Top 25 Social Media “Networks”: Entrepreneurs and Job Seekers’ Resource
If you are an entrepreneur or job seeker one of the best ways to network, market, and gain audience for your product or service(s) is to leverage the power of social media networks. The following is a list of the top 25 social media “networks” as ranked by traffic (visits per month) in a great retrospective article by Andy Kazeniac of Compete.com “Social Networks: Facebook Takes Over the Top Spot, Twitter Climbs.” This is a retro...
Read MoreJob Search 25 Years Ago: Is This You Now?
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 Internet, no...
Read MoreJob Seekers: Utilize 6 Ingredients of Influence
A vital factor in any business from the one-off entrepreneur to the largest global corporations is the ability to influence people’s attitudes, perceptions, and ultimately their behavior. Before you can practice your abilities to influence people, you must understand the power of influence and persuasion. The first step in the process is to understand the definition of influence. The best definition is offered by one of the...
Read More10 New Year’s Career Resolutions For Job Seekers
The Web 2.0 Revolution, blogging, and social media tools like Linkedin and Twitter allow all of us to become our own marketing machine, brand identity, and valuable resource. The following are 10 New Year’s Resolutions and steps any job seeker can take to begin to differentiate themselves and stand apart from the rest of their competition. 10 New Year’s Career Resolutions for Job Seekers 1. Direction: You can not begin a job...
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...
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