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 #9 (2017)
Caressa Moy | February 27, 2017 | 9:00 am
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The Case for the Perpetual Job Search
Part III: Should You Want to Stay a Little While
After evaluating what you’re getting out of your job, you might’ve decided to stay at your current company. However, if you want to stay satisfied with the pace of your personal and professional development, you can’t rest on your laurels.
English philosopher Sir Francis Bacon once said, “A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.” Some 400 years later, amidst an economy still in slow recovery from The Great Recession, his words couldn’t ring more true. Job security and career advancement requires identifying where the company can improve, and acting on that knowledge. Take these four steps:
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