Google Is Your New Resume

Google Is Your New Resume Google Is Your New Resume Almost all (91 percent) of US employers have visited a job-hunters profile on social networks, and more than 69 percent of employers have rejected some applicants on the basis of what they found. Things that can get you rejected bad grammar or gross misspelling on your Facebook or LinkedIn profile anything indicating you lied on your resume any badmouthing of previous employers any signs of racism, prejudice, or screwy opinions about stuff anything indicating alcohol or drug abuse and any to put it delicately inappropriate content, etc.What is sometimes forgotten is that this works both ways. Sometimes 68 percent of the time, as it turns out an employer will offer someone a job because they liked what Google turned up about them.Is there anything you can do about this new Google resume of yours? Well, yes, actually, there are four things you can do1. EditFirst of all, think of how you would like to come across when you are bein g considered for a job. Make a list of adjectives youd like the employer to think of when they consider hiring you. For example, how about professional? Experienced? Inventive? Hard-working? Disciplined? Honest? Trustworthy? Kind? What else? Make a list.Then Google yourself and read over everything the search engine pulls up about you. Go over any pages you have put up on social sites like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, or YouTube, and remove anything you posted there, or allowed others to post, that contradicts the impression you would like to make anything that might cause a would-be employer to think, Uh, lets not call them in after all.2. Fill InOn any site but on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Plaxo in particular if they allow you to fill out a profile, fill it out completely cross every t,dot every i, and have someone check your spelling. Leave no part of the profile blank unless you have a very good reason.Most importantly, be sure to keep each profile up to da te. Really up to date. Week by week, or at the least, month by month. There is nothing that makes you look less professional than having an obviously outdated profile.3. ExpandExpand your presence on the internet. How to do this? Several ways ForumsProfessional sites like LinkedIn have forums, or groups, organized by subject matter. Other social networking sites, like Facebook, have pages devoted to particular subjects. Look through the directory of those groups or forums, choose one or two that are related to your industry or interests, and after signing up, speak up regularly whenever you have something to say that will quietly demonstrate you are an expert in your chosen subject area. Otherwise, keep quiet. BlogsStart a blog, if you dont already have one. It doesnt matter what your expertise is if its related to the job you are looking for, do a blog, and update it regularly. Twitter23 percent of US adults use Twitter. Savvy employers know how to do Twitter searches on Google. Al l you have to figure out is which hashtags employers are likely to look for when they want to find someone with your expertise and experience. Videos Presentationis moving strongly these days toward the visual. People like to see you, not just read you.4. AddIt will take any employer or HR department some time to sift through all the stuff about you that may appear when they do a Google search. You would help them by summarizing and organizing the pertinent information about yourself. You do this by surprise composing an old-type resume. And you can post it on the internet (where Google will find it), as well as taking or sending it to an interested employer.This has been adapted from What Color Is Your Parachute? 2017 by Richard N. Bolles, copyright (c) 2016. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc.Richard N. Bolles has led the job-search field for more than 40 years. A member of Mensa and the Society for menschengerecht Resource Management, he has b een the keynote speaker at hundreds of conferences. Bolles holds a bachelors degree cum laude in physics from Harvard University, a masters degree from General Theological (Episcopal) Seminary in New York City, and three honorary doctorates.Master the art of closing deals and making placements. Take our Recruiter Certification Program today. Were SHRM certified. Learn at your own pace during this 12-week program. Access over 20 courses. Great for those who want to break into recruiting, or recruiters who want to further their career.