Quality Over Quantity: Linkedin Recommendations The Misconception
Tweet One of the biggest and most image tarnishing mistakes people make in social media is the blind collection of numbers. Whether it is collecting meaningless followers on Twitter or blatantly soliciting people to “friend” a Facebook page, the idea behind such hard sell activities is to artificially increase the number of people “using” a particular network. The motive behind these activities is the idea that the...
Read MoreAmerica’s “Underemployment Report”: Job Seeker’s 5 Steps to Stand Apart
Tweet “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...
Read MoreCareerBuilder.com Survey: Employers Utilize Social Media Sites to Screen Job Applicants
Tweet 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...
Read MoreInner Architect’s Blogging to Employment: Differentiate Yourself
Tweet Now is the time to take action in this challenging and changing employment environment. If you are a job seeker, a soon to be laid off employee, or someone simply worried about your job security, this message is for you. Your greatest strategy to employment is to utilize Web 2.0 tools, network within the Social Media system, and join the global conversation by establishing your own blog. Blogging to Employment is a hands-on powerful...
Read MoreLinkedin Is The #1 Business Niche Networking-Opportunity Resource in Web 2.0
Tweet What Is Linkedin.com? LinkedIn “is the world’s largest professional network with over 25 million members and growing rapidly. According to LinkedIn themselves, it is a site that helps you exchange knowledge, ideas, and opportunities with your trusted contacts.” It is the most powerful Niche media networking site in the Web 2.0 world right now. If you are a serious business person, organization, corporate firm, small...
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