𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 & 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 "𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐞" 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞

AKA the Summary

🆃🅻;🅳🆁
- Hook
- Mission
- Expertise & Skills
- Accomplishments
- Call to Action

Let's go About Me (AM) section: define yourself/give overview of prof. life

LI can be much broader than resume

- Tell a story
- Maximize keywords (top skills for search rank)
- Create white space (break up text for readability)
- Highlight successes
- Hook readers w/ strong opening 👇

𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

🆃🅻;🅳🆁:
1) List your career goals
2) Review & refresh resume
3) Research ideal company & job title(s)
4) Build job application strategy
5) Create a personal brand
6) Network, network, network 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒓 𝑮𝒐𝒂𝒍𝒔

What's your ideal situation?

Interacting w/ & helping people daily?
More of an introvert/lone wolf?
What kind of company culture?
Etc.

Many more considerations, but if you're honest w/ yourself from the jump, you'll find the right fit

𝐃𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝑩𝒚𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑹𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒕𝒔 🤖

Cool colors & designs, but:
✅can't bypass Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
✅𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙤𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙

ATS? 👇 Must format for Applicant Tracking System (ATS)—screening software that filters/ranks resumes by keywords

✅98%+ employers use ATS
✅75% resumes don't pass ATS (never make it into human hands)

𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐓𝐒👇

𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐔𝐩 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 (𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 & 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙀𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚)

Congrats.

You’ve made an excellent first impression and crushed the interview. Now, exactly how should you follow up?

tl;dr 👇 𝘽𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 & 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧

Here's an example from an anon who DMed me the original follow-up email (left) and my edit (right)

Before: wordy, overly thankful, weak frame

After: direct, focused on value you bring

𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙠𝙚𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬-𝙪𝙥 𝙚𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨?

𝘾𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙏𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙚 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙮🧵

Learn to craft an effective summary by considering 2 examples for this job ad:

💼Web3 Social Media Director

We’ll explain the essentials of a persuasive summary, which must be directly tailored to the job 𝙏𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙙𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙚 𝙎𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙮

How do recruiters decide which resumes to read?

In ~20 secs, they scan for career highlights, qualifications, & specific skills

If they can't see you're qualified at a glance, no interview for you

You need a tailored summary

𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐑é𝐬𝐮𝐦é𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨🧵

🆃🅻;🅳🆁:
✅Use proficiency scale in job ad (or LinkedIn/ILR)
✅Determine proficiency level (online test)
✅List at very top of résumé ("Summary")
✅List again (2x) in "Skills" section bullet points

👇 𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬

Listing language skills can be tricky (ex: recruiter wants to know if an 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 speaker can hold a work-related convo w/ international client)

Must use 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙪𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚👇

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑é𝐬𝐮𝐦é𝐬 𝐰/ 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬✍️

HR reads lots of stale resumes w/ the same old boring words describing candidates

🚫"Team Player" or "Critical Thinker"
🚫"Responsible for X" or "Duties Include Y”

Do this & find your resume in the trash! 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬?

PWs distinguish you/highlight achievements effectively

PWs let you say one thing in different ways (so you're not repeating yourself throughout the resume)

🚫Responsible for sales at Company X
✅Drove X's sales efforts & increased sales YoY by X%

𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝟗 𝐑é𝐬𝐮𝐦é 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 (& 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑)

Because HR managers typically spend 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 20 seconds reviewing your résumé (yes, less than 20 secs)...

You must do it right to stand out from the crowd

Avoid these mistakes👇 1) Not Optimized for ATS (screening software)
2) Not Tailored for Specific Job
3) Using Responsibilities vs. Achievements
4) Using Infographic Resume
5) Including Fluff Skills
6) Not Backing Up Claims w/ Examples
7) Saved in Wrong Format
8) Wrong File Name
9) Unprofessional email

𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑é𝐬𝐮𝐦é 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝟏𝐩𝐠?

Generally, no—your resume shouldn’t exceed 1 page or 10-15 of work history

Typically 3 situations a longer resume works:
✅ > 10-15 yrs experience
✅ applying to exec/middle management
✅ academia, law, medicine, etc.

👇 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟎-𝟏𝟓𝐲𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐱 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞?

Your early jobs are typically your most impressive—and earlier experience isn’t usually relevant to what you’re currently doing.

If you’re the CFO, no need to mention your analyst job from the late-90s.

𝐁𝐨𝐰𝐓𝐢𝐞𝐝𝐑é𝐬𝐮𝐦é𝐬' 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 🧵

Comprehensive, up-to-date list of all my latest threads on resumes, cover letters, job search, interviews, & much more! 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗱🧵

Get the most out of using the most popular job-search tool

https://twitter.com/BowTiedResumes/status/1578014673085272065?s=20&t=GxNBNfr-1jKDc4jG6hBVug

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟳 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 👿

Great CL will compliment your résumé & set you apart from the crowd

It's hard enough out there looking for jobs in this environment, so avoid these mistakes at all costs

✅ Good CL = more interviews 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 #𝟭 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗬𝗼𝘂

CL's focus: explain why you're a great fit for the role/company (not an autobiography)

✅Which skills in job description do you have?
✅What's attractive about company specifically?

