Career Cloud Radio - Job Search Advice & Tactics

At long last our new directory for job boards and resume tools is now live at Tools.CareerCloud.com. This new free resource contains links to over 1,000 job boards for every country, niche and state. In addition we are starting to compile online resume tools that help you turn create your resume online, many of them for free.

Josh Doody didn't negotiate his salary at his first few jobs, but soon began to realize he was leaving money on the table. Once He began negotiating and doubled his salary in three years. With the experience and confidence he gained from doubling his own salary, he began helping others increase their salaries as well. He took everything he learned from my own experience and helping others to write Fearless Salary Negotiation, a #1 Best Seller on Amazon. Since he published the book at the end of 2015, he has helped many more people earn tens of thousands more dollars. A special offer for CareerCloud Radio listeners: http://fearlesssalarynegotiation.com/careercloud

Seth Hymes is a Digital Marketing and Video Professional with inDemandCareer.com who has managed millions of dollars in online advertising. After working in Film and Video Production for many years, Seth transitioned into PPC Analysis through his own self education. Seth's real passion is teaching, and he has sold thousands of online courses helping people reach their goals in everything from filmmaking to building an online business and starting careers in digital marketing. 1.) What is Digital Marketing? Explain to the listeners what this means 2) What is the difference between Digital Marketing and Traditional Marketing? 3.) How did you get into this field? 4.) What kind of jobs/opportunities are there in Digital Marketing? 5.) How much can you make starting out and within a couple years? 6.) Do you need previous experience for these jobs? 7.) Do you need a degree for these jobs? 8.) How do I get training in this or an entry level position? Should I go back to school? 9) Where to look for jobs 10) las

At the recent TA Tech conference in Orlando We recorded a discussion in one of the break out sessions on what the gig economy is and what it means for future workers. Led by moderator Todd Goldstein featuring Chris Russell, Jeff Dickey-Chasins and other execs from the job board and recruiting software industries.

Our guest today is Catherine Kaputa. Catherine is a former marketing executive turned author ...she believes that the most important application for branding is for individuals. That’s why she launched her company SelfBrand (selfbrand.com) and wrote the award-winning book, You Are a Brand! Her latest book is Graduate to a Great Career: How Smart Students, New Graduates and Young Professionals Can Launch Brand You.

In today’s show Chris Russell talks with one of the most thought provoking career professionals that you can read online today. His name is Nick Corcodilos and he is known mainly from his website Ask the Headhunter.com where he opines and sometimes rants on bad job search behavior and deceptive hiring practices. In his day job he is an actual recruiter and has written several books such as Fearless Job Hunting, and How to Work with Headhunters...he also writes a weekly column on cmo.com

Listen to whats changing on CareerCLoud.com and also get a quick tip for career changers on this quick five munute podcast.

A self-motivated job search puts you in control. Rather than being at the whim of posted job openings, you make things happen. Those are the words of guest today. His name is Brian Howard. Brian is a certified career coach, Executive Recruiter and Principal owner of the Howard Group based in Kansas City area. He has a forthcoming book about to be published entitled The Motivated Job Search... a A Proven System to Stand Out from Other Job Seekers and Get the Job You Want!

Looking to make your online job search more efficient? Check out this quick tip from Chris Russell.

Bob McIntosh, CPRW, is a career trainer who leads more than 15 job search workshops at an urban career center in Lowell MASS Job seekers and staff look to him for advice on the job search. In addition, Bob has gained a reputation as a LinkedIn authority in the career community. On today's show he'll teach you some of the basics for using Linkedin.

Our guest today is the nationally recognized resume expert, Jessica Holbrook Hernandez . Jessica is President of Great Resumes Fast and a former human resources manager and recruiter. Leveraging more than ten years’ experience directing hiring practices for Fortune 500 companies, Jessica has developed proprietary, innovative, and success-proven resume development and personal branding strategies that generate powerful results for her clients.

His name is Tim Sackett, he is the president of HRU Technical Resources, an engineering and IT staffing firm based in Michigan. He’s also a dad and, according to his blog, a backup point guard for his over 40 men’s team. Tim is also a prolific blogger in the recruiting industry and he’s full of opinions and advice. Visit his blog at timsackett.com

This show is all about practical and tactical job search advice and today we’ll talking with the authors of Modernize Your Resume: Get noticed...Get Hired Joining me via skype are Master Resume Writers Wendy Enelow and Louise Kursmark. We'll talk about the resume business and discuss: What distinguishes a “modern” resume from one that’s outdated? Why have resumes changed so much in recent years? In the book you mention that there’s been a big change in how people read. Why is that? What’s your favorite technique for writing “tight, lean, and clean”? The resumes in your book have a lot of design elements. How do you reconcile that with the need for resumes to pass through automated scanning systems? In the book you share 18 Principles—6 each for Modern Resume Content, Format, and Design. If you had to pick just one, what’s your favorite? We’ve talked a lot about how resumes have changed. How have they NOT changed? There are a lot of perceptions and “rules” and advice about resumes floating aroun

In our last show of the year we talk with Adam Ochstein, CEO of StratEx Software on how he handle employee performance reviews and gives professionals tips on how to approach and prepare for them.

This show is all about practical and tactical job search advice and today we’ll talking with the author of Resumes for Dummies, Laura DeCarlo. Laura is a certified master resume writer and the founder of Career Directors International which educates and certifies resume writers and career coaches. We will chat about her new book and cover topics such as: How can job seekers tell the difference between a good resume writer and a bad one? Biggest mistakes people make when writing their resume themselves...top tips to writing a resume that works...Does the plain text resume still have a place in today’s job hunt? Resume formats and more

Donn Levie is a former hiring manager turned author and he stops by to tell us what hiring managers want. Listen to this informative audio to hear what will make you stand out in the eyes of a hiring manager.

Job seekers with ADD: Essentials for Managing the Search Process and Ensuring the Best Job Fit Lisa Noble is the founder of Career Connectors LLC. A graduate of the University of Virginia, she has 15 years of experience as a hiring manager for Fortune 500 companies (IBM, Bayer Healthcare and Prudential) and top WPP marketing agencies, giving her deep insight into what HR recruiters and managers are looking for in candidates they hire. After years of leading teams of young people, creating career paths and grooming them for their next employer or role, Lisa created Career Connectors, a service designed to help students and job seekers see their own value and find opportunities that best fit their personality, skills and ambitions. 1. How prevalent is ADD or ADHD among job seekers, and why? 2. What if your client doesn’t tell you they have ADD/ADHD, or doesn’t know themselves? Are there behaviors or other indicators a coach can look for? give us some examples 3. What are some common challenges unique to

There are a small number of career professionals that have stood the test of time and my guest today is certainly one of those. You may know the site job-hunt.org but you my not know its founder, Susan Joyce. Susan has been publishing job search advice for...years Recently she wrote a piece on Huffington Post that caught my eye...let me read you the intro to that because it is the basis of our show today...she writes: "The availability of the Internet and technology has dramatically changed recruiting today. Consequently, to be effective, the methods you use for your job search must change as well, to meet the new requirements. Contrary to popular belief, a job search today is tougher than in the past. The Internet has had a major impact on the process, in many ways that were not expected and are not understood."

What’s new with background checks, because if you get a job offer, chances are you’ll have to pass some kind of screen, particularly in the corporate world. Max Wesman from GoodHire stops by to tell you what you need to know.

Ever hear of the 4 P's of marketing? Well listen as our founder unveils the four P's of the job search. Every job seeker needs a marketing mindset, this podcast help you get there.