Everyone Asks: Resumes and LinkedIn
Joanne gets many questions about resumes and LinkedIn. She believes that you cannot create one without doing the other -- and doing them BOTH well. Technology is critical in today’s job search, whether we like it or not. So in addition to networking and other effective means, make sure your resume and LinkedIn profile both make you visible to employers who are looking for you!
"Do I still need a resume, or do I just do LinkedIn?" is a question we’re hearing. Some companies are looking more to LinkedIn now. As Joanne says, "Where does a great LinkedIn profile come from? The material you put into a great resume!" Then you shape the info you put there, because LinkedIn does give you some additional flexibility.
For years, the resume’s demise has been predicted; but it persists because it’s a snapshot of you, it’s YOU on paper -- and employers want to see how you think of yourself in that constricted space.
Here are two free downloads that will help you get started with each of these important tools:
So how do you come up with the "good stuff" for your resume and LinkedIn profile? Because of Joanne’s writing gifts and career knowledge, these are her specialties. She was given the nickname The Resume Queen years ago because she constantly evolves resumes into state-of-the-art tools that get her clients those interview phone calls. She also constantly talks with recruiters and hiring managers, and attends LinkedIn technology seminars and webinars designed for employers, so that she keeps up with how they find great talent by using LinkedIn. Working with her will ignite your job search!
Make it so that your resume and LinkedIn don’t drive your search but are, instead, backup tools. How? See what Joanne says about networking and about all her career services.