by Margaret Buj | Mar 27, 2015 | a blog, a job, keywords, Linked In, LinkedIn
As a recruiter, I use LinkedIn to find candidates for most of my open positions. If you are a job seeker and want to get found by recruiters on LinkedIn, you obviously need to have a strong LinkedIn profile, and you need to know about using keywords. Keywords are the...
by Margaret Buj | Jan 26, 2015 | a blog, a job, Blog, career, Career Development, keywords, Linked In, LinkedIn, recruiters, resume
I still remember my shock at seeing clichés similar to “I can work on my own initiative as well as part of a team” in 19 out of 20 applications I had received for the first role I was recruiting for when I started my recruitment career 10 years ago. Even now, I often...
by Margaret Buj | Jun 16, 2013 | a job, Blog, Career Advice, Job Search, jobs, Linked In, LinkedIn
If you are a job seeker and are not using Linked In properly, you are missing out. LinkedIn is the world’s largest professional network with 364 (April 2015) million members in over 200 countries and territories around the globe. Employers and recruiters...
by Margaret Buj | May 29, 2013 | Blog, Job Search, Linked In, LinkedIn
An interesting practice seems to have cropped up among self-written social media profiles. Phrases that are taboo on resumes like, “Self-motivated team player,” are creeping back into lists of job hunter credentials on LinkedIn. Unfortunately, these mundane, dry, and...
by Margaret Buj | Feb 6, 2013 | a job, Blog, Career Planning, hidden job market, informational interviews, job seeker, jobs, Linked In, resume
The “hidden job market” is one of the biggest of buzz phrases for job seekers. Many experts argue that up to 80 percent of the available jobs are hidden, although absolute documentation is hard to come by. So where are all these jobs, and how can you...
by Margaret Buj | Jul 8, 2012 | Career Advice, Linked In, professional networking
Unless you’ve been living under the rock in the last few years, if you are a working professional, you most likely have your profile on Linked In. LinkedIn is the world’s biggest social networking website for professionals which currently has in excess of 500 million...