If you are conducting a job search, ask yourself the following questions: Is your resume providing you with the results you want? Is it a compelling document that highlights your skill sets and accomplishments to your best advantage? Are you distinguishing yourself from the competition by prominently displaying your added value? Many times, your resume […]
Accept That You Will Never Bore Anyone Into Hiring You Don’t get me wrong—you absolutely must come across as polished, articulate and professional throughout your job search. However, many people translate this into: Must. Be. Boring. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Realize that few people get hired because they had perfect white space on their cover letters, […]
REMEMBER THAT YOUR RESUME (AND LINKEDIN PROFILE) IS NOT A TATTOO Yes, your new resume is lovely. Your LinkedIn profile, breathtaking. However, if they don’t position you as a direct match for a particular role that you’re gunning for, don’t be afraid to modify wording, switch around key terms, and swap bullet points in and […]
Update Your LinkedIn Status Daily to Stay Top of Mind This will make sure that you’ll stay on the radar of everyone you know—read: that they’ll remember you when an available opportunity opens up. How to do this without being annoying? Share an article, a quote, or a project you’re working on. Other ways of […]
Use LinkedIn Resume Builder to Create an Updated Resume Fast If you’re like me, your LinkedIn profile is much more up to date than your actual resume. But if you need to update your resume fast for an available opportunity, don’t spend hours on your computer. Instead, export your LinkedIn profile into a classy looking […]
Work hard and be nice to people. It’s a very simple motto we at CPNW try to live by it daily. There’s never going to be a precisely right moment to speak, share an idea, or take a chance. Just take the moment—don’t let thoughts like “I don’t feel like I’m ready” get in the […]
Want to get noticed by recruiters? Build a personal website. Your LinkedIn summary should be around 3-5 short paragraphs, with a bulleted section in the middle. LinkedIn’s 120-character headline limit is a prime piece of marketing real estate (marketing for yourself, that is). Don’t be afraid to ask your LinkedIn recommenders to focus on a […]
Learn how to properly use questions. You can learn, get answers, give answers, mentor people and develop your reputation just by using questions. Learn to use questions in a non-threatening way and you will open up many doors. Don’t be better, be different. You might not have the exact experience listed on the job description, […]
There’s never going to be a precisely right moment to speak, share an idea, or take a chance. Just take the moment—don’t let thoughts like “I don’t feel like I’m ready” get in the way. Look to see if you have the main things or the opportunity will pass you by. Don’t let perfect get […]
Legal and Paralegal There’s no end to the legal complexities of the insurance business, as this excerpt from a recent paralegal job posting illustrates: Independently conducts heavy to complex legal research and analyzes law sources such as statutes, recorded judicial decisions, legal articles, treaties, constitutions and legal codes to prepare analyses of legal issues for […]