Summary Sunday SEO and Social Media For Job Search

Summary Sunday SEO and Social Media For Job Search Personal SEO and social media will help you improve your job search. It isnt all that difficult. This weeks roundup features help to get you up-to-speed on using SEO and social media to modernize your job search and net you better results! Of course, there are still some foundational job search concepts you want to master and youll find those here as well! As always, if you like what youve read, I encourage you to subscribe to the authors website/newsletter/updates. Or, you can follow all these great people on Twitter by following this list: Top Job Search Tips for 2018 SOCIAL MEDIA 9 Things to Avoid on Social Media While Looking for a New Job by   Alice E.M. Underwood, Grammarly | Glassdoor Heres the deal.  60% of employers  research job candidates on social media and over half are reluctant to hire candidates with no online presence, according to CareerBuilder. Heed this list of 9 things you should do to put your best foot forward online! 5 Tips On How To Get More Clicks On LinkedIn and Increase Your Google Ranking by Career Love | Social-Hire If you want to people to notice your LinkedIn profile, then follow these 5 tips:  Complete your LinkedIn profile with detailed content and industry-relevant keywords Create a more specific job title and headline Customize the URL of your public LinkedIn profile Be willing to display your full name (first name and last name) Change the setting of your LinkedIn profile to public (and make key content public) Read the entire article to learn why and how! PERSONAL SEO Guide to Personal SEO for Job Search and Careers by Susan P. Joyce | Job-Hunt.org Search Engine Optimization (SEO) means appearing in the search results on a search for your name or your skills.  For a successful job search and career today, personal SEO is a necessity. Not being found (also known as being invisible) kills your credibility, and labels you as out-of-date or, worse, fake. JOB SEARCH How to Create a Resume that Gets Read! by Adrienne Tom | Career Impressions These are 5 things you need to know when it comes to creating and USING your resume so that it doesnt end up ignored! The Zen Of Job Hunting: How to get past HR obstacles by Nick Corcodollis | Ask The Headhunter I love Nicks response to the long gripe a job seeker has about the job application process. Nick agrees, the process stinks and goes on to say Why do people persist in trying to change other people’s mindsets? Change your own mindset. That, in turn, will allow you to change your behavior. Only your own behavior is going to enable you to change the outcome of your job hunting efforts. So learn what you can do to turn the situation around!