25 Little Known Career & Job Search Tips, Tricks, and Strategies

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TIP# - 1: 15 SECONDS TO MAKE YOUR RESUME STAND OUT
You have 15 SECONDS to make your resume STAND OUT
 Headline/Subject Line
 Professional Summary
 Call to Action – Stimulate the employer to open and read your
resume
 You must understand the process from beginning to end

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TIP# - 2: USE OF DESCRIPTIVE ACTION WORDS AND ADJECTIVES
Use Descriptive Action Words and Adjectives in Your Resume
Accelerate Build Developed Illuminated Prepared
Accomplish Capture Discovered Implemented Produced
Achieve Confident Eliminate Improved Reduced
Acquire Conquer Encouraged Increased Retained
Adopt Convert Established Leveraged Segmented
Assess Create Evaluated Managed Simplified
Assure Cultivate Executed Maximized Strengthened
Attain Delivered Focused Motivated Transformed
Boost Demonstrated Generated Persuaded Unleashed
Bridge Deployed Identified Positioned Won

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TIP# - 3: WHY YOU NEED A PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
A Professional Summary will:
 Summarize your entire career in 5-10 bullet points
 Allow the reader to quickly see important highlights
 Entice the reader to open your resume and see more
 Ensure that the reader notices those highpoints before skimming
and scanning the rest

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TIP# - 4: WHICH JOB BOARDS SHOULD I REGISTER ON?
Which Job Boards/Websites Should I Register With?
 Linkedin
 Monster
 Career Builder
 Indeed
 The Ladders
 Specific International Boards
 Register on all. Companies will use some but not all
 Individual Company Websites
 Company Linkedin Pages
 Job sections of Linkedin Groups

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TIP# - 5: EFFECTIVELY USE THESE JOB BOARDS
The best and highest uses of these Job Boards will:
 Ensure that you are found by employers seeking your talents
 Notify you of openings as they are posted – both historical &
current openings
 Even if 100 people have already applied - you still should apply
 Generally 95% are not qualified and immediately discarded

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TIP# - 6: MATCH YOUR JOB BOARD PROFILES WITH YOUR RESUME
Your Resume and Job Board Profiles Should Match
 First step in the process is to Perfect Your Resume
 Then replicate it across the different job boards
 Don’t upload in PDF – it may not be scanable
 Use specific skills/keywords throughout your profile
 Use the Create Resume Function wherever possible
 Discrepancies cause confusion and may result in
your application being discarded

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TIP# - 7: COMPANY WEBSITES
How Do I Use Company Websites?
 Individual Company Websites
 Career Sections
 Apply directly – Use your Linkedin Profile or a resume in an MS
Word format – no embedded images or PDF’s
 You may never get a response
 Save all your confirmations

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TIP# - 8: CONNECT WITH HUMAN RESOURCE EXECUTIVES
Connect With Human Resources Executives
 Many times the name of the person posting is listed in the actual
post
 Find the person on LinkedIn – Ask to connect – Use no more than
250 characters to explain your reason for connecting
 What are your dream employer companies ? Find the HR
Manager/Director/Vice Presidents and connect with them through
LinkedIn

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TIP# - 9: WHERE JOB OPENINGS ARE POSTED
Where Else Can I Look for Job Openings?
 Twitter – Follow companies
 LinkedIn - Follow companies. They all post new openings on the
company page and when you follow them, these new postings will
appear in your feed
 Hidden section on LinkedIn makes you discretely visible to
recruiters and identifies that you are open to opportunities
 Facebook
 Hashtags
 LinkedIn and Facebook Groups

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TIP# - 10: PREPARE – DO YOUR HOMEWORK
Before the interview PREPARE PREPARE PREPARE
 Research the Company
 Visit Company Website
 Review the Company Pages on LinkedIn
 If Company is public, view annual reports, 10Q’s, etc.
 Interviewers will ask: What do you know about our company
 You must have 5 - 7 facts memorized fully

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TIP# - 11: CAN I USE THIS POSITION AS A STEPPING STONE
Will This Position Help Me in the Future?
 How long do you see yourself in this position ?
 Can you see the long term opportunity potential ?
 During the interview ask about long term opportunities
 When you find yourself no longer learning or blocked from
in your current company - it is probably time to leave

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TIP# - 12: HOW TO DRESS FOR AN INTERVIEW
Should I Overdress or Underdress?
 Always OVERDRESS
 Business Attire
 Dress appropriately even for Remote/Skype Interviews
 You never get a second chance to make a first impression

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TIP# - 13: HOW TO PREPARE FOR INTERVIEWS
How do I prepare for my interview?
 Company Research
 Research the person who will be conducting your interview
 Prepare follow-up questions
 Mock interview with someone – role play (even by yourself in the
mirror)
 Practice your responses
 Enthusiasm, interest, personality

