6. Then vs. Now
• Jack of all trades
– Required/needed in the 90’s
• Specialist
– Is what they want now
– How are you positioning yourself as a specialist?
7. Is your job a Dinosaur?
• Will it become instinct in the next 10 years?
8. What can you do?
• Stay current on Industry Trends
–Workshops
–Online Classes
–Certifications
–Talks (like this one)
–Be relevant
9. What you should do…
• Create a Master Resume
–Update every year – yes every year!
• Keep you LinkedIn Profile current
–Review every 3-4 months and add
new projects, positions, volunteer
• Keep growing your network
•It will serve you in the future
10. LinkedIn: Learn to Love it
• Easy as 123, abc…
–Profile
–Network
–Engagement
11. • Over 460 million users!
• 93% of Recruiters
• It’s your own Website/Branding Stage
• 10 million searches on LinkedIn everyday
• 2 new members join EVERYDAY every second
• If LinkedIn were a country it would be the 4th
largest country in the world
• Average income of users is $112,00+
12. Fill it ALL out
• Overlooked
sections:
–Volunteer
–Projects
–Publications
13. Volunteer Section
• Supervise a team?
• Organize and planning?
• Leadership?
• Conflict Resolution?
• Where you responsible for inventory or a sales team?
• Skills learned from volunteer gigs are relevant. Add these to
your skill section but also mention these in the description of
your volunteer work.
• Get involved with:
– Student Chapters
– SHRM
– Business Society
• What other groups might you volunteer with?
14. Ways to showcase your Credibility
• Publish on LinkedIn
–Write about the industry trends
• Videos on YouTube
–Do a how to video
–Answer a question
• Speaking Gigs
16. Top “Salary Growth” Jobs
• Physical Therapist
9.7%
• Recruiter 7.8%
• Web designer 6.2%
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