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Online Resume | Category Archive | Featured Articles. How To Get the Job You Really, Really Want (Part 1) A very good friend of mine is a brilliant fellow named Otis Collier. We have worked together on several occasions and are planning to do a VERY cool project together in the near-future, but more on that later. I wanted to share with you guys a job hunting strategy that he shared with me that was like… “Wow, why didn’t I think of that? Its like… so obvious and would work too.”

But I digress, here is his plan, something I call “The Otis Collier Method” (Patent pending) Step 1: Find a job that you want. Step 2: Find out if the company has an employee referral program. Step 3: Approach someone in the company and say, in so many words, how would you like to make a couple of bucks? How smart is that? Okay, so, if employee referral programs are mentioned on company career pages… Hmm… yup!

Hmm… For that matter, I could do the same thing on a job board. Okay, so I say okay a lot, I’m still thinking. Oh! For now, happy hunting! Jim. How to Use LinkedIn to Increase Your Hirability. AvidCareerist - Written by Donna Svei, One of Monster's "11 for 2011: Career Experts Who Can Help Your Job Search" How to connect with an employer via LinkedIn. Tweak - Online Design and Print - Business Cards, Logos, Brochures and more - Tweak.com. Henry.brown.name Technology Profile. Become a LinkedIn Power User. The Resume Is Dead, The Bio Is King.

If you’re a designer, entrepreneur, or creative – you probably haven’t been asked for your resume in a long time. Instead, people Google you – and quickly assess your talents based on your website, portfolio, and social media profiles. Do they resonate with what you’re sharing? Do they identify with your story? Are you even giving them a story to wrap their head around? One are the days of “Just the facts, M’am.” Instead we’re all trying to suss each other out in the relationship economy. Do I share something in common with you? To help you with this, your bio should address the following 5 questions: Who am I? Your bio is the lynchpin for expanding your thought leadership and recognition, especially online. Here’s the challenge: who taught you how to write your bio?

Admittedly, most of us never got a lesson in this essential task. The personal branding industry has only muddied the waters. Instead, share more of what you really care about. 1. You’re a creative. 2. 3. Think frugally here. Editing Meetups near Burbank, California - Editing Meetups - Burbank. 10 Steps To The Perfect Portfolio Website - Smashing Magazine. Advertisement You may have a personal portfolio website for a number of reasons. If you’re a freelancer, then you’d need one to showcase your work and allow people to contact you. If you’re a student (or unemployed), then you’d need one to show prospective employers how good you are and what you can do, so that they might hire you.

If you’re part of a studio, then you might use one to blog about your design life, show people what you’re doing and build your online presence. A personal portfolio website is all about promoting you. You may want to take a look at the following related articles: What makes for a good personal portfolio website? 1. Your logo is usually the first thing a user sees. It doesn’t necessarily have to be your name, but if you’re trying to promote yourself online, then it’s a good idea to go by your name. 3Mohit goes by the alias of CSS Jockey. 4Jason Reed uses a signature-style logo of his name. 2.

Things to ask yourself when writing your tagline: What are you? 3. 4. 5. Henry Brown | UK Freelance Web Designer & Developer.