Job Advice Blog

Communication is complex, multi-factored, and difficult to master. One of the benefits of resume’s and interview questions is that you get to tailor your communication beforehand, but this is not enough to guarantee that you get hired. When it comes to the interview one of the most important aspects of your communication is non-verbal, your body language will help determine whether or not you actually land the position. Today we are going to look at some of the good things you can do with your body, as well as some of the dangerous ones.

Now, you might be saying, “hard skills are industry specific!” and while you are not wrong, there are some that escape that pigeonhole. These are the ones we are going to look at today, the ones that are useful no matter what field you are going into.

In our age of computers our personal and professional live are being drawn closer every day. There is no better example of how this happens than social media. We often start our accounts with the idea of keeping up with old friends, seeing what’s going on around town, or just as a place to store and share pictures- so it is easy to forget that you are also creating an online character reference. As you search for jobs, I recommend that you think of your social media presence as exactly that- a character reference. Imagine that your web presence is meeting a future employer to talk about you- here’s what you don’t want it to say.