Posts Tagged "Tips"

Entrepreneurs, Companies, & Job Seekers: Become a Go-To Source of Value

Posted by on Feb 18, 2009 in networking | 1 comment

Tweet Whether you are a job seeker, entrepreneur, or company the first step in engaging with your targeted audience is to become a go-to source of valuable information. The idea is to stand apart from your competition and be relied upon and trusted by your network. The best method to begin this process is to understand how to find information that will make a difference to your network and establish you as that go-to source. The first step...

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Top 25 Social Media “Networks”: Entrepreneurs and Job Seekers’ Resource

Posted by on Feb 12, 2009 in social media and resources | 2 comments

Tweet 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...

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Job Search 25 Years Ago: Is This You Now?

Posted by on Jan 12, 2009 in employment | 8 comments

Tweet 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...

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Job Seekers: Utilize 6 Ingredients of Influence

Posted by on Jan 6, 2009 in employment | 0 comments

Tweet 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...

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10 New Year’s Career Resolutions For Job Seekers

Posted by on Dec 31, 2008 in employment | 4 comments

Tweet 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...

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