdawson — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:15:56 +0000

Cody Farzad is a pre-employment background investigator with EmployersChoiceOnline. Cody shares his expertise in surveillance, security and background investigations. Companies have increased their security vigilance due to rising incidents of fraud, violence and misrepresentation in the job market and workplace. With the prevalence of online information, job boards, blogs and social networking, companies have access to information on candidates they never before dreamed of accessing. Gain interesting insight into the world of background checks and see how you can increase the security of information about your background and social networking brand.

For more from Cody Farzad, listen to the entire show or visit www.employerschoiceonline.com.

To jumpstart your job search and career advancement today, visit www.betterjobbetterlife.com for 7 FREE videos that will transform your career.

Work Psychologist Dr. Paula Caligiuri on How to Get a Life by Doing What You Love

sdawson — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 13:00:20 +0000

Paula Caligiuri is a work psychologist, professor of human resource management and the author of Get a Life, Not a Job, and is a leading expert in global career development. Paula shares strategies for career fulfillment, including:

Spending more time on enjoyable work;
Identifying long term career choices to match your skills and passions;
Transforming your current job;
Becoming “lay-off” proof;
Defining wealth-building activities;
Building an inspiring and financially secure career.

By continually developing yourself for activities you personally desire, you achieve a freedom to pursue multiple career options simultaneously. Redesign your career for real financial freedom.

For more from Dr. Paula Caligiuri, listen to the entire show on Monday, July 26, at 12pm EST/9am PST, or visit www.paulacaligiuri.com.

To jumpstart your job search and career advancement today, visit www.betterjobbetterlife.com for 7 FREE videos that will transform your career.