Aired 3 months ago 25:42

Literacy and Voice Technology with Matt Hammersley of Novel Effect

Literacy and Voice Technology with Matt Hammersley of Novel Effect

Aired 10 months ago 27:28

Internet Resources For Company and Job Search Research

We want to thank Sharon Hamersley of The Resume Coach for joining us again in this episode. Often we tell Employment For Senior clients that they need to “research” employers. They want to understand what the employer does – particularly before they meet a recruiter. Get to know the culture. What are their products/services? And be sure to understand the application process required when looking at their job postings. In this episode, Sharon is going to give us some tips on how to do that employer searching! Many internet resources are available to assist with narrowing down career choices and determining what companies are a good fit for your skills and experience. We can divide them into three broad categories: Company research – information about company location, management, and financials. Job research – what jobs are available, and which companies are posting them? “Job fit” research” – what jobs are a good fit for my skills and experience? Company research: Mergent and Reference USA are two major business research databases. Using their Advanced Search function, you can narrow down companies to geographic location, company line of business, number of employees, and other information that you determine is needed. Most public libraries have a subscription to one or both of these resources. Check with the reference librarian at your local library for assistance in using these tools. Company web sites. Ideally, the web site will provide information about company history, mission and vision, leadership, products and services, and (if publicly traded) financial information. Employer review sites such as GlassDoor and Great Places to Work. These sites provide the employee perspective on companies. Some caution is warranted since employees (current or former) who believe they have been treated unfairly are more likely to post reviews than employees who are happy in their current roles. Job Research: Major job boards (Monster, Indeed, Career Builder, Zip Recruiter, and increasingly, LinkedIn) are a great resource for researching what jobs companies are posting. With the exception of LinkedIn, be cautious about setting up an account with a job board. Provide the least amount of information possible. Your goal should be to set up job alerts so that you can track which companies are hiring and for what positions. Actual applications should be submitted through the company web site, or ideally through the company LinkedIn page. Use key words common to your field to search on each site. Then set up an alert so that you get ongoing notifications about similar jobs. “Job Fit” Research: If you are considering a career change or re-entering the workforce, there are several free/low cost assessments that can provide direction. These include: MAPP Career Assessment – a short test that helps identify strengths and match them to career paths. Only “downside” is that the company will attempt to “upsell” you. My Next Move – free 60-question assessment sponsored by the Department of Labor. Assesses skills and interests and helps match them with career paths. Linked to ONET which has detailed information about required skills, experience and training for jobs. Holland Code Career Test – assesses six interest areas and matches them with careers that require those skill sets. Other resources include: Ohio Means Jobs O*NET U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Latest Numbers Sharon's top job search tip - don’t just jump into a job search. Be prepared and do your homework using the tools we covered in this podcast.   This podcast is free to you and available on your favorite podcast player.  If you have benefited from this podcast and would like to help us defray costs involved in producing the podcast, we welcome your support. Click here to donate via our safe and secure PayPal account.   Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or SubscribeOnAndroid. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! We'd love it if you could please share this podcast with your social media friends! ----more---- Employment For Seniors is the premier resource linking mature adults with employment opportunities. EFS has provided career assistance and resources to nearly 30,000 clients, free of charge, over the past 40 years.   Our trained volunteer job counselors work with clients, prepare them for their job search, and connect them to employers through our job referral process. Local employers have found a highly skilled workforce by posting their positions, free of charge, on the EFS JobMatch system.  We look forward to working with you at Employment For Seniors! You can easily reach us at 614/863-1219 or by email at info@employseniors.org.

