#62 Bonus Weekend Edition

Every weekend, we offer a Bonus Edition of the current week's newsletter, pulling an additional subscriber question from the archives (a Premium benefit) and adding it to the current issue of the newsletter!

For this bonus edition , since we currently have a 50% off sale on Premium subscriptions, I wanted to share with you the entire Premium section of a previous issue!!

You can find the Bonus Issue here! https://www.jobseekingishard.com/p/62-bonus-weekend-edition

In this Bonus Edition , I'm telling you:

1. The best way to message your LinkedIn connections for help.
2. A networking script for following up when you’ve applied to a company.
3. Ways to network other than LinkedIn.
4. What matters most to recruiters on the LinkedIn profile.
5. And I answer a Premium subscriber’s question about optimizing their LinkedIn profile.

This lets you see what kind of additional value the Premium subscription can provide :) So if you like what you see in the Premium content, consider taking advantage of the sale (which ends Sunday @ 11:59pm EST). You’ll also get:

1. My top 20 job search tips (based on my job search strategy coaching).
2. Additional content and advice in issues.
3. Access to all 61 back issues.
4. A subscribers-only opportunity to email me your questions to be answered.

You can upgrade your subscription here: https://www.jobseekingishard.com/upgrade

This week I'm talking about how to revamp your resume to kickstart your job search in the new year, including:

• Should you add skills and experience you don't have to your resume to get an interview? (Premium Subscribers! I’ll give you another tip on how you can show relevance on your resume for jobs you aren’t yet experienced for!)
• I also suggest a way to highlight your interest in roles when you don't have hands-on professional experience.

Also for Premium Subscribers :

• I'm answering a premium subscriber's question about fitting their extensive experience onto a resume so recruiters notice the relevance.
• A gazillion people are applying for jobs, and the competition is BRUTAL. I’m going to tell you one ridiculously irritating reason why you might be rejected and how you can avoid it.

Don't forget about the Stupid Interview Questions (consider this your Avengers audition), a job board for HR/Recruiting professionals with ~1,900 jobs, and a jobseeking horror story about an interviewer who definitely didn't have any attention to detail. Oh, and someone who may or may not have been interviewed by the Joker.

Check out Issue #62 here: https://www.jobseekingishard.com/p/62-refresh-resume

Jobseekers, have a great rest of your week, and good luck with those applications!

-Adam

PS!! If you're enjoying the newsletter, let people know! Forward it, post it on social, tag me, whatever...the bigger the discussion, the better! The idea is to help as many people as possible!

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