Professional Skills
How can I use LinkedIn to successfully transition careers?
To effectively use LinkedIn for career transitions, you should tailor your profile to reflect your new career choice by incorporating industry-specific keywords in your headline and summary. The average person changes careers about 11 times in their lifetime, so this is a common challenge. Heather Austin recommends being transparent about your career change by explicitly mentioning your transition in your summary section. This approach helps potential employers understand your situation while positioning you for new opportunities in your desired field. Your profile should strategically highlight transferable skills and experiences relevant to your new direction.
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Professor Heather Austin
00:04 - 00:38
What is transferable skills assessment and why is it important for addressing the AI skills gap?
Transferable skills assessment is a process that evaluates skills people already possess that can be applied to new roles. Margaret recommends this approach as essential for talent development leaders to identify existing capabilities within their workforce. This assessment is crucial for overcoming the skills gap in AI-driven roles because it helps organizations recognize what skills people have today rather than just focusing on skill shortages. By clearly defining and evaluating transferable skills, companies can redesign job descriptions to be skill-based and create non-traditional career pathways, enabling women and others to transition into AI roles through alternative routes.
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ELB Learning
45:34 - 47:50
What are the three practical research strategies for job interview preparation?
Jeff Su recommends three effective research strategies for interview preparation. First, use Google Alerts to stay updated on your target company's news and job postings by creating customized alerts with search operators. Second, utilize Google Trends to understand how demand for company products has changed over time, providing insights on industry direction and talking points for interviews. Third, access the Vault Career Library for exclusive reports and company reviews, particularly helpful for college students with university access to premium databases. These tools help you prepare meaningful answers, engage in informed small talk, and ask insightful questions that demonstrate thorough research.
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Jeff Su
00:17 - 04:22
What are the seven essential things to research about a company before a job interview?
Before a job interview, research these seven key areas: 1) Company basics - clients, products, services, and industry competition through their website and LinkedIn profile. 2) Company values and candidate expectations through mission statements and job descriptions. 3) Information about your interviewer to establish meaningful connections. 4) Key organizational players to understand leadership and company direction. 5) Competitive landscape to gauge the company's industry position. 6) Employee insights from Glassdoor to learn about culture and salary information. 7) Recent news and events to stay current on company developments and initiatives.
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Don Georgevich
00:02 - 06:52
What are the key strategies for formulating effective interview questions according to Chris Wallace?
According to Chris Wallace, thorough preparation is essential when formulating interview questions. He emphasizes that while interviewers may not know as much as their subjects about specific topics, they have the advantage of knowing what they'll ask in advance. Wallace stresses making questions 'bulletproof' by keeping them focused, narrow, and precisely phrased to prevent interviewees from exploiting imprecisions. Equally important is the follow-up question, which Wallace considers crucial for creating newsworthy moments. He notes that the initial question is sometimes almost a 'throwaway,' while the real value comes from carefully listening to responses and crafting targeted follow-ups. This approach allows interviewers to maintain control of the conversation and extract meaningful information even from challenging subjects.
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Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life
53:35 - 57:20
What are the three effective LinkedIn job search strategies to stand out and find job opportunities?
The three effective LinkedIn job search strategies are: first, browsing recommended jobs tailored to your profile, which delivers more relevant opportunities than random searching. Second, leveraging your network connections who work at target companies, as candidates with internal referrals are much more likely to get interviews and be hired. Third, setting up job alerts with specific filters to receive timely notifications about new positions matching your criteria. These strategies help you save time, maintain confidence, and apply quickly to new opportunities.
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Professor Heather Austin
00:00 - 11:05