“Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do.” by Denzel Washington

LMGTFY: Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born 1954), American actor, director, and producer. He has received two Golden Globe awards and two Oscars: Best Supporting Actor for Glory and Best Actor for his role in the crime thriller Training Day. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of his generation, and is considered an American cultural icon.

Inspirational quote: “Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do” Denzel Washington

1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic – a summary on 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.

• Since March 2020: we have been observing the situation across the EU (unemployment and the number of job ads published on LinkedIn)
• Since September 2020: monitoring a total of 80 countries on all continents.
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Where will you meet us?

We are very pleased to share our knowledge and experience gained through years of working with experienced professionals, managers & executives. Read this blog post to find out about our newest lectures, webinars, podcasts, webcasts, training sessions and alike!

This week:

Date: April 12, 2021 / 12:00 – 13:00 CET
For: Association of MBAs
Topic: Career Management – an exploration of how Covid-19 has impacted MBA job search
Speaker: Sandra Bichl
Format: keynote, reserved for AMBA members
Language: English
About & details: Covid-19 has disrupted the job market and raises more questions than it gives answers. For example: has the supply and demand for candidates changed? Which job markets are globally affected the most? What do these changes mean for qualified, educated candidates? How has the job search process in 2021 changed, when compared with 2018 or 2015? (Has it changed at all?) Career Angels has been meticulously tracking so-called ‘job hunting KPIs’ and how they have changed over recent years – showing how drastically the job market has evolved for experienced managers and executives in 2020. And it’s very likely to stay that way. Join the webinar to get the answers for all of this questions (and even more) and find out how the job market has changed! Click to see more information and register.
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“Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible.” by Helen Keller

LMGTFY: Helen Adams Keller (1880 – 1968), American author, activist, and lecturer. The first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree. One of the 20th century’s leading humanitarians.

Inspirational quote: “Hope sees the invisible, feels the intangible and achieves the impossible” Helen Keller

Where will you meet us?

Do you want to follow the know-how of Career Angels? Learn about the latest trends? Data? Methodology? Read this blog post to get access to one of our many lectures, webinars, podcasts, webcasts, training sessions and alike!

This week:
Date: April 9, 2021 / 18:00 CET
For: WU Executive Academy
Topic: Managing your career in uncertain times
Speaker: Sandra Bichl
Format: keynote, reserved for the new GEMBA cohort
Language: English
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“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” by Steve Jobs

LMGTFY: Steven Paul Jobs (1955 – 2011), American entrepreneur and businessman. Former CEO, and a co-founder of Apple. Jobs is widely recognized as a pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Inspirational quote: “The only way to do great work is to love what you do” Steve Jobs

How to thank us

At Career Angels, we do a lot for the job market – especially since the beginning of the pandemic. Often completely free of charge. We are, therefore, asked – sometimes suspiciously: “Why do you do it? Why do you share your know-how freely?”. We are called “Angels” for a reason – we care. But also: we want to elevate our profession. We want to educate the market. We want to define standards. We want to set the bar high.

And once in a while, we are asked, “How can I help? How can I contribute?”. We’ve put together a list of things that you can do to help us help others – more about that below. First, a summary of our 2021 thus far to convince you that we merit your support:

1973 participants in 25 webinars of different formats + regular quantitative data tracking of the number of published job ads on LinkedIn + 525 curated hidden job market gems + 204 free career consultations + 4 moderated exclusive meetings for experienced managers and executives. And that’s just the beginning!
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Where will you meet us?

Do you want to follow the know-how of Career Angels? Learn about the latest trends? Data? Methodology? Read this blog post to get access to one of our many lectures, webinars, podcasts, webcasts, training sessions and alike!

This week:

Date: March 31, 2021 / 19:00 – 20:30 CET
For: PWN
Topic: Job search using LinkedIn – An Insider’s view
Speaker: Sandra Bichl
Format: online
Language: English
About & details: This the second session of a three-part series of Women’s Wednesday event co-hosted with PWN Lisbon. In this webinar, we will explore the topic of job search on LinkedIn, including: how to find and then apply for job ads, how to connect with headhunters or recruiters, how skills and endorsements influence your ranking, as well as, other algorithm tricks! Click to see more info.
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“However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at.” by Stephen Hawking

LMGTFY: Stephen William Hawking (1942 – 2018), English theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and author, who was director of research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology at the University of Cambridge at the time of his death. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge between 1979 and 2009.

Inspirational quote: “However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at” Stephen Hawking

Free session for experienced managers & executives in Europe who are currently looking for a job (or getting ready for it): “Job Search + Networking = ?”.

The correct answer is: 27.33% and one of the four main job search channels that generate offers. But how do you network when you can’t network – at least not offline like we “used to”?

With the changes on the job market, experienced managers and executives don’t have the luxury of “skipping” networking entirely. You have to do it. Professionally. Elegantly. Systematically.

During this interactive meeting we’ll explain:
– how to audit your current network
– how to stay in touch with people you know
– how to continue building your network
– how to craft messages on LinkedIn that are inviting and don’t reek of spam or desperation
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