Summary Sunday Differentiate Yourself By Doing These

Summary Sunday Differentiate Yourself By Doing These What do you do during job search to be remembered? In order to land that next job, you have to do SOMETHING that sets you apart? Summary Sunday is a collection of my most favorite and highly shared articles from the week. All these posts will help you create a memorable and first impression and enable you to stand out from other job seekers. WARNING: it takes Do THIS To Stand Out My favorite post this week comes from Jason Fried, Founder and CEO of Basecamp. He wrote about how he selects (or weeds out) candidates. The One Trait That Guarantees a Good Hire  by JASON FRIED on INC. Create An Emotional Connection Maybe we are numb to ordinary and need an emotional connection to information to hold on to it. Is it because we are bombarded with news feeds and sensationalistic journalism? Or is it that we are simply living in a state of overwhelm? In order to be remembered, youre first going to have to connect on an emotional level. How To Tell People What You Do- And Be Remembered by THE DAILY MUSE on FORBES Employers Really Do Value These Soft Skills Careerbuilders new survey reports that  77% of employers say soft skills are equally important as hard skills. 10 Skills Everyone Needs To Make It In Todays Job Market on BUSINESS INSIDER Use Key Words Youll need to speak the language of the company hiring. But one thing most job seekers are befuddled by is what the right key words are to use.  This post lists 20 different categories of  the types of key words youll need to research and use. Sorry, theres no easy template or list to upload and copybut this post is helpful getting you started and explaining what the term key words means! Be Found to Be Hired: The 20 Best Key Words for Your Job Search by SUSAN P.  JOYCE on HUFFINGTON POST If you missed the posts I shared this week, you can view them here