The employment market is an incredibly scary place to be right
now as a job seeker — but a personal website offers several important things to improve your odds.
Now as a job seeker you do the math; figure out your ROI based on investing 1/2 week's salary to return to work a minimum of two weeks sooner.
Not exact matches
As reported by Bloomberg Businessweek, there are
now 1.5 unemployed
job seekers for every opening vs. 6.8 in 2009.
This is true for
job seekers as well
as hiring managers, so it is important,
now more so than ever before, that you position yourself
as a risk worth taking.
In case you haven't heard, LinkedIn
now has 500 + million members — establishing itself
as a hotbed of
job search activity, with recruiters pursuing candidates and
job seekers vying for attention from hiring decision - makers.
According to LinkedIn's 2015 Global Recruiting Trends report, companies
now view social media
as a highly valuable platform to promote their talent brand to
job seekers.
That's why best practices for
job seekers now involve a thorough review of social media profiles to remove anything that may be construed
as inappropriate.
* NOTE: You have
now identified yourself
as the one
job seeker in 300 who is ambitious enough to contact employers again and sent a second résumé... You've asked for a short meeting instead of a «lengthy» interview... and you gave them a choice to make, instead of a decision.
As one of the best resume editing services available right
now, we pride ourselves on having helped thousands of
job seekers land the positions they deserve.
The big question savvy
job seekers are asking right
now is which form they should use to send resumes to a specific online location, such
as a
job board.
Now, with social media, personal websites and sites such
as LinkedIn, a
job seeker can add information to those sites so recruiters can find added information.
As we have grown we have expanded our offering and
now provide our services to clients and
job seekers across six specialist divisions; Driving, Industrial, Office, Engineering, Catering, Care and Office.
Here's what may come
as a surprise to you: LinkedIn doesn't tell a recruiter who is an active
job seeker (those looking for work
now) and a passive
job seeker (those not searching for work, but willing to explore other opportunities).
And remember,
as with
job seekers at any professional level, building your brand requires first identifying your target career and the target companies you want to pursue, researching their needs right
now (through
job descriptions, company websites and Google search), and determining how you'll be a good fit for them.
Salaries are stable right
now, but we see that changing
as demand for these skills, and
job seekers» experience of them, grows.»
As of
now we have already covered the most popular mistakes made by
job seekers.
As a
job seeker, you are
now in the business of selling a product: you.
Now it's time to assess yourself
as a
job seeker.
Most
job seekers stick to generic statements, such
as «Obtain a position of an office manager at reputable company that will utilize my past experience»...
Now this kind of an objective is nothing but wasting valuable space on the document — such statements provide no useful information for employer.
Job Seekers:
As if being concerned about every letter of your résumé and cover letter were not enough,
now you get to make a video.
It is available
now as a free download for
job seekers.
Shahrzad has provided training on LinkedIn and other social networks to adults interested in career success, career professionals, and organizations (including the Maryland Institute for Workforce Excellence and Middle Atlantic Career Counseling Association), and served
as a panelist on Voice of Careers» «Social Media for
Job Seekers — what you need to know
now.»
«
As job seekers become more fearful of the economy, they fall back on the shotgun method because it feels like they're out there working it,» says Phil Rosenberg, former division director of Robert Half International who's
now CEO and founder of reCareered, a career counseling and resume writing firm.
Originally started
as a professional networking tool, LinkedIn is
now being used by employers to seek out
job seekers!
As a former recruiter and
now career coach, I've seen
job seekers successfully get exploratory interviews even when there isn't a posted opening.
As Sarah White mentions in the article, about 61 % of North American companies have an ATS
now, and
job seekers will find that more and more companies will start using them.
As such, many industries and government organizations will
now specifically ask
job seekers to post their resumes online in a specific format (e.g., MS Word, HTML, or PDF), either by uploading them from another location or recreating them on their website.
As a job seeker, you've previously been advised that a big part of the screening and interview process is about having positive human interaction, but now that AI technology might be taking on a larger role in the HR process, there are new things to consider as you're screened and interviewe
As a
job seeker, you've previously been advised that a big part of the screening and interview process is about having positive human interaction, but
now that AI technology might be taking on a larger role in the HR process, there are new things to consider
as you're screened and interviewe
as you're screened and interviewed:
I think by
now most
job seekers realize that just
as technology is constantly changing, updating and getting better — so should all their career communications, including their resumes.
It's a safer bet right
now and, unfortunately for unemployed
job seekers, it's an employer's market they can be
as picky
as they want.
You can
now use tools to map out those resume building words in 2017 that are optimal for your resume,
as a
job seeker.
Now,
as a cofounder of Vertucci Career Academy, Rebecca shares her extensive knowledge and unique perspective with
job seekers and those in career transitions through her online course offerings,
as well
as one - on - one and group coaching programs.
While
job -
seekers were once advised to include
as much contact information
as possible, the emerging trend for contact information on a resume is to include a Website address / URL, city and state only (no street address), a single phone number (no second / third number, no fax number), and a single email address, says Findings of 2011 Global Career Brainstorming Day: Trends for the
Now, the New & the Next in Careers, published by the Career Thought Leaders Consortium.
I'm sure you feel it
as well, but the activity for
job seekers is tremendous right
now and all
job seekers should be taking advantage of it!
Social media has
now grown
as an important source of
job seekers.