Applying for Jobs? LinkedIn Profile Can be Submitted as Resume

See this Mashable article about a new feature in LinkedIn: LinkedIn Launches Button That Lets You Apply for Jobs

Per the article, “The button essentially lets you submit your LinkedIn profile as your resume — no cover letter necessary.”

 

Applicant Tracking System: Black Hole Or Active Candidate Database?

Gail Houston, whom we’ve featured on Career Center Bits before, is the Social Media Program Manager for Intuit Careers and a senior recruiter for the team.  She blogged recently about companies’ applicant tracking systems (ATS) and the fact that companies DO use them to find talent.  Being told “go apply online” is not a lost cause!

Read the insightful article here: Applicant Tracking System: Black Hole or Active Candidate Database?

LinkedIn > Introducing New Profile Sections Designed for Students

We always talk on this blog about the importance of creating a professional LinkedIn profile.  Now, LinkedIn is helping students more and more with this!  The product developers have announced they’ve included new sections that help their student members beef up their profiles.

Read the LinkedIn blog post here:  Introducing New Profile Sections Designed for Students

Other Great Blogs for the College Graduate Job Seeker

While we know that you love and read our blog daily or at least weekly, there are also lots of other great blogs out there for job seekers!  Some are especially focused on the college student or recent college graduate looking for jobs and internships.  Here is a list of our favorites:

• One Day, One Job – onedayonejob.com – One Day, One Job is all about introducing college students and recent grads to exciting companies and their entry level jobs. Every day we take a look at one employer and the jobs that they are offering for recent college graduates. 
• Sweats to Suits – sweatstosuits.com – Your transition from campus to the workplace.  Written by a former recruiter, now university career coach.
• The Savvy Intern, by Youtern – youtern.com/thesavvyintern – Youtern is an advocate for high quality internships, and this blog gives great advice to students/intern seekers.
• Careerealism – careerealism.com – They say “because every job is temporary.”  This blog provides daily career advice served up in an original, refreshingly real manner.
• Lindsey Pollak’s blog – lindseypollak.com/blog – Lindsey is a generation Y career expert.  She is a bestselling author, consultant and internationally recognized expert on next generation career trends.
  
• The LinkedIn Blog – blog.linkedin.com – A blog about LinkedIn and other career advice.
  

Job Seekers: Take Note! Companies Recruiting Heavily via Social Media

See this press release from Jobvite:  Social Recruiting on the Rise: Jobvite Survey Reveals 89% of U.S. Companies Plan to Use Social Recruiting in 2011

The Career Center’s suggestion?  Be where the recruiters are!  Be sure that you have a professional LinkedIn profile and be careful with what you say on Facebook and tweet on Twitter.  Build a positive brand for yourself by putting material out on the web that shows you in a professional, educated, ready-to-hire light.

If you  need help developing  a professional social media presence, meet with a Career Center counselor, coach, or resume editor.  Call 972.883.2943.

The Top 50 Twitter Accounts Job Seekers MUST Follow!

From Youtern.com, see their recommended list of Top 50 Twitter Accounts Job Seekers Must Follow.

This Fall, Take a Career Course for Credit

One credit hour, upper level career exploration classes are offered each semester by the Career Center in conjunction with the schools of Arts and Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, Management, and EPPS.

These courses provide students with the opportunity to learn more about themselves through the completion of various career assessments and exploration activities. There is also an emphasis upon developing effective interviewing skills, resumes and exploring job search techniques.

See here for the course prefixes.  You may contact the Associate Director, Career Development in the Career Center for more information.