4 Tips for Utilizing Social Networking Outlets for Your Job Search - CareerAlley

4 Tips for Utilizing Social Networking Outlets for Your Job Search - CareerAlley We may receive compensation when you click on links to products from our partners. The world continues to evolve and the rules dictating employment change with it. In the last decade, employers have changed the way they find and screen potential employees. Ten to fifteen years ago, a phone number was the standard contact information that a company required from applicants. These days your e-mail address is your main point of contact. Not only do employers communicate with candidates via the Internet, but they also use it to research all job candidates. According to careerbuilder.com, 70 percent of employers have hired or rejected a potential candidate because of their social network profiles. Keep Your Profile Tame Employers are always seeking ways to make their company more efficient and profitable. This includes hiring the best possible workers. Companies will use all the resources at their disposal to determine a persons suitability. One of these resources is the Internet and access to candidates social networking profiles. Do not say or post anything on your profile that you would not be comfortable discussing with an employer. Avoid photos showing drinking, and definitely avoid photos of drug use. Not all social networking sites are equal when it comes to getting your name out there for a job. LinkedIn, however, bills itself as the 'world's largest professional network' and lives up to the name. Tweet This Private or Public? If you dont want to censor your profiles, you can choose to keep them private. For LinkedIn, however, you should undoubtedly keep it public, as this is how employers can read your resume and get in contact with you. Twitter and Facebook are different concerns when seeking a job. These are not professional networking sites and are more for personal use. This means that you can choose to keep them private and limit access to your friends/followers. If you do not do this, remember that employers can see your posts and tweets and keep the profile tame. Networking through Friends Many people have hundreds of friends on Facebook and thousands of followers on Twitter. These are valuable resources when searching for a job. Look through your list of social networking contacts and see if anyone works at a company that interests you. If you find someone who does, send them a message asking to help get you a foot in the door. These people are your friends and should be interested in aiding you in your job search. Networking For Dummies Price: $32.21 Buy Now from Amazon We earn a commission if you click this link and make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Last Updated: March 2, 2020 Using Relevant Social Networking to Brand Yourself Not all social networking sites are equal when it comes to getting your name out there for a job. Facebook is primarily a way to lose a job, rather than find one, as employers generally use Facebook to find out whether or not to hire the individual. LinkedIn, however, bills itself as the worlds largest professional network and lives up to the name. Creating a profile on the web site is akin to a resume, with your employment history and references included. Simply making a profile and waiting for employers to find you is not enough though. LinkedIns best feature is its jobs section, where employers post openings. Actively search this section daily and apply to all jobs that interest you. Make sure, however, that your skill sets match the job as a mismatch looks very unprofessional. How to Write a KILLER LinkedIn Profile Price: $9.97 Specific line by line instructions on how to create your LinkedIn profile to maximize your job search. Buy Now from Amazon We earn a commission if you click this link and make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Last Updated: March 2, 2020 Another good tool for finding employment through social networking is Twitter, believe it or not. Twitter allows you to bypass the red tape behind the hiring process and speak directly to hiring managers. Do some research and find Twitter for hiring managers or high-level members of companies that interest you. Twitter alone will not do the trick, as 140 characters are not enough to convey your skills. Send them a tweet with a short message showing your interest in the company and a link to your LinkedIn profile, blog, or resume. Branding Yourself: How to Use Social Media to Invent or Reinvent Yourself (2nd Edition) (Que Biz- Price: $15.99 Buy Now from Amazon We earn a commission if you click this link and make a purchase at no additional cost to you. Last Updated: March 2, 2020 What's next? Ready to take action? Choose the right tools to help you build your career. Looking for related topics? Subscribe and make meaningful progress on your career. 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Celebrating Kindness Day - How to help a job seeker -

