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Positioning yourself for that new job
- 1. Positioning Yourself for That New Job
- 2. Step One: Create an e-portfolio This should represent how you view yourself. Others will view you this way also.
- 3. e-portfolio An e-portfolio will document the growth you have made over the years as a professional (your latest work should reflect better work than your earlier stuff).
- 4. The purpose of an e-portfolio Just like these boxes, an e-portfolio is a great way to “Stack up” all of your skills in one place as a visual collection of your skills.
- 5. The purpose of an e-portfilio An e-portfolio will show that you know how to bridge the gap between theory and practice. You have these skills in theory, lets show that you really do have those skills by the work that you have done.
- 6. Step two: Get a LinkedIn account
- 7. LinkedIn Tip No. 1: Be mindful what accounts you merge with LinkedIn Unless your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram accounts are professional in nature, do not merge them with LinkedIn.
- 8. LinkedIn Tip No. 2: Do not neglect privacy settings Some companies may not be too keen on their employees looking for other work. They may let you go earlier than you were hoping.
- 9. LinkedIn Tip No. 3: LinkedIn profiles take work Connect with new people, update your profile whenever necessary, join groups, go to events you learn about on LinkedIn. Sometimes finding a job is a full-time job.
- 10. Step three: Create a Personal Website
- 11. Concerns about your personal website: How is what I do interesting? It's not about entertaining anyone. It's about showing you have experience in the workplace.
- 12. Building a website takes too much time Not true. The actual building of the website should only take around 30 minutes. The whole process could be done during your spare time over a weekend.
- 13. A personal website cost too much money This depends on what you constitutes “too much money.” However, domain purchase and web hosting for a year could be found for around $100 a year.
- 14. Where do I even start? There are literally thousands of resources online to find how to build a website. If you are grown-up enough to find a job, you are grown-up enough to do research.
- 15. If I do all of these things, then what?
- 16. If you do it right, maybe you will end up like this guy Best of luck to you.