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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

Via TheMuse.com: If you’re a job seeker, you probably dream about recruiters reaching out to you with opportunities that are just perfect. Instead of submitting your resume over and over to the black hole of online applications, wouldn’t it be so much nicer if companies were just begging you to join them? Okay, I can’tRead more

I speak with overwhelmed job seekers every week who can’t seem to gain any traction in their job search.  They tell me, “I’m applying for just about anything that will pay me”.  This, my friends, will get you nowhere.  My suggestion to the job seeker is to stop the scatter-shooting and laser focus your search.FOCUSHereRead 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

“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

Have you decided to put your job search on hold for the holidays?   Well don’t.  I have just returned from a great Talent Net Live recruiting conference in Chicago.  It was attended by employers from all over the Second  City, and the U.S.  Guess what?  They are all hiring. Here are some nice resources toRead more

Is it possible to automatically focus your resume for a specific job description?…Sort of. Today, Alison Doyle reported on an app, called Resunate, that allows you to input your resume, then input a job description to which you wish to apply.  It then spits out a version of your resume that is re-arranged and slimmedRead more

How many things in life really make you happy?Last Friday I was hosting the 3rd annual TalentNet Live Social Recruiting Conference at Pepsico’s Frito-Lay campus.  I was not just hosting and moderating, I was presenting in 3 different sessions.  So I was busy.  But Eugene Chu managed to get my attention.At some point during theRead more

I was recently interviewed for an article, How to get the most out of LinkedIn, on MSN/Careerbuilder, that posted earlier this month.  The article is very well written, by Alina Dizik, and I highly recommend it to job seekers, or anyone else wanting to get the most from Linkedin.  Below I have posted her originalRead 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

Facebook is really great for annoying your friends with Candy Crush Saga requests.  But it’s also a very good place to network for a new job.  In 2011, I was interviewed for an article by Alina Dizik posted on the MSN Careers/careerbuilder web site entitled Can Facebook really help you land a Job.  As usual, IRead more

I am currently attempting to grow my BranchOut network on Facebook because my pal, William Tincup, teased me about being in the bottom half of his top 20 friends on this Facebook business networking app.  Never one to pass up a challenge, and always wanting to experiment with new tools, I set out to addRead 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

I speak with overwhelmed job seekers every week who can’t seem to gain any traction in their job search.  They tell me, “I’m applying for just about anything that will pay me”.  This, my friends, will get you nowhere.  My suggestion to the job seeker is to stop the scatter-shooting and laser focus your search.FOCUSHereRead 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

If you are a passive job candidate (someone not currently looking for a job but open to listening), are you likely to submit your resume to a job posting?  Probably not.  But you might participate in a group of other professionals with your skill set online that happens to be sponsored by a company whoRead more

Part One – Everyone you know is a potential business lead. That’s right.  Whether or not you are currently a job seeker, chances are that you will be at some point.  I apologize up front, this is going to be a little long.  But it’s worth it. As a recruiter, I consider everyone a potentialRead more