Get Your Dream Job Online

ShoofShoghlak.com Recruitment BlogPresented by: Marwa Y. Sadek

Job Hunting - Are you doing it right?

1- Does anyone get to you on Google without directly applying to jobs? 2- Do employers contact you for old information on job boards you forgot to update? 3- Does your CV really represent you or does it lack information you would like employers to see?

Step 1:Make Your Online Presence Work

Why should you be online? You'll be indexed on Google and other search engines, not necessarily by your name Examples:worked at Procter and Gamble Egyptmarketing coordinator at basharsoft

Step 1:Make Your Online Presence Work

Why should you be online? You’re always up to date, unlike CVs in regular document form. Adding a new job or correcting responsibilities of a job is much easier with the already given fields. Example:http://www.basharjobs.com/profile/edit_profile/

Step 1:Make Your Online Presence Work

Why should you be online? You can add more relevant information - e.g. tag clouds, skill pipelines, salary preference to be hidden from employers, job preferences and keywords Example:http://www.basharjobs.com/profile/view_profile/

Step 1:Make Your Online Presence Work

Why should you be online? Let yourself be a brand name Example:Marwa Yehia Sadek

Step 2:Make it Personal

Use your photo to give an employer the sense that they know you http://www.linkedin.com/in/marwasadekvs.http://www.linkedin.com/in/asaber

Step 2:Make it Personal

Make your profile paragraph or cover letter interesting and friendly

http://www.basharjobs.com/profile/view_uploaded_cv http://candocareer.com/cover-letter-examples/executive-job-sample.htmvs. http://redstarresume.wordpress.com/tag/bad-cover-letter/

Step 3:Advertise Your Resume

Create your own youtube channel and tag your CV (on linkedin, Monster.com, etc.) Get a professional photo of yourself taken and make sure you're smiling Post your resume on Facebook or even make an ad

Step 4:Get Social - Interact!

1- Talk out loud to be seen in the crowd - speak at events, interact on social networks, etc.

2- Expand your network instead of asking for help - always introduce yourself and exchange contacts

3- Stand up where employers are looking - join professional groups, follow blogs, join activities or events

4- Be in the right place at the right time - Keep up to date with news to find out about opportunities first

5- LinkedIn - Get recommendationsTwitter - Connect with professionalsFacebook - "Like" business pages & engage

Step 5:Be Active and Stop Waiting

1- Be proactive in your search for a job target humans, deliver a message, make an impression

2- Even when you're not searching, stay visiblekeep updating your information

3- Exchange knowledge with experts & mates attend meetups, create your own groups on FB and exchange info, get involved in voluntary work

Step 6:Customize Your Appearance

1- A resume for every employer - who does 1 job?2- Use relevant keywords 3- Convince the recruiter you can do it4- Prove you’re willing to put in the effort(interest vs. qualification)5- Research employers (do your homework) find their contacts and don’t just send to jobs@ or HR@6- Learn the company’s current status and use that to your advantage

Step 7:Make Sure You Follow Up

1- Jot down notes while you're in an interview 2- Thank the interviewer with a friendly email 3- Contact them after a while and tell them updates or ask them for updates 4- Sell yourself - connect on LinkedIn, invite them to your blog or an event you'll be in

Most Important

BE YOURSELF

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