Posts from — April 2007

I know a lot of you realtors have faced the dilemma of having a buyer that can’t qualify for a reasonable mortgage because they have had credit issues in the past.  Well look no further.  I have found an organization dedicated to helping people get in a home regardless of their credit situation.  There are rules and steps that need to be followed to get into a NACA home, but won’t it be worth it to your client in the end?

Just go to the NACA website for more information.  If you’re in Atlanta, the meeting for realtors is on the third Tuesday of each month at 6pm at the Atlanta office.  You can just click on the NACA link to find more information.

GA–Personality Traits & Career Satisfaction & Success 5/7/2007

How differently will you approach situations when you understand the personality traits of your boss or peers and could predict how they will react to certain approaches, tactics, phrasing, etc? Are you be more likely to get a promotion or raise if you approached the topic in a way your boss has a tendancy to respond favorably to? Would your peers, clients, vendors say YES more often if you knew which buttons of theirs to push? Will you be more likely to get the job offer if you understood the hiring manager or HR professional’s attitude, body language, and personality? Your personality traits relate to your career satisfaction. At our May 7 networking meeting, Career Coach Andrea Rosenthal will explain how to assess your personality and understand the personality traits of those around you. . Free resume review by Right Resumes. Free professional name badge for those who RSVP by 5/4. Free Atlanta Book of Lists for first 30 who RSVP ($56 value).

To get the most out of this meeting, you will want to take the assessment prior to May 7. Personality assessment forms are available NOW–contact Susan Hawkins to pick yours up today hawkinssusan(at)comcast.net. Prepay online with credit card or pay in cash when you pick up the Assessment. No personal checks accepted.. (The price includes the personality assessment form, admission to the May 7 meeting where Andrea will explain how to use the assessments for your career development, speed networking session with people with similar personalities, business card exchange, door prizes.)

$25 by May 6; $35 cash at the door

RSVP to Reserve your Personality Assessment RE:FOCUS ON CAREERS is the premier networking organization dedicated to helping professionals with career development. We provide members with tools to grow and promote business relationships, create and develop job leads and contacts, and continue on a successful career path.

Sincerely,

Debbie Rodkin RE:FOCUS ON CAREERS

www.refocusoncareers.com

OPEN HOUSE

Hiring Security Officers

Tuesday, May 1^st

10AM –3PM

3495 Piedmont Road NE ∙ 11 Piedmont Center, Suite 100

Atlanta , GA 30305

Hillcrest Church of Christ is having a gospel meeting this week.

They are located at

1939 Snapfinger Rd, Decatur, GA 30035

You can contact the church by calling: (404) 289-4573.

The Golden Voices from the West End Church of Christ will be performing on Wednesday. The preacher for this gospel meeting is Bro. David Jones from the Schrader Lane Church of Christ

I think the nightly service starts at 7:00PM. I’ll have to confirm that information. I’d call the church to be on the safe side. See ya on Wednesday!

One advantage that blogs have over websites is that they are so much easier to update. I don’t have to have an FTP client and all of that stuff to post a new blog post. I can just login to my blog post my new information and go on about my business.

Here’s a link to my resume. Keep in mind that (like websites and blogs) resumes are always works in progress. You can get to my resume by clicking on the word resume or by going here: http://www.deannaspencer.com/DeAnna_Spencer_resume.html

Have a good day and happy job hunting for those of you that are actively seeking a new job! I know you’ll find something great!

I received these great tips regarding resume writing from one of my LinkedIn Friends, Steve Anthony of Strategic Staffing Solutions. Steve Anthony co authored this article. Now as with most rules these are open to interpretation as they may not apply to all industries. Enjoy and good luck on your job hunt!

Create an easy to read and effective resume

The Internet has single-handedly changed the way we look for and apply to jobs. Your resume must be “Internet Friendly.” This means that it will post well to the job boards and upload into a recruiter’s HRIS system without scrambling the document while keeping it easy to read on the computer screen.

1. MAKE SURE YOUR CONTACT INFO IS COMPLETE. It is crucial you have provided your potential employer with complete contact information. Be sure to include your email address on your resume. Employers do not have time to try to track you down.

2. STAY AWAY FROM FANCY FORMATTING. Just because your resume looks great printed out, this does not mean it will translate well when either uploaded or be easily read on your reader’s computer screen. Stay away from fancy fonts, tables, templates, graphical text boxes, graphical text lines, headers, footers, centering, inconsistent tab layout, etc.

3. CUSTOMIZE YOUR RESUME each time you send your resume out to match the requirements of the employer. Know what skills and experience that particular job is looking for, and make those specific areas stand out. Be prepared to go beyond the job description, you might have to do additional research to find out more about the company you are applying to. Do not take up space illustrating skills that are not relevant to the job you are seeking. A brief description of our company is helpful, not everyone knows who your company is or what they do. If you have short tenure you might want to list the reason you are no longer with the company.

