Career Consultant Diary: “Update my LinkedIn profile? I’ve gotten divorced”

Being a Career Consultant for Executives is often misunderstood or romanticized or both. Sandra Bichl, founder of Career Angels and experienced international Career Consultant, decided to bring more transparency to her/our profession by sharing random days of her work in the form of a “diary” – the delay (sometimes of a year) ensures confidentiality. Below an example of how personal a job of Career Consultant can be.
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The job market according to LinkedIn globally: Summary of April 2021

Which European country had the biggest increase in the number of job ads in April? Where in Africa was the only decrease noted this month? What do executives have to say about the job market?

With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Career Angels wanted to understand how it actually affected the job market. We started to observe and analyze the changes that it brought. We have summarized the job market according to LinkedIn globally looking at April 2021.

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“Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to.” by Henry Van Dyke

LMGTFY: Henry Jackson van Dyke Jr. (November 10, 1852 – April 10, 1933), American writer, educator, and clergyman. Ambassador to the Netherlands and Luxembourg, elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Author of Christmas stories and poems.

Inspirational quote: “Some succeed because they are destined to, but most succeed because they are determined to” Henry Van Dyke

“Headhunt the headhunter for your job search!” – free session for experienced managers & executives in Europe who are currently looking for a job (or getting ready for it).

Headhunters are often a mystery to many candidates – usually when it comes to understanding, “Why aren’t they more proactive in helping me. If I find a job, they make money!”.

During this interactive meeting, we’ll explain:
– a headhunter’s role in recruitment processes (incl. how & when they are compensated)
– how to contact them effectively & actively – but not hyperactively to avoid being perceived as too pushy or desperate!
– why it’s important to communicate with headhunters and why you should never ghost them (even if they ghost you)
– how to fine-tune your LinkedIn profile to be found at the research stage
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Where will you meet us?

Are you in HR? Or actively looking for a job? Or are you going to and don’t know how to start? Read this blog post to know how to access our lectures, webinars and training sessions about the job market, career management and job search.

This week:

Date: May 19, 2021 / 14.00 – 15:30 CET
For: Sektorowa Rada ds. Kompetencji Sektora Komunikacji Marketingowej
Topic: How should candidates who are 50+ be effectively looking for a job in the media industry?
Speaker: Sandra Bichl
Format: online, discussion panel
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How is the job market situation in the US? Canada? How has COVID-19 influenced the supply of and demand for candidates in Latin America?  Are the infection rates reflected in how much companies are actually recruiting? You’ll find the answers in our updated report on the job market in North, Central & South America – by region in alphabetical order!

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Program: (nie)skuteczny kandydat

Szukasz pracy? Godzinami śledzisz strony z ofertami pracy, wysyłasz dziesiątki lub nawet setki CV i… cisza?! Wydaje Ci się, że robisz wszystko, co w Twojej mocy, ale wciąż nie udaje Ci się znaleźć pracy? Jeśli na te pytania odpowiedziałeś twierdząco, ten program jest dla Ciebie!

Poszukujemy 3 osób, którym nie udało się znaleźć pracy od 9 miesięcy poszukiwań. Mogą od nas otrzymać ***BEZPŁATNE*** wsparcie (w trybie 1:1) w skutecznym poszukiwaniu pracy.
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HR trends: Recruiting Candidates

About the series: CV-19 has accelerated many trends, including (or especially!) those related to HR and recruitment. Companies that want to hire valuable candidates – who don’t quit after 3 months – have to make sure they keep up with the newest trends. What’s even more important: they need to implement new strategies in the right way.

Trends that are introduced too fast and/or by the wrong department will backfire by e.g. generating additional costs, negative employer branding, losing valuable candidates, longer recruitment processes, low(er) candidate experience, etc.

To help companies avoid these mistakes, we put together a summary of the most important trends along an employee’s life cycle – with their accompanying threats and – where possible – adding relatively simple quick wins – everything backed up with stats and real cases.

This week, we are sharing trends and threats related to Phase #2 out of 5: Recruiting Candidates. Read more →

“I failed my way to success.” by Thomas Edison

LMGTFY: Thomas Alva Edison (1847 – 1931), American inventor and businessman. His inventions, (incl. phonograph and the motion picture camera) had a widespread impact on the modern industrialized world. Often credited with establishing the first industrial research laboratory, Edison founded 14 companies, including General Electric, still one of the largest publicly traded companies in the world.

Inspirational quote: “I failed my way to success” Thomas Edison

Job search in CV-19 times – and how to succeed

This is just one of many emails we have received in the past months. As it’s a very good example, we’d like to share with you our response to it.

“Dear Career Angels,

My job search is going very slow, the market is very poor. I had some interviews, but never got a final offer.

I was hoping to get an interview for a senior-level position, but unfortunately the company didn’t want me, as I don’t have any experience in their industry.

I followed your suggestions, re-made my CV and also tried to sell myself differently for the senior-level position, but it seems that I haven’t tried enough.

Do you have any advice?”.

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