(Scroll past the Announcement on the Dear Candidate Slack Community to part 2 for the answer given to the question of the day)

First Part

Announcement on the Dear Candidate Slack Community

We are extremely excited to launch the Dear Candidate Global Slack Community, a safe space where you can inspire and be inspired. some of the channels you’ll find here are:

General-channel: where you can ask questions, share your challenges and ask for feedback.
Germany-connect: for those already in Germany.
Jobs-in-Germany: where everyone can spread the news about positions they find/their companies are hiring for.
Recruiter-only-channel: where recruiters and aspiring recruiters can learn, share and engage.
Study-in-Germany tips: for those who want to study in Germany. We are open to adding other countries but would need people who have successfully gone through the process so that that the tips shared would be verified tips.
Testimonials: where you can inspire us by telling us how you got your Job.
Events channel: where you can tell us about all the super-cool events taking place both virtually and onsite.

Please Note

We are not a number-driven community, for us, it is Quality over Quantity which is why your request to join the community would pass through a pre-approval phase before you are admitted.

Bottom line

The DC community gives you the opportunity to give and receive value.

Our Community Culture

Our culture is Polite, Friendly, Fun and Engaging.

Code of conduct/Community Guidelines

This is to ensure that we are all on the same page. Please Don’t request to join this community if this is not well aligned with your personal values and career goals/objectives.

Second Part

Question of the day:

People say Linkedin works but so far Linkedin has not worked for me. I have consistently posted on Linkedin to inform my network about my Job search needs. I also use the open to work banner but so far none of these has yielded any leads. Am I doing something wrong? And what can I do better?

In this episode I emphasised the need to clearly show the value you have to offer when engaging with your network. I also talked about the 'Linkedin All Star profile' and I offered recommendations on how to idenitfy this on your profile + set it up. I also talked about the advantage of having a Linkedin All Star profile.

To conclude I shared the 3 types of connections you have, to help you get the visiblity that would constantly position you for opportunities and these are;

Recruiters in your region or the region you want to move to.
Career professionals in your industry irrespective of their level (including interns and working students, let me just add that).
And finally. Executive level or C-level professionals in your industry.

Listen to the podcast to get the full picture of everything I shared.

Have fun listening. :)

E.21: Transitioning into a New Career & CV standards Part B

Dear CandidateBy Tosin AnifowoseDec 20, 2022