10 LinkedIn Headlines that Stand Out from the Crowd

10 LinkedIn Headlines that Stand Out from the Crowd The headline is possibly the most important part on your LinkedIn profile. It is your 120  character hook to people finding you in a LinkedIn search, it should be about what you do as opposed to what you are. It should be memorable and enticing enough for someone to click on your profile and not your competitors. Here is a compilation of a few interesting and creative LinkedIn headlines from around the world. Some are funny, some are memorable and some are very professional. Do let us know which is your favorite below in the comments section! Be sure to check out the  Top 10 LinkedIn Headlines of Recruiters as well. 1. Left right brain thinker Giacomo Bracci Helsen clearly uses his whole brain when coming up with new strategies for design. 2. Bleeding for his art Glenn Le Santo keeps it brief. If you have ever seen Glenns speed of content creation you would definitely agree with his statement in the headline. 3. Wickless Candles Fun? How exactly are candles fun? Well, the headline  sounds like fun. Bit of a tongue twister perhaps but certainly an intriguing headline by Rebecca Brown. 4. The clear value  statement Our great friend and LinkedIn supremo  Ed Han has gone for the classic personal brand statement with clear value to the reader. 5. The publicity expert on Google Joan Stewart is the Publicity Hound, there is no confusion here about what she does for a living. 6. The secret agent Tony Giovannini is a secret agent at UTV, what he really does is obviously shrouded in mystery. 7. Living the dream Antonio Rocha Ferreira is living it up in Lisbon town, to find out more we have to click on his profile (and how could we resist with such a great headline?). 8. Human potential Unleashing that human potential on LinkedIn, Steven Pallesen has gone for an almost philosophical headline. 9. The non-dead recruiter Michael Bense has our favorite recruiter headline and deserves a mention here as well. 10. Not a team player? Gordon Rae takes the biscuit with a humorous headline, wonder how it works when applying for a new job? Have a feeling Gordon isnt too bothered! I hope these headlines have given you some inspiration and will help you craft your own winning tagline on LinkedIn. If you want feedback on your headline, just write it in the comments and well review it for you! Related: How To Optimize Your LinkedIn Profile for Job Search.

How to Plan Your Career a Strategic Approach - Career Geek

How to Plan Your Career a Strategic Approach - Career Geek The two most important questions that every job seeker faces at some point in their career are… Why is career management essential? What are the key questions to make a career decision? All of us, at some point in our careers, face the question â€" are we working in the right job? This may be common if you have been thrown out of work and have failed to find another opportunity. However, this is not the only situation when you come across this question. Finding the answer to this question is what career management aims at. While you may only consider career management at a time of crisis, it is a good idea to have a plan before you face a layoff. Whether you are a new job-seeker or have considerable experience in a specific field, you need to plan things well in advance. Career management involves creating this plan. If you are wondering what you could or should do instead of your present job, you need to find a way out of this state of confusion. Many individuals seem to be stuck in a rut; not because they are incapable or unskilled, but because they are clueless about the management of their careers. When you are in such a dilemma, you need to find answers to the five key questions to create your career management plan. The answers to these questions will direct you to the right career path. What can you offer to an organization? Do not be a seller, be a marketer. Zero in on the things you have to offer to a prospective employer. Marketing yourself effectively is the only way to land up the right job opportunities. However, do not be deceived into thinking that your academic and professional qualifications are all that matter. Apart from your skills and competencies, you may also bank on other points when applying for jobs. For example, if you have extensive contacts in a particular field, you may use this to market yourself. Again, if you have close associations with potential customers of a product or service, you may find opportunities in the field with ease. This makes your professional experience a good selling point. What do you want from a job? It is important to prioritize your needs and wants from your career. You may want a job that is completely different from your last one or you may want something similar. This depends on your personal choice alone. You may include practical points such as higher pay or more flexible working hours in your list of wants; however, the list may not be confined to just these. Many professionals pine for intangible points such as better learning opportunities or more appreciation from the authorities in their list of wants. While it is important to identify your needs and wants, it is even more important to prioritize them. Otherwise, you may become too picky about the job. You may also end up with something completely opposite to what you want! What is your style of work? Do you have an analytical or action-oriented approach to your work? Are you a born leader of a big team or a competent member of a mixed team? Are you a hard worker or a smart one? You need the answers to these questions. Finding out your working style is important for identifying the types of roles that suit you. It is also important for ascertaining the work environments that corresponds to your working style. Only when the style of your work and your working environment are compatible, achieving success becomes easier. Moreover, it also ensures that you are not in a mismatched environment. For example, if you are more of a consultative professional, a target-oriented work environment may be quite inappropriate for you. What options do you have? Developing a career plan requires understanding your choices and exploring them. It is important to determine the areas of work that interest you before you take any step in this regard. Do you want to stay in the same field or in the same organization? Do you want a lateral or vertical movement within the organization? Do you want to change your line of work? Do you want to set up your own business? Finding answers to these questions is important for understanding the career options you have. You need to do a thorough research about the career choices you have before you take the plunge. For this, you may talk to professionals already in the field of your choice. You may also talk to recruiters and career coaches to complete your research. What can you do to achieve your goals? There are a number of things you can do, of which the most important one perhaps is to stay updated about your field of work. For this, you may enroll in a professional course from an institute of repute. Another thing you must consider is your resume. Does it have the appropriate content? Does it have an attractive design and layout? If what you want to say and how you say it does not adhere to what employers look for, you may not be able to get even a single interview call. A little rework on the resume may be a good idea. It is also important for your career that you make yourself seen and heard at the right places. Use your professional and social networking skills for this purpose. Also, make sure you participate in discussions, meets and events relevant to your work area. 18