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TIP# - 14: HOW TO STAND OUT FROM OTHER APPLICANTS
How do I make sure that I STAND OUT from other applicants?
 Show your knowledge of the company
 Don’t just list your qualifications, give examples
 Be prepared to recap at the end of the 5-10 bullet points of your
Professional history – make a lasting impression
 Communicate your uniqueness
 Ask questions
 Make An Impression – Don’t Be Forgettable

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TIP# - 15: PREPARE FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS
ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS Ask Additional Questions
 At the end of the interview, if the interviewer asks “Do you have
any additional questions?” always have 3 -5 questions prepared.
Even if you know the answers – show your interest
 Even if the interviewer doesn’t ask if you have questions – STOP
and Say – “I have some additional questions”
 Never arrive to an interview without questions prepared

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TIP# - 16: THANK YOU MESSAGES
After The Interview ALWAYS Send Thank You Message
 When the interview is over – Make sure you ask: “What are the next
steps?” or “What is the process ?”
 Always send a thank you message within 24 hours – hand written is best,
but email is ok.
 Your Thank You is NOT just to offer thanks for the interview – it is yet
another opportunity to sell yourself
 Your THANK YOU should include the following:
1. Appreciation for the interview
2. Confirm your interest (or non-interest in the position)
3. Restate why you are a good candidate
4. Looking forward to hearing from you

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TIP# - 17: FOLLOW-UP AFTER THE INTERVIEW
When and How Should I Follow-Up After The Interview?
 Make a note of the process/timeline indicated by the interviewer
 If you do not hear from the interviewer by the date indicated, send a
friendly reminder
 It is best to get to either a YES or NO as quickly as possible
 Normally candidates who are of interest are the ones contacted first
 If you are not contacted, it is usually a
sign that you are no longer in the running

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TIP# - 18: BE AVAILABLE – SHORT RESPONSE TIME
When Looking For a Job – Always Be Available and RESPOND QUICKLY
 Based on the email address and phone # you provide, you MUST be
to receive these messages
 There is NO EXCUSE for not responding quickly
 When you are applying to a position, you MUST check your messages and
email - regularly
 Don’t let more than a few hours go by without responding
 Failure to respond quickly may cause the company
to move on to the next candidate

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TIP# - 19: ENTREPRENEURSHIP VS. LOOKING FOR A JOB
Entrepreneurship
 Start a company
 Buy a company
 Buy a Franchise
 No Security – No safety net
 Global Opportunities
 Could go broke and lose it all
 Unlimited earnings potential
 No Work/life balance
 Most will fail
Looking For a Job
 Gain Experience
 Training
 Security
 Benefits
 Work/life balance
 Income potential may be
limited
 You will always work for
someone else
 Company Politics and
Bureaucracy

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TIP# - 20: INTERNSHIPS
What is the value of working as an Intern?
 Gain experience in your industry
 Show potential employers what you can do
 Paid versus Unpaid – Experience is more important than money
 Determine if your chosen profession is a right fit
 Employers will choose those with relevant experience over those
who don’t have any
 Virtual internships – www.internships.com

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TIP# - 21: IMPORTANCE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
How are you keeping up to date in your industry?
 Wall Street Journal
 Entrepreneur, Inc. Magazine, Fortune, Fast Company
 Blogs
 Industry Specific Magazines
 Industry Specific Newsletters
 Business Books
 CNBC/Fox Business News
 Biographies of Great Leaders
 Webinars – Workshops
 Education does not stop after school ends

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TIP# - 22: REMOTE JOB OPPORTUNITIES
Have You Considered Remote Job Opportunities?
 In no other time in history are there more remote/virtual job
opportunities (hundreds of thousands of jobs around the world
today)
 These are no longer just lower level jobs but also senior executive
positions
 Working remotely greatly opens up your potential opportunities.
 No longer limiting opportunities by geography
 Better work life balance. Eliminate commuting
 Search on Remote Jobs or Virtual Jobs

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TIP# - 23: NEGOTIATING YOUR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT
Are you negotiating the best Employment Contract?
 Everything must be in writing – if not, be careful of accepting
 Are you accepting the terms and conditions as is or are you
negotiating?
 Your should always ask, always try to negotiate (within reason)
 Employers have more respect for those who try to negotiate
 The worst thing that can happens is that the answer is no
 Things open to negotiation:
 Salary
 Benefits
 Bonuses/Commissions
 Stock
 Vacation
 Signing bonus
 Monthly expenses
 Technology
 Relocation Assistance

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TIP# - 24: RELOCATING – SHOULD YOU MOVE
Should you move for that new job?
 Are you limiting your search to jobs in your city?
 Will you relocate for the right job?
 Will the company assist with relocation expenses?
 Can you afford to pay your own moving expenses?
 Should you move or keep looking locally?
 How will this impact your family?

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TIP# - 25: COMPETITION – WHO AM I COMPETING WITH
Who is my competition for this job?
 People out of work
 Passive job seekers
 Recent graduates
 Internal candidates
 Freelancers
 People around the world
 Temporary workers
 The economy

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