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10 scary job search mistakes by Miriam Salpeter - Nov, 2012 It's a spooky time of year. Ghoulish decorations, goblins, and jack-o-lanterns abound, reminding us that it's time to stock up on bowls of candy for greedy trick-or-treaters. It's also a good reminder to make sure that you aren't frightening off hiring managers and squandering opportunities to land jobs. Is it time to dress up your job search strategy? You don't need to transform into someone else altogether, but if you ha... |
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The Secret to Making Online Networking Truly Valuable for Your Career by Alexis Grant - Oct, 2012 You know the value of networking online. But while using tools like Twitter for networking, are you making the all-too-common mistake of leaving that network on Twitter? Or siloing your efforts so they only happen in the online world? Are you failing to bring that relationship offline? While there’s huge power in online networking, it’s really offline — or In Real Life (IRL), as some of us call it—that your connections... |
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How to Get a Job with Your Dream Employer by Lindsey Pollak - Oct, 2012 If you could work for any company in the world, which employer would you choose? You can see the most popular answers to this question on LinkedIn’s recently released list of Most InDemand Employers, which ranks the most sought-after companies on LinkedIn, ranked geographically and by job function. If your dream employer appears on this list, you’re certainly in good company. But it also means you’re up for some intense co... |
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Online Career Portfolios: What They Are, Why You Should Have One & What To Include by Michelle Dumas - Oct, 2012 Technological advances have made job searching online part and parcel of any serious effort to find or change employment. In fact, it’s hard to imagine a job search being very effective without some social media/social networking site (SNS) component. Maximizing the tools available for use on the Internet will significantly increase your chances of job hunting success. When job searching online, you should have a compreh... |
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Networking Strategies for the Career Changer by Heather Mundell - Oct, 2012 My client, Megan, is in her late 40s and wants to change careers. The jobs Megan is considering to target are not easily found online. She's unsure of what are the most common job titles that are most relevant for her to pursue and how to tap into job openings (or whether there even are job openings). I've said this before: changing careers is not for the faint of heart or the person who's in a big rush! Megan, however, is m... |
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A Qwiki To Spice Up Your Job Search? by Michelle Dumas - Oct, 2012 The number of people using some form of social media, no matter how frequently, is ever-increasing, both because the internet has become more portable (smartphones, tablets, other PDAs) but also because there seem to be newer and glitzier social networking sites (SNS) introduced on a regular basis. For those involved in an active job search, the use of SNS has become part and parcel of their efforts. If you don’t have a com... |
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5 Networking Tips You Haven’t Heard by Alexandra Levit - Oct, 2012 When my friend Ben Casnocha sent me a copy of his new book, The Start-Up of You, I knew that I was going to read something innovative about networking. After all, Ben wrote it with Reid Hoffman, the cofounder and chairman of LinkedIn, and if anything has changed the game of networking in the twenty-first century, it’s LinkedIn. I was not disappointed. Here, please find 5 networking tips from Ben and Reid that you haven’t... |
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Best & Next Practices in: Executive Resumes, Personal Branding & Executive Job Search by Jean Cummings - Oct, 2012 Have you been wanting to improve your LinkedIn Profile without tipping off your employer, boss or peers that you are looking? A number of people I talk to are reluctant to fully utilize the potential of LinkedIn for job search for fear of getting questioned or fired by their employer. It's a legitimate concern. Some companies do keep an eye on changes employees make to their profiles and may view them as red flags. So what ... |
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Digital Dirt & Your Job Search: Tips To Improve Your Online Personal Brand by Michelle Dumas - Oct, 2012 Conducting a job search isn’t what it used to be! Once limited to the little time it would take to pore over the classified ads, look over a local job board and perhaps talk to friends and friends of friends, a job search today is essentially a full-time job. The internet has made it possible to search for jobs the world over, researching not only companies but entire industries in hopes of finding the ideal situation. O... |
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The Social Web: Tips to Advance Your Career By Optimizing Your Online Presence by Michelle Dumas - Oct, 2012 Networking used to mean lots of face-to-face time meeting people at workshops and conventions, making calls, handing out business cards, and asking friends for introductions. While this is still true, the social web has added many new ways to build and cultivate your network. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and Pinterest make it easy to make connections, but how do you get the most from them? These guidelines will help... |
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