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Friday, January 11, 2013

Don't Move Here: 5 Cities With The Highest Unemployment

By Business Insider
Posted Jan 11th 2013 @ 8:47AM

By Vivian Giang

At the end of 2012, the U.S. national unemployment rate was 7.8 percent and the country added 155,000 jobs in December, but these numbers still reflect a troubling economy with a long way to go.

"This shows the depth of the recent employment recession -- worse than any other post-war recession -- and the relatively slow recovery due to the lingering effects of the housing bust and financial crisis," writes Bill McBride of Calculated Risk.

According to a brand new BLS employment report, unemployment rates were lower in 322 out of 372 metropolitan areas, higher in 36 areas and unchanged in 14 areas compared to the same time last year. Yuma, Ariz., and El Centro, Calif., recorded the highest unemployment rates at 27.5 and 26.6 percent -- both cities have a large immigrant and migrant farm worker population.

More: Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Holds Steady At 7.8%The largest unemployment rate drop (-3.2 percent) took place in Pascagoula, Miss., and Bismarck, N.D., registered the lowest unemployment rate at 2.6 percent. In the new year, President Obama is planning on creating 1.1 million jobs from the American Job Acts, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

The BLS data isn't adjusted for seasonal factors, such as hiring during the holidays. The list below compares the unemployment numbers in these hard-hit cities to regional statistics:

1. Yuma, Ariz.

Yuma
Percent Unemployed: 27.5%
No. Unemployed: 24,800
Arizona
Percent Unemployed: 7.5%
No. Unemployed: 227,600

2. El Centro, Calif.

El Centro
Percent Unemployed: 26.6%
No. Unemployed: 20,600
California
Percent Unemployed: 9.6%
No. Unemployed: 1.77 million

More: European Unemployment Hits Record High3. Yauco, P.R.

Yauco
Percent Unemployed: 16.3%
No. Unemployed: 5,800
Puerto Rico
Percent Unemployed: 13.2%
No. Unemployed: 167,300

4. Yuba City, Calif.

Yuba City
Percent Unemployed: 15.8%
No. Unemployed: 10,900
California
Percent Unemployed: 9.6%
No. Unemployed: 1.77 million

5. Merced, Calif.

Merced
Percent Unemployed: 15.7%
No. Unemployed: 17,200
California
Percent Unemployed: 9.6%
No. Unemployed: 1.77 million

The Right (and Wrong) Way to Ask Someone to be a Reference

The Right (and Wrong) Way to Ask Someone to be a Reference
by Anne Pushkal — January 11, 2013

“Iris listed you as a reference,” the caller said. My stomach dropped—Iris hadn’t said anything to me about job hunting, had she? I waffled. “Umm, I’d like to help you, but can you give me a little more information about the job she’s applying for?” The caller refused, citing privacy laws, and hung up—without my recommendation.

Iris was my former employee, and I would gladly have recommended her if I’d had any warning, but caught off guard, I fumbled. Iris had made one of the biggest blunders a job seeker can make: She provided references without checking with them first, setting herself up to look less-than-stellar when those references were called. Needless to say, she didn’t get the job.

You’ve already done the hard work of earning good references. So how do you make sure you don’t make Iris’ mistake—and that your references work for you, not against? When it comes time to provide their names and contact info, follow these simple steps.

Start Yesterday

The hiring process can unfold pretty quickly, so before you even start applying, make a list of anyone you might ask for a recommendation: your direct supervisors from jobs or internships, key co-workers, or even people you’ve supervised, all of whom should know you and your work well. A volunteer position can also yield excellent references.

Then, narrow down your list. You’ll generally need two or three references for any given job, but you might want to have one or two more lined up, since some may be more appropriate for certain jobs or skill sets.

Choose Wisely

When you select references, choose people who will speak well of your qualifications, accomplishments, and character—and who are articulate and can explain them clearly to a recruiter. Recent references are best, although there are exceptions. If a past job is especially relevant to the one you’re applying for, you’ll want to include someone who supervised you there.

