Learn How To Tell Your Career Story

Learn How To Tell Your Career Story It isnt enough to have a slick resume. You must be able to tell you career story in meaningful terms. But, this isnt easy.   Weve been hardwired to believe that a resume is THE tool to use to get a job. But, every study out there today points to employee referrals as the best source for finding jobs. A resume doesnt open many doors. Talking to people opens doors. Networking simply means showing genuine interest and learning about someone. This is how all relationships  (personal and professional) begin! At some point, youll be asked about yourself and what you do. Will your career story be ready? Dont Let Someone Else Tell Your Career Story Your story is already onlinesomewhere. But is that the best version  of your story? Do yourself a favor, right now, go search your name and see what appears on the first page of search results. THIS is what a potential employer will see. This is your new resume. According to CareerBuilder 2018 survey  70% of employers research you on social media and 60% research candidates using search engines at some point during the recruiting process. And what if they dont find anything? 47% of hiring managers said they were less likely to interview a candidate they couldnt find online, so deleting your social profiles isnt a good idea either. And Jobvite 2016 Recruiter Nation study reported that 92% of recruiters are using social media. Gain control and be proactive about your online visibility But how? Simple. Build a personal website and be purposeful on social networks. LinkedIn is the obvious choice but dont overlook Facebook.    Prepare Your Facebook Profile for Job Search. Your Personal Website Is An Online Portfolio Creating a website and owning your name as a domain makes a smart career strategy. It ensures that you will always control, to some degree, the top search results for your name and the content that appears on your pages. Personal branding and search engine optimization (SEO) at their finest! Visual Content Is More Engaging Our brains process pictures and images faster than text, 60,000 times faster according to some data.  The added bonuses of adding visuals are that pictures engage readers and emotionally connect readers to the content! How To Use Visuals You can use visuals on your personal website, within your LinkedIn profile and in status updates! You can even create a presentation promoting you which you can embed in LinkedIn. What About Infographic Resumes? You bet infographic resumes are valuable tools to network with and WOW an interviewer. Just dont try to put them into an ATS. You dont need to have graphic design skills to build an infographic resume templates. Order your  copy  and get step  by step instructions and beautiful, inspiring ideas. STC Spectrum Presentation I was fortunate to present on this topic and wanted to share the slides here. (Photo credit and shout out to Todd DeLuca) Listening to @careersherpa give talk about telling our stories at #spectrum16 with @stc_rochester colleagues. pic.twitter.com/apc9yNZwVm â€" Todd DeLuca (@TechCommTodd) April 18, 2016 Dont Let Someone Else Tell Your Career Story Don’t Let Someone Else Tell Your Career Story from Hannah Morgan