Summary Sunday Conferences ROCK!

Summary Sunday Conferences ROCK! Like a kid in a candy store, I wanted some of everything at this years Career Directors International conference, which brings together great minds in the resume writing world and careers industry. In the spirit of halloween, and doling out candy, I want to share some of the key takeaways from the conference! The Data The greater your level of education, the less impacted youve been by unemployment.really!   Dr. David E. Altig, Sr. Vice President and Director of Research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, shared his presentation on the economy and jobs (or should I say unemployment). He also talked a bit about the skills gap that exists between what employers are looking for and what is available in the US talent pool. He referenced findings from ACTs Work Keys which you can read more about here. The Secrets Then there was Shally Steckerls presentation on Job Search Secrets from a Recruitment Sourcing Guru. I was lucky enough to sit with Shally during lunch as well and gain additional insights.   His advice for job seekerspost your resume on all the major job boards (Monster and CareerBuilder). If a company is paying for access to these job boards, they want to feel like they are getting their moneys worth, so theyll tend to look for candidates there first!   Easy and fast access! Indeed is now offering free resume uploads for job seekers too, according to Sophie Beaurpere, Director of Communications at Indeed.com. The Advice There was also a panel discussion.   Here are some of the points. According to Charles Purdy, Monster.coms survey, 58% of job seekers who landed jobs said networking was a component to their securing the job. Tony Lee of Adicios CareerCast highly advised job seekers to conduct more research during job search.   This proactive step will increase their chances of finding opportunities and interviewing better.   He also recommended setting up multiple alerts (via the job boards and other web-based tools) to stay on top of what is going on. Chandlee Bryan, of StartWire, encouraged job seekers to leverage this tool to track your job applications. Savannah and Friends If youve never been to Savannah, Georgia, well, youre missing a beautiful city!   Ill definitely be going back! And yes, I had a great time connecting in real life with some of my pals!