Coaches Corner: Become Searchable to Employers on SPS Talent!

Corporate recruiters and hiring managers are actively searching for Columbia students and alumni to fill full-time and internship opportunities on SPS Talent.

🔎Candidate Search🔍

🔎Employers are able to use the feature “Candidate Search” on SPS Talent. Candidate Search allows the employer to search through the candidates’ profiles and resumes on SPS Talent.

🔎In order for your resume to appear in the “Candidate Search” feature, you must upload a resume.

🔎The more information you include in your profile, such as desired industry and languages spoken, the more ways you’ll come up in an employer’s search.

🔎In your account settings, there is a section called “Promote Yourself” that is automatically turned on so your resume and profile are searchable to employers!

To optimize your visibility to employers, do the following:

  1. Claim your SPS Talent account (if you haven’t already)

  2. Thoroughly complete your profile and upload your resume. The more information you add to your Application Materials and Background sections, the more ways employers are able to find you in a search.

    1. Pro tip: If you haven’t used VMock to edit your resume, go there FIRST for a quick critique: https://www.vmock.com/columbiasps

🌟Have any questions? Email us at careerdesignlab@columbia.edu🌟

 

By Kat Castro
Kat Castro Associate Director | Applied Analytics Career Coach (Last Name W-Z)