"If you try
helping others, you find code to your own success!" ----This thought
crossed my mind yesterday!
I
have been meeting some of my friends and acquaintances, who are seriously
looking for new job or job change but they have not been able to get any
headway for quite sometime now. There is a widening gap between the cup and the
lip! If you are not getting job offers, I blame you!
Few
cents to fellow job hunters. Pitch in, need your thoughts!
1-There is much more than meets the
eye! Jobs are not available on job boards-Naukri, etc! Jobs listed on LinkedIn
and IIM Jobs are listings and 8 out of 10 times, you will not make any progress
after you applied! Just drop these ideas, however, sharing your resume is 5 min
job and that you can keep doing. But follow below steps!
2-Start with working on
LinkedIn profile. Fill every section. Add company logos, mind your title!
- Use power-trade-cheeky words,
wordsmith every single sentence that you use. Add company logos, use
power words.
- Add high resolution professional
photo. If you have too many companies at tail end , just drop them.
- If you have 15 or 16 years of
career and you are still a mid level manager and aim at mid -senior level
manager role, highlight companies for past 6 to 8 years. Pay for
wordsmithry, if you are not good at it.
- Review other well written profiles
on LinkedIn and you can collect tonnes of ideas, words, etc.
3-Ask for
Recommendations on war footing, and follow up with connections who can write
recommendation for you.
- Some of them may even ask you,
what you want them to highlight, send them a well-crafted write up, they
can use.
4-
Try LinkedIn premium for at least 3 months. PREMIUM ACCOUNT
AND ORANGE IN LOGO means VALUE! Use well crafted inmail and express interest in
working for that company and solicit help, guidance to pursue a suitable
opportunity there.
5-Connect with high
profile professionals from your target companies. Use well written cover letter
and attach curated resume that is attractive enough. Aesthetics matter. Use
designing aspect to make it shine. We are in digital age.
- Share your profile with your
qualified connections now. For highly qualified connections at that target
company , share cover letter first not resume
but mention, you will share if your connection asks you to share.
- Remember, since your LinkedIn
profile is well crafted and decked now, someone, who may wish to help you
will share your LinkedIn profile......(and connections does not mean HR
and Recruitment managers only). Share it with business people or other
functional folks!
6-Mention your email
address and mobile number in your LinkedIn profile clearly.
7-Write 2 or 3 LinkedIn
posts. Not many. Make it look well structured. If you are not good at it, hire
someone to do this for you. Write generic positive post.
- Ask many of your connections to
write comments and follow up so that good number of people read it, like
it , comment on it! Follow up ..collect brownies!
8-Identify 20 active
and powerful connections on LinkedIn, who you will follow, like their comment, comment
on their post.
- After few weeks , write them email
and solicit career advice and then you are heading for that push!
9-Be generous. Write
fantastic recommendations for your target 50 connections. Use wordsmiths for
this, if you are not good at writing!
10-Send tonnes of
endorsements to tonnes of your valuable contacts.
11-Check
your LinkedIn settings and allow people to know that you viewed their
profile.
12-Apply
to LinkedIn jobs. View job poster's profile. Send nicely written connection
request.
- As mentioned earlier, your word
resume shall capture words and spirits of your LinkedIn profile.
- Use pdf versions only when sharing
resume with companies.
- Headhunting companies need word
doc as they need to put their logos, etc.
Check this interesting post on
Stemjar for deeper insights on killer LinkedIn profile
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