Summary Sunday: Issue 563

Job Search requires multiple skills. From writing to interviewing to branding to strategizing. You can find a little bit of each of these in this week’s Summary Sunday. Here’s what you’ll find in this week’s Summary: There are really smart and talented people below! I highly encourage you to subscribe to their newsletters, and/or follow […]

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Job Search requires multiple skills. From writing to interviewing to branding to strategizing. You can find a little bit of each of these in this week’s Summary Sunday.

Here’s what you’ll find in this week’s Summary:

• Interview questions to find a good boss
• Ways employers watch you (and find you)
• Debatable resume opinions
• What does an ATS actually do
• Your job search announcement on LinkedIn
• Get in the minds of recruiters

There are really smart and talented people below! I highly encourage you to subscribe to their newsletters, and/or follow them on LinkedIn.

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For those of you who follow me on X/Twitter – I have sadly made the decision to no longer post there. My profile will remain but at this time I can no longer be active on the platform. I already miss the career news and people I engaged with there.

INTERVIEWING

Ask These Questions to Find a Good Boss | My Career GPS

Employees don’t leave jobs – they leave their bosses. In Shelley Piedmont’s article, she cites a 2019 DDI study that found 43% of those surveyed quit a job because of their manager. Identify what qualities of a boss are most important to you and select questions from her list!

JOB SEARCH

7 Ways Your Employer Might Be Watching You | The Job Hopper (Alison Doyle & Jen Luckwaldt)

How much of your information is publicly available? These are 7 ways employers or potential employers can learn more about you (for better or worse). Be sure you NEVER use company equipment for your job search.

6 Highly Debated Resume Topics | Adrienne Tom

When I highly recognized resume writer asks for feedback/opinions on controversial resume topics, what do you get? A variety of answers. The comments are the gold here. Scroll through and you will see some issues are agreed upon (no photo on resume). But keep scrolling and you will see some differing opinions.

What Does An ATS Actually Do – Part 1 | Amy Miller

“People are saying crazy things about what an ATS can and cannot do on the internet.” So if you have every thought or said the ATS is rejecting your application, watch Amy’s video. (In fact she has a whole series on what an ATS does).

LINKEDIN

Maximize Your “Open To Work” Announcement | Kelli Hrivnak

If you plan to announce you are opening searching for a new job (and it’s a good idea, in my opinion). Be sure to include information that will help readers of your post understand what you are looking for (exactly) and how they can contact you!

PS: You may want to replicate your announcement on other social media platforms where you are active so that all your acquaintances are aware and can support you.

RECRUITING MINDSET

Recruiting Brainfood – Issue 414 | Hung Lee

This Week In Recruiting (a newsletter on LinkedIn | Crowdsourced by Recruiting Brainfood Community

See what recruiters are thinking and doing when it comes to AI, sourcing candidates and more!

JOB SEARCH VISUAL

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MENTIONS

Key Points for LinkedIn Live How To Use LinkedIn To Get Your Next Job

In case you missed my conversation with Lynnaire Johnston this week, this is a summary of recently launched LinkedIn features specifically for job seekers. You can watch the replay here.

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