Job Hunting Tips to Get Your Desired Job
Successful job hunting requires planning, commitment and consistency. When searching for a job, certain tips and techniques can make you stand out to interviewers and hiring managers. We are rounding up the top tips from the White Ash Group team and our colleagues in the industry to help you land your next opportunity.
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Tip #1 - Ensure your LinkedIn profile is up to date
Recruiters and hiring managers often use LinkedIn as a starting point to identify quality candidates for any given role. Ensuring your LinkedIn is updated, including all details of the accomplishments and key responsibilities under each job title, can be the difference between someone reaching out or not. Make sure to clearly indicate on your profile that you are open to new work or that you’re open to networking.
- Graydon. Managing Partner, White Ash Group
Tip #2 - Create a professional background setting for digital interviews
Because you'll be on camera for your interview, it's important that you create a professional background behind you. That doesn’t mean stripping your background of personality, but it does mean ensuring that everything that can be seen is a positive reflection of yourself. You want to be remembered for your accomplishments and experience, not an awkward framed family photo so avoid a messy or cluttered room or a distracting environment. Video conferencing platforms like Zoom offer virtual backgrounds that use green screen technology to have you sitting on the moon or on a tropical beach. While these may not be the best choices, you can upload your own virtual background to keep your location private and enhance your physical setting.
- Jerome, Managing Partner, White Ash Group
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