Whether your client is conducting an active or a passive job search, visibility online and within their local or industry community is key to being discovered by recruiters! But what should your clients be doing to ensure they are accessible and improve their chances of getting contacted for the right Read More >
YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE CAN MAKE YOU “REAL–OR NOT!
Your LinkedIn profile offers an opportunity to make yourself “real” to potential employers. In other words, it helps you catch employer attention by coming across as a real person, rather than a canned presentation. The question is: Are you taking advantage of that opportunity? What Your LinkedIn Profile CAN Do—and Can’t Read More >
Performance Reviews and Your Job Search
Performance reviews can be critical to your job search. Of course, if your reviews are mainly of the “8 out of 10” variety, with little or no background information or results, you might not be able to do much with them to help your job search. However, if they contain Read More >
The Introverted Job Seeker’s Most Important Tool
Those of us who identify as introverts cringe – no, we actually sprint for the door – at the mere mention of networking. For us, it’s like fingernails on a chalkboard, and there’s an automatic shutdown of our brains when that dreaded word surfaces in conversation. There’s strong evidence that Read More >
Boost your LinkedIn Presence by Choosing Your Own Adventure
LinkedIn is one of the leading online tools to help jobseekers network, connect with recruiters and hiring managers, and stay top of mind. It’s smart to always be improving your profile and online activity there. It’s just tricky to offer advice without knowing the type of LinkedIn user you are. Read More >
9 Ways to Level Up Your LinkedIn Profile for a Faster Job Search
While conducting a job search, LinkedIn, as the leading professional networking site, should become your most important and most visible social media platform. As such, it’s worth investing time into making sure your profile is complete and represents you well. Consider the following tips for success: Set up a personalized Read More >
Reap Professional Employment Rewards from Using LinkedIn
In this fast-paced, high-tech world we’re living in, anyone interested in advancing their career or business is truly missing out if they haven’t stamped their brand online via LinkedIn. The facts are that most recruiters now turn to LinkedIn to assess prospective employees, and that most well-known organisations are using Read More >
5 Ways to Promote Your LinkedIn Profile for Job Search
So you’re ready to launch your job search are ready to market your LinkedIn profile. How do you start? Here are 5 simple steps you can take to begin showcasing your career brand via LinkedIn. Set up your job search email account if you don’t already have one and insert Read More >
This Could Be Killing Your Job Search
Job search is becoming increasingly more complicated by the day, like a maze with twisty unknown passages. Take the wrong way and you could find yourself running around in circles, losing a lot of time and energy—and interviews. I often hear this line from clients: “I’ve sent out hundreds of Read More >
Job Seekers, Reverse Engineer LinkedIn’s Latest Hiring Data
Even though it may not seem like it when you’re in the middle of a job search, recruiters are looking for you. LinkedIn recently released a study titled The Ultimate List of Hiring Statistics for Hiring Managers, HR Professionals, and Recruiters. Despite the title, the study boasts a bundle of Read More >
