Shirley Ray
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Emlpoyment Coach and Job Search Strategist Expert
Shirley Ray Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Empowering Job Seekers; Staffing management
- Career Focus
- Employment Coach and Job Search Strategist
- Affiliation
- Job Seeker's Edge
Hi. I'm Shirley Ray and I'm on a mission to teach people how to get hired.
My expertise stems not only from corporate recruiting, where my experience began, but also from professional recruiting and finally staffing agency ownership. This experience exposed me to the good, the bad and the ugly when it comes to hiring.
During my 17 year tenure as a hiring professional I interviewed thousands of job hopefuls and placed hundreds of deserving people into good positions. Sourcing and placing talented people was extremely rewarding on many levels. There was only one problem.
For every person that was hired or placed there were many more I was prevented from helping. That reality, combined with the floods of people being forced into today's job market, propelled my transition into employment coaching.
My clients win jobs and begin their new positions with a leg-up on success. They get the benefit of proven job search strategies along with my insider’s perspective on how to find and land the job (including why people don’t get hired).
My Employment Coaching services are available on a either a full service or issue specific basis. Specialties include:
- Identification of employment trump cards a/k/a personal brand
- The crafting and use of career power statements
- Resume development
- Interview coaching
- Cover letter creation
- Negotiating top dollar
- Optimizing search strategies to find and land jobs
- Trouble shooting individual job search campaigns to pin-point and remove stumbling blocks.
- Neutralization of difficult job search situations such as older/younger worker age issues and gaps in employment.
- Employment coaching on how to stand head and shoulders above the crowd from day one on the job.
In addition to my coaching services, I provide job seekers with free access to in-depth insider tips and advice on my web site at www.Job-Seekers-Edge.com.
Free Articles & Book Excerpts
Top 7 Reasons Resumes Fail to Get the Interview
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Top_7_Reasons_Resumes_Fail_to_Get_the_Interview.html
10 Common Interview Mistakes to Avoid
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/10_common_interviewing_mistakes.html
Write a Resume that Gets the Interview
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Write_a_Resume_That_Gets_the_Interview.html
Fatal Job Hunting Mistakes
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Fatal_Job_Hunting_Mistakes.html
5 Ways to Get a Job Through a Recruiter
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/5_Ways_to_Get_a_Job_Through_a_Recruiter.html
Ace the Screening Call to Get the Interview
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Ace_the_Screening_Call_to_Get_the_Interview.html
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Get a Job Interview by Breaking the Rules
A recent news article observed that one of the three biggest mistakes you could make when involved in a job search is "contacting an employer through means other than what they've specified..." because it "is a sure fire way to get noticed -- in a bad way." While it's true that there is no one correct answer when it comes to any aspect of the job search, this advice is just wrong. Following this strategy will work against you more often than for you. Why?
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Why Job Seekers Are Frustrated and What They Can Do About It
There was an interesting blog post recently by a resume guru noting the frustration job seekers experience when faced with conflicting advice from resume experts. That frustration is easy to relate to because even we professionals don't always agree on what's correct. Every advice giver relies on his or her own experience (whatever that may be). And because of all the variables involved in hiring processes across the board, there is no one correct answer for most aspects of the job search including the construction of resumes.
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10 Common Interviewing Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
The U.S. unemployment rate is higher than it's been in 26 years making today's employment market more competitive than it's been since 1982. Competence or even excellence in your chosen field doesn't necessarily translate into interviewing know-how. Too often job seekers unknowingly sabotage their own candidacy. This is all the more tragic because these mistakes are easily correctable. Here are 10 common interviewing mistakes and how to avoid them. 1. Arrogant Attitude Candidate arrogance is a common complaint among interviewers.
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Write a Resume That Gets the Interview
A great resume won't get you hired. You can only get hired if you get face-to-face with the hiring authority. Your resume has one major function: to get you an interview. Get invited to that important first meeting by giving your resume these characteristics. 1. Focused Content If you don't know what you want to do don't expect a potential employer to call. Your resume should be focused on one particular functional role. If your experience could allow you to go in two or more directions, create a different resume for each of your strong suits. 2.
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Ace the Screening Call to Get the Interview
Job postings on major inte et job boards tend to generate a large volume of resumes. If your resume stands out well enough to make it through the preliminary sorting you'll receive a phone call. The purpose of this screening interview is to determine whether you meet the minimum position requirements. The caller is looking for specific job related information and is also making judgments about job related personal characteristics. She wants to make sure a face-to-face meeting is worth everyone's time. Here are some phone interview tips to help you ace this important call. 1.
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Fatal Job Hunting Mistakes
If you're not getting interviews or job offers, even though you're applying for jobs you know you're qualified to do, you may be making one or more fatal job hunting mistakes. These job hunting mistakes are all the more tragic because they can be so easily corrected. You should know however, that correcting them will only make a difference if you're qualified by either training, experience or both to do the job.
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5 Ways to Get a Job Through a Recruiter
Recruiters exist to find people for jobs, not jobs for people. Once you've chosen a recruiter specializing in your field and she has agreed to represent you, you still have to do you part. These five actions will help you succeed when working with placement professionals. 1. Be Forthcoming Be honest and upfront about any personal information that may impact your decision making process when it comes to job offers. For instance if there are geographic locations to which you won't travel or if your availability to work is limited speak up.
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Top 7 Reasons Resumes Fail to Get the Interview
The number of job seekers sending out resumes is growing exponentially with each passing day. It's unfortunate that the vast majority of these job seekers will end up sitting at home wondering why the phone doesn't ring with a call for an interview. Some will simply not be qualified, but just as many will have submitted a resume that let them down. Don't be part of that majority. Stand out in the crowd by avoiding these fatal resume flaws. 1. Too General This is the number one reason resumes fail.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Shirley Ray
You can have anything you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want. -- Zig Ziglar
Contacting Shirley Ray
You (or someone you know) will benefit from my employment coaching services if You:
- Have been looking for over 3 months without results
- Are not getting calls for interviews
- Don't get called back after the first interview
- Have not looked for a position in over 2 years
- Are over 50
- Want to perfect your resume
- Want to nail every face to face meeting
- Want to handle every interview question with confidence.
- Want to learn effective networking skills to gain access to the hidden job market
- Want to negotiate the best offer possible
- Are willing to put forth the effort required to win the jo