5 Tips for Getting a Job Interview Next Week

By Peggy McKee

Phone Calls!

When you’re in a job search, what you want more than anything else is ACTION!

Interviews!

Job Offer!

5 Things You Need to Start Today!

• Make Yourself Attractive Online

• Make Your Network Effective

• Brand Yourself to Boost Appeal

• Use your Previous Managers

• And…

Take the most direct route to the job interview!

1. Polish Your LinkedIn Profile

• Evaluate Your Headline

– Job Title

– Company

– Or better yet…

• Use a Descriptive Term That Incorporates Keywords

Headlines Grab Attention

• Evaluate Your Headline

– Statement of Brand

• What You Do

• Problems You Solve

• Highlight Your Unique Qualities

• Evaluate Your Summary

– Review Job Listings on Job Boards

– Use Their Terms to Describe Your Skills

– Pack the Summary With Current Keywords

– Make Your Profile Search-Friendly

Get Prepared to Write An Effective Summary

• Make Sure You Have a Photo

– A Photo Helps Others Feel That

• They Know You

• They Can Connect With You

– No Photo

• Profile is Fake

• They Won’t Read Your Information

• Groups Won’t Let You In

Photos Add Credibility

• Get at Least One Recommendation

–Write One For Someone Else

– LinkedIn Will Ask Them to Return the Favor

Recommendations Are Powerful

Sample

• Tell Everyone

– Your LinkedIn Contacts

– Your Facebook Friends

– Your Social Circle

– Your Church…

2. Tell Your Network You’re Looking

No one will tell you about an opportunity if they don’t know you’re looking!

3. Check Your Brand

The image you present to the world is your brand!

• Your Image

– Is What People Think About You

–Must Be Positive

–Must Project Enthusiasm

4. Call Your Previous Managers or Bosses

• Who Knows Your Work Best?

– Previous Managers

– Previous Bosses

• Call Your Previous Managers or Bosses

• Boost Your Morale!

• Maybe they’ll Know Someone Who is Hiring

5. Contact Someone Who Can Hire You

• Quickest Way to a Job Interview?

– Look For Companies That You Would Like To Work For

– Look For Work That You Do

– Look For The Person That Would Be Your Boss

Ask them what they need!

5 Tips for Getting a Job Interview Next Week

1. Polish Your LinkedIn Profile2. Tell Your Network You’re Looking3. Check Your Brand4. Call Your Previous Managers and

Bosses5. Contact Someone Who Can Hire You

You will quickly start to see results in your job search!

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Best of Luck!