Employment Resources
Looking for a job. Don’t try and do it alone. The maze you’ll have to zig zag through to get your foot in the door is unprecedented. Skills needed as you know, most often start with a computer screener. You’re chances are shot right off the bat if you don’t know this. What can you do? Learn about applicant tracking systems and tools to speak the same language to give yourself half a fighting chance. To start, check out this article here at CIO paste this link to your web browser http://www.cio.com/article/2398753/careers-staffing/5-insider-secrets-for-beating-applicant-tracking-systems.html which highlights what it is and 5 easy steps to significantly improve your chances.
Next use Googles “Wordle” or http://www.wordle.net/create to highlight your entire resume and see which words stand out. Tweak it to match the job description where those words are highlighted in abundance and with the largest print. Imagine this as a computer’s vision when looking over your resume to distribute to HR or hiring manager.
Check out The Muse for new opportunities around the country in the best companies and learn great tips to find and land the job your looking for!
For the non-profit sector, Non-Profit People Search is a great support system to help you find and prepare to obtain the non-profit position you’re interested in. The toolkits will help prepare you for the employment process, especially interviews.
As this is one of the newest addition to tugboat-solutions, try these out, more to follow soon!! Happy Hunting!!