?? 20+ Unique Clever Business Card Ideas You Can Steal to Use Today

?? 20+ Unique Clever Business Card Ideas You Can Steal to Use Today 114 Funny, clever or unique, these business card designs will get you noticed. Photo by Dayne Topkin If you regularly attend local networking events like me, do you also find it surprising that digital business cards still haven't caught on? Maybe it's because people love the art of clever business cards like the ones in this collection. Enjoy! Do you have your own business cards right now? Yes No View Results eval This article is brought to you by Fiverr. At Fiverr, for just $5, you can hire graphic designers to design a uniquely creative, clever and memorable business card for you. Or better yet, hire a few designers in parallel to get different ideas that you can choose from.eval Try it now Funny but clever business cards Circumciser Debt Recovery Agent (note the broken thumb) Optometrist Balloon Guy Photographer Copywriter Filmmaker Online Seller Florist Programmer Gardener (stuck this one in here to see if you're paying attention) Magician Body Piercing Artist Accordionist, Pianist, One Man Show Entertainer Lawn Mower Real Estate Broker Auto Broker Retirees Joke business cards Free bonus: How To Find Great Freelance Designers Anywhere is a quick read of case studies and takeaways from people who have done it, with resources to help. Download it free now Question of the article Why do you prefer regular business cards over digital ones? Tell us in the comments. What others are saying 60 Eye-Catching Business Card Examples to Inspire Your Own 38 Pro Designers Reveal Their Top Business Card Design Tips 50 Incredibly Clever Business Card Designs ?? 125+ Uniquely Creative Business Card Design Ideas That Make You Awesome

Top Tips to Writing an Awesome Resume

Top Tips to Writing an Awesome ResumeWriting an awesome resume is not easy to do. There are many parts to it may take time to finish it. Here are some tips that can help you out with writing an awesome resume:o Include all the essential information about your job experience and work experience. Remember, the goal of the employer is to get rid of all work experience that may appear negative and that you are not qualified for. The resume must highlight your qualifications and skills. Your skills are more important than the work experience because employers need to know if you can perform the duties of the job.o The employer is looking for someone who can perform the duties of the job. So, do your best to include the tasks that you have already performed. You must also make sure that you are able to answer the questions about your previous jobs and work experience.o There are many formats to write a resume. Some are filled with bullets and others are not. The important thing here is tha t you must use the right format.o Writing a resume is like writing your own story. The way you use it will be the way you use it for the rest of your life. You should always put yourself in the perspective of the employer.o As much as possible, keep the client side on the top. You do not want the employer to see your work experience and background. This will only show that you have failed in your job.o Always keep your employer as one of the first things in your resume. When you want to list your skills, look for the employer's name and list it first. In doing this, the employer will know how to start your resume.o Resume writing is not the most important thing that you need to do to get a job. It is important though that you include it in your resume. This is the best way that you can get a job.

