The Millennial Guide

To Finding A Job

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EVERYONE DESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROMOTE THEIR CAREER, THEIR BUSINESS, OR THEIR PASSION.

The job market is inefficient.

Extremely inefficient!

But do you know who takes the hit?

YOU!

Sometimes you don’t look the part.

Sometimes you don’t have the connections.

Sometimes you don’t have the degree/expertise.

But fortunate for you, the internet has revolutionized

everything, including the workforce.

For the first time in history, anyone that is “connected” has the ability to publicize their talent to anyone around the world.

Which means if you don’t look the part, have the connections, or possess the degree/expertise, you can

leverage this powerful tool to your advantage.

Clean up your online image.

If you’re already at a disadvantage because you don’t look the part, have the connections, or possess the degree/expertise, then the very

last thing you want in your digital footprint is...

This

Or this

Or this

Or this

Or this

And...

Because 80% of employers will

google you.

And let’s be honest, why

shouldn’t they?

The global economy is increasingly competitive. Which means there is barely any room for error.

Which also means that all it takes is a few bad employees to cause chaos.

But aside from that, there is a second reason why you should present a professional online portfolio. And that

is...

HR professional are people just like me and you.

Meaning that they’re extremely visual. They want to see a holistic

and tangible image of you.

And there is no resume in the entire world that’s impressive

enough to do that.

And even if there was, who’s to say

you didn’t make it up?

Remember Scott Thompson? He was the CEO of Yahoo! from 2012 to 2012, for only five months.

Why?

Because he falsified his resume

This man was the boss of one of the largest and well known companies in the world. If he falls for

something like that, do you know what that means?

We all do!

But your personal brand, your digital footprint; that’s something you can’t make up.

You can’t change what you look like, how you talk, who you know, and which school you went to, but you can change your personal brand; you can change your digital footprint.

And whether by design or by default,

you already have a brand. It’s just a

matter of which image you want it

to have.

“What else can I do?”

Join communities (online and off) and forums for professionals, leaders, and changemakers. This is where you’ll meet, connect, and learn from very accomplished

people and potential mentors/role models.

“Why is it so critical that I ‘connect’ with

other professionals, leaders, and

mentors?”

In addition to the many benefits of having a strong professional network, it’s also because 60% to 80%

of jobs are never advertised.

Do you know who fill those jobs?

People just like you. Except, they know the right people.

But if you really want to be aggressive, you can start a blog.

“Bloggin? What does that have to

do with personal branding?”

Blogging is the single best and most effective way for anyone to systematically expose themselves to a large

number of people.

It’s the best way to connect with professionals, like-minded people, clients (if you have a

business), leaders, and of course recruiters and HR professionals.

Everyone has knowledge and/or opinions on any number of things: sports, politics, pop culture, entertainments, etc. The best part is, you don’t have to worry about being too

formal in your writing. You can be as simplistic as possible, and it would still be fine, as more people will relate to that.

Blog about anything or everything

Look, the bottom line is...

There are two types of people in our age: masters and morons. Masters are people who are actively seeking self improvement and leadership. Morons are people constantly sexting, consuming clickbait

(aka BuzzFeed), and have little regards for the things that truly matter.

We all fall into one of those two

categories.

So choose wisely!

KEEP CALM

AND

THANKS

FOR READING

© TECHQIE 2015

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