Modern Job Search Trends for 2020 Part 1

01/14/20 • 20 min

I love doing annual job search trend shows because the changes are constant in this industry. Our conversation about job search trends offers people a chance to reset their mindset and take action at the beginning of the year. This year, I decided to go with a panel so everyone can hear how different views are often the same for a proactive job search. My guests: Sarah Johnston, founder of the Briefcase Coach, a company is helping many job seekers with their resume writing, LinkedIn strategy, job search strategy, and interview preparation. She recently was elected by LinkedIn editors as “LinkedIn Top Voice” for careers and job search. Nii Ato Bentsi-Enchill is the founder of AvenirCareers.com. Before going full-time as a business owner, he was Ivy Exec’s Senior Content Manager & Career Adviser. In addition to networking/job search strategy, LinkedIn and resume writing, he uses his Psychology and Mental Health education as part of a holistic approach to career coaching. Hannah Morgan is a return guest (this is number five, I think). She is the founder of CareerSherpa.net and loves helping people understand what actions they need to take to find a job faster. Her popular site and her US News and World Report column is a large part of being a nationally recognized expert. Got comments about the show? Here’s how: – Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number – Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message – Send email feedback to [email protected] Here are highlights from our conversation

Outdated resume advice and how to strategically position your resume and yourself to reach the right people.
Career professionals – giving outdated resume advice – “Cut and Paste” keywords in resumes as white fonts.
Expecting results from non-targeted job searches and the importance of keyword accuracy and usage.
Mentioned Jobscan tool and its usefulness of matching keywords.
Sarah said none of her successful clients had a 100% keyword match.
Understanding the difference in writing a resume vs Linkedin profile creation.
All of us agree the Linkedin profile must showcase authenticity – Nii Ato says, “...it’s a chance to show who YOU are.”
We discuss common job search mistakes.

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Outdated resume advice and how to strategically position your resume and yourself to reach the right people.
Career professionals – giving outdated resume advice – “Cut and Paste” keywords in resumes as white fonts.
Expecting results from non-targeted job searches and the importance of keyword accuracy and usage.
Mentioned Jobscan tool and its usefulness of matching keywords.
Sarah said none of her successful clients had a 100% keyword match.
Understanding the difference in writing a resume vs Linkedin profile creation.
All of us agree the Linkedin profile must showcase authenticity – Nii Ato says, “...it’s a chance to show who YOU are.”
We discuss common job search mistakes.

Sign up for my weekly newsletter at the top right of my page to receive free e-Guide, “320 Modern Job Search Tips for 2020!” This year, it will be free for a limited time.

Previous Episode

How to Become The Ideal Job Candidate

My first guest is Austin Belcak, whose daily tips on Linkedin helps many job seekers to find and network with hiring managers to get the right position. He shares with us a 90-second networking tip. Kevin Davenport, the author of “The Ideal Candidate,” is my second guest on this week’s episode. I got a chance to meet him on a radio show here in Chicago and kept in touch. Through his business and book, he has helped many young people between 16-24 learn job skills to help them prepare for interviews and get jobs. Got comments about the show? Here’s how: – Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number – Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message – Send email feedback to [email protected] More about Austin: Austin is the creator of Cultivated Culture, a blog helping job seekers succeed with several strategies including:

Get a referral to companies where they previously knew no one
Network and get to know hiring managers resulting in receiving job offers
Ultimately land jobs without an online application

More about Kevin: By day, Kevin is the Program Manager for the Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Chicago Urban League. I went in to visit Kevin at the Urban League, who also has a Workforce Development program to help young people with job skills and interview preparation. He kindly gave me a tour of the Urban League building. Many young people not only come to learn, but they also found opportunities through Urban League programs for many years. I’ll leave the details for the show as you’ll hear about some of his strategy helping future professionals as “secret sauce.” Next show: January 14, 2020 The first show of the year I will present three guests in a panel to talk about the job search trends for 2020. Sign up for my weekly newsletter at the top right of my page to receive free e-Guide, “320 Modern Job Search Tips for 2020!” This year, it will be free for a limited time.

Next Episode

Modern Job Search Trends of 2020 Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of “Modern Job Search Trends of 2020.” If you missed part 1, I encourage you to listen to the first show in this series.

Let me reintroduce my guests on this panel: Sarah Johnston, founder of the Briefcase Coach, a company is helping many job seekers with their resume writing, LinkedIn strategy, job search strategy, and interview preparation. She recently was elected by LinkedIn editors as “LinkedIn Top Voice” for careers and job search. Nii Ato Bentsi-Enchill is the founder of AvenirCareers.com. Before going full-time as a business owner, he was Ivy Exec’s Senior Content Manager & Career Adviser. In addition to networking/job search strategy, LinkedIn and resume writing, he uses his Psychology and Mental Health education as part of a holistic approach to career coaching. Hannah Morgan is a return guest (this is number five, I think). She is the founder of CareerSherpa.net and loves helping people understand what actions they need to take to find a job faster. Her popular site and her US News and World Report column is a large part of being a nationally recognized expert. Got comments about the show? Here’s how: – Call and leave a voicemail at 708-365-9822, or text your comments to the same number – Go to TheVoiceofJobSeekers.com, press the “Send Voicemail” button on the right side of your screen and leave a message – Send email feedback to [email protected] Here are highlights from our conversation:

Networking gives you advantages few get.
When you (the job seeker) are empower your job search, you avoid bad jobs, and your mentality gives you the competitive edge.
Nii Ato says job seekers are overwhelmed and not empowered.
Empowered job seekers choose companies rather than waiting to be selected.
Sarah mentions the email tool hunter.io to find hiring people’s business email addresses and verify it. Also, she mentions Mailscoop.io.
We discussed the benefits of personal branding: how do you deliver, how you help others, and the help you offer.
We talked about the importance of brevity and how it produces effective communication.
Customize your message to different types of audiences.
Sarah discussed how MBA website programs are offering terrible resume samples. They are not achievement-based.

Sign up for my weekly newsletter at the top right of my page to receive free e-Guide, “320 Modern Job Search Tips for 2020!” This year, it will be free for a limited time.