Summary Sunday Tips and Tools for Job Search

Summary Sunday Tips and Tools for Job Search From around Twitter and the web, I regularly come across information I love to share! For this week, here are some posts and other links to helpful job search information I wanted to make sure you didnt miss (especially if you arent on Twitter!). PS: Another way for you to keep up with what I watch and see on Twitter is to check out the Job Search Guide. This is a web-based news paper and Ive created it to share the posts of career and job search experts I follow on Twitter (new issues are sent out each Friday).   Hope you like it. Its free and you can have it emailed to you every Friday if you want! Research In a fiercely competitive job market, you cant just show up for an interview. Youll need to know as much as possible about the company and people youll be interviewing with, so here are some pointers. I Spy: How to Scope Out a Company Before the Interview from the Daily Muse. ATS (Applicant Tracking System) Getting In Your Way? If youve been submitting resumes and havent been contactedyou need to read this post. Miriam Salpeter summarizes key points at the end, but please read the entire post. Applicant tracking systems are inevitable. Referrals get people jobs. Even if companies don’t know what they want, you can still land a job there if you are a little savvy and make a point to educate yourself about how to get a job today. Why You Are NOT Getting A Job from Keppie Careers Your Email Signature! You have one right? Heres a post I wrote on why having one is so important.   Check out these examples and think I am a company (as you job search and manage your career)! (ps: I use WiseStamp and LOVE IT!) Other Tools Job Seekers Should Check Out Resunate Check out the other tools I recommend or use!