Aired 9 months ago 3:48

'Seems to be insane' - more on the BBC block; and StreamGuys enables RAD

Visit https://podnews.net/update/streamguys-rad-bbc-google for all the links, and to subscribe. Our story yesterday about the BBC blocking its podcasts from Google Assistant and Google Podcasts has got significant coverage from publications like Voicebot, RAIN, ShortMag, RadioToday, and NU·nl. We also hear that French pubcaster Radio France have done something similar, though they've not responded to our questions. Journalist and futurist Ben Hammersley, who coined the word "podcast", tweeted that "this seems to be insane". Dave Winer, who added the concept of enclosures to RSS feeds, and thus is held by many to have invented podcasting, also tweeted a link to our story, highlighting the BBC's requirement for a licence and user data. Juleyka Lantigua-Williams tweeted that the BBC are "setting a bad example and a dangerous precedent, especially for smaller producers like me. RSS feeds are the most democratic way to keep podcasts accessible and manageable." Francisco Izuzquiza likens it to shooting yourself in the foot before going for a walk, though he doesn't think it's bad news for the industry as a whole. And we liked Jonathan "JB" Webb's alternative headline: BBC says "Not OK, Google". Top marks. Meanwhile, the European Union's new Copyright Directive, to be voted on this week, could make it illegal for podcast apps to link to podcasts (or anything more than a "snippet" of text) without a licence or payment; and hard for podcast hosts to effectively operate without large fines for copyright infringement, and a filter for uploads. Classifieds - your job or ad here from US$15Blubrry Podcast Hosting and Stats — Free WordPress Site & Pro Podcast Stats with Every Blubrry Podcast Hosting account. 30 days free Promo code podnews2018 Or use your own WordPress site and PowerPress Plugin to Post - Upload - Publish from your own Site! 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Language-learning company Babble has signed Voxnest as the exclusive distribution partner for Babbel’s first US-based podcast, “Multilinguish.” Apple has released iOS 12.2, which displays episode numbers more clearly in the Apple Podcasts app. We'd recommend you use the episode tags - they're good for accessibility. Meanwhile, Apple announced a lot of things yesterday including a new credit card and a Netflix imitation; there was no news about podcasting. The makers of S-Town have failed in their bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming they exploited the story of John B McLemore . Radio World, an industry publication, carry seven myths that broadcasting believes about podcasting. Player FM is keen that we all know that it does not want to be 'the Netflix of podcasting'. "Podcasts were born open and we'll play our part to keep them open", says the podcast app. Laudable is a new project which aims to kickstart UK local news in an audio form. The organisation is working with Reach plc and JPI Media, two of the country’s largest regional news publishers, and Entale, an interactive podcast platform. It received a US$560,000 grant from Google's Digital News Initiative. If podcasting's future is to be provided by Luminary, Brew or Patreon, a note of caution: 85m Americans do not have a bank account or only have access to basic banking services. Mark Asquith asks whether the widening gap between "indie" and "big" podcasting is cause for concern. Podcasts March Madness is in full swing, and Andy Katz, college basketball analyst and correspondent for the NCAA and host of the March Madness 365 is joining in on the madness. This week, Andy has an exclusive interview with LSU interim head coach Tony Benford, whose team just made it to the Sweet 16, and Loyola Of Chicago Head Coach Porter Moser, whose team was the "Cinderella" of last year's NCAA tournament. 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Aired 8 months ago 70:00

Recovering From A Bad Game

It can be a little bit intimidating and difficult to recover after you run a bad game. How do you engage the players again? Do you discuss issues with the game at that point? Do you just move on? Dow do you approach resolving or improving? Questions posed by Tony Baker, we try and tackle ... Read moreRecovering From A Bad Game The post Recovering From A Bad Game appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.

Aired 9 months ago 33:47

Episode 31: High School Reunion

Dylan speaks to Carl, an old high school classmate, about something Carl wrote online seventeen years ago - before social media as we know it was even invented. If you’d like to be a guest on this show fill out the form at conversationswithpeoplewhohateme.com Conversations with People Who Hate Me is a production of Night Vale Presents. Credits: Dylan Marron (creator, producer, host), Vincent Cacchione (audio engineer, mixer), Christy Gressman (executive producer), Phillip Blackowl (logo designer), Mindy Tucker (logo photographer). Theme song: “These Dark Times” by Caged Animals.