how to get hired?

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How To Get Hired?Social Media, CV & Covering Letter

Mayyil Institute of Technology, Kannur, Kerala | 14th March 2014

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3How is it possible?

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3 Stages to get hired SMART

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6 When You Need To Start?

Right Now! You are already late!

Make SMART participation in social media a daily routine

Show off your abilities, qualities and achievements

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Log On To The Social World

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Welcome To The Word’s Largest

Professional Network

9 Why LinkedIn?

Simple! Most your Recruiters are there!

They are approachable without any appointment!

You can build a strong network of your career choice!

10 How Will YOU Benefit From LinkedIn?

Anybody can see your updated detailed profile

Showcase others “Recommendations” and “Testimonials” about

you

Know about vacancies before they are public

Platforms to discuss your technical difficulties with experts from

across the globe

Appears in Google search

11 Complete Your Profile First

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Head Line Section The headline gives yourself a professional ‘identity’

The more robust your profile, the more you will get noticed

Provide your current status and don’t forgot to mention previous

experiences

Select an industry, because recruiters often use that field to search

13 Summery Section

Great way to highlight

your experience

Complement your

curriculum vitae (CV)

14 Project Section

Showcase your

projects and show-off

your skills

15 Experience Section Let the people to know

what you experienced

16 Other Sections

Languages

Honours and Awards

Skills & Expertise

Volunteer Experience

Education

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Start to follow famous personalities around the world

Choose from your industry or your favoured career

Real life education

18 Tips To Use LinkedIn Smarter 1/3

A detailed and proof read profile is a strong profile

Same information as CV

Should include a latest photo but not too casual

Don't forget to make your profile public

Take time to give LinkedIn recommendations, This will help you to

get recommendations

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Ask reference for the people who don’t know

Develop a keyword strategy which suit to your skills

Provide your customized URL to get connected easily

Strategically identify people and groups you’d like to be linked

Share useful content or comment on the shared content of others

Be active in LinkedIn groups and vet a group before you join

Tips To Use LinkedIn Smarter 2/3

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Do not lie about anything

Personalize LinkedIn email requests

Add LinkedIn to your email signature

Connect LinkedIn with twitter

Apply for jobs

Add media to your profile

Tips To Use LinkedIn Smarter 3/3

21 If You Are Out Of Work

Volunteer experience can give job candidates an edge

Volunteer work equally as valuable as paid work experience

Managers used to made a hiring decision based on a candidate's volunteer work experience

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Make a very good and professional Facebook page or user

account

Maintain very good friend list and keep good posts

Highlights your achievements and awards with good photos

Share popular videos and images

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Tweet your thoughts and share your ideas along with what's

happening around you

Follow famous and your favoured industry / career personalities and

get inspired

Maintain a balance in following people, and the number of people

follows you

Limit your tweets with important content

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If you have outstanding knowledge and very good language start

to write blogs

Blogs on your new ideas, new trends in business, discussion, etc.

Don’t copy and paste

Write which is relevant

25 Is Social Media, Smart Enough To Get YOU A Job?

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27 Traditional & Untraditional Tools

Curriculum vitae

Info-graphic CV

Cover letter

28 Basic CV formats

CHRONOLOGICAL

FUNCTIONAL

COMBINED

29 How To Write A Good Curriculum Vitae? \

Better plan your content

A CV is never be a thesis

Focus on highlights

It’s imperative to perfect the document that sells and summarises

your professional qualifications

Reference: JADA A. GRAVES

Use STAR Formatting Guide

30 Stick To One Page

Young graduates should adhere to one page

New studies shows that even 3-4 years experienced graduates

can’t exceed their CV more than one page

Older students have leeway to fill two pages

Different skills should be highlighted for different career paths you

targeting

Weave keywords from a particular job’s description

31 Ditch The Objective/Make Your Statement

Don’t mention your skills in the objective section

The most valuable part of the resume is the top and left-hand side

Go with something that’s going to “wow” the employer

32 Place Your Education Background Where It Best Serves You If you are a fresher place your college name in CV

If you graduated from a well reputed college/university place that I

a most appropriate place

Once you have a relevant work experience which suits to your

targeted job place that above the education qualification

33 Don’t Improvise

Try to make impression to the hiring manager but don’t be over

smart

Use small techniques like info graphic CV, Cover letter, etc.

