10 Things Youll Need to Accept to Have a Successful Creative Business - When I Grow Up

10 Things Youll Need to Accept to Have a Successful Creative Business - When I Grow Up This is a long-ass post, and I really dont think it needs more of an introduction other than HERE ARE 10 THINGS YOULL NEED TO ACCEPT TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL CREATIVE BIZ. {And for serious if you accept this stuff sooner rather than later, youll become successful sooner rather than later. So get on it, yo!} 1. Youll have to want to trade one type of stress for another.  When it comes down to my clients deciding whether they wanna be entrepreneurs, theres usually never a clear-cut answer. On one hand, they have to deal with someones else rules and do work thats not aligned with whats meaningful for them and feel inauthentic for 40+ hours a weekbut then theres the steady paycheck and the benefits package and a simple answer to The Dreaded Question. On the other hand, theres creating a business thats based around  the type of work thats important to them and the people they wanna work withthat is also totally dependent on them bringing in the money and bearing the weight of insurance, retirement plans, etc. It usually boils down to which stress they prefer. 2. Youll have to let go of The Sprint and really trust The Marathon.  I left my day job in March of 2010, and while Ive been getting paid for being The When I Grow Up Coach since 2008, it was so nominal I didnt track it in a formal way (but I did save it all in its own account!). But Ive been keeping the same Magic Formula spreadsheet since 2010, and I can tell you that in that entire year I brought in about three quarters of my annual pay check from the day job  (thank Moses for my effective escape and having enough of a financial cushion saved that I never felt crunched!).  In 2011, I grossed $20K more than 2010. In 2012, I made $145 less than the year before  (thanks boob cancer!). 2013 brought me $15K more than the year before, and 2014 $8K more than that. Now, its not to say that my numbers would be your numbers, and I love seeing the continuous growthbut this is a marathon through and through. At least it is when you know youre in it for the long-ish haul. Which brings me to 3. Youll have to come to terms with the fact that you wont make the same money you do at your side hustle  that you do at your day job while youre at your day job.  I remember the moment I spoke to my husband about what it would take to make him comfortable for me to give my notice. Always so sweet and supportive, he said, Well, youll just have to make the same amount of money you do as an Executive Assistant. Then well know its OK to quit. I froze up then and there, because I knew how impossible that was to do when I only had nights, lunch hours and weekends to work on my biz. Thankfully, when I articulated to him what it would take to have  me feel comfortable with giving notice and being confident that I can give this Woman of the World (aka full-time entrepreneur) thing a shot along with what my Plan B would be should it not work out he agreed. If you expect to make $40K or $60K or $150K while working on your passionate career on the side, youll be  very let down and waiting a  very long time. But some encouragement: I made about $2250 from my coaching in the first 3 months of 2010, right before I quit. My first full month as a Woman of the World brought me $1350, and the next month I made $2597. It goes to show that if you set yourself up with a strong foundation and  then give yourself the time to work full-time on your passionate career, that you  can make it happen. 4. Youll have to be on top of your finances.  I dont know a single successful business owner that doesnt know their numbers. And although I finally have a bookkeeper (hi Stephanie!), you can bet Im on top of her monthly reports, plugging numbers into my own spreadsheet and seeing whats been coming in and out. If youre scared of your finances or are used to ignoring them, youre gonna have to get over that theres really no way around it. Id suggest you get to Galia Gichons CreativeLive course  as a jumping off point (and to hear complicated finance shizz spoken in plain English). 5. Youll have to let go of your  shoulds and  musts in order to get to your  needs and  wants.  So what that youve been taking classes on how to build a successful online business? If you get a thrill from working with people one-on-one, its time to let the online piece go (or at least say, Thanks for giving me so much knowledge about marketing and copywriting and social media, online business classes. But, Im ready to do my work in person now. Ill apply what I learned to that and maybe Ill catch ya later!). Stop getting hung up on what the successful peeps in your sphere have done and/or what they tell you that  you should be doing to be successful! and listen to whats inside  you instead. 6. Youll have to constantly pivot and experiment in order to build on whats working and let go of what isnt. If not, your whole business can shut down when one offering doesnt take off. Its easy to get attached to something youve pored your heart and soul into, its also saying something when youre only gotten 3 sign-ups. At that point, you either change those sails, jump ship, or diversify your products/offerings enough that the ship wont sink. 7.  Youll have to learn how to not take things personally. Its easy to feel like someone not picking up what youre putting down really means that they dont like  you. Its especially easy when youre a solopreneur and youre doing it all. Its even easier when your brand is, essentially, you your experience, your personality, your values. Like Tiff and I talk about in our episode of Grown Up Gigs, youre gonna have to find a way to detach your emotions from your sales. I find it helpful to keep the Nancy Drew hat on and view whats happened with a detectives eye. Then, its not about you but the overall issue. 8. Youll have to tell people what youre doing. Do not expect to build it and have them come. This is not Field of Dreams. The Internet is too saturated. It took  years for me to have enough content and web hits to actually have clients tell me that they found me through Google. Instead, my early clients (and most of my current clients!) come from referrals (former clients, friends, their mothers(!)) and social media. 9. Youll have to get comfortable with NO, boundaries, and prioritization.  I was reminded recently that you can do anything, but not everything and also that if everything is a priority that nothing is a priority. Within a successful business, you can not be everything to everyone. And while I absolutely know I built my business on Yes,  I had a breaking point where one more Yes would, well, break me. Ive had to make NO my friend every since. 10. Youll have to trust that you  are a unique flower, no matter how many other people are out there doing what you do.  Go click over to the Google search for creative career coach. See how many different peeps are on the first page, supposedly doing what I do? Now go open each and every link in a new tab, and take note of the difference in the businesses. Our tone is different. Our offerings are different. We are  not the same even though our titles are, and there  is room for us all.

