Free Webinar by Kim Bilawchuk, Career Coach (Wednesday)

Free Webinar by Kim Bilawchuk, Career Coach (Wednesday) Wednesday at 8pm EST (which is 5pm PST), Kim Bilawchuk is doing a webinar titled How to Find Your Dream Career When Youre Stuck in a Job You Hate. I wish I would have had access to this webinar when I was in the last year of my job, before I got laid off. I was miserable. I had lost a couple of key employees. My old boss was secretly politicking for his job back (which he did successfully). But I felt stuck. My salary made me feel stuck. My benefits, even though they were pretty weak, made me feel stuck. What I had worked for for years, the personal (time) investment in my company and products and projects, made me feel stuck. In reality, I wasnt stuck. I learned that when I got laid off. If you feel stuck, I have to tell you, your bosses probably dont feel stuck with you. When they are done with you well you get the point. Jump on Kims webinar. Its free. Shes awesome. I know it will be worth your time. Free Webinar by Kim Bilawchuk, Career Coach (Wednesday) Wednesday at 8pm EST (which is 5pm PST), Kim Bilawchuk is doing a webinar titled How to Find Your Dream Career When Youre Stuck in a Job You Hate. I wish I would have had access to this webinar when I was in the last year of my job, before I got laid off. I was miserable. I had lost a couple of key employees. My old boss was secretly politicking for his job back (which he did successfully). But I felt stuck. My salary made me feel stuck. My benefits, even though they were pretty weak, made me feel stuck. What I had worked for for years, the personal (time) investment in my company and products and projects, made me feel stuck. In reality, I wasnt stuck. I learned that when I got laid off. If you feel stuck, I have to tell you, your bosses probably dont feel stuck with you. When they are done with you well you get the point. Jump on Kims webinar. Its free. Shes awesome. I know it will be worth your time.

3 Ways To Attract the Job You Want

3 Ways To Attract the Job You Want Through my years of helping women find careers they love, I have seen many clients really close to getting their careers unstuck BUT they have one thing holding them back, their mindset. Many of my clients have been negative, worried, overwhelmed, scared and doubtful about their ability to find their future dream careers. You cant get your career unstuck if you are not in the right mindset to get your career unstuck.   If you take all the job search actions but don’t work on your mindset, you will not get the success you want. Here are 3 Things to Remember to Attract the Job You Want: 1) Focus On the Job You Want, Not the Job You Hate You may have heard of the law of attraction. It got a lot of publicity with the book and movie, The Secret. The law of attraction says that everything coming in your life, you are attracting. You have to make it clear in your mind what you want because you attract what you think about most. Thoughts become things. If you focus on what you want, you’ll get more of it. If you focus on what you don’t want, you’ll get more of it. How does this apply to your job search?  If you focus on the job you hate, you will never get unstuck. If you focus on how terrible you are at interviews and how unlucky you are, you will never get unstuck. Instead, focus on getting the job you WANT and stay positive. 2) Create a Vision Journal or Vision Board Things come true on the vision board. When you have this vision front and center, your mind will be more open to opportunities that will help you get what you want.  Create a vision journal or a vision board.   Put things in writing. Write down your goals on index cards and keep them near your bed. The most successful people write their goals down and review them on a daily basis. When you create your vision board, put yourself in the moment of feeling “What would your life be like if you found your dream job?” Click here to read my post about how to make a vision board. 3) Be Grateful When you aren’t grateful, you won’t receive more in return. Gratitude is all about giving thanks. Ungratefulness is taking the things in your life for granted.   You are taking instead of giving if you are ungrateful. “Thank you is the bridge from where you are now to the life of your dreams. Your life will change by practicing gratitude and saying thank you.” â€"Rhonda Byrne, author of The Secret and Magic Don’t focus on hating your job. Be grateful for it. I know it’s hard but it is for some use (money to pay your bills, house over your head, ability to work while job searching or ability to learn). If you are unemployed, be grateful for your unemployment because you can focus on job searching full time! If you’re grateful for the job you have, even if it is not your dream job, things will begin to change so you enjoy your job more and opportunities for you will suddenly appear. This is what happened to me when I was terribly stuck in a job but I was still thankful for that paycheck, an opportunity to become an Adjunct Professor at my company opened up. I got to teach a course about how to navigate your career which I LOVED. I still had to keep my day job but I was SO THANKFUL for a few hours in my day when I got to do something I was really excited about.  And what happened? More teaching and training opportunities continued to come to me effortlessly. “When you get clear about the things you want, you are you are giving a definite direction to the way you want gratitude to change your life.” â€"Rhonda Byrne, author of The Secret and Magic Another way to show gratitude in your life is to count your blessings. When you’re grateful for the things you have, no matter how small they may be, you will see those things instantly increase. You will be happier when you count your blessings. The more gratitude you feel, the happier you will be. Studies show people who practice gratitude have closer relationships, are more connected to family and friends, and are viewed more favorably by others. Even being thankful for your boss will give you more patience, understanding, compassion and kindness. You will forget about the things you use to complain about them if you are thankful for them. I once had a very tough client who was not nice to me AT ALL, but I was and still am SO THANKFUL to her for showing me how to handle difficult clients and situations with class. This is exactly why I make it a habit in my morning routine to write down three things I am grateful for each day. It just makes me happier and gives me a better outlook for the day. Would love to hear from you in the comments below! Imagine yourself with the job you want. What do you see?

