Start taking small, frequent steps to manage your career and get ahead of the job hunt. You don’t want to get caught flat-footed.
Get Ahead of The Job Search
In this week’s roundup, you find articles on interviewing reminders, personal branding tips, and a new tool for new grads.
PERSONAL BRANDING
How to Protect Your Online Reputation
by Dorie Clark | Forbes
There is one thing you can start doing today that will improve your long-term career prospects. It’s managing your online reputation! This post features quotes from SEO master, Neil Patel, who is also founder of KISSmetrics and Crazy Egg.
These 4 Personal Branding Tactics Will Transform Your Career
by Rich Bellis | Fast Company
I promise, these 4 tactics are easily do-able and will enhance your personal brand immensely! Great wisdom from Lisa Skeete Tatum, CEO and cofounder of Landit, a personalized career platform for women.
INTERVIEWING
Never Forget That 50% of Your Job Interview is You Sizing Up a Potential Employer
by Quora | Inc.
The interview should be a mutual exchange of information. These 6 questions will help you assess whether this is the right opportunity for you!
Camera Ready: How Candidates Can Prepare For A Video Interview
by Andrew Trechsel | Training
You’ll find 9 tips to help improve how you come across during a video interview (and you will be asked for a video interview!)
NEW GRAD
This LinkedIn Rival’s Profiles Will Actually Show Your Whole Personality
by Emma Hinchliffe | Mashable
College students have a new option when it comes to creating an online profile when job searching, WayUp . This new platform offers a new way to showcase candidates’ talents.
JOB SEARCH
by CNBC
This should be an interesting show about job interviews (and the job search process). Tune in for the season premier Nov. 8 | Wednesdays 10 p.m. ET/PT
50 diverse candidates, 18 cameras, 2 receptionists, 1 stressful job interview.
The making of #TheJobInterview. https://t.co/bgNMvqpghL pic.twitter.com/NlbLzFFZWn
— The Job Interview (@thejobinterview) October 23, 2017
Hannah Morgan speaks and writes about job search and career strategies. She founded CareerSherpa.net to educate professionals on how to maneuver through today’s job search process. Hannah was nominated as a LinkedIn Top Voice in Job Search and Careers and is a regular contributor to US News & World Report. She has been quoted by media outlets, including Forbes, USA Today, Money Magazine, Huffington Post, as well as many other publications. She is also author of The Infographic Resume and co-author of Social Networking for Business Success.