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With back-to-school season around the corner, it's time to rejuvenate your job search and revamp your resume to benefit from the upcoming busy period. See what experts had to say about the best ways to approach job searching at the end of summer in this edition of #GetHiredME. What are your best job hunting tips? Share them in the comments section below.

How can you maximize a time of self-employment on your resume? Experts on LinkedIn say to emphasize achievements and tailor your pitch. 1️⃣ HR manager Deepika Sharma says she focused her past consulting experiencing on projects with strong client results. She notes one example where client sales increased by 30%. Sharma also recommends noting how your self-employment diversified your skill set. 2️⃣ Resume writer Olatunbosun Olawoye says self-employed people benefit from including their company name on their resume. Also, note a job title. He says adding client quotes, when possible, shows social proof of success. 3️⃣ Resume writer Priyanka Jha suggests creating an "Entrepreneurial experience" section on your resume, then populating it with the key achievements from your time of self-employment. Source: https://lnkd.in/eRdkJJwa ✍: Todd Dybas

Ever thought of creating a "rejection resume" to process missed career opportunities? Rejection is a challenging but crucial aspect of any career journey. Experts emphasize that overcoming rejection is essential for achieving your professional goals. Read their tips in this installment of #GetHiredME. Join the conversation: How do you deal with career rejection?

Executive coach Sharon Hull advises job seekers to use the PARL (Problem, Action, Result, Learning) approach when answering hard interview questions. Hull suggests those not even on the job hunt start compiling anecdotes to use later. Gather information in a document. When the interview time comes, Hull says to categorise questions into ones you anticipate an interviewer will ask, ones you hope they ask, and those you are anxious to be asked. Then, cross-reference your PARL stories with each category to prepare. Also, put a final PARL story in your pocket to close the interview. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eqiECWtx ✍: Todd Dybas

When it comes to applying for jobs, career experts advise candidates to follow one golden rule: tailor your CV to the job description. If this feels like too tall an order, there are several things you can do to make sure the end product catches the recruiter's eye, says career coach Ijeoma Ihegwuagu. Your CV "should be about the company’s needs, which you can solve", she writes. Ihegwuagu recommends highlighting experiences, skills and achievements that show you are aligned with your prospective employer’s needs. Read her full post below for more of her tips. How do you go about tailoring your CV to a job description? Share your thoughts in the comments. Source: https://lnkd.in/gDZ3nX_P

Job seekers should stop generically asking about company culture. That's the advice of Brianna Doe, who spent years running interview processes. Instead of asking umbrella questions about the culture, drill down, Doe told Jennifer Liu of CNBC Make It. Ask, "What are the common things you find among your top performers?" Doe says this reveals what the interviewer finds important. Doe also suggests asking how the organization measures success in the first 90 days and the first year. That question helps you know if you are walking into a role with clear expectations, or if markers for success develop as the job evolves. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eTY6khjg Summary ✍: Todd Dybas 📸: Getty

There's no such thing as a free lunch, or is there? In a perfect world, all work would be fairly compensated. Given that's not always the case, should you turn down all non-paid work or can there be good reasons to do a job pro bono? It's short-sighted to tell people "never" to work for free, says Jason Feifer, editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, because money is not the only valuable thing around. As long as there's a clear benefit from taking on work that's not remunerated, such as hard-to-get experience or meaningful relationships that could ultimately help you further in your career, it could make sense to say yes to an unpaid job, Feifer suggests. "Generally, here’s my rule: If someone asks me to work for 'exposure,' I say no. "But if I know exactly what I need, and I volunteer to work for free in exchange for getting it, then that's a good deal." Should you limit yourselves to paid gigs or can it make sense to work for free, sometimes? Share your view in the comments.

Boomerang employees are common. They leave a company, then come back. Your previous work record can help a return – but it could also hurt your chances. The The Washington Post's workplace columnist Karla L. Miller says to use your internal network at your former place of employment to find out how your work history could influence a possible return. Get updated on the employer's current environment. Talk to recent departures and then reflect on what you've learned to understand why you left and what there is to gain if you walk through a familiar door. Have you returned to a past employer? If so, how did you make the move? Share in the comments. Source: https://lnkd.in/euqWwGwt ✍: Todd Dybas

What do job seekers managing this competitive market want? Pay, security and engagement, according to a recent survey by staffing company Aerotek. Not surprisingly, compensation was the top motivator among job seekers surveyed. However, HR Dive notes that job security jumped in importance from the same survey last year, rising from 14% of respondents to 20%. One other big-ticket item for job seekers is a sense of togetherness. They say they feel better when engaging with co-workers and want to stay in a job that generates social connections. What does your priorities list look like when it comes to finding a job? Share your thoughts in the comments. Source: https://lnkd.in/eh2Ushgt ✍: Todd Dybas