By: Kandice Thorn
Because many employers these days use Google searches to learn more about prospective candidates, it is crucial to make sure that your internet image is squeaky clean. In a previous post, I discussed how to Google yourself and clean up any extraneous information that you might not want floating around for an employer to see. In this post, I will discuss your LinkedIn profile. LinkedIn is usually the first thing a potential employer will click on if it comes up in a Google search of you, and it is also a valuable networking tool, so it is crucial that your LinkedIn profile be polished and professional.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Email Correspondence: Slow Down and Keep it Professional
By: Kandice Thorn
In these days of harried email correspondence, it is easy to send off emails without much thought. But remember that every email you send has a recipient. It may in fact have multiple recipients. It may get forwarded to other recipients. And everyone who reads your email messages will make judgments about you based on those messages. They will judge your level of professionalism, your professional judgment, your maturity, and your mastery of the English language (even if English is your first language--perhaps especially if English is your first language!), among other things.
In these days of harried email correspondence, it is easy to send off emails without much thought. But remember that every email you send has a recipient. It may in fact have multiple recipients. It may get forwarded to other recipients. And everyone who reads your email messages will make judgments about you based on those messages. They will judge your level of professionalism, your professional judgment, your maturity, and your mastery of the English language (even if English is your first language--perhaps especially if English is your first language!), among other things.
Monday, October 1, 2012
For Resume Formatting, it's Best to Keep it Simple
By: Kandice Thorn
Since so many students are focused on resumes right now, I'm going to stick with the resume theme and address a common mistake I see in resumes: messy formatting. Often this is a result of an attempt to use a format that is too complicated. Trust me when I tell you that in the world of legal resumes, less is more.
Since so many students are focused on resumes right now, I'm going to stick with the resume theme and address a common mistake I see in resumes: messy formatting. Often this is a result of an attempt to use a format that is too complicated. Trust me when I tell you that in the world of legal resumes, less is more.
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