Category: Job Search Tips and Tricks

Recruit New Employees Using Facebook [Infographic]

How To Recruit New Employees Using Facebook [Infographic]Today to find talent, employers don’t even have to log out from .

may be appropriate to find a computer whiz, insurance agent or other professional, but Facebook is increasingly where it’s at for human resources to find new employees.

Nearly every young professional is turning to Facebook, with over 1 billion users world-wide. This infographic—by HireRabbit—shows that 48% of all job seekers did a search on Facebook last year.

Among other intriguing facts, the graphic shows that many top brands have career pages on Facebook pages—Starbucks, Red Bull, Levi’s and others.

Few employers know that 1 in 5 job seekers have updated professional information to their Facebook profile and monitor them regularly.

The Facebook job recruitment infographic, after the jump…

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Time to Freshen Your Resume!

Time to Freshen Your Resume

Searching for a new job, your resume is your first impression—your calling card. If it’s staler than last year’s Halloween candy, it’s going straight into the “retention file.”

How do you refresh a stale resume?

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How Not to Write Resumes, Job Descriptions [Infographic]

How NOT to write a resume, job description
Infographic: Monster.co.uk

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but for job searchers, hiring managers and human resources departments, words can count quite a bit more!

In crafting the tools for a competitive job market—for employers and job seekers—both what you say and how you say it are essential to making an impact.

Like marketing copy, the best resumes states a case clearly and plainly—compelling the reader with powerful calls to action (that is, giving YOU the job!)

The perfect resume or job descriptions can increase your brand, putting in front of hundreds more decision makers, with a better chance to get the job (or get the right hire if you are an employer).

Writing copy—resumes, job descriptions or other types of marketing copy—can be challenging to get right. But there is hope!

There some basic rules; follow them, and you can make recruitment simpler (and job search much shorter).  One of the best is this—the best resumes avoid jargon!

Adding buzzwords (that few truly understand) in job descriptions or resumes—unlike keywords—will turn off readers more than turn them on.

In resumes and job ads, spelling errors should also be avoided at any cost; it screams unprofessional and a lack of attention to detail. Job seekers–don’t rely on spell check! There will be times “form” (the right spelling of the wrong word) can pass by the computer, when you meant to say “from.”

Monster.co.uk produced this infographic—with useful tips for both employers and job seekers.

Infographic after the jump…

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Turbo Charge Your Job Search!

Turbo Charge Your Job Search!

Let’s face it—unemployment sucks!

When searching for a job, every day can seem like an eternity.

Fight a slow clock by keeping a positive attitude and staying proactive; an organized and structured strategy will help you obtain a job a lot faster.

Five ways to turbo-charge your job search; use them to get back to work fast!

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Job Seekers: You Are Being Watched!

Beware: Potential Employers Are Watching You
The Wall Street Journal
Image: WSJ.com

Everyone is aware of the significance of a strong first impression; for job seekers, it could make or break their chances.

The way you are seen as a candidate and potential employee is critical, especially when you have invested so much time and effort developing a personal brand.

As impressions go, resumes and interview skills should be no-brainers. Few will argue the importance of being seen as competent and experienced. Resumes should always be honest, readable and error free; interview performances are confident and well-practiced.

However, what if none of those are the first thing a potential employer sees? What appears when the recruiter or human resources department does a basic Google search prior to the interview? Would they find anything disqualifying? Who would be the judge?

In a growing number of cases, the online profile is the first thing employers learn about an applicant. Internet searches are easy to implement, so it is inevitable that they would go first to the web. Nothing is keeping a company from performing searches of publicly available information.

Of course, social media feeds are now commonplace; with that, images of indiscretions are just as common. Nearly all of us have something regretful posted online.  Is that an innocent mistake, or a sign of poor decision-making?

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