4 Basic Facebook Strategies for Professional Networking
Tweet In last month’s blog article, Top 25 Social Media Sites, we shared the traffic numbers which make Facebook the #1 social media site. Yet because Facebook is a personal social media site, many people shy away because they are unclear how to mix business with pleasure. Here are four key steps for getting started. When you create your Facebook profile, create the “Education and Work” section to clearly communicate what you do...
Read MoreYour Linkedin Photo Opp is Worth More Than You Think
Tweet Since Dean and I started providing Linkedin.com profile writing services, we’ve been hearing the same question posed by nearly every person we’ve worked with—What can I do to create a profile that really makes me stand out? Our answer is first a reminder that Linkedin.com is a social media site, where there is less of an emphasis on selling your attributes and more focus on demonstrating your value. Sure, you need to...
Read MoreJob Seekers Heed Robert Scoble’s “If You Are Laid Off, Here’s How to Socially Network”
Tweet 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...
Read MoreJob Search 25 Years Ago: Is This You Now?
Tweet I landed my first corporate, aka “real”, job out of college in early 1985. The company, Moore Business Forms the largest printing-forms provider in the world, was just finishing a hiring push for sales and business development talent. Please read this article; I have a question I would like you to ask yourself at the end of the piece. Here are some facts about my job search. State of Technology In 1985 there was no...
Read MoreCNN and Careerbuilder.com: “13 Companies Hiring This Year”
Tweet Good news does still happen. A very good article by CNN’s new partner CareerBuilder.com just came to my attention through my social media “broadcasting and research” tool Twitter.com. The CNN article is titled “13 companies hiring this year” by Careerbuilder.com’s Rachel Zupek. I am going to provide the highlights of what each company is looking for in human capital along with the list of the 13...
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