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
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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
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
Late last week I was alerted by a friend that I was part of an NBC news story that apparently went out over several affiliates, including Dallas, about social media and job search. I didn’t see the story and hadn’t been asked to comment about it by anyone at the network. So naturally I was curious. IRead 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
There are now many great resources now to help job seekers better utilize Twitter in their job search. I have put together a few of my old favorites and a couple of new ones to help job seekers either get started or take it to the next level. The first thing to do after youRead more
A while back I posed this question on Twitter and LinkedIn, “What should job seekers leave OFF of their resume?” It generated dozens of great responses from recruiting, career, HR, and resume professionals and hiring managers. The number one thing that was suggested to leave off of your resume is something that most job seekers simplyRead more
Penelope Trunk recently wrote a great article with some take-action suggestions for anyone who is laid off or otherwise out of work. She suggests spending time creating projects for yourself that will lead to increased productivity and networking. This is very good advice that anyone can use to get moving in the right direction whileRead more
One of the web’s top business information search engines, ZoomInfo.com (which I find extremely helpful in sales and recruiting research), has kindly featured an article I wrote, Employer Branding with Web 2.0 & Social Media, in their February Recruiting Newsletter, Zoominformer. Thanks to Flora Felisberto and Martin Burns of ZoomInfo for including me, alongside recruitingRead more
A Twitter friend was having trouble with the shortened URLs of 3 job search articles I posted there, so I am posting the full URLs here for his and anyone else’s convenience. Your Next Employer Wants to Know: Where in Google Is That Guy? http://articlemarketer.com/b2/b/article_marketer_blog.php/2009/02/18/your-next-employer-wants-to-know-where-i How Adding a Tailored Sound Bite to My Resume DoubledRead more
Very funny post on EmploymentMetrix.com about the extremes some job hunters go to in order to get noticed. Talk about branding yourself! Great stuff, enjoy. EmploymentMetrix.com: Extreme Job Hunting – How Far Would You Go to Get Hired? by Jeremy Hatfield “Experienced M.I.T. grad for hire,” and “I will buy an interview,” are the messagesRead more
Steph Auteri has written a wonderful guest post on TwiTip.com about how Twitter has jumped off of your screen and into your home town. I can attest that the networking potential at a Tweetup (a meet-up of Twitter enthusiasts) is superior to most networking events, chamber of commerce gatherings, job fairs, etc. that I haveRead more
It was great fun to see the two largest job boards go head to head in Sunday’s Super Bowl. I really liked both of these ads, but I have to tip my hat to CareerBuilder this time. I think it’s the Koala with the coffee cup and the glasses, but there are many great thingsRead more
Did you know that people with more than twenty connections on LinkedIn are thirty-four times more likely to be approached with a job opportunity than people with less than five. That fact came from Guy Kawasaki’s blog in January of 2007. And while his 10 Ways to Use LinkedIn are still a good primer, muchRead more
Great post from CareerFire.com by GUEST BLOGGER on JANUARY 4, 2009 Today’s career environment is different, at least for the information workers. What’s different is that there are more ways to influence getting a job than in the past. You probably already know that the old saying is true: “it’s not what you know; it’sRead more
I have collected the most clicked upon recent links that I have shared on Twitter about interviewing and job searches as compiled by Tweetburner. There is some great info in these articles. Hope you find them helpful. If you want to tune in for these links in real-time you can follow me on Twitter, http://www.twitter.com/fishdogs,Read more
If your company’s HR department is not already utilizing Web 2.0 tools and Social Media to market the company to job seekers, it should be. A new report by Gartner, Inc., shows that even though corporate marketing and web strategies are embracing social media, HR departments are generally slow to align with those efforts forRead more
As a veteran of the recruiting industry I look at resumes every day. Dozens of resumes. Dozens of cover letters. Most are very generic and appear to be intended for a mass email audience. This is a big mistake, whether you are sending the resume to a staffing firm, or directly to an employer. RecruitersRead more
Executive Recruiter Herman Collins has some no-nonsense resume tips. by qpk8rX5 My cousin came to me a while back upset about his resume. He had paid a professional over $300 to have a great resume written. But after sending out dozens of copies, he still had not been granted any interviews. He was blaming theRead more
