👉 What to do if you are being made / are at risk redundancy 👈

So we've seen a lot of rumblings recently about redundancies on LinkedIn, particularly with PowerOn closing its doors this week leaving a lot of people suddenly looking for work.

Here is my 5 point plan that I give to people who are facing redundancy or who have been out of work for a while which should supercharge your job search.

1) Decide what role are you after now. This is important as it sets the tone for everything to follow. Be clear with this. You are only going to apply for these types of roles rather than sending the same CV to lots of different types of roles. "I'm an Azure Architect applying for M365 Consultant jobs" doesn't work. Be clear with this.

2) CV: The purpose of a CV is to get you an interview, nothing more. Write your CV to reflect the experience that a hiring manager for the role you chose would want to see. Look at adverts online and write about the stuff they want, in your CV. Maybe use an AI tool to help you tailor your experience to an advert (DO NOT LIE ON YOUR CV THOUGH! AI doesn't know everything, and lies all the time) DO NOT WRITE A 2-PAGE CV. If you have the experience 3-4 pages is good. Be detailed. Don't be generic - be you.

3) SEO: Keyword repetition is your friend for job boards, and keywords must be in there 5 times. What is your job title? Azure Architect? In there 5 times. What's the main tech you work with? PowerApps? In there 5 times. SEO gets you found more easily.

4) LinkedIn: Replicate your CV across onto your LinkedIn profile, not just as an attachment for recruiters to look at. SEO works on LinkedIn as well as job boards. 

5) Job boards: If you're in IT, put your CV on Totaljobs, Reed, Monster, CV Library, Jobserve. Give Indeed a try too. To me these are the best in the UK right now.

6) Job searching: Only apply to the roles you decided to go for in point 1. This CV is tailored to those roles. It's better to send fewer CVs that hit the mark and get you a phone call / interview rather than lots of applications with little response. Don't just use LinkedIn and think that's the best way. Use all the channels to a role you can. 

7) LinkedIn again: Create a post stating you are looking for work (sometimes this is hard, I know. Do it though. People will help) and use the green swirly thing for your picture. Your network is a great way to hear about jobs that recruiters don't.

Follow these steps and you will get more interest, and more interviews.


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