Good News - Green Manufacturing Jobs in Ohio

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and BASF, the world’s largest chemical company, recently announced that they have have signed a world-wide licensing agreement to mass produce and market Argonne’s patented composite cathode materials to manufacturers of advanced lithium-ion batteries.

The agreement includes a proposal for the the construction of a world manufacturing plant in Elyria, Ohio that will create hundreds of high paying green jobs. When completed, the facility is expected to be the largest cathode material production facility in North America.

The impact of such a facility is anticipated to be significant as the facility construction and staffing will have a positive economic impact for Ohio and will attract further businesses to North America.

Should You Put Your Photo on Linkedin and Other Sites

I have been thinking about the risks vs. benefits of a photo on online networking sites when you are looking for a job. It is illegal for an employer to hire you based on your age, race, ethnicity, or religion but I keep thinking about Susan Boyle. Susan has the most beautiful voice and I have listened to her more than once on You Tube. She shocked everyone on Britain's Got Talent because she wasn't young and beautiful. Once she was heard, she won over the crowd. But before she started singing, the audience was laughing at her. It was awful.

So, do you really need to put a picture on your LinkedIn site in order to connect with others? I don't know the answer. If you do upload a photo, I think it should be a professional looking head shot. Contrary to what you may think, many employers are still pretty conservative.

If you have any ideas about putting photos on the Internet make a comment or send me an e-mail at aresume@roadrunner.com

Top 10 Best Metros for Business and Careers

1. Raleigh NC
2. Fort Collins CO
3. Durham NC
4. Fayetteville AR
5. Lincoln NE
6. Asheville NC
7. Des Moines IA
8. Austin TX
9. Boise ID
10. Colorado Springs CO
    

View the complete list at Forbes Best Places for Business and Careers

Avoid Fluff Words on Your Resume

Employers and recruiters see so many resumes with fluff or meaningless words that these words really turn them off. Some words to avoid on your resume are:

• Visionary
• Insightful
• Inspirational
• Interface
• Innovative
• Impact
• Synergy
• Synchronize
• Thought Leader
• Scalability
• Buy-in
• Drill down
• Utilize

Remove responsible for and duties included from your resume and from your interview vocabulary. Employers don't want to know these things, they want to know what you accomplished. If you know your resume well and can expound on the statements in the resume using numbers and percentages to show how you benefited your previous employers and the value that you added to their companies, you will ace the interview.

Remove the fluff and add the substance to your resume, and your will optimize your chances of getting the interview, doing well at it, and being offered the job.

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Audio Added to My Website

I have just added an audio welcome to the Home page of my website and plan to add audio tips that coincide with different subjects on many of the pages of the website. I think this will enhance the benefits of visiting my website and make it more interesting to anyone who visits.

If you have something about which you would like me to create an audio tip, please e-mail me at aresume@roadrunner.com or call me at 330-666-5858.

To hear my welcome, visit http://www.aresumes.net. Any suggestions you may provide will be greatly appreciated.

How to Get Started on Linked-In

You are invited to join me on Linked-In.com.

After creating an account and logging in, the first thing to do is start completing your profile.
1. From the homepage, click on Profile on the left side of page, which will bring you to your profile. Each section has an edit button.
2. Edit the Basic Info – name, professional heading, location, and industry.
3. Complete the Experience and Education with your top line info.
4. Complete the Summary with a short blurb or “elevator pitch” about yourself or your business. This is a quick way for users to understand your goals.
5. Edit your Public Profile URL. You can edit that last section to be your name or business or other phrase that would be easy for hiring managers and/or business prospects to understand.
You can copy this URL into your cover letters and résumé so others can access your LinkedIn profile as a supplement to your résumé and job application. This is a useful tool and shows prospective employers that you are Internet literate.

Do Later!
1. Use your current résumé as a reference to add more details to Experience and Education.
2. Add a photo; it helps people recognize you.
3. Add a link to your website, if you have one.
4. Follow LinkedIn’s suggestions to further complete your profile, such as getting recommendations from former associates or employers.

Now people on LinkedIn can find you. You’ll get invitations from current and former colleagues and classmates.

Visit and join http://www.linked-in.com/ to help you network online, but continue to network by phone and in person.

Congratulations Rachel Alexandra and Mine That Bird

I watched the Preakness with great anxiety, remembering how horrible I felt when Barbaro was injured. At that time, I vowed I would never watch another horserace. But I watched the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness this year and was happy to see Mine That Bird, a long shot (50-1) owned and trained by "cowboys" from New Mexico, and Rachel Alexandra, a filly racing against the boys, win races and achieve beyond expectations. These beautiful horses had the drive and desire to repeatedly accomplish great things. I looked at them and thought about how proud they must feel, and I just hope that their owners won't push them to the point of injury. Mine That Bird and Rachel Alexandra can be an inspiration to you. When others may doubt what you can do, you can say I can and will do it, and then you can show them.

Quantifying Accomplishments

Often job seekers find it difficult to quantify their accomplishments. It is very important not to lie or embellish on your resume and in your interviews. The best way to ensure your accuracy in quanitfying accomplishments is by maintaining a journal, notebook, or word document file as the events happen. Each time you have a problem, challenge, or situation, write down what is was, what you did to resolve it, and what the benefit of it was using numbers and percentages. Armed with this written documentation you will be much more confident in writing your resume and interviewing.

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Personal / Executive Branding

My clients and I have developed effective tools to help them explore job opportunities for over 15 years that are today being called executive / personal branding. Don't let the terms throw you. If you can tell your story by providing the employer with the following information you have an "executive brand:"

1. What are you most proud of having accomplished in every position held ?
2. How have you benefited your employers - quantify increasing productivity; accuracy, efficiency, accountability; reducing costs; ensuring profits?
3. What problems, challenges, situations have you faced; what did you do to deal with the problem, challenge, or situation; and what was the benefit of what you did for the employer and client (PAR, CAR, SAR statements)?
4. What are your greatest strengths / skills.
5. If you could find a job anywhere, what would it be, where would it be, and for whom would it be - what is your ideal job?
6. Why should an employer select you over the other candidates he interviews for the position?

If you clearly and concisely answer all of the above questions, you and a potential employer will know who you are and what you can do for them.

If your resume includes your specific story with statements of your verifiable accomplishments including numbers and percentages, your resume will be used as a guideline for your interview. If you know your resume well and can expound on every statement on it, you will ace the interview. If you send a handwritten thank you note, in addition to an e-mail, you will enhance your chances of getting the job offer.

Having said all that, in a recession with so many jobs being lost, you may have to take a job that is less than ideal. You can keep looking, but the reality is that food on the table and a roof over your head may be more important right now than finding your ideal job.

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How to Find a Job Today

There is a lot of buzz on the Internet about using web resumes, Twitter, Facebook, and Linkedin.com for job-finding. A very good friend of mine who works in the outplacement industry suggests that old fashioned job searches - networking with people you know and making telephone calls and face-to-face visits - are still the most effective methods of finding jobs. Of the newer online methods, LinkedIn seems to be the best. Her recommendation is to use the best methods during the day and then supplement the search by using the newer methods at nights.

I listened to a recent podcast with 2 recruiters recently, and they said that the old fashioned methods are still working the best. When you consider that only 2-5% of all jobs are being found through the Internet and 45%-70% of all jobs are being found through networking, it puts it in perspective.

Don't spend too much time spinning your wheels on the Internet, talk with people, exude energy and enthusiasm for what you do, let them see the unique contributions and value that you will add to their organization, and you will find a job.

Although many people are saying there are no jobs out there, my clients are finding positions.

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