Posts Tagged ‘Resume’

I remember when I first heard the buzz about this “LinkedIn” social network.  I imagined some upstart entertainment social network that would help me keep ‘up to date with all the in stuff going on in my community’.  As the buzz continued to grow and the term started getting thrown around more and more, I checked it out, and was surprised to find a neatly organized and clearly focused social network dedicated to connecting professionals.  It almost immediately made sense to me — here’s a place where I can develop my professional online persona.

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Put 135 million professionals into one country-sized room and give each of them a mic, then tally up the number of times they use words like creative and problem solving.  You can’t, but LinkedIn can, and did.  Following up on last year’s analysis of overused buzzwords, LinkedIn has published their latest list of the 10 most overused buzzwords on their social network.

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LinkedIn even went so far as to release the top 10 buzzwords that are overused by professionals in the U.S. If you look over the list, you will see a common denominator – each buzzword is not specific enough – too generalized.

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After looking over several infographic resumes, I can see how the future job recruiter will implement the infographic or Visual.me type resume. Job listings will ask the applicants to email their infographic resume, possibly, becoming a common request.

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These days social media is creeping into all areas of our lives, from our friendships to our job, which is why the traditional paper resume is no longer relevant. Today your resume needs an update to fit with this new social lifestyle.

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This is why you aren’t getting a new job. It really is your own fault. Fortunately, there’s a solution.

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DoYouBuzz is revolutionizing the way we network and spread our own personal buzz by giving users the opportunity to create their own free interactive resumes online. At DoYouBuzz.com, users can easily create their own online resumes, incorporating not only their job experience but also videos, social networking links, audio, photos, presentations, and more. I had the opportunity to ask Evyenia Wilkins, the COO of DoYouBuzz, a few questions about the platform. Find out what she had to say, and learn how to build your own online resume after the jump!
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