LinkedIn is one of the fastest-growing social media platforms today with, according to Hootsuite, two professionals joining LinkedIn every second, 3 million American jobs posted every month, and 45% of LinkedIn users in upper management (AKA: vice presidents, directors, and C-suite members). In case it wasn’t already clear, it’s crucial for young career professionals to...Continue Reading
This article was produced in follow-up to Advance & Thrive: An Interactive Professional Development Night with TEKsystems on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. The Buiding Your Personal Brand Workshop was led by TEKsystems Regional Inclusion & Diversity Manager Teresa Truong to showcase the larger personal brand training TEKsystems offers their new employees. To stay up-to-date with...Continue Reading
You don't need to meet all the criteria on job description to get the job, but you do need to know how to effectively market the skills you have. Here's how to do it....Continue Reading
Watch our Interview with Noelle McIsaac, HR Director at Agency Within to find out how you can stand out throughout the hiring process and prove you're a great fit for the role....Continue Reading
Want to write an email, pitch and LinkedIn bio that will impress cool pros? Here are a few e-writing hacks to sound good online....Continue Reading
MOO.com is the best place to get custom business cards, thank you cards, postcards, and other print products that will build your personal brand or business! Get 20% off with the code FSP2019 through December 31, 2019. Like many members of the FindSpark community, I’ve always been very career-oriented. I graduated college with two majors and two...Continue Reading
We've compiled a list of websites, social media profiles, bios, and more from our community members who turned their digital presence into a seriously masterpiece. Use their sites and profiles as inspiration and start upgrading yours — before you seek feedback from our network of speakers and pros....Continue Reading
Every company has a brand, but just how do you go about promoting it? We've got you covered with these helpful tips....Continue Reading
Are you a recruiter interested in connecting with diverse intern, entry-level, and mid-level talent? Join our community for free: findspark.com/employers Note: the article was originally published in 2016 and updated over time. Please check LinkedIn directly for the current profiles of people included in our article. Your first professional point of contact online is your LinkedIn...Continue Reading
Oh, to be sought after. To be found. How nice would it be if you never had to look for a job again? If you were always being recruited? If people were reaching out to you about opportunities because you got on their radar?...Continue Reading
Think you don't need a personal website? Here are three reasons why you should have a personal website up and running before you search for jobs....Continue Reading
Danny Meyer, CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group, which owns and manages many of the beautiful, iconic restaurants that stud the New York, New York skyline: Shake Shack, Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke, Jazz Standard, and The Modern among them, serves as an inspiration to business owners and employees of all levels. It’s clear...Continue Reading
Through FindSpark and as a professor teaching career and personal branding courses as multiple colleges, here are some of the most common social media practices I've noticed people don't do, and as a result, means missed career opportunities....Continue Reading