Celebrating Kindness Day - How to help a job seeker - Today, my colleague Phyllis Mufson invited me to participate in Kindness Day. Via her blog, she suggests perpetrating kindness via Twitter by doing and tweeting acts of kindness, using the hashtag (search tag) #Kindness. Writing about job search and interacting regularly with job seekers, I thought it made sense to also contribute a brief blog with tips about how to be kind to job seekers. Its very easy to make half-hearted offers to help someone in the midst of a job search. Everyone has made one of these offers in one way or another: Let me know what I can do to help. Or, Im happy to help, just let me know what you need. Its easy to say, but unlikely to encourage the job seeker to follow through. We all know its difficult to ask for help job seekers are no more likely to follow up with your offer than someone with a broken leg you tell to let me know what I can do. Were all self-sufficient and dont like to accept assistance. Whats a better suggestion, in honor of Celebrating Kindness Day? Just do something nice! Here are some suggestions that came to mind. Invite a job seeking friend to meet for coffee with a contact who might be able to help him or her connect with a company of interest. Ask the job seeker what companies interest him or her. Review your own network; if there is a good contact, invite both to meet for lunch and facilitate an in-person introduction. If youre attending an event that could be useful for your job seeking friend, invite him or her to go with you and make a point facilitate targeted introductions. If youre a close friend, offer to do something nice personally offer to babysit, so the job seeker can have some time alone for job hunting activities or just to relax. Keep an eye out for useful information that could assist the job seeker, and pass it along. If you hear of well-suited opportunities, offer to forward a resume and actually make an effort to connect the job seeker with the opportunity. Peruse your own social networks your LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook connections for possible good contacts for the job seeker. Do everything you can to facilitate their connection. Keep an eye open via your own networks about resources such as Hiring for Hope/Job Angels where volunteers offer to assist job seekers. What other ideas do you have? What have you done to help a job seeker? If you ARE a job seeker, whats the best thing someone could do for you? Also share tips of what is NOT kind or not helpful for job seekers. Thanks to this group of Twitter users for co-hosting Celebrating #Kindness Day! Be sure to follow them and tweet some kindness today with the #Kindness hashtag! Kim Wells @kwells2416 http://Twitter.com/kwells2416 Susan Smith @togetherwf http://Twitter.com/togetherwf Dave Carpenter @Dave_Carpenter http://Twitter.com/Dave_Carpenter Sarah Hodsdon @Sarahndipitous http://Twitter.com/Sarahndipitous Georgia Feiste @feistycoach http://Twitter.com/feistycoach Jacob Share @jacobshare http://Twitter.com/jacobshare Melissa Cooley @TheJobQuest http://Twitter.com/TheJobQuest Phyllis Mufson @PhyllisMufson http://twitter.com/phyllismufson photo by the_moment

How To Find A Resume Writing Service For Your Job Search

How To Find A Resume Writing Service For Your Job SearchNew career opportunities are popping up every day in the United States. A large number of these job opportunities are becoming available as colleges are graduating more people with a degree. This makes it imperative that people find the right kind of employment within the field they are trained in and with the companies they are knowledgeable in.One great place to start looking for jobs is by using resume writing services. There are several agencies that offer this service as they can be relied upon to make a competent resume that will actually land you the job you're after. In fact, an agency can make your job search simpler and much more streamlined. They can even customize a resume according to your individual requirements.Once you have the resume you want to send to the employer, they can begin the job application process. A resume review session is done where the hiring company will look at your resume and their professiona l expertise can help you understand why they chose you. If they cannot find any suitable reason to hire you, you can then look into other options to make a decision on your next move.When you submit your resume to various job sites, a person who is closely involved in your job search will look over it and decide if it's exactly what you need. If there are any errors, they can be corrected and resubmitted to the job sites. If there are no errors, the resume writer will look through it again to check if there are any mistakes in grammar or spelling. These errors will cause you to lose points from the applicant tracking system.The work will then begin with the resume writer reviewing it again to check for relevant information. They will include the resume with the rest of your applications and they will begin their search for the best jobs. After all the job opportunities have been located, a final review of the resume will be done to ensure that everything is accurate. This will be th e only time your resume will be looked at and reviewed by an agency.When the writing resumes is complete, the agency will begin to send your resume to the employers. To get an interview, it will be necessary to do a back-to-back interview with at least two or three companies. You may even be asked to take a personal interview to ensure that you'll be a good employee for them.This process is not hard work. You can also find some experienced resume writers online who can ensure that your resume has a professional look. Therefore, an agency can help you put together a resume that will stand out in the crowd.

