7 Tips To Manage and Organize A Job Search

7 Tips To Manage and Organize A Job Search Organize your job search - photo props to Lifehack.org Managing a job search seems kind of silly for about three days into your job search.   Then, you have so much information you are collecting, and acting on, you realize you need some kind of job search tracking system.   I created a job search spreadsheet, and used it in my failed job search.   I outgrew the job search spreadsheet, and knew professionals who were used to having technology in a job were getting the short end of the stick by not having any job search technology to manage the job search. And so JibberJobber was born.   Here are 7 tips to manage and organize your job search with JibberJobber.   Pay attention to point #7! Track your target companies. I had a list of companies that I was interested in.   Whether I applied to each of them or not, I put them on the list.   Of course, it grew quickly, and soon I had over 100 target companies.   I learned I should have 3 -7   target companies to really focus on.   Use JibberJobber to keep track of ALL companies, and then categorize or rank each company so you can keep track of which ones are the target companies you will focus on. Track your network contacts. As you start networking youll meet people that become a part of your professional network.   It isnt enough to just collect business cards, LinkedIn contacts, etc.   You NEED to have a management tool to understand who each person in, where you are at in the relationship, what you need to do to followup and nurture the relationship, etc.   I dont think this is possible without a real relationship management tool.   JibberJobber is like a salespersons customer relationship management tool, but designed for YOU to manage your professional network.   Want to use LinkedIn instead?   It doesnt do relationship management.   JibberJobber, by the way, was designed to complement LinkedIn. Track jobs you apply to. Imagine getting a phone call from a recruiter, HR or hiring manager, regarding a job you applied to.   Four months ago.   Between now and then, youve applied to DOZENS of jobs.   You cant remember a darn thing about this job OOPS!   Using JibberJobber you can keep track of the jobs you apply to, when you apply, when you do anything for that posting, keep the job posting information (which can disappear from a job board), and more. Track where you send your resume. A job seeker told me they wanted to drop in on a company where they sent their resume, but instead went home.   They couldnt remember which version of their resume they sent!   Was it for a product manager role?   Was it for a project manager, or business analyst role?   Couldnt remember.   Sound silly?   It is.   Until you have so many resumes out it all gets mushy in your brain.   Let JibberJobber manage this information, taking the administrative stuff out of the job search, work on the important stuff, not trying to keep track of a bunch of little details. Network your way into a company. Have you heard you should network your way into a company?   As your network grows, how do you keep track of it?   A spreadsheet doesnt do this very well, and using Outlook as a relationship management system gets clunky.   Only a relationship management tool will allow you to associate multiple people to one company which is a very real scenario as you increase your network, and work on those target companies!   I should mention, this is a key benefit to a real job search system not just a file like what Excel might give you, but creating all of these logical relationships. Create action items so you dont forget to do something. Ill never forget when I forgot to call an HR person about a job.   I saw it on my job search spreadsheet the next day, and the opportunity was LOST.   What a shame.   I tried to create an action item tracking system with my spreadsheet, which kind of worked fine until I had A LOT OF DATA.   JibberJobber is a web-based system that reminds you of your action items.   If you upgrade for a nominal $9.95/month, youll get action items e-mailed to you.   I NEEDED THAT.   You can create action items for your contacts, companies, and/or job postings. Do all this stuff.   Find Job.   Repeat. If you do all of this stuff in your job search, and then stop networking after you lost your job, you learned nothing.   JibberJobber is not just a job search tool its a career management tool.   You should ALWAYS have target companies, always grow and nurture your relationship, always have me in 30 second statements, always get the point?   I love the term I heard this year: Im between transitions.   That means, I have a job now, but preparing for my next transition.   Trust me, doing all of this personal career management will pay off significantly down the road.   Ignore it and I bet youll have prolonged job searches. Go ahead and try this with a spreadsheet (I even offered you my job search spreadsheet).   If you arent serious about your job search, or career management, youll do great with the spreadsheet!   If you are serious about career management, and want to have shorter transitions, JibberJobber will be your essential tool. Are you on JibberJobber yet?   