Find A Job You Love in 2024
Resources & Tips To Get Started
If you’re looking to get hired in 2024, optimizing your resume and LinkedIn profile should be at the top of your to-do list. As professional copywriters with a focus on crafting impactful resumes, CVs, cover letters and professional bios, we’re here to offer some resourceful information and tips to get you started!
Career Letter's Tip # 1
Highly Recommended
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Utilize Your Recommendations
As you are beginning your job search, it is helpful to get 3-4 recent recommendations from colleagues. If you are a manager, getting thoughtful recommendations from people who reported directly to you are much more valuable than a VP level person in your organization who might only have a remote awareness of who you are.
As the saying goes, “it is better to give than to receive;” it looks better for you if you’ve given more recommendations than you’ve gotten yourself, especially if you’re attempting to network yourself as a manager committed to developing people.
Vendors and contractors who can speak about what it’s like to work for you are also more valuable as recommendations.
Career Letter's Tip # 2
Custom Catering
Switch It Up
Just like you wouldn’t wear the same outfit to the beach as you would the boardroom, avoid using the same generic resume for every application. Customize it to the job you’re going after.
Keep in mind
The more keywords that matchup between your resume and the job description, the more likely AI will move your resume to the top of the pile for review.
Extra Tip: Use bullets in your job description for easy reading.
Career Letter's Tip # 3
Showcase Your Skills
Skills in LinkedIn
When uploading to LinkedIn, pay attention to the “skills” section. Here you can list up to 50 skills. Utilize this and include all 50 skills! It will help optimize your search-ability with recruiters.
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Career Letter's Tip # 4
Picture Perfect
Imagery is Important
Use a clear, bright, professional profile picture. No pictures of you catching a big fish unless you’re applying for a job on a fishing boat!
Likewise, for your cover photo, sunsets and industrial landscapes are appropriate. Kid pictures? Not so much.
Career Letter's Tip # 5
Recent Gap in Your Resume?
Worried about a recent gap in your resume?
Don’t spend too much time stressing over it. In these times, the stigma about people being out of work has diminished.
If you are no longer working for a company, put an end date on your current position and mark the duties you perform in the past tense. If you’ve been notified, you’re being laid off and you are still doing work to transition but have not ended your employment/contracting relationship yet, it is okay to keep that company as your current employer.
Career Letter's Tip # 6
Taking The Next Step
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