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10 Tips to Amplify Your Job Search
Continue Reading10 Tips to Amplify Your Job Search was originally published on ResumeLezlie.com.
Lezlie here, RVer Job Exchange Director. 👋
In my 10 years as a certified resume writer and career coach, every week I would get questions from job seekers at all levels across all industries that basically amount to, “Lezlie, how do I stand out from all the other job seekers out there?”
And since I’m a big fan of actionable tips, I’ve gathered some answers for you in an easy roundup list!
Enjoy these 💪10 powerful tips💪 to boost your callback quotient so you get more interviews and job offers.
10 Tips to Amplify Your Job Search 🔊
Table of Contents
- Get clear on what you’re pursuing
- Target companies first
- Laser-focus your resume
- Include a cover letter
- Diversify your job search
- Get active on platforms that work for your job search
- Create your own content
- Build more proof
- Focus on the value you bring
- Ask more questions
1. Get clear on what you’re pursuing
If you don’t set a clear intention, you’ll never get the results you want. The more broadly you try to apply yourself, the less likely you’ll be to fit any one position. Get crystal clear on the types of roles you want to pursue and align yourself with the most common skills and keywords being required in those roles.
2. Target companies first
This is a major change from the way most job seekers do it – which is one of the reasons it’s so effective. Another reason is because it helps you ensure you find the right environment and the right job, instead of finding what feels like the right job, then getting into it and realizing the environment isn’t at all what works best for you.
3. Laser-focus your resume
Start by creating a resume that targets the general career area and/or types of roles you want to pursue. Study the job descriptions to understand the most common skills and keywords you should include in this master resume. Then for each new position to which you apply, spend 15-20 minutes making minor adjustments wherever you can to better align with that particular role.
4. Include a cover letter
For each new position, write a uniquely targeted cover letter that tells the reader why you’re a fit for that particular role or company. While it’s true that cover letters aren’t always read, that’s not always the point. And because (1) you never know if the person on the other end of your application will or won’t read your cover letter, and (2) so many job seekers don’t take the time to include a cover letter (especially not a carefully targeted one) – you can set yourself apart just by including one.
Check out our Remote Work Cover Letter Template!
5. Diversify your job search
This means don’t just rely on online applications. Get out there and network with other people in your field. Follow industry thought leaders and even career pros (coaches and resume writers like me) to keep yourself ahead of the game in your job search. Leverage how easy it now is to network digitally. It’s seriously the future – don’t get left behind!
Read up on Job Search Networking Strategies (that Actually Work).
6. Get active on platforms that work for your job search
Typically this means LinkedIn, but more and more companies are branching out to platforms like Facebook and even TikTok to source candidates. So get savvy, do some research, and figure out which platforms have the most upside for your particular job search.
Be sure to set up your RVer Job Exchange free account here.
7. Create your own content
I know this can feel intimidating at first, but posting your own thoughts, opinions, and intentions for the future of your career / industry / company does 3 things. (1) It allows you to be more visible to and findable by recruiters / hiring decision makers. (2) It gives you a platform on which others can engage with you (instead of you having to engage with others on their platform). (3) It gives you proof to point to in the interview process when you want to demonstrate your ideas, thought leadership, etc.
Read more about using LinkedIn for Networking in Your Job Search (to Get Hired Faster!)
8. Build more proof
Whether it’s social media posts like mentioned in #7 above, a collection of anecdotes / stories that help demonstrate your professional brand and skills, or a professional portfolio website, it’s important to be able to prove what you say in your resume or in an interview. Anybody can say they’re good at something, but without proof it rings pretty hollow.
9. Focus on the value you bring
It’s all about finding a match between the value you bring to them, and the value they bring to you. That means you have to be able to sell your own value, and do it in a way that specifically speaks to the needs of the company for that role. Take an honest inventory of the skills you have that most closely align with the needs outlined in the job description, and make sure you can communicate those skills confidently.
10. Ask more questions
Since it’s about finding a match between the value you bring to them, and the value they bring to you, that means you also have to know how to get the info you need to make an informed decision. For each new potential opportunity, figure out before hand exactly what you want to know, what your non-negotiables are, and make sure you ask about them. Not only will it help you seem more engaged, it will also help you waste less time with options you later find out don’t offer what you need.
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6 Tips for Your Remote Work Resume
Continue ReadingIf you’re currently searching for remote work or in the midst of a remote job search, you might be wondering how to list remote work on your resume or LinkedIn profile – and how much it really even matters.
We can assure you, it matters a lot!
With these 6 tips (and remote work resume examples to go with them!), you’ll learn more about how to show remote work on your resume in a way that catches recruiter attention and showcases your top skills!
