FAQs

The goal is for you to put your best foot forward presenting yourself so that future employers can come to know more about you. With your People Showcase profile, you'll go beyond your resume. Your videos will make you stand out and differentiate you from your competition. You'll be able to tell hiring managers more about your skills and experience and let them know why they should hire you. And even though People Showcase will help you stand out, we also built it to help you get past the bots – so you can be found in the Public Showcase by real hiring managers who are hoping to find someone with your background.

Use these FAQs and the Resources we've compiled to help you successfully navigate the site, ensure you’re set up the way you want to be viewed, and put your best foot forward in your profile.

3 Steps to get past the bots and get noticed by hiring managers:

• Step 1 : Create your profile. This is your chance to stand out and express the real you. Tell employers why they should hire you. Click here to see a sample profile.
• Step 2 : Enable your profile for sharing. You can send your unique profile link privately to specific companies, or you can put your unique profile link everywhere – on your resume, job applications, emails, etc.
• Step 3 : Make your profile visible to the public in the Public Showcase. Do this if you want future employers to easily find you on the People Showcase website where your profile can be seen by any employer or recruiter hoping to find someone with your background.

Getting Around the Site

Icons

• The icons on the top of your profile page are quick reference links and turn green as you complete required fields or when something is ready to go and turned on. Red means incomplete or turned off.
• We recommend that you follow the row of icons in order: complete your Career Q&A first, next add your resume/bio and additional document if you'd like, then add your pictures, and finish by adding your videos.
• Once you've completed your profile, you can enable your profile for sharing (click the fifth icon to turn green). Enabling your profile for sharing simply means that you can share your unique profile link with others so they can see your profile. You can disable the profile sharing option (click to turn red) for whatever reason you'd like (e.g., if you want to do make profile changes without anyone seeing), which means that even if someone has your link, they won't be able to see your profile until you enable it again. You can enable/disable your profile for sharing whenever you'd like.
• If you want to be found by employers who use the People Showcase site to search for candidates, click the icon (sixth icon in the row) to make your profile visible to the public in the Public Showcase. If you don’t want to be found by employers through the Public Showcase search, this icon should be greyed out. You can make yourself visible or not visible in the Public Showcase whenever you’d like by clicking this icon.
• The Question icon will take you to our Resources page where you’ll find recommendations on how to look great on your videos and in your pictures. Scroll down the Resources page to find tips for answering the Career Q&A as well.
• While you’re logged in, you can quickly navigate back to your profile page from wherever you are on the website by clicking the Profile icon.

• The Settings icon (gear icon) will take you directly to your User Details where you can view/manage your personal information. Be sure to hit “submit” to save changes.

• The Profile Fields icon (binoculars icon) will take you directly to the Profile Fields page where you can check or uncheck items. When items are checked on the Profile Fields page, they will be shown on your profile. Here’s what happens when certain items are unchecked:

  • When Location fields (City, State, Country) are unchecked, they are simply hidden from your profile
  • When Employment fields (Desired Role, Resume/CV/Bio) are unchecked, they are simply hidden from your profile
  • For the Media fields, when you uncheck Photos, all photos on your profile will convert to People Showcase placeholder images, and when you uncheck Introduction Video and/or Bonus Video, the video you’ve unchecked will be converted to audio.

  Be sure to hit “submit” to save changes.

Notifications Bell

• The bell in the top right for notifications lets you know which parts of your profile may still need to be completed. And, of course, you can also look at the icons to see which ones are red and, therefore, what still need tending to on your profile.

Drop-down Menu

• You can click your picture at top right of the screen for the drop-down menu to get to the Public Showcase page. If you’ve chosen for your profile to be visible in the Public Showcase, you can find yourself there. The first few candidates shown on the Public Showcase page are randomly displayed, so you may have to use the search feature to find yourself.
• You can also click your picture at the top right of the screen for the drop-down menu to Find Jobs (these are jobs being filled through our sister company, AustinPeopleWorks, and may include some jobs that companies have paid us to include on our site for them).
• Also in the drop-down menu, you can click Subscription to visit your subscription page with your subscription details.
• You’ll also use the drop-down menu to Logout.

To contact us, scroll to the bottom of the website and under Company, click Contact Us. Responses to inquiries made to us through our Contact Us page are typically responded to within 1 business day whenever possible.

Yes, it’s totally up to you when and how you share your profile. You have two options:

Profile Sharing Control - While you’re working on and creating your profile, no one can see what you're doing. It’s up to you to enable your profile for sharing whenever you’re ready. Enabling your profile for sharing simply means that you can share your unique profile link with others so they can see your profile. You can also disable the profile sharing option for whatever reason any time you want.

There are two ways to enable profile sharing:

1. Click the “Profile enabled for sharing” toggle button in the icon menu at the top of the screen (only visible to you when you’re logged in) to turn it from red to green. Green means your profile is active.
2. Or you can go to the Settings page (click the gear in the icon menu at the top of the screen) to check “Activate Profile”.

Public Showcase Visibility Control - You can decide if you want to make your profile visible in the Public Showcase so that employers can search and find you on the Public Showcase page. You can turn this on or off any time you want.

There are two ways to make your profile visible on the Public Showcase:

1. Click the People Showcase icon button in the middle of the icon menu at the top of the screen (only visible to you when you’re logged in). If the button is greyed out, this means your profile is not being shared on the Public Showcase. If it’s bright and colorful, your profile is being shared on the Public Showcase.
2. Or you can go to the Settings page (click the gear in the icon menu at the top of the screen) to check “Display profile on Public Showcase”.

