Serious Applicants Only

Serious Applicants Only

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  • SAO 2 - Networking where Network is KING

    This is for Serious Applicants Only.

    Contact me: [email protected] 

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    Have you ever heard the phrase, “It's not what you know, It's who you know?”  Yes, me too! And there was a time when I completely disagreed with that statement. But now that I've had a few great jobs on my resume I can now attest to a new stronger philosophy.  And one that I FULLY agree with.

    It's not what you know, or even who you know, but who knows you!

    Find Enhanced Show Notes Here --> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g9JOo2xHmI1Zmic77J2UYKA10-cSSdLUdavckqxMJ88/edit?usp=sharing  

    35 min
  • SAO 1 - Your Resume Just might be TRASH!

     This is not a podcast, this is a pod class for serious applicants who want to see serious results.  Today let's take a look at the most important marketing masterpiece that you have to help you get your foot in the door,  Your Resume.  But wait. Guess what?  Have you looked at your resume lately?  You know what?  Your resume just might be trash.  

    Your resume might be trash if:

    1. Typos - use the settings of your  text editor with spell check or use Grammarly
    2. There are 25 bullets on the first page - or any subsequent page - please stop killing me with all those bullets
    3. You use the phrase “References Available Upon Request” - don't you think I know that
    4. Use of Txt or Chat Abbreviations  in your phrases. I wnt 2 wrk 4 u. ikr
    5. Used the same adjective more than twice: Helped, Helped, Assisted, Assisted, Assisted, Provided, Provided, provided. Maintained, maintained, maintained, organized, organized, organized. etc.
    6. Times New Roman is your favorite font
    7. Vague Buzzwords
    8. Outdated facts and or Irrelevant skills - Microsoft Office, typing, use of fax machine, shorthand 
    9. It contains the phrase ‘Objective Statement’ or ‘Summary Statement’
    10. If it hasn't been updated, changed, corrected, modified, or customized since your last job

      11. Trash to Treasure Tips:

      1. Make sure your heading contains your contact information.
        1. Name, Location (city and state), phone number, email address
          1. Email should reflect your personal brand, simple, elegant, professional
          2. You don’t need to include the street address - save it for the new hire paperwork
          3. A better use of space would be your LinkedIn address, personal website, or Github for coders
          4. The most relevant and updated content should be near the top third of the first page
            1. New Skills
            2. New Training
            3. New Work Experience
            4. Refer to the job posting - And CUSTOMIZE for the job
              1. Review the posting and make any updates that will directly address the skill sets and tools that would be beneficial for the new job
              2. Skills Section 
                1. Tools
                2. Computer Software 
                3. Equipment
                4. Certifications
                5. In House Training
                6. Add More Sections
                  1. Skills
                  2. Certifications
                  3. Volunteer / Community Service
                  4. Make it easy to read with a simple format and updated font (fonts.google.com)
                    1. Little to no bullets
                    2. Stay away from tiny text - Nothing less than 11pt font
                    3. Use one (1) accent color
                    4. No pictures (US only)
                    5. Reserve elaborate design elements for Marketing or Entertainment Industry
                    6. Remove all thick lines horizontal lines - lines are hard for the ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) to negotiate
                    7. Make multiple versions of your resume
                      1. Full Story - include everything from your very first job up to current
                      2. Industry specific - target skill sets and experiences for a certain job
                      3. Transition - Last ten years highlighting your strongest attributes yet featuring new skills and training
                      4. If you must use a template - make sure to change the color scheme and fonts to make it unique.
                      5. There is no one best way
                      6. Get a second (or third) opinion.  Two heads are better th
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                      7. SAO - Introduction

                        This is for Serious Applicants Only.

                        Contact me: [email protected] 

                        Speak to me: https://anchor.fm/thesaoshow/message

                        Connect with me: www.linkedin.com/in/tonyabraden 

                        Follow me: https://twitter.com/tonyabraden

                        Sign up: bit.ly/SeriousApps   


                        You are listening to Serious Applicants Only and I am Tonya Braden.  This is not a podcast this is a pod class for serious individuals who want to see serious results. If you are interested in finding ways to make a more meaningful impact in your career, then you are in the right place.  I decided to create this series so that we could take a deep dive into all of the topics that are important to you as you make this journey.  Your career is an important factor in how you derive your self importance.  I like to tell trainees that my passion is to help connect people with their purpose and helping you become more savvy in the ever evolving job market is why I have decided to develop this content.  

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                      About Serious Applicants Only

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                      This isn't a podcast, it is a Pod CLASS. Hi, I'm your Career Coach Tonya Braden and I help connect people with their purpose. Join me as I give you very specific tools you can use to connect with and move forward in the next step of your career journey. These episodes are short so you can listen multiple times and take notes. Connect with me on https://www.linkedin.com/ so we can be a part of each others network. Looking forward to hearing about your SUCCESS.