?? How Smart Job Seekers Do Resume Keyword Research

?? How Smart Job Seekers Do Resume Keyword Research 2K Choose the right resume keywords and phrases so recruiters are more likely to find you. Photo Credit:JonoTakesPhotos This is a guest post by Fatemah Mirza. The key to writing a perfect resume is balancing how “readable” your resume is by computer scanners between how likable you sound to a human being.eval Every resume must be targeted to ensure that the audience feels as though you are talking to them and saying, “Yes, I am aware of all your problems and this is how I will solve them.” This is also true of LinkedIn profiles.eval Not including keywords is a big mistake most applicants make when uploading resumes to Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) like the ones used by LinkedIn, Monster.com, and almost all recruiters. Not including keywords is a big mistake most applicants make when uploading resumesClick To Tweet To find out which keywords will suit your profile best, find a bunch of job descriptions that you would apply to. If, for example, I wanted to work as an environmental engineer, I would find job postings (for example, on Monster.com) that are written by engineering firms looking to hire professionals with my experience. Find at least ten of these postings and paste them intowordcounter.net, a website which breaks down how often words appear in text. Did you do any keyword research for your most recent resume? Yes No View Results Free bonus: The One Resume Resource You’ll Ever Need is a handy reference to make your resume get you more job interviews. Download it free now I pasted the top ten environmental engineering listings from monster.com into wordcounter.net, and here’s what I got: Keyword Density 1. Engineering 61 (9%) 2. project 52 (8%) 3. wastewater 42 (6%) 4. experience 41 (6%) 5. environmental 41 (6%) 6. management 34 (5%) 7. design 31 (5%) 8. engineer 30 (5%) 9. amec 30 (5%) 10. energy 27 (4%) So now I know that not only should I mention that I am an environmental engineer, I should make sure my resume talks about my experience with wastewater, management, design, and energy. Where to use the keywords Incorporate keywords throughout your resume and bold them as follows: “Conducted several lab projects related to wastewater management and put together detailed reports.” This will help readers quickly get an understanding of your skills when they skim your resume. Additionally, you can put in a “Skills” section that includes keywords towards the top of your resume. Keywords should appear often in your LinkedIn profile. Fit as many of them as you can in your headline. If we use the keywords from my Wordcounter.net findings, a headline like this might be appropriate: “Environmental Engineer with Management Experience | Wastewater Sludge Treatment | Energy Efficiency | Design Control” This headline not only explains to viewers which job you want to land, it also shows your areas of expertise. Keywords should also appear in your LinkedIn summary, current job title, past job titles, headlines, projects, and skills, but appropriately. Make sure your keyword use is logical and not overwhelming (avoid what SEOs call “keyword stuffing”). After you are done sprinkling keywords throughout your LinkedIn profile, try searching for yourself just as a recruiter might. If your profile has been keyword-optimized and if you have at least 500 connections, your search rankings should be high. Keep experimenting with keywords until your search rank increases and your profile appears higher in the results. Another take How to Keyword Optimize Your Resume Extra: How to Use Effective Resume Keywords About the Author Not everyone has the ability to communicate their strengths. For that reason, Fatemah started Career Tuners in 2010 with one philosophyâ€"every single person in the world is brilliant in their own way. Since then, she has helped hundreds of clients land their dream jobs and get admitted into their reach schools. The original version of this article was part of the The $11K 8th Annual JobMob Guest Blogging Contest. Free Bonus If you want a handy resume and CV resource that you can keep on your smartphone or print out for easy reference, this special bonus is for you. This free download contains: 111 Smart Resume Section Headings and Titles 60 Resume Achievement Writing Ideas and Expressions 500 Positive Resume Action Verbs That Get Job Interviews 35 Resume Filenames Recruiters Won’t Respond To Click the image below to get access to The One Resume Resource You’ll Ever Need: JobMob Insiders can get this free bonus and other exclusive content in the JobMob Insider Bonuses area. Join now, it's free!

