Job Seekers Heed Robert Scoble’s “If You Are Laid Off, Here’s How to Socially Network”
Robert Scoble is one of the most successful bloggers with his Scobleizer blog, technology evangelists, and well respected resources in Silicon Valley. His article “If you are laid off, here’s how to socially network” is a call to arms and a blue print for EVERY job seeker. Please heed his warning and take the steps Robert outlines. And by the way, many of these steps are steps we have already identified, written about,...
Read MoreJob 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 MoreCareerBuilder.com Survey: Employers Utilize Social Media Sites to Screen Job Applicants
Jobseekers beware. There is a new trend on the horizon that goes beyond Web 1.0 “brochure-ware” like resumes, referrals from associates or friends, and status quo job seeking activities: social network screening. According to ComputerWorld’s Heather Havenstein’s article, One in Five Employers Uses Social Networks in Hiring Process: “the number of hiring managers turning to social networks like Facebook to...
Read MoreLinkedin Announces WordPress Application
In one of the most important developments for job seekers in a hugely competitive market, Linkedin announced their new partnership with blogging software giant WordPress on a tool aptly named “WordPress App for Linkedin.” WordPress-Linkedin Application This tool allows you “to sync your WordPress blog posts with your LinkedIn profile, keeping everyone you know in the know.” Your blog articles have a place in your...
Read MoreListening Is A Skill That Requires A Strategy
Listening is defined by Princeton.edu as the “act of hearing attentively.” BizJobs.com supports a business glossary definition that states that Listening is “a key selling skill, in that without good listening skills the process of questioning is rendered totally pointless.” From these definitions come the need to recognize one factor that is so often ignored it leads to a breakdown in the process of...
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