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My biggest take away from the live session with Annie and Tiffany was, Annie’s tip about marketing your authentic self with Tiffany’s tip about having pictures that represent you as a person yet still keeping in mind that from am EEOC perspective, when you are interviewing you shouldn’t mention your kids. Also hiring managers shouldn’t ask if you have children or if you’re married. So be sure not to offer that information in your profile picture on LinkedIn. I appreciated the fact that Professor Buckler also added that hiring managers are not supposed to ask about your current salary either. This is due to the fact that many times employer will make biased assumptions against you based on the information applicants give prospective employers volunteering information to questions that the prospective employers wasn’t even allowed to ask. All of the information they provided was very valuable and besides what I mentioned above I was also very surprised to hear that we ought not limit ourselves to a one page resume. I left the live session very enthusiastic about my job search endeavors and will used the information provided constructively. Besides the information that Professor Buckler and her colleagues provided I also appreciated the transparency of many of our classmates who I felt asked questions and discussed topics that other people might have been afraid to talk about. That was a great session !
Comments to classmate
Assignment: Unit 4 – LinkedIn
Hello Nadya
Thank you for your post.
Annie’s and Tiffany’s advice on ‘Advocating for yourself & Marketing yourself’ were also key take-aways for me. I too was on the one-page resume rule, that was drummed in from prior head hunters. It was a bit of a relief to know I could spill over to a 2nd page. But perhaps if I’m editing up to your 5th or 6th page I should consider editing down a bit.
The thought process around the types of pictures posted was very valuable by Professor Buckler, Annie & Tiffany. Basically, don’t post anything the hiring manger is not legally allowed to ask you, it can could bias by the recruiter. Thanks for your thoughts on hiring managers not being able to ask about your current salary.
And I found the breakout out sessions informative where our small group coincidently shared very similar questions & challenges in the interview process. This was a very informative, relevant expert session.
Thanks
Chris Narine
http://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-n-1590761b8
Hi Nadya
I too thought it was a good tip about marketing your trueself because often we find ourselves trying to oversell ourselves to the point that it either sounds made up or we cant back up what we are saying. I also thought that my resume was too long for being two pages but I was happy to know that as long as the job experience is relevant to the career path that I’m looking for two pages works fine. I personally can’t wait to utilize LinkedIn to its full potential and I hope that it works out in all of our favors.