Summary Sunday: Help and Hope For The New Year

Find help and hope in this week’s summary of job search articles! It’s just what you need before the new year starts!

Job seekers need help and hope as we head into 2021. It’s been tough for those who are looking for a new job.

The absence of in-person events forced us all to adapt to virtual networking. It seems like meeting new people has been more difficult, but easier in some ways too. Thank goodness for LinkedIn.

Thanks to the many career and job search coaches that offered livestream events, webinars, crowdsourced help and more!

The challenge as you move forward is to find your tribe and build stronger ties to the people in that tribe. And once you do, I promise, you’ll feel connected, empowered and in-the-know.

And that is exactly what this week’s summary is all about.

You’ll find:

• Why 2021 is a year to be hopeful (according to career coaches)
• Why negotiating a job offer is important
• How to post and engage on LinkedIn
• How to job search without a resume

My wish for every job seeker is that you take control of your search. Define what YOU want and need from your next role and that you go after it with conviction!

JOB SEARCH

Why You Can Be Hopeful About Your Career in 2021 and Beyond | Wishingwell Coaching

Why you can be hopeful about your career in 2021 and beyond

With 2021 around the corner, there are more things to be hopeful about besides just saying good riddance to 2020. And as I thought about ending 2020 and ringing in the new year, I wondered, what gift could I give to you to celebrate? What do you really need this year?

8 Ways to Land An Interview Without a Resume | Chameleon Resumes & Career Sherpa

8 Ways to Land An Interview Without a Resume

Negotiation

Can You Lose A Job Offer By Asking For Too Much? | Forbes

Can You Lose A Job Offer By Asking For Too Much?

At a recent negotiation workshop I led, one attendee was worried that negotiating too hard would jeopardize a job offer. He wanted a reliable way to tell when you are starting to annoy the employer by asking for too much. Other attendees shared his fear – that questioning a job offer would somehow make it disappear.

VIRTUAL NETWORKING

Building Your Network In A Virtual World | LinkedIn

Building Your Network In A Virtual World

Your network is priceless when it comes to navigating challenges and growing your career. That’s why almost 80% of professionals consider networking to be important to new job opportunities and career success. While the pandemic has put traditional in-person networking opportunities like coffee meetings or networking events on hold, you can still thoughtfully build and maintain your professional relationships virtually via LinkedIn.

MENTIONS

How To Post and Engage On LinkedIn | Things Career Related

How To Post and Engage On LinkedIn

This guest article is from Hannah Morgan, a LinkedIn Top Voice, job-search strategist, and founder of Career Sherpa.net. Wondering what to post on LinkedIn? Hannah provides great advice on what to share with the LinkedIn community. You’ve updated your LinkedIn profile for the one-millionth time but nada, nothing, zilch.

MOTIVATION

You may have more influence over your motivation than you think. Could it be you aren’t feeling motivated because the role and/or the company doesn’t excite you?

What would you get excited about doing and where would you love to work?

Answer these questions and see what happens.

Think about how excited you’d be if you were pursuing a dream job with a dream company…and what you would do to get there…#MotivationMonday pic.twitter.com/yK6gygdUx3

— Hannah Morgan (@careersherpa) December 21, 2020