Producing a strong résumé and cover letter is the foundation for a successful job search. These documents are typically an employer’s first impression of you and your experience, and they play a critical role in their decision to move candidates forward in the search process.
A résumé is a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experiences. It includes carefully selected and organized information that shows how your skills and past experiences are related to your future job target or goals.
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A cover letter is a formal letter that introduces your skills, experience, and interest for a particular job and organization. It's meant to supplement your résumé, not repeat your qualifications. In short, the purpose is to land you an interview with the organization.
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Having a positive online brand is crucial to your job search. Employers Google you and look at your online presence through LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other sites when recruiting and making hiring decisions. It is important to regularly review and manage your online presence to ensure that the content found by hiring managers leaves them with the best view of you and your personal brand. We call this conducting your own Digital Dirt Dig!
Pro tip: Visit google.com/alerts to create an alert to be notified whenever someone Googles your name.
A 2020 study has shown:
... have rejected a job candidate due to inappropriate content on social media.
... say social media is important when evaluating a job candidate.
... are provocative content, alcohol consumption or drug use, discriminatory content, and lying about qualifications.
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Some employers may ask you to provide your social media information during a hiring process. Be prepared ahead of time by reviewing all your social media accounts and deleting any inappropriate or controversial content, images, and videos. Check your privacy settings and consider which accounts to make private. Deactivate any unused accounts. Remember to check:
Posting positive content is just as important as burying your digital dirt. LinkedIn is a key tool that can be used by people in any industry to maintain a positive, professional online presence. Learn how to get started with LinkedIn for Students or contact a Career Peer Intern or Career Coach.
Our Career Peer Interns are trained students who assist others with a variety of career-related topics, based on trends and best practices within each of the Career Communities. Peer Interns are available on a drop-in basis at the Resource Center at 145 Marano Campus Center, in academic buildings, and virtually via Zoom. Select a career community below to see who the Peer Intern is and when they are available.
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