Why Being The Youngest In The Office Isnt So Bad

Why Being The Youngest In The Office Isnt So Bad The following is a guest post by Ayah Granada.  Her bio follows. On your first day of work as a fresh graduate, or a millennial on his/her umpteenth job switch, it’s almost impossible to think good thoughts. You haven’t even gotten past your first hour, yet you’re already wondering whether or not you can last the rest of the year. Starting a new job is like being the new kid at school at over again â€" minus the parents dropping you off.  Prior to your office grand entrance, you’ve practically come up with everything that could wrong. Yes, you’ll constantly have to ask questions. Making mistakes is inevitable. Things will get messy. You will feel small. We can’t exactly throw a tantrum either. “There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.” ?  Alain de Botton Don’t succumb to the fear of being the least experienced in your group. Being the youngest doesn’t automatically make you naïve.  Everyone in your workplace has gone through the newbie stage too, and it actually isn’t so bad for so many reasons: You’re a sure source of fresh ideas In a group of 20 to 30 year olds and above, you’ll most likely be the one who’s most up-to-date with the latest gossip, memes and trends. Instead of feeling overwhelmed by the attention you get, use it to your advantage. Trending topics are perfect, no-fail, conversation starters. You’ll be making office BFFs in no time. What worked yesterday doesnt always work today.” ?  Elizabeth Gilbert You’ll have many mentors Making a good first impression is often the first item on our office bucket list. Rather than charging forward, choose to take baby steps. Everyone will feel like your boss and you’ll feel obligated to do more work than you can handle. Keep in mind that it is not your duty to keep volunteering for every opportunity that arises. Refrain from being overeager. One of the best things about being a newbie is that you can hesitate and say “no” when you feel you can no longer handle the workload. Being new is pretty much equivalent to a temporary “get out of jail” card. Don’t abuse it. Getting your first paycheck. Enough said. Consider yourself a liar if you never felt like you won the lotto jackpot on your first pay day. You’re more enthusiastic about your tasks everything will feel exciting Even your first evaluation will feel like an achievement. The feedback should inspire you to bring out your best potential, not demotivate you. You’re bursting with energy. You’ve got a long way to go before your conversations revolve around aging â€" lucky you.  â€œInspiration usually comes during work rather than before it.” ?  Madeleine LEngle Prove to them that you’re open to being trained. You can be the youngest yet still be able to deliver the same, if not better, results as everyone else. Just because we work in a different manner and have a different attitude, it doesn’t mean we don’t work as hard. While others are most productive first thing in the morning, we’re probably still warming up to face the day’s challenges. One harsh reality about our first jobs is that if there’s anyone that must adjust, it’s you. You can’t continue wearing what you did in college, hoping you’ll fit right in. An inch or two when it comes to skirt hems makes a huge difference on your appearance and professionalism. Put yourself in the shoes of your clients or your boss and assess your corporal clothing choices. The workplace will have a variety of personalities and co-workers five, then or even double your age. Sometimes there’s just nothing you can do to bridge the gap between employee generations, especially when it comes to jokes and pop culture. Drawbacks and benefits will always be there, even for the most experienced workers. We can’t have it all. Transitioning from being a fulltime student to an employee takes a bit of getting used to. Slowly adapt to the company culture, who knows, it’ll be just what you need to officially kick start your adult life. “Work without love is slavery.” ?  Mother Teresa The best thing about being young and a millennial? We know how to have a life outside of work. At the end of the day, no matter whom you work for or what your profession is, it should never feel like a burden.   Love your work and it will love you right back. About Ayah Ayah is a content writer and editor for Scoopfed.com. Formerly a student journalist. Full time writer, part time bibliophile and a TV series hoarder-slash-enthusiast. She’s currently focused on helping healthcare workers and millennials find better career opportunities through  Locum Tenens. You can also find her on Twitter @ayahgranada. . Image credits. Mentoring.     Love my job.

Men with families feel more trapped than ever. Heres how to fix that.

