Social Media and Job Search/Networking – Where do you start?

By admin, on April 3rd, 2009

Social Media, Social Networking, Web 2.0 – people throw these terms around and talk about how these tools can help you with your job search and improve your professional networks, but where do you start? In the following video, I offer my suggestions for what three sites you should check out if you’re new to using social media for job search. (The video is geared to college students and recent grads, but ANYONE interested in using social media for job search/networking purposes can benefit.)


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Twitter Basics Video: Using Tweetdeck for Job Search and Networking

By admin, on April 1st, 2009

There are many resource available that describe how great a tool Twitter is for job search and networking, but there’s still understandable confusion about exactly HOW Twitter can be used. Further, there are so many Twitter applications that it can be frustrating just trying to figure out what interface will serve your particular needs. In this video, I highlight one application, Tweetdeck, and focus in on just a couple of it’s functions to demonstrate how it can be used to make your Twitter job search and networking more efficient. (Stay tuned for future videos on different Twitter applications and websites.)

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Job Search Lessons From Predator

By admin, on March 17th, 2009

Guest Author: Caroline Ceniza-Levine is co-founder of SixFigureStart, a career coaching firm that specializes in working with Gen Y young professionals. Formerly in corporate HR and retained search, Caroline most recently headed campus recruiting for Time Inc and has also recruited for Accenture, Citibank, Disney ABC, and others.
Website: http://www.sixfigurestart.com

Job Search Lessons From Predator
I may have a staid background recruiting for large Fortune 500 firms, but I am also a big fan of science fiction monster movies. Remember Predator? In fact, there are job search insights to be gleaned from this film. I liken Predator’s versatility to what it takes to be successful in today’s market:
Predator can be invisible or not. Sometimes you have to do massive PR for your search, and sometimes it’s better to be invisible. When you meet someone for the first few times and you want to establish an ongoing relationship, make your job search aspirations invisible. When you’re at your dream employer and they ask you to tell them about yourself, remember to turn your visibility back on. Too many candidates disappear like Predator and don’t sell themselves.

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Five Reasons Your Job Search Isn’t Getting the Results You Want

By admin, on March 14th, 2009

Guest Author: Roxanne Ravenel is a Job Search Coach; the author of “The Savvy Jobseeker’s Guide & Workbook: Five Steps to a Simply Successful Job Search”; and the host of The Savvy Jobseeker weekly podcast. She offers job hunters strategies and resources for finding their ideal work in less time at SavvyJobseeker.com.
Website: http://SavvyJobseeker.com

Elements beyond your control can impact your job search success: The job market, the economy, the health of your industry. Yet, there are many factors over which you have complete control. How you handle these factors can make the difference between a long, drawn out job search and one that nets quicker results. Rather than focusing on what we cannot change, let’s focus on what we can. Here are five reasons that you may not be getting the results you want in your current job search:

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