4 Basic Facebook Strategies for Professional Networking
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 and...
Read MoreJob Seeker’s Twitter Tips: It’s All in the “Conversational Search”
The new buzzword in the world of search, and a concept being posited as the downfall of Google, is “conversational search.” The idea being that searching within Twitter, Linkedin, or other social media network search engines is a more robust and valuable search strategy than utilizing Google search. The thought is that the search results on Twitter could lead the searcher to conversation(s) that provide more targeted...
Read MoreYour Linkedin Photo Opp is Worth More Than You Think
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 MoreGlassdoor.com Company Rating and Review Site: Can You Trust Anonymous Information?
Courtesy Glassdoor.com Job seekers looking for another source of information and advantage in performing their due diligence on a potential employer should review Glassdoor.com. Glassdoor.com bills itself with the tag line “see what employees are say.” They further describe their site as a “free inside look at over 21,000 companies.” Essentially Glassdoor.com is a site where employees can...
Read MoreNielsen.com: Age 65+ Fastest Growing Group of Visitors to Career Development Sites
“With the current unstable economy and rising unemployment rate, more people are heading online to search for jobs, and interestingly not just the unemployed. The career development category also grew 20 percent year-over-year among at work users, suggesting that many people are trying to build up their resumes and get a sense of the job market before the next potential layoff,” –Chuck Schilling, research director, agency...
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