Topic:
Networking
It’s not always easy when you’re unemployed, and you have been for a while. You’re going through a very challenging time, and I’m not making light of it. I know it can be stressful and frustrating. To see the positive in unemployment you have to look for opportunity. The Opportunity to Socialize (errr … network)…
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The 10 Most Overused Words on LinkedIn Profiles in 2013 Every year (at least for the last four years) LinkedIn has performed an analysis of all the English language profiles on its site. This year, with more than 259 million members, you can imagine how varied the list is. Shockingly, the number-one most overused buzz…
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Many of you may be familiar with the job board www.simplyhired.com. In fact, you may already be using it to locate potential opportunities. But did you know that you can connect your Facebook and LinkedIn accounts to the job board to better leverage your network and find an exciting new career? How to Leverage SimplyHired.com…
Read MoreThis past week we had a client who received an exciting new job offer from a company that found him on LinkedIn using a LinkedIn profile we had written for him. We’ll call him Joe Smith. Within two weeks of using his LinkedIn profile, Joe was found by an employer and received a great job…
Read MoreWhether we like it or not, our social media profiles are part of our digital resume. In the same way we stay glued to Facebook for updates from our friends, family, and favorite celebrities, employers look at our social media profiles for clues into our character and qualifications. Strengthen the likelihood of landing the job…
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Social networking mistakes can really come back to haunt you when you’re job searching. Don’t think that just because you’re on Twitter and Facebook complaining about a boss—or posting less-than-professional status updates—that it means a current and/or future employer won’t see or read what you’ve put there. You need to be aware that information that…
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