Why Fast-Food Recruitment Sucks

Why Fast-Food Recruitment Sucks Those who know me, know that I embrace modern technology, social media and social communications in marketing, branding and networking my business and profile. I believe it is a massive opportunity for good recruiters to attract great people seamlessly. But the growing desire to make the recruitment process faster and more accessible; which on the face of it SEEMS like a good idea (with mobile technology and push-button calls to action such as Apply With LinkedIn),  actually in my opinion does the contributors to large portions of the  recruitment cycle more harm than good. Why? Well ok, lets look at the positives for push-button options: Easier and faster application process for the candidate. More opportunities for more people to see and apply for our jobs. More applications for our jobs. Greater data collection, more applications allows better tracking options. The creation potentially of a talent pool through minimal administration for the recruiter. So thats all nice. Jobs are more accessible, applications are faster, easier and selecting is more simple. So why am I not comfortable with this? Well actually, I dont actually see that this, in the main, is massively beneficial for the recruiter or the candidates. Heres why for the candidates: The LinkedIn CV is (apart from its wording) pretty standardised, linear and robotic. Not good news for the applicant, who surely should be aiming to present themselves as a stand-out candidates choosing their own layout, font and optimisation and not looking the same as everyone else! The fast-food routes encourage the option to apply without a covering letter again denying them the opportunity to accentuate their key points of suitability to the role. If the process is faster and easier, and significantly more applicants are applying with ease; then it is more difficult for each applicant to stand out in the busier crowd. The greater the amount of easy applications made, the greater the ratio of rejections. Thats just basic maths. This is not encouraging to a job seeker. The greater the amount of easy applications made, the greater likelihood of minimal or no contact from recruiters lessening the candidate experience as a consequence. And for the recruiter: Actually, good recruiters dont want MORE applications, they want the RIGHT applications! The easier it is to apply, means a greater percentage of unsuitable applicants. More applications are more time-consuming, deflecting focus on the right candidates, the important jobs, and increasing time spent on catering for bad applications. The recruiter in most industries wants to differentiate candidates by more than words. They need to see individuality, stand-out features, cultural factors, presentation skills and attention to the job application. This is lessened by the fast-food methods. Actually, I could go on but you get the message: As an agency recruiter, I have a fee to earn and justify. If I go fast-food, I dont justify my service. I dont want to ask jobseekers of all kinds to freely apply, and then ask them to form an orderly queue. I want to identify them as specialist and niche, on mutual ground, discussing mutual matters; be able to be recognise individual talent, be recognised for my work as a specialist, and be approachable as a person or company rather than a click. Short-cuts are not the answer. For recruiters or for applicants. The job application and selection process is a serious business that requires the necessary attention and consideration on both parts. If you have 100 Call Centre or Retail staff to find, or 50 operational IT professionals with simple skill identification and selection processes then sure these tools will help. Faster doesnt always mean better.  Easier  definitely  doesnt mean better. Theres a reason why a gourmet restaurant serves better food than Maccie-Ds!

Chicago Girls Listen Up!

Chicago Girls Listen Up! Hi Girls, My goal for 2012 is to create a community of young professional women via MsCareerGirl.com who can help each other professionally and have a bit of fun together too!  Check out these events, then share with friends! Hope to see you there! -Nicole   Today! Connect, Inspire, Grow event featuring Jairek Robbins I am crazy for Connect, Inspire, Grow events because they are not your average networking event.  Events like tonights at the Dana Hotel tonight focus on personal development and  inspiring guests and  rather than just exchanging business cards.  Ill be serving as a social media panelist addressing Twitter.  But more importantly Jairek Robbins the world famous Tony Robbins son- will be giving an interactive presentation on how to make 2012 your best year yet! A photographer will be doing complimentary professional head shots too!  For more info or to register, click here!   Tomorrow (Wednesday Feb 1) This weeks #MCGConnect Twitter Chat giveaway: Two Career or Small Business Coaching Sessions with me! Our third #MCGConnect Twitter chat is tomorrow (Wednesday 2/1) at 8pm CST.  If you havent joined us for a chat before, you should!  Every 10 minutes we release a new question around the topics of: pop culture, career, fashion, food family and relationships!  Its a great way to meet great people and grow your following.  We give away prizes during each chat!  This time were giving away two career or small business coaching sessions with me.  Think of it as free therapy, market research for your business or honest  unbiased  feedback on your next career move. Hope to see you tomorrow night! Wedding Proposal Contest- over $10k in prizes! Share with the men in your life! My very own wedding planner, Jenee Allan, is doing fantastic things here in Chicagoland and I cannot believe Ive had the honor of being able to work with her.  Shes debuting a new wedding proposal service  (for men who are looking to get engaged) and is doing a huge giveaway to kick it off!  Not only will she plan the perfect engagement event/wedding proposal, but the winner of this contest will also receive the following from Chicagos most coveted wedding vendors: One night stay at Sax Hotel,  Dinner for Two,  Flowers,  Limo Service,  Proposal and Love Story Video,  Hair/Makeup/Facial Massage for the new bride-to-be,  Custom Stationary,  Chocolates Sweets,  Linens,  Spray Tan Please share the  contest page  on your Facebook page to spread the word! THANKS! Next Week Young Professional Women of Chicago Happy Hour Chicago ladies are you part of our Meetup group yet? The  Young Professional Women of Chicago  Meetup page will post fun professional, social and community events in Chicago including all Ms. Career Girl Connect events.  Join us next Wednesday (2/8) at Standard Bar Grill in Wicker Park for a casual  Happy Hour.  I hope to meet some of you in person there! March Ms. Career Girl Connect: Health Wellness Edition Thursday March 15th will be our 4th Ms. Career Girl Connect event!  As usual well have complimentary champagne, appetizers, gift bags (for the first 50 women to arrive) and an expert panel discussion.  Since most of us want to get fit and loose a few pounds this year, weve brought on a holistic health coach, registered dietitian, body image coach and personal trainer to answer all your questions and make sure your new years resolutions are on track!  Please submit any (confidential) questions you have for the panelists to me via email ([emailprotected])!  Register here ticket prices go up the longer you wait.