Medical Assistant Resume Objective Examples - Algrim.co

Medical Assistant Resume Objective Examples - Algrim.co Writing a medical assistant resume objective can be difficult. It needs to sound confident, professional, experienced, and allude to the qualities that show you know how to perform on the job. Resume objectives introduce your experience to the reader and create a synopsis that promotes reading your resume in full. Let's jump into better understanding how to write your resume objective and what it might look like. What Makes a Great Medical Assistant Resume Objective? If you’re seeking a medical assistant position, your resume objective should reflect that. A medical assistant’s primary role is to assist physicians in the care and examination of patients as well as assist in-office with day-to-day duties. Medical assistants primarily work in offices and clinics, and their responsibilities are both administrative and clinical. Medical assistants have great interpersonal skills to deal with clients and patients, excellent organization skills to take care of patient records, and a range of clinical from taking medical histories to drawing blood. Your medical assistant resume objective must demonstrate your wide range of skills and abilities. Medical assistants are also known as patient liaisons and important team members, so customer service skills and teamwork are important. Finally, your objective can include the experience you’d like to gain in this role, how you’d like to grow with the company or the impact you’d like to have in this particular position. Try picking out skills from the job advertisement that you might be able to include in your objective. Keywords are important and can help elevate your resume objective and overall job application. Some keywords you might want to consider are self-motivated, communication skills, collaborative working, problem-solving skills, and working under pressure. Additionally, if you have a measurable number of years of experience, include that along with any certifications. The more specific your objective, the better. 5 Examples of Medical Assistant Resume Objectives 1. Certified medical assistant seeking a position where I can combine my administrative and clinical skills in an environment focused on patient care. 2. Client-focused, detail-oriented, and passionate medical assistant looking for a position in a clinic where I can utilize my X years of experience in a clinical setting. 3. To obtain a medical assistant position where I can apply my administrative and clinical skills in a setting that allows me to grow as a professional and positively contribute to the patient experience. 4. Eager and motivated medical assistant looking for an opportunity to provide top-notch patient care and administrative support to local clinics. 5. Medical assistant looking for a role with the potential for professional growth within an office setting. Good luck with your medical assistant job search and remember to write confidently about your skills and experience in your resume objective.

5 Tips for Your First Day on the Job

5 Tips for Your First Day on the Job Your first day on the job can be a stressful experience. Depending on your industry, it takes an average of two to eight months to find a new job. All the curveball questions, LinkedIn advice, emails, and interviews are exhausting.The last thing you want to do is go through that experience again anytime soon. Still, the work has only just begun! Below we offer these tips to make your first day on the job a pleasant experience.We start with what happens the night before...1. Get a Good Night's SleepFirst impressions last forever. The last thing you want to do is start your first day on the job exhausted, cranky and unable to process new information.Your first day requires an alert brain. You will be absorbing information on what you will be doing and who you are working with. A good night's sleep helps you improve your memory, stay creative, and helps you think on your feet. You need to be sharp on your first day!If you cannot sleep, avoid taking medication that will leave you drowsy in the morning. Instead, release yourself from the stress of your job search. Remind yourself why you took the job in the first place and why they hired you.Better yet, spend some time deleting emails from job boards. Turn down interviews, too, because you do not need that right now. Focus on starting your new job tomorrow well-rested!2. Dress in Your Favorite Work OutfitYou want to feel comfortable for your first day on the job and keep yourself smiling as you meet new people. When you are overdressed or wearing clothes that choke you, your new co-workers may sense you are trying too hard. They would rather see you confident, comfortable, and approachable on your first day.More on what to wear your first day on the job.3. Get to Your New Job Early...But Not Too EarlyThere is a saying I was once told at a new job:“Early is on time. On time is late. Late is unacceptable. But too early is just plain awkward.”That was said to me on my first day at a job many years ago. I had shown up to work an hour early to fill out paperwork. No one was there except for the people from maintenance and the mailroom. No one knew me, but I was wandering around the office looking for the person who hired me.My new boss told me he appreciated the effort. But he also felt like I had rushed him because I was standing there waiting before he even put down his coat...on a Monday morning! Having a great work ethic and being punctual is important, but so is the ability to show balance. Extreme behavior or social awkwardness can make colleagues uncomfortable.4. Go to Lunch With StaffYour co-workers want to get to know you better. If you get invited to lunch your first day on the job, accept the invite.You are learning more about your colleagues and you are showing yourself to be part of the team.At the same time, you are beginning to learn what your work regimen will entail. More than anything, you are being polite and courteous. It is also a good idea to prepare some things to talk ab out with others.5. Make the First Day All About Listening and AbsorbingIt is your first day, new job and you want to impress people. You want to show them you can contribute at the new job.Yet, the worst thing you can do is start talking over others, correcting them, or coming off as a know-it-all. You may know “what to contribute”, but not “how to contribute it”. You do not know their work environment. Talking over people and correcting them leaves others concerned you will be argumentative.Even if you are the smartest man or woman, you do not know the people talking to you. Make your first day at a new job all about listening and absorbing what is happening. Before talking, wait for them to ask you a question.You are showing your colleagues you respect them. After all, they have the knowledge about your new company. It is only your first day!

