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Summary Sunday: For Your Career Growth

February 10, 2019 by Hannah Morgan

You own your career. That’s why it is so important to have a plan for your career growth and transition.

For Your Career Growth

It’s easy to get buried in the details of your work. It’s much harder to step back and think about your career aspirations and how you will get there.

This week’s roundup features tips and information that will help you manage your job search and career better! You’ll find ways to uplevel your job search, what not to put in a thank you message after a job interview and even see how to use LinkedIn to research people inside a company. Plus learn how KonMari techniques can be used on your career. I’ve also included 17 things you should know about ATS.

JOB SEARCH

5 Reasons Your Executive Job Search Is Tanking

by 3Plus International

Job search takes a long time, especially if you are looking for more senior roles. There are fewer senior jobs and even fewer ever get advertised. Plan on your search taking 6 – 9 months (or longer). And use the tips in this post to maintain your momentum.

Things Not to Include in an Interview Thank You Letter

by Alison Doyle | The Balance Careers

You know you should write a thank you message after the interview, but don’t just say thank you. Here are things you shouldn’t include in your thank you message.

LINKEDIN

Looking For Jobs With LinkedIn’s Company Pages

by Chaim Shapiro on YouTube

Sometimes you need a video to show you how things work. If you are interested in doing company research, this will show you how LinkedIn’s company pages work!

SOCIAL MEDIA

I Got Burned Out By Social Media and Wanted to Quit. A Career Expert Told Me to Do These 4 Things Instead

by Allana Akhtar | Money

Dropping social media (or avoiding it) isn’t a smart move. See what Dorie Clark recommends and why having an online presence is too important to ignore.

CAREER

Time to KonMari Your Career

by Dorothy Dalton | Dorothy Dalton

If you haven’t heard of Marie Kondo and the KonMari method, you should go check out her show on Netflix to see her in action. Dorothy Dalton walks you through the basic tenets of KonMari as they apply to your career. De-clutter, organize and learn skills that will last a lifetime.

Getting Ahead In the World Of Work?

by Catherine Cunningham, The Career Consultancy | SlideShare

Know, like and trust are three words that can drive your career forward. This infographic illustrates why they are so important.

 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

I published this article on LinkedIn.

17 Things You Need To Know About ATS (and how to get past it)

Learn how to format and style your resume so it makes it through the applicant tracking system and gets read by a real person!

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10 Reasons You Need A Visual Resume

  1. The Death of the Paper Resume
  2. The Morphing of Job Boards and Resume Databases
  3. The Dreaded Black Hole of Applicant Tracking Systems
  4. The Rise of Referrals
  5. Employer-Candidate Mismatch
  6. Communication Mismatch
  7. The Gig Economy
  8. The Web Becomes a Tool for the Masses
  9. Trend Setters as Trailblazers (CEOs, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers)
  10. The Rise of LinkedIn

Embarking on a job search is like preparing to climb a mountain.

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