Lunch & Learn Preview: Avoid Typical Resume Mistakes
Today on Lunch & Learn we will focus on how common resume mistakes can derail the pursuit of your next better job.
Use this link to watch the live stream on Restream, our video distributor
Or you can watch it on LinkedIn or YouTube
The quality of your resume has always been important. For the last 30 years, it has been considered the all-important first interview. But today, with the rapidly expanding use of automation and artificial intelligence, it is now even more critical.
We will talk about some outsized myths – how your resume looks will determine whether you land the job – to one of the most common mistakes, the use of a generic resume.
We will also talk about a new course for our GuidingYourCareer that we will debut this weekend: Networking 3.0 – The Runway to Success.
Join us at 11:30 AM CT on LinkedIn or YouTube or tonight at 7:30 PM for CareerLive on TikTok.
BEWARE of Recruiter Fraud
It is just a matter of time before this old fraud ploy resurfaces. Job seekers should be on high alert. Check out today’s GotAMinute below.
As the economy begins to slow, companies are beginning to lay off workers. Job seekers should be on alert for recruiter fraud. Here is a common play: fraudsters, posing as recruiters, attempt to take advantage of the anxious newly unemployed by promoting ghost job summaries. When applicants respond, the fake recruiters offer a glowing summary of the non-existent “confidential” position. They quickly request a resume and which is followed by a call extolling the job seeker’s chances. The employer is anxious to move forward, the job seeker is told. They then request a copy of the applicant’s driver’s license and social security numbers to fast-track a background check. Full stop. Never give a recruiter any personal information until you have verified the job and the employer.
Check out Lunch Learn at 11:30 AM CT on Thursday for more information.
Why Invest In Career Planning?
Why should I invest time in creating a career plan?
There are two answers:
First, there is the answer from legendary New York Yankees catcher and Bronx philosopher Yogi Berra who famously said, “If you don’t know where you are going, you might end up someplace else.”
But the answer that will help you find your next better job is based on a question: Do you know where your next job will be? Most of us don’t. But you can target markets where you would like to live and companies where you would like to work.
Your plan should reflect those preferences and your networking should focus on those markets and organizations.
In an age of automated applicant screening, you need a relationship that will introduce you to the hiring authority and dramatically improve your odds.