Is It Wrong for My Boss to Ask Me to Do Her Kids Homework

Is It Wrong for My Boss to Ask Me to Do Her Kid's Homework Q: My supervisor asked me to do her son’s homework for him, and I said no. Was it wrong for me to turn her down? I’m a receptionist, and although I have a cordial relationship with my supervisor, it’s pretty strictly professional. The other day, she came to me at reception during working hours and basically asked if I would do part of her son’s homework assignment for him. I think it’s because she knows I have a design background and the part of his project she was asking me to do was to create a logo. While she was technically asking me, her approach was the same as when she asks if I have enough downtime to take on admin tasks for the office, and although it was not explicit, I felt pressure to accept it like a work assignment. I declined as politely as I could (mostly because I don’t think it’s right to do a child’s homework for them), using an admin task as a cover excuse. She did let it drop, but am I wrong to feel it was inappropriate of her to ask, homework ethics aside? Read More: My employee secretly brought her kids to work and forced a coworker to watch them A: What! No, you are not wrong â€" that’s entirely inappropriate on multiple levels. She was asking you to do something that wasn’t work-related when there’s a power dynamic that she should have known would make you feel awkward about saying no if you didn’t want to do it, and the particular thing she was asking you to do was in itself inappropriate (her kid’s homework! WTF!). I am not a big believer in shame, but really, how does someone ask that with no shame? You handled it really well â€" you came up with a way of declining that minimized awkwardness for both of you but allowed you to say no, and in a way that reinforced that you have actual work to do. Some people might advocate for addressing it more directly, but unless it’s part of a pattern of inappropriate requests from her, I don’t think you need to do that. If it happens again, then yes â€" but for now, I’d consider it handled. Read More: My new boss treats me like her personal assistant Q: My employer wants to change me from contractor to employee and lower my pay. I’ve been working as a contractor for a company for three years. I am paid at the rate of about $50/hour. The owner of the company wants to make me an employee to keep his head above water with IRS (the agency is auditing his company, which has four other contractors like me). He also wants to reduce my hourly rate because he says he can’t afford to pay his share of my Social Security and unemployment taxes. He will pay his share of the taxes but cover it by reducing my hourly rate. Is this fair and/or legal? Read More: What to do when your employer illegally treats you as a contractor A: It’s definitely legal. It’s hard to say whether or not it’s fair without knowing more (like how much he’s reducing your hourly rate by), but it’s pretty common for contractors to get paid more than employees, since contractors are responsible for their own payroll taxes and don’t receive benefits. I’d do the math to figure out the amount this will reduce your tax burden by, so that you know if you’ll be coming out head, behind, or relatively even. If it looks like you’ll come out behind, you should point that out and try to negotiate the rate. Also, find out if you’ll be receiving benefits; if you are, you’ll want to factor in the money you’ll (hopefully) save on health insurance, paid vacation, etc. These questions are adapted from ones that originally appeared on Ask a Manager. Some have been edited for length.