Don't overuse "I" statements

🧵𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬

✅w/ fashion tips from @BowTiedGerman

Online interviews are now the norm

So read this thread to level up & get the job 👀👇 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰

IRL interviews are less common today

Sure, certain roles (& later interview stages), you may interview IRL

But today, the online interview is the most common format & always part of the process

A few quick tips👇

𝚂𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠/ 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚓𝚘𝚋 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑?

In today’s economy, you must maximize your reach applying to jobs

💭“It’s been 10 yrs since I’ve looked for a job”
💭“Must be doing something wrong; it's going nowhere”

Sound like you?

Well, the answer is better networking 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜'𝙨 𝙖 2-𝙒𝙖𝙮 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩 🤝

It's more than a friend request.

Nobody likes a selfish shill. Relationships must be mutually beneficial.

As @BowTiedBull says, if you message someone offering a cheap pint of swill or a coffee, NGMI. 🙃

☎️: "So, what do you think? Should we hire him?"

💭"I think so, but what do his former bosses & colleagues say?"

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐞𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝘼 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 🧵👇 Often, a strong LOR can make the difference between a job offer and coming up empty

While not always required, LORs:

✅Give clear picture of work ethic/integrity/results

✅Firsthand testimony on your behalf

Here are my Best Quick Tips 👇

🧵𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗴𝗲-𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗥é𝘀𝘂𝗺é 𝗕𝗲?

You’ll learn:

✅General rule for résumé length
✅Specific rule for older/more experienced folks
✅Student résumé length
✅ More... 𝟏. 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆, 𝗿é𝘀𝘂𝗺é𝐬 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗼 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗳𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟬-𝟭𝟱 𝘆𝗿𝘀

- Mgrs skim read

- Your most significant experience is likely in the past 3 positions

𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝗿é𝘀𝘂𝗺é𝘀 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟬-𝟭𝟱 𝘆𝗿𝘀?👇

𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨' 𝘼𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙙𝙄𝙣 𝑾𝒊𝒕𝒉 "𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙏𝙤𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙠" 𝙏𝙤𝙤𝙡 🔎👀

- Shows recruiters & your network you’re open to new opportunities

- By job type & preferred location

- You Can Chose *Who* Sees You’re Looking for Jobs👇 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 *𝐖𝐡𝐨* 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐘𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬

💼𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙇𝙄 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨
- Recruiters & people at your current company. Also adds the #OpenToWork photo frame

💼𝙍𝙚𝙘𝙧𝙪𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮
- People using LinkedIn Recruiter only

👇

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗱🧵

🎯𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬

🎯𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬

Indeed lists jobs posted by employers, plus:
-posted on employer sites
-job boards
-other online classifieds

Follow these tips to succeed👇 1) 𝙎𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝 𝙗𝙮 𝙅𝙤𝙗 𝙏𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚

✍️No blank space between the title: & the query

✍️Put phrases inside quotation marks (“entry level accountant”)

✍️Put either/or query inside a set of parentheses w/ the OR included (see ex. below)👇

✍️Specify location in WHERE box

𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Use these words & phrases ✍️

Cause & Effect (How X led to Y consequences)

-Accordingly
-Because
-Since
-Therefore/Thus
-For That Reason
-As a Result Contrast (Connect Two Things by Differentiation)

-However
-On the other hand
-Despite
-But
-Although
-Otherwise
-Notwithstanding

🧵𝐓𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬 & 𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐍𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞?

Meet Applicant Tracking System (ATS) a keyword tool recruiters use to automate/speed up resume review

ATS keywords = more eyeballs on your resume & more interviews 👉bit.ly/3SIuK7y 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐓𝐒 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬?

Specific words or phrases including: (i) role-specific words & (ii) industry keywords

🎯ex: words in job description

So you need ATS keywords to help you get noticed by employers

In a nutshell, ATS keywords are simply a ranking system

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐛𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 (𝐆𝐃)🧵

GD has over 11 million jobs & 45 million reviews, salaries, & insights

GD helps you make informed decisions because you get real company reviews from real (verified) employees

Learn more👇🏻 1) Create Your Profile
 
After uploading your résumé, write a short personal intro (who you are, what you do & what jobs you’re seeking)
 
Next, (i) list your top skills & contact info (visible to employers); (ii) upload profile pic
 
Any reviews you do will be private

𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟓 𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞𝐬🧵

Let’s be honest:

You want to have better opportunities than your colleagues, right?

Awesome. Let me tell you about some secrets to achieve that.

Let’s go! 𝟏) 𝐂𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐢𝐜 📸

We all love rare Pepe’s, but your pfp should be a current/recent pic:

Where your face takes up 65-70% of the space.

We’re visual creatures, and this is their first impression of you.

Smile and relax.