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 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 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 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...
Read MoreSusan Mernit’s Social Media Must Haves For The Recently Laid Off: 8 Tips To Employment
Susan Mernit is one of the most respected and recognized experts in the field of social media with a focus in “web strategy-product development.” As a former VP at Netscape and AOL and a senior Director of Product development at Yahoo, Susan understands the social media space like few in the industry. It was of great interest when she published her recent blog article “Susan sez: Social media must haves for the recently...
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