Should I Take a Survival Job and Why [Updated] - Career Pivot

Should I Take a Survival Job and Why [Updated] - Career Pivot Survival Job Are you considering taking a survival job? Have you been out of work for over six months? Have your unemployment benefits run out? Are you running out of money to pay the mortgage, or are you going to raid your 401(k) for living expenses? Many are driven to this decision by monetary issues and feel like they are stepping off into desperation. I define a survival job as any position that you plan on taking temporarily. This might be taking a retail position at Home Depot, or substitute teaching with the local school district, or even working for a family member in an administrative role. Here are the questions I want you to ask yourself before you take a survival job. Note: This post was originally published in 2014 and was updated in April of 2019. (More: You Did Not Get the Job! Now What?) Will I Be Able to Continue My Job Search? I have been on the board of directors of Launch Pad Job Club, the largest and oldest job organization in Central Texas, since 2006. Early in my tenure on the board, I ran a survey of our current and past members. What I found was that the vast majority of those who took a survival job discontinued their job search. Be honest with yourself! Look at the number of hours you will be working and when. If you take a 40 hour a week position, will you have the time and energy to continue your job search? Listen to the most recent episode I have seen a lot of job club members take retail positions where they are on their feet all day on concrete floors and come home exhausted. Will the hours you work conflict with your ability to network and interview for a new position? Launch Pad Job Clubnow has a signature program called Leap to Success where club members work onreal projects for area nonprofits pro-bono. The projects are intended to last only 4-6 weeks and only require a 10 hour per week commitment. (More: Inertia and Persistence as it Relates to Your Career) Will I Have the Opportunity to Meet Prospective Employers? Here are some examples where a survival job might allow you to make some money and network your way to your next position: Work temporarily for local conventions in registration and other administrative functions. Take a seasonal position at a company where you want to work. Whole Foods Market, which is headquartered in Austin, gives priority to candidates who have worked there. For example, if you want an IT position, you can work as a cashier during the holiday season, impress the manager, and you will likely be given priority in interviewing for IT positions. Seasonal government positions â€" This could be a census taker or working local elections. You never know who you might meet. Take a gig position with Uber, Lyft, Task Rabbit, Rover,… Notice that all of these positions are short term, let you engage with people and give you the flexibility to keep up your job search or look for your next career pivot. Will this Position Help Me Acquire a Skill? I have had multiple clients take survival jobs through Goodwill Staffing of Central Texas. In some cases, they have been given access to software that they could not afford on their own. In a few free moments during the day, they have been able to train themselves on the software. They can only do this on their breaks and lunch time, but it is possible. Volunteer with programs likeAustin Leap To Success. LTS is the signature program of Launch Pad Job Clubwhere projects are done for local non-profits. Maybe you can dust off an old skill, polish up a current skill or learn something new. (More: Negotiating for What You Want!) Would I be Embarrassed to Put this on My Resume? When taking a survival job, you need to consider whether you will put this on your resume and on your LinkedIn profile. Obviously, if you went to work for an adult-oriented business, you will likely not want to put this on your resume. If you do not, you will need to explain the gap in your resume. This also could include working for religious or political organizations. In today’s politically correct climate, you will want to clearly weigh your options. Will It Improve My Mental Outlook There are several members of the Career Pivot Membership Communitywho have taken survival jobs for their own mental health. Let me give you some examples: Tom went to work 4 days a week at Home Depot. He is back interacting with people that energize him. It forces him to get up at the same time each day and he has developed the discipline to wall off time, when he is not working, to focus on his freelance business. Larry took a job as a bank teller. It was at a community bank where operations were still pretty manual. When he went through teller training it forced him to use skills he had not used in years. He only did this for 4 months, but it gave him confidence that he could still learn and stretch himself. Sherry drove for Lyft. She loves to drive and interact with people. Driving for Lyft gave her the opportunity to do both. The kicker is Sherry picked 2 consulting clients from passengers. Was this serendipity? Yes. However, Sherry’s brain and attitude were re-engaged and making her more employable. All of these examples allowed them the flexibility to keep focusing on their next career steps and they only took survival jobs for a few months. What it did was re-engage their minds and bodies that can sometimes only happen when you are working. Think Carefully Before Taking a Survival Job There are times when taking a survival job is absolutely necessary, but consider the following: You have to be honest with yourself about your own abilities to make sure you can continue your job search. What, if any, benefits other than the income do you get from taking this position? What are the liabilities of taking the position? Will your mind, body, and spirit improve from going back to work, even for a short period of time? Have you taken a survival job? What were the positives and negatives? Please comment below. Marc Miller Like what you just read? Share it with your friends using the buttons above. Like What You Read? Get Career Pivot Insights! Check out the Repurpose Your Career Podcast Do You Need Help With ...