Men with families feel more trapped than ever. Heres how to fix that. Heres the problem men have today: They understand how bad it feels to be raised by a dad who is never around. Theres a generation of boys who didnt eat dinner with their dad. Only saw their dad on the weekend. Changed schools five times so their dad could relocate to get the best job, over and over again. Those boys are grown up now, and they are dads. And they dont want to be like their dad. They want something different. We have unrealistic expectations for fathers. So more men are leaving the workforce than ever before. But when men stay home, they are largely disrespected as incompetent breadwinners. And the men who choose work all the time are largely disrespected as incompetent parents. If they try to do a little of both, they are not particular standouts in either. (Im struck by the art worlds depiction of this problem. For example,  Nathan Sawayas  sculpture pictured above, and a comic strip from Zen Pencils  that depicts the problem.) Men were raised to be standouts.  But no one told them that most good jobs require long hours and high risk which are choices most people dont want to take. The other challenge to being a standout breadwinner is that you almost always need a big city. Most people imagine themselves raising their kids in a metropolitan area. But the truth is that it costs a lot of money. NYC, SF and LA require $150K/year in order to raise two kids in a middle-class life. Some people will disagree with me, but none of those disagreeing will have two kids over the age of six in one of those cities. This is true in the suburbs of places like Boston or Chicago as well. Sure, there are cheap suburbs, but there are not good schools in cheap suburbs. Most men will not make enough money to afford living in the right kind of metropolitan area.  The number of men who will make $150K after the age of 35 is tiny. First of all, if you want to be making $150K after 40 you need to be making it at age 35. Which means you need to be clearing $100K at age 30. (And places like Singapore, Tokyo, and Bermuda dont count. Because you wont be able to make that much back in the US. Your market is artificially inflated.) We have unrealistic expectations for husbands. So lets say you are 35 and youre ready to get married. You have a three choices: 1. You earn enough to support a family in a metropolitan area. (You need to reliably earn $150K for the next 15 years unlikely.) 2. You split household labor because you are splitting breadwinner duties. (This typically goes very poorly because women are never happy with the division.) 3. You move to a small town where your career is limited but the cost of living is low. (Negotiate this before you get married.) The problem is that men dont like to hear that these are their choices. So men pretend that their salary will continue to rise in their 30s at the same pace it rose in their 20s. But that approach fails because most women want to stay home with kids. But lets say thats not true for you. Lets say you want two high-powered careers. Youll need tons of childcare. Which means youll need to spend almost all your money on childcare. And your wife  will struggle to maintain her pre-baby salary because she cant stop thinking about kids when shes at work. So you will be very stretched for cash. And stressed, and thats not great because having a baby kills a marriage anyway, even without the added stress from neither spouse focusing on the baby.  (This is why  only 9% of mothers even attempt having a high-powered career.) Now lets say you have two scaled-back careers. Heres the problem with that: Its nearly impossible for people over 40 maintain employment with scaled-back careers.  You cant compete with someone in their early 30s who is going full throttle. They have the same experience as you but more ambition. Heres the biggest minefield:  Men dont like when their wives earn more than they do, and  women dont like outearning their husbands  either. You can say you and your spouse are different, but the odds would be stacked against you. Because even if one of you is different, it would be really unlikely that both of you are different. There is not a contemporary template that works for most men. Heres the bottom line for men: Few will be big earners. And few will be able to stay home with kids. The midlife crisis for men is that they are sandwiched between social expectations that they be involved as fathers on one side, and the financial pressures from a disappearing middle class on the other. The only thing thats different about the midlife crisis for men today and in the 1950s is that social expectations are higher and the expectation that they will have a 1950s midlife crises is lower. The solution: Have really tough conversations very early in a marriage Men are likely to feel successful if a marriage starts with assumptions that are realistic. 1. What you earn at age 35 is the top of your scale. 2. Most people cannot afford to raise kids in a city. 3. Two-income couples with equal focus on both careers is impossible. 4. Women who are breadwinners are not happy with being breadwinners long term. Once you accept these realities you are likely to make better long-term decisions as a couple because there will be more reasonable expectations set on the men.

