An Assignment for Labor Day

By Suzy Kridner
Career Specialist
Kelly Dingee has some great ideas to help in your job search.
The Strategic Recruiting Manager with Staffing Advisors says if you are asking people to help you with your resume, ask them to be direct and skip the whole "I don't want to hurt your feelings" talk. This is how you present yourself to the rest of the world, you need to know what works and what doesn't.
And keep in mind resumes are subjective, Dingee says. It's okay to have more than one version and certainly okay to run it by more than one "expert." Save every version and figure out what you like and what works best.
If you have not built a LinkedIn profile, do it. If you just finished your resume, upload it. That quickly populates your profile and even better, contains a lot of the keywords recruiters will use to find you, Dingee says. If you built a profile and haven't updated it in ages, update it.
Update your Facebook profile, she recommends. Include your work information on your info page. Add your resume to your notes section. Let your friends know you're looking. Friends with your boss? Better visit your privacy settings first or be selective in what you share, i.e. don't post "I need a new job" if you're friends with your boss.
Build a Twitter account? That's your call, Dingee says. She likes Twitter. You can definitely search it for job posts and follow companies you're interested in working for. Will it have the highest return on your time investment? Dingee's not so sure. But it's a good place to engage and get referrals.

Some more ideas for updating your resume and where to post it.