Job search is not fun for most people. The process is fraught with difficulties on both sides. Too many job seekers also rely on what worked for them in the past. They barely update their resume and then blast it out while doing all their job search online. I see them in LinkedIn groups […]
4 Marketing Tips for Job Seekers
If you are searching for a new role – or thinking that you may need to soon, now’s the time to put together a personal marketing plan. Effective job search demands active outreach to those who may help you find the right opportunity as well as to target employers.
Learning to think of yourself as […]
Military Transition: Social Media Tips
There is excellent advice on LinkedIn’s own blog and many other sources on developing your online presence, branding, and use of social media in job search. Do you know that over 90% of recruiters and hiring managers look for candidates via social media? And that most people look for your LinkedIn profile before contacting […]
Top 3 Marketing Tips to Successful Job Search
Job search is not a ‘fun’ project for most of us. Few people really understand that they are selling themselves. You need to look at job search as if it is a marketing plan. Because, yes, it is.
First: What are you selling to what audience?
Focusing on exactly what you want to do next is […]
FROM THE FRONT – INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWS
Today we bring you a Guest Post by transitioning military member Charles Hulme. He originally wrote this for the Veterans Mentor Network group on LinkedIn and has added some info here. I asked him to post it here because both his process and his questions are smart. I hope you find his first person […]
Four Holiday Job Search Tips
Every year in November, job seekers get discouraged that no-one is hiring and stop their search activities until January. Is this you?
Make the last two months of the year work for you, instead of against you.
Step 1: Review all your marketing materials and update them.
Use a clear head and mind to review your resume, […]
Nobody Loves Me, Job Search Gone Bad
I was talking with a job seeking friend recently. He was angry and discouraged. “I have applied to a lot of jobs, gone to a lot of job fairs, and no-one responds,” he said. “I’ve got the top clearances in hot demand areas. WTH?”
So I asked a few questions – ones you should ask […]
How to Learn Civilian Lingo if You’re Transitioning Military
May is National Military Appreciation Month. Each day this month we highlight articles to aid transitioning military in their job search and stories to honor our nation’s veterans.
Every group has its own lingo. Remember when you joined the service and hardly understood what everyone was talking about? Now you need to ‘learn the lingo’ for […]