Better get on it! 7 Tips To Manage and Organize A Job Search Organize your job search - photo props to Lifehack.org Managing a job search seems kind of silly for about three days into your job search.   Then, you have so much information you are collecting, and acting on, you realize you need some kind of job search tracking system.   I created a job search spreadsheet, and used it in my failed job search.   I outgrew the job search spreadsheet, and knew professionals who were used to having technology in a job were getting the short end of the stick by not having any job search technology to manage the job search. And so JibberJobber was born.   Here are 7 tips to manage and organize your job search with JibberJobber.   Pay attention to point #7! Track your target companies. I had a list of companies that I was interested in.   Whether I applied to each of them or not, I put them on the list.   Of course, it grew quickly, and soon I had over 100 target companies.   I learned I should have 3 -7   target companies to really focus on.   Use JibberJobber to keep track of ALL companies, and then categorize or rank each company so you can keep track of which ones are the target companies you will focus on. Track your network contacts. As you start networking youll meet people that become a part of your professional network.   It isnt enough to just collect business cards, LinkedIn contacts, etc.   You NEED to have a management tool to understand who each person in, where you are at in the relationship, what you need to do to followup and nurture the relationship, etc.   I dont think this is possible without a real relationship management tool.   JibberJobber is like a salespersons customer relationship management tool, but designed for YOU to manage your professional network.   Want to use LinkedIn instead?   It doesnt do relationship management.   JibberJobber, by the way, was designed to complement LinkedIn. Track jobs you apply to. Imagine getting a phone call from a recruiter, HR or hiring manager, regarding a job you applied to.   Four months ago.   Between now and then, youve applied to DOZENS of jobs.   You cant remember a darn thing about this job OOPS!   Using JibberJobber you can keep track of the jobs you apply to, when you apply, when you do anything for that posting, keep the job posting information (which can disappear from a job board), and more. Track where you send your resume. A job seeker told me they wanted to drop in on a company where they sent their resume, but instead went home.   They couldnt remember which version of their resume they sent!   Was it for a product manager role?   Was it for a project manager, or business analyst role?   Couldnt remember.   Sound silly?   It is.   Until you have so many resumes out it all gets mushy in your brain.   Let JibberJobber manage this information, taking the administrative stuff out of the job search, work on the important stuff, not trying to keep track of a bunch of little details. Network your way into a company. Have you heard you should network your way into a company?   As your network grows, how do you keep track of it?   A spreadsheet doesnt do this very well, and using Outlook as a relationship management system gets clunky.   Only a relationship management tool will allow you to associate multiple people to one company which is a very real scenario as you increase your network, and work on those target companies!   I should mention, this is a key benefit to a real job search system not just a file like what Excel might give you, but creating all of these logical relationships. Create action items so you dont forget to do something. Ill never forget when I forgot to call an HR person about a job.   I saw it on my job search spreadsheet the next day, and the opportunity was LOST.   What a shame.   I tried to create an action item tracking system with my spreadsheet, which kind of worked fine until I had A LOT OF DATA.   JibberJobber is a web-based system that reminds you of your action items.   If you upgrade for a nominal $9.95/month, youll get action items e-mailed to you.   I NEEDED THAT.   You can create action items for your contacts, companies, and/or job postings. Do all this stuff.   Find Job.   Repeat. If you do all of this stuff in your job search, and then stop networking after you lost your job, you learned nothing.   JibberJobber is not just a job search tool its a career management tool.   You should ALWAYS have target companies, always grow and nurture your relationship, always have me in 30 second statements, always get the point?   I love the term I heard this year: Im between transitions.   That means, I have a job now, but preparing for my next transition.   Trust me, doing all of this personal career management will pay off significantly down the road.   Ignore it and I bet youll have prolonged job searches. Go ahead and try this with a spreadsheet (I even offered you my job search spreadsheet).   If you arent serious about your job search, or career management, youll do great with the spreadsheet!   If you are serious about career management, and want to have shorter transitions, JibberJobber will be your essential tool. Are you on JibberJobber yet?   