How to Write Remote Work on Your Resume (and LinkedIn Profile)
Table of Contents
- Make it clear you’re targeting remote work
- Use effective resume formatting
- Include remote work skills
- Write compelling job descriptions
- Showcase your results
- Transfer it over to LinkedIn
1. Make it clear you’re targeting remote work
You can indicate remote work on your resume right away by including a line in your contact info, in your targeting headline, in the body of your summary / profile paragraph, and/or in your skills section at the top of your resume.
Resume Example:
Resume Example:
2. Use effective resume formatting
Your resume format is often your first impression. Before anyone reads your content, they see (and judge) your formatting. It needs to be clean, easy to read, and purposefully guide the reader’s eye to your most important content.
There is a very definite ‘look’ to a well-crafted resume, and while that ‘look’ may vary in style, the basic formula is pretty consistent.
A good remote work resume should include:
Contact info at the top
This includes your name, phone number, email address, and indication of remote work preference (remote only, remote first, hybrid, etc.)
Targeting Headline (and sometimes sub-heading)
Indicating the types of jobs you’re targeting
Summary / Profile paragraph
Showcasing your top skills, achievements, and experience
Skills section
Full of highly targeted keywords for your target remote jobs
Professional Experience
Listing your jobs in reverse chronological order
Other important sections may include:
Remote work section
Career transition section
Education
Technical skills
Remote work skills
Remote Work Section Example:
Career Transition Example:
3. Include remote work skills
To create an effective remote work resume, it’s all about demonstrating how you fit the needs of your target audience and can provide a solution to their pain points. You can do this through remote work keywords and skills.
If you’re not sure how to find the right remote work resume keywords for your purposes research the job descriptions for the jobs you want to target. To do this:
- Collect at least 10 job descriptions that represent your target remote job type
- Highlight words or phrases that stick out to you or seem important in each one
- Copy/paste each description into a word counter (I like WordCounter.com)
- Analyze the data to understand which words/phrases are used more often
- Create a database of the keywords that are most used and most relevant
Check out our Top 50 Remote Work Resume Keywords for great remote work skills!4. Write compelling job descriptions
Using your database of keywords from #3 above, write each of the job descriptions in your Experience section with those skills in mind and try to include those skills wherever possible. If the job was remote, you can indicate remote work in the job title or location, as well as in the description itself.
Even if you’ve never worked remotely before, you can include some remote work keywords by describing work that may have required you to work with people in other locations (cross-locational is a great remote work keyword), to work from home, or to travel for work.
Check out our 25 Remote Work Job Description Examples to help revamp your resume!Resume Example:
5. Showcase Your Results
Results and achievements are the major factors that prove your value. Anybody can claim they have skills in something. So don’t just fill your resume with empty claims.
Fill it with proof.
That’s how you elevate yourself above other candidates competing for the same roles.
Resume Example:
Resume Example:
6. Transfer it over to LinkedIn
For anyone targeting fully remote work or even hybrid roles, LinkedIn is a great place to find those jobs and to be found by recruiters.
The content in your remote work resume can be easily transferred to your LinkedIn profile, and the following bit of info should help:
- Your resume summary/profile content should be added to your profile Headline and About sections.
- At the time of this publication, the Headline section has a maximum character count of 220 on desktop and 240 on mobile, and the About section has a max of 2600. The LinkedIn algorithm (supposedly) ranks your profile higher in search results the closer you are to reaching that limit in each section.
- Your job descriptions should be pretty easy to copy/paste directly from your resume to your LinkedIn profile. When adding each employer, be sure to select the correct employer profile, which will hopefully pop up with the employer’s logo and make your profile look better.
- Your skills section can have a maximum of 50 skills, and the more you have the better. Make sure to use the keyword research you did for your resume to know which skills are most important to include.
- Pro Tip: Another way to help your profile rank higher in search results is by actually being active on LinkedIn: connecting with others, following companies and industry influencers, posting your own posts, sharing posts from others, and/or commenting on others’ posts. The more active you are, the more visibility you will get and the higher the algorithm will rank you in search results.
Attend our (free!) Rethinking Remote Work virtual conference to learn even more about breaking into (or moving up in) the remote work revolution!
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How to Find Remote Jobs in the...
Continue ReadingIf you’ve ever been so enamored with living the RV life that you wanted to directly be part of the industry, then you already know how tough it can be to find a remote job in the RV industry.
For instance, if you’re a megafan of a particular RV manufacturer, their website might be extremely old and you have to dig around to learn that they only list careers on an obscure jobs site. Another challenge is that most roles are in-person, which may feel strange since the entire industry supports a roving lifestyle.
Being an onsite porter here and there is fabulous when living nomadically, but RV life absolutely does not mean you can’t maintain a high level full time job, even when it is difficult to hunt them down inside the industry.
So today, we’ve set out to find current job openings that might be of interest, and then we’ll share some best practices with hunting down these remote jobs in the RV industry.
