Why building your Personal Brand is so important

MYSORE, India - April 24, 2014 - PRLog -- In this age of e-hiring, employers are increasingly shifting from traditional to highly dynamic medium of recruitment. With the emergence of social media, employers are looking for more insights into a candidate’s personality, leadership qualities, creativity and hobbies, to check whether a candidate is a cultural fit for the organization, has matching skill sets and right attitude. With the regular resume, job seekers are finding it hard to stand out from competitors. Check how few candidates have leveraged the power of social media and new-age recruitment portal, to land their dream job faster.

Interesting CVs

Your CV gets 6 seconds of attention span from a recruiter. Make sure you put in some amount of creativity to stand out from a ton of other CVs. Infuse some eye-catching design or info graphics elements in your CV to showcase you creative side and get noticed by potential employers. Your CV is your launch pad to land your dream job, so put some thoughts, imagination and passion while creating it.

Social Media

Today, employers are searching and reviewing candidate profiles through social media channels. It’s imperative to have a positive personal brand on social platforms that portrays your individuality and highlights your plus points. Share few of your remarkable professional and personal achievements e.g. a Spot Award for Delivering Quality Services or your involvement with an NGO, on social sites to add more value to your personal brand. Now at Pinhopes.com, you can search and apply for jobs seamlessly using your Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn login credentials, even without registering.

Blogging

Blogging is one of the most powerful tools and effective way to establish your credibility and build your personal brand online. It gives you the platform to express your thoughts and opinions on topics that interest you. Blogging helps you to establish as a thought leader and build up your credibility online. Share your experiences of few interesting events which you organized or been a part of, to bring out interesting facets of your personality.

Video Resume

Job application through the regular resume is far from enough to portray your talents in the best light. So, you need more than a resume to stand out from other applicants and get shortlisted faster. To address this job search issue, Pinhopes.com has introduced video resume allowing candidates to showcase their personality and soft skills in a 1-min unique self-promoting video, giving an edge over other applicants. Using video resume has helped candidates land their dream job 2x times faster.

To enable candidates cope with the limitations of regular CVs, Pinhopes.com has introduced video resume to stand out and help grab employers’ attention. Integrated with popular social sites such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook, job seekers now can showcase their personal brand and search & apply for jobs at Pinhopes.com, even without registration.