Better get on it! 7 Tips To Manage and Organize A Job Search Organize your job search - photo props to Lifehack.org Managing a job search seems kind of silly for about three days into your job search.   Then, you have so much information you are collecting, and acting on, you realize you need some kind of job search tracking system.   I created a job search spreadsheet, and used it in my failed job search.   I outgrew the job search spreadsheet, and knew professionals who were used to having technology in a job were getting the short end of the stick by not having any job search technology to manage the job search. And so JibberJobber was born.   Here are 7 tips to manage and organize your job search with JibberJobber.   Pay attention to point #7! Track your target companies. I had a list of companies that I was interested in.   Whether I applied to each of them or not, I put them on the list.   Of course, it grew quickly, and soon I had over 100 target companies.   I learned I should have 3 -7   target companies to really focus on.   Use JibberJobber to keep track of ALL companies, and then categorize or rank each company so you can keep track of which ones are the target companies you will focus on. Track your network contacts. As you start networking youll meet people that become a part of your professional network.   It isnt enough to just collect business cards, LinkedIn contacts, etc.   You NEED to have a management tool to understand who each person in, where you are at in the relationship, what you need to do to followup and nurture the relationship, etc.   I dont think this is possible without a real relationship management tool.   JibberJobber is like a salespersons customer relationship management tool, but designed for YOU to manage your professional network.   Want to use LinkedIn instead?   It doesnt do relationship management.   JibberJobber, by the way, was designed to complement LinkedIn. Track jobs you apply to. Imagine getting a phone call from a recruiter, HR or hiring manager, regarding a job you applied to.   Four months ago.   Between now and then, youve applied to DOZENS of jobs.   You cant remember a darn thing about this job OOPS!   Using JibberJobber you can keep track of the jobs you apply to, when you apply, when you do anything for that posting, keep the job posting information (which can disappear from a job board), and more. Track where you send your resume. A job seeker told me they wanted to drop in on a company where they sent their resume, but instead went home.   They couldnt remember which version of their resume they sent!   Was it for a product manager role?   Was it for a project manager, or business analyst role?   Couldnt remember.   Sound silly?   It is.   Until you have so many resumes out it all gets mushy in your brain.   Let JibberJobber manage this information, taking the administrative stuff out of the job search, work on the important stuff, not trying to keep track of a bunch of little details. Network your way into a company. Have you heard you should network your way into a company?   As your network grows, how do you keep track of it?   A spreadsheet doesnt do this very well, and using Outlook as a relationship management system gets clunky.   Only a relationship management tool will allow you to associate multiple people to one company which is a very real scenario as you increase your network, and work on those target companies!   I should mention, this is a key benefit to a real job search system not just a file like what Excel might give you, but creating all of these logical relationships. Create action items so you dont forget to do something. Ill never forget when I forgot to call an HR person about a job.   I saw it on my job search spreadsheet the next day, and the opportunity was LOST.   What a shame.   I tried to create an action item tracking system with my spreadsheet, which kind of worked fine until I had A LOT OF DATA.   JibberJobber is a web-based system that reminds you of your action items.   If you upgrade for a nominal $9.95/month, youll get action items e-mailed to you.   I NEEDED THAT.   You can create action items for your contacts, companies, and/or job postings. Do all this stuff.   Find Job.   Repeat. If you do all of this stuff in your job search, and then stop networking after you lost your job, you learned nothing.   JibberJobber is not just a job search tool its a career management tool.   You should ALWAYS have target companies, always grow and nurture your relationship, always have me in 30 second statements, always get the point?   I love the term I heard this year: Im between transitions.   That means, I have a job now, but preparing for my next transition.   Trust me, doing all of this personal career management will pay off significantly down the road.   Ignore it and I bet youll have prolonged job searches. Go ahead and try this with a spreadsheet (I even offered you my job search spreadsheet).   If you arent serious about your job search, or career management, youll do great with the spreadsheet!   If you are serious about career management, and want to have shorter transitions, JibberJobber will be your essential tool. Are you on JibberJobber yet?   Better get on it!