Or, if you didn’t see eye-to-eye with a recent supervisor, choose someone else from the same organization who has a more positive view of your performance. If the recruiter asks, you can say (truthfully) that this is the person who knows your work best.

Ask Nicely

Once you’ve made your wish list, call each of these people (or see them in person if you can) to ask if they’re willing to serve as a reference. Email only if you must—it’s much less personal, and also less immediate. If it’s been a while since you’ve spoken to a prospective reference, briefly remind him or her of who you are and what you worked on together, and fill him or her in on your current career direction.

Most importantly, always frame your request in a way that allows the reference to refuse gracefully—for example, “Would you be comfortable serving as a reference in my upcoming job hunt?” or “Do you have time in the next few weeks to serve as my reference?”

If your prospective reference shows any hesitation, accept this politely, thank her, and move on to the next person on your list. Never, ever pressure a reluctant reference, unless you want to experience the Limp Recommendation of Death—potential employers often view even a neutral reference as negative. Ideally, you want your new boss to worry that your former supervisors might trample each other for a chance to say how great you are.

Make it Easy

Once someone agrees to serve as a reference, give him or her an idea of what type of position you’re applying for (you can even shoot over the job description) and what skills and qualities you’d like to showcase. It’s also helpful to email your references your resume, along with other information to refresh their memories of your successes, such as projects you worked on or reports you created. But keep it brief—your reference is busy. In any case, while a little memory-jogging context is helpful, his or her own recollections of your awesomeness will be more credible than a script that sounds like your cover letter.

Be sure to take a moment to confirm your references’ current titles and contact information, and ask how they prefer to be contacted by the recruiter.

Keep it Simple

Once you have your supporters lined up, prepare your reference list, a simple document that matches the font and style of your resume and cover letter. For each reference, include a name, title, organization, division or department, telephone number, and email address, as well as a sentence briefly explaining the relationship (e.g., “Carlton was my team leader for two years, during which we collaborated on four major product launches”).

Then, when you speak to a hiring manager, have your reference list ready—but don’t volunteer it or send it with your application unless your prospective employer asks for it. If your employer isn’t looking for references, there’s no reason to give out this list.

Follow Up

Demonstrate your savoir-faire by thanking each reference with a handwritten note soon after they agree to help you. Make sure to let them know immediately each time you submit their name as a reference, so they’ll be ready if they’re called (email is fine for this). And when you score that sweet new spot, or even if you don’t, make sure you let your references know the outcome—people like to know what’s happened in a process they’ve been involved in, and following up with an update is part of maintaining a good relationship for the long-term.

So keep the relationship healthy and show your appreciation—remember, you may need to ask your references for something again one day.

Read more: http://www.thedailymuse.com/job-search/the-right-and-wrong-way-to-ask-someone-to-be-a-reference/#ixzz2Hggazmpr

What You Should Know About Working With A Recruiter

What You Should Know About Working With A Recruiter
By CareerBuilder
Posted Jan 11th 2013 @ 8:23AM

By Debra Auerbach

In today's competitive job market, many job seekers would welcome additional job-search assistance. While some job seekers know exactly what they want to do or where they want to work, others need some direction. Recruiters can be a great resource, yet some job seekers aren't aware of who they are, what recruiters do and how best to work with them.

The following Q&A with DeLynn Senna, executive director, Robert Half Finance & Accounting, provides insight into the advantages of working with a recruiter.

Q: What does a recruiter at a staffing agency do?
Senna: First and foremost, recruiters help people find jobs. Staffing professionals identify matches for candidates with client companies, looking for a fit from both a skills and a corporate culture perspective. Because they have a thorough understanding of what their clients look for in applicants, recruiters make the job search quicker and more efficient. Through their networks, recruiters also are able to target specific companies where candidates would like to work. The services recruiters provide don't end there, however. For instance, they help candidates hone their résumés, prepare for interviews and manage salary negotiations.

