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This interview I did with Sumitha Mariyam Raj and peopleHum is chock full of great tips for job seekers and employers as we start back to work. Full text from this interview can be found on peopleHum’s site hereRead more

Are you in job search mode?  This post is for you.  I visited the Jeff Crilley Show at his studio in Dallas to chat about what job seekers can do to attract the attention of employers.  Check out the video below for some strategic ideas to get noticed and start your next great adventure.

Long, long ago, back when job boards ruled the Earth, primitive recruiters and sourcers used to rely on an archaic tactic known as “post and pray.” By simply posting job descriptions on pretty much every career site in existence (and there were many, many of them BLI – that is, before LinkedIn). It was thought,Read more

If your tweets are falling on deaf ears, you’re not alone. According to a study by the iCIMS Hire Expectations Institute, 51% of all jobs on social media are posted to Twitter

We live in an age of diminishing talent in many fields, tech being the most obvious. With the proliferation of mobile technology and do-it-yourself apps, there is less interest in pursuing software development degrees. Companies are going to extremes in interviewing and screening to hire the top people. Google may put a candidate through 25Read more

Job searching on social media and online search engines is common.  But it can result in an overwhelming amount of duplicate job ads from scraping services, and less than stellar response time to online submissions of your resume.A more efficient way might be to find and connect with the individuals who post the jobs youRead more

Want to intern at Twitter?  Check out how on this fun Cool Tools Show podcast as Lars and I talked with the Twitter recruiting team.     Guests on this podcast include:  Anitra Collins – Twitter Recruitment Operations Lead Meghan Lorig – Twitter University Programs Lead We discussed: 1. Does twitter have an internship program? If so, can youRead more

On my birthday 2 weeks ago, January 9th, 2013, LinkedIn announced that it had surpassed 200 million members. Two major milestones.  Next week I’ll be in San Francisco to talk about Linkedin optimization and other cool tools at the Social Recruiting Strategies Conference.  This will be my 3rd #SRSC, and I can’t wait.  More milestones…andRead more

A few weeks back I appeared on the Career Hangout (or CHO Show) as the guest of Lars Schmidt, Laurie Ruettimann, and Lance Haun, to talk about how to optimize your Linkedin profile.  CHO is (was) a weekly Google Hangout designed to assist job seekers.   They did a wonderful job of promoting my appearance.Read more

When I see Alison Doyle posting on About.com how to use a certain platform for job search, I generally know its time to take that platform seriously for recruiting.  I’ve been advising recruiters and employers on how to use Pinterest for recruiting for a few months now and have been highlighting it at TalentNet LiveRead more

“Dude, your on Mashable!” was the message that popped up from a friend in my chat window in March of 2009.  “What??”  It tuned out  Sarah Evans had just written an article for Mashable, HOW TO:  Find a Job on Twitter.  In it, she listed a few recruiters to follow, including me, Christa Foley fromRead more

Pin It The problem with trying to change occupations or industries, is that most people don’t have the skill set to support a broad leap in jobs. So they end up willing to do practically anything other than what they are currently doing, and subsequently flounder in their job search. After 15 years in recruiting,Read more

Are you getting the silent treatment when you send your resume to a company online?  Maybe your resume isn’t getting the love it deserves because it’s not as shiny as it should be.  And by shiny I mean easily found and full of the proper keywords in the right places.  Here now are my topRead more

Thanksgiving is a great time let those in your network know how much you appreciate them.  If you are a job seeker, you might thank your network for keeping you in mind for any job opportunities that fit your profile.  And remind them of what you do and of what you seek. Peggy McKee (@salesrecruiter)Read more

Today I’ll be discussing Linkedin on CelebrityU Radio, at 3pm Central time, with Travis Blythe from Corner6Labs.  Travis is a regular co-host on this show each week on Thursdays from 2-4PM  with host, Kathy Hines.  I will be on to talk about using Linkedin for business marketing from an entrepreneur’s perspective, and using Linkedin forRead more

Do you ever find that submitting your resume to an online application is like dropping it into a black hole?  Maybe your resume isn’t getting the attention it should. Your odds of getting an interview go way up when a recruiter or hiring manager can find your resume easily online.  Especially if they can findRead more

On Tuesday, 3/31/10, I appeared on the DriveThru HR blogtalkradio show.  Here is the podcast of the show.   Show Name: (Replay) – "LinkedIn should be your friend" – DriveThru HR Show Date / Length: 3/31/2010 11:00 AM – 30 min Description: Host Bryan Wempen will be visiting about LinkedIn with Craig Fisher @Fishdogs ownerRead more

3 Personal Branding Thesis’s For The New World of Work | Personal Branding Blog – Dan Schawbel Good stuff posted today from Dan Schawbel on the www.PersonalBrandingBlog.com site.  I posted the video here, but I encourage you to click the link above and read the full article.  Dan Schawbel is the leading personal branding expertRead more

How many times have you heard people say, recently, that they are doing this? “…waiting for the economy to pick up.” “…hoping things get better.” “…just praying for this thing to turn around.” Maybe you have said it yourself. Well, I’m not waiting. I don’t think the economy is going to pick up any timeRead more

"Wow, I shouldn’t have said all that!…" you’re thinking to yourself, "Especially that part about the unicorns!"  Somewhere in the 20 minutes it took you to respond to the question "Can you tell me a little about yourself?", you realized that your inner monologue had been awkwardly introduced to the hiring manager sitting across fromRead more