Strengthen your EVP Through Continuous Learning

Strengthen your EVP Through Continuous Learning Today we are talking to a professional services firm with over 300,000 employees and will learn about talent challenges, strategy, EVP metrics, and more. Liane Bilicki is the Group Brand Director Recruitment Brand at Deloitte. Have a listen to the episode below, keep reading for a summary and be sure to subscribe to the  Employer Branding Podcast. Listen on  Apple Podcasts,  Spotify,  Stitcher  or  Soundcloud. In this episode you’ll learn: • What their biggest challenges are when it comes to recruiting • Why technology will never replace its staff as they offer a human touch • Why they have a huge brand awareness among campuses • What their pillars are and why learning and development is key • Why they put their own people in front of candidates at any opportunity You can connect with Liane here.

A DIY Guide to Making a Debt Payoff Plan

A DIY Guide to Making a Debt Payoff Plan Many who are in debt which is an increasing of number of people would love nothing more than to have a plan in place where they can work towards pulling out of the hole. Unfortunately for many, however, they either don’t know where to begin or believe the road is too difficult so they don’t ever really try and overcome their debt. However, by formulating a debt payoff plan that actually works and sticking to the plan with consistency and determination, you can overcome debt. While it’s important to remember that it takes time and doesn’t happen overnight, you can overcome debt by utilizing these five steps. 1. Determine How Much You Owe The first step to making a debt payoff plan is to find out exactly how much you owe and who you owe. The best way to do this is to check your credit report using a reputable credit report website. Be sure to choose a trusted name, however, as credit information differ depending on the report you check and a less secure website may not give accurate results. When checking your credit report, look closely at how much you owe and who the debt is with. If you’re debt is due to credit card charges, consider switching your debt to one of the best credit cards for bad credit. In many cases, you can even discuss your situation with loan services and negotiate a monthly payment that works best for you. In some instances such as student loan services you can temporarily stop payments until you are in a better financial situation without it hurting your credit score. The ultimate goal is to lower your payments and total amount of how much you owe as much as possible, which can be achieved by discussing your situation with the loan service. 2. Rank Your Debts After you determine how much you owe, you need to rank your debts from the most important to the least important. This step is crucial to creating a successful debt payoff plan as not all debt is created equal. Not paying off certain debts can result in a much lower credit score than others. Arguably the best strategy when it comes to ranking debts and paying them off in order is to start with the most expensive debts and then work your way down. The idea of paying off the most expensive debts may not seem like the right move, and many who are less informed may have the initial reaction of wanting to pay off the lower amounts in an effort to simply get rid of it. However, it’s best to place the majority of your financial effort into the larger sources of debt and slowly chip away at the least important sources of debt. By doing so, you should be able to avoid any penalties towards your credit score and make substantial progress towards becoming debt free in ways that wouldn’t happen if you were to focus on the less expensive debts first. 3. Conduct a Complete Financial Analysis After determining how much you owe and ranking your debts from the most important to the least important, you then need to conduct a complete financial analysis, which essentially means you need to gain a better understanding of how much you make in consideration with your expenses and debt. The best way to conduct a financial analysis is to live your life in a normal manner for an entire month without the attempt to make any changes. During this month, be sure to document every time you spend money regardless of how small or big the payment is. After doing so, you should be able to see where your money is going and eliminate any frivolous spending that may exist. Ultimately, the goal is to have your post tax income outweigh your expenses each month, and the excess can go towards paying down debt. In the event the expenses and debt payments outweigh your income, you may need to consider additional income opportunities, such as a second job or selling unwanted items around the house. 4. Develop a Realistic Budget As has been mentioned, the ideal scenario involves having your income outweigh your expenses and debt payments that need to be made. While increasing income is a great way of doing this whenever the opportunity presents itself, cutting your expenses is another fantastic way of doing so as well. After conducting your financial analysis, you should have a good idea as to where your money is going each month. For most people, there are areas in life where you can cut back on spending without making any real sacrifices. For example, simply changing your eating habits to a more cost efficient way can have a significant impact on the amount of money you spend each month, and the excess money can be put towards paying down debt. After cutting as many unnecessary expenses as possible and attempting to raise income where it is possible, you need to then put the budget down on paper. Be sure to budget for everything, regardless of how small or big the expense may seem and be prepared to stick to the plan as you implement the budget into practice. 5. Stick to The Plan Last and most importantly, you have to stick to the plan and stay consistent. Many individuals who make a budget and debt payoff plan become discouraged after several months when they are still in debt. It’s important to remember that utilizing a debt payoff plan to payoff debt takes time and doesn’t simply happen overnight. Be sure to stay consistent and determined as time passes, and you can eventually rid yourself of debt. The best way to stay motivated especially in moments when you feel complacent is to remind yourself of why you want to be debt free. For many, becoming debt free means having the ability to instead save up money for their child’s college, although many others simply want to take the overseas vacation they have always wanted to take. By staying motivated and sticking to the debt payoff plan, you can, and will eventually pay off any and all debt you may have. If you have any experience with digging your way out of financial debt, leave a comment and share any helpful tips you may have in the section below