Q: Why would a job seeker use one?
Senna: Recruiters can be candidates' eyes, ears and advocates in the job market. They often know of opportunities yet to be advertised and help professionals throughout the job-search process as an adviser, coach and confidant.

Meeting with a potential employer can be a daunting prospect for many people, but recruiters can help job seekers quickly build rapport with hiring managers. Recruiting professionals provide advice on interviewing with each contact, including questions to ask and not ask. In addition, recruiters have insight into current salary trends, what a company is likely to pay and how to navigate compensation negotiations.

More: How To Get The Most Out Of A Networking Event
Q: Does this usually cost the job seeker anything?
Senna: A reputable staffing firm will never charge a job seeker a fee.

Q: How should a job seeker prepare before enlisting the help of a recruiter?
Senna: Once you're ready to work with a recruiter, make sure your résumé and online profiles are current and they project the image you want people to have of you. Hone your elevator pitch about the type of position you want and why you are a good fit for it, and line up your references.

Q: What does the process of using a recruiter generally look like? How do they work with each other throughout the process?
Senna: The job seeker-recruiter partnership can begin a couple ways. In some instances, a recruiter, through her network, may reach out to a professional to discuss career opportunities. Other times, job seekers will register with the staffing firm. In both scenarios, the next step is for the candidate to discuss his career objective, and the recruiting specialist will then review the person's résumé to see if there is a potential fit with an opportunity at a client company. If there is, the job seeker will be invited for an interview, at which point the recruiter also will conduct a skills assessment and ask for references.

Throughout the process, candidates should keep their recruiter apprised of their search. For example, if you think you'd like to work at a specific organization, tell your recruiter, who may have a contact there and be able to secure an interview for you. Also keep in mind that this is a partnership. Stay in touch, letting your recruiter know what's working and what's not, and be open to her doing the same.

More: Are You Networking With The Right People?
Q: How does a job seeker find a recruiter?
Senna: To find the recruiter that is right for you, research the staffing firms in your area, just as you would any employer. Review local business publications and websites, and tap your network for their recommendations. When evaluating your options, look for a firm that specializes in your field and has a history of success.

Q: What myths would you like to dispel about recruiters?
Senna: A recruiter is your job-search partner. This is not a simple transactional business relationship. Recruiters want to help you find a great job and can be a valuable resource throughout your career.

Debra Auerbach is a writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com and its job blog, The Work Buzz. She researches and writes about job search strategy, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues.

How to Master Any New Skill in 2013

Steve Rubel
January 10, 2013

Congratulations. When the clock struck midnight on January 1, in football speak, you earned a whole new set of downs.

Now that the new year is here you've likely set some fresh career goals. Some may include learning new skills.

This can be intimidating. Creating new habits and rewiring your brain is hard work. Some believe it requires 10,000 hours of practice.

Tim Ferriss sees things differently. Then again, he sees the world differently.

The bestselling author takes a 20/80 approach to life. He has a knack for identifying the 20% of the effort that generates 80% of the results and applying it to a multitude of endeavors.

In is latest book, The Four Hour Chef, Ferriss explains how he turned himself from a cooking chump into world-class chef. More importantly, however, he outlines in great detail what I think is a breakthrough model for learning in a fast-paced world.

I met with Tim recently to learn more about his methodology, which he calls D.S.S.S (or "diss") for short. It has four steps: Deconstruction, Selection, Sequencing and Stakes.

Deconstruction

The first step, Tim suggests, is to start with the outcome in mind. You need to know very specifically what you hope to achieve and how to measure it. Then, you can work backward and identify the specific ingredients that are required to succeed.

For example, in his quest to become a three-time New York Times best-selling author, Ferriss deconstructed the grassroots support that made Fifty Shades of Gray a smash. He also keeps a massive swipe file in Evernote of different book marketing campaigns that caught his eye.