Resume Writing in Past Tense Or Present Tense

Resume Writing in Past Tense Or Present TenseIf you are going to use resume writing to promote your job search, you may have a hard time creating a resume that sounds real. You want to create a resume that shows your potential for success in your position, but you don't want to sound like you are always blowing smoke.In resume writing in past tense or present tense, people are often in a hurry to get their jobs. When the media talks about the job market, they always use terms like 'bust'doomed' and end with the words 'too soon.' On the other hand, your resume should go with a more upbeat message. Your resume will not do you much good if it sounds cold and lifeless.People write their resumes using 'to 'for' every time, but it doesn't necessarily have to be 'for 'to.' 'To' sounds stiff and 'for' sounds casual. Most companies today prefer to use 'to' but if you're going to change that, make sure you have enough space in your resume to write it.It is fine to use alternate spellings of ce rtain words. However, it is important to make sure that your resume is not out of date. In general, your resume is a job application, so you need to make sure that you use current terms and not abbreviations.You can have bullet points in your resume, but in general, you should only have them when necessary. Generally, it is a good idea to add some 'to'for' when there is no text to spare. Think of the difference between writing 'to'from' and deciding which way you will go. You'll be much happier with your resume if you choose the one that works better for you. bullet points If you are going to use bullets to set out your points, make sure you provide enough space to write them in. The spacing between your bullets should match the spacing between your paragraphs.You can even add graphics, such as charts, graphs and photographs, in order to get an even stronger impression. In the real world, the most important thing is to get your points across. When it comes to getting a job, make sur e you write a resume that communicates what you are looking for.