Emotional Intelligence and Your Career (Infographic)

Emotional Intelligence and Your Career (Infographic) What exactly is emotional intelligence and why is it so important in the workplace? Emotional intelligence, or EQ for short, is the ability to be aware of and to be able to name and manage your own emotions. It is also the ability to be able to comprehensively understand the emotions of other people around you. A person with good emotional intelligence will also be able to relate to others in effective ways, both personally and professionally, across a variety of contexts and roles. This is particularly important in today’s workplace. Emotional intelligence assists both the employee and the employers to manage their stress levels. It is an integral part of enhancing co-operation with other people and in the case of the workplace, your colleagues. Studies have found that 67% of all competencies deemed essential for high performance in the work environment were linked to emotional intelligence. Interestingly, studies also show that emotional intelligence mattered twice as much as technical knowledge or IQ for this higher workplace performance metric. Infographic provided by https://www.brightonsbm.com/.

Potential Dangers of Applying Direct (and Bypassing Recruiters)

Potential Dangers of Applying Direct (and Bypassing Recruiters) A lot of thought  goes into searching for a new job. And if it doesnt, it should. Apart from deciphering what career direction you want to take, updating your resume and crafting bespoke cover letters, you need to  shape your approach to getting noticed by the decision makers who matter. Ideally your game plan will  be far more sophisticated than  clicking apply now buttons willy-nilly and spamming your CV about the town. An early decision  youll need to make is  whether to enlist the services of a  recruitment consultant or apply direct to organisations of interest, through open roles online or otherwise. If you ask anyone whos opted for the latter and seamlessly scored the role they wanted, that approach would be recommended every day of the week. After all, recruitment consultants have a reputation of chasing the fee and not always your best interests not to mention  if a company can avoid paying hefty agency fees for employees, they will! However,  for those thousands of job hunters who  put their heart and soul into direct company approaches only to  never hear back, the  testimonial would likely be very different. Constantly being ignored and rejected not only crushes confidence, but can also bring some  very real, irreversible repercussions which will make your life  harder in the long run. Before you bypass recruiters and apply direct, consider these points first: 1.  Missing out on interview insights When you work with a recruitment consultant, you will be  guided by someone who has a wealth of inside information about your process. Recruiters  have direct access to hiring managers,  HR and other candidates who have interviewed before so can  properly  prepare and guide  you along the way, making sure youre  best placed  to make a lasting impression. When you apply direct, youll likely be given limited information about the interview process and youll be at potential risk of going up against candidates who have had an expert recruiter in their ear coaching them towards success, with the inside knowledge of exactly what the hiring manager is really looking for. 2. Being  sold short The salary conversation can be a very difficult one to have. On one hand, you dont want to come across money hungry and driven by your bank account, but on the other hand you dont want to cheat yourself out of cash all for the sake of being humble and wanting to leave the perfect  impression. Lets be honest, negotiating more money for yourself can be a little awkward and theres a likelihood youll sell yourself short here. When you work with a recruiter, theyll take  this responsibility off your hands, and can push for  a bigger pay packet! Theyre incentivized by fees, too. 3. Getting lost in a sea of CVs Recruiters want to place you! Not only will they get a fee, but theyll help you achieve your dreams and this is largely what they love about their job. Furthermore,  working with a recruiter allows you to leverage their industry relationships and get recommended into a particular organisation. Where they are great at their job, theyll be a trusted business partner of your dream organisation, and can give you the exposure you need, putting in a good word to the people who count. When you apply online, theres absolutely no guarantee your resume will land in the right place. You might even be weeded out by a machine looking for key words and not the suitable, transferrable skills and experience you can offer. When you apply direct, you run the risk of  being just another name on a piece of paper, in a pile of thousands. 4. Unknowingly opting out of future representation Being lost in  your dream organisations system can  have even more serious consequences than simply not scoring the job you wanted. If you try to work with a recruiter in future to get you noticed by that company, you might  find consultants wont  be able to help you. Why? Because when they find out youve already applied direct, theyll tell you they cant represent you because the organisation will already have your details on file, meaning theres no introduction to be made. Put simply, if your resume is already  registered on the organisations system, theres little incentive for the recruiter to represent you, given  the company can easily say we are already aware of this candidate, invite you in for interview (having just been brought to their attention) and turn the recruiter away, robbing them of any fee for their work. On top of this, if you end up getting the role (well done), that recruiter also loses out on the potential business of filling that role with another candidate. In summary, make sure you do your research before diving into your job search. Having a no-strings-attached conversation with a recruiter about how they believe they can help you  will assist in your decision  about what to do. While recruiters are driven by fees, they also are the ones who have an in depth understanding of the jobs market, from a range of different client perspectives. Genuine recruiters will tell you to go at it alone if they think thats best for you. Dont forget this fact: a recruiter will only want to work with you if they think they can get you a role,  otherwise it would be pointless for them. If thats not a vote of confidence for you, I dont know what is.

