Tips to brand yourself to find a job online during the Coronavirus crisis, conducted during "Immersive Career Post Pandemic" panel hosted by JCI Curepipe, JCI Eastern, JCI Amman and JCI DMJ on May 30, 2020.

1. 9 Steps for a Successful Online
Job Search
Presented by Mohammad Hijazi,
JCI Vice President for Africa & the Middle East

2. Looking for a job = looking for a date
• Be charming
• Be well prepared
• Be confident
• Know what you are
looking for
• Take risks

3. STEP 1: Email Address
Make sure you have a
professional email address:
✓yourname@gmail.com
✓yourname@outlook.com
✓Firstinitial.lastname@yahoo.c
om
✓username@college.edu
✓BEST: buy your own
domain! hello@name.com
NOT:
pinkprincess@hotmail.com
sexybeast69@aol.com
puppy_loveXOXO@msn.com
britneyspearsoffical1@hotmai
l.com

4. STEP 2: Google Yourself
• This is the first thing that recruiters
do.
• Do you find things online you don’t
want to see?
• If yes remove them or ask the person
who put them to remove them.
• Do you not show up at all on Google?
• Not a good sign
• Create content so that you show up
• Find what other people are saying
about you
• Use Incognito Mode

5. STEP 3: Define Your Goals
• What type of job do I want?
• Full time, part time, research, freelance, work from
home
• Where do I want my job to be?
• My city, my country, somewhere else, online
• Which industry do I want to work in?
• What level am I qualified for?
• Internship, Starting level, managerial, consulting,
mid-career, top management
• What company size do I want to join?
• Startup, multinational, family business, small
business, local business, regional business,
national business

6. STEP 4: Have Your CV Ready
• Check for errors
• Customize your CV to suit
your goals
• Make it stand out: use
colors, photos, be
creative!
• Send it in PDF format.

7. STEP 5: Optimize Your
Personal Social Platforms
Facebook
• Add your university, school, major,
courses and graduation date
• Add your previous and current
employment including internships
• Add your volunteer work and
important projects
• Make this information PUBLIC
• Always have a presentable profile
photo & cover
• Make any unprofessional content
private.

8. STEP 5: Optimize Your
Personal Social Platforms
Twitter
• Add a professional bio.
• Don’t use vulgar language in
your tweets.
• If you don’t want recruiters to
match your resume to your
twitter account, spell your
name differently on twitter or
make it private.
• Interact with companies and
professionals on twitter.

9. STEP 5: Optimize Your
Personal Social Platforms
Blog
• Create a blog or guest blog on
blogs or websites relevant to your
industry
• Write posts that are relevant to
your career
• Share your opinions about topics in
your industry
• Applicants with active blogs get a
$200 more on average on their job
offers
• Start a blog easily on:
• Blogger.com
• Wordpress.com

10. STEP 6: Set Up LinkedIn
• Manage your professional
profile and brand
• Network and meet
professionals
• Share your expertise and
knowledge
• Learn from others
• Uncover opportunities

11. Use professional photos

12. Use professional photos

13. Use professional photos

14. Use timely photos
29 Years Ago 14 Years Ago Few Months Ago

15. Fill in your profile
• Make your strengths stand out.
• State your career goals.
• Use tools to showcase your competitive
edge, like Slideshare and Behance’s
Creative Portfolio.
• Use keyword rich job titles
• Optimize your job descriptions
• Write industry-related articles
• Add connections wisely
• Make sure your profile is public
• Translate your profile into languages
that you speak

16. STEP 7: Write Your Bio
• Never leave it blank
• State your purpose clearly
• Third Person Perspective
• Show, don’t tell
• Tailor your keywords specifically to
your audience
• Throw in some personality
• Structure it well
• Avoid buzzwords and clichés

17. STEP 8: Find and apply for jobs
On LinkedIn:
• LinkedIn jobs
• LinkedIn search
• Follow companies
• Join groups
• Look for ads

18. STEP 8: Find and apply for jobs
• Search for Facebook job groups
• Facebook recruitment pages
• Visit your university’s recruitment website or
office
• Look for recruitment agencies websites and
social media accounts
• Follow #jobs #yourcountry hashtags on twitter
• Job aggregation websites
• Visit recruitment websites of organizations you
admire

19. STEP 8: Find and apply for jobs
Some job boards to get you started:
Career
Builder
Dice Glassdoor
Google for
Jobs
Idealist Indeed LinkUp ZipRecruiter
Monster SimplyHired Graduateland

20. STEP 8: Find and apply for jobs
Join the gig economy!
Freelancer.com Fiverr Upwork Toptal
PeoplePerHour Aquent Crowded Nexxt
WriterAccess Guru DesignHill Flexjobs
Task Rabbit Skyword Uber/Careem/Lyft

21. STEP 9: Conducting an online
interview
• Dress professionally
• Clear your workspace
• Quite room
• Paper & pen next to you
• Printed resume in sight
• Practice/Write a script
• Follow up

22. Good luck!
Questions?
mhijazi@jci.cc