Work-at-Home-Moms Turning the Personal into Brand - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Work-at-Home-Moms Turning the Personal into Brand - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career EDITORS NOTE:     Todays guest post is by  Megan Totka who is the Chief Editor for ChamberofCommerce.com. Many women assume that the entry into parenthood means an exit â€" whether temporary or permanent â€" from the working world. While the first few weeks â€" or months, or years â€" of parenthood can certainly be all-consuming, becoming a mother doesn’t mean giving up on a career. In fact, being a stay-at-home mom may end up inspiring a whole new career path. You may just end up being a work-at-home mom instead. Home-based business endeavors make up more than half of the businesses in the United States, and women run 30 percent of the small businesses in this country. Statistics like these should make it clear that motherhood doesn’t spell the end of professional life. In fact, embracing your new role, knowing your priorities, and turning your passions into a profession can help you build a whole new successful and satisfying career. Find what you love. Focus on what inspires you, what makes you unique, and what you’d like to spend your time and energy doing. Remember: this is about turning what’s important to you into a successful business endeavor. If you truly take your unique talents and turn them into a brand, you’ll have no real competition. Know your priorities. There is more than one path to success, and you won’t achieve your dreams by following the road to someone else’s. In other words: know what’s important to you. If you’re more interested in spending time with your family than you are in earning six figures, be sure to take that into account when planning and running your business. Being an entrepreneur doesn’t mean that you’re all business, all the time. You’ll feel much more successful if you remain true to yourself. Set boundaries. Anyone who has worked from home knows that it’s easy to let household responsibilities creep into business hours. If you’ve created a schedule around your obligations and priorities, be certain to stick to it. Keep your work space clear of things like laundry and children’s toys. Better yet? Designate a separate room â€" or at least a completely separate space â€" to set up as your office. Keeping your home life and work life separate, even while they’re under the same roof, will stop them from encroaching on each other. Tell your story. Now that you’ve found your passion, balanced your priorities, and set yourself up to run your business, you need to share the story of your brand with your potential customers. Sharing your unique persona with your audience will truly set you apart from potential competitors. Though motherhood may interrupt or complicate career plans, it also has the potential to open up new worlds of possibility for women willing to take a chance on a business built around their unique interests and talents. Finding what you love, knowing your priorities, setting your boundaries, and sharing your unique story with your customers are the keys to turning the personal into a brand. Author: Megan Totka is the Chief Editor for ChamberofCommerce.com. She specializes on the topic of small business tips and resources. ChamberofCommerce.com helps local businesses grow their business on the web.

