Summary Sunday Lets Get Visual

Summary Sunday Lets Get Visual Visual content is HOTbut what is it exactly? Pictures, videos, infographics, and images. Theres an old saying, a picture is worth a thousand words. Visual content stirs emotions which leads to engagement, interest, click-throughsmany things. In job search mode or any marketing campaign, your challenge is to leverage the power of pictures to entice your audience. The posts I am sharing this week are from articles Ive liked and shared so I hope you enjoy them too. OMG- Dont Do This The LinkedIn headshots in the post below arelaughable, scary, unusual or just plain bad! If you think the photo you use on LinkedIn is no big deal- you are wrong, wrong, wrong! Is Your LinkedIn Profile Picture As Good As These 14 Real Examples? Linkedinsights by Andy Foote (By the way, the second part of Andys post is a contest and pitch- engagement is up to you. I am not endorsing Andys services, merely sharing his collection of examples.) Visual ResumesHmmmm I despise the traditional resume for thousands of reasons, but mostly because people cant write about themselves well or convincingly. Thats why Im a huge fan of visual resumes- there are so many ways to showcase your talents. One of many is through a presentation (think Powerpoint). 4 Steps To Creating a Visual Resume That Stands Out SlideShare Blog You can get pretty creative with a presentation deck and if you are looking for ideas and inspiration, this post has them! And if you arent familiar with Slideshare, you should be! The Number One Mistake And while were talking about presentation decks, how about this deck by Gary Vaynerchuk The Number One Mistake Everybody Makes on Twitter from Gary Vaynerchuk Stay Up-To-Date If you dont want to miss a blog post, you can sign up for my free email updates here Email Address   Or, you can keep up with the stream of content I share across many social networks by subscribing to email alerts via RebelMouse (free). Youll receive a daily summary of what Ive shared across all my social platforms so youll easily be able to stay up to date on career and job search trends!  Just click on follow Career Sherpa and you should see the alert box (and share icons). Enter your email and thats it.