If you’re in a job search or want to make sure you’re prepared when the time comes to make a change, here’s an article from a recruiting industry guru that you should definitely read: Some of the Best Job Hunting Advice You’ll Ever Read
If you’re in a job search or want to make sure you’re prepared when the time comes to make a change, here’s an article from a recruiting industry guru that you should definitely read: Some of the Best Job Hunting Advice You’ll Ever Read
If you still believe that your resume is the most important job search tool you can have, think again.
It’s way past time to change that pardigm. Resumes are so 20th century. The pervasiveness of social networks like LinkedIn and the ability of recruiters to mine the web is changing the game. Resumes were important when recruiters relied on building their candidate databases, but in today’s world, your work and work products are mostly digital. That means it’s critical to construct a compelling online presence that showcases your professional brand.
You’ll still need something like a resume, but it should be integrated with your online brand. Remember that whatever you cobble together will be viewed on a computer screen, smartphone or tablet, so plan accordingly. Most of all, get creative with technology and make it interactive!
Read this article for more details: http://read.bi/16NFibJ. I think you’ll find that it ties in nicely with my last posting on Professional Portfolios: http://wp.me/pWUYL-7t. Check it out and let me know what you think!
The Sales Ladder (from the popular ‘Ladders’ job search site) has some interesting articles. Here’s one that appeared to day and I thought it would be of interest to current job seekers. I’ve been advocating putting your LinkedIn address in the contact info section of resumes for some time and agree with the writer’s suggestion to get ride of the phrase “references available upon request”, but instead I suggest replacing it with the line: “References available on LinkedIn”, followed by your LinkedIn url, which you have hopefully customized.
I recently posted a picture on Facebook of myself as a kid sitting in my living room. I love this picture because it reminds me what my house looked like as a child, and it’s a window into home-décor trends of the era. My mother had a penchant for plastic slipcovers, and she put them on everything in the living room, including the lampshades. Plastic slipcovers made their debut in the mid-’50s and managed to haunt my family through the next two decades. My friends and I have been chuckling over the picture and trying to figure out why anyone would subject their loved ones to the feel of sticky plastic, especially in the summertime.
But when my mom had plastic slipcovers it was all the rage, and many of my friends tell stories of “growing up plastic” as well. Of course now when we think about plastic slipcovers we immediately conjure up a “dated” image.
It’s easy to figure out that your furniture is out of style because you have to look at it every day; you’re constantly comparing it to other people’s furniture and the trends you see in the media.
But what about your resume? Many people don’t look at their resume or update it for years and years because they don’t see the need. And when they do need their resume for something, what do they do? They pull out the old one and just add the new job. No redecorating here.
So what people end up with is basically the same resume they wrote 20 years ago — kind of like outdated plastic slipcovers.
Here are some telltale signs that your resume needs to be “redecorated”:
There are furniture trends, fashion trends, and even resume-writing trends. Stay current and informed about the latest resume-writing styles and tips to increase the likelihood of getting noticed by hiring managers.
Contact Barbara Safani, owner of Career Solvers, has over 12 years of experience in career management, recruiting, executive coaching and organizational development. She is a triple-certified resume writer and author of “Happy About My Resume: 50 Tips for Building a Better Document to Secure a Brighter Future.”