When you discover a great job or want a promotion, how do you prove you’re the best candidate?
Everything you do- from the email you send to your LinkedIn profile, should support your skills and qualifications! And if you are aching for a promotion, you’ll learn what you want to do to present yourself as deserving of earning more money!
Prove You’re the Best Candidate
INTERVIEWING
2 Tried and Tested Tactics Great Interviewers Use to Predict Candidate Success
by Siofra Pratt | Social Talent
In order to interview better, it helps to understand how recruiters think. That’s why this article is so helpful. Read about the strategies recruiters use and learn why. Now you’re ready for the next post!
The C.A.R. Technique: Your Secret Interviewing Weapon
by Allison Hemming | Hired Guns
CAR, STAR, PAR- whatever acronym you use, just use these stories to answer interview questions!
JOB SEARCH
11 Rules for Writing the Perfect Email Subject Line for Job Hunting
by Rachel Gillett | Business Insider
There’s nothing harder than crafting an email you really want someone to read – except writing the subject line, What do you say to get the reader to open it?
Rethinking Endorsements So You Always Look Your Best
by Yolanda Yeh | LinkedIn Blog
Changes to LinkedIn’s Endorsements on your profile will include:
- highlighting endorsements that matter most to the viewer (viewers will see endorsements made by mutual connections, colleagues, and people who are knowledgeable about the skill)
- improved targeting to suggest endorsements to connections that know the skills and your work best
PROMOTION/CAREER
I’m A CEO—Here’s How I Decide Whether To Give You A Raise Or Lay You Off
by Jacob Baadsgaard | Fast Company
This is painful read for some, but well deserving of your time! To hold on to a job today, you must remember these three things!
11 Questions To Ask Yourself To See If You’re Ready For Promotion
by William Arruda | Forbes
Arruda notes that “today, the path to promotion seems less straightforward and more difficult to navigate.” Do you really think you’re ready? Go read his 11 questions!
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.
