10 Career Blogs for the Millennial Set

10 Career Blogs for the Millennial Set 10 Career Blogs for the Millennial Set Welcome to Top 10, Recruiter.coms weekly rundown of the bestof the best in recruiting Every Friday, we release a list of some of our favorite people, things, and ideas dominating the industry. From awesome tech tools and cool companies to great books and powerful trends, no stone in the recruiting space will be left unturned.This WeekTop 10 Millennial Career BloggersOriginally, this was going to be a list of bloggers who were millennials and who wrote about career issues. Then, we realized that was kind of a dumb idea. What, Gen. Y is so self-involved that its members can only learn from otherbei millennials? No way there are plenty of non-millennial bloggers out there who offer valuable career advice to Gen. Y.What follows, then, is a list of bloggers some millennials, some Gen. X-ers, maybe even some boomers? We didnt exactly go out and verify everyones birthdate, because that would be creepy whom mil lennials should turn to when they need some career guidance.1. Jenny BlakeWhere you can read her Life After CollegeWhy you should read her As the sites title would suggest, Blakes Life After College is all about helping recent grads make the transition from student to professional. As an author, speaker, and career coach, Blakes self-described goal is to help people ditch the rigidity of yesterdays career ladder and treat their careers (and lives) as dynamic as the constantly customizable apps on a smart phone. In posts like Frustrated trying to figure out your life purpose? Try this one and the Magnetic Personal Projects series, Blake definitely succeeds in her endeavor.Shout-out to Lisa Lewis, founder of So Much More Career Coaching, for putting Blake on our radar.2. Kayla KozanWhere you can read her Kozans work has appeared in numerous places around the Web, but shes most easily found on the Ideal Candidate blog (she serves as Ideal Candidates marketing coordinator).Why you shoul d read her Kozans post, Why Millennials Make Incredible Salespeople, landed on a couple best-blog-posts-of-the-year lists in 2015, and we can totally see why. This-data driven piece is a great illustration of what you can expect from Kozan an analytical mindset, an emphasis on facts instead of baseless musing, and well-supported arguments that youd be hard-pressed to refute.3. J. Maureen HendersonWhere you can read her Generation MehWhy you should read her Its so hard to find a career advice blog thats actually enjoyable to read in and of itself. No matter how good the insights are, most career blogs remind me of the well-meaning lectures my father would deliver when I was in high school. Sure, it turns out he was right about a lot, but I probably would have started taking his advice a lot sooner if he werent such a snoozefest.Generation Meh is the rare career blog that is a genuine pleasure to read. Hendersons posts often sound more like the kind of thing youd find in a lit mag tha n the kind of thing youd find on ERE (This time belastung year, give or take a couple of days, I was hand-washing underwear in the bathroom sink of a Motel 6 next to the Dallas Fort Worth airport, a recent post begins). Hendersons unconventional insights serve as necessary counters to the generic career advice that litters the Web. You werent ready to be who you are today five years ago. Those years were an investment, not a write-off. Enjoy the ROI. Skip the guilt,she writes in one post. Where else are you going to find such a clear-eyed take on career paths?4. Ramit SethiWhere you can read him I Will Teach You to Be RichWhy you should read him Ramit Sethi is going to show you how to be rich. He says so right there in the title of his website (and his bestselling book). Thats not just big talk, though. Sethis blog is full of no-nonsense, highly practical advice about how to advance in your career and manage your money smartly. If youre looking to keep your wallet fat and your bank account full, do yourself a favor and start reading Sethis blog.Shout-out to Allen Walton at SpyGuy Security for putting Sethi on our radar.5. Nir EyalWhere you can read him Nir and FarWhy you should read him Eyals blog is all about behavior engineering, which Eyal describes as the applied science of psychology to konzept practical solutions to peoples problems.So, what sort of things can you expect from Nir and Far? A quick survey of the front page reveals posts on building a zen desktop, the intersection of humans and artificial intelligence, and why threatening to burn $100 bills is a good way to motivate yourself.If that doesnt make you want to check out Eyals blog, I dont know what will6. Ben CasnochaWhere you can read him Casnocha.comWhy you should read him If you want to follow an entrepreneurial path, rather than