4 Big Tips For LinkedIn Endorsements And Skills - Work It Daily

4 Big Tips For LinkedIn Endorsements And Skills - Work It Daily Now that LinkedIn endorsements are here to stay, it’s time to make the most of them - and the skills that accompany them - on your LinkedIn profile. Using this section wisely is essential, as LinkedIn has now enabled it to be searchable by recruiters. 4 Tips For LinkedIn Endorsements And Skills Want to maximize your chance of attracting the attention of employers? Here are some tips for LinkedIn endorsements and skills. 1. Add Skills LinkedIn gives you 50 skills. I recommend choosing the maximum number of entries, listing the terms you want to be found for. This gives you control over what is listed on your page and what you are more likely to be endorsed for. Here’s how to do it: Step 1: Under Profile, choose “Edit Profile.” Step 2: Scroll down to the Skills section. Step 3: Click on the blue pencil on the top right of the section. Step 4: Begin typing in your skills in the box, selecting ones that are already listed in the LinkedIn database. If a skill is so unique to you that it has not been entered into the database yet, you may enter it manually. But by doing this, you are using one of your 50 terms for an item that might be so rare, it’s not searched for. I recommend picking the ones LI suggests to increase your odds for being found. Want to find out what skills are the most frequently entered?: Step 1: In “View Profile” mode, hover over one of your skills until a box for that skill pops up to the right. Step 2: Slowly move the cursor over to the box and click on the link to “View Skill.” Step 3: You’ll be taken to the “Skills and Expertise” beta page where you can view stats on the growth of the use of a term, how many users use that term, and how long the term has been in use. Step 4: On the left will be suggestions for “Related Terms.” Click around and explore which are the best terms to describe your talents while giving you the most visibility. Then, decide whether you want to use the original term you thought of, or one that’s close but more common. You can also get ideas for other skills you may not have remembered. Remember to add skills that match your future goals but may be different from what you’ve done in the past, which brings me to my next point… 2. Take Control Of Your Skills Because people may now endorse your ability to perform these skills, you may end up with lots of endorsements for skills on your profile that you don’t want to continue using. This is because LI has suggested these to your contacts for endorsement instead of you actually picking them. You can easily delete these. Here’s how: Step 1: In “Edit,” after you’ve clicked on the blue pencil, you’ll see all of your skills. Step 2: If you click on the X to the right of the individual skill’s box, it will be removed. Easy peasy! 3. Take Control Of Your Endorsements If someone has endorsed you for a skill you don't wish to use anymore, write the contact an e-mail. Thank them for taking the time, and explain that you’d really like to be known for a different skill. Then, politely request that they endorse you for a substitution. Never hurts to ask, right? Note: These skills are more likely to be suggested for endorsement if those terms are in your Summary or Experience sections, so write those carefully. 4. Keep An Eye On Your Brand Make sure the endorsements you show represent your personal brand well. If you get an endorsement and you are unsure whether you should keep it on your page, you can easily hide it. Here’s how to remove an individual endorsement: Step 1: In “Edit,” after you’ve clicked on the little blue pencil, click on “Manage Endorsements.” Step 2: Your list of skills will be on the left. The people who have endorsed you will be in a box on the right. You can scroll through the list and uncheck the box next to anyone you don’t want to be associated with on your profile. Step 3: Click on the next skill you want to review, using the up or down arrows to get to the next group of skills as needed. Step 4: Hit “Save.” Why wouldn’t you want some endorsements to show? Perhaps you connected with someone who ended up being unethical or isn’t a good performer. There could be several reasons, but don’t stress about it too much. The jury is still out on how much weight individual endorsements really carry, since they’re not incredibly substantive. They’re more useful for SEO and to give a big-picture view of how appreciated you are for your skills. I doubt recruiters will be analyzing each item too closely. I’d love to hear how you are using skills and endorsements to your advantage in the comments below! Photo Credit: Shutterstock Have you joined our career growth club?Join For Free!

