2015, Page 28

WAIT! HOLD IT RIGHT THERE! Before we all mindlessly rush into developing our digital profiles like LinkedIn for example, lets take a step back and think this through! You might be wondering, “WHY? Stop wasting my time! Everyone is developing their profiles with social tools, I need to join them too!” Yes! I understand your point of view as based on Jobvite 2015, 92% of recruiters used social media as a recruitment tool. Continue reading →

As the world we living in is becoming more technologically driven, social media recruitment is significantly more important. Many employers now are looking at the public profiles of applicants before hiring them to get a better idea of their character traits. Image source: Jobvite This means that you should be building your profile (brand) in these social media platforms shown above to increase the chances of getting employed, and remove anything that is inconsistent or inappropriate. Continue reading →

Online profile is about our reputation and visibility in digital world. Using it as our marketing campaign to create awareness of us, promote and sell ourselves to the employer. Before i start this program, i could not find anything when i typed my full name. Reason behind, i use my nickname and different username all over my online platforms. Now, to create consistency i integrate all my online platforms by using my full name. Continue reading →

Cr: Jobvite Many companies are increasingly using online platforms to recruit people. And as job seekers, we should start taking our online identity seriously by posting the right content to impress potential employee. Continue reading →

Great, you just graduated from a university with a bachelor’s degree and full of hopes for getting your dream job. You prepared everything from sending a good cover letter to constructing a proper resumé. If you got hired, brilliant! If not, its time for you to develop a professional online profile. Sorry to bore you with statistics but 73% of recruiters have hired a candidate through social media with LinkedIn being the highest one at 79%. Continue reading →

“Every time you post something online, you have a choice.You can either make it something that adds to the happiness levels in the world — or you can make it something that takes away." - Zoe Sugg Picture source from lifehacker.com Question: Discuss the ways in which an authentic online professional profile can be developed. Continue reading →

(Source: Everest) With Globalization, unemployment rate is shooting sky-high. Having a degree now is a minimum requirement! So how do we stand out? Reflecting back to topic 1, we mentioned that we are growing more like Digital “Residents”. Continue reading →

Imagine yourself as a recruiter. You have received hundreds of document-based resumes. A video like this comes your way. (Video Source: Mark Leruste, Youtube) Would you shortlist Mark Leruste? I would. Reason being this short yet communicative video entertained and convinced me of his creativity and wit. Leruste’s clever display of his Facebook, Twitter and blog links in his video feeds social recruiters quick information, proving transparency towards his potential employers. Continue reading →

In this digital age, it is really important for job seekers to evolve. Creating your own personal brand and telling your own story in the best way is very important and can help you stand out amongst the crowd! Here’s how: 1. Strategy Strategy outlines being purposeful in all your engagements and builds on your professional online identity. This helps to define your professional attributes and expertise to employers, organisations and the marketplace in the best way. Continue reading →

An online professional profile is a way of self-promotion and personal branding. It is also part of our sales and marketing toolkit. What is self-promotion? The web define self-promotion as: To publicize oneself in today’s digital age, the old fashion referral and interview is just not effective enough. We need to use the Internet to reach out to people and get noticed. Social networking platform allow us the chance to market our personal brand and reach out to managers. Continue reading →