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Welcome,

It has been my pleasure working with you and coaching you through the obstacle course and maze of today’s job market.

Because you are a client, I am extending an open invitation to you to join the “Career Movers and Shakers Connection.”

In the block you will see some of the benefits you receive as a member.

For example, in August, I will be facilitating a 60 minute audio conference call. The topic for this call is “Conquering the Telephone Interview." Regular Cost $50. Connection Members: $25.00. This also includes follow up material. Teleclass time August 30th,  from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm EDT.  Make sure your are REGISTERED.  

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Believe it or not, the telephone interview can be the hardest to get through. Unfortunately, more and more companies are using this interview for elimination.

Please feel free to email me with your questions regarding the teleconference or the "Career Movers and Shakers Connection."  If you want to join,  please click on the link below and complete the form.

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Wishing you continued success in your endeavors, 

Your Coach,

Karen C. Battoe, CPC
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Small businesses will play a critical role in rebuilding our economy. The biggest fear that smaller companies have is that an individual that has had a career with large corporations is not that flexible or adaptable.  Very often, large companies have their employees in boxes and their scope of responsibility is within that box.  As long as they are in the position there area of responsibility is the same.  It is usually narrow in scope because of all the employees they have.  In a smaller organization, people cross lines and jump in and do.  You will wear a number of hats, find more cross training, and be an individual contributor.
Conduct a search on your name (in quotation marks) in the major search engines.  If you find unflattering references, contact the web site to learn if and how you can remove them.  If you have created profiles in popular social networking web sites, such as Face book, review and if necessary, edit what you have posted to make sure that an employer would not be offended. I received a call from an employer on my radio show and he asked if I would pass this on to people who are unemployed and have a Face book page.  He said employers do go to an individual’s page.  The reason is it gives them insight in to the personality of the individual.  Also, it shows how they spend their off time.  When they see or read detrimental things all the time, they question their decision.  His recommendation was to make sure you have pictures that show maybe a volunteer project you are working on or community involvement. Competitiveness, team etc.  Think balance.  He also added colleges and universities also look at Face book pages when an application is submitted.
Candidates use what I call low value words…in other words they don’t add value to you.  Your 30 second commercial should be loaded with high value words.  Words that add to your value and describe what you have that I want, need or don’t have. Pique curiosity so I keep coming back for more.  Make me want you.  Use words that make me see your skills and experiences are relevant to the position or company.  I want to visualize you as an employee.  In a sales job market, you are a product.  Tell me why this product is the best on the market. There is no product on the market that can compete with you.
In recent hiring trends many resumes are never being seen by human eyes. An electronic computer scans it, looking at keywords, and eliminating all others. Employers confess to getting so many resumes that the speed of applying is a hiring factor. Employers told me they look through the resume stack until they find four or five good ones, call those candidates in for an interview, and may leave hundreds of resumes unread.

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