1. Strategies for Getting Noticed by Recruiters and on LinkedIN
Rick Heiges

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For Not Giving Up on that One Problem
For Wanting to Continue to Learn
For Not Wanting to Stagnate in Your Career
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4. What is a Resume? Summary of Your Skills / Qualifications Work History
Education / Certifications
Accomplishments / Awards / Other Pertinent Material
Selling Tool that sells “YOUR POTENTIAL” to the Employer
MAIN GOAL: Gets You to the Next Step

5. Traditional Format Summary of Qualifications / Objective
Educational Background
Work History
Title / Company Name / Dates / Location
Accomplishments / Projects (with numbers if possible)
Be Brief! / Less is MORE! / Avoid “Shotgun” approach
Additional Activities / Information

6. Advantages of Traditional Resume
Popular
Expected Format
Effective Use of White Space
Traditional Emphasis: BOLD, Italics, Underline, C O L O R
Professional HR Folks know how to read this format
Job Sites have Automated readers for Resume Banks
Keyword Search
Intelligent Decomposition

7. Traditional Resumes
Samples

8. Samples

9. Be Different! Customize to the Targeted Position, Company, Industry
Use Appropriate Graphics – Color / 3D / Fonts
Consider a webpage with a QR Code address that points to
Your Blog
YouTube Channel
Twitter Feed
Help the Reader of your resume find the Important Things!
You are MORE than a piece of paper!

10. Non-Traditional Resumes
Samples

12. Show Important Information Creatively

13. The Amazon Product Page Resume

14. LinkedIn
Strategy

15. LinkedIn is Different This is NOT Facebook or Twitter or Instagram
Professional Based Social Network
Maintain Business Contacts
Announce Events, Articles, Products, etc to your network
Find Potential Employees / Employers / Opportunities
Avoid Politics, Religion, Birthdays, Games, Cats, etc
Be Positive on Posts
Don’t accept EVERY request to connect

16. Top Things You Can Do on LinkedIn
Fill in a Complete Profile
Summary, Location, Education, Industry, Skills
Upload a Photo (Headshot – expression)
Add Connections
Join Groups
Answer Questions
Regularly Update Your Status

17. Additional Steps Recommendations – ask for them
Certifications / Awards – Use Acclaim
Complete your Job History – More than just current position shows trajectory
Endorsements – Good Idea / Bad Execution
Volunteer / Charity Activity –Build a full picture
Update regularly – Blog, what you read, what you are doing to further yourself, Professional Activities

18. Remember! Spelling / Grammar Less is MORE
Be Honest / Don’t Exaggerate or Spin the Facts
Know Your Social Profile
Guide them to Appropriate Additional Information
Cultural Differences
What three things do You want the reader to remember?
Your Goal is to Get to the Next Step