Job searching can be a daunting task, especially if you’re not familiar with the process or haven’t done it in a while. Unfortunately, many job seekers make mistakes that can hinder their chances of landing their next job. Here are the top 10 mistakes job seekers make and how to avoid them. Continue reading Top 10 Mistakes Job Seekers Make And How To Avoid Them
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How Much Time Should You Spend Job Hunting?
Job hunting can be an exhausting and frustrating process, especially when you’re not sure how much time you should be spending on it. On one hand, you don’t want to waste all of your time searching for a job when you could be using that time to improve your skills or work on other projects. On the other hand, you don’t want to miss out on a great opportunity because you didn’t put in enough effort. So, how much time should you spend job hunting? Continue reading How Much Time Should You Spend Job Hunting?
10 Ways to Increase Your LinkedIn Profile Search Results
Increasing search appearances is an ongoing process. Each LinkedIn member receives search results customized specifically for them, based on their LinkedIn network (connections) as well as what LinkedIn calls “relevancy to the searcher.” You can successfully optimize your Profile and increase search appearances by consistently doing the following: Continue reading 10 Ways to Increase Your LinkedIn Profile Search Results
Networking on LinkedIn ~ Take the Polar Bear Plunge
The polar bear plunge is held during the winter when participants enter a body of water despite the extremely low temperature. For LinkedIn members who have used the premier business networking site as just another online place to download their résumé, putting their toes into the networking waters often freezes them into inactivity.
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The Résumé Rider: Résumé Black Holes and Potholes
The reason I most often hear regarding why people seek me out as a Certified Résumé Writer is that they’ve sent out loads of résumés for posted positions but “I never hear anything back. It’s like my résumé goes into a black hole.” Similar to those black hole regions of spacetime that are so intense that no matter or radiation can escape them, submitting résumés to job board postings can feel like an application abyss; just as frustrating as those nasty potholes that motorcyclists dread because the steep edge of a hole can push the tire sideways and bend or fracture a wheel rim…or worse.
Whether it’s a résumé black hole or a pavement pothole, the underlying issue is the same: the experience of feeling out of control. To complicate career control matters, 98.2% of Fortune 500 companies are using Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) to eliminate candidates who don’t have strong résumé keyword matches to the job posting. Continue reading The Résumé Rider: Résumé Black Holes and Potholes