1811 hours, that’s how many hours Pew Research Center estimates that the average person will spend at work this year. That’s a lot of hours!
The whole goal here is to make sure that you spend those hours in a way that works for you. Where you’re doing work that you enjoy that you find meaningful. Work that’s making you a good living and some opportunities for advancement.
My name is Elizabeth Bennett and I’ve been managing Career Soko for the last 3 years. Career Soko was built because frankly, I was frustrated. I had gotten a master’s degree. I did my work. I made really good grades. Maybe you can relate?
Then, I went to look for a job and I wasn’t getting any interviews. I couldn’t understand why, why me? I felt like I had failed. I DID WHAT I WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. What was going on?
So, I looked online and got a resume template for $13. Figured it was my best chance. I spent an evening updating my resume and applied for 23 positions. And I waited, and waited, nothing happened… I didn’t get a single interview.
Frustrated once again. I obsessively studied everything resume related and attended every networking event. That was when I met Stephanie Philips; a recruiter at a Fortune 500 company for 5+ years.
After several talks with Stephanie, and after various career personal branding courses. I finally realized why my $13 resume failed. Firstly, the font was much too small, the layout focused on the design and not the content. Speaking of the content, I made so many mistakes that I did not understand at the time.