5 Things You Can Do Now to Help Your Career
Times are tough out there but there are things you can do today to help your career whether you’re looking for a job now or will be in the future. Take 3 mins and see which of these could be a game-changer for your career:
#1. Maximize your LinkedIn profile. Check out my blog for these articles specific to LinkedIn. With a few easy updates, your profile will get much more attention!
What Makes Someone Stop and Actually Review Your LinkedIn Profile (with Shelly Elsliger)
How to Optimize Your LinkedIn So Recruiters Find You
5 Ways to Get Noticed By a Recruiter (with Liz McBride and Jeff Barker)
#2. Network. Build a target list of companies and people you’re interested in. Be brave and start reaching out to them on LinkedIn. Politely asking someone for 5 mins via phone to ask them a few questions is tough to say no to. Where people go wrong is in over-asking (i.e. 30 mins is too long!).
#3. Pitch free project work to someone you think you can learn from. Be sure to serve up project ideas to them instead of asking them to come up with the ideas.
#4. Fill in some of your skill gaps. Udemy is a great online course platform where you can spend about $10 and learn just about any skill from coding to excel to public speaking and more.
#5. Work on your interview portfolio. You’ll need much more than just a basic resume to stand out in your next interview. Check out my book, "Made To Hire: How to Get the Job You Really Want,” for details on documents you can create that’ll knock any interviewers socks off!