5 Ways to Use Google Alerts for Job Search. By Susan P.
Joyce Millions of pages of information - and misinformation - are added to the Web every day. Google Alerts can help you stay up to date on what is the most popular and visible, particularly about you and topics that are important to you. What IS a Google Alert? Google Alerts will send you e-mail when new entries (or even a single entry) are added to the top search results for the specific search term you ask Google to monitor. What will a Google Alert do for you? Businesses use Google Alerts to track competitors, potential customers, trademarks, copyrighted material, and many other things. For tips on how to structure your queries for the best results, read the Google-ize Your Job Search (10 Tips plus 3 Tricks) article. 1.
What's "out there" about you that a potential employer might find? According to the Microsoft Privacy Study in late 2009, 79% of employers always or usually Google a job candidate! Hopefully, you know what's out there now. 2. Interested in specific employers? How to Talk About Your Accomplishments. “So what’s been going on for you lately?”
My friend asked. “Oh, you know... things... and stuff,” I replied. She gave me a funny look. “Things and stuff? I thought your first book just got published? I cringed, feeling an oh-so-awkward blush creeping into my cheeks. “Yeah, well...” My friend glared at me. “Alex, you wrote a book, and it’s being sold in bookstores,” she said, matter-of-factly. Stop downsizing your joy. “Thank God,” she said. So often, in life, we downplay our accomplishments because we don’t want to be irritating, sound braggy, or take too much credit for making big, exciting things happen. The truth is that people enjoy hearing good news. So, don’t hold back. Stop downsizing your joy. Tips for Creating a Resume That Downplays Job Hopping - Experience.com. If you've held several jobs over a short period, and don't explain the changes on your resume, you might look like a "job hopper" to recruiters and hiring managers.
Although job hopping is more acceptable than it was a decade ago, it can still raise concerns with recruiters. Tom Lovett, president and senior partner of Lovett and Lovett Executive Search in Dayton, Ohio, says job hopping may be a sign of poor interpersonal skills and lack of performance. "Companies are not interested in wasting their time or money professionally developing a candidate that has not had a successful career track," says Mr.
Lovett. Nancy Vasquez, 49 years old, has sensed that hiring managers are wary of her job history. To get into the interview seat, your resume should convince recruiters that you won't be a short-term investment. 1. Having a tailored summary statement at the top of your resume is an opportunity to guide the recruiter through the document and influence how they interpret your job changes.
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