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 From: AJ Mize - More info here SOAR stands for Situation, Obstacle, Action, and Result. It's a structured approach to answering interview questions that allows you to present your experiences in a compelling, organized manner. Here’s how you can make it work for you: Situation:  Set the scene. Describe the context in which you were operating. Were you leading a team, working on a project, or facing a tight deadline? This sets the stage for your story. Obstacle:  What challenges did you encounter? Identifying the hurdles you faced not only adds drama to your story but also shows that you’re not shying away from difficulties. Action:  Here's where you're the hero. Detail the specific actions you took to address the obstacles. This is your chance to showcase your problem-solving skills, creativity, and leadership. Result:  End with a bang. What was the outcome of your actions? Highlight the positive impact of your efforts – be it increased sales, improved efficien...

  One of my first business mentors said, “if you want what I have, do, what I do.” It was my first real understanding that it’s OK to copy. It’s OK to emulate replicate duplicate other peoples work.  It’s not just OK it’s the best way    This was a shock to me coming from a family of academics. My mother graduated early from high school and graduated from college. Both my parents were educators at one point and my entire family of first generation immigrants, believe school and education was the key to success.  My aunts and uncles were academic valedictorians with advanced degrees.  In school, we were taught to learn and assimilate information, but never produce results other than your own ...  This is why most education is BS. It teaches you how to follow rules and trains you to become a highly skilled taxpaying employee.  That is a wonderful formula for creating a society of workers.  Find someone who has what you desire. Find out wha...

 Ralph F " Since attending the 40x50 PJP Course and working with Andy Wergedal to re-organize my resume following the PJP resume template, I am now receiving literally dozens of responses and expressions of interest from a variety of potential employers. Although I have a Ph.D. and my previous experiences include a record of successful project deliveries and accomplishments, I could not understand why I wasn’t getting more replies. My classical resume presentation of Objective, Experience, and Education, etc. was just not passing through recruiting agency filters. Andy’s 40x50 approach re-organizes the information in a way that triggers scanning algorithms in use today. I enjoy having this advantage in today’s highly competitive job market!"

Build your " Personal Job Pipeline " a systematic way to generate Job Leads Want to come to my "Personal Job Pipeline" class on January 24th where I reveal my proven formula for getting IT Contract job leads.  Short Link to Webinar https://bit.ly/3HafmNs Thursday 01/25/2024 12 noon PDT _______________________________________________________________

Layoff News Apple tells dozens of employees in San Diego to move to Austin or face layoffs, report says https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-issues-employees-ultimatum-san-diego-austin-texas-2024-1 Bay Area animation giant Pixar is about to get hit with layoffs https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/pixar-2024-layoffs-18605827.php Google’s latest layoffs are just the beginning https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/14/24038397/google-layoffs-just-the-beginning Stellantis cuts 539 supplemental workers from U.S. plants https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/chrysler/2024/01/15/stellantis-cuts-supplemental-workers-u-s-plants/72231791007/

 From topresume.com " 93% of all Hiring Managers use resume scanning software called applicant tracking systems (ATS)   to filter candidates from the application pool.   To illustrate how you stand up to the automation, I passed your resume through the very same software that Hiring Managers use to filter the real talent from the hundreds,   sometimes thousands , of candidates that apply for a single open position." Join the free webinar to see how you can take advantage of this system.

  40x50.com presents The Personal Job Pipeline Course We’re so glad you decided to go on this journey. We have designed this course to be a foundational element in your future. Once you start using this methodology, it will create an evergreen pipeline of job requests that flow into your inbox. This is a systematic method to a never ending stream of job requests.  First Steps [to fill you inbox with job requests] Personal Email Get a personal email for your Job Pipeline. This method will produce a lot of email.  Gmail or Yahoo are the best for this purpose Be sure to use your first.last name for your email. See links below  Social Media Scrub Review your social media for posts that do not present your professional image. And, google/bing your name to see what shows up. This is your first impression. Recruiters and HR hiring managers will search for you. Make sure they see the first impression you want them to see. Modules 1 - Choose Your Role The most important step...