A day late but worth waiting for as this week’s collection of posts discusses the relationship between social media and job searching today.
- I’ll show you mine if you show me yours. QR code, that is. They are popping up everywhere – in magazines, on products, in real estate materials, on the front or back of business cards, and now on resumes. Technically-advanced candidates or job seekers in high-tech, marketing, or Internet-related fields may want to consider adding a QR code to their resume or networking card to link the reader to more information, perhaps a blog, LinkedIn profile, or online profile of work samples. QR codes are a hot topic of late in the careers field. As they continue to take off in the US, their presence on job search materials will proliferate. Read more here: Standing out from the crowd with QR codes; 3 ways to spark your job search using QR codes; and What is a QR code and why do you need one?
- Resumes are not joining the dinosaurs. My esteemed colleague Jacqui Barrett-Pointdexter wrote a compelling and eloquent response to the topical debate of whether resumes are a dying entity. Read Jacqui’s post here: Is your resume disposable? and see why Jacqui argues that your resume is the heart–not the predecessor–of your online career profile. Jacqui explains that exceptional resumes “require introspection, well-thought-out story ideas, the fleshing out and parsing of career case studies mapped to your target audience’s need, and then crisp, yet brilliant, hearty, high-impact writing that markets your value in a way that entices the reader.”
- Positions available. Companies are hiring nationwide. Take a gander at MSN’s list and see if your skill set is a match with these companies hiring this month.