How to decide when to work for free

How to decide when to work for free High performers work for free.   The difference between working for free because you’re a loser and working for free because you’re a high performer is what you get from the deal. People often ask me how to become a writer. The answer is to write for free. You won’t get paid for years. I wrote for decades before I saw any money from my writing. Here’s how to decide if working for free is a good idea for you: 1. Can you reach your goal without working for free? If you are aiming to do something that people don’t really like doing, then there is no point working for free. Whoever is hiring is grateful to have you. Child protective services, for example. It’s an impossibly difficult joblow pay, high stakes, and your hands are tied, even in some of the most difficult cases. But you know how you can tell when it’s a job no one else wants? It’s really easy to get. If you are having trouble doing the work you want to do then it’s a pretty good bet that it’s not easy work to get. All other jobsthe jobs that people genuinely want to haveare candidates for free labor. 2. Is there a path to payment? People can bitch about unpaid internships and how illegal they are.  Or they should be. But in general, companies offer unpaid internships in fields where there is a clear path to payment and there is high competition to get on that path. Often, if you are able to get an unpaid internship, or grossly underpaying internship, you are lucky. There are not a lot of sure things in the work world, but sometimes, employment after an unpaid internship is an almost-sure-thing because the internship is so prestigious. Proofreading at the New Yorker, for example. Or clerking for a judge. When I first met Melissa, she was working for National Geographic as a photographer, and she offered to take photos of my kids, for free, for my blog. (Theres one of her photos at the top of this post.) She could see way before I could, actually that her photos published on my blog would lead to tons of freelance work for her taking photos of other peoples kids. 3. Are you making a good connection for your network? Some people are magnets for opportunity and success. These are people who are known for taking someone under their wing and helping them fly. These people have great ideas and great connections to make those ideas happen. Often, working for free with someone like this enables you to have a long-term connection with this person so that years after you are the underpaid underling, you can come back to get real help and real money because you made a real contribution to the person when you worked with them. Don’t kid yourselfpeople who are well connected get offers every day from people who will work for free. It’s a trick to sift through these offers to figure out who will be a pain and who will be helpful. Also, when it comes to offering to work for someone who can do a lot for you, figure out a project you can do that will immediately benefit that person, and if you do a good job, they are likely to pay you for the next oneor recommend that someone else pay you. Either way, you’ll get paid. 4. Are you building your resume? Justin Kan points out, on TechCrunch, that one of the best ways to get a job you are not qualified for is to just make something that is related, so that you are qualified. It’s working for free, for sure, but it’s building your resume, whether the thing you make is successful or not. Do you know the biggest mistake people make when they work for free? They don’t know how to translate it onto their resume. Work experience is useless when it comes to getting you your next job unless you can  translate that experience onto your resume. So when you start working for free, you need to have a very clear idea of how you are going to describe this work in your resume.   Loft Resumes has a great explanation of how hiring works: There are two pilessave and tossand the reader spends 30 seconds, tops, looking at your resume to make the decision. You need to format your resume so the hiring manger sees your did-it-for-free experience right up front. That’s how the work will pay off, by getting the next job. Often people hire a professional resume writer to format their resume to achieve this goal, but if you don’t want to pay that much money, Loft Resumes is good at helping you format your resume to draw attention to the right thing during those thirty seconds. 5. Are you getting to try something new? Working for free never ends. Even when you are at the top of your field, you will find opportunities to work for free, or nearly free. Lately, I am doing that with my writing. I don’t write a lot about the nuts and bolts of startups on this blog because I think that often, the topic is too specialized. So I am writing about startups for Venture Beat, which is a great outlet for startup news. Here’s the link to my first article. Maybe you will like the topic. But even if not, the article might inspire you to find your own best bet for being underpaid. Because unpaid work for personal growth is a good idea no matter where you are in your career.

