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The Salary Tutor:

5 Overlooked Design Tips to Set You Apart & Get You a Job

How to Show Potential Employers You're More Than Just Words on a Page

3. Customize Your Twitter Background

If you're active on Twitter and are going to list it on your resume, take a moment to customize the background. Nothing says "I don't care" more than not making the effort to change the default graphic. If you're in a full-on job search, go ahead and say so on the page and make it easy for people to contact you.

This goes for your bio as well. I once announced a job opening to my Twitter followers and got a response from someone saying they were interested, but when I clicked through to their profile, the tagline in their bio said "Slacker extraordinaire." Not a good way to start things out.

 

  • Jim Hopkinson

    Jim Hopkinson is an author, writer, and speaker living in New York City. His focus is on career development for the new economy, showing how new media, technology and branding are changing how people look at their career and lifestyle. Read more...