In Chef Ferriss recommends seeking out and meeting pros who are at the height of their game. This is something I try to do regularly.

The goal here is simple - it's to identify commonalities.

Selection

The next part of the process, Ferriss says, is to hone this down to the difference makers - the critical 20%.

Some of these techniques will be timeless principles that have worked for years. For example, when it comes to books, good writing remains good writing. Hard work remains hard work.

However, this also means attacking a subject with a beginner's mind and asking "seemingly ridiculous questions" Ferriss told me. This Zen-like approach led to a partnership with BitTorrent that drove one million free downloads for Chef without any negative impact on sales - plus a ton of media coverage.

Sequencing

Success, of course, is not just what you do but how you do it. That's where sequencing comes in.

Ferriss uses a series of two week tests to determine how to order the various 20% skills in the right order. This gives him several different data sets that he can compare. The key is to pick hard numbers (like sales data).

Stakes

Finally, there's stakes. This is what keeps you motivated. In a career context, Ferriss says, the stakes are built in. If you don't stay ahead, your career can flatline.

However, if you need motivation, the author suggests using sites like StickK - where you make your commitments public and incur financial consequences if you fail to meet them.

For more on Tim Ferriss' D.S.S.S. approach to learning and, oh by the way, several hundred pages on how to master cooking, you can pick up The Four Hour Chef exclusively via Amazon.

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Employers Tell The Weirdest Interview Mistakes They've Seen

Employers Tell The Weirdest Interview Mistakes They've Seen
By Pam Kruger
Posted Jan 10th 2013 @ 3:48PM
Filed under: Interview Questions, Interview Tips, Job Search Tips, Interviews, Communication

If you're job hunting, presumably you know not to stuff into your pocket the candy sitting on the interviewer's desk. And you know that the proper way to greet the president of the company is with a handshake, rather than a hug.

But CareerBuilder recently surveyed 2,600 hiring managers and 3,900 workers about strange interview mistakes they've experienced. And the survey by job-search site, which is an AOL Jobs partner, uncovered those mistakes -- and some even weirder ones.

Too Much Information
In some cases, the interviewees showed the kind of candor that makes others want to run. Such as:

A candidate explained he had to quit his banking job because he always was tempted to steal.
A candidate said he didn't like getting up early and he didn't like to read either.
A candidate said he didn't want the job if he would have to work a lot.
A Complete Lack Of Manners

In a tough economy, you might think that most job applicants would err on the side of formality, trying very hard to be polite. But according to the survey, some job applicants seemed to go out of their way to offend.
A candidate reached over and put a hand on the interviewer's knee.
A candidate interrupted the interview to call his wife and ask what was for dinner.
The Mistakes You're Probably Making
According to hiring managers, the most common interview killers they've seen are:
Failure to make eye contact (72%)
Appearing disinterested (62%)
Answering a cellphone or text during the interview (60%)
Talking negatively about a current or former employer (58%)What are the craziest interview mistakes you've seen - or made?

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From Seinfeld to Sushi: How to Master Your Domain

Jeff Weiner
January 07, 2013

I recently read a great profile in the New York Times about Jerry Seinfeld written by Jonah Weiner (no relation). In addition to providing a view into the life of one of the most successful stand-up comedians of the modern era, the article focuses on the method behind Seinfeld's observational comic genius, and specifically, the painstaking process he applies to developing a joke.

I always find it valuable when people at the top of their profession provide insight into how they do what they do, but as a long time fan of the comedian and the show (in my opinion, Seinfeld stands alone as the best sitcom of all time), I found this to be a particularly engrossing read.

I was also struck by the number of similarities between Seinfeld's approach to his craft and that of Jiro Ono, the 86-year old master sushi chef and subject of the highly acclaimed documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi." I strongly recommend the film to anyone interested in watching the pursuit of excellence personified.