7 Things You Should Know About Your Money by Age 35

7 Things You Should Know About Your Money by Age 35 One of the scariest parts of adulting is being responsible for your money in other words, personal finance. With each decade comes new financial milestones, both big and small. But are you prepared to handle them?Regardless of where you started out in life financially, there are several money habits and pieces of info you should have a strong handle on as you enter your thirties. For starters, here are seven things you should know by the time you turn 35.1. Your current net worth.Knowing your net worth involves knowing both your assets and liabilitiesthat is, what you own and what you owe. Your debt shouldnt be a mystery to you neither should the amount in your savings account.Though it may not be exactly where youd like, having this number in mind ultimately gives you a big picture of your financial standing. In that regard, your net worth functions as a starting point for planning how to reach your big financial goals.2. The impo rtance of investing.Financial coach Karen Ford stresses understanding the importance of investing by the time you enter your mid-thirties. If you havent already started, the time to invest is now, whether thats in a 401k, Roth, traditional IRA, or something else.Planning and investing even a small percentage of your income with each paycheck can yield you great wealth and better prepare you for retirement, says Ford. The sooner you begin to invest even just $100 a month the better financial shape youll be in later on.3. How much you need for retirement.On top of understanding the value of investing, you should also know how much you need for retirement. Why? This figure will give you an idea of whether youre on track with your savings. Otherwise, youll be saving haphazardly, situation money aside with no real defined goal for financial security in your later years.To figure out how much you need, some experts advise aiming for saving 10 times your final salary. Of course, with une xpected job and career changes ahead, it may be difficult to calculate this figure. Thankfully, there are a number of online retirement calculators that you can conveniently plug your current and expected savings into. Or, for some human guidance, you can set up a consultation with a certified financial planner near you.4. What your leistungspunkt score is.Will Craig from LeaseFetcher advises knowing the ins and outs of credit scores what they are, how to influence yours, and of course, what your own score is.Credit scores are crucial, because theyre essentially a number assigned by lenders to reflect how risky it is to lend to you. This means your credit score plays a big part in your financial health and purchasing capabilities. As Craig says, Missing payments can negatively affect your credit rating, while paying back credit on time and in full can affect it positively. It can affect your chances of getting everything from a small loan to a mortgage.5. How to budget.Knowing how to create a budget is a must in your twenties and thirties. But of even mora importance is knowing how to create a realistic budget that actually works for you.Over time, your life situation will change and you may have to adjust your budget to fit your current situation, Alayna Pehrson from Best Company says. But having the right foundation is key.For obvious reasons, its easier to stick to a realistic budget instead of one based on wishful thinking. Not only that, but having a sound budget makes planning for larger financial goals, like kenntniserlangunging your childs college tuition and retirement, more feasible.6. What an emergency fund is.Research shows that the average American is ill prepared for unexpected events 57% report having less than $1,000 in savings.To prepare yourself for the unexpected, its best to build up what is known as an emergency fund a financial cushion equal to about three to six months of living expenses. Having an emergency fund means more financial s ecurity when the unexpected, like a car accident or sudden medical issue, comes up. Without one, youll be scrambling to pay these expenses, and may even find yourself in more debt than you started with.7. How compound interest works.By 35, compound interest should be your favorite financial term. Why? You can think of it essentially as free money. According to financial planner Lauren Zangardi Haynes, As your invested assets earn dividends and interest and you reinvest those dividends and interest payments, then your earnings will start to make money for you.Thanks to compound interest, you may be better off starting earlier and saving a smaller amount of money on a regular basis versus starting later and saving more money. This powerful tip means that any money invested in your twenties will already see substantial rewards by your thirties.--Joyce is a digital marketer and freelance writer who focuses on writing about personal finance on Financial Impulse. You can find out more abo ut her work on her personal website or by following her on Twitter.

Unusual Article Uncovers the Deceptive Practices of Whats My Job in Resume Writing

Unusual Article Uncovers the Deceptive Practices of Whats My Job in Resume Writing The Honest to Goodness Truth on Whats My Job in Resume Writing It is crucial to plan your CV before you begin writing it. Resumes could be organized in various ways. Whats My Job in Resume Writing at a Glance There are a lot of standard kinds of resumes used to make an application for job openings. So quit and return to the job you dont like as much. People are always searching for jobs. Locating a job in Orlando is equally as tough as its in every other major city. Choosing Good Whats My Job in Resume Writing Create a new expert schmelzglas address when you have a novelty email address Resumes are so outdated and everyone can go on the net, download a template and make it appear sparkly and cool. A Secret Weapon for Whats My Job in Resume Writing Based on your degree of experience and the jobs youre applying for, what you decide to concentrate on in your resume summary can fluctuate. Choosing one sort of job resume or another will be dependent on your own personal job-search situation. Choose only the main skills you used at each job, and make certain theyre related to the job that youre applying for. Every job differs so that you need to investigate the organization or companies that the client would like to apply too. The Basics of Whats My Job in Resume Writing What you exclude is at least as vital as what you include. Your charge card information is completely protected and insured through our site. A lot of people change jobs regularly and if they do they have a lot of applications, interviews, and red tape to experience. Accounting jobs are anticipated to grow approx. 10% during the next few decades, which makes it one of the quickest growing occupational classes. Your experience should tackle every necessary qualification in the job announcement. There are a few things that dont belong on a resume for work. Folks often downplay themselves, its your job for a writer to obtain the nitty-gritty information and make your client a star.