This presentation gives some tips as to how to quickly improve your LinkedIn profile so that it will be noticed by professionals and job placement industry contacts. Who Am I….I am a hardworking guy who, like many others, found himself out of work during the economic downturn in 2010. After a long battle of wrong turns, job search strategies that led to no where, and dead end leads, I decided to take a more strategic approach to my job search. Like anything else in life, I needed to treat my search like a full-time job and create a plan that would allow me to stand out above the competition. This came in especially handy as I was in transition again in 2017. Basically, I just used the tips that I have shared with others and was out of work a total of ZERO days. Yes, I got a job offer the day after my last day at my previous job. Let me show you how I did it so you too can have a quicker landing than you would have had without my tips. Why Am I Sharing What Helped Me…because I quickly realized that to handle an event like that is to focus on what you can control and share the experience to help others. I believe that an experience not shared is a lost opportunity in life, and that smart people learn from their mistakes and smarter people learn from other people’s experiences. Plus, I told myself that once I figured this out I would share it with others so that they too could navigate the world of unemployment. In these chapters, I show you how I did it so that you will have the confidence to make it through the process. I hope that this presentation helps you to get your next great job. #career #job_search #job_opportunity_tips #unemployment #motivation #attitude #depression #Job_search_survival #confidence #interviewing #networking #resume #recruiting #hiring_manager #work #transition

1. Getting The Upper Advantage No Matter The Odds
By: Anthony Hines

2. Who Am I….I am a hardworking guy who, like many others, found himself out of work
during the economic downturn in 2010. After a long battle of wrong turns, job search
strategies that led to no where, and dead end leads, I decided to take a more strategic
approach to my job search. Like anything else in life, I needed to treat my search like a
full-time job and create a plan that would allow me to stand out above the competition.
This came in especially handy as I was in transition again in 2017. Basically, I just used
the tips that I have shared with others and was out of work a total of ZERO days. Yes, I
got a job offer the day after my last day at my previous job. Let me show you how I did it
so you too can have a quicker landing than you would have had without my tips.
Why Am I Sharing What Helped Me…because I quickly realized that to handle an event
like that is to focus on what you can control and share the experience to help others. I
believe that an experience not shared is a lost opportunity in life, and that smart people
learn from their mistakes and smarter people learn from other people’s experiences.
Plus, I told myself that once I figured this out I would share it with others so that they
too could navigate the world of unemployment. In these chapters, I show you how I did
it so that you will have the confidence to make it through the process. I hope that this
presentation helps you to get your next great job.
Donations accepted. Just click this link for more info. https://www.paypal.me/Anthonyvhines Thanks!!!

3. BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING MORE.
Get Your Resume Checked
 Email your resume to me at Ahines00001@gmail.com and I will ask one of my
resume contacts to look at it and get back to you. That way you will get free
feedback as to how your resume looks and flows. Go for it because without a
great resume, you have no chance of getting any job much less a great job. The
turnaround is quick and the service is stellar.
 Read My Job Search Tip Document First .
These are the Free documents that tell you everything that I did to get activity
& visibility in my search. Email me at Ahines00001@gmail.com and I will send
you them.

4.  In some of the slides throughout this presentation, both before and
after this slide, you will see “donation” links to my Paypal account.
 Though no payment is mandatory at this time, any donation is
appreciated in order to compensate me in some small way if this
information helps to get you your next opportunity. This will help me
to continue to do this type of work and allow me to celebrate your
success with you. The donation links will be at the bottom of the page
and look like this in much smaller print.
 Donations accepted. Just click this link for more info.
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 Thanks in advance for any donation an know that no matter what the
amount, it is greatly appreciated. Good Luck and please check out all of
the upcoming slides to receive the most value from your read.

5.  The next group of slides will discuss things that I believe
you should do to make your LinkedIn profile more
noticeable and complete.
 I will tell you the tip or idea and let you know why I like
it to help you in dealing with the process.
 Remember, I am by no means a professional and never
claim to be. I am just giving you things as I see them to
help you to see through the ‘fog’ and get ahead in your
career.
 I hope my ideas help you out and help me to end
unemployment one person at a time.

6.  Get a picture up on your profile.
 Get a professional photo if you want but not
an avatar or one with your family or your dog.
 Get over yourself and let the world see you
for who you are.
 What are you telling the viewer if that person
cannot see your picture.
 What else is being hidden? Questions..

7.  Make sure that you have your name unique to
you and have that consistency in your business
cards, resume and other social media.
 Put your certifications and degrees next to your
name. List in-process ones as well so that the
cert will be indexed within LinkedIn.
 Check your name online and make sure yours is
completely unique. Do this with Facebook as
well as other social media. Make sure when
people search for you, they find you.

8.  Buy a Job Seeker version of LinkedIn.
 It worked for me and it shows that you are
serious about your search.
 Recruiters find you easier.
 The jobs get emailed to you on a scheduled
basis.

9.  The jobs listed on LinkedIn are new and
need to be filled quickly.
You will see who posts the job and then you
will see the process happen as that person
checks your profile and then you will know
right away if there is interest in you.

10.  Make Sure that your title statement states
completely who you are and has some zing to it.
If you want, you can put seeking new
opportunities but I say check other people that do
what you do and “borrow” one of their titles
maybe.
Make it resonate.