a traditional full-time employment path, then Casnochas blog is the blog for you. Not only does Casnocha have a wealth of knowledge on the ins and outs of starting and running a successful business, but he also has a lot to say about the overall entrepreneurial lifestyle. For example, hes written about the loneliness that often comes with entrepreneurship and why outsiders are in the best position to innovate.7. Michelle WardWhere you can read her When I Grow UpWhy you should read her Ward is a career coach who helps creative women find careers that are not only financially rewarding, but fulfilling and meaningful, too. Shes all about recovering the magic you felt as a child, before the grown-up world smacked you in the face and told you that following your dreams was a bad idea. But that doesnt mean youre going to find any platitudes or wishful thinking on Wards blog. Instead, what you will find is realistic advice about how to actually make your dream career into a reality.My favorite thing about Wards blog is the client case studies series, where Ward explores the very real paths that very real women have taken to leaving soul-sucking job s and traveling the world and launching creative, grown-up businesses and simply doing work that fits their lifestyle goals. Dont think your dream career is attainable? Read these case studies first.8. Kirk BaumannWhere you can read him unigelnde to CareerWhy you should read him Much like Life After College, Baumanns Campus to Career focuses largely on the transition from dorm room to office space. Baumann is an excellent and insightful blogger in his own right, but what I really love about Campus to Career is that Baumann has made plenty of room for guest contributors to join the conversation. This makes it so that the Campus to Career blog contains a host of different perspectives on forging a career after college. Career advice is never a one-size-fits-all matter, and the feed of distinct points of view cultivated by Baumann has a little something for everyone.9. Derek SallWhere you can read him Life and My FinancesWhy you should read him If youre a millennial, theres a good chan ce youre shouldering quite a bit of debt (thanks student loans). Want to get out from under that debt as soon as possible? Sall is your man.Check this out Sall paid off an $18,000 debt in 14 months. When another crisis hit, he paid over a $21,000 debt in six months. He also paid off his mortgage in a scant 12 months.What Im saying is Sall clearly knows how to master debt. Hes not wallowing in it so why should you? plektrum up some valuable tips and tricks from this guy ASAP.10. Laurie RuettimannWhere you can read her LaurieRuettiman.comWhy you should read her If you havent heard of Ruettimann already, theres no time like the present to start following her smart and witty blog. One minute, shes musing on her work-life-cat balance problems, and the next shes teaching you how to be vulnerable at work.Ruettimans blog is fun, flippant (in a good way), and packed with vital insights. She used to run a site called Punk Rock HR, and though the site is no more, thats still, in my opinion, t he best way to describe Ruettimann to the uninitiated.

Sacrifice is a Sustainable Job-Search Strategy

Sacrifice is a Sustainable Job-Search StrategySacrifice is a Sustainable Job-Search StrategyThe basics, such as sacrifice and patience, can soothe an otherwise difficult job search.My parents majored in sacrifice and minored in thrift. Every day for the first 30 years of my life I heard the word sacrifice as in, We sacrificed a lot so you could be better off. And they werent kidding. My mom wore the same winter coat for at least 10 years. Going out to eat was a rare treat saved only for birthdays. At least 85 percent of all the clothes I wore in the first 22 years of my life were bought at garage sales.Growing up means learning the perks of patience. But when youre in a job search, the basics go out the window as panic and urgency take over. Im here to tell you that sometimes, while your job search is on track, other things can get off track. Every once in a while we need someone to remind us of some core truths and make sure that were each living up to them as best we can. What we a ll need is a reminder that were in control.And, believe it or not, being patient is an act of restraint an act of control. Here are a few ways on how to use it wisely in your search.Exercising your freedomsAs Im writing this, I feel old. It sounds so old to me to talk about sacrificing and being patient. Those were the words I heard from my mom and dad when I was growing up. It doesnt feel hip or cool or young to talk about sacrificing and being patient.However, winning does sound cool.If you want to build a great career and be a part of building a great geschftlicher umgang, then make old-fashioned