So unemployment rates are the highest they've been in years, and your faced with conducting a job search when competition is high. What can you do?
As with any competition.... you should first think about what everyone else is doing. Most of them will be looking for jobs on the internet, firing up their network (most of which they haven't talked with in the past year) and sending off that same old boring resume they just updated. Sound familiar? If you're doing the same thing your competition is doing... how can you expect to stand out in your job search?
To stand out amongst your competition, you should consider more advanced tools such as online portfolios and brief video introductions. Tools such as CareerScribe are becoming very popular, and provide free online portfolios for users.
If you really want to be different, consider verifying your degrees and certifications, as well as consider getting a credit and criminal background check performed on yourself in advance of approaching a company. Most companies perform these steps as part of the candidate sourcing and employee screening process anyway.
The cost is really minimal, and is a great investment. What it says about you, your honesty, and believability is enormous. How much more believable is your resume, if someone knows you have taken steps to verify the information for them in advance?
As with any competition.... you should first think about what everyone else is doing. Most of them will be looking for jobs on the internet, firing up their network (most of which they haven't talked with in the past year) and sending off that same old boring resume they just updated. Sound familiar? If you're doing the same thing your competition is doing... how can you expect to stand out in your job search?
To stand out amongst your competition, you should consider more advanced tools such as online portfolios and brief video introductions. Tools such as CareerScribe are becoming very popular, and provide free online portfolios for users.
If you really want to be different, consider verifying your degrees and certifications, as well as consider getting a credit and criminal background check performed on yourself in advance of approaching a company. Most companies perform these steps as part of the candidate sourcing and employee screening process anyway.
The cost is really minimal, and is a great investment. What it says about you, your honesty, and believability is enormous. How much more believable is your resume, if someone knows you have taken steps to verify the information for them in advance?
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