Search for Remote Jobs in the RV Industry on the RVer Job Exchange
Just because you’re here on this page doesn’t mean you’re ultra familiarized with the RVer Job Exchange, powered by Escapees RV Club, but we launched it to answer the unique challenge of finding full time jobs that can be done by those of us enjoying RV living.
There is a shortcut to finding roles that are specifically remote:- Visit RVerJobExchange.com/jobs
- On the left sidebar, scroll down to “Job Location Type”
- Select “Remote” and let the magic happen
For example, there is a current role listed that could be up your alley, a Community Coordinator role that is currently part time, but states hours may increase over time, and less than a year of experience is required. It could be a meaningful way to get your foot into the door in the industry!7 open roles in the RV industry, does one fit you?
When you search for blog posts on this topic, what you usually get is vague guidance like “start a business” or “just freelance.” Insulting. Instead, we offer actual open roles for you to consider:
1. Mobile App Software Engineer at Airstream
Airstream is a brand we all know and love. They’re looking for someone with experience in React Native mobile app dev using Redux, cloud architecture knowledge, experience with technologies like PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and of course Git.
2. Senior Employee Relations (ER) Partner at Camping World.
The ER partner collaborates with market leadership to provide coaching and guidance for ER matters, investigates employee concerns, ensures activity is captured in the case management system, and identifies emerging trends to develop solutions. They also build and maintain relationships with regional HR leadership and will identify potential company liability.
3. Data Scientist at Camping World
Camping World appears to be one of the few industry names that consistently considers remote workers. Responsibilities include working with pricing and inventory teams, using Python, SQL, and R to analyze data, identifying and cleaning data sources, and exploring new datasets for insights.
4. Sr. IT Applications Manager at Lippert.
This job involves documenting processes, communicating development status, leading system development projects, managing programmers, and creating and managing the Application budget. Caveat: Lippert listings say “Remote” with a large red house denoting the option, but on the actual listings, it is less clear.
5. Customer Account Administrator at Lippert.
This role is focused on improving service turn around times and maintaining high standards of customer service. The role involves working with both operations and sales teams to ensure timely communication and a positive reflection of the brand. Again, Lippert’s site is slightly unclear, so don’t apply until you’re certain it is a fit.
6. IT Architect at Camping World.
The responsibilities of a key member of the Enterprise Architecture team include designing and documenting application architectures, educating business and technical teams about solutions, and acting as a liaison between product owners and technical teams.
7. Remote RV Technician at Camping World.
This is a customer service representative role for Good Sam Elite Members. Responsibilities include answering calls, providing technical information and assistance with RV accessories, connecting members with repair facilities and roadside assistance, and performing follow-up to ensure technical issues are resolved.
Other ways to find remote jobs in the RV Industry
If you’re looking to break into the industry or transition your existing skills into a role where you might better tap your passions, there are ways to make sure you’re in line first.
Start by researching the companies you most admire in the RV industry
One by one, visit their website, find them on LinkedIn, and track down any social media accounts that you can. What you’re looking for is where they list their open roles. We’ve found this to be somewhat inconsistent, and the large brands are easy to explore, while medium- to small-brands may be more tricky to track down. Use a free tool like Huntr to keep your job search organized.
Revisit their Careers Page Weekly
Especially if they don’t allow you to set up email alerts. (This could apply to their LinkedIn Page or wherever else you found their jobs)
Consider competitors
If you find a brand offering ample remote jobs, go find their direct competitor because there is a good chance they’re hiring as well.
Find out if the company is part of a larger brand
This may allow you to monitor all in the same spot. For example, Thor Industries has a careers page, and they are comprised of Jayco, Thor Motor Coach, Tiffin Motorhomes, Airstream, Heartland, Highland Ridge RV, Keystone, Dutchmen, Crossroads, Redwood, KZ, and Venture. That’s a lot of brands under one roof, so be looking for these types of shortcuts by getting to know company ownership.
Another option is to consider Europe
Europe seems to be slightly more remote-work forward than America, and in many nations, a work Visa isn’t all that tough to obtain if needed at all. For example, Goboony is looking for English-speaking support agents for their UK clients who are renting locals’ RVs (pretty fascinating)!
Get really really good at Google.
Some search parameters to consider are “[your job title] remote in RV industry” or get more specific and add “[your job title] remote at RV manufacturer.” All businesses have the same core needs, so there’s a high chance that with some deep diving online, you can find your current job title inside the industry.
Overall, we want to affirm that finding remote jobs in the RV industry is not as easy as it should be, and although we’re working hard to do our part at the RVer Job Exchange, it really does take a little creativity to break into the industry you’re such a fan of. But now you have a roadmap to amplify your success, and we’re rooting for you!