Job Search Tips How To Get A Last-Minute Summer Internship

Job Search Tips How To Get A Last-Minute Summer Internship Summer internships are critical to landing full-time jobs after graduation. Not only do these jobs provide important experience and skills-building, but for some industries, such as banking and management consulting, hiring from the internship class is the preferred method of recruiting. If you don’t land an internship, you handicap your career. But what if you haven’t landed a summer job yet? Here are five panic moves to avoid and what to do instead: Don’t assume it’s too late. While some industries recruit very early in the academic year (banking and consulting again!), many companies don’t confirm their needs until closer to the start date. Even at companies that typically wrap up hiring early, there could be a last-minute additional need or a no-show that needs to be filled. I’ve seen this firsthand multiple timesâ€"a top-tier investment bank had a last-minute need for a plum position it its Latin American research group; a leading magazine had an intern who didn’t show at the last-minute and was hiring just days before their program began. Instead of giving up, put yourself on a schedule. Plan to double down on your job search for the next two, three or more weeksâ€"until you find something or until you make an alternate decision (like summer school or other activity). Spend your energy on your job search, however late it feels, rather than lamenting that you should have started sooner. Don’t double-down on resume submissions. You want to double down on your job search activity, including resumes but most importantly networking. Resumes take time to wind their way through the system, and you won’t be able to tell who still has needs and who doesn’t. The bank and the magazine in the above examples who were scrambling for last-minute interns made calls to their network. (I heard about it through my HR network because, as a recruiter with university ties, both places thought I might have a pipeline of students to refer.) Instead of blindly sending your resume out, get in front of people who can give you immediate feedback and leads if they have them. Reach out to friends who have already landed an internship â€" maybe their employer needs another person. Reach out to family members and their adult friendsâ€"maybe they know of a business who needs help. Reach out to professors and your university career servicesâ€"there might even be opportunities on-campus. Don’t give up on people who haven’t responded or even said no You might have already reached out to friends, family and school contacts, but they didn’t have anything. Politely and respectfully, try again. Needs change. “No” in the job search just means “not now.” As a recruiter, I have hired candidates that I passed up on one searchâ€"they weren’t right based on that position but they were right for something else. As a coach, I have worked with clients who landed jobs at companies that initially said no. One client kept in touch with a recruiter from one company, and when that recruiter moved on and my client dutifully noted the move, she called my client back in for her new company, and this time, she was hired. Instead of interpreting “no” as forever, circle back to previous job search contacts and let them know what you’ve worked on since you spoke and that you’re still open to summer opportunities. If your friends or family or school brokered the introduction, let your referrer know you’d like to be reconsidered. Most people will check again on your behalf because they would like the same courtesy if they’re looking for a job. People generally want to be helpful! Don’t be afraid to ask. Don’t get hung up on the “right” internship. Despite your best efforts, you will run up against a time crunch. The season is limited, and you want to have substantive activity for the duration of the summer. As you look for the perfect internship in the ideal industry, think about Plan B. You might decide to take a summer job that’s not a formalized internship or work on-campus in a research capacity or as a teacher assistant. Instead of only looking for an official internship program, consider general business experience. I once hired an entry-level accountant/ financial analyst for a media company. His summers were spent working in a movie theater, not an accounting firm or office environment, but he moved up to managing the registers and knew the business behind the theater. It was clearly solid experience to back up a solid candidate, and he was hired over people who had the more typical accounting internships. I once coached a client who didn’t land a job but worked on different research projects. After a few months, she was very knowledgeable about an in-demand area of mobile technology and her full-time job search prospects spiked, even without the traditional internship. Don’t just default on taking more classes. Your summer activity could be taking more classes, but don’t assume that is your only option. If other jobs elude you, consider volunteering or apprenticing/ shadowing with various professionals willing to take you on. Start a business â€" tutor, babysit, sell items online. Instead of paying for classes (and spending even more money when you intended to make some), you can learn new skills on a job you create for yourself.

