How to stand out in a crowded job market

We talked with local career experts about ways to use your resume and network to stand out in a crowded job market.

VIEWERS CONNECTEDBY SHINING A LIGHTON HELP THAT'SAVAILABLE DURINGTHIS PANDEMIC.ONE OF OURPRIORITIES IS TOHELP PEOPLE FIND AJOB.IN RECENTWEEKS..THOUSANDSOF PEOPLE INWISCONSIN HAVEFILED FORUNEMPLOYMENT.TONIGHT NBC26'SMATT JARCHOWSHOWS HOW TONAVIGATE A JOBMARKET..THAT HASCHANGEDDRAMATICALLY.IT'S NOW A NEWNORMAL FOR MANYOF US..BUT LET'S REWIND AFEW MONTHS..LINDA PEACOCK-LANDRUM, UW-GBDIRECTOR OF CAREERSERVICES 05:10"This was the best jobmarket ever."PAULA CHRISTENSEN,CERTIFIEDPROFESSIONALRESUME WRITER :51"Unemployment was solow."NOW..FAST-FORWARDBACK TO TODAY..PAULA CHRISTENSEN,CERTIFIEDPROFESSIONALRESUME WRITER :51"It's a whole new era."PAULA CHRISTENSEN,CERTIFIEDPROFESSIONALRESUME WRITER 1:03"Really, in the course ofjust a few weeks,everything flip flopped."STANDUP MATT -THAT JOB SEEKERSMARKET IS GONE.EXPERTS SAY GOINGFORWARD..THERE WILLBE MORE CANDIDATESCOMPETING FORFEWER JOBS.?SO..HOW DOESSOMEONE STAND OUT?START WITH THERESUME.PAULA CHRISTENSEN,CERTIFIEDPROFESSIONALRESUME WRITER 2:02"You're trying to answerquestions like how did Imake money?

How did Isave money?

How did Imake a process moreefficient?"FOR AN EXPERIENCEDWORKER..THATCOULD BE THROUGHJOB DUTIES OF THEPAST 10 OR SOYEARS..FOCUS ONRECENT ANDRELEVANT.FOR NEWWORKERS..ANDUPCOMING COLLEGEGRADUATES..GETCREATIVE.LINDA PEACOCK-LANDRUM, UW-GBDIRECTOR OF CAREERSERVICES 07:17"Team projects in classes,special papers, specialresearch, maybe anindependent study thatthey have done.

Thoseprobably need to behighlighted in ways theynormally wouldn't havebeen."AND..EXPERTS SAYREMEMBER KEYWORDS..THEY'LL HELP YOUGET NOTICED ASEMPLOYERS SORTTHROUGH STACKS OFRESUMES.YOU CAN ALSO GETNOTICED BYNETWORKING.LINDA PEACOCK-LANDRUM, UW-GBDIRECTOR OF CAREERSERVICES 04:05"The best thing they cando is try to maintainconnections, and try toestablish newconnections."ONE BIGRESOURCE..SOCIALMEDIA.PAULA CHRISTENSEN,CERTIFIEDPROFESSIONALRESUME WRITER 7:05"You should be onLinkedIn, and now is agreat time to really getmore involved."PAULA CHRISTENSEN,CERTIFIEDPROFESSIONALRESUME WRITER 08:13"A lot of companies posttheir job openings onFacebook and Twittereven, or Instagram beforethey do post it on Indeedor another job board."OF COURSE..EVENAFTER ALL OF THAT..YOU'RE NOT GOING TOGET EVERY JOB YOUAPPLYFOR..ESPECIALLY INTHIS MARKET.HOW YOU HANDLEREJECTION COULD BEIMPORTANT.PAULA CHRISTENSEN,CERTIFIEDPROFESSIONALRESUME WRITER 08:57"Stay positive, keep usingyour network, make smallgoals for yourself eachday.

Maybe it's that you'regoing to reach out and callthree people."ANDREMEMBER..SOMEPLACES ARE HIRING.IT MAY NOT BEEASY..BUT THEOPPORTUNITIES ARETHERE.MATT JARCHOW,NBC26.TOMORROW WE'LLHIGHLIGHT ONEINDUSTRY THAT IS