Job Search News From ITS
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Here is a random selection of recent press releases. Reload this page to see a new set. All our press releases can be viewed through the links here organized by month. We pack these with helpful insights and suggestions for those looking for a new job.
ITS Warns of Rip-Offs Selling Job Lists
Denver, CO — May 14, 2006
ITS, a leading provider of technology and personal team resources to executive and managerial level job seekers and to corporations sponsoring outplacement, echoes warnings from the Better Business Bureau regarding less-than-reputable businesses willing to take advantage of unemployed job seekers. ITS warns to be especially wary of ads promising to produce employment results.
A growing number of firms, maintains ITS, misrepresent their services, or promote outdated or fictitious job lists. Executives, in particular, need to watch out for firms that sell access to supposedly private or unpublished job openings. Firms may charge anywhere from $100-$1,000 for a subscription. Unfortunately there is nothing private about the job listings you will receive. What's more, everyone that subscribes gets access to the same listings... providing hundreds of applicants for every listing.
Before you spend money responding to job ads or to purchase job lists, the Better Business Bureau, and the Federal Trade Commission suggest that you get a copy of the firm's contract and review it carefully. Understand the terms and conditions of the firm's refund policy. If oral promises are made that do not also appear in the contract, think twice about doing business with the firm.
ITS is best known for its ability to help executives and professionals win new positions, utilizing a unique combination of advanced technology, information and consulting support.
Providing access to openings to each of the seven segments of the market is just a small part of the support available from the firm. You can learn more about ITS at their website http://itspersonalmarketing.com
News Contact: Mary Richardson
ITS Center Praised By Thousands
Dallas TX — February 6, 2006
"Our online resources are by far the most frequently praised technology resource we provide," stated Robert Gerberg, President of ITS, the nation's leading provider of job search resources at $50,000+.
"That is to be expected," Gerberg continued. "It is truly a remarkable resource that has taken years and millions of dollars to develop. It puts at a person's fingertips over 85% of the total market for their particular talents. Normally they'd struggle to uncover even 3%, if they knew how and had the time. They can identify the advertised and recruiter openings suitable for them, and the events that signal emerging jobs in the kinds of companies and industries they are targeting. They have this information emailed to them on a regular basis, daily if they like.
They also get the names of decision makers to contact in target companies, whether that company is advertising or not. They can interact with a section that helps them discover the career and industry directions that would be most suitable for them to explore further, then gives them contact information for leading and representative companies in those industries.
Using our website, they can also organize their efforts, order research on companies before interviews, study and review advanced job search strategies, and get written guidance on dozens of key job search issues. By itself, the website goes a long way toward taking the hard work out of job changing. People can access in minutes numerous opportunities that would have taken days or weeks to surface, if indeed they knew how and had the time. No wonder it's our most highly praised technology resource."
News Contact: Janet Conners
How To Handle: Lack of Leadership Experience Part 1
Denver, CO — July 22, 2006
Many people with leadership capabilities often do not get the opportunity to exercise them early in their career. Also, many think of leadership as the dramatic visible force they may have seen depicted in movies.
The truth is, leadership is exercised in many ways, and most of us have exhibited leadership qualities more often than we realize. If you think you haven't shown much leadership, there are several considerations to take into account.
Mindset
First, recognize this. If you have consistently met personal goals, have built loyalty in those who work with or for you, or have helped others in a meaningful way, then you have no doubt demonstrated some leadership qualities.
Second, keep in mind that an employer may not be expecting you to have shown a lot of leadership. Often it is sufficient to show that you have experience in selected functions, consistently met goals, and demonstrated that you work well with others.
Remember too that, especially in the case of younger people but also with those more experienced, hiring decisions can be based on intangibles not directly related to demonstrated leadership. Enthusiasm by itself can be a major factor. Appearance, self-confidence, writing skills, knowledge, drive, ability to articulate, and attitude all play a role, and can enhance your overall impression. That classic intangible, positive personal chemistry, still accounts for a major portion of all hiring decisions.
Resume
Structure your resume so that it shows as wide a range as possible of functions or business areas in which you have taken actions and gotten results, especially if your actions involved coordinating or directing the efforts of others, regardless of whether you had authority over them.
If you were part of a team that led the way in some manner, perhaps by developing new capabilities or a new service or product, then no matter what your role on that team, you can legitimately claim to be part of it, and you can cite the leadership characteristics of the team on the resume.
You can also use non work experience where appropriate to demonstrate leadership abilities and strengths. Volunteer and school-related activities may be valid indicators of leadership talents that can be put to good use by many employers.
You can also create a section highlighting personal strengths, attitudes and values, and highlight those traditionally associated with leadership, e.g., "bring out the best in others," "can introduce change smoothly," "relate easily to people at any level," "build harmony as a team member," "know how to structure others' activities," etc.
For additional information get our free book "The ITS Professional Job Changing System" by Bob Gerberg, contact Carter Scott at 1-866-304-6900 or visit http://itspersonalmarketing.com.
Our founders are high level executives, each with 20 year's experience in recruiting and career services. With an entirely new concept and substantial funding, we attracted other highly experienced professionals who have become major shareholders in the firm. The collective wisdom our career executives possess from managing tens of thousands of successful searches is considerable.
News Contact: Danny Clark
ITS
pr@newcareersonline.com
http://itspersonalmarketing.com
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