Summary Sunday Take Control of Your Job Search

Summary Sunday Take Control of Your Job Search Get the knowledge and tools to take control of your job search! Are you ruining your job interview or the chance of getting found on LinkedIn?   Fix it fast! Youll get LinkedIn profile tips,  productivity tips, a social media cleanup checklist and more! You can take control of your job search by learning some new tricks!   This is a weekly roundup of articles Ive shared this week. Youll learn what NOT to do in job interviews, LinkedIn tips and cool tricks, and see a new tool to help you read and understand people better. Hope you enjoy and if you find one you like, please, share it! JOB INTERVIEWS These 17 Job Interview Behaviors Are a Huge Turnoff (and Will Negatively Affect Your Chances of Being Hired) by Peter Economy | Inc. FACT: every corporate job opening, on average,  attracts 250 résumés. But only 4-6 of these people will be called for an interview, and only one of those will be offered a job according to Glassdoor research. Dont make mistakes that will eliminate you. These are the top 5 things that turnoff interviewers: Arriving late to an interview (93%) Whining (92%) Showing lack of preparation (89%) Bad-mouthing a former boss (88%) Bad-mouthing a former company (87%) Go see the other 12 things! LINKEDIN What Kind of LinkedIn Magic Gets You to the Top of a Search? by Wayne Breitbarth, Power Formula | on LinkedIn Make improvements to your LinkedIn profile and how you are using it and begin to see immediate results! Adding Symbols Bullets to Your LinkedIn Profile by Donna Serdula | LinkedIn Makeover Your LinkedIn summary is a great place to use symbols since LinkedIn doesnt offer formatting options. Youll get access to the symbols you can use immediately to add visual appeal to your  summary! CAREER 5 Hacks to Increase Productivity in the Workplace by Robert Wells | Allocable Since every person struggles with how to be more productive, learn when the best time is to hold a meeting, send emails, work on projects that require creativity and more! FACEBOOK 4 Creative Ways Recruiters Are Leveraging Facebook by Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter, Career Trend | Glassdoor for Employers Yes, recruiters do use Facebook when evaluating job candidates. See why they are doing it! COOL TOOL Crystal If youve ever wanted to write better emails, you know, the ones that will actually get results Or maybe you just want to communicate better with a co-worker. Youll need to match your communication style with the personality of the person youre writing to. Now there is a tool to help you figure this out! Give it a whirl and see how it works (its free). MENTIONS Quick Tips to Clean Up Your Social Media Profiles When Job Searching US News World Report On Careers Take steps to clean up your social media profiles. This wont take long!