Wednesday, 30 January 2013 06:29

4 Steps to Getting a New Job

Written by  Tony McGinty
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You know one of the best places to land a job is online. But, hello, talk about being a needle in a haystack! Here, ways you can stand out among the e-masses. 

PIMP YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE 

You'll increase your chances of a recruiter contacting you tenfold if you post links to industry news along with personal insights on your page at least once a week, according to Nicole Williams, LinkedIn's career expert. And while you're at it, beef up your experience section. Profiles that list more than one position snag more page views. Highlight your personal achievements with about five bullet points of info under each gig. 

See more: The Flat-Abs-Fast Secret 

BE EASILY SEARCHABLE 

Parrot words or phrases from the job post in your résumé and cover letter, says Rosemary Haefner, CareerBuilder.com's HR vice prez. Recruiters often weed through hundreds of applications by typing keywords from the job description (such as "experienced in HTML") into a search engine.

PROOF YOUR TWEETS 

More than half of hirers say they had a negative reaction to sloppy spelling and grammar in Tweets or other social media posts, a Jobvite survey reveals. Oh, and next time you're updating your résumé, don't say "proficient in Twitter." That's lame. Instead, just link straight to your profiles. 

TARGET YOUR LIKES ON FACEBOOK 

Thumbs-up companies you're interested in and join groups in your industry. Bonus points for smart posts on their discussion boards. Two-thirds of HR peeps troll FB for recruits, research from Jobvite shows, so a little "like" could go a long way.

http://shine.yahoo.com/work-money/4-steps-getting-job-182900631.html

Tony McGinty

Tony McGinty

Tony McGinty was born in the West Park area of Cleveland. A graduate from Olmsted Falls High School in 2001, he was on the bowling team for 2 years. Tony is married to his high school sweetheart, Angela. They currently live in Elyria with our two dogs, Sophie & Kali, and two cats, Peanut and Zeus but life with pets is about to change in a big way as Angela and Tony are expecting their first child November 2nd. It's a girl, no name yet. Tony's been in the business for ten years, notably as the morning show producer for the Mantel in the Morning show on WGAR (where he rose to the rank of "Captain Tony"), a year working in Portland, Maine as the morning show producer/co-host on WTHT and as the evening guy on WHXR. He's a self-confessed "geek, sports obsessed, TV watcher, mountain dew drinker, sarcastic and cynical" guy.
 

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Contact Tony at tmcginty@rcrg.net or through the newsroom 330-864-6397.

 

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