Whether you are employed or unemployed, hunting
for the job is only part of what it takes to manage your career.
Job security takes career planning.
Managing your
career includes:
- Keeping your resume updated and ready
for the ideal job that comes along.
- Building your professional profile within
the workplace through increased experience and knowledge, and
online with your profile that gets noticed.
- Updating your reference contacts regularly
by checking with them for current contact information and networking
to see what they know regarding available positions.
- Staying current on business developments
within your career choice. Know who's hiring, who's merging,
who's dissolving, and who's recruiting new talent for a restructuring.
- Preparing for the interview with current
information on the company, with the latest hiring trends, and
the most up-to-date interview procedures.
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Did you know?
- You can capitalize on your job search success
if you refresh your online resume on a regular basis. Update
your resume regularly by tweaking the format, or refreshing
keywords and your resume will move to the top of the entries.
- At least 60% of jobs are found through social
networking. The top two online social networking sites are LinkedIn
and Facebook. Build your professional profile with industry
key words relative to your work experience. Keep personal information
to a minimum.
- Many employers hire candidates through passive
recruiting. Keeping your professional credentials posted on
career-specific job boards puts you in the winner's circle.
- Some employers look specifically at personal
interests of the candidate. Know what and when to include hobbies,
interests, and clubs in which you participate.
- Corporations who review hundreds of resumes
use software to scan resumes for relevant keywords. Identify
the keywords you need for your resume that are pertinent to
your career field within the job description.
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