No internshipwhat difference does it make

No internshipwhat difference does it make Feeling left behind, anxious that you should be applying for an internship but don’t know what to apply for? Or did you make an unsuccessful application and now believe that you are at a disadvantage compared to your peers who have been an intern? Does it really matter if you haven’t done an internship? Internships are excellent opportunities to gain insight into an industry, to develop  employability and to potentially receive a graduate offer even before you start your final year. You will ideally be given graduate level responsibility and it will be a chance to practically apply your subject knowledge in an interesting and challenging environment. Compared to the number of eligible applicants however (approx. 250,000 undergraduates every year) there are relatively few paid, advertised internships (estimated to be between 11-17,000). There are clearly other ways to gain the experience that recruiters look for. All experience can be transferable if you present it to an employer in a relevant way. If you are applying for management consulting for example, working on a society executive or an SSLC (Staff Student Liaison Committee) could provide evidence of your ability to persuade, influence and negotiate. Looking to develop a writing career? Contributing to a student newspaper or creating your own    blog could, for example, highlight the creativity, initiative and communication skills required. Remember that paid, advertised internships are not the norm in every industry and tend to be concentrated in business finance, engineering and technology. If you would like to work in an industry where opportunities for undergraduates are rarely advertised, you may need to realistically consider a more  speculative approach. What if I don’t know what to apply for? You may feel under pressure to apply for internships but don’t know what to apply for. Or you do not see opportunities that genuinely interest you. Probably not a good basis for an effective application that is likely to be successful. Employers expect to see an understanding of the role and industry and above all, enthusiasm and commitment in an application. Before you even make an internship application perhaps a good place to start is to carefully consider your  career plan. It may be that there are other, more appropriate entry routes to your chosen career. If you are still undecided after some reflection and research however, you could make a well researched application in the hope that the internship experience helps you to make a career decision in the future. What if I want to be an investment banker? There is a very high conversion rate from intern to graduate recruit (reputedly as high as 80%) but it is still possible to succeed in this industry without an internship if you are proactive. Play  on-line trading games , for example and join finance societies on campus. Develop your  commercial awareness by reading the business press and following your target companies on social media. You need to demonstrate your passion in your CV and cover letter in a convincing way as you are competing with candidates who have undertaken banking internships. Evidence your ‘softer’ skills by gaining   experience, for example, volunteering, working part time or taking part in extra-curricular activities. Look for opportunities where you can demonstrate tangible impact (‘as a result of my initiative on the society executive we increased membership by …%’) Kevin Li, Cambridge Mathematics graduate proves you can succeed without an internship Kevin who works for Deloittes actuarial, reward and analytics team, made five applications for internships. He said his objective was to secure a graduate job from an internship, so that I wouldn’t have to worry about finding one during my final year, and would know I could start my career not long after I graduated. I  also wanted to try actuarial work first â€" a graduate role is a commitment lasting many years, so I felt it wise to try and have a taster of this work, and of the office culture of companies I would like to work for, before taking this on. Kevin said that he didnt receive any offers, I was  very disappointed â€" I definitely remember feeling concerned that I’d never be able to secure a graduate job as an actuary without having experience, and that other applicants would have a massive advantage on me. He was still determined to work in the actuarial industry however and volunteered in a charity shop during the summer, It’s not the most glamorous experience you can get but I thought it was the best way to build up and demonstrate soft skills that I had, and I found it to be a very rewarding experience â€" even now I try to go and help out on weekends!   