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Job Search / Using LinkedIn’s 3 newest features
Job seekers, get ahead of the curve by taking advantage of these newest features. Why not take advantage before your competition does? 1. Maximize relationship building with LinkedIn Contacts. The recently launched LinkedIn Contacts tool’s biggest perk is that you can bolster your network list by automatically merging all of your contacts from all walks … Continue reading
LinkedIn / Profiles for the out of work
There are no good euphemisms for unemployment. Job seekers often suggest they are “in transition” or “looking for the next great opportunity,” but experts say such phrases don’t really sugarcoat things. This dilemma has become even more important since the advent of LinkedIn, which has turned resumes into public, living documents. Career coaches are divided … Continue reading
US / Men and Women Uses of Social Media (Infographic)
When it comes to social media, male and female behavior is very different. For instance, women do the bulk of Facebook sharing (62 percent), while more men are on LinkedIn than women (54 percent). Men also spend more time on YouTube each week than women, as guys clock an hour compared to 35 minutes for … Continue reading
Job Search / Resume and LinkedIn Profile
Your resume, on the other hand, is both an active and a passive job search tool. A passive job search tool: Upload your resume into resume databases, and it operates like a social media profile, making you visible to people who are actively looking for professionals like you in that particular database. An active job … Continue reading
Do It Right or Don’t Waste Your Time on LinkedIn
If you’re not going to do it right, there is no point wasting your time (and everyone else’s) on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is “the” site for professional networking. Everyone, in my opinion, should have a (complete) LinkedIn profile, should connect with everyone they know, should join LinkedIn Groups, and should use LinkedIn for job searching when … Continue reading
Job Boards / The preferred method for recruiting
jobs.ac.uk, one of the leading international job boards for careers in academic, research, science and related professions, announces the results of its survey of recruitment trends across the academic, research and science sectors. The survey of over 170 organisations revealed that the use of job boards has become an essential HR practice, with 64% of … Continue reading
LinkedIn / Finding recruiters
Let’s look at LinkedIn it from a candidate perspective first. How do you find recruiters that are posting jobs that may well be of interest