Personal Branding Weekly - 1 July 2013 - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career

Personal Branding Weekly - 1 July 2013 - Personal Branding Blog - Stand Out In Your Career This week kicks-off summer vacation season for so many. We see that here at the Personal Branding Blog with many of the authors taking a hiatus during the summer.   Thankfully, we have many so willing to contribute their time and talent to share their insights in a weekly blog post. This week we also focus on freedom. With the July 4th holiday upon us in the U.S., our thoughts are about the freedoms we enjoy that many have sacrificed so greatly for.   Many are asking themselves Am I making the most of the freedom that many fought to give me? Are you? A friend recently lost their battle to cancer. He was young and also a smoker and the cancer was just detected a few short months ago.   Not all of us will have the benefit of knowing the time we will pass yet many will be riddled with questions all themed around I never got to... What have you been wanting to do? Who is keeping you from doing it? If its you, perhaps its time for you to take charge of your own freedom and live your life. The most of important part of personal branding is extracting or uncovering what your unique brand is. Whats your vision, purpose, values and passion?   After you discover that, my next question is what are you going to do about it? Its great knowledge to know it. But knowledge in and of itself is nothing.   Knowledge is NOT power. Applied knowledge is power. Are you taking action on your personal brand?   Listen in for some best practices to uncover and express your brand. These articles will also assist you as you exude and engage your personal brand: Interview Story Telling by Kevin Monahan How to Talk in Metrics that Matter to Recruiters by Nance Rosen Launch Your Own Website to Boost Your Brand by Heather Huhman The New THINK Before You Speak by Elinor Stutz Interview Answers Must Be Short. Know Why? by Alex Freund Beware the Outplacement Cookie Cutters! by Richard Kirby 10 Must-Have Tools for Tracking Brand Mentions by The Young Entrepreneur Council Know Who Youre Writing To and For by Maria Elena Duron Responding Well is an Art Form by Jeff Shuey Job Interview: How to Avoid Negativity about Your Employer by Sharmin Banu Five Lessons My Father Taught that Shape My Decisions! by Beth Kuhel Three Secrets to Writing Better by Erik Deckers Asking for AIR Advice, Insights, Recommendations by Marc Miller 10 Ways to Get Your Co-Workers to Like You More by Ken Sundheim This next week well cover: Handling a social media crisis Boosting your personal brand with courtesy Four strategies on job search networking Six signs your ego has taken over your brand Determining if age discrimination is a part of your job search More from the Young Entrepreneur Council We look forward to your comments! Author: Maria Elena Duron, is managing editor of the Personal Branding Blog, CEO (chief engagement officer) of  buzz2bucksâ€"  a word of mouth marketing firm, and a professional speaker and trainer on developing social networks that work. She provides workshops, webinars, seminars and direct services that help create conversation, connection, credibility, community and commerce around your brand.   Maria Duron is founder  and moderator of  #brandchat   a weekly Twitter chat focused on every aspect of  branding  that is recognized by Mashable as one the 15 Essential Twitter Chats for Social Media Marketers. Are you busy? Here’s some quick and easy tips on  Social Marketing for busy people.

Resume Writing Services For Government Jobs - Why Use These Services?

