Don’t Let Someone Else Tell Your Career Story
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Don’t Let Someone Else Tell Your Career Story:
@CareerSherpa
Ideas for building online visibility
What We’ll Cover Why YOU have to speak up
Personal Websites
Infographic Resumes
Tools
Social Media Updates
Benefits (Who & Why)
Google Is Your Resume
92%
Employers Search Social Media
Your Story Is Already Out There
“60% [of recruiters] are looking
for information that supports job
seekers qualifications for the job.
For some occupations, this could
include a professional portfolio.”
Rosemary Haefner, Chief Human Resources Officer at CareerBuilder
HR & Hiring Managers Say…
About/Bio
Specialties/Services
Portfolio/Projects Contact
News/BlogResume/
Experience
Online Portfolio Content
About/Bio
Resume/Experience
News/Blog
Specialties/Services
Portfolio/Projects
Contact
Visuals Support Your Qualifications
Website Elements With the Best Response from Employers
Branded.me
work experience pictures biography personal interests
-10%
0%
10%
20%
30%27% 26%
22%19%
content without images content with images
94%More Views
Skyword
65%
of the population are visual learners
Social Science Research Network
Match frequently used words from job
postings…
Another Way To Use Visuals
“Create and/or deliver presentations…”
“Conduct research …”
“Resolve customer issues…”“If you were stuck in a cubicle laden with
landmines and bombshells exploding all
around you; reinforcements on resource and
business objectives are scattered to the floor
and the phones are ringing like sirens… there
is only one heroine I would call to harness
the bearing, tact, initiative, eagerness,
understanding, courage and forward thinking
to get the job done. Her name is Natalie
Tarpinian-
ALIAS: Best In The Biz”
“Manage project details…”
“Troubleshoot…”
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Still Nothing…
Ideas
Personal Websites
5 Things To Do On LI Today• Embed media (docs, pictures, video)• Link to personal website• Write a blog post once a month• Update status once a day• Create a SlideShare presentation
about YOU!
Branded.me
About.me
WordPress
nonprofits,
Weebly Wix
MoonFruit SquareSpace
Neomam.com
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Infographic Resumes
Easily Convert LinkedIn
Re.vu
Kelly & Visual.lyVizualize.me
Quick Points
Do• Buy your domain name.• Use multimedia.• Include link to portfolio on
resume, email signature, LinkedIn.
Don’t• Require files that need to
be downloaded. • Make your site overly
complicated, confusing.• Try to be all things to all
people.
Share & Promote
7 Outstanding Reasons to Hire Michelle Chance-Sangthong. My Visual Resume
.
Chris Shade Presume: What do I do?
Be Bold. Take Risks• Share in status updates on social
media• Send directly to hiring manager via
Email• Present In-Person while networking• Publish a SlideShare presentation• Embed all visuals in LinkedIn• Include in email signature
Benefits
51%received new customers
or clients
48% 53%received new job
opportunitiesreceived new professional recognition
Of those who DID have a personal portfolio/website
is more valuable to their long-term career than a resume.63%
85%will become more important over the next 5 years when it comes to career success.
A Personal Website…
Who Should Be Online?
What good is your work if only your
boss sees it?
www.careersherpa.net
Connect withme! @CareerSherpa