How To Get Jobs With Resume Parsing

How To Get Jobs With Resume ParsingResume parsing is an essential component of the job application process. The purpose of resume parsing is to assist an employer in getting to the most important parts of a resume, as well as to simplify the analysis process. Most employers are able to read resume manually, but they do not need to deal with the data being used by their algorithm.Jobs come in different forms. The most common is that of a regular sales job. The most common means of job placement is to let people who want to work, find the companies that have available jobs. However, sometimes, the employer is not interested in searching for these candidates personally and, to get access to these employees, he employs a company that does the searching for him.Job placement services provide jobs in various categories and locations. These services are so common that they are already considered common. One of the most popular types of jobs for placement is executive. Executive positions ar e often handled by recruiters. They search for job applicants to match the jobs on their list with them.In general, executive jobs are generally presented to applicants with resumes that contain the basic information on the position. The candidate should know what the job entails and where he can be found when he applies for it. Resumes that contain the information that is pertinent to the job are more likely to get noticed and, consequently, get hired. However, resume parsing is not a topic that is commonly discussed during the recruitment process.A major part of the recruiter's job is to generate enough leads in order to get the executive position at the first attempt. The best way to do this is through resume parsing. This is especially true when the executive position that is being offered is offered through a chain of lead companies. Resume parsing and recruitment is not merely done by the recruiter, but by the lead companies themselves.Lead companies cannot always afford to wo rk with hundreds of other recruiters in order to receive these jobs. The process of doing it manually would require too much time and, in addition, would cost too much money. In addition, there would be instances when some or all of the leads generated by the recruiter could be useless. Therefore, lead companies need a way to make use of the information generated by the recruiter. Resume parsing is a method by which the recruiter can deal with the remaining leads.Normally, lead companies would be happy to pay for resume parsing services. Once an applicant has been passed to the lead company, the lead company sends the information they have generated to the recruiter. The recruiter then parses this information into a format that is easily understood by the algorithm used by the recruiter to screen the applicant.Nowadays, most lead companies have automated software that automatically parses these data. This software also creates an outline of the candidate's life to help the recruiter create a comprehensive resume. The summary is then sent to the applicant and, finally, it is the applicant's job to choose a suitable company.