Resume Writing Services For Government Jobs - Why Use These Services?Professional resume writing services for government jobs are popular and they're for good reason. Resume writing services have their work cut out for them when it comes to getting a resume read by a candidate who is in the public eye. Let's face it. When you're applying for government jobs, you're going to be in a lot of pictures and videos that need to be remembered by potential employers.One of the most important aspects of a resume is that it must stand out from the crowd. The best way to do this is to showcase your leadership skills, your accomplishments, and your personality in a unique way. This will help you in two different ways.Firstly, when you use professional resume writing services, they'll be able to structure your resume around your resume objectives. By doing this, you'll be able to express your candidacy and make sure that your resume is at the top of the pile when the hiring committee receives it. It's important that the employer's first impression is the best one possible.Secondly, you'll want to make sure that the resume that you submit to government employers is not only unique, but easy to read. For those of you who have worked with these types of companies before, you know that the best resumes are easy to read because the writer had a plan in mind before they began writing. If they were putting together a job advertisement, they would have already designed a format that would appeal to the prospective employer and allow them to skim it quickly and efficiently.When you're looking to hire a company for resume writing services for government jobs, you have to realize that the public sector is different from the private sector. Government positions typically have an extremely short timeline and are generally filled via appointment. To get a job in this field takes a little time and effort, so you want to ensure that your resume is as professional as possible and that it pro vides the employer with all of the information that they need to make an informed decision.Using professional resume writing services for government jobs is a very smart move for a number of reasons. First, it shows that you're serious about the position you're applying for and this means that you can get the job and move on with your life. In addition, the professional resume writing services for government jobs will get the job you apply for in front of a lot of other people, which means that they have a better chance of getting the job and getting it with professional appearance.Professional resume writing services for government jobs also provide you with a preview of what's to come for your resume. In many cases, they'll provide you with pre-written materials that include bullet points, headings, and even sample letters and cover letters that you can begin to edit and add to the resume yourself. This will mean that you're spending a fraction of the amount that you would spend t o hire a company for resume writing services for government jobs.It's important that you make sure that your resume for government jobs stands out from the crowd. Because when it comes to a government posting, there are a lot of things that a person must consider, so it's important that you take advantage of the services that professional resume writing services for government jobs offer.

Wanted Innovation exercises - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Wanted Innovation exercises - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog I may be doing an innovation workshop next week and Im looking for some new, great exercises to do with the participants. Do you know any good ones? Im especially interested in short, fun activites that either get the creative juices flowing or make an important point about innovation and creativity. Your help will be much appreciated! 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

Networking the hidden job market - Sterling Career Concepts

Networking the hidden job market Networking the hidden job market I just finished reviewing the revised edition of A Foot in the Door â€" Networking your way into the hidden job marketby Katharine Hansen (Ten Speed Press) for the Career Planning Adult Development Journaland wanted to sharesome highlights with you.First of all two thumbs up!At every point, the bookprovides scripts and breaks down examples of how to network effectively. Rather than just saying “Network!” it says “Here’s how to effectively network.” Fivethings I took away from the book Conducting developmental networking vs. strategic networking (and the reasons for both) Preparing different networking pitches. The author defines what she calls a sound bite, a commercial, and an infomercial Creating a concise personal branding statement that describes “the attributes that enable you to deliver value” Analyzing informational interviews depending on one of three goals: by interviewee (if expanding your network), job type (if exploring career paths), or company (if identifying companies for which you’d like to work) Turning data received from informational interviews into a needs-fulfillment cover letter A Foot in the Door was updated to include networking in a Web 2.0 environment andwould helpanyone looking to take their current job search up a notch. For young professionals, its a comprehensive primer on how to effectively network. For mid tosenior level professionals, its a valuable refresher and may provide a new outlook or technique. Networking the hidden job market Networking the hidden job market I just finished reviewing the revised edition of A Foot in the Door â€" Networking your way into the hidden job marketby Katharine Hansen (Ten Speed Press) for the Career Planning Adult Development Journaland wanted to sharesome highlights with you.First of all two thumbs up!At every point, the bookprovides scripts and breaks down examples of how to network effectively. Rather than just saying “Network!” it says “Here’s how to effectively network.” Fivethings I took away from the book Conducting developmental networking vs. strategic networking (and the reasons for both) Preparing different networking pitches. The author defines what she calls a sound bite, a commercial, and an infomercial Creating a concise personal branding statement that describes “the attributes that enable you to deliver value” Analyzing informational interviews depending on one of three goals: by interviewee (if expanding your network), job type (if exploring career paths), or company (if identifying companies for which you’d like to work) Turning data received from informational interviews into a needs-fulfillment cover letter A Foot in the Door was updated to include networking in a Web 2.0 environment andwould helpanyone looking to take their current job search up a notch. For young professionals, its a comprehensive primer on how to effectively network. For mid tosenior level professionals, its a valuable refresher and may provide a new outlook or technique.