Kevins advice for students who are unable to secure an internship is to start developing your network and understanding of your target industry,   Try to get in touch with people who work for the companies you want to apply for â€" often speaking to someone for half an hour gives you a much better idea of the kind of work you’d do than hours of online research. It also shows your enthusiasm for the company. At my university there was a system where we can contact people who graduated to ask about their job experiences â€" through this I spoke to actuaries working at DeloitteI’d strongly advise students to use it, it was probab ly the most useful resource I had.   Students at the University of Warwick can use the    e-mentoring service     If you do not receive an internship offer, Kevin offers some positive words of encouragement,   Don’t despair! Research whether you can still get a graduate role, as often an internship isn’t a prerequisite â€" many senior interviewers I spoke to said it didn’t count against me that I didn’t have actuarial experience.  Graduate roles can be less competitive than internships (it will often be the case that there are far less internship openings than graduate openings, and so far more applicants per place for internships), so just because you didn’t get an internship doesn’t mean you won’t get a graduate role.  

Top 10 Executive Resume Branding Tips - Executive Career Brandâ„¢

Top 10 Executive Resume Branding Tips (The following is my latest article as the Personal Branding Expert at Job-Hunt.org.) Youre suddenly facing a job search, so you rush right to your resume (if you can find it) to update it. But wait. You may not be ready to tackle your resume yet. If its been several years since you revisited your resume, or if youre one of those lucky people who never needed a resume, you may not be aware of how much resumes have changed in the past several years. Before working on your resume, re-think how to update it, so that you’ll create a career marketing document that will optimally do its job â€" land you interviews. Have you been paying attention to all the talk these days about personal branding? How your brand should be built around what makes you a good fit for your target employers? How resume branding can help you clearly identify and communicate what differentiates you from your job-seeking competitors? Most importantly, you may not understand that step one in job search is NOT diving right into writing your resume. Step one is laying out the groundwork with targeting and branding. Once you’ve done that, youll have the information about your target audience and yourself that youll need to write a compelling resume. Here are 10 tips to build an interview-generating, brand-reinforcing resume: INFORMATION-MINING 1. Targeting Before you can define your brand and create content for your resume, you need to know who youre targeting . . . who will be reading your resume. Youll need to decide what kind of job youll be seeking, compile a list of companies you want to work for, research their current challenges and needs, and determine how you can help them meet those challenges. Doing this will help you align everything in your resume with what your target employers will be looking for in candidates. Industry and company research, and the information you’ll find in job descriptions, will help you identify required qualifications and those all-important relevant keywords that need to be in your resume. A Google search of your target companies, the companies websites and Indeed.com are good resources. And check out Job-Hunts Company Research articles. 2. Personal Branding and Value Proposition Branding is no longer optional. Your competitors could well be using this method to differentiate themselves. You need to brand yourself and the unique value you offer, just to keep pace with them. My 10-step Personal Branding Worksheet will help you uncover and communicate the combination of attributes, passions, strengths and qualifications that differentiate you from them. As you’re building your brand, create a vibrant brand positioning statement for your resume. 3. Write Down Your Career Success Stories Instead of merely listing a string of relevant keyword phrases in your resume, back them up by providing specific examples of your achievements and how they impacted the company â€" saved them money, made them money, improved processes, improved customer satisfaction, etc. Show them the numbers! Think of the best contributions youve made to your employers, in terms of highest value to them. My article on Challenge â€" Action â€" Results (C-A-Rs) stories will help. WRITING YOUR RESUME 4. Skip the Objective Statement Employers don’t care that you want a “challenging position to advance my career”. They want to know what you’ll do for them and whether youll be a good hiring choice. Objective statements waste valuable space and prime real estate on the page. 5. Real Estate and Strategic Positioning Busy HR people and other hiring decision makers typically allow only 10-15 seconds to scan a resume and decide whether youre a person they want to interview. Their eyes will go right to the top third or half of page one first, and may go no further. You need to capture their attention and hold it by encapsulating the best you have to offer in that spot on the page. Suggestions for branding above the fold: Lead with a hard-hitting personal brand statement that includes your most important relevant keywords and describes your ROI (Return on Investment) value to your target employers. Add a powerful quote from a recent performance review or someone you work with. Include 3 or 4 short value-driven bulleted statements with numbers. 