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Personal Branding: Branding Yourself on the Job Hunt

February 6th, 2012

By AJ Wilcox

We’ve all been there. Applying for jobs by dropping your faceless resume into a pile to be compared against every competing applicant, line item, by line item. It’s depressing, plus it’s much less effective than creating a brand around you.

Imagine the opposite scenario – you are sought out by various employers, begging you to come and interview for their position. Your resume is asked for only after your third interview, simply as a formality to put in the employee file.

Do you need to spend thousands of dollars in design and marketing yourself so you can stand out? No, you most certainly do not. Any reputation or notoriety absolutely helps, but there are lots of ways to stand out amongst the other candidates. » Read more: Personal Branding: Branding Yourself on the Job Hunt

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Career Transition: Create the Career You Want

September 14th, 2011

By Austin

With the current jobs landscape still looking rather bleak, people are looking for new and innovative ways to find a career. Whether you’re looking to move up at your current job or you’re looking for a different occupation, one of the best ways to find a job you love is to create it. Taking this kind of step might sound risky, and it can be if you simply quit your current job without a plan. With self-examination, research and preparation, you can make a career for yourself that’s personally fulfilling and still pays the bills.

Do a self-inventory

It seems sort of obvious, but taking the time to ask yourself if what you love can be enlightening. Construct your dream job in your head and do the research on how you can make it happen. If you’re happy with your current job, find ways to connect it to the activities you enjoy in your spare time. Or if you’re looking for a completely new career, find out what education and skills are necessary for the job. The important thing here is to take time to examine your life goals, and how you can change your work situation to meet them. » Read more: Career Transition: Create the Career You Want

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Social Media and Job Recruitment

August 23rd, 2011

By Adam Bruk

Usually after meeting someone that you want to build a connection with, you turn to Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media networks to learn more about them. What makes you think recruiters don’t do the same thing? They want to know as much as they can about you to make sure they fully know who you are before continuing in the recruiting process. If your photos primarily show you at the bars or around alcohol, a recruiter will be skeptical about moving forward with you. This isn’t the impression you want to make; you want to prove to the recruiter that you are the responsible and qualified individual that you presented during your interview.

It is very important to “clean up” your social media accounts and monitor them consistently to make sure you aren’t tagged in anything that you wouldn’t want your grandparents and religious leaders to see. Many students think that changing their last name to their middle name will stop recruiters from finding you. I spoke with an HR manager a few months ago who told me that she doesn’t search by name; she searches by email address. She told me she gets suspicious as to why people try and alter their name to be hidden.

The other option that is available is to de-activate your social media accounts. I don’t recommend » Read more: Social Media and Job Recruitment

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