Distributing your new and nicely formatted resume is only part of a fully functional and effective job search. Getting your world ready for the search is an important part of staying efficient, presenting yourself the right way and composing all of the proper tools to make sure the search takes as little time as possible. Being unprepared is not an option. After all, every day you are out of work means lost wages. Additionally, the longer you are out of work, the more employers fear you are unemployed for some reason they may not know.

This section of Career Management U. is designed to provide you information that will help you to build the infrastructure necessary to run a tight and efficient job search.

22 09, 2017

Building a LinkedIn Profile that Gets Attention-Part 3

William Mitchell, CPRW2021-12-21T15:38:10-06:00Career Management Help, Job Search Preparation|

Hopefully, you have already read through the first two installments LinkedIn profile improvement and optimization recommendations. Now, let's wrap it up in a nice bow so that you can put it over the top. LinkedIn Profile: Unique Presentation for Optimal Effect If there is one overall weakness to the LinkedIn platform, it is the lack of built-in [...]

7 09, 2017

Job Search: Is Your Social Media Activity Keeping You Unemployed

William Mitchell, CPRW2021-09-23T21:20:45-05:00Job Search Preparation|

Its dangerous when one's technology grows faster than he ability to responsibly manage it responsibly. No, I am not talking about nuclear warheads or automatic weapons. I am talking about the almost instantaneous proliferation of social media into our mainstream existence, and how it affects your job search and can be keeping you unemployed. Don't [...]

19 01, 2017

Professional Resume: Expense or Investment?

William Mitchell, CPRW2021-12-21T15:27:02-06:00Career Management Help, Job Search Preparation, Resume Writing Help|

As professional resume writers, we can always tell which of our clients is most serious about their career trajectory. The answer usually lies in the first question that they ask when calling. Usually, if the first question that come out in an initial inquiry involves the price, this is a sign that they may not [...]

18 11, 2016

Building a LinkedIn Profile that Gets Attention-Part 2

William Mitchell, CPRW2021-12-21T15:38:10-06:00Career Management Help, Job Search Preparation, Resume Writing Help|

Make no mistake, the value of building a LinkedIn profile of quality is only going to get more important as we get deeper into the 21st century. If you haven’t at least opened a basic LinkedIn account, then you should do so as soon as possible. In our first installment of “Building a LinkedIn Profile [...]

15 11, 2016

Building a LinkedIn Profile that Gets Attention-Part 1

William Mitchell, CPRW2021-12-21T15:38:11-06:00Career Management Help, Job Search Preparation, Resume Writing Help|

When LinkedIn first launched in 2003, many (including myself) wondered if the platform would be one of a long list of here-today-gone-tomorrow websites. Would it burn hot for a while and then faded away? Well, more than a decade later, building a LinkedIn profile that captures attention is an important part of career management. LinkedIn [...]

13 08, 2016

Personal Branding: Your Key To Improved Job Security

William Mitchell, CPRW2021-09-23T21:20:45-05:00Career Management Help, Job Search Preparation|

We all look to stay as employable as we possibly can. Not necessarily “employed”, but “employable. Being employed is always good. But being employable comes in handy when you happen to find yourself unemployed. As part of your career management strategy, ensuring an optimal skill set should not be the only item on your “To [...]

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