Learn 8 Ways to Achieve a Higher Paying Job You Love

2. Conduct an audit of your social media accounts   

As you get ready to start looking for jobs, you should go through your social media accounts and polish your online presence. The truth is that your online persona may be critical to landing your desired job. Seventy percent (70%) of employers admit to using social networking sites to research candidates when hiring. Over half of them discovered social media content that led them to decide not to hire a potential applicant.

It is then vital that you go through your social media and look at your public posts from a professional standpoint. Have you shared any images that you would be embarrassed to have your boss see? If this is the case, hide or delete these images. In today’s employment process, the reality is that your social media accounts will likely provide a potential employer with their first peek at who you are.

Therefore, you should attempt to maintain your social media platforms as professionally as possible. It would help if you also considered using social media to build your brand and highlight your personal and professional achievements to prospective employers.   

3. Establish yourself as an expert in your field

To make yourself more attractive to potential employers and to ensure that you start earning what you are worth, you must find ways to establish yourself as an expert in your field. You want it to be immediately apparent to outside observers (such as hiring managers) that you keep up with industry trends and have the skills and knowledge to make an impact if hired.

A few key steps that you can take to do this include:

• Stay up-to-date on industry trends and write about them in a blog or e-book

• Create a professional YouTube channel

Anything you can do to be seen as an expert in your field can help ensure that you are offered a salary commensurate with your skills. It might also expose you to recruiters and headhunters who are looking for new possibilities. 

4. Take advantage of cross-training opportunities

To increase your value to potential employers, make it a point to look for possibilities to cross-train in your current employment. Learning what it takes to work in a different department within your company is a great way to learn new skills and increase your value at your current company.

Cross-training will also teach you valuable skills that could set you apart from other applicants when you go to apply for your dream job, and it will show potential employers your flexibility, your willingness to learn, and your adaptability to new situations, which can help increase your earnings potential.