Laid Off. Life On Podcast Host and Executive Career coach, Kelsey Waldrop and LinkedIn Globally Recognized Expert Lynne Williams discuss expert tips, strategies, and what you need to do right now to leverage LinkedIn to supercharge your job search. Lynne and discuss the top three things, people who are new in the job market after being laid off need to know and do in LinkedIn including the importance of keywords on resumes and LinkedIn profiles, the significance of formatting, and why job seekers need two resumes in the digital career world of today. Lynne explains that a good resume should be properly formatted and tailored to each job description based on the keywords in the job description. She also suggests having two resumes, one for humans and one for bots, with a deconstructed one for the bots. Kelsey explains the difference between a career pivot and a career transformation, emphasizing that a pivot is shifting from an existing role to a new one, while a transformation is the move from one occupation, industry, or professional field to another. This change often involves acquiring new skills, knowledge, and experience to successfully navigate the demands of the new role. Lynne and Kelsey discuss how resumes can help transition and spotlight how experiences that individuals have gained in one career can be leveraged to build a strong resume that will help them transition to a new and different path.
Resources and Ways to Connect With Lynne:
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynnewilliams/
Linktree https://linktr.ee/lynnewilliams
Nonprofit https://greatcareers.org
ATS https://greatcareers.org/how-to-avoid-the-online-job-application-black-hole-ats/
Pivot or Reinvention (& subscribe to newsletter) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tips-make-career-pivot-reinvention-linkedin-lynne
Verbs https://greatcareers.org/over-300-powerful-action-verbs-for-your-career-documents/
Boolean https://greatcareers.org/stellar-boolean-search-tips-for-job-seekers-entrepreneurs/
Interview Resources including 3 videos https://greatcareers.org/interview-resources/
Career Management Checklist Freebie - https://bit.ly/gcg-cmc
Book a free 15-minute Resume or LinkedIn profile review - https://bit.ly/BookLynne
Ways to Connect with Kelsey:
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/kelseywaldrop
Website: www.KelseyWaldrop.com
