Today’s Agenda

2. Today’s Agenda You have more power and control in today’s job search than you’ve had in years! You will Learn: • Important trends impacting the workforce and your career • 10+ ways to gain visibility • Cool tools for today’s workplace and career @CareerSherpa

3. Unemployment Rate Drops

4. Supply & Demand

5. Time To Hire Increases Glassdoor 2018

6. Recruiting Trends LinkedIn Global Recruiting Trends 2018

7. 2019 Skills In-Demand LinkedIn Talent Blog 2019

8. Candidates Drive Change • Candidates expect proactive, transparent and frequent communications from employers. • When applying to a job, 55% of candidates will give up and move on if they haven't heard from an employer within two weeks of applying. • One-in-five candidates give less than 10 minutes to a job application, or two to three pages on a mobile device, otherwise they drop off. • 43% of employees have applied for a position via a mobile device. • 51% of candidates continue looking for other jobs when an offer has been extended and they're going through the background check process. • Employers say, on average, one in seven candidates walk away after they accepted the offer. • Successful onboarding for a new hire is critical for their long-term vision of culture and career potential at the new company. CareerBuilder Silkroad Survey Oct 2018

9. Think Like A Recruiter

10. Hiring is Transactional need 270 people to come to a job posting in order to get one hire Jobvite 2018 Recruiter Nation

11. What Matters Most To Recruiters? • Previous job title • Years of experience • Knowing someone in the company • Degree • Fitting into the culture • Winning awards

12. Most Important Hiring Factors Recruiter Nation Study Jobvite 2018

13. Where Do Recruiters Find The Best Talent? • Internet job boards • Company career board • Outside recruiters • Mobile career site • Social networks • Employee referrals • Internal hires

14. Source of Hire – Silkroad 2018

15. Changes In Interview Formats • Soft skills assessments • Job auditions • Meeting in casual settings • Virtual reality assessments • Video interviews LinkedIn Talent Solutions | GLOBAL RECRUITING TRENDS 2018

16. Drive Your Career • Make a name for yourself • so opportunities find you!

18. Define Your Personal Brand • Who are you? • What makes you unique? • What is your vision? • What is your goal with personal branding? • What are your professional goals? • Who is your audience? Who can you help? • How can you help them? What makes you different? • What’s your Wow Factor? What makes you reliable? • How do you prove that? What’s the evidence? (AKA: What do you want to be known for?)

19. To give you focus and learn about jobs before they are posted.  Build A Target List

20. Network More Talk With People: • You know(past co-workers, vendors, suppliers, clients, etc.) • In your target companies • Who hold roles you are interested in • By attending monthly programs/events (in-person and virtually)

21. Use The Right Words Consistently use terminology, titles, technology you know are in-demand • Add them in LinkedIn headline, summary and skills sections • Use them in social media bios • Include them in personal email signature

22. Hang With Like-Minded Professionals Online & In-person • Join online groups and forums • Participate in LinkedIn discussions • Become a member of professional associations or groups • Volunteer and use your talent

23. Share Your Knowledge • Write a blog post on LinkedIn • Contribute to your company’s newsletter or blog • Host or be a guest on a podcast • Speak at an event • Serve as a panelist

24. Build a Website The benefits include: • A place to house your online portfolio, work history and achievements • Superior Search Engine Optimization • Credibility

25. Become Active On Social Media • Like, comment or share articles on social media • Participate in groups on LinkedIn and Facebook related to your industry/occupation • Follow industry influencers on social media

26. This One Step Will Increase LinkedIn Profile Views By 100% Comment, share or like one post per day related to your career interests.

27. Idea For Status Updates • Share Industry Insights • Share News About Target Companies • Post Job-Related Tips/Hacks • Share Quotes • Promote Upcoming Events • Share Photos From Events

28. Engage On Social Media • Mention or Tag People to: • Congratulate • Credit for article • Give thanks • Show appreciation • Ask for their opinion/feedback/input • Ask a question • Answer questions

29. Hashtags On Social Media • Monitor and use hashtags on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook • #[industry] #[jobtitle] • #ROC #[company] • #PMI #[technology]

30. Careful What You Share Online

31. Cool Tools

34. Now, what will do you today?

35. Take Action • Create an online portfolio or use LinkedIn to share samples of work • Share social media updates about your outside activities • Connect with more people on LinkedIn • Watch what you post on social media • Become hashtag-literate

36. Resources • LinkedIn Global Recruiting Trends 2018 • https://business.linkedin.com/content/dam/me/business/en-us/talent-solutions/resources/pdfs/linkedin-global-recruiting-trends-2018-en-us2.pdf • Jobvite Recruiting Benchmark Study 2018 • http://web.jobvite.com/rs/703-ISJ-362/images/2018%20Recruiting%20Benchmark%20Report.pdf

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