Best Career Resources Guaranteed To Help You Land A Job
This post is all about career resources to help you with your job search.
Disclaimer: This post was written in the height of the pandemic and unemployment crisis. I am no longer unemployed, but the resources listed below really helped change the job search game for me!
“We’ve decided to move forward in the application process…“
“We regret to inform you that…”
It seems like messages like this are all too common nowadays as rejection letters pile up in your inbox. Trust me, I know. There’s nothing more frustrating than doing everything “right” and still ending up unemployed. Like working internships every summer, racking up thousands of dollars of student loan debt, and pulling what seems like 1,001 all-nighters to get a perfect GPA, only to be met with literally nothing. You did all that work only for you to be back in your room at your parents’ house dealing with rejection after rejection and on the verge of a quarter-life crisis.
But you’re not alone. Since the pandemic began, many of us have been welcomed with furloughs, lay-offs, and rescinded job offers. Even though unemployment rates are currently through the roof, it’s still very possible to land a great job. Here are some career resources that I’ve collected over the last couple of months that I’m sure will help you land your next position.
Online Resources
RecruitEm
helps you find the LinkedIn profiles of employees based on location, job title, company and more. Sometimes LinkedIn will limit the amount of searches you can make without having an upgraded account, so RecruitEm bypasses this roadblock by making the results appear in Google. So you can save time, reach out to recruiters, and stand out!
Jobscan & Reysmatch
These are both sites that’ll analyze your resume and the job description for the position you’re applying for to let you know how compatible they are. They’ll also tell you how ATS(Applicant Tracking System)-friendly your resume is. Many companies use ATS to weed out unqualified candidates, so these tools are so helpful to make sure your application isn’t immediately thrown out. All you need to do is upload your resume and the description of the position you’re applying for!
Hunter.io
I’m pretty sure we’ve all gotten to the point in our job search where we’ll reach out to so many professionals on LinkedIn and just not get a response. It’s probably because every single other person looking for a job is doing the same thing. A trick to avoid getting caught in the endless list of messages is to use Hunter to look up direct professional email addresses. Employers check their emails every couple of hours so it’s more likely that you’ll get a response.
Courses/Certifications
Coursera
This is an online-learning site that offers courses and certifications on subjects ranging from Cloud Technologies to Mental Health & Well-Being. Because of COVID-19, you can take advantage of their free classes until December 31st, 2020. I took a Marketing Analytics course from the University of Virginia via Coursera and received a certificate in 5 weeks. (10/10 recommend)
Google provides a ton of learning opportunities and certifications ranging from Digital Marketing to AI (Artificial Intelligence). I took the Fundamentals of Digital Marketing course and it added a little extra something to both my resume and LinkedIn!
Hubspot
I highly recommend this one if you’re going into Marketing, Sales, or Web Development. Their training programs are high-quality and easy to navigate so everyone can benefit from them. These fields are constantly changing so this course helps you stay up to date.
EDX
What better way to have your resume stand out than to have Harvard on it? They partnered with MIT and many other institutions to provide thousands of free courses for you to take advantage of. The courses offered range from Computer Science to Business Management to Humanities.
As more people are laid off and the market gets even more competitive, there’s still some hope. While these career resources will help you out, make sure you also focus on networking because it’s so important. Apparently upwards of 80% of jobs are filled through networking and almost 70% of jobs aren’t even posted publicly (CNBC). So continue to reach out to teachers, friends, old coworkers, etc., because it can go a long way. Get all your professional profiles cleaned up so that as soon as the next opportunity comes, you’re prepared.