We’ve collected some feedback and impressions from the participants of both editions of our Open Webinars. Here’s what they think of our initiative and how has it helped them so far:

I have made it to the final round with one job […]. Your tips helped because I contacted the CMO directly. They respect my effort so far in terms of applying […]. I don’t know what will happen, but you helped so much!
External Consultant

I got invited for an interview […] and the recruiter asked me for my CV, therefore I sent the one I had prepared based on Open Webinars. During the interview, I was answering questions using the STAR method. Then I got invited for the second interview […]. I do believe that recruiters have a better first impression once reading my tidy, improved CV.
A big thank you to Career Angels for providing such useful tips!
Financial Controller

Thank you for the support! I modified my CV and the screening calls are going much better for me now. I have had a few interviews so far […]. Another useful piece of advice was to get in touch with headhunters. I am slowly building my network.
Professional Development & Learning Lead
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“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” by John Wayne

LMGTFY: Marion Michael Morrison (1907 – 1979), known professionally as John Wayne, was an American actor, director, producer and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient. Among the top box office draws for three decades, famous for his roles in Western films. John Ford’s “Stagecoach” (1939) made Wayne a mainstream star. He starred in 142 motion pictures altogether.

“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” by Maya Angelou

LMGTFY: Marguerite Annie Johnson (1928 – 2014), American poet, singer and civil rights activist. Best known for her series of autobiographies, which focus on her childhood and early adult experiences. The first, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, tells of her life up to the age of 17 and brought her international recognition and acclaim.

Right after the pandemic hit Europe, we asked ourselves: how can we support the many, many candidates who saw their jobs affected? The majority of companies don’t offer any kind of job search support to those who they had to let go – for those who are new to this topics – that support is called: Outplacement.

While our competitors (wealthy corporations) focused on “business as usual” and running online questionnaires for HR people, Career Angels decided to produce two editions of 4-module webinars – completely free of charge. Why? Because it was the right thing to do! Some companies decided to contribute to our crowdfunding efforts, as their employees were participating.

In this post we are sharing the stats and how both – companies & individuals – still can take advantage of them:
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“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” by Albert Einstein.

LMGTFY: Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955), theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics. Also known for his influence on the philosophy of science. Best known to the general public for his mass–energy equivalence formula E=mc2. Received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.

The job market – when measured by the number of active job ads on LinkedIn – is finally looking up in Europe. Some countries have actually surpassed the initial number of job ads pre-COVID. That’s good news! Having said that – the people who have lost their jobs are not necessarily the candidates that the job market is hiring. There is a certain mismatch between supply and demand. But it doesn’t have to be that way – especially if you do have the competencies that companies are looking for – but are not exposing them in the right way.

So: which competencies are sought after? Which candidates are attractive? How can you be one of them?
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“Identify your problems but give your power and energy to solutions.” by Tony Robbins

LMGTFY: Anthony Jay Robbins (born 1960), American author, public speaker, life coach, and philanthropist. Known for his infomercials, seminars, and self-help books, including the books “Unlimited Power” and “Awaken the Giant Within”. In 2015 and 2016 Robbins was listed on the Worth Magazine Power 100 list.

Do you know where you really want to work? What is your dream job? How many ways of actively looking for a job do you know? The file below will help you systematize your information and create your individual job hunting strategy.

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“Failure defeats losers, failure inspires winners.” by Robert T. Kiyosaki

LMGTFY: Robert Toru Kiyosaki (born 1947), American businessman and author. Founder of Rich Global, a private financial education company. Author of more than 25 books, including the “Rich Dad Poor Dad” series which has been translated into 51 languages and has sold over 41 million copies worldwide.

Is summer a good time to be looking for a job actively?

If you review our content, you’ll find that we have always been proponents of using summer to at least prepare for active job hunting in autumn: creating a list of headhunters, a list of companies, researching e-mail addresses, optimizing application documents and fine-tuning the LinkedIn profile.

And for those already in the middle of job hunting, we have always recommended to shift to third gear in summer instead of slowing down. Companies still have to recruit and the competition is away on vacation = it’s the perfect time to make a move.

Has our opinion on the matter stayed the same? Or has summer of the infamous year 2020 changed the way we view summertime job hunting?

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