Seattle Resume Writers - VocationVillage

Seattle Resume Writers - VocationVillage Dear Seattle Career Coach,Since your company doesnt write resumes, can you please recommend some good Seattle resume writers? I tried to write my resume but I gave up.Thank you!Mark Seattle, WA Dear Mark,Sure. Im a fan of hiring a resume writer because as you experienced, sometimes it can be very difficult to objectively evaluate your own experience and write well about your accomplishments.Some critics talk about how you shouldnt hire resume writing help because they think that the only acceptable path is to struggle through the writing effort yourself, but honestly, I dont know where this misperception arises. No one shames you for hiring someone to change the oil in your car or paint the exterior of your home, right? You hire someone because they can do it well and usually in less time than you could do it yourself. Hiring a resume writer is an investment in your career.Anyway, below is a list of Seattle resume writers, in alphabetical order by writer or company name if the writer name isnt available:Eve Ruth Eve writes resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles.Jill Walser Jill is a professional resume writer and an interview coach.John Davidsson Professional resume writing. Offers a sliding scale for clients seeking an affordable option.Kristen Fife In addition to being a professional resume writer, Kristen is a technical recruiter and career management expert.Kristen Schriver Kristen specializes in the financial services industry.Also, while Dawn Bugni of The Write Solution  and Donna Svei of AvidCareerist arent geographically located in Seattle, each of them have written resumes for several of my Seattle clients, with great results.Heres the obligatory legal disclaimer: I have referred clients to these writers and the feedback about them is excellent, but since I cant predict the chemistry between you and a writer, I am not responsible for the outcome if you hire one of these professionals. My suggestion is that you visit their websites, contact them to describe what you need, and use your own discretion about whether the match is a good one between your goals and what the resume writer can offer.I hope this helps!

Interview Series - Career Experts - Sarah Johnston from Briefcase Coach CareerMetis.com

Interview Series - Career Experts - Sarah Johnston from Briefcase Coachâ€" CareerMetis.com In this interview series, we caught up with Sarah Johnston from Briefcase Coach,who shares her expertise and insights about job search, career change, etc. in today’s marketplace.Tell us a little bit about your companyevalThe Briefcase Coach helps high achievers land target jobs through strategic networking coaching, resume writing and interview coaching.Past clients have landed leadership opportunities at top companies like Google, Medtronic, Deloitte and PepsiCo.How did you get started in this path?I started my career as a corporate recruiter. I got tired of seeing hard-working people get passed over for opportunities because they didn’t know how to position themselves during the job search.I have also relocated 4x What is the most exciting part of working in thisindustry?I still love getting the, “I GOT THE JOB” text messages.They never get old. I love helping people land their dream jobs.How do to stay abreast of the industry as an expert?I am committed to continuing educ ation.Not only am I involved in the Career Thought Leaders and the Professional Association of Résumé Writers Career Coaches, I read an hour a day.I love to learn and stay abreast of the latest trends.What are some of the things that you see job seekers struggle with the most?One of the most common mistakes that I see job seekers make is that they are spending the majority of their time on job boards vs. networking.I am a big advocate of the “hidden job market” and highly recommend informational interviews.What are the common mistakes that you see them do?Outside of applying online, I often see job seekers not having a strategy. You would never take a road trip without directions.Similarly, you should not start a job search without a “target list of companies” and a target job title title/opportunity. It’s hard to land a job if you don’t know what/where you are trying to land.How should job seekers approach job search today?Applicant tracking systems have made it EASI ER for job seekers to access opportunity but extremely difficult to stand out. Job seekers who can humanize their search in this digital age will be memorable.What is the biggest trendSarah Johnston and Briefcase Coachhave also been featured in our recent compilation of the most resourceful career experts and career blogs â€" Top Career Advice Websites.

