Check out this site. It aggregates all the jobs posted in one place. Very handy.
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Have several different resumes ready and cycle through them. Cycling refreshes the resumes in the system and brings them up higher in searches. Try out different keyword combinations, structures, and content to determine what resume gives you the most hits.
Do not leave your resume unattended for longer than a few days at a time when there are millions of people looking for work.
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There are several services that do this and all you have to do is Google “resume marketing”.
If you would prefer to control your submissions then you are looking at Monster and Dice as the best technical job boards while CareerBuilder is good for other qualifications. On my site I have a list of resources.
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This section can help the manager relate to you and at the same time it could lead right into the waste basket. Don’t write anything weird here.
It is always last and can be left out altogether.
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This is the body of the resume. No matter how short or long you decide to make the body, make sure it is technical and filled with keywords you put in the technical summary. It is very frustrating to have to figure out when your candidate did something and often causes resumes to be discarded. </br>
There is an endless debate about how long a resume should be. I don’t agree with the one page idea because a good technical person cannot fit all his experience on one page. If you are just starting out then a one pager is good. However, if you have experience and you cat out significant keyword portions you risk being overlooked. </br>
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RSO or Resume Search Optimization is a technique that dictates “keyword” placement throughout the resume that increases your chances of being seen by robotic search engines and consequently by recruiters.
Every single large company and many small companies are using application tracking systems (ATS) that use complicated algorithms to search and sort the right resumes. If your resume is not properly optimized there is a chance that your resume will never be found or read. You will never get a callback.
Traditional resume writers who do not know about RSO will tell you to write a one page resume plus a cover letter and cripple your ability to be found by modern recruiters.
I’ve been a technical recruiter and a RSO practitioner for the last 5 years. Let me take a look at your resume and give you some suggestions.
Whether you prefer MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, or a myriad of other social networking media, it is your responsibility to nurture these networks. Every social network is like a directory of who is who. This is particularly true with LinkedIn.
There are several schools of thought on how social networks should be grown:
1. The first states that you should only connect to people you know.
2. The second holds that you should connect to people you know and to those who are looking for new connections.
3. The third theory of social networking holds that you should reach out to as many people as you can. (be careful here since LinkedIn has some evil policies against friendliness)
I follow the third theory of social networking because I am truly interested in connecting to as many people as possible and in growing my social network as large as I can imagine. Some people are not comfortable connecting to those they do not know and by this discomfort lose out on vast opportunities.
Social networks are created for one purpose: to be social. It’s almost obvious but many people try to use them as personal contact organizers. This is not the best way to use many social networks.
Now for the Social Networking Jobs Strategies:
1. Grow your Network!
2. Develop your profile
3. Get endorsed
4. Grow your Network!
5. Use your favorite social network to research hiring managers at your target companies
6. Call those managers directly and connect with them before you send your resume to HR or to the job posting.
7. Grow your Network!
For strategies on how to grow and utilize your social network to get that elusive job please call me at 1-800-791-7794.
If I were searching for a job for myself, I would not send my resume to HR and wait for a phone call, I would go through my social network contacts and call every manager who I thought might be hiring recruiters. If they did not need a recruiter, I might offer them third party staffing services.
Some people view this as improper networking etiquette, but if I need a job, I couldn’t care less about propriety. Directly connecting with the manager can put you right at the top of the pile of resumes and since you are not an agency that needs a vendors list approval from HR, all you have to do is sell yourself to the manager, meet him for lunch or something. It is sales 101 and most people have no idea how to go about it. It’s also a numbers game. The more you sell, the more likely someone will buy.
Most “career coaches” will tell you to follow up with HR, but I take it a step farther and tell you to seek out the hiring manager. HR has a reputation for being a quagmire for resumes and to give them credit they get thousands of resumes. In addition to that, not all corporate recruiters understand what the hiring managers are searching for. By calling direct you take the uncertainty right out of the equation.
