Hi Chris, first good luck on your search. Running a business is not an easy
thing. I’ve sort of felt that you have to fail a few times before you get one
that works and before you learn the hard and soft skills you need. I have
known some very good people in the business world and that’s one bit of advice
I’ve gotten frequently is don’t be to afraid to fail. I’ve also been told you
need to fail a good three times before you succeed.:) Not sure about that but
that’s sort of been my experience so do what you really like and stick to it.
That being said to your specifics.
I would definitely suggest pages. I use pages / numbers professionally every
day and it works very well. Exports and imports from Microsoft products very
smoothly as well so you should not need to bother with word or XL.
As far as resumes and resume classes go, I would not worry about the
specific program so much. What you want from a class like that is formatting
and what should be included. Some people say you should have a single page
with bulleted points and others say you should have more detail. Frankly, my
resume is about 9 pages when you include all the technical equipment and
qualifications etc. Depends on the industry. You may have a very different
resume to get an investment job than you would for an engineering job and a
music job might want a tape and not a resume nd so forth, you get that. Try to
be as target as possible.
I can’t stress linked in enough. I get a huge amount of milage from
Linkedin and you’re right it really is becoming necessary in the business
world. It’s not hard, it’s very much like the other social media sites. You
have to build a profile with your skills and experience and then try to connect
to people you know. The more connections the better because it translates to
more visibility. You can also recommend people that you know and link with and
they can recommend you, endorsements and so forth. It’s very valuable if done
well.
As for the printer, not sure on the portable side. I went in the other
direction, I went for a large laser color printer that’s network attached.
Businesses are used to the high quality print of these devices because they are
shared in so many offices now. So I went for the high end presentation look.
The printer I bought regaled for $1500 or so but I grabbed for for $550 at a
liquidator in Jersey. Craigslist / eBay are your friends here. You can buy
used or from a liquidator and save big money. Others can suggest portable
models just be concerned that the output is high quality enough.
Hope that helps some what and seriously, good luck on your search.
> On Mar 3, 2016, at 7:19 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> Guys,
>
> I understand that this list is for discussing Apple products and their
> accessibility. Trust me, I have every single intention to tie my question
> back into that aspect, so don't let the subject line scare you away.
>
> To keep things short, sweet, and fairly simple, let me sum things up this
> way. I am very interested in trying to seek other employment. Yes, I do try
> running my own business, CLG Productions, but honestly, things have not been
> the most successful. I'm just not sure I have the skills to run my own
> business to the extent I was hoping to do so.
>
> The reason that I am coming to you all on this list is that I need a couple
> of recommendations from the Apple accessibility and usability side of things.
>
> First of all, right now, I have three mac computers: a mid 2012 13 inch
> Macbook Pro, a late 2012 Mac Mini, and a mid 2010 13 inch polycarbon Macbook.
> All of these are currently running El Capitan 10.11.3. I would presume that
> for job hunting, any of those three systems would work just fine.
>
> In addition, I have an IPad Air first generation 32 gig wifi only with a
> rechargeable bluetooth keyboard/case combo.
>
> Finally, I have an AT&T 128GB IPhone 6S.
>
> My question is first of all, either for the mac, or for any of my I O S
> devices, what are some good apps that I might want to start with for job
> hunting? I know about LinkedIn, but I haven't honestly been able to get my
> head around that web site, let alone the app. I really would need some
> coaching regarding that. I'm really having to step back here and honestly
> evaluate my skills. I can say, though I'm not exactly proud of it, I am not
> the best at LinkedIn, which could be a major downfall, as I know so many
> companies these days use it. So, on that note, if any of you can give me
> some pointers, or maybe work with me at least over phone, Facetime, or Skype
> to get the very very basics set up, I probably could take it from there. I
> just need someone to at least help me get started.
>
> Facebook and Twitter are no problems. I am quite familiar with both. Same
> goes with Craigslist.
>
> Where my skills really are majorly lacking however is in the field of word
> processing. I am fairly decent with Microsoft Word on the Windows side of
> things, but again, we're speaking OSX and I O S here, not Windows. Correct
> me if I am wrong, but Word does work on the mac, I know it does, but I also
> know that there are some issues which not only can be a bit limiting, but
> also can be down right irritating. Right now, I don't have time to spend
> much learning an application that is only going to half way work, at best.
>
> I know that Pages is quite doable. Actually, go figure, after all the kabosh
> that just took place on list, I have indeed bought Ann's book, and I have
> every intention to start on it today; that's one of my goals on the day's
> agenda. Basically, with Pages, I need to learn how to write the receiving
> address on a standard sized envelope. I'm talking about the rectangular kind
> with the triangular flap that you'd fold an 8X11 sheet of paper in half, then
> put down in the thing, put a stamp or two, lick the seal, and be done. Also,
> I need to learn how to print addresses onto an 8X11 sheet of labels that I
> then could peal off and put on an envelope. I am hoping that both of these
> things can be done in Pages. If not, then what do you all recommend I do
> which would work with any of the macs I currently have?
>
> Finally, I am not very good at all at writing resumes. I know there are
> people I could pay to write one for me, and I may wind up doing that. This
> however being said, I'm never going to learn by having people spoonfeed me.
> So, tying things back into Pages, is it fairly easy to make a resume,
> provided that you understand the elements which make a good resume, and how
> to properly format things? Also, are there any good books on Bard or on
> Audible which might address good resume writing? I'm thinking about going to
> a workshop hosted by LDS Jobs, (No, I'm not Morman, nor intend to be.) What
> worries me though is the fact that they will probably be presenting the
> resume workshop from an MS Word standpoint, and I'll almost betcha it would
> be from a Windows perspective, not from an Apple standpoint, which really is
> the route I'm wanting to take, if at all possible. Ben, you've gone to one
> of these workshops in your area there in Scottsdale, so let's talk later
> today privately about that. I'd like to get your thoughts on things, seeing
> you're an avid mac user.
>
> Finally, I need a good recommendation for a printer. I don't need it to be
> bluetooth or wireless. I want it actually to be as barebone basic as it can
> be. It doesn't even need to do color, although that definitely would be a
> bonus. Obviously, I do not want something with tractorfeed paper. I said
> basic, I didn't say ancient. LOL! I don't want an old Imagewriter. LOL!
> God those things were a beast! I do ask that it use USB for its interface.
> I do not want serial, parallel, nor firewire. I would like something that is
> portable. Meaning, I could put it in my laptop bag when I'm not using it. A
> huge factor would be the easability to load paper into it quickly. If you
> all know of any good printers like this, as I said, I do not need wifi nor
> bluetooth ability. USB hardwired would be just fine for my current need.
>
> I would be most interested in hearing you all's thoughts on where to start
> with all of this. I'm great at using the mac, don't get me wrong, but when
> it comes to using the mac for more business based things, I confess, I'm
> quite lacking in skills. I want to change that though.
>
> Chris.
>
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