For remote work, workamping, and all job seekers alike.
ALL JOB SEEKERS
1. Update your resume
Having an up-to-date resume at-the-ready is crucial to making your holiday job search a success. You never know when the right role will come along, so be sure your resume:
- is targeted to the roles you’re pursuing,
- highlights your strongest and most relevant skills (with real-world examples whenever possible!), and
- showcases your most impressive results (including specific metrics/numbers/percentages, etc. whenever possible!)
Check out our blog on How to Position Yourself for Remote Work for more info on updating your resume!
2. Develop your elevator pitch
An elevator pitch is a short, succinct introduction of who you are (in your career) and what you have to offer a potential employer. This should be just a few sentences, and should really highlight and showcase your unique value.
3. Determine your job search strategy
Plan your strategy and daily/weekly/monthly schedule now, so you’re ready to hit the ground running in the new year. Determine how and where you’ll be applying for jobs and how you want to conduct your networking (ie. how often you’ll be on social media, how many you people you want to email/direct message, and how you want to follow up to maintain these relationships). Read more about networking strategy in our blog on Job Search Networking Strategies that Actually Work.
4. Practice common interview questions
Since you can’t ever predict what questions you’ll be asked in an interview, the next best thing is to prepare your own unique answers to common interview questions. This will help you to do well in answering those questions, and will also help you to feel more confident and able to answer other, unexpected questions more easily. Learn more about prepping for interviews in the Interview video on our Career Fair Resources page from our virtual career fair this month.
REMOTE WORKERS
1. Update your LinkedIn profile
LinkedIn is the most important social media platform for remote work and one of the best networking sites available for business/corporate jobs. You want to make sure your LinkedIn profile is up-to-date and matches well with you resume. You should also incorporate as many relevant skills as you can, both in the 50-skill Skills section of your profile, and in the 5-skill section they now allow you under each different job listing.
2. Follow companies on LinkedIn
3. Follow people on LinkedIn
Following both companies and people on LinkedIn is a great way to stay connected and learn more about the companies/jobs you’re interested in, which helps you to better position yourself to land those jobs, now or in the future. Learn more about using Linkedin for your job search in our blog about LinkedIn for Networking in Your Job Search.
4. Establish a LinkedIn routine
LinkedIn is not just meant to be a static profile. Sure, it can function that way, but you won’t get the most out of it unless you’re being active. Establishing (and following) a routine will help accelerate your job search and make it easier for you in the long run.
WORKAMPERS
1. Determine what you want in a workamping job
The term workamping encompasses a large variety of different types of jobs. It’s important to determine what you want (and DON’T want) in a workamping gig. Learn more about the types of workamping jobs that may be right for you in our blog about Different Types of Workamping Jobs.
2. Identify employers of interest
Once you know what types of workamping jobs you’re interested in, you can start to narrow down the companies that offer those types of jobs. There may be large companies, widespread organizations, or small single-location businesses for you to choose from, and it’s important to decide what feels like the right fit for you.
3. Research employers online
Once you have a list of employers you think you may be interested in, you can research them online to determine if they’re truly a fit. This research will also help you be more prepared in the application and interview process.
4. Follow employers on social media
Following your target companies on social media is a great way to stay connected and learn more about the companies/jobs you’re interested in, which helps you to better position yourself to land those jobs, now or in the future.