The Dangers of Desktop Dining

The Dangers of Desktop Dining Are you one of those employees who eats lunch at your desk each day? If so, why? Is it because you’re too busy to go out? Or do you just want others to think you are? Maybe you’re afraid you won’t be able to stay competitive with those coworkers who use the extra hour to get ahead, or that your boss will perceive the break as a sign of laziness. Or maybe you simply want to save money. Regardless, you’re not alone. According to a survey conducted by OnePoll, more than half of U.S. workers don’t take a proper lunch break, and as many as 30 percent typically eat lunch at their desks. A recent article on BBC.com lists a number of reasons why employees should take the time to venture out for lunch. Two of the main reasons are to avoid annoying coworkers with smelly food and to increase work productivity. Nearly everyone who has worked in an office environment knows the pain of sitting near a coworker who insists on eating fish or ethnic food at his or her desk. What may be appetizing to one may be nauseating to many once the pungent smell wafts through the office. Add to this the proven effects that stepping away from one’s desk throughout the day have on productivity, work output and idea generation and the argument for going out to lunch strengthens. However, these aren’t the only good reasons for taking the time to eat lunch out now and then. There are a variety of other ways leaving the office for a midday meal benefits individuals, teams and employers. Let’s look at a few. Increases Engagement Despite the fact that technology has made it easier than ever to connect with individuals around the globe, for many, work-life seems to get increasingly lonely, leading to higher rates of employee disengagement. While in past years the lunch hour involved socializing and bonding with coworkers, for many, eating at one’s desk is now the norm. However, going out to lunch benefits more than just employees’ social lives. Research has shown that North American workers who take a lunch break every day are more engaged and score higher in job satisfaction, efficiency, desire to be active in the company and likelihood of recommending their employer to other prospective employees. Furthermore, promoting social bonding among coworkers helps boost teamwork, creativity, and problem-solving in the office. Promotes Healthy Eating Habits Sure, there are drawbacks to eating out. It can get expensive, and people tend to overindulge when in groups. However, one upside is that after eating a sit-down meal, one is more likely to leave feeling satiated. On the other hand, a quick bite at one’s desk isn’t nearly as fulfilling and can lead to snacking throughout the day. In a study of 122 employees, the average worker stashed an average of 476 calories’ worth of food in his or her desk, with one individual hoarding 3,000 calories. This results in giving up a solid meal in exchange for hours of snacking on junk food in an effort to gain an extra hour of desk time. Helps Local Businesses Though employees may not feel any obligation to eat out, rest assured that local restaurant owners rely on lunchtime business from office workers just as those office workers likely rely on business from their clients and customers. Nowadays, many tech companies and startups offer their employees free lunch in an effort to keep them in the office as many hours as possible. This has negatively affected local eating establishments to such a degree that in 2014, the city of Mountain View, California passed a law that Facebook’s new campus could not offer free food. Additionally, San Francisco followed suit by proposing a law that would prohibit new offices in the city from including cafeterias. While an employee eating lunch out now and then isn’t likely to save a failing restaurant business, when more than 50 percent of the working population doesn’t take a proper lunch break, it can deal a blow to the local economy. Many employers consider helping local businesses as part of their community involvement efforts. This should extend to encouraging employees to patronize local eating establishments to help boost the economy, as well as benefit from the midday break. Reduces Germ Spreading Have you ever noticed how many office workers use a paper towel to open the bathroom door so as not to touch the handle? Offices are full of germophobes, and the worst place those concerned with cleanliness can eat is at their desk. According to research by CBT Nuggets, the average office computer keyboard has 20,598 times more bacteria than a toilet seat. Similarly, a computer mouse has 45,670 times more bacteria than a toilet handle. Think about that the next time you’re eating a sandwich while typing. What is the best way to avoid sickness-causing bacteria in the office? Regular handwashing and keeping food away from your desk! For many, eating lunch at one’s desk has become a necessary evil brought on by the same reasons that prevent taking vacation time. Some managers may hold fast to the perception that every minute spent away from one’s desk is a minute spent not working, and that employees who take lunch breaks are lazy or not busy enough while their more dedicated coworkers are willing to push through. But too often, the benefits of working an extra hour a day don’t outweigh the benefits of taking a much-needed break, eating a hearty meal and socializing and bonding with coworkers. Of course, every individual, manager, company, and industry are different, and what works best for one may not work for the other. However, employees should make an effort to get away from their desks during the lunch hour when time allows, if for no other reason than to gauge how their productivity and eating habits improve or decline when doing so. Those who find it impossible should be cautious their lack of work/life balance doesn’t lead to future health issues or burnout.

