Work on getting referred formally or informally for the job you are applying to! Apply through the referral link if you are getting referred, don't rush and apply through the general link Work on updating your LinkedIn profile BEFORE applying because that could be the first impression they get of you - your online presence is important  Updating your LinkedIn profile is working on your PERSONAL BRAND - this is critical to your SUCCESS CHECK FOR SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ERRORS - I do this with Grammarly which is a free plugin with Google Chrome and this makes everything much more typo-free! Don't misspell your major, it does not look good! Make a professional headline that says who you are, not just your job title or something like "Student at ..." - Show off who you are using this space! Mine says: Physics PhD ⚛️ Research Physicist at Department of the Air Force 👩‍💻 Bestselling Author ✍️ Content creator 🎙️📺🙌 so I am separating my roles with emojis. You can also use this character: | to separate the roles and have things like "Avid Reader," "Travel Enthusiast," "Foodie," etc. Most importantly, you need to put "Open to Relocate" in your headline if you are looking to move!!!! This will help with getting found in searches by recruiters on LinkedIn. The information you put on LinkedIn has real consequences like being more searchable, so leverage it as the TOOL that it really is!!! Update your profile picture to a professional headshot taken outdoors with natural lighting. Wear work clothes, smile big, and remember the pic is important!! DO NOT use a pic from a wedding or a casual hangout with friends!! We can tell! Don't just put the job titles and company names, actually write out the description of the work you do and what your contributions are under each job position and roles where you have served - this will be much more impressive and help you STAND OUT Write down all your awards and recognitions under the Awards Recognition: if you got promoted, that goes in there. If you got scholarships, that goes in there. If you got tuition awarded and/or stipends paid in graduate school, that goes in there.  If you have publications, firstly, put them on LinkedIn under the Publications section, and second, LINK TO THEM, so we can find and read your publications! If they are papers published in a journal, try to link to the FREE preprints of the papers, if possible. If you don't have the paper somewhere online, write an article on LinkedIn with information from the paper and there you have a publication! The more content you post on LinkedIn, the better! It will all help with BRANDING. Post articles, normal posts, pictures, stories, etc. Be active on LinkedIn, the platform will reward you accordingly.  One-page technical resume template Link to post: https://howtophd.org/2020/05/one-page-technical-resume-template.html If you lost your job or looking to make a career switch during the pandemic, I have a one-page technical resume template for you that might work well for roles like consulting, technical research, etc. This is my current resume and the one I use within my company to help bid on new work. I work for a government consulting company, Booz Allen Hamilton, so we sometimes submit resumes for new contracts, etc. You can access this one-page technical resume template on Overleaf. I freaking love Overleaf. This is why. Overleaf is an online LaTeX editor that’s easy to use. No installation, real-time collaboration, version control, hundreds of LaTeX templates, and more. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/oindreebee/support