{"id":12306,"date":"2016-10-04T08:58:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T13:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/?p=12306"},"modified":"2016-10-04T08:58:41","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T13:58:41","slug":"using-your-personal-website-to-get-a-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/using-your-personal-website-to-get-a-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Your Personal Website To Land A New Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Use-Your-Website-To-Land-A-New-Job.png\" alt=\"Personal Website for Job Search\" width=\"1200\" height=\"627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Use-Your-Website-To-Land-A-New-Job.png 1200w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Use-Your-Website-To-Land-A-New-Job-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Use-Your-Website-To-Land-A-New-Job-768x401.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Use-Your-Website-To-Land-A-New-Job-1024x535.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s the first thing you do when you start looking for a job? If your first response is to update your resume, work your professional contacts, or sign up for some job fairs, you\u2019re on the right track, but arguably <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> most important task is starting or updating your personal website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you\u2019re looking for a full-time gig with an established employer or want to land new clients who hire you directly, a website offers some job-hunting advantages that other tools simply can\u2019t. Here are seven ways a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/26\/how-to-create-online-portfolio-website-get-hired\/\">professionally focused personal website<\/a> can jump-start your job search.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>1. Give hiring managers and recruiters what they want<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important reason to have a website is that people who may hire you want to see one. Forbes reported in 2013 that for <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/jacquelynsmith\/2013\/04\/26\/why-every-job-seeker-should-have-a-personal-website-and-what-it-should-include\/#11832046902e\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56% of hiring managers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> surveyed, candidates\u2019 personal websites were the thing that impressed them most, but just 7% of applicants had a site. Your website will give you an immediate edge over applicants without one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;Over half of hiring managers say candidates&#8217; personal websites were the thing that impressed them most.&#8221; username=&#8221;hostgator&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>2. Make the most of employers\u2019 online searches<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Searching candidates\u2019 names online is part of hiring managers\u2019 due diligence. When your website turns up in the results, the search is no longer a screening chore. Now it\u2019s an opportunity for the hiring manager to see your skills and learn more about you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your website is an always-on marketing tool to help prospective employers find you, too. Many open jobs never appear on job boards, in part to keep hiring managers from drowning in a sea of applications from people who don\u2019t meet the requirements. The higher up the career ladder the job is, Forbes <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kathryndill\/2014\/08\/20\/study-half-of-all-available-jobs-are-never-advertised-publicly\/#6b9ef6b711b4\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the more likely it is to go unadvertised. Many times these unannounced jobs are filled through network referrals, but sometimes recruiters conduct their own searches to find likely candidates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To show up in these searches, make sure your site copy and tags include the key words people use when they search for your type of job, such as 'retail site design'\u009d or 'residential architecture.'\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>3. Show your work in its best light<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A site that shows your skill can put you on a prospect\u2019s shortlist. For example, Portland makeup artist <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ellievixie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ellie Vixie<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> uses her portfolio as her site\u2019s homepage, to capture the attention of brides-to-be who are searching online for service providers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/13\/want-more-photography-clients-website\/\">share as much of your work as you like on your website<\/a>, rather than just writing about it on your resume or submitting a couple of samples with an online application. Depending on the type of work you do, your portfolio can be as simple as a list of links to your articles or as cleverly crafted as this <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rleonardi.com\/design-portfolio\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">portfolio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by designer and animator Robbie Leonardi. (We found it on in a list of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.rebrandly.com\/personal-branding-examples\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cool personal sites<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on ReBrandly.) <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Put in the work to make your online portfolio shine, no matter what recruiters are using to view it. Navigate through your site using different browsers and devices to make sure it displays well on all of them. Overlapping text, disappearing sidebars, and wonky graphics can smudge your professional image.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>4. Demonstrate your connections and social proof <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Testimonials show recruiters and hiring managers that people in your industry are happy to vouch for your work. Testimonials are especially effective when they include headshots, names, and company information. Ask the people who\u2019ve given you references or glowing reviews for permission to use their images and names to enhance your testimonials page. Network for Good has detailed advice on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.networkforgood.com\/nonprofitblog\/how-collect-and-use-testimonials-your-nonprofit\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collecting and using testimonials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; it\u2019s aimed at nonprofits but useful for job-seekers, too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you been featured in the press for something work-related or interviewed about your area of expertise? Link to or embed those media mentions on your site. Being a source for a news story or feature article goes a long way toward establishing you as an expert.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>5. Establish expertise <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t worry if you haven\u2019t been quoted in the New York Times just yet. Your website can serve as the home for a blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/05\/need-website-podcast\/\">podcast<\/a>, or video channel where you discuss your work and your industry. Author <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/lauravanderkam.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laura Vanderkam<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who writes extensively about time management, keeps a blog on her personal site that invites readers to participate in time-tracking challenges, chronicles her own efforts to balance work and family, and offers practical tips for dealing with daily time crunches.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a job now, a regularly updated, well-written blog shows you\u2019re interested in your field beyond what happens in your own workspace. If you\u2019re between jobs, your content shows prospective employers that you\u2019re keeping up with industry developments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/web-hosting\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostgator.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Create-Your-Blog-1.gif\" alt=\"Create Your Blog\" width=\"468\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>6. Make it easy to contact you<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may want to include icons linking to each of your social media accounts, but the purpose of your site is to get hired. Recruiters and managers are busy people who need to reach you easily and get a timely response. To avoid missed connections and delayed responses, it\u2019s a good idea to provide only the contact methods you check frequently, whether that\u2019s email, phone, LinkedIn, or something else, and put them near the top of the page so they\u2019re easy to find.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>7. Your website shows initiative<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides everything listed above that a website can do for your job search, it also shows prospective employers something else. Initiative, moxie, gumption, a can-do attitude   however you want to describe it, your website shows you have it. Employers want people who can solve problems, get things done, and add value. Your website does all that and more, which makes it a job-search tool that\u2019s hard to beat.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What\u2019s the first thing you do when you start looking for a job? 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