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]]>The professional world is moving more and more towards digital and social media platforms, so it is imperative that you are up to date and looking fresh online. Make sure your LinkedIn account is up to date and has a professional profile photo.
According to LinkedIn, users with a profile photo have 21 times more views and requests than users without one. Embracing the digital age will do wonders for your resume, career opportunities, and connections.
Handing in an outdated resume is like giving a new friend your old number… it’s just not going to work out. It says a lot to a recruiter if you haven’t put in the basic effort to put in accurate and relevant information.
Make sure you’ve done some research and can address the recruiter or hiring manager by name when you submit your resume. According to zety.com, 84% of hiring managers are likely to reject an impersonal resume submission.
Though often overlooked in the past, in favour of GPA scores and technical ability, soft skills are now trending. Recruiters want to know if you’ve got self-direction, motivation, leadership or teamwork skills, and whether you can make a good first impression. Look at Careerbuilder’s explanation on why soft skills are so important. Then check in with some friends and colleagues to find out your strengths and include them on your resume.
When you’re applying for a new position, consider which skills will benefit the position the most, and find out if you need to improve any soft skills. Walk into the interview confident that you’ve got what it takes to exceed their expectations.
It will be very important moving forward for you to be familiar with remote-work applications such as Zoom for video conferences or Asana for remote team projects. It will be important for employers and employees to adapt to shifting working conditions and locations.
Some of these platforms are usable even when life is nice and normal, and many companies may continue to use them regularly. Familiarizing yourself with these will be helpful, whether we’re in the middle of a pandemic or not.
Last, but far from least, guaranteeing your career success requires constant vigilance. Always be watching for new opportunities and new relationships. Whether in your current workplace or looking elsewhere, professional contacts can make or break a career. Consider taking on side projects or creating proposals for a new position.
Staying committed to your own career success should be the number one priority. Don’t lose hope, continue to work hard, and your success will be right around the corner.
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]]>Health and hygiene has been the focal point of the economy re-opening. Therefore, it’s no surprise that many of the new job opportunities are related to safety and COVID-19. Some of these jobs you never would have encountered in a job search a few months ago. For example, contact tracers for new coronavirus patients and greeters who screen construction workers before entering the site. There are many new positions being created amid the new focus on health and safety [1].
Manufacturing of Personal Protective Equipment like masks, goggles and face shields is another rapidly growing area. With 3,000 companies across Canada now producing medical equipment in response to shortages and 81% of businesses expecting to require PPE for their staff as they re-open, more jobs are available in this growing sector.
Schools and supermarkets are unable to hold the same number of occupants due to new regulations. As a result, new job markets are emerging to make it easier for everyone to stay inside. Take out delivery drivers are one example of a job that has gone through an unprecedented hiring boom.
Personal shoppers are no longer the realm of luxury retail, as shopping apps allow users to buy groceries online and send a personal shopper to collect the items, with some shoppers making up to $200 a day. One such company, Instacart, has reported a 150% jump in order volume this year, leading to the hiring of 300,000 new shoppers across North America since March. Warehouse workers for e-commerce giants are also in more demand as consumers begin to rely increasingly on online shopping.
Many of the services that were in demand before the pandemic are now finding new ways to reach clients. The enormous shift towards online education as schools and universities cope with social distancing has increased demand for tutors across a multitude of online learning platforms specializing in subjects from Art and Music to STEM and ESL. With such an array of options, job searchers with different skills can leverage their individual talents into a teaching gig.
As we begin to reimagine the public spaces of a post-coronavirus world, the job market for those who can design innovative solutions to the social distance problem has seen growing demand and a 10% hiring increase in recent months. No doubt jobs like occupancy planners, industrial designers, and interior architects will be vital to the way society moves forward.
Although the job market has started to rebound in many sectors, not all jobs are making a comeback. With social distancing in place, traditional service industries are expecting far fewer customers. Fewer workers will certainly be required in movie theatres, restaurants, airplanes, and arenas if these spaces aren’t filled to the brim with customers.
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