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Is LinkedIn Premium Worth It for Job Seekers?
A lot of job seekers are torn on whether to buy LinkedIn Premium for their job search. While LinkedIn Premium definitely has some good features, like competitive intelligence, it might not be useful for everyone. In this post, we’ll go over the main benefits of LinkedIn Premium, how much it costs, and which job seekers should consider buying and which should not.
How to Write your Best LinkedIn Summary: My Easy 4-Step Formula
According to a study by Jobvite, an astonishing 87% of recruiters find LinkedIn most effective for vetting candidates. Your LinkedIn Summary is one of the most important pieces of your profile. In this post, I’ll share my 4-step formula that anyone can use to write a great summary and I’ll also share my own summary and walk you through how I crafted it.
3 Interesting Ways to Improve at Phone Screen Interviews
The phone screen interview is different than any other interview in the interview process. Although at first a phone screen appears deceptively simple, it’s actually one of the hardest interviews for smart candidates to pass. In this post I’ll share three unconventional techniques I’ve discovered to improve performance during the phone screen interview:
3 Ways to Organize your Job Search (+ Tools and Templates to organize your applications)
The average job search takes 5 months in the U.S. with some job hunts taking 12-24 months. Staying organized during a long period of time can be tough, but it’s incredibly important to not only improve your results, but also your morale. In this post, we’ll show you 3 techniques to a more organized job search.
How to Achieve All-Star Status on LinkedIn
According to LinkedIn, All-Star profiles are 40X more likely to receive job opportunities. In this post we’ll go over the 8 things you need to do to get your LinkedIn profile to All-Star status so that you can be discovered and land your next job.
10 Best Resume Writers of 2023 (and their prices)
Is it worth hiring a professional resume writer? And how much does a resume writer cost? The answers vary based on who you are, but in this post I’ll share when it’s a good idea to hire a professional resume writer and the top 10 resume writers of 2022 (and their prices).
How to Write your Perfect Resume Summary
In this post we’ll go over the 3 essential pieces of a good resume summary, plus we’ll analyze 17 (good and bad) resume summary examples. At the end, I’ll also teach you a unique method for finding your own original resume summary.
How to Best Explain Being Laid Off
One of the toughest interview questions job candidates stumble on is: “So why did you leave your previous company?” A lot of job candidates who were laid off from their jobs will handle this question improperly. Job candidates typically answer this interview question in one of two ways:
What’s the Best Color for your Resume? Here’s how to decide.
Using a highlight color on your resume can actually help you land a job faster. So what’s the best resume color and how should you use it? Let’s go over a few examples and look at some research as well.
How to Prepare Interview Stories with Real Examples
A very common mistake I used to make was to answer interview questions with answers. It is much more effective to answer interview questions with stories. The three stories you should have in your pocket no matter where you are interviewing are:
31 Interview Questions You Should be Able to Answer (+one of my answers verbatim)
It’s impossible to know all the questions that will be asked of you, but that doesn’t mean you can’t try. Similar to taking a test, although you don’t know the exact questions, you should know the types of questions that will be asked. The three main things your interviewer really wants to know is:
How to Write a Cover Letter that Matters
According to surveys, 3 out of 10 recruiters believe a cover letter is helpful in picking a candidate. In this post I’ll share my proven cover letter template that you can use for free and how to personalize it for your particular job search.
How to Optimize your LinkedIn Profile to Tell a Cohesive Story
Time (the 4th dimension) is one of the most underutilized pieces of the job application process. It’s understandable that if you’re searching for a job, you want to get the process over with in as little time as possible.
This a trap that most people (including myself) fall for.
5 Smart Questions to Ask During your Job Interview
Over 65% of the interviewers I talked to say that the questions the interviewee asks are the most important thing they look for. Meaning, the questions that YOU ask THEM are more important than what they ask you. So prep for it.
How to Decipher Job Descriptions
It may not be obvious, but a lot of people go about applying to jobs in the wrong order. They decide what they are (i.e. a programmer, a writer, a lab tech) and then start building their resume without even looking at what jobs they…
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