🏫 College Didn't Teach You THIS!

Plus: Ask this (sneaky) question in your next job interview.

September 08, 2023

Work It Daily

Hello Everyone and Happy Friday!

In today's email:

  • What college doesn’t teach you about job search! Tips from our career coaches.

  • The one skill every worker needs! It will help you negotiate a raise or higher pay.

  • One sneaky question to ask in an interview. Plus the importance of asking questions.

  • Friday Finds. And Weekend Reading recommendations.

  • Do THIS to get noticed on LinkedIn! It’s time to build your online presence!

Here’s what’s going on in the news (related to careers of course):

Sometimes a college degree isn’t enough to help you land your dream job.

There are millions of qualified and experienced professionals in the job market, so sometimes a college degree isn’t enough to make you stand out. Yes, we know college has given you some tools and skills to help you have a leg up, but there are other things you can do too.

Seasoned career coaches have shared these four tips with us that will guarantee success in your job search efforts. We know your college probably didn’t teach you any of these, which is why we are here to help.

Follow these tips and get a head start on your journey to securing your dream job!

The No. 1 Skill Every Worker Needs To Get A Raise! 💸🤑💰

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Questions to ask in an interview. Interviews are not only for hiring managers to ask you questions, you should also be asking some questions at the end of an interview. In fact, hiring managers expect you to ask questions. Asking questions can be a great way for you to figure out if the job and workplace would be a good fit. We even have some *sneaky* questions you can ask to learn a lot about the person interviewing you:

We hope this weeks Friday Finds will put you in a good mood for the weekend, enjoy!

Today’s Weekend Reading recommendation comes from Work It DAILY’s Senior Editor Jenna Arcand. She recommends Meditations by Marcus Aurelius:

“A great, inspirational book everyone should read at some point in their lives. Keep it by your desk to refer to when you're having a bad day at work.”

You are only a simple Google search away from being seen by a recruiter.

Today, it’s so important that you have an online presence especially, when looking for a job. Recruiters go online and search for potential candidates when they are trying to fill a position. If you want to popup in their searches, then you’ll need to be proactive about your online presence.

If they happen to find you, your LinkedIn profile should really impress them and maybe they will reach out. Additionally, if you apply to a job and a recruiter goes to look for more information about you, your LinkedIn profile should blow them away and want to move you along in the hiring process.

With that in mind, here are five things you can do TODAY to help you get noticed on LinkedIn.

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