Does Your Resume Have Social Power How To Get The Coveted Social Edge - Work It Daily

Does Your Resume Have Social Power How To Get The Coveted Social Edge - Work It Daily It seems like social media is everywhere. You can’t turn on the TV without hearing about the latest celebrity tweet. Businesses are rushing to Twitter and Facebook - even if they’re not quite sure what they stand to gain. To some, social media is refreshing and authentic. To others, it’s vapid and tasteless. But one thing is for sure: the commercial world has embraced it with astonishing speed. That includes your next employer. Social media has the ability to shape, generate, and channel “buzz” like nothing else. It helps people decide which products, services, ideas, and colleagues are worth their limited attention. The question: How can your resume benefit from the lessons about positive press businesses have learned through social media? The answer: your resume needs the “social advantage” built on genuine testimonials. All tweets and Facebook updates are tiny little testimonials. Facebook has led the way in making this clear, with the ubiquitous “Like” button and featured stories. All these tools are compelling because we are more likely to believe opinions from people we know - or at least, people we identify as “like us” - than strangers or pitch-men. When we identify someone as having an angle, that person loses credibility by the bucket. Employers know your resume has an angle: to get a job. So, how can your leverage social authority in a way that speaks to their needs... without making them feel as if it is part of a sales pitch? The key is sourcing and selecting the right kind of quotes about your past work and distributing them through your resume. Giving Your Resume The Social Advantage LinkedIn makes it easier than ever to collect kudos about your past job performance without the awkwardness. Through LinkedIn, it’s easy to request and trade endorsements. Supervisors, peers, and clients can get involved. But you should always collect endorsements strategically, with your end goals in mind. When your resume reaches the hiring decision-maker, that person will often forward it to peers in other departments who are impacted by the decision. That means there is already a “social network” evaluating your resume. If you’ve been in your industry for a while, you can figure out some connections: for example, a sales engineer is closely connected to IT and sales. When you know the cross-functional connections that influence the hiring decision, you can collect endorsements that appeal to each “link” in this social network. If you suspect your resume will be evaluated by operations, marketing, and finance pros, you can focus on collecting endorsements from colleagues in these areas. Then, it becomes a matter of displaying endorsements on your resume in an engaging way. Although a chronological resume is often best, you can modify the chronology of your resume so your contributions to multiple departments are obvious. I call this a “Social Advantage Resume.” Done well, with the research and crafting it needs, it calls out to decision-makers from multiple departments and shows what you offer them. That means plenty of readers with clout will “vote up” your resume. Using Social Power Shows Innovation One of the most common problems with resumes is even when your achievements are outstanding, your document may look and read like hundreds of others. A socially-based resume shows you are focused on the needs of the company you are applying to - that you want to work there, not just anywhere. This projects confidence! A social resume leaves a tremendous impression, but it has many moving parts: from the networking to the employer research to the visual design and strategic use of quotations. A socially focused resume is best if you know exactly what company you wish to work for and what role you want; this way, you can determine just who your readers will be. Another opportunity this kind of resume creates comes from the fact it looks and reads differently from a traditional document. Open positions may attract hundreds of resumes, and the majority look like the old “Microsoft Word resume template” documents bosses have read countless times. By emphasizing the social aspect of your career, you easily stand out from a huge crowd. Is A Social Resume Right For You? A social resume may not be your best bet if you are testing the waters in a field and do not have a specific goal in mind. Likewise, it’s not a practical tactic when your job search has to start right away. But if you are focused on a specific role at a specific company, finding and displaying the right quotations can make all the difference. Through the opinions of others, decision-makers are invited to feel as if they already know you; and that’s precisely the feeling that will make them eager to talk to you in person. Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join Us Today!

