{"id":8392,"date":"2018-10-25T10:05:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T10:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/up-to-date-information-on-your-job-profile-leads-to-better-job-prospects-monster-india-survey-8392\/"},"modified":"2024-10-14T19:21:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T13:51:46","slug":"up-to-date-information-on-your-job-profile-leads-to-better-job-prospects-monster-india-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foundit.in\/career-advice\/up-to-date-information-on-your-job-profile-leads-to-better-job-prospects-monster-india-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Up to date information on your job profile leads to better job prospects: Monster India Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">A recent survey conducted by Monster India titled, \u201cDoes up to date information on your profile lead to better job prospects?\u201d revealed that 82% of the respondents, mostly young professionals, thought so. Yet, how many of them actually do so?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Let\u2019s take a look at some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monsterindia.com\/career-advice\/when-is-the-right-time-to-look-for-a-new-job\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">key insights<\/a> from the survey that will convince you to regularly update your profile:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>An updated job profile means better job opportunities:<\/strong> 81% of the respondents advocated that an up-to-date profile increased their chances of getting calls from recruiters. When your profile speaks of every recent project or certification, it shows your readiness to take on bigger challenges and explore new opportunities.\n<p><\/p><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>How often you update your profile is crucial:<\/strong> The survey indicates 48% of the respondents update their profile once a month, 17% once in 3 months, 13% in 3-6 months while 21% take more than 6 months. The statistics clearly show that even a slight delay on your part can harm your job search in a competitive world.\n<p><\/p><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>An updated profile can attract unexpected opportunities:<\/strong> Isn\u2019t it pleasant to receive an attractive and flattering job offer when you aren\u2019t even looking for one? Well, the survey found that 40% of the respondents with an updated job profile reportedly received calls from recruiters, without having actively applied for a job.\n<p><\/p><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><strong>Recruiters prefer updated profiles:<\/strong> Recruiters don\u2019t just review your skill set when they are considering your job profile. They also assess how professional, efficient, and capable you are. 25% of the respondents felt that a recently updated job profile is an important parameter on which the recruiters judge you.\n<p><\/p><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong>The job<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><strong> profile is your elevator pitch:<\/strong> Recruiters usually just spend 6-10 seconds scanning your job profile. That\u2019s the amount of time you have to intrigue the recruiter. In the survey, 38% of the respondents felt that the job profile should lay a strong emphasis on skills, credentials, and<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">&nbsp;qualifications; so that the recruiter gets a clear idea of what you have to offer as a professional in one go.<br><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/media.monsterindia.com\/cmsimages\/1537159696.jpg\" alt=\"Find the Job you Deserve\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">The survey clearly established that the majority of the professionals felt that an updated job profile is important. However, it also exposed several factors that deter them from doing so. A <\/span>whopping<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\"> 39% of young professionals cited the paucity of time and work pressure as the leading obstacles to updating job profiles. Others found regularly updating profiles a complex task or they weren\u2019t looking for a change.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">However, it can be safely concluded that updating your job profile regularly will line up better opportunities for you.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\">Have you updated your profile yet? <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Update now<\/a> and better your chances of getting a job faster!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent survey conducted by Monster India titled, \u201cDoes up to date information on your profile lead to better job prospects?\u201d revealed that 82% of the respondents, mostly young professionals, thought so. Yet, how many of them actually do so? Let\u2019s take a look at some of the key insights from the survey that will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-job-search-strategy"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.in\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.in\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.in\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.in\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.in\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8392"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.in\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42548,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.in\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8392\/revisions\/42548"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.in\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.in\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.in\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.foundit.in\/career-advice\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}