Here are my observations regarding five shared practices from two wholly unrelated masters of their domains:

1. Never stop practicing (there is no perfect)

Jiro has been preparing sushi for over 70 years; Seinfeld has been a stand-up comic for over 35 years. Both are widely considered to be among the best in the world at what they do, and yet listening to them, one comes away with the impression they will never be satisfied. They are constantly practicing, honing their work, and seeking to improve.

As Jiro describes it: "All I want to do is make better sushi. I do the same thing over and over, improving bit by bit. There is always a yearning to achieve more. I'll continue to climb to reach the top but no one knows where the top is."

Seinfeld explains:

“If I don’t do a set in two weeks, I feel it,” he said. “I read an article a few years ago that said when you practice a sport a lot, you literally become a broadband: the nerve pathway in your brain contains a lot more information. As soon as you stop practicing, the pathway begins shrinking back down. Reading that changed my life. I used to wonder, Why am I doing these sets, getting on a stage? Don’t I know how to do this already? The answer is no. You must keep doing it. The broadband starts to narrow the moment you stop.”

2. Sweat the details

There is no detail too small. Jiro serves sushi differently to left-handed and right-handed patrons, and once required an apprentice to make egg sushi 200 times before it was deemed acceptable. Seinfeld relentlessly iterates how to word a punchline. As the profile on Seinfeld describes it:

"Seinfeld will nurse a single joke for years, amending, abridging and reworking it incrementally, to get the thing just so. “It’s similar to calligraphy or samurai,” he says. “I want to make cricket cages. You know those Japanese cricket cages? Tiny, with the doors? That’s it for me: solitude and precision, refining a tiny thing for the sake of it.”

In this regard, their approaches are highly reminiscent of Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive at Apple, where obsessing over the smallest detail is not just part of their design ethos, it's core to the company's DNA.

3. Keep chipping away

Michaelanglo once famously described the act of sculpting this way:

“In every block of marble I see a statue as plain as though it stood before me, shaped and perfect in attitude and action. I have only to hew away the rough walls that imprison the lovely apparition to reveal it to the other eyes as mine see it.”

Jiro and Seinfeld appear to be applying a similar sensibility to their work, i.e. constantly removing the superfluous to reduce the object of their attention down to it's quintissential qualities.

Watch Jiro prepare a piece of sushi, and you aren't just watching him adding a piece of fish to a mound of rice, but rather the culmination of decades of trial and error, identifying what improves the taste, look, and feel of the dish, and leaving all else behind.

The same holds for Seinfeld's approach to mastering a joke as illustrated in the following anecdote:

I had a joke: ‘Marriage is a bit of a chess game, except the board is made of flowing water and the pieces are made of smoke,’ ” he said. “This is a good joke, I love it, I’ve spent years on it. There’s a little hitch: ‘The board is made of flowing water.’ I’d always lose the audience there. Flowing water? What does he mean? And repeating ‘made of’ was hurting things. So how can I say ‘the board is made of flowing water’ without saying ‘made of...'

So,” he continued, “I was obsessed with figuring that out. The way I figure it out is I try different things, night after night, and I’ll stumble into it at some point, or not. If I love the joke, I’ll wait. If it takes me three years, I’ll wait...The breakthrough was doing this”— Seinfeld traced a square in the air with his fingers, drawing the board..."Here, I’m doing some of the work for you...They don’t think about it. They just laugh.”

4. Work clean

Both the article and film capture the somewhat non-descript, though Zen-like, environments where the two do their work. Jiro's restaurant is underground, near a subway stop, and seats only ten; sushi is served on a simple black serving dish. Seinfeld works in an Upper West Side apartment described as "Clean, modern and cozy, it resembled some hip therapist’s office: a high-ceilinged, poured-concrete box with a long plushy couch, a little balcony and a kitchenette."

In their spaces, both masters operate free from distraction and with complete focus on the job at hand. Jiro prepares each dish and then cleans his workspace the instant it's completed. In the film, a classical score accompanies his motions -- it's hard to draw a clear distinction between where the food preparation ends and the cleaning begins.

