I don’t know if you heard, because I’m not sure I bragged enough, but my handsome mug was in the June 2010 issue of Real Simple magazine. WHAT. UP.
If you want to ogle, here’s an okay quality shot of the page below:
- Wheeeeeeeeee!!!!
I realize that Real Simple isn’t the magazine my target audience usually reads, but I would like to give my take on the points made at the bottom of my feature (RANDOM UPDATE: This statement is dumb, but I can’t take it out because there are comments below about it. Just note that I actually now agree that the Real Simple audience does actually overlap with mine.)
1. Be succinct. Well, yeah. You are limited to 160 characters but be catchy! I used a template provided by One Day, One Job and I think the creator, Willy Frazen did a great job. Here’s another good example of a catchy ad (and not so catchy ad). Some other tips:
- Include the name of your employer – it’s like when someone shouts your name. You automatically turn around.
- Mention something awesome you did…
- Or why that specific company is awesome.
- Obviously link to your resume and include your full name. Duh.
2. Project a professional appearance. Yes. And no. Maybe don’t have a photo of yourself taking jello shots , but those pictures that look like high school photos with cloudy backgrounds are just tacky in the real world. Be “professional”, yes, but don’t be boring.
3. Take a more conservative route if you’re looking for a job in finance, government, or education. Obama has a Twitter account, ya’ll (he’s on LinkedIn too). Now, I never said this and I’m no career expert, but REALLY? I just don’t agree. This is the part of the article I take most “offense” with. The whole damn point of social media is to put yourself out there. Everyone uses Facebook. Even people in finance, government, or education.
And it’s not “unconservative” to be on social media sties. I realize – and have mentioned before – that putting up advertisements to land a job is a little douchey. But IT WORKS. While social media may be new and many people over the age of 30 maybe blanch at the idea of tweeting, but it’s really just networking. Just not in the way people are used to. So don’t go calling a supremely awesome way to network “unconservative” or go telling the masses that certain industries don’t use it. Cuz that’s just not true.
