America’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...
Read MoreIs Linkedin the New Google for Business Search?
Yesterday Linkedin announced their new search platform, which refines your ability to search for potential hiring managers, customers, business partners and colleagues. The new search platform offers many enhancements to search functionality by expanding the number of data fields available to query. While doing so, it also expands your opportunities to be searched and found. Key enhancements: Search people by keyword. Type in any text...
Read MoreTwitter Case Study: How David Murray Found a New Job Via Twitter
Twitter, like blogs, is fast becoming an effective tool, for jobseekers willing to take the next step in their integration into social media, as a job search strategy. Consider the testimonial provided by David Murray in David Meerman Scott’s eye opening article “How David Murray found a new job via Twitter.” The Scenario David Murray was laid off from his job. He immediately jumped into the traditional job search...
Read MoreJob Seeker Tips for Launching a Blog
Job seekers are beginning to embrace the advice touted by the Wall Street Journal in April 2007 about the value and benefits of using a blog to land a new job. While many are motivated to expand their job search to include Web 2.0 strategies, taking those first steps to become transparent to the online world often stirs up a bit of insecurity; at least it did for me. Tips for moving beyond obstacles that often come with launching a...
Read MoreHow to Increase Your Odds of Getting Hired
Whether you are a job seeker or an entrepreneur selling your services, you increase the odds of getting hired by applying the practices used by traditional direct marketers. The most effective marketing campaigns involve multi-channel strategies that touch your prospects several times. People rarely respond to what you are offering them on the first effort. If you have ever subscribed to a magazine, you’ve experienced receiving numerous...
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