People can contact you directly through the website, but your email address and phone number are never displayed on your public profile. The only way they can see your email or phone number is if you choose to provide this information, for example, on your uploaded resume/CV or bio. What you choose to provide is entirely up to you. When someone clicks the contact button on your profile, they can send you an email through the website to your inbox. When you see their email come through People Showcase to your inbox, you can choose to respond directly to them or not.

IMPORTANT: Be sure to check your spam folder, and please mark “noreply@peopleshowcase.com' as a safe sender to ensure that you receive these emails ongoing.

The first thing you must do, of course, is to make your profile visible in the Public Showcase so that employers can search and find you on the Public Showcase page. Once your profile is complete and ready, you will click the icon (sixth icon in the row of icons at the top of the screen) to make your profile visible to the public in the Public Showcase.

When you visit the Public Showcase page and look at the options under the Showcase Filters, you'll see what employers can search for on your profile. They can find you based on certain Profile Fields you complete and then decide to display or hide on your profile. These include your name, your city/state/country, your desired role(s), and, of course, your availability. All the answers you provide in the Career Q&A fields are searchable as well. To appear in more such results, keep the following in mind:

• Job Title – Employers like to search based on job role/title, so carefully consider what you include as your desired roles. These appear under your name on your profile and can be edited there, and you can edit this in your answer to 'What role(s)/title(s) do you want to be hired for?' in the Career Q&A. Also carefully consider what you provide on the Career Q&A as the answer to 'List your most recent/previous titles and industries, as well as the number of years worked in those titles and industries.' NOTE: Employers and recruiters will also be searching based on key words they’re looking for, so you’ll want to include key words you want to be found by (more on this below).
  
  Pro Tip : If you want to be found, use clear and concise titles, and use the most typical name for your job title. For example, if your employer gave you a title like 'Happiness Hero,' we recommend that you change it to something more widely recognized like 'Customer Service Representative' in the Job Role field of your Career Q&A.
• Industry – For many employers, industry-related experience is important. To increase your chances of being found based on industry-related experience, don't forget to include industries in your answer to 'List your most recent/previous titles and industries, as well as the number of years worked in those titles and industries.' in the Career Q&A.
• Education & Training – Employers might also search for candidates with relevant certifications and licenses, as well as specific education credentials and degrees. Be sure to include a detailed answer in the Career Q&A to the question, “What degrees, certifications, licenses, additional education, and/or professional training have you received?” While there isn’t a search field specifically for this under the Showcase Filters, employers might choose to type in search keywords related to education, training, certifications, and licenses.
• Keywords & Skills – While completing your Career Q&A, be sure to include the skills most in demand for the job you want. These are the skills that are specific to your trade/profession and industry. In case you’re wondering, yes, it's fine to include acronyms as long as you also include the long form for what they represent in case employers search using either. Other keywords and skills employers like to search for include foreign language skills, industry-specific methodologies, and technology applications, software, tools, platforms, etc.
  
  Pro Tip : Use the section in your Career Q&A where it asks 'What keywords/skills would you like to add to your profile?' to include the kinds of skills listed above instead of providing adjectives and intangible qualities. You might weave adjectives like 'results-driven' and intangible qualities like 'emotional intelligence' into your answers for 'What are the top three things that you like doing the most in your work?'; 'What do you see as your strongest skills, and what are your key challenges?'; and/or 'What type of work environments do you prefer?' However, the most obvious place to include adjectives and intangibles is at the end of the Career Q&A under 'Optional - Feel free to share something unique about yourself personally or professionally below.' The bottom line is that it's best not to load up your keywords/skills list with adjectives and intangibles because even though they will appreciate seeing them on your profile, these are not the terms employers will use to search and find you in the Public Showcase.

Yes, you can replace your videos with new ones whenever you’d like and as many times as you’d like. While logged into your profile, simply click the edit icon above the video that you want to replace. You can record or upload a new video any time.

It's free during this promotional new offer stage. Pricing thereafter will be based on market response.

We ask for your billing information to provide a seamless experience. Once your free trial is over, you'll be automatically charged for a monthly subscription. You can cancel any time before your 14-day trial ends to avoid being charged, and we'll send you an email reminder 7 days before your free trial ends. People Showcase does not keep your credit card information on file. The website’s payment gateway relies on a third-party payment service provider. Use of the payment gateway is covered by that service provider's terms and conditions, which you can view upon checkout.

You can cancel at any time. Cancellation is effective at the end of your current subscription period. To cancel/unsubscribe, you must be logged in. To cancel/unsubscribe, click your picture at top right of the screen for the drop-down menu. Click 'Subscription,' which will take you to the page where you'll see your subscription details and the 'Cancel my Subscription' button.

Your profile will be removed from the Public Showcase, and no one will be able to use your profile link to see your profile, but your video(s) and profile information will be kept in archive status for 90 days before being deleted completely. If you wish to restart your subscription and reactivate your profile before that 90-day period expires, you may log in and do so. Should you wish to return to People Showcase in the future, you would simply create a new account and profile with us.

You will be asked to provide a primary location when you sign up, but you can hide it from your profile if you’d like by unchecking those options on the Profile Fields page.