Employed Unemployed Doesnt matter, email sucks! - Career Enlightenment

SaneBox for the overwhelmed professionalProfessionals from every industry are accustomed to a never-ending river of emails, adding to an already bloated inbox, literally expunging all hope of the  coveted Inbox Zero. For the technically savvy email user, an elaborate system of filters barely has a chance in fending off the deluge of emails an average  professional receives daily (150/day). To completely stop email overload in its tracks and have it begging for forgiveness, heavier artillery is required.  Within moments of signing up for SaneBox, 60-90% of your email will be removed and filtered into SaneLater. Only important email will be left in your  inbox. Having a clean, organized inbox is crucial to increasing productivity and insuring your don’t miss anything important, like emails from potential  employers!SaneBox for allA major part of email overload is junk mail. Junk mail consists of anything from newsletters you supposedly signed up for to superfluous social  notificatio ns, e.g., your friend Billy just signed up for MyBook (who cares?). Yes, there are usually unsubscribe links, but they don’t exactly  make it easy for you and shouldn’t always be trusted. Depending on the integrity of the sender, you can actually be opening yourself up to more junk mail  by exposing yourself as a real human. SaneBlackhole enables you to unsubscribe from email with 1-click or tap- depending on your device of choice. Simply  drag and drop annoying email from your SaneLater folder (or inbox) into the SaneBlackhole folder and never hear from that sender again. It’s that easy,  seriously.Whether your unemployed, employed, or retired email can be a real pain, if you’re drowning in email consider SaneBox, a better email experience.

Writing a Great Resume Objective

Writing a Great Resume ObjectiveWriting a great resume objective is what every aspiring professional should be concentrating on if they want to get that perfect job. It is also the first step of getting them a job in a more lucrative field.Writing a good resume is not something easy, but it is not an art either. Some writing of resumes may appear to be boring but if you know how to write a great resume objective then it will be something that makes you proud. Here are some things that you need to know about writing a great resume objective.The first thing that you need to know about writing a resume objective is that you need to make sure that your resume objective is impressive. It is also a good idea to include all the information about your expertise and the experiences that you have gained while working. Make sure that your objective makes the reader impressed and enticed by the prospect of knowing that you are capable of doing the job that you are applying for.Your resume object ive is like a door opener; it should not be too broad. Be very specific so that the reader knows that you have gone over the details of your professional experience and other details and then conclude that you are indeed capable of working in the particular position that you are applying for. The objective itself may just give the impression that you are applying for a position that you are not capable of working in.You must keep in mind that the resume objective does not consist of your skills or experiences alone. It is true that having skills and experience alone is enough, but you still need to create a balanced resume with a part that makes you stand out from the rest. You must remember that you must appear as someone who has taken care of the details of the entire job application. Your resume objective must have the appearance of being polished.You must also remember that your resume objective is a part of your resume and therefore must be written using a formal style. Always make sure that the purpose of your resume objective is made clear in order to avoid any mistakes that can be spotted later on. If you do not write the objectives clearly, the employers will think that you are incompetent. You may have made some research into the job market that reveals some negative information.Write your resume objective on top of the paper work; ensure that it is near the top, but not too high. You can ask someone else to do this for you, but you must be able to do the rest of the writing. Another thing that you must keep in mind is that it must be done using some kind of format so that you do not miss the details of the qualifications that you need to mention. If you do not include your necessary qualifications, the employer will be shocked and this will not help you get hired.Writing a great resume objective is something that can be done by anyone, but it is important that you do not go overboard. In fact, this is the most critical part of the entire job. Do not waste any moment of your life writing this, do not rush, do not procrastinate.