4. CREATE A STRONG HEADLINE AND SUMMARY. The top of your resume is the most crucial. Your reader should know who you are and what you do within five to 10 seconds of looking at your resume. Create a powerful headline that says who you are and what you do and don’t be generic be specific, companies don’t hire generalists for a specific job. Think of this as a headline to a news story. What will grab your reader and make them want to read on? Immediately after your headline, draft a “skills summary” section that illustrates your hard-core skills and industry expertise and how these specifically matches the requirements of the position. What makes you stand out? Customize your headline and summary every time you send out your resume. If you try to say that you can do everything you will not be taken seriously.

5. USE BULLET POINTS throughout your entire resume. Stay away from long, dense paragraphs; they will not be read. Paraphrase your accomplishments and be concise. Your resume should be very easy to scan through. Use circles rather than squares, diamonds or dashes.

6. CONCENTRATE ON YOUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS; stay away from listing your duties. Hiring managers are not interested in what your duties or responsibilities were. What did you achieve with your responsibilities? What makes you stand out from another candidate with the same experience?

7. INCLUDE ONLY RELEVANT INFORMATION. Leave out your hobbies unless they are related to the job you are seeking. Do not include your marital status, age, irrelevant affiliations, etc. Also, there is no need to go into grave detail about past employment that is not related to your desired position.

8. KEEP IT TO TWO PAGES MAX. Do not overwhelm your reader by making your resume too long. Recruiters are only interested in details of the last five to eight years, 10 tops. It is important to list all employment but you can list it rather than go into to great detail.

9. NAMING YOUR RESUME. Imagine being a recruiter and getting several hundred resumes per week all named “resume.doc.” Keep it simple, make it easy for your reader to find you and name your resume document “Smith, John Resume.doc.” or better still “Smith, John Your Title (Marketing Director) Resume.doc.”

10. PROOFREAD YOUR RESUME. One of the quickest ways for your resume to end up in the trash is one that contains misspelled words, typos and wrong grammar usage. Also, be sure to use the correct verb tense. Mistakes on your resume can reflect carelessness as an employee and is a direct reflection of the effort you will put into every project you do.

Kinetix is seeking an Administrative Assistant for a long-term full time temporary assignment with our client in Midtown. Qualified candidates MUST PASS A CREDIT CHECK, be proficient in MS Word and Excel, with Access and Raiser’s Edge a plus. This position pays $13/hr with a salary of $30 – $32K annual plus benefits if the candidate is offered a permanent opportunity.

If you or someone you know is interested in this position, please submit a current resume and contact information to amcloughlin(at)kinetixhr.com

If you are looking for work in the Atlanta area, send an email to thedonaldgroupllc(at)gmail.com with the subject line Add me to the list.

This list belongs to a former classmate of mine and he sends job announcements to the people on this list. Good luck to you in your job hunt!

Be sure to replace the (at) with the @ symbol.

Linkworth is a great way to monetize your blog and make money online. Linkworth is a way for you to sell text ads on your website. Linkworth also has a product called LinkPost. You register your blog and then you get paid to post reviews for the advertisers that request your blog. I’ve been using Linkworth for a while and I’ve made enough money to cover some of my bills in the process.

Why would an advertiser do this? This is a surefire way for an advertiser to get a one way link. They don’t have to worry about anyone accusing them of spam when they buy a text link. This is one good search engine optimization strategy. It’s better than pay per click because as an advertiser you just pay to insert the ad one time and no matter how many clicks your ad gets, you just pay that one fee. Linkworth is a win-win solution for advertisers and publishers.

Day 3 of Spring Revival – 04/24/2007

Speaker – Bro. Gerald Lee Sr from the South Union Church of Christ

Title: Tearing down the High Places

2 Kings 18:1-8

What did Hezekiah do right?

1. Complete turnaround

2 Kings 18:4

Nehushtan – something made of copper

Joash didn’t have internal integrity needed to do what needed to be done.

For Hezekiah: God is God of All

What we do:

Lord you can be the God of All EXCEPT…

“my finances”

“my relationships”

“my entertainment”

“my future plans”

Word of God needs to work for us like a jackhammer.

Positions you need to take spirtually but you don’t because you’re scared.  Joash didn’t do what he needed to do out of fear.

2. “Trust”

2 Kings 18:5

When you trust God you separate from the crowd and position yourself to be in a place where God says “there are none like these”

Psalms 20:7&8 trust

Hebrews 11:6 faith in God

Your provisions are in the path of your PURPOSE

Yield in Trust

 3. Tenacity

2 Kings 18:6

Definition: The quality of being tenacious.

Not easily pulled apart

A tending to adhere to or cling especially to another substance.

function in God’s Time Frame

Keywords: “Turn-around” “Trust” “Tenacity”