O N L I N E S U M M I T J O B S E A R C H H A N D B O O K T h a n k y o u f o r j o i n i n g u s f o r o u r O n l i n e J o b S e a r c h S u m m i t G W e ' r e s o e x c i t e d t o o f f y o u t h i s o n e o f a k i n d o n l i n e l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e t o h e l p y o u g e t a h a n d l e o n y o u r j o b s e a r c h a n d l e a r n h o w t o l a n d o p p o r t u n i t i e s t h a t y o u ' r e e x c i t e d a b o u t I n t h i s h a n d b o o k y o u f i n d t h e r e s o u r c e s t h a t w e p r o m i s e d y o u a s w e l l a s a d d i t i o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t w i l l h e l p y o u w i t h e a c h s e c t i o n L e t ' s d i v e i n ! S E C T I O N 1 : R E S U M E Always quantify your experience . [ Experience + Learn = Grow ] Use numbers instead of letters ( 4 instead of four ) when quantifying your experience Make sure you have white space List your top 8 - 10 key hard skills in the top fold Knowing how to properly write and format a resume is the first step in taking your job search to the next level A few key points that you ' ll want to remember when optimizing your resume are : DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE RESUME TEMPLATE HERE S E C T I O N 1 : R E S U M E NOTES : S E C T I O N 1 : R E S U M E NOTES : S E C T I O N 2 : L I N K E D I N P R O F I L E Now that you have optimized your resume , you ' re going to be applying a lot of the same principles to your LinkedIn profile To make sure you don ' t over look anything on your profile , we ' ve pulled together a checklist on all the different aspects of your LinkedIn profile that you will need to take the time to properly optimize Personalize Your URL & Make Your Profile Public Update Your Contact Information NOTES : NOTES : S E C T I O N 2 : L I N K E D I N P R O F I L E Update Your Profile Picture Optimize Your Headline NOTES : NOTES : Write Your About & Summary Sections NOTES : S E C T I O N 2 : L I N K E D I N P R O F I L E Update & Optimize Your Experience Section Update Your Education , Licenses & Certification Section NOTES : NOTES : Update Your Volunteering Experience Section NOTES : S E C T I O N 2 : L I N K E D I N P R O F I L E Update & Optimize Your Skill & Endorsement Section Update Your Recommendations Section NOTES : NOTES : Update Your Accomplishments & Interests Sections NOTES : S E C T I O N 2 : L I N K E D I N P R O F I L E NOTES : S E C T I O N 3 : C O V E R L E T T E R Tell a story - don ' t just reiterate your resume Catch them at hello - write an engaging first sentence Keep it engaging but to the point You don ' t want to have a 3 page cover letter Now that you ' ve learned how to update and optimize your resume and LinkedIn profile , it ' s time to really grab a recruiter or hiring manager ' s attention with a disruptive cover letter Here are some key points to keep in mind when crafting your disruptive cover letter : DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE COVER LETTER TEMPLATE HERE S E C T I O N 3 : C O V E R L E T T E R NOTES : S E C T I O N 3 : C O V E R L E T T E R NOTES : S E C T I O N 4 : I N T E R V I E W P R E P So you ' ve gotten a hiring managers attention and they want to bring you in for an interview This is a make or break moment for a lot of people Knowing how to properly prepare for interview is cruial The most common way that people mess up in interviews is by not preparing to answer behviroal questions Remember Experience + Learn = Grow Here is out list of 18 common behaviroal interview questions T e l l m e a b o u t y o u r g r e a t e s t a c c o m p l i s h m e n t o n t h e j o b 1 T e l l m e a b o u t a d i f f i c u l t s i t u a t i o n y o u e n c o u n t e r e d a t w o r k a n d h o w y o u o v e r c a m e i t 2 S E C T I O N 4 : I N T E R V I E W P R E P G i v e m e 3 a d j e c t i v e s y o u w o u l d u s e t o d e s c r i b e y o u r s e l f & e x a m p l e s o f y o u r w o r k s t y l e t o s u p p o r t t h e m 3 G i v e m e 3 a d j e c t i v e s y o u w o u l d u s e t o d e s c r i b e y o u r w e a k n e s s e s / a r e a f o r i m p r o v e m e n t & t h e r e a s o n s w h y y o u f e e l y o u n e e d t o w o r k o n t h e s e 4 I f I w a s t o a s k a c o - w o r k e r a b o u t y o u , h o w w o u l d t h e y d e s c r i b e y o u o n - t h e - j o b ? 5 S E C T I O N 4 : I N T E R V I E W P R E P T e l l m e a b o u t a t i m e w h e r e y o u w e r e r e q u i r e d t o w o r k w i t h a d i f f i c u l t p e r s o n H o w d i d y o u h a n d l e t h e s i t u a t i o n ? W h a t w a s t h e o u t c o m e ? 6 I f y o u w e r e g i v e n a t a s k t o c o m p l e t e i n a n u n r e a l i s t i c t i m e f r a m e , w h a t w o u l d y o u d o ? 7 I f s o m e o n e c a m e t o y o u w i t h a n e n t h u s i a s t i c , y e t u n r e a l i s t i c r e q u e s t , h o w w o u l d y o u h a n d l e i t ? 8 S E C T I O N 4 : I N T E R V I E W P R E P W h y a r e y o u l o o k i n g t o l e a v e y o u r c u r r e n t p o s i t i o n ? 9 W h a t d o y o u w a n t t o g e t o u t o f y o u r n e x t j o b ? 1 0 T e l l m e a b o u t t h e b e s t m a n a g e r y o u e v e r h a d ? N o w t e l l m e a b o u t t h e w o r s t 1 1 S E C T I O N 4 : I N T E R V I E W P R E P W h a t a r e t h e 3 m o s t v a l u a b l e t h i n g s y o u ' v e l e a r n e d w h i l e w o r k i n g i n y o u r c u r r e n t p o s i t i o n ? 1 2 W h a t w a s t h e b i g g e s t m i s t a k e y o u ' v e m a d e o n a j o b ? H o w d i d y o u h a n d l e t h e f a i l u r e ? 1 3 W h a t d o y o u f e e l m a k e s y o u s u c c e s s f u l i n y o u r c u r r e n t r o l e ? G i v e a n e x a m p l e t o s u p p o r t y o u r s u c c e s s 1 4 S E C T I O N 4 : I N T E R V I E W P R E P W h a t s k i l l s a r e y o u l o o k i n g t o d e v e l o p i n y o u r n e x t j o b ? W h y ? 1 5 W h a t d o y o u t h i n k m a k e s a c o m p a n y g o o d t o w o r k f o r ? W h a t d o y o u l i k e a b o u t y o u r c u r r e n t c o m p a n y ? W h a t c o u l d b e b e t t e r ? 1 6 D o y o u p r e f e r w o r k i n g a l o n e o r i n t e a m s ? G i v e e x a m p l e s o f h o w y o u w o r k e d t o s u c c e s s f u l l y b o t h a l o n e a n d i n a t e a m W h a t d o y o u a t t r i b u t e y o u r s u c c e s s t o ? 1 7 S E C T I O N 4 : I N T E R V I E W P R E P W h a t a r e y o u r o w n b u s i n e s s p h i l o s o p h i e s ? W h a t d o y o u f e e l m u s t b e p r e s e n t i n a s u c c e s s f u l b u s i n e s s ? 1 8 NOTES :