Resume writing is all about details and flexibility

Resume writing is all about details and flexibilityTheres nothing wrong about being bullish about your job hunting, opting for sending your resume to various companies instead of speaking to the managers (or recruiters) on your network. Youre limiting your options, though. If youre still insistent on coming up with your resume, then remember that theres no such thing as a good resume (or a badeanstalt resume for that matter). Details will lead to a call sooner than youre hoping for. You must also be flexible in your approach (to resume writing). This is the second time you encounter that word, and its not hard to figure out the reasons.Think about your travel plans, where youll have more fun if you wont stick to your itinerary. After all, many factors (in traveling) are beyond your control. (If you still dont have a clue, then you might not have boarded a plane at all. Otherwise, you havent experienced a flight delay.) How about your routine? If youre contented with being a boring in dividual, then no one is forcing you to change it. Otherwise, ponder on what you can gain if you try to make a change in it. If youre serious about fitness, then you should know that you need a high degree of motivation to stick with the same tischset of exercise for months, if not years. You must be a remarkable person or youre smart to inject some variety into your fitness program. Were getting far away from the subject matter, though.Resume writing will force you to spend a longer time that you normally allot to it. Youre heading in the right direction. Here are the following things to considerCreate a resume template that you can modify when you need it. You can search for it, you can make one yourself. This structure highlights your core skills, which you must break into bullet points. The recruiter will be able to get the message right away while you wont spend a longer time in modifying it when youre looking at other companies. You might wonder if these across-the-niche skill s will give you the edge or not. Lets put it this way The recruiters will see something that you havent seen all this time. You only need one wide-eyed recruiter (or boss).Pay attention to every requirement. No two things are the same, which also applies to twins as well. In resume writing, this can refer to requirement(s) that must be included in that important paper. (And you have it all along.) These requirements are there, but it wont be noticed by the recruiters right away. Last but not the least, out-of-the-ordinary requirements that you wont give a second thought. All of these will prompt you to look through the ad again (and again), making sure that you really understand what youre looking at. Remember not to place it on the bottom of your one-page resume (or the second page).Dont resort to cutting. This has nothing to do with you, but rather the unfounded fear of most companies that active job applicants arent as good as the passive employees. If you dont have any gaps in y our employment history, then you dont have to shorten your information in your resume. (Dont make it too long, though. Think about the time.) If you need to do a makeover, then start from the original template. It wont make the outcome more confusing to you and the recruiter(s). Read all news

The Benefits of Writing a First Resume High School

The Benefits of Writing a First Resume High School Writing a First Resume High School - Overview While you might be trying hard to think of pertinent work experience, Ryan states that you have more than you understand. For instance, if youre asking for a job as an administrative assistant, you dont will need to discuss the way yur position for a babysitter helped improve your childcare skills, but you might share the way the experience helped you cultivate time management abilities and the capacity to juggle a number of tasks simultaneously. Make a list of all of the situations youve done that demonstrate your abilities and your passions. Use the following suggestions to make your resume really stick out. Keep reading to learn our top 3 strategies for writing a winning high school resume. Continue reading to learn more, and dont neglect to look at our sample high school resume for inspiration Writing a First Resume High School Explained Especially for a first resume, employ ing a template is an excellent idea. If you are able to convey the skills youve got and how they are going to apply to the job youre applying for, employers will be more inclined to realize your value. Creating your first resume doesnt have to be a struggle. Utilizing a student resume template can help you save you time and effort and offer you ideas on which sections to include and the way to complete them so as to pull in the perfect employers. The Debate Over Writing a First Resume High School When searching for employment as a high school student, it might help let employers know you will be a dependable, positive accession to their company. There are various kinds of resumes with corresponding purposes. Similar to any other aspiring applicants, a thorough and well-done resumes are able to help you land work, especially whenever youre a high school student with zero work experience. Although you might have minimal work experience for a high-school student, you may use y our resume to highlight activities and unique skills that show your value to a prospective employer or college interviewer. In its core, a resume is quite easy, it is a one-page document showcasing you. If you wish to turn into a high school principal, you can begin acquiring the qualification and skills you need now to create the leap when youre ready. Conveying your distinctive teaching qualities and accomplishments to a possible high school is indispensable to landing a work interview. Its possible for you to set your education section before or following your experience section. If youre a seasoned professional, distribution policy your professional work history section prior to your education. As youre writing a resume summary statement, dont use wording that mirrors the direction you have presented experiences in different regions of your resume. Writing a resume summary statement could be the most significant facet of getting your resume prepared to submit to possible employers.

