The LinkedIn features I’ll comment on this week include:
1. The Open for Work hashtag,
2. Adding a banner to your LinkedIn profile,
3. LinkedIn’s Resume Builder, and
4. The LinkedIn Career Explorer beta test.
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3 Thoughts on Getting a Job Fast: Can You Be Successful Doing a Quick Job Search?
Job seekers have told me they need to find a job now. They want a way to “easily apply” for jobs. No one pays me, or anyone else, to tell them “it can’t be done.” Nonetheless, I offer some of the following insights and suggestions to job seekers that need a job right away:
1. Superstars land jobs quickly,
2. Candidates referred into jobs are hired more rapidly than others, and
3. You need a job search strategy to “easily apply” with online applications.
4 Ways to Improve Resume Results through Research
The following four strategies should improve your job search results:
1. Target a job you are qualified to fill,
2. Identify employers that may have opportunities for you,
3. Find contacts in those companies that will advocate for you, and
4. Apply directly to your target employers.
5 Ways to Make Sure Your Resume Provides Accurate Information.
Here are 5 of the items I remind job-seekers to verify when we work together, along with some comments and suggestions regarding each one.
1. Educational credentials
2. Dates of employment
3. Names of employers
4. Job titles
5. Accomplishment numbers
3 Reasons to Set Your Holiday Season Job Search Strategy Now!
3 Reasons to Set Your Holiday Season Job Search Strategy Now!
The upcoming holiday season is going to offer unique career development challenges and opportunities. This is the time to start planning.
There are at least 3 reasons to strategize now for holiday job search and networking:
1. Holiday hiring trends will be unusual this year,
2. Different kinds of companies will be hiring, and
3. Your networking strategy will have to change, too.
