Resources
Helpful articles, podcasts, videos, and other businesses and organizations to help you find your momentum!
Resumes:
How to Create a Private Sector Resume Based on Government Work
Podcast: My Formula for Crazy Effective Bullet Points | Austin Belcak
Video: AI Hack: How to Find the Most Important Keywords for Your Resume | 2 Minute Video
How to Quantify Your Resume/Incorporate Measurable Results
Video on How to Create a Video Resume - Madeline Mann
Jobscan - How to Create a Video Resume
Cover Letters:
Video: Why Your Cover Letter Gets Rejected (5 MISTAKES TO AVOID) - 7 Minutes Long
Podcast: How To Use AI To Write A Cover Letter In 30 Seconds (8 Minutes Long) Austin Belcak
30 Genius Cover Letter Openings that Recruiters Will Love | Article from The Muse
LinkedIn Tips:
How to Create a LinkedIn Profile that Recruiters Actually Read - Sponsored by JobScan
Article on How to Write a Crazy Effective LINKEDIN HEADLINE - 19 Examples - Austin Belcak
Article: Three Steps to Help a Client Create an Engaging LinkedIn Presence
Personal Statement/Elevator Pitch:
Madeline Mann Video on Creating an Elevator Pitch that Feels Authentic
Heather Austin Video: Tips on How to Answer the Question "So Tell Me About Yourself"
Video: How to Answer "Why Should We Hire You?" by Madeline Mann | 8 Minutes Long
Job Interview Prep:
Your Ultimate Guide to Answering the Most Common Interview Questions | 50 Questions | The Muse |
Video (Madeline Mann) on How to Answer the Question: "Why do you want this job?"
22 Phone Interview Tips to Help You Nail the Call (and Move to the Next Round) | The Muse
Online Job Interview Tips and Suggestions by Indeed
Everything You Need to Know About Answering Behavioral Interview Questions
Networking:
Tedx Video: Your Next Job is One Conversation Away with Dr. Dawn Graham
Podcast: How to Grow Relationships with the "Advice Triangle" with Austin Belcak | 10 Minutes Long
Podcast: Win More Jobs By Rewriting The Job Search Rules with Austin Belcak
Podcast: How Students Can Overcome "Bad" GPAs, Majors, & Internships with Austin Belcak
Strategic Volunteering:
Taproot Foundation Skills Based Pro Bono Opportunities
Compass Probono Skills Based Pro Bono Opportunities
Charity Connect Helps connect volunteers and nonprofits for strategic and meaningful volunteering.
irelaunch Strategic Volunteering Organizations listed in addition to comprehensive Re-entry Programs Listing
Informational Interviews/Hidden Job Market:
https://careersherpa.net/informational-interview-questions/
Job Seeking Advice for Mid-Upper Level Applicants:
Salary Negotiation:
How to Write a Salary Negotiation Email
How to Make 500K+ by Negotiating Your Salary | Austin Belcak Podcast
Mindset:
Ted Talk with Carol Dweck: Developing a Growth Mindset - 10 Minutes
Article on a Growth Mindset vs Fixed Mindset: How what you think affects what you achieve
TedEx Talk: The Challenge Mindset: Helping Youth Find Purpose and Impact. JP Michel Challenges to tackle, not job titles to fit into.
Habit Change and Goal Achievement:
Dreaming Doesn't Get You What You Want but WOOP Will | Podcast | 20 Minutes
Clarifying Career Goals:
Figuring Out What You Want to Do Next in Your Career is Really Hard | Dr. Dawn Graham (3 Minutes)
Brene Brown - Power of Vulnerability
How to Change Careers | Harvard Extension School Article
The Future of Work:
Video: 4 Tips to Future-Proof Your Career (4 Minutes Long) | Michelle R. Weise, PhD
How to Prepare for Jobs that Don't Exist by Michelle Weise
How to Prepare for Jobs that Don't Exist Yet - Fast Company
2024-2025 "Jobs on the Rise" List (LinkedIn)
Additional Websites:
OOH (Occupational Outlook Handbook)
A List of Organizations Where You Can Freelance | Gig Work | Contract Labor
Federal Jobs:
USA Jobs Website - Federal Government Jobs
Call to Serve - USA Jobs (for a fee you can call for help with job placement)
Troops to Energy Jobs | Connecting Veterans to Rewarding Careers
CAREER PLANNING ASSESSMENTS
Strengths-Based Approach:
A 'free" alternative to the Clifton Strengths Assessment: HIGH FIVE
Character Strengths:
Video on The Science of Character | 9 Minutes VIA Character Strengths Assessment
Myers Briggs:
Myers Briggs Alternative Assessment | 16 Personalities (free)
Video: An Overview of the Myers Briggs Personality Types (20 Minutes)
RIASEC:
Skills Inventory:
"Skills Matcher" Inventory - Helps to Identify Skills
13 Best Free Career Assessments (According to the MUSE)
Library of Career Tests and Personality Quizzes
My Skills My Future - A Career Onestop Site
BOOKS:
Designing Your Life, By Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
Never Search Alone: The Job Seeker's Playbook, By Phyl Terry
Switchers: How Smart Professionals Change Careers and Seize Success, By Dawn Graham
Cultivating Career Growth, By Michelle Schafer