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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would you advise someone who is more than 6 months unemployed, 45+, about breaking through to get interviews and land a job?

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What would you advise someone who is just out of college about breaking through to get interviews and land a job?[/quote]

In terms of resume review, when I see someone with a 20 year career, 6 months unemployed is a blip. I know it feels huge to you and your family. It's not a biggie to me. So don't think 'omg, this is a blemish on my resume.' - it's not! All I can say is target the resume for every role. And APPLY EARLY. Within 48 hours of posting a role, I'm sifting through 200 resumes and prioritizing/advancing them. If you're a great candidate but you sat on the posting on a Friday night and took the weekend off, you are now competing with 400 people and if I already have 15 candidates advanced in the funnel, I may never see your late application.

For a college student, if you're a great candidate well-matched for an opening that just got posted - [b]apply and send a note to the recruiter or hiring manager on LinkedIn.[/b] Being early and being proactive helps but only if you are super well matched! Like if I post an R&D role in my manufacturing division, and you're a retail management major, you're wasting my time. Also make sure that the student's LinkedIn profile is COMPLETE - college, strong gpa if it's over 3.5, major, minor, work history, awards, volunteering, clubs, officer positions. There is nothing worse than seeing a shell of a profile when I click on a candidate's name. I need to profile to answer Is this candidate RESPONSIBLE, DEDICATED, can they Handle the Workload of corporate life.[/quote]

Any tips for figuring this out? IME, it's rarely clear who a hiring manager is. I encourage DD to reach out to any alumni at the company to help refer her but would love to just message the recruiter/hiring manager.[/quote]

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