Finally, most recruiters don’t care if you are about to lose your house in a foreclosure. The only person who will take care of you is interestingly enough, YOU! This is why you have to take matters into your hands and sell, sell, sell!
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I thought Zale wrote an informative newletter that I should share with anyone so lucky as to visit my blog. It’s really dead on….
Two common goals LinkedIn members face everyday is (1) How to grow a LinkedIn network and (2) How to generate traffic to a website.
I love leverage. I love Win-Win.
I have been writing articles on LinkedIn for my website and had some success generating traffic, but nothing really spectacular. I received lots of thanks and compliments, but I had no phenomenal growth, nor did I receive much revenue from my efforts.
I decided to do something about it and read Ken Evoy’s free e-book, The Master’s Course on Affiliate marketing which you can get here. In the course, he outlines how to create content to generate traffic. Ken’s approach is to create content that attracts traffic through the search engines. The expertise comes in how you create the content.
My web site is all about helping people achieve success at the same time I realized I had an access to 20,000,000 people through LinkedIn. The problem, was, how I do interest the 20,000,000 LinkedIn Members to come to my site? I use my LinkedIn network to help create great content and at the same time generate traffic to my site. The six steps and how to apply them is described two paragraphs away.
One approach to solve the problem is through my Success Stories group. If you are part of the group, I hope you are taking advantage of the opportunity I provide to you to market and promote your profile. If you are not part of the Success Stories group, you can join here.
The process has worked wonderfully. I have asked well over 40 questions and have received between 20 and 70 answers to each of the questions. And in have received hundreds of compliments on my questions. My direct LinkedIn network grows by over 200 people a week and my website traffic grows by 10% to 20% week over week.
Here are the six steps I follow and you can do exactly the same things based on your website topic:
What’s in it for all the people who have responded to my question?
What’s In It For Me? (It does take a lot of time - so the payback has to be strong):
No matter what your expertise is. You can follow the same techniques as this to
a) Attract traffic to your website
b) Grow your LinkedIn network.
It’s called Swipe and Deploy. Swipe my technique and deploy it with your expertise.
You can get the e-book I mentioned above at Ken Evoy’s (free) Affiliate Master’s Course or read about the e-book first here in my article How To Make Money As An Affiliate. I read the book and follow the program, and all is going great. His approach is based on attracting traffic through the use of Google and the other search engines. I have written a detailed article on the technique here at http://www.zaletabakman.ca/2008/01/22/profiting-from-a-blog/ A list of the success stories can be found at www.ZaleTabakman,.ca/stories.
You can find Zale’s Networking Forum at Forums.ZaleTabakman.ca
To your success
Zale
P.S. If you want to grow your network, then you need to make sure that you are making great use of LinkedIn Groups. You can read an article at are how to use LinkedIn Groups to grow your network and some of the groups I have created to help connect people who want to achieve success in their life. You can find the article at http://www.zaletabakman.ca/2007/12/20/5-ways-to-use-linkedin-groups-effectively/
P.P.S. Make sure you are part of my Success Stories group. I described the technique above. Join the group and post an answer and links to your site and your company. It’s a great way of letting the world know all about you. You can join the group at http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/44441/6D2CAC1C623D.
P.P.P.S. As a member of the Networking For Success group, you are part of Zale’s
P.P.P.P.S. This e-mail only goes to people who has joined the Networking For Success Group. I have assumed that you wanted to develop a business relationship, but did not want to be SPAMMED or sold anything. Therefore, any e-mails I send you will only contain information and knowledge that is free and usable as is. It will never contain any solicitation nor is your e-mail given away or sold. However, I understand if you do not wish to receive any e-mails from me. You can stop receiving these e-mails by clicking here.
P.P.P.P.P.S. I hope you are currently connected to me. If you are, I have added at least 1,500,000 connections to your network and thousands more each day. If we are not connected since I am long out of invitations, so you will need to send me one. You can check if we are connected on my profile at www.LinkedIn.com/in/ZaleTabakman. If we are not connected, send an invite to Zale@ZaleTabakman.ca and use the friend link!
