Blog Post: Are You Still Conducting Your Job Search Without A Professional Biography?

Without a doubt, the process of job search has evolved substantially over the course of the past decade. For candidates that are back on the market for the first time in years, the process of job search can be daunting at best.  One of the most significant changes is how the resume has become more of a function of the application process, as opposed to the primary tool used to garner access to choice interviews and opportunities.

A substantial amount of job search and candidate selection takes place in social networking platforms. This too has evolved as employers opt to post free versus paid job listings  and actively seek out millions of  both passive and active job seekers in these environments. Additionally, candidates with solid professional brands and professional biographies have  access to and can  directly contact decision makers like never before.

To compete in online and social networking platforms such as linkedin.com, the premier professional networking site with over 240 million users, candidates must have a professional biography, an online profile and post personal advertisements to tout their brand and proactively seek out opportunities. The age of active job search without a social networking strategy  has passed. Candidates must proactively utilize both traditional and online social networking sites to increase their odds of securing a position ahead of the competition and to leverage a  relevant presence online.

Are you still conducting your job search without a professional biography and online profile? TLT Consulting Services specializes in personal branding, career reinvention and career marketing strategies. Let TLT Consulting Services help you begin the process of job search with a branded professional biography that you can use to seek out opportunities in social networking platforms. Let TLT Consulting Services, "Show You The Power Of Your Personal Brand!"

Until next time,

Terri Horton, MBA,MA

President

TLT Consulting Services, LLC

www. tltconsultingservices.com

800.793.4308