Job Search Tip of the Week #35 (2017)
Caressa Moy | August 28, 2017 | 9:00 am
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Manage Your Personal Brand to Boost Your IT Job Search & Career
The Complete A to Z Guide to Personal Branding [INFOGRAPHIC]
Googled yourself lately? You can bet your potential employers have.
Technology is changing the way we recruit and hire. HR professionals and hiring managers are increasingly using social media for screening purposes – and many are finding reasons not to hire job candidates.
However, don’t start deleting your digital identity just yet. Social media doesn’t necessarily sabotage your job search; in fact, when used properly it can supplement your (perfectly formatted) résumé and push your application to the top of the pile.
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Job Search Tip of the Week #34 (2017)
Caressa Moy | August 21, 2017 | 9:00 am
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Social Hiring (+ What it Means for You)
Hiring with Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC]
It goes without saying that social media channels like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ have given job seekers and employers unprecedented access to one another. And for many, particularly those who are “happily employed” (who we in the IT staffing industry refer to as passive candidates), that’s why they’re shutting down their social media accounts.
However, there are many reasons you should stay on social media, not least of which is the ability to take control of your narrative and determine what people find when they search for you online (like it or not, they’re doing it). So sure, you may be happy where you’re at now, but think of the ideal opportunities you could be missing out on: If your dream employer can’t find you easily, it’s as if they’d never heard of you.
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Job Search Tip of the Week #33 (2017)
Caressa Moy | August 14, 2017 | 9:00 am
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The 3 Digital Recruitment Trends You Need to Know
How Technology & Psychology are Filling the Gaps of Traditional Hiring Process
Lately, we’ve been seeing a surge in employers embracing digital recruiting tools for talent identification and candidate screening. So we thought we’d revisit “The Perfect Hire: Technology and Psychology are Reshaping the Search for the Best Employees,” an article from the Scientific American Mind which explores technology’s increasingly prominent role in recruitment among the traditional résumé, cover letter, and face-to-face interview.
Authors Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic and Christopher Steinmetz argue that social media, online gaming, and data mining technologies are changing the way we search for employees and jobs for the better. What do you think? Click here to read the entire article or check out our highlights (and commentary) round-up below, and let us know!
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