Want a Job Ignore These Outdating Job Hunting Beliefs

Want a Job Ignore These Outdating Job Hunting BeliefsDespite a wealth of great job-hunting advice, many prospective job seekers are still clinging to outdated job-hunting and resume writing guidelines that hinder their search for a job. If youve been sending your same old resume from 10 years ago with a Dear Sir or Madam, then youve probably learned that these methods have become obsolete.If any of the following job hunting problems match you, then you need to implement corrective measures as soon as possible if you want to achieve success in 20111. Not studying your competitionCandidates fail to check out their competition when they start their job search. They reason that their generalized resume worked in the past and that it will continue to work in the future, but that just is not the case any longer. You resume will be stacked against incredibly high skilled competition who probably have seen and done things that you present as standout attributes on your resume.If you have a diverse set of skills, youll need to go the extra mile to get into your chosen career. Youll need to establish connections and contacts with people in the industry to help fill in any career gaps you have and to boost your education and work experience. And youll need a compelling resume that clearly develops a connection to your prospective employer.2. Not caring about your online identitySocial media is the way of the world now, and like it or not, its not going anywhere and people pay a lot of attention to it. Who do you think an employer is going to choose, the guy with the drunken Facebook profile picture or the geschftlicher umgang professional LinkedIn page? 10 years ago no one thought about having themselves Googled, no one really even knew what Google welches but now you have to have an online profile to get noticed. You have to make yourself an online brand and highlight yourself above the pack.3. Disregarding trends in resumesIf you cant get past the old resume template with your list of qualifications, then you are going to find the job market in 2011 to be very harsh. Companies receive hundreds of resumes a day, so it becomes critical for potential employees to document the impact of their work and to back up their accomplishments through quantitative means. For a business to hire you they want to make sure that you are going to positively impact their business, and that means on the bottom line, are you going to make their business more profitable.You have to have something on your resume that shows how you have positively impacted growth in one way or another. For executives or senior-level employees, personal branding has become the newest trend in the job hunt. This is a delicate process and you will need someone who understands developing a branded persona. You have to become the expert in your field.Hopefully these tips will help you get past anything that was holding you back and put you on the road to new employmentGuest Post by Erin Kennedy, CPRW, CERW, BS/HR, is a Certified Professional Executive Resume Writer/Career Consultant and President of Professional Resume Services, Inc. She is a nationally published writer and contributor of 9+ best-selling career books. She has achieved international recognition following yearly nominations of the prestigious T.O.R.I. (Toast of the Resume Industry) Award. Erin has written thousands of resumes for executives and professionals. As a proud member of PARW, CDI, AORCP, Erin also sits on CDIs Credentialing Committee for new certification candidates and serves as a berater for CDIs Member Mentoring Committee. She also is a featured blogger on several well-known career sites http//exclusive-executive-resumes.com.For additional tips and advice on resumes and cover letters, follow us on Twitter GreatResume or visit our blog.

This Photo of Beyonce and Ed Sheeran is Proof of Inequality in Pop Music, Says Twitter

This Photo of Beyonce and Ed Sheeran is Proof of Inequality in Pop Music, Says Twitter Therbeie are few names in pop music as big as Beyonce and Ed Sheeran. When the two stars came together to record Perfect (the duet), it was the answer to many music fans pop music prayers. Who wouldve thought the croony ballad would cause controversy about gender equality?Over the weekend, Beyonce and Ed Performed at the Global Citizen festival in Johannesburg, South Africa.The concert honored the late Nelson Mandela and raised money for Global Citizen, an organization with the mission to end global poverty.And while that sounds like all rainbows and sunshine, the contrast between Beyonce and Ed Sheerans outfits raised some serious questions ansprechbar about gender equality.On stage, Beyonce wore an epic pink ball gown a la the most beautiful flamingo at the zoo. But Ed showed up in black jeans and a t-shirt. People began to question the amount of effort we expect women to put into their appearanc es, versus the men in their life. Especially famous women.Source TwitterEd Sheeran is a 27 year old man. The fact weve enabled him to feel its ok to dress like this at all, let alone next to Beyonc really boils my p***, shonfaye said in a viral tweet that started this whole thing.No shade but actual shade Ed and Beyonc together look like roughly 75% of heterosexual couples, one Elle article read.However, some people arent so sure this contrast is because of gender. They attribute it to personal brand and personal brand only.When youre as talented as Ed or Bey, you can get away with any dresscode, beewol wrote. Oh and you set the trend, you dont follow it.Beyonce has always been going and Ed has always been laid back, its_okaytho wrote. This has nothing to do with the standards of men and women. Its rather just a personal choice a singer makes.Yes, these outfits align with the respective artists brands.But some Twitter users are pointing out that their brands being so different in th e same genre of music is a direct reflection of the differing expectations we have for male and female artists.Think about the amount of effort Beyonce must put into her concerts to be considered on the top of her game, while Ed Sheeran stands still with his guitar. Think of the constant red carpet looks Beyonce must invest her hard earned (albeit, billions of) dollars into. Think of the production and the hard-thought lyrics Beyonce has to put out to be considered an icon. Ed Sheerans biggest song of last year was a song originally penned for Rihanna.This photo is v v v v representative of what we expect from men and women at the top of their game, isnt it?, sillyolddaniel asked.I get this. Even tho I appreciate good musicians in normal clothes, the double standard is ridiculous, garlicmeg wrote.Source TwitterI think garlicmeg makes a good point. This discussion isnt about Ed Sheerans talent. That man has sold millions of records. Hes irrevocably talented.But this conversation isnt really about Beyonce and Ed at all. Its about something bigger how to we qualify and quantify womens art? No one is asking Ed Sheerans success to be collateral damage in this discussion.Dont miss out on articles like these. community.