Resume and LinkedIn Optimization

Updating Your Resume and LinkedIn Optimization 

With a freshly updated resume in hand and brimming with excitement on landing your next big career move, you start spraying Indeed with applications and then start praying that one blossoms into an opportunity. Then you wait. After three or four weeks of little more than “Thank you for applying…” emails, not even a wilted bud. As doubts start to creep in and expectations diminish, it may not be your updated resume's fault.

In today’s competitive professional talent market, your resume can’t feed your ambitions alone. Other resources are necessary to complement your hard-earned skill set and career path. One resource that has become a standard go to in the recruiting industry is LinkedIn. As you are probably aware, LinkedIn can provide professional credibility, networking opportunities, and greater exposure to your professional background. Like your resume, it too needs a fresh look every once in a while, especially if the latest version of your resume is floating around in the cloud somewhere. The first thing seasoned recruiters and talent acquisition teams do after they see your resume is look at your LinkedIn profile. Hopefully, it matches or at least resembles some form of your resume. Otherwise, “Thank you for your interest. We will hold your resume should a position with your background later become available…” email. To avoid these situations, LinkedIn optimization is essential in every career campaign.

Your Resume and LinkedIn Profile should go hand-in-hand. The resume, conveying your “hard” competency skills and LinkedIn, complimenting them with a “softer” more personable presentation of your background. They are better together and will present your professional aspirations in a better light than each alone.

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