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Monday, January 10, 2011

Resume Tips!

Can't say these tips enough:
  • Add dates of employment and do not leave them off your resume even if there are gaps in your employment
  • Use bullets to describe your work responsibilities, task/duties
  • Use present tense for current positions and past tense for prior positions
  • Keep the resume format simple - do not add pictures, personal information or try to add color. Many employers have recruitment systems that "parce"out the information so the plainer the better
  • Do not use abbreviations/acronyms - spell them out the first time and then place the acronyms in other sections of your resume if needed
Hope these tips help you out! Some may seem obvious, but I see these common mistakes daily so make sure you don't fall into any of these traps.
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Sunday, January 2, 2011

The Power of Networking!

Over the holidays, I have been listening to friends and family talk about how they have found new opportunities through the power of networking. I thought that this would be a good tip to share  as it a powerful tool for specifically for job seekers. Networking is tough, but it does work if you are looking for a new job, a way to market yourself or a business or just looking for advice. A few tips are:


  • Join LinkedIn if you are not on it yet. This a social networking tool that is for professionals to stay connected to co-workers, colleagues that you may meet at conferences, meetings, etc. and to have conversations about the working world. 
    • You do not have to be super active on this site for this tool to work for you.  It is a bit cumbersome to set up the profile so I recommend that you set up your profile when you have a good amount of time and are not rushed.
    • Connect to people you have worked with in the past, present and future - don't be afraid to connect people who you may think may not remember you. 
    • Ask questions to recruiters that are on LinkedIn at the company's you are interested in working for.
    • Join groups that are specific for your industry. Recruiters will often post to these groups as it is free for us to do that!
    • You do not need to post a picture - it is totally up to you if you want to do this or not! 
  • Follow Twitter feeds that are for companies you are interested or people that you may know "tweet" - Twitter is instant and there are many feeds for specific industries. 
    • Library Jobs: http://twitter.com/#!/ALA_JobLIST
    • http://twitter.com/#!/webbyslist - aggregates job board postings into a long list 
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