Planning to Shift Career in Your 40s Three Things You Need To Know

Planning to Shift Career in Your 40’s Three Things You Need To Know Deciding to shiftyour career after years of being employed may be a little difficult; especially if you already have built years of working experience in one company. It is really not the most practical career decision now that you are in your 40s and nearing the twilight of your professional career.But when you are no longer happy with your career and you want a change, should your age hold you back? No, it’s not yet too late to change career and find satisfaction. But before you start looking for a new job, here are some things you need to know first.1. Employers Have Different Ways Of Checking Your BackgroundevalAs a part of the selection process for prospective employeesâ€" employers and hiring managers may use different ways to background check the applicants. They no longer settle in checking your resume for references. With the help of technology, background checking seems to be a lot easier.Here are some ways your employer can check into you which you need to clean up.Googl e Search. About 50% of recruiters use search engines like Google to research about their job candidates. So make sure that Google gives the right information to them. They could make a judgment based on what they see in the results. Try to search yourself online to check information about you.Social Media. Make sure to clean up your social media channel. Delete posts complaining about your previous jobs and boss. Make sure your posts including images and albums is not offensive and if you must post your opinions, construct them with respects to other parties.Credit Check. If you are applying for a job that requires handling money, hiring managers will likely ask consent to perform a credit check to make sure to can be trusted.Employers and hiring managers want to make sure that they would hire the right person for a certain job, so make sure you can provide them clean, impressive background.2. Some Vacancies May Not Be Available OfflineGone are the days when companies would post job openings on their physical stores and offices. These days, companies would rather post online aside from local newspapers for job openings. If you want to land a good job you need to maximize your job searching by being online as well.evalJobvite 2015 Recruiter Nation study shows that a whopping 92% of recruiters use online channels specifically social media in sourcing candidates. Joining groups and communities for job searchers would be an opportunity for you to find the right career to take.It is also recommended that you check some job posting sites such as Indeed or niche â€"specific job sites such as bloggingpro for bloggers and writers and locumtenens for healthcare jobs.3. Interview Questions Maybe Different Than Your Last ApplicationUnlike before, job interview questions are now more unconventional. You might be surprised but most recruiters may ask tricky questions to test your personality and skills. Some of these questions may seem to be unrelated to the position you ar e applying but are actually a good career assessment. So you have to prepare yourself for the most unexpected questions.Questions like your favorite superhero, whether you are a dog or cat person or your spirit animal may catch you off guard but you have to stay calm and confident. There is actually no right and wrong answers. Try to relate your answer to the job you are applying and your skills. These questions are just ways to assess your character, skills and creativity which is needed for most job positions.ConclusionevalIt is not yet too late for you to change your career. If you think you can no longer be productive in the company you are currently in, you can always look for other options. There are just things you need to be ready with.Job search maybe a little bit different from before. You just need to be aware of the changes in career hunting so you can still nail your job application even if you are not as young as were. So good luck and have a positive career shift.

