Land That New Job In 2017 with These Tips

By Staci Bender-Epstein | February 8, 2017

BeGroupLand That New Job In 2017 with These Tips, Copyright: <a href='https://www.123rf.com/profile_ambro'>ambro / 123RF Stock Photo</a> is excited for 2017! We are looking forward to helping you land your next job!

We would like to share with you two important areas to focus on that will help you – your LinkedIn profile and your resume.

According to Rewire, LinkedIn is the number #1 place to let your experience and expertise shine. It’s the first place interviewers, talent acquisition & HR managers check out.

Keep these questions in mind when updating your LinkedIn profile:

  • Are you utilizing a custom URL?
  • Have you reached out to your connections to request endorsements or recommendations?
  • Does your job title reflect your career correctly and crawls well with a keyword search?
  • Is your profile void of grammar and spelling mistakes?
  • Are you actively sharing and liking posts?
  • Are you replying to people who view or connect to your profile – virtual networking is very powerful!

Forbes suggests that updating your resume is the next step.

Here are a few tips to maximize your resume’s landscape and catch the attention of Talent Acquisition:

  • TA spend an average of 6 seconds reviewing a resume
  • Craft a strong summary statement that reflects what you can bring to the position that can help the company meet its goals and succeed Don’t make this a Blah…Blah Blah section, but a to the point. Your only goal is to gain interest beyond 6-seconds, so they keep reading.
  • Avoid cliché’s like goal-oriented, multi-tasking and team player
  • Use action words such as coordinated, developed, managed and created
  • Use keywords that are popular within the industry that you are applying for to help your resume crawl better with applicant tracking systems

How can you implement these tips to become the top candidate for the position you are applying for?  Contact us with any questions you may have.

Be Group is a talent-placement firm that specializes in identifying permanent and contingent resources of highly qualified sales, marketing and communications, and technology professionals.  We provide these services to leading organizations across virtually every line of business.

Please visit us today to see how we can help you with your job placement needs.

 

 

 

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