Similarly, Seinfeld has his own specific approach to writing a joke: "Seinfeld...grabs a legal pad and a Bic pen and sits at his desk. No street noise penetrates. The pages of the pad are destined for either a wastebasket or a master file containing Seinfeld’s entire act, handwritten."

5. Be passionate

It's hard to imagine a person dedicating their life to a single vocation without having a deep love and passion for what they do. That would certainly appear to the case for both Seinfeld and Jiro. From the Times article:

For Seinfeld, whose worth Forbes estimated in 2010 to be $800 million, his touring regimen is a function not of financial necessity but rather of borderline monomania — a creative itch he can’t scratch. “I like money,” he says, “but it’s never been about the money.”

He told me: “That’s the wiring of a stand-up. This is my best way of functioning...” He compares himself to baseball players — putting spin on the ball as it leaves his fingers, trying to keep his batting average high — and to surfers: “What are they doing that for? It’s just pure."

Similarly, here's Jiro responding to a question on retirement: "I've never hated this job. I fell in love with my work and gave my life to it. Even though I'm 85, I don't feel like retiring. That's just the way I feel."

One final observation: I've found the more I pay attention to the habits of individuals who have reached the pinnacle of their profession, the more I recognize clear patterns between them.

Apparently, I'm not the only one who sees the similarities.

Several weeks before the Times piece was published, I shared the story of Jiro with a few people at a dinner event. A few weeks later, while in the midst of reading the Seinfeld article, I stopped to open an email that had just been sent by one of the dinner's attendees. The email simply said, "Refreshing last paragraph...your sushi analog in baseball!"

There, in the last paragraph of an article announcing the Yankees had re-signed baseball great Ichiro Suzuki, was a quote from Ichiro that read, "I believe the Yankees organization appreciates that there is a difference between a 39-year-old who has played relying only on talent, and a 39-year-old who has prepared, practiced, and thought thoroughly through many experiences for their craft."

I smiled to myself at the timing of the email and responded to my friend with a link to the Seinfeld article I was still reading. It wasn't until a few minutes later that I reached the conclusion of the profile:

The game resumed, and Ichiro Suzuki, the lean Yankees outfielder, approached the plate. “This is the guy I relate to more than any athlete,” Seinfeld said. “His precision, incredible precision. Look at his body type — he’s made the most of what he has. He’s the hardest guy to get out. He’s fast. And he’s old.”

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Carrie Teter5 days ago

buzzfeed do you always disregard your title? it says 43 when in fact its 42. same with your polar plunge pictures!

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danh306 days ago

9 takes the prize! Stretchy pants pulled up over Ur Tatas in public is just white trash at it's finest! Although there were some very close runners up!

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didrikma week ago

22) I suspect he actually married his XBox.
23) Books are sexy, yo!

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ZarMaza week ago

Hey doesn't it say “43 people you won't believe actually exist”? But there are 42 pictures…

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stephene2a week ago

You ask me, they didn't burn nearly enough male witches back in the 1600's. They're out there.

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benderr22 weeks ago

I started to squeak, whinny, snort, lose breath when I got to #31. Then I was totally deflated at #33 because “Amy” (Gretchen) was so much *not* in ecstasy that she committed suicide earlier this very month. It really should be taken out of the list. It's not fun… it's not funny.

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The Unibloggera week ago

I was thinking the same thing about #33 — But I didn't know she had killed herself! So sad!

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jeann42 weeks ago

I almost lost my lunch on the “toe nails” in the music section… have a hang nail w/ that CD? LMAO

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username7892 weeks ago

this dude getting lunch - can't tell if he doesn't have another music player or if he's just trying to live large… literally

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Alliance19112 weeks ago

Gosh. 6. Kinda reminds me off Octavia Spencer, anyone else agree? 20. Is nasty. 18. Cute but dumb. 31. Rasputia off “Norbit”, “How YOU Doin”. 23. Looks 'alright'

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