Original Post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/career-mind-5-job-vs-trent-rhodes A Job, Woe is Me Jobs can be given negative reputations because they may be perceived as in opposition to entrepreneurship or being self-employed. Somehow, somewhere the mind virus spread that if you’re not a corporate CEO, franchiser or “doing my own thing” a professional must treat …
Career Mind Newsletter #4 – 3 Sales Skills for Job Candidates
Original Post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/3-sales-skills-job-candidates-trent-rhodes The Ultimate Salesperson The most successful salesperson on the planet is…the baby. It’s a master at charisma, rapport virtuoso. With its chunky cheeks, plump limbs, bright eyes and a voice that sounds the same no matter the background, it’s designed to persuade adults to take care of …
Career Mind Newsletter #1 – The Career Journal
Original Post: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/career-mind-1-journal-trent-rhodes/ If you had to think about all you’ve accomplished at a recent job, would you be able to articulate your top 5 contributions? What about your MVP (most valuable project)? How about a situation that stretched your abilities, persuading you to evolve greater skills? Or what about …
Career Development Interview with Enterprise Security Tech
Link: https://www.enterprisesecuritytech.com/post/how-to-get-hired-for-a-cybersecurity-job How To Get Hired for a Cybersecurity Job We recently spoke with Trent Rhodes, a career coach manager with tech education provider Fullstack Academy, about how to brand yourself when looking to enter or level-up in the cybersecurity industry. Amid America’s “Great Resignation,” workers are quitting their jobs …
Career Development Interview with SecureBlitz
Link: https://secureblitz.com/interview-with-trent-rhodes-from-fullstack-academy/ In this interview, we spoke with Trent Rhodes, a career coach manager with tech education provider Fullstack Academy. Amid America’s “Great Resignation,” workers are quitting their jobs and considering career changes at an incredible rate. Nearly 9 out of 10 company execs say they’re seeing higher than usual turnover. …
Your WFH Space: Setting Up
By Magdalena Lynch & Trent Rhodes WFH On the Rise TR – Two movements of many seemed to have the broadest influence on the work-from-home lifestyle: introduction of technological tools enabling people to work more often from a distance and the wave created by the pandemic and policies around it. …
Would You Use a Brand You Bash?
Written by Magdalena Lynch & Trent Rhodes Trends used for clickbait likes and followers exist in many industries and career development is no different. Especially in the new-grad / career-changer realm, the clientele potential is ripe for tapping into people’s pain points about job search struggles. If there only was …
Thoughts on Years of Experience in Job Postings
How Important Are Years of Experience (YoE) in a Job Posting? Like education requirements, this is an area for revision. Quantitatively, this is the amount of time a person has been immersed in a space. If John Doe has 3 years of experience, it can mean he’s been “in the …
How a Blog Creates Career Development Value
If you use an Internet search engine to research a topic, if you aren’t absorbing information from an organization you’re likely to do so from someone’s blog. Test it out for yourself. Search “The best way to shine shoes” and scan the first 10 links. Blogs. “Blogging” is defined by …
How to Skill Build with a Company in 90 Days
On an interview it’s been my observation that questions of professional skill development rarely surface, unless asked by the candidate. In all the interviews I’ve personally been on, only about 2 employers asked me directly about how I’d like to grow with the organization. Every other time I was the …
The Yellow Chakra and The Office Bully
It’s a normal workday and you arrive at your desk. Ready to load up your computer, you receive a quick tap on the shoulder. “Hey, is it done yet?” your peer asks, referring to the project you’re working on together. Of course you didn’t choose to work with him; in …