With my head full of ideas, I share my favorite take-aways from the recent Career Thought Leaders Conference for job-seekers:
- You must grow your own muscles - a coach can assist you, but you have to do the lifting
- Recruiting is broken; your own job search isn't. Monster and Career Builder fundamentally ruined the job search process.
- Run you career like a business- think more like the plumber: I am the expert you need
- Create dragon-slaying stories: "I came, I saw, I conquered"
- Branding is YOUR responsibility - the narrow your brand, the better
- You need the right tools to conduct a successful job search
- Tools include: creative, accomplishments-based resume, cover letter, bio, complete LinkedIn Profile AND a referral-based job search strategy.
- Black holes really do exist- every time a job seeker posts a resume to an online job posting, the likelihood that it will fall into the big black hole is extremely high
- Having a consistent online identity is essential to successful career management, and if you do not know your social media strategy, you might as well give it up
- Career coaches are now strategy consultants - hire one!
- And.....a bonus: figure out your superpowers, accomplishments and unique value proposition!
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