a new way of life.During really tough economic times like were living in right now, the word sacrifice gets used a lot. Its easy to talk about sacrificing when you have no choice. Everybody has to sacrifice when the stock market falls by 45 percent, jobs are being eliminated and cash flow is drying up. Its also easy to lose weight when your doctor says, Lose 45 pounds or you will die. T he harder part is to sacrifice when times are great and to eat wisely and exercise when youre in great shape.To build truly great businesses and to get in truly great physical shape for the long term, we need to sustain our sacrifices for decades, not quarters. In doing so, I think we will all find that sacrifice creates freedom. When you choose not to buy something or eat something that you want right now, you enhance the belief that you are in control of your decisions, not someone else. Thats freedom. When you have to buy or eat something as soon as it appears, then you are not in control of your decisions. Thats lack of freedom.Turning to creditCash is annoying. First you have to have it, and second you have to have it with you. Credit cards are so much easier. You can just whip those puppies out and pay for everything from nicht weit davon entfernt sein food to fur coats. The same is true in a business.Having a credit line makes everything so much easier. If you have a good pro duct idea or marketing campaign, you can just plow ahead. You dont have to think through whether or not you can really afford it. Yet some new products and some marketing campaigns deliver no revenue. None. Zippo. However, you do still have that little problem of the bill to pay.But in the end, being scared of credit turned out to be a very smart thing because it forces us to think through our purchases. It turns out that credit cards are a good thing, just like car loans and house mortgages and business credit lines are good things, as long as you pay them off on time.Identify your margin of safety. Can you really afford it? Is there a reason why youre not paying with cash today?Spending so others see you in a certain lightI love a good business meeting. As a speaker, facilitator or observer, I really get a kick out of a productive meeting where ideas are being generated, discussed and selected for implementation. Having said that, Im really confused by many meetings that I attend. If the attendees are going to be in the meeting room for 95 percent of their stay, why bother taking them to a fancy resort with expensive rooms and even more expensive food? Either go to a moderate hotel or give the attendees time to enjoy the surroundings. Some people argue that the surroundings are necessary to convey the message that the business is doing well. To which I have a very technical response baloneyHave you used this reasoning to keep the lifestyle you want others to perceive you have? To convey the message that you are doing well?Well, Im writing this article on a desk my mom found at a garage sale 25 years ago for $20. Does my desk, which works just fine, make you perceive that this article is better or worse?Getting in shapeThis one is going to cut a little close to the bone. Folks, were out of shape. I know, I know, you might be in good shape, but the vast majority of Americans are not in good shape, including me. This concept of sacrificing goes beyond just fina ncial waste.We eat like every meal is our last meal for the next 30 days. We need to get lean and hungry again. We need to eat right and exercise more. Isnt it a strange dynamic that we fill our days with activities so we cant exercise, but then were tired so we need to eat more to keep our energy up?Imagine these two scenariosNo money owed on past bills, savings in the bank, a trim waistline and great personal energy.mora bills than you think you will ever be able to pay off, no savings in the bank, a huge waistline and very low personal energy.Whats the difference between these two scenarios? Sacrifice.Let me try that again. Imagine thisA business with no money owed to anyone, employees who find purposefulness in their work and great energy in the business for the long run.A business with stacks of unpaid bills, employees worried about keeping their jobs and very low morale for the long run.Whats the difference between these two scenarios? Sacrifice.Ok, Ill add in one more word pa tience. When you have to have results today and you have to try every idea today no matter the cost, then you have no patience. When you dont have patience, you wont be able to sacrifice. And if you dont sacrifice today in order to improve tomorrow, then you will continually be in the second scenario.Its as true in business as it is in the job search.Sacrifice, be patient and maintain that approach over and over and over. Its actually an exciting and freeing experience.