Match the Right People to the Right Role

Match the Right People to the Right Role Have You Got the Right People in the Right Seats? Career development can make the difference between whether your brightest and best stay or go. New research finds one in five people are in the wrong role. That means jobs they aren’t motivated by, engaged with or productive in. I asked Phyllis Millikan, senior vice president for Career Management at Right Management, four key questions to shed light on how employers can match the right people to the right role. What is the impact of having good employees in the wrong roles? An employee in the wrong role is costly. Right Management’s latest research, Right Person Wrong Role, found that 33 percent of people are not engaged in their jobs or their organization. This can dampen the organizations success and lead to low retention levels. The effect on performance is also clear. The value of an employee who wants to come to work versus one that doesn’t, equates to a 4 percent increase in revenue growth and a 10 percent increase in customer satisfaction. How can organizations find talent and develop skillsets to fit jobs today? Employees don’t just want an annual performance review. They want and 68 percent expect a career development strategy. An effective strategy can save employers millions of dollars in reduced staff turnover. Milliken recommends employers use a multi-pronged approach to ensure the right people are in the right roles: Use a blend of art and science to assess skills, abilities and knowledge gaps to attract and develop the best talent. Enable workers to map their own career journeys. Help your employees personalize their career development plans by using a combination of assessments and career coaching. This gives individuals control over their personal development, leading to increased focus on their career success and increased engagement in their current position. How can talent be redeployed? Wrong for the role doesn’t always mean wrong for the business. The right person may have been hired, but in todays rapidly changing work environment, the right role can quickly become the wrong fit. Talented individuals know that to remain employable throughout their career they must continually learn and upskill. Internally, employers can offer easy access to open positions and opportunities for career mobility within their organization. Externally, organizations should look to hire individuals willing and able to be redeployed. Employers should create a culture of learnability encouraging people to continually learn new skills to stay relevant and employable for the long term. Where should organizations invest to retain top talent? Millikan recommends seven practical steps to introduce an effective career development strategy to attract, engage and retain the brightest and best: Educate: Coach leaders to provide career management guidance aligned to business goals. Attract: Use employer branding and workforce development to attract top-talent. Retain: Have high-touch career conversations and use high-tech tools to enable development, create a learning culture and encourage career mobility. Engage: Keep employees engaged and productive by providing ongoing career coaching and opportunities to upskill. Redeploy Talent: Offer easy access to open internal positions and opportunities for career mobility within your organization. Plan For Future Talent Needs: Plan ahead and leverage tools to stay up to date with new HR, talent and technology solutions as they emerge. Develop a Sustainable Leadership Program: Identify high potential talent and prepare them to take on leadership roles. Join Dana Manciagli’s Job Search Master Class now and get the most comprehensive job search system available!

Writing a Resume About Caseworker - How to Be Extra Careful

Writing a Resume About Caseworker - How to Be Extra CarefulWhen writing a resume about caseworker, it is important to realize that the references are not supposed to be able to provide all the relevant information about the applicant. It is more likely that the references will refer to some things that were done for the applicant but will not be able to mention what the applicant actually did.The application form should always have an option for supplying names of references and most likely they should be printed on the form. This is so that the applicant can check out their references at the time of filling out the application form. Even though a person is more likely to get a reference from a supervisor than a supervisor's own employee, it is still better to ask the supervisors.It is often a mistake for a person to include a reference that mentions their application forms from previous employers. This has been known to hurt the chances of being hired by certain organizations. When applying for a position, it is important that applicants give out only true details about themselves.There may be situations where two or more applicants apply for the same job at the same time. Since applicants do not have complete information about each other, it is possible that they will all be given the same letter of recommendation. If this happens, it is very important that a person decides to give out a few things that are not necessarily positive.This would not be unfair to say that it would be fair to expect one of the applicants to present something positive about the other and allow them to get a bit of a discount on their letter of recommendation. It is also important that the potential employer see the recommendations from both applicants.When writing a resume about caseworker, the candidate should not include a reference that mentions their supervisor's business card. This is because the references are supposed to be able to provide only some information about the app licant, not the whole story. This type of information is better to be found in the applicant's resume.A resume about caseworker will usually contain a summary of the applicant's education and experience. The applicant will need to mention if they had experience working with a particular department. It is also important to mention what specific job positions were held by the applicant.In addition to the mentioned facts, the applicant should also try to explain why they were selected for the particular position. This is so that the person will be able to offer something positive about the job and why they were chosen.