More About "Howcast"

I previewed a short video on "Resumes". I liked its humorous approach. At first, I felt that it would be useful only for a person writing his/her first resume. It advocates the chronological approach. The narrator went on to point out that if the position you held was more relevant than the company, place the position first. If the company more well known, place it first. Ah.. after hearing that the video clip went up in my estimation. There were a few more 'nuggets' in the video.

Another plus of Howcast videos is the text of the audio that appears to the right of the video window. Overall, I would recommend. While it may be most appealing to youth, there is good information for everyone writing / updating a resume. If you are a group facilitator, you might ask participants to preview it before attending the workshop, or use it as a stimulus at the beginning of a group session.

"How to Write a Resume" Video on "Howcast.

Howcast

About a week ago someone (apologies that my mind is failing to recall to whom I owe credit) introduced to me to "howcast". As a person who is always wondering "how can I...?" it's like a candy store. I believe it's important that career professionals find multi-media resources for clients to complement the hard copy and web-based text resources we recommend.

I have yet to finish evaluating the web site, so I will be posting more about howcast. At first glance, the search box in the upper right corner offers a quick way to locate a particular topic. When I searched for "resume", the breadcrumbs revealed the broader search category. To the left a list of career-related hyperlinks appeared. So far so good. At howcast there is an informal "thumbs up / thumbs down" viewer rating system which may give you some indication of its appeal to clients.

Off to explore further , and report in again later this week.

CCIA Career Decision-Making Model

Kathy Harris (Jobmatics) and Susan Bloom (Toronto District School Board) in their role as the 'grandmothers' of career information and founding members of the Canadian Career Information Association (CCIA) developed a three-foci career decision-making model.


The more I use this model, the more I value it as a way of "seeing the bigger picture" (known for burrowing into the details) integrating resources and topics and clients' concerns.

The Career & Employment Specialist certificate (C&EIS) training is offered through ONESTEP in Ontario. For information about locations, dates, pricing, see the ONESTEP web site and/or contact Lorraine Katanik, project manager.

A Story of Faith

Colleague, Paul O., a career development practitioner who works with youth recommended this video for its inspiration.

You Tube Oprah Winfrey story on Faith.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keGv4iTquI0

CEISs?

CEIS represents "career and employment information specialist". As a career consultant whose practice is primarily "train-the-trainer" focused, I thought it would be fun to share the tidbits that cross my 'desk' with others. Furthermore, I get to learn first-hand the joys and tribulations (few of the latter I hope) in blogging.

I also anticipate that this may be a place where people can pose questions and share resources.