Matt Casey Career Coaching

Fascinating statistic about video resumes. Another great opportunity for professionals and students looking to differentiate themselves and get noticed in the marketplace. Thanks to +Heather Huhman for a great article.

"While nearly 90 percent of employers say they would watch a video resume if it was submitted to them, only 17 percent have actually viewed one. In other words, most employers have little idea what to expect when they receive a video resume, let alone how to evaluate it."

http://tech.co/evaluate-candidates-video-resumes-2013-09

How to Evaluate Candidates with Video Resumes As the job market becomes more and more competitive, job candidates are looking for new and exciting ways to stand out from their competition. This is where the video resume comes into play. Video resumes are tools job candidates can use to reveal their personality, something a traditional paper res...

Technology ubiquity and access has opened the door for new career tools. Online virtual are helping career-minded professionals and students share and distribute more dynamic information about themselves. We have taken a look at some current providers - Visualize.me, Re.vu, ResumUP, Vizify, and VisualCV - and provided comparisons and recommendations about which to use. http://bit.ly/17prMYK

Virtual Resumes: Leveraging Technology to Extend Your Brand | Matt Casey In today’s challenging career market, it’s necessary to take advantage of everything available that can help score that perfect job. A newer, up-and-coming tool is a virtual resume. Virtual resumes are an available resource for people to share more about themselves in a creative way. With the ubiqui...

Twenty years ago I was at BU struggling to figure out my career and today I was quoted in a BU newspaper article about career planning. Things have come full circle.

Employers prefer thinking, other skills to major, study suggests | The Daily Free Press Many employers believe a candidate’s critical thinking and communication skills are more important than the major field of study that he or she pursued as an undergraduate at colleges such as Boston University, according to a study released Wednesday.

Presentation to the Valley Works Career Center on March 7, 2013

Great resource for students looking for summer internships.

20 top companies hiring interns For those college students thinking about the job market, internships are a great way to gain experience. It can be tough to decide where to apply, so Glassdoo

Received a nice email from Linkedin today about my Linkedin page viewership.

My Part in LinkedIn's 200 Million Member Milestone Hurray! I have one of the top 1% most viewed profiles for 2012. http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattcasey?trk=200fb

Looking forward to a night of networking with other career professionals

CCC Spring Mixer Join your friends from the CCC for an informal networking mixer at The Living Room Bar and Lounge. Whether you are a current member or are interested in learning more about the CCC, please come enjoy an evening of great food, drink and conversation. Admission is free!

Will be presenting to Suffolk Management and Entrepreneurship students at Suffolk University this Thursday, 4/5, at 1pm.

Guest Speaker: Suffolk University Management Association Guest speaker to the Suffolk University Management Association and the Suffolk University Entrepreneurship Club. Discussing career management and planning, networking, and personal branding.

7x times more likely to get a page view on Linkedin with a photo. Even the elevators are telling you to sign up a get a page.

Career education, discovery and networking event for anyone interested in biotech commercialization, marketing and business development. These are always great events - hope to see you there.

Propel Careers in Life Sciences Panel - Commercialization, Marketing, Business Development Propel Careers, MassBio, and the MassBioEd have joined together to organize a series of networking and panel events focused on raising awareness of career paths that exist in life sciences for individuals with advanced degrees. This Futures in Life Science program will bring together experts across ...

Really like the SUCCESS model: they are Simple, Unusual, Concrete, Credible, Emotional, Stories. A great use for job and career networking.

Pitching: The first 8 words A few months ago, I interviewed a number of venture capitalists about public speaking as it relates to the hundreds of startup pitches they hear. I asked, Whats important to you in a pitch? There was one answer Ill never forget. It came from David Wells of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Buyers. …