Choosing Professional Skills for Resume

Choosing Professional Skills for Resume The Professional Skills for Resume Cover Up To help you figure out if you should pursue career coaching, weve developed a list of the numerous advantages of a career coach. Its ideal to be ready Your resume must immediately tell the employer which you are somebody who will choose the work seriously. Finally, the main goal of your resume is to convince the employer to provide you an interview at which you can then close the offer. Wherever you choose to place your skills on your resume, be certain to tailor your list of skills to the specific job. If youre not certain which skills you would like to share, consider your prior experiences. Listing your skills provides a chance to showcase your abilities and experiences to prime employers for the remainder of your resume. Bear in mind, the majority of the exceptional skills that you place on your resume ought to be job-related skills taken from the work description and your best transfera ble skills. Details of Professional Skills for Resume Let your finest skills drive your work application. For instance, if the position youre applying for is for content marketing, but youve never written online content, maybe you must find different jobs that fit your abilities. Hard skills are quantifiable and frequently learned from school or at work. They can be categorized in different ways, depending on your job title. Job seekers deserve to discover decent content quickly. Since many job seekers may list skills in a different section of their resume, additionally, it is important to weave them into descriptions under every one of your prior positions. Transportation jobs involve a lot of responsibility and your resume will want to reflect you can take care of that. For example, if you try to apply for a Chinese-English interpreting job, you need to be fluent in both languages otherwise you would just not qualify for the position. Get the Scoop on Professional Skills for Resume Before Youre Too Late Have a look at our list if you require inspiration. Which format you select will depend, in part, on the sort of work youve performed and whether you are likely to continue in the exact same field. According to her, its also the reason putting your information just in the header or footer isnt a good idea. Keep in mind that your resume isnt intended to be a catch-all for each and every detail of each thing youve ever done in your career. Each word on your resume can be a trigger for a question via an interviewer, and youll often be requested to provide examples of the skills which you have referenced. Now that you know a number of the skilled abilities and traits you should be prosperous in the new decade, its time to get to do the job. Thus, the very first skill she lists is rallying team how check to boost abverkauf check-plus inside her experience. To increase your odds of being approved, your relevant abilities and keywords ought to be hig hlighted on your CV. Ok, I Think I Understand Professional Skills for Resume, Now Tell Me About Professional Skills for Resume A stellar application is going to be better than a not-quite-there-but-prompt one, every moment. Test planning is really important, essential, and crucial subject of the test life cycle. A Key Skills section, on the flip side, is listed on top of a resume. Your skills section stipulates a window into how much capability youll be able to bring to the provider. Possessing a crystal clear and professional resume is essential in the health care field. Hard skills have a tendency to be more technical, and each business or sort of job will often have its personal essential set. If youre attempting to acquire work in accounting or finance you require averystrong resume. If you are in possession of a long and appropriate work history, attempt to lower each 1 retail the main bullet points that offer create information than you listed for different jobs. HR professionals spend plenty of time in conflict circumstances. Sales is much like customer service as salespeople can be effective in an assortment of industries. If HR cannot align managers to goals and ask the challenging questions, then its not worth having in a business. Accounting and finance managers may wish to see your technical understanding. The War Against Professional Skills for Resume There are a couple distinct forms of skill sections and formatting alternatives that you need to consider when crafting your resume. Check to make certain youre providing all of the info required and clearly define your skill sets regarding application requirements. Together with a strong educational foundation, an immediate hilfestellung professional resume should also incorporate a list of training sessions for the newest techniques and methods. Naturally, whilst visualization can certainly help you improve performance, for the optimum results, you want to pair it with action.