FOCUS ON JOB HUNTING 9 JOIN THE DIGITAL TALENT POOL Thanks to social media, you can easily and instantaneously become part of the talent pool. Use online job boards - recruiters will trawl CV databases on a daily basis, looking to match candidates to jobs. Some employers use social media directly too, so make sure you sign up to the feeds of the company you want to work for. 10 RAISE YOUR OWN PROFILE Get yourself known throughout your industry sector by making yourself visible outside the cocoon of your own company, by attending conferences and dinners, writing in the trade press and blogging online. You may not always feel like going out to another trade dinner, but it may be at that dinner that you make contact with somebody who will offer you a fantastic job. Remember, you are making an investment to enhance the value of your personal brand. Taken from Get The Job You Really Want by James Caan, published by Portfolio Penguin J O B S & C A R E E R S /// 3 3 30 J&C JC17 Get the job jw3.indd 33 17/11/2017 19:41