11.  List all the duties that you did in your previous
jobs because you never know which ones matter
to the HR person or recruiter that is checking
your profile.
Show where you mentored, saved money or
worked in a diverse environment. That stuff is
unique to you and is part of what the next
employers gets when they hire you. Be proud of
it and make sure that it shows your balance and
desire to make the company a better place.

12.  Go as far back job wise as you are
comfortable with. I go back to the 70’s and
people contact me all the time.
 Always make changes to your profile and
make sure that the box is checked for you to
have an update notification sent to your
group. People seeing your name more helps
you to not be forgotten.

13.  Make sure your certifications are listed under
education as well as all of the previous work classes
and seminars that you took. These are work items
that make you more knowledgeable and skilled.
When you are in transition you will take many of
these one day classes and the like. I say list them as
well as all of the things that you may have taught to
people in a class setting.
 List your volunteer items especially your
community service as well as your interests. It
shows balance and you never know if that interest
connects with someone that would interview you.

14.  Growing your network starts with you opening
your mind.
 Who did you always go to lunch with in your
previous jobs? Who do your know from your
previous jobs?
 Facebook friends? Twitter followers? Cross
Social network as you see fit.

15.  Proactively recommend people via the
recommendation tool. This is NOT the tool
where you click a skill. Actually write a
recommendation for someone or many
people that you worked with or for that you
never got around to doing. LinkedIn loves
this and you may also get one back which
makes your profile even more complete.

16.  Join Professional Groups in your field and
let them list in your profile. Be very liberal
with this as you never know where your
next piece of great information to discuss in
an interview will come from.
 This will keep you up to date in your field
and help you learn about free webinars on
LinkedIn for you to take.

17.  Join leisure groups in something that you
love and uncheck the box so that the group
does not show on your profile. While
looking let your Job Search groups show
and if you start a group, let that show.
 This will keep you up to date in your field
and help you learn about free webinars on
LinkedIn for you to take.

18.  Start and Participate in discussions liberally.
LinkedIn loves this as well since you are
making the greater group better by your
participation.
 Comment as much as you can in the groups
and always keep your comments concise
and on topic. Start away from
confrontational people and keep it positive.

19.  Got a great presentation or paper that you have
created? Post it on your profile.
 Place your presentation on Slideshare.net and add
tags as well as a description. This little talked about
website is a great place to drop a PowerPoint. Just
make sure that the title, keywords and descriptions
are there as well so it will index properly.
 Use the Post process to give people information
about whatever your professional skills are or
maybe share your experiences. Post as often as you
want and people will start to notice you.

20.  Stay active and fresh on LinkedIn and watch
your profile soar. Check rankings of the
keywords you use for yourself and after
doing some of the things previously
mentioned, you will notice more people
checking your profile and showing interest
in you. From there ranking will soar.

21.  LinkedIn will send you possible people to link
to. Always check that list and use that to make
your network grow.
 Who you add is up to you and you alone. Let no
one tell you different.
 Keep thinking of people and keep updating.
This profile is YOUR INFOMERCIAL that people
will make their judgement about you on. Make
it be you and only you.

22.  LinkedIn has a ton of tutorials and articles
about how to maximize your profile’s
visibility and magically you seem to get
more of that information when you are a
paying member.
 Free is fine but paying helps you to get more
access to information. LinkedIn is not the
enemy. It is your friend and your best press
possible. Use it for all it can give you.

23.  Email Christopher.Grasso@tmp.com & ask him
to put you on his list of people that he emails
jobs to daily. He can send up to four emails a
day full of great jobs from around the country
& it comes to you every single day.
 His network is HUGE. Link to him and get
access to many people in many industries.
 Pass on what does not apply to you.

24.  Come join the LinkedIn group that I recently
created. It is called the Anthony Hines Job
Search Survival Group. It’s a unique group
because the people in it really support and
help each other to get their next opportunity.
 Just log into LinkedIn.com, go to groups and
join the above named group. People really
seem to find it useful and I check in often as
well. Come join today.

25.  I want to reiterate that I am not a professional and only
providing you with things I did that helped me out
during my own job search.
 I do these presentations because the job search process
has a lot to do with attitude and outlook. That’s on you.
As I say, excuses are for losers. Be a winner and take
charge. You can do it because you have done it before I
bet.
 Make sure you individualize any all of the information
provided on this or any of my presentations. My ideas
are to guide you and help you to understand concepts.

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28.  If you have found this presentation helpful and found
some ways to gain an advantage in your job search, then
my hours of work to help the unemployed one person at
a time has been a success.
 please email me at Ahines00001@gmail.com and tell
me how its going. If you have read my docs and have
seen my other Job Search Survival Kit presentations , I
believe that you are on your way to your next group of
opportunities. Embrace the challenge and do your best
daily. Go for it and don’t look back. No excuses, no
delays, no procrastination. Go for it.
 Donations accepted. Just click this link for more info. https://www.paypal.me/Anthonyvhines Thanks!!!

29.  Look, I know the feeling of despair and
hopelessness that can come over you because
this process can be so overwhelming.
 Face the situation and own the situation. There
is no reason you cannot get an even better job
in the near future. Make it happen. Believe in
yourself and it will happen.
 Donations accepted. Just click this link for more info. https://www.paypal.me/Anthonyvhines Thanks!!!