Watch the 5 best speeches ever from our conferences on happiness at work - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Watch the 5 best speeches ever from our conferences on happiness at work - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog For the last 8 years we have arranged an annual conference on happiness at work in Copenhagen. The next one is on May 18+19 2017 and for the first time ever were making the conference international, so the whole event?will be in English. We want to show you?just how energetic, fun and valuable this conference is, so here are?five of our?favorite?speeches from?previous years. David Marquet (2013): Happiness at work on a nuclear submarine When David Marquet took command of the nuclear submarine the USS Santa Fe, he knew he needed to change a lot of things. It was the worst performing submarine, was never ready for its missions on time and was basically the laughing stock of the US navy. David came in with a plan to improve the results on the submarine and thereby make its crew happier. By accident, he found that he had to do it the other way around: Make the submarine a happy workplace and results would follow. The new plan worked, and the USS Santa Fe became the best performing submarine. In this speech from our?2013 conference, David Marquet explains how he did it and how you can create a happier workplace too. Srikumar Rao (2009): The two traps that keep us from being happy One of the highlights of our 2009 conference on happiness at work in Copenhagen was Dr. Srikumar S. Raos wonderfully inspiring and funny presentation. His presentation focused specifically on two traps you must avoid, that keep us from becoming happy. Dr. Rao is the man behind the pioneering course Creativity and Personal Mastery, the only business school course that has its own alumni association and it has been extensively covered in the media including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the London Times, the Independent, Time, the Financial Times, Fortune, the Guardian, Business Week and dozens of other publications. The Free Help Guy (2015): Happiness is helping others. The Free Help Guy has devoted a large part of his life to helping others free and anonymously. He believes in doing what you can for others, that value doesn?t look like coins and notes and that for every problem there is at least one solution. He also believes in anonymity rather than self promotion and in living by your beliefs, which is why you cant see his face in the video. In this inspiring speech, he shares his story. Read more at www.thefreehelpguy.com. ?Steve Shapiro (2011): Personality Poker Does your organization help every single employee know their strong sides AND apply them more at work? Do people know and respect their coworkers personalities and preferences? Do you know what makes your coworkers happy or unhappy at work? Steve Shapiro, the author of 24/7 Innovation and Best Practices Are Stupid takes participants at our 2011 conference through a game of Personality Poker, showing the 4 main personalities at work and what makes each of them happy or unhappy. Henry Stewart (2016): 3 advanced tips for creating a happy workplace Henry Stewart is the founder of Happy, a company in London that does computer and happiness trainings. They are also (naturally) a very happy workplace. In this speech, Henry shares 3 advanced tips for creating a happy workplace: Let employees choose their boss Give pre-approval on big projects Let employees set their own goals Bonus video: The worlds happiest DJ (2015) This isnt a speech as such but it is one of our favorite moments from the conferences. This is a German DJ?who became famous on youtube a few years ago for being incredibly happy while playing. He used that as a springboard to quit the day job that he hated and become a full-time DJ. In this video from our 2015 conference he plays a very short set and then shares his story. Meet a man who had the courage to go his own way and became world famous for being happy at work. Does all of that look interesting? Then join us in Copenhagen on May18+19 for our first ever INTERNATIONAL conference on happiness at work. Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related

The Careers Where You Can Make A Difference In The World

The Careers Where You Can Make A Difference In The World A career is a funny thing. You get up each morning and go to work for someone else, and for what? Usually, the answer is money or power or responsibility. Others do it because they are on autopilot. Not too many people will say that they want to change the world. Helping others is commendable but it involves putting your hopes and dreams to one side and concentrating on strangers. As unappealing as this is in the beginning, the world of work can get you down. When money is just a thing, there needs to be something which excites you and gets you out of bed. Making a difference is a deal breaker, so here are four industries which might be of interest. Healthcare Becoming a nurse or doctor is obvious. The problem is the exclusiveness of the industry. As well as getting accepted into medical school, you have to be the sort of person that can handle seven years of intense studying and no sleep. Therefore, a hospice role can be an excellent alternative. Medical Carts for hospice care mean there are shortcuts which will fill in the gaps. Plus, it’s more about the level of attention. Although they are dying, they deserve to enjoy their last moments and you can give them that pleasure. Police Officer The police have gotten a lot of criticism recently for the way they handled certain incidents. However, it’s worth pointing out that they vow to uphold law and order. As humans, officers will make mistakes and they deserve to deal with the consequences. Still, being a policeman or woman requires intervening in peoples’ lives and making them better. From catching criminals and putting them behind bars to attending domestics, you have the power to make a difference. Not everyone will agree, yet it’s the nature of the job. High-School Teacher Teachers, in general, are molders on young minds. But, the people in positions in high-schools are on the front lines because their students are impressionable. Between the ages of thirteen to eighteen, kids need mentors that will put them on the right track. Yes, it might include shouting and yelling and snitching on them to their parents. Perhaps there will be threats and tears. In the end, a teacher has to help set a young person up for life. Teaching math or science or English and grading homework are essential parts of this process. Show them how to act and they will follow suit. Agricultural Scientists Food is in short supply in certain areas of the world. People in Asia and Africa get it the worst, and families starve as a result. Tech means scientists are on the verge of an epic breakthrough genetically modified crops. Understanding how to cultivate food without the usual resources is a cure for hunger. Millions of people, from men and women to young children will benefit as their life expectancy will increase. There is no better way to make a difference than to give someone the gift of a longer life. Don’t you agree?