Job Seeker’s #1 Mistake in Finding a Job: Ignoring Step 1
What do you want to be when you grow up? That is a question that I asked myself many times–in my adulthood. Throughout my adult worklife, I held onto the notion that I understood the focus and direction in my business development career. I thought I understood my sales career path, I thought I was following the correct course of action, and yet I felt unsettled. What was wrong with me? Nothing was wrong with me but something was...
Read MoreAmerica’s “Underemployment Report”: Job Seeker’s 5 Steps to Stand Apart
“It’s a huge disservice to the economy, in that it means there are highly productive, hardworking people who are not maximizing their potential,” —Heidi Shierholz, a labor market economist for the Economic Policy Institute. What Ms. Shierholz addresses is the growing problem within the employment market that often gets ignored: underemployment. According to the WashingtonPost.com’s article citing Bureau of Labor...
Read MoreJobseeker’s First Blog Article Template
“Your blog is your living resume. It shows how you think. It shows how you write. It shows what’s important to you. . . Mentor us through your blog. We employers love hiring mentors–they raise everyone’s performance.” Kevin Merritt as told to Linkedin Social Media Strategist Mario Sundar Blogging and Web 2.0 social media tools, like Linkedin.com , are fast becoming the most effective strategies to actively...
Read MoreTwitter Case Study: How David Murray Found a New Job Via Twitter
Twitter, like blogs, is fast becoming an effective tool, for jobseekers willing to take the next step in their integration into social media, as a job search strategy. Consider the testimonial provided by David Murray in David Meerman Scott’s eye opening article “How David Murray found a new job via Twitter.” The Scenario David Murray was laid off from his job. He immediately jumped into the traditional job search...
Read More105 Major Corporate Blogs
Creating an employment campaign with a planned strategy that proactively moves your message of value and your expertise to targeted hiring managers, companies, and industry associations must first begin with research. The first step to researching your desired industry, company, job, hiring manager, or niche begins with identifying your targeted list of people and places that utilize Web 2.0 strategies and blogging in their own...
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