Send an email to hiring manager by thanking him

Send LinkedIn URL along with your mail

Keep the professionalism in emailing

Focus on the employer's needs, not yours

34 Don’t Embellish

Not being truthful is a cardinal sin for any job seeker; Don’t lie

If scholastic achievements aren’t noteworthy or/if work

accomplishments are few focus more on volunteer work and side

projects

Tailor each CV to the job role you are applying to

35 Never Mention

Race

Political affiliations

Religion

Salary requirements

Marital status

Reasons for leaving a past job

36 Formatting Your Resume 1/2

Format your text

Set up the page

Create your heading

Decide on a layout

Use a word format

Do your Research

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Use the same words as the job description (To clear ATS checking)

Spellchecker is your ally

Do not use the header and footer for important info

Avoid Images

Call your reference people and make sure they will give you a

good recommendation

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38 Info-Graphic CV

Info-graphic CVs represents your CV in a colorful, graphical format,

like a brochure or a marketing presentation

The purpose of an info graphic is to consolidate a large amount of

information and making it easy and interesting to digest

The ATS will not be able to decipher a graphic resume

Most of the info graphic CV making websites are depending on the

LinkedIn that does not really illustrate any specific skills you have!

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41 Info Graphic CV Making Websites

Visualize.ME

ResumeUP

Re.Vu

Kinzaa beta

Visual CV

JobSpice

Ceevee

ConnectCV

42 Cover Letter

Expertise says cover letter is important

Not sending a cover letter is a sign of laziness

It is an opportunity to distinguish yourself

43 How to Write a Cover Letter?

Do your research first

“Do some research beyond reading the job description”

Find out what challenges the company is facing and how your role

would help address those

Knowing the company better also helps you decide on the right

tone to use in your cover letter

44 Open Strong

“Start with the punch line — why this job is exciting to you and why

you’re right for it”

If you have a personal connection with the company or someone

who works there, also mention it in the first sentence or two.

Address your letter to someone directly. “With social media, there’s

no excuse to not be able to find the name of a hiring manager”

45 Emphasize Your Personal Value

Drawing on the research you did earlier, show that you know what

the company does and some of the challenges it faces.

These don’t need to be specific but you might mention a trend

that’s affected the industry.

perhaps explain how you solved a similar problem in the past or

share a relevant accomplishment.

46 Convey Enthusiasm

Make it clear why you want the position

“Enthusiasm conveys personality”

Authenticity is crucial. Be professional and mature

“Use only the kind of language that the hiring manager would use

with one of his customers”

47 Keep It Short

It should be brief enough that someone can read it at a

glance.

You do have to cover a lot of ground—but you should do it

succinctly.

48 When You Can’t Submit A Cover Letter

Many companies now use online application systems that don’t

allow for a cover letter

You may be able to figure out how to include one in the same

document as your CV but that’s not a guarantee.

You may try to find someone who you can send a brief follow-up

email highlighting a few key points about your application

49 How To Write A Paper Cover Letter?

Add a letterhead at the top of the letter Use professional and 14- or 16 font size is appropriate for name

Font size of your address and other contact information should

be lesser than name size

50 Write The Recipient’s Name, Address And Date Better to use 11 or 12 font size with a professional font set your

moderate to, and use single spacing. Be sure your font is black

51 Address The Recipient

Be sure to refer to the recipient by his or her proper title (Mrs., Mr.,

Dr., etc.). If you’re not sure who the recipient is, write, “To Whom It

May Concern:” or “Dear Sir or Madam”

52 State Your Purpose In The 1st Paragraph

Tell the employer why you are writing to them in two or three

sentences. State the position for which you are applying (or the one

you would like to have should it become available)

53 Outline Your Qualifications In The Middle Paragraph(s) Make sure to match them to the requirements of the position. To do

this, use what you have researched about the employer's

background and history

54 Include A Positive Statement Or Question In The Final Paragraph Make this closing paragraph between two to four sentences. Direct

the employer to your enclosed resume and make sure you specify

that you're available for an interview

55 Write An Appropriate Closing

It’s a good idea to thank the reader for his or her time. After that,

write “Sincerely,” “Respectfully,” or “Regards,” leave several spaces,

and print your name.

56 Make a notation of the enclosures

If you enclose something, such as a resume, with a letter, you should

indicate that the letter contains enclosures by making the notation

“Enclosure” or “Enclosures” at the bottom of the letter

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“Sending out 100 CV is a waste of time. Find the

few companies you want to work for and put

some heart and soul into it”

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Be visible in social medias and internet

Show the people that you are still active and engaged

Take the bargaining power from employer

If you are working with a consulting company then you have to be

up to date always

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