Here are some timely job-hunting tips and strategies compliments of Revi Goldwasser, founder of Interview Tips and Secrets in Boca Raton.
The name of your resume: When you apply for jobs, you attach your resume to the e-mail submission. What have you named your attached resume? Is it "John Doe Resume"? Or is it "draft resume"? Does "draft resume" mean that you're still working on it? Is the name "2007 resume"? Has it been two years since you updated it? Be careful — give your resume a professional name, like your name. Hiring managers look at things like this.
E-mail address: Is your e-mail address professional, such as "your name"@yahoo.com or "your name123"@aol.com? If it's something like hotmama@xxx.com or foreclosureking@xxx.com, it is unacceptable. Once again, be careful — employers and hiring managers pay attention to things like this.
Grade point average: If it's 3.0 or higher, include it on your resume. This is not just for recent graduates, but for anyone with one to 10 years of experience. A good GPA is worth showing off. If your major GPA is 3.5 and your overall is 3.3, include both. If your major GPA is above 3.0, but your overall is lower, use your major GPA, and label it as such. Don't mislead an employer.
Social Internet sites: Edit your profiles! The first thing employers do in today's market is their homework. They check out various social networks such as Facebook and Twitter to see what they can find out about you. Review your profile photos and recent comments. Less is more. Review all social networks before you send out resumes.
Apply to old job postings: Although all job search coaches emphasize networking as No. 1, consider reviewing advertised positions that are 30 days old. Positions may take up to a couple of months to fill, so even if the ad is old, it may still be open. You could even review newspapers that are six months to a year old. New hires sometimes don't last or even get promoted within a year. The job may be open again.
Be clever: Do what others fail to do!
For more information on Goldwasser's work, visit her Web site: interviewtipsandsecrets.com.
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