Summary Sunday Mastery of New Skills For Job Search

Summary Sunday Mastery of New Skills For Job Search How confident are you in your job search skills? This weeks collection of articles will help get you more familiar with important topics related to job search: interviewing, online visibility and little known LinkedIn tips. Job search isnt the same as it was the last time you looked.   Todays job search requires  mastery of new skills (and new-to-you skills): conversation and communication, online engagement and search engine optimization (SEO). Its up to you to influence what people find out about you online, so youll need to build some new skills. INTERVIEWING 8,800 Hiring Authorities Weighed In. Here Are the Top 5 New Interviewing Trends by  Michael Schneider | Inc. In this summary of key findings from LinkedIns Talent Solutions Report, youll learn what interviewing trends are hot among the 8,815 hiring managers and talent acquisition professionals surveyed. Heres a spoiler: Soft skills assessment, job auditions, casual settings and virtual reality assessments. Youll want to read the full article! Why Should We Hire You? Best Answers by Alison Doyle | The Balance Have you ever wondered how to answer this question? There is a reason why employers ask this question. Doyle says that the interviewer really wants to know  â€œWhat makes you the best fit for this position?” Follow the articles advice and be ready for this interview question! ONLINE VISIBILITY 11 Online Branding Tips from Successful Entrepreneurs by YEC | YouTern Job search (and career success) requires using current marketing skills. These 11 ideas will help you build your personal brand and online visibility. Should You Be Active On Multiple Social Media Platforms? a conversation with Mark S. Babbitt This is a question a lot of people ask, so I turned to my friend Mark S. Babbitt to get his take on whether or not job seekers should be active on multiple social media platforms. Go watch our conversation! LINKEDIN Did you get this important new data from LinkedIn? by Wayne Breitbarth, Power Formula for LinkedIn Success | LinkedIn LinkedIn now shows you the top keywords people used to find your LinkedIn profile. Getting found on LinkedIn is another thing you can influence by using the right keywords. Learn what to do to improve your profiles search results. Skills Endorsements Are Now Categorized Donna Serdula, LinkedIn Makeover Donna helps you keep up with all the latest LinkedIn changes, like the new way LinkedIn shows your skills and endorsements. Theres no article, just this image. But go check your profile and see if you have this new feature! Thanks to @AudraRoss1 for discovering this interface update. LinkedIn is now categorizing skills! Check it out let me know in the comments if you have it. #LinkedInTips #LinkedInMakeover pic.twitter.com/e4NCOEO9Kt â€" Donna Serdula (@donnaserdula) March 1, 2018 MENTIONS The Case, Science and Strategy Behind Being Active on LinkedIn by Virginia Franco, Virginia Franco Resumes | LinkedIn Here are stats from Francos article: posting once a day helps you reach 60% of your followers on LinkedIn job seekers who updated weekly were  10X  more likely to be contacted by recruiters Do I have your attention? Have a great week!