There's Still Time To Win Job Search Help!
Adam Karpiak
My resumes and job search strategies get people hired. Go to KarpiakConsulting.com for my services! Looking for a job sucks. I make it suck less.
Happy Sunday!
There's still time to enter my contest and win help with your job search!
All you have to do is be a free subscriber to the email version of the newsletter (not this LinkedIn version). Not an email subscriber? Sign up here: https://www.jobseekingishard.com/subscribe
(Just a heads-up: We now have a double opt-in process for subscribing. After you sign up, you'll get an email asking you to confirm. Your subscription won't be active until you click the link in that email to confirm. If your subscription isn't active, you aren't eligible to win!)
Then, go to https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/570e477f69 and confirm you're an email subscriber. That's it!
What can you win?? Personalized job search advice!
Between LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and the newsletter, I get 100s of questions weekly. Unfortunately I can't reply to everyone individually and still get my work done. While I do my best to post about jobseeking best practices with all of my content, it's impossible for me to give specific advice to everyone who asks.
While Premium Newsletter Subscribers can email the newsletter their specific questions for me to answer in issues, this is an opportunity for free subscribers to ask me something about their job search! Feeling stuck? I'll share my recruiting POV on how you can fix it!
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Don't forget to check out the latest issue of Jobseeking is Hard before it's archived on Wednesday!
This week we’re talking about:
And for Premium subscribers I’m:
Check out Issue #116 - Resumes Alignment and let me know what you think!
SHAMELESS PLUG
If your job search needs a little more help, Karpiak Consulting offers resume and LinkedIn services, as well as job search strategy coaching.
Who knows…maybe it’ll help you immensely like this client ??
So how did I help this resume review client?
Alignment.
When this client came to me, they'd recently experienced a layoff and wanted to ensure their resume accurately reflected their skills, experience, and (most importantly) value. With a diverse background in the tech industry, they were concerned that their experience might come across as too varied, making it harder to attract higher-paying opportunities.
My suggestion? Start by crafting a consistent narrative throughout their roles to highlight common threads and emphasize relevance.
Control your narrative and reframe your professional experience...pull out transferable skills and accomplishments FROM EACH ROLE that align with your target role(s). Tailor your resume to focus on measurable impact, like projects completed, rather than just listing job duties. Demonstrating your skills in action is a much easier way to showcase relevance than just discussing your responsibilities in each role.
Rework the summary in the same way, focusing on alignment with the types of roles you want, not necessarily the roles you've had. Resumes aren't school transcripts. They're not a permanent record.... they're marketing documents that highlight your relevant skills for the job you're applying for.
Emphasize similarities across roles rather than focusing on differences. By zeroing in on shared themes (leadership, innovation, and delivering results), you can create a cohesive narrative showing a clear trajectory of growth and success across different types of jobs.
If you’re feeling like your resume isn’t telling your story the way it should and don’t know how to frame your experience, our services can help.
BEST (WORST?) JOB POST OF THE WEEK
Here’s the job post that got the most people talking on my Instagram this week!
I don’t know what this means and I don’t want to find out
If you come across an irritating job posting, email it to the newsletter or DM me on Instagram and I’ll add it to the list to post!
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Don't forget about our LinkedIn group,?the Jobseeking is Hard Community!
We now have more than 6,800 members!! If you're looking for a job, this active group is for you. Here you can freely talk about your job search...the ups, the downs, the frustrations, what works, what doesn't work. It's an unlisted group, meaning it doesn't appear in search results for non-group members and is not visible to others on members’ profiles. This community is here to help each other, passing on leads and ideas. And most importantly, support, encouragement, and empathy.
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Jobseekers, have a great rest of your week, and good luck with those applications!
-Adam
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About Adam- Recognized as a leading voice on hiring and workplace trends, Adam has been recruiting and providing career advice since 2003, developing high-trust relationships based on honesty with companies and jobseekers. A highly sought-after speaker, he has appeared in numerous outlets, including Bloomberg News, Business Insider, LinkedIn, and CNNMoney. You can find out more about Adam's resume and coaching services here.
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