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6 Ways to Get the Skills You Need and Mobile Job Search: Month in Review

February 2, 2012 By Sunny Lam Leave a Comment

Here’s your review of January 2012 posts at the SCC.

It covers everything from stats (lies and more lies), mobile recruiting, ways job seekers can get the skills they need (with the help of employers) and the core idea for building a sexier resume.

How Unemployment Reports Are Unreliable and Vague

You get a discussion on how to look at employment statistics reported by the media. Take it all with a grain of salt unless you’re looking into the details.

19% of Job Seekers Use Mobile for the Hunt [Video]

Turns out that more and more job seekers are using their smart phones to hunt for jobs. Watch the quick Youtube video.

6 Ways Job Seekers Can Get the Skills They Need

Here are six ways job seekers can get the critical skills they need for a new job whether they’re still employed or not. Watch the full Youtube video or watch the seven parts in the transcript.

How to Storm Your Way to a Sexier Resume [Video]

You can use mind mapping to brainstorm your way to a sexier resume. Get the quick video summary.

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About Sunny Lam

Sunny is a consultant and entrepreneur who has coached and boosted marketing for clients through resume design, interviews and job searches for employment contracts worth over $257,000 in value.

He co-founded an urban food social enterprise and business based in Toronto, and helped attract four major media interviews from the Toronto Star, CBC, Newstalk Radio and City TV between 2008 and 2010.

He also drove the fundraising efforts leading to $89,000 in capital funding for the enterprise.

Sunny was one of the primary co-founders of an organic and natural food retail market at Queen's University that served 21,000 people directly.

Over the last five years, Sunny has conducted 19 public speaking presentations to over 1,700 people.

Sunny is also the author of 101 Job Search Hacks: A Cheat Sheet for Landing the Job You Want (http://shinobicareercoach.com/scc/101-job-search-hacks-cheat-sheet) and The Zen of Job Search - Get Attention! 10 Ideas That Really Work (http://amzn.to/K6j6Ny).

Sunny is a Toronto, Ontario native with a Masters in Environmental Studies from Queen's University in Kingston.

He also has a Bachelor in Environmental Studies Biology and has earned four academic awards.

Sunny is an avid student of science, psychology, entrepreneurship and marketing.

In his spare time, he practices martial arts (krav maga, judo, karate), bodyweight training, chess and fencing.

For interviews, guest posts, questions, issues, and comments, shoot me a line via the contact form. I’m more than happy to get back to you, and I try my best to answer every email I get within 24-72 hours.

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"Sunny has a great understanding of the most effective job search techniques and the best way to "sell yourself". Whether you are looking for something within the same industry or are looking to change careers, Sunny can create for you a personalized search plan that will really accelerate your search. Often times people will use the their "regular" search methods that are, quite frankly, outdated and ineffective. Sunny will help you with a paradigm shift that will see you using social media, networking and other tools to really supercharge your search." November 24, 2010

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Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative

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"Sunny is an experienced professional who understands the world of business, the minds of employers and the plight of job seekers. He creates and applies the most cutting edge methods of resume writing, interview coaching and information gathering, to bring out the best you have to offer and instill the confidence you need to land any job. Sunny is a life coach, a career management mastermind and most importantly, a genuine person." January 27, 2011

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Sunny is one of the best career coaches and consultants I know. I worked with him during my job search and his ideas yielded positive results. He focuses on getting everyone to work through job search advice and proper resume writing techniques.  He is down to earth and will work with everyone in his or her career direction. He follows up on all his clients and his communication skills are impeccable.  I strongly recommend Sunny to everyone doing Job search, in need of career advice, research and business consulting." March 1, 2011

Top qualities: Great Results, Personable, Expert

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