Upcoming movie The Aristocrats - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Upcoming movie The Aristocrats - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog Ive gotta see The Aristocrats movie thats coming out soon. Devised by Penn Jillette of PennTeller, it consists of 100 comedians telling the same joke in wildly different ways. Jillette writes: With The Aristocrats, Paul Provenza and Penn Jillette have made the funniest movie ever, because it has more funny people than have ever been in one movie before. A labor of love three years in the making, encompassing more than 100 comedians and culled from over 100 hours of footage, Provenza and Jillette shot the documentary holding DV cameras in their own hot little hands and edited it at home on a Mac. As fellow comedians, Provenza and Jillette got their cameras rolling where no real filmmaker could ever go. They let us see how professional comedians talk after their sitcoms have wrapped and the audience has gone home. The result is a heartfelt, private, unprecedented backstage look at famous comedians playing around. Provenza and Jillette got superstar comedians being funny for other comedians, and that is really no-kidding funny. They also captured a performance portrait unlike any other the art of comic improvisation. The Aristocrats has no nudity, no sex, and no violence, but its one of the most shocking movies you will ever see. Take a deep breath. This is the power of language spoken by professionals. Professionals trying to outdo each other with the most hysterically disgusting, offensive, f**ked-up verbal images they can spit out. Youll hear descriptions that will stay with you the rest of your life, whether you want them to or not. Sounds juuuuust fine to me. Appearing in the movie: Penn Jillette, Chris Rock, Robin Williams, Jon Stewart, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Eddie Izzard, Hank Azaria, Drew Carey, George Carlin and many, many more. Trailer here. 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

Mental Health Resume Writing Services

Mental Health Resume Writing ServicesGetting your mental health resume prepared is a vital aspect of getting the job you desire in Los Angeles County. Because you are qualified, the employers want to know why you are qualified. One of the many reasons for this is the fact that you are mentally healthy.Although California is one of the states that has a law prohibiting discrimination based on mental health, it is still important for employers to hire qualified candidates. Of course, you can always use the right kind of services and write your resume. But sometimes, this just isn't enough to get your foot in the door.To understand what mental health entails, consider that it is the ability to distinguish between the obvious and the subtle. In other words, you have to be able to tell when someone is joking or when they are really upset. It is not easy for you to do this but it is important to be able to tell this sort of difference. As a matter of fact, it is one of the most difficult a spects of mental health.Having this kind of skill can help you excel in any job you may apply for. Of course, you won't be taking the job for granted because you have to prove to be fit for the job. Now, you need to include how you can help the company make money and how you can help them meet their goals. Mental health is another important factor to include as part of your resume.Even though some employees do not even consider mental health as a part of the resume, it is a vital fact for most employers to see. After all, without the proper treatment for their mental health, these people could become damaged individuals. Of course, it is essential to mention your work history if it contains experiences that demonstrate a need for a particular job.You also need to learn how to write a mental health resume and include all of the necessary information in a well organized and well-written fashion. Often, this will be done through a psychological assessment. Now, you might ask yourself w hat you will be looking for when it comes to mental health assessors.Of course, one of the most important things to include in your resume is your history of being treated for mental health and a history of good health. A good company that values mental health will be willing to pay more to find candidates who are able to contribute to the company's success.