6. Readability, Formatting and Length Avoid densely packed, hard-to-read information. Remember that, when you email your digital resume, the reader could open up and view your document on their PDA . . . that’s a very small screen. Shorter chunks of information are easier to read â€" on your digital or paper resume â€" and will draw the reader’s eye to continue down the page. Keep the formatting attractive, consistent, and clean. Don’t use more than 2 different fonts (one for headings, another for content), and don’t choose frilly, unprofessional fonts. Use graphic lines sparingly and avoid underlining text. As far as length, recent grads or those with only a few years experience should be able to keep it to one page. Executives and more experienced job seekers should try not to go over 2 pages. Remember that a resume is a career marketing communication, not a career history. It needs to incorporate just enough compelling information to generate interest in you. Everything in your resume must be there for a reason. Nothing should be arbitrary. Pare down your content ruthlessly! 7. Typos and Grammar It should go without saying that typos and errors in grammar are the kiss of death. They may also convey misinformation. Proofread several times and have someone else do it, too. Don’t rely on spellcheck. Make sure your contact information is correct. 8. Overused Resume-Speak You’re not like everyone else. Your resume shouldnt read like everyone else who’s competing for the same jobs. You’ve done the branding work, so you know what differentiates you. Make that come across in your resume. Keep the content interesting and don’t fall back on dull phrases that don’t differentiate you, such as results-oriented, visionary leader, excellent communication skills, proven track record of success, etc. 9. Passive Verbs Avoid the anemic, boring phrase “responsible for”. Show your vitality with robust action verbs, identify your personal brand attributes, and explain your niche expertise with relevant key words. Use strong words like advanced, drove, spearheaded, accelerated, optimized, streamlined, leveraged, etc. 10. Repetitive Job Descriptions Don’t waste precious space in the “Professional Experience” section reiterating obvious responsibilities. Readers will already know the basic duties for your jobs. Reinforce your brand by highlighting your relevant keyword phrases linked to specific examples of the value you offered your past employers. Bottom Line: Yes, all of this takes a lot of time. But the work you do, and the content you create, defining your personal brand and developing your resume (and biography and other career documents) around it forms the foundation for all your personal marketing materials, online and offline, and offers many benefits: Energizes you with what differentiates your value proposition to your target employers. Helps you know how to tell your network how they can help you achieve your career goals. Prepares you to speak confidently and knowledgeably about the value you offer. Provides a wealth of on-brand information to re-purpose for each of your online profiles and any web pages you create. Prepares you to network and interview well. Related posts: The Biggest Executive Resume Writing Mistake The Future of the Executive Resume According to Martin Yate 4 Reasons You Can’t Write Your Own Executive Resume 00 0

A Match Made In Heaven Ensure Success And Your Startup Go Hand In Hand

A Match Made In Heaven Ensure Success And Your Startup Go Hand In Hand When you’ve found your strength in your products or services in your startup; it’s time to hit the ground running regarding your impact on the market. Competition is fierce, and you’ll need to expect that another company is doing what you do already, not to mention; keeping the momentum going. Therefore, you need to have a more appealing brand identity and travel down every avenue that will help you tempt your target audience to your website. A few social media updates and a business logo is not enough to gain consumer traffic; people have plenty of options to choose from, so be the one that looks the best. The following are the areas of your business that you’ll need to put your effort into in order to get as many people to notice you when you launch your fledgling company. An Identity Your Audience Will Remember You need to begin working out everything from your brand’s aesthetics, to how you’re going to engage with potential consumers. Work out your company’s value, ethics, and beliefs, and how each can be represented through your brand clearly. Having a strong character and personality in your business will ensure that people are