While it is important to have a good resume to apply to a position, connecting with different platforms will help you get your information out there to more companies than just applying for a specific position.
You can go through 10 rounds of interviews and testing and still not be selected, simply because your profile doesn’t reflect who you really are.
Today, there is more traction on linkedIn and other platforms than ever before and you will be selling yourself short if you don’t join a platform and post your resume.
The looking for work banner doesn’t always help, what will help is connecting and networking with companies and other contacts to get your resume/profile seen by the most people you can.
If you get an interview request but don’t get selected, don’t take it personally, recruiters today are flush with resumes and they don’t have the time to review all of them, let alone request an interview.
Your connections with hiring managers will move you forward faster than just submitting a resume.
Responses are almost always in the form of messages on LinkedIn and hiring managers and HR professionals will respond faster to a message than an email or an unsolicited resume.
Connect with as many as you can and don’t give up. It may take some time but you will be recognized and the connections will pay off.
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