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1. 5 Tips for Getting a Job Interview
Next Week
By
Peggy McKee

2. When you’re in a job search, what you
want more than anything else is ACTION!

4. 5 Things You Need to Start Today!
• Make Yourself Attractive Online
• Make Your Network Effective
• Brand Yourself to Boost Appeal
• Use your Previous Managers
• And…
Take the most direct route to the job interview!

5. 1. Polish Your LinkedIn Profile
• Evaluate Your Headline
– Job Title
– Company
– Or better yet…
• Use a Descriptive Term That
Incorporates Keywords

6. Headlines Grab Attention
• Evaluate Your Headline
– Statement of Brand
• What You Do
• Problems You Solve
• Highlight Your Unique Qualities

7. Get Prepared to Write An Effective
Summary
• Evaluate Your Summary
– Review Job Listings on Job Boards
– Use Their Terms to Describe Your
Skills
– Pack the Summary With Current
Keywords
– Make Your Profile Search-Friendly

8. Photos Add Credibility
• Make Sure You Have a Photo
– A Photo Helps Others Feel That
• They Know You
• They Can Connect With You
– No Photo
• Profile is Fake
• They Won’t Read Your Information
• Groups Won’t Let You In

9. Recommendations Are Powerful
• Get at Least One
Recommendation
– Write One For Someone Else
– LinkedIn Will Ask Them to
Return the Favor

10. 2. Tell Your Network You’re Looking
No one will tell you about an opportunity if they
don’t know you’re looking!
• Tell Everyone
– Your LinkedIn Contacts
– Your Facebook Friends
– Your Social Circle
– Your Church…

11. 3. Check Your Brand
The image you present to the
world is your brand!
• Your Image
– Is What People Think About
You
– Must Be Positive
– Must Project Enthusiasm

12. 4. Call Your Previous Managers or Bosses
• Who Knows Your Work Best?
– Previous Managers
– Previous Bosses
• Call Your Previous Managers or
Bosses
• Boost Your Morale!
• Maybe they’ll Know Someone Who is
Hiring

13. 5. Contact Someone Who Can Hire You
Ask them what they need!
• Quickest Way to a Job Interview?
– Look For Companies That You Would Like
To Work For
– Look For Work That You Do
– Look For The Person That Would Be Your
Boss

14. 5 Tips for Getting a Job Interview
Next Week
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Polish Your LinkedIn Profile
Tell Your Network You’re Looking
Check Your Brand
Call Your Previous Managers and
Bosses
5. Contact Someone Who Can Hire You
You will quickly start to see
results in your job search!

15. Wouldn’t You Like To Know The Fastest
Way To Find A Job?
• Check out Peggy’s Blog articles. Click the link below:
• http://careerconfidential.com/fastest-way-find-a-jobseries/

16. Best of Luck!