tempted to invest in you because of more than what you sell or offer. Consumers are becoming more adept at sourcing products and services online from companies that reflect their own ethics, and there is a growing demand for a deeper meaning to a business, other than just what’s on the surface. If you don’t set your parameters and guidelines at the earliest point; you’ll have no benchmark to gauge how to speak through your website, social media, and the rest of your marketing tactics. Therefore it’s vital that you gain a strong identity from the get-go so that you know how to approach each area of your company and launch anything new in the future. Consistently reflecting who you are as a business will help to build customer trust and they’ll return to you on a regular basis. Understanding your history, and how your company became what it is, will give your patrons a better understanding of where they’re investing their money. Being clear on how and why you began your business journey will solidify consumer understanding and more people will follow suit; searching for a brand’s story just like yours. When you have a deeper meaning to your brand’s identity; you can build up the aesthetic elements and their design from strong foundations. Carefully consider your color choices, the shapes and texture you use within your branding, and any taglines; these are the first point of contact for your potential customers, so they have to reflect what they can expect from your business. Companies like Vine Digital will be able to expand on what you want and ensure that each element is taken forward to the marketing stage, digitally. It’s worth looking towards your competitor’s branding and design, but don’t stare. Seeing what has worked successfully in the past will give you an idea of what the market responds to and expects. Ensuring Your New Business Is Seen Once your branding and identity are firmly in place and ready to portray your business; it’s time to plan your marketing strategy and ensure that all the right people are seeing your presence. You should be planning your marketing and official launch throughout the process of fine-tuning your design elements. Know how you’re going to hit the market with force, so that your launch can go as seamlessly as possible and have the desired effect. Begin by remembering that only a select portion of the market are going to be interested in your business; so it’s crucial that as many of them see your brand as possible. It’s no use a plethora of consumers seeing your company if they’re not going to click through and invest, so targeting the right place should be your focus. Take into considering the size of your market and where they’ll be; think about their age, location, income, and how they identify to help steer you in the right direction with your marketing strategy. Again, this is another point where you should be looking towards your competitors and those that have already succeeded; you’ll be able to gather some valuable data and knowledge which will assist in your set-up. Think about how to speak best, engage, and communicate with your desired audience, and then be consistent with everything to give to them. Utilize the free information, statistics, and data available on the internet already and discover what people are typing into Google and what keywords have been or will be sending traffic your way; this is another great way to build your keyword list and strengthen its results. Now you need to begin your attack on social media; find out when the best times to post are for audience engagement and ensure that you’re consistent with your updates. Start your social media and blogging before your website had launched; you want to have a following in place who a ready to head your way on the big day. Set up a landing page on your site, so that when people do click through they’ll see when youre due to launch, and you’ll be getting your click-rankings higher and gaining data along the way. Speak to relevant influencers and see if they can help promote your company in exchange for free services and products; building a strong relationship with those who have loyal followers already will help them see your brand and build up your own follower count. Staying True To Brand Now that you’ve solidified your brand’s identity, your keywords, and the correct outlets for your marketing; it’s time to use your company’s voice to promote who you are, what you provide, and why you’re a better alternative to your competitors. Whether it’s a charitable cause, how your products are made, or the colorful history of your brand that sets you apart from the rest; be loud and proud about it to ensure that your consumers can hear you. Keep an eye on your competitors and be aware of how the market is changing with what people expect and how new technology and processes are evolving your sector. Use your information wisely, and your startup’s identity will be an appealing option for those you wish to draw into your business.

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