How & Why You Need to Customize Your LinkedIn URL

If you have an excellent LinkedIn profile it’s generally a good idea to add your LinkedIn URL to your resume. But not a cumbersome link like this! “https://www.linkedin.com/pub/your-name/783/23” Those numbers and slashes at the end are random and distracting. Show your LinkedIn savvy – and save space in your documents – by customizing your LinkedIn [continue reading…]

How to Handle a Resume Gap Due to Covid

Gaps in employment history on your resume or LinkedIn profile are never a good thing. But what about now, when so many people have lost jobs due to COVID-19?

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Covid and Job Search, Some Curated Resources

Whether you’re already in job search or preparing “just in case,” you’re probably wondering how the Covid pandemic will affect your job hunting strategies.

In this post I’ll share a few of the most useful articles I’ve come across lately, including information about benefits for those who are laid off.

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Quitting job search for the summer? Do this instead.

Job searching in summer is not everyone’s cup of lemonade. While I don’t advise anyone to abandon their search–after all, hiring does happen at all times of year–there are some ways you could spend the summer that might accomplish just as much for you. For example, you could . . . Go on a learning binge. [continue reading…]

Should you target your resume for every job opening?

Is it a good idea to target your resume for each job you apply to? The answer is: it depends.

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