3 Lessons I Learned About How to Teach a Workshop - The Muse

3 Lessons I Learned About How to Teach a Workshop - The Muse3 Lessons I Learned About How to Teach a WorkshopOne of my goals for my business this year welches to step outside of my comfort zone and try new things. For instance, I was dying to try running a workshop.Writing is at the core of my business- but I also happen to be an extrovert, so workshops seemed like a great way to connect with other people. While I was doing a 30-day networking challenge, I honigwein a local career coach here in Portland who coordinates speakers and workshops for WomenWorkPDX, a monthly co-working and networking event for women in the area. We got together for coffee, I pitched her an idea, and after some fine-tuning, I officially had my first workshop booked- a presentation on time management hacks to help you excel at work (and in life).I made my debut last month at CENTRL Office, a local co-working space, and for a first-timer? Im pretty darn proud of myself. The event went well, the women who atte nded seemed engaged, and planning and presenting challenged me in new and different ways (which was exactly what I was looking for).But that doesnt mean everything went perfectly I definitely learned a few lessons along the way, and now that I officially have my first workshop under my belt, there are some things Id do differently the next time around.Focus on What Youre Good AtThere are a lot of moving parts when youre putting on a workshop you need to research your topic, create an outline, write out your bullet points, create your slides, and more. Its a lot to do- and, if youre just one person (like I am), it can feel like too much.When I first started preparing, I thought I needed to do everything myself and quickly became overwhelmed. While I had no problem coming up with the workshop content (I am a writer, after all), I really struggled with how to translate that into a visual presentation.In a lucky coincidence, I found my solution in the content I was preparing. One of the hacks I covered in my presentation was looking for opportunities to automate, delegate, and get things off your plate. I took my own advice and hired a graphic designer to help with my visuals. Was it an investment? Absolutely. But it paid off in a major way. Having a designer handle the slides literally saved me hours of work and allowed me to spend more time focusing on everything else. As a result, I felt comfortable and confident with the content- and the visual part looked about a million times better than anything I could have pulled together (no matter how many hours I worked on it). Make Sure You Have the Right Technology on pfoteI spent a lot of time in the weeks leading up to the workshop practicing my talk, working with the designer, and making sure I had all the handouts I needed for a successful presentation.But I didnt even think about equipment until it was (almost) too late. I needed a projector to showcase my slides. I needed a cord to connect my laptop to the proj ector. I needed a remote to move through slides during the presentation. And want to guess how many of these things I had? Zero.Im a little embarrassed to admit that I didnt even think to tackle the technology piece until the morning of my workshop. This caused a momentary freakout- which, luckily, was abated when I called CENTRL Office and found out that theyd have all the cords and projectors I needed along with someone on hand to help me get set up when I arrived.But that was just a lucky accident. They could just as easily not have had those things and I could have spent the hours before my workshop scrambling to every Best Buy in a 10-mile radius to find what I was looking for. Lesson learned Find out what technology youll need well ahead of time, and get it all sorted out before your workshop gets under way.Practice, But Not Too MuchFull disclosure I have a tendency to overprepare for things (just another fun side effect of my super Type A personality). And given that this was my very first workshop and I wanted everything to go off without a hitch, I went into full-on overprepare mode- and practiced, practiced, practiced my presentation like it was going out of style. Which was helpful, but only to a point.All that practice was getting me too caught up in the minutiae of exactly what to say and when. I was so concerned with the actual words that the overall message was getting lost I felt like I was missing the forest for the trees.Now, everyone has a different style for presenting some people want (and need) to have things planned out to the word. But Ive realized that what works best for me is having a general framework of what Im going to cover- mapping out bullet points for each slide- and then letting the actual words come to me in the moment. So once I was able to go through my entire presentation from start to finish twice in a row (which was about a week before the actual workshop), I decided to back off the practice for a bit. I did just a few more run-throughs the day of and that worked perfectly for me.Moral of the story In the future, Ill remember to cool it and keep my workshop practice to an ideal amount for me. Overall, my first workshop felt like a success. Not only have a few of the women in attendance reached out to say theyre using the time management hacks I shared (yay), but the workshop also led to my first entrepreneurial coaching consultation- another new and challenging thing Ive been wanting to tackle.But I know Ive only scratched the surface. Im planning on taking the lessons Ive learned and using them to continue to improve (or, you might even say, workshop) my process of planning, developing, and presenting- which will make for better workshop experiences for everyone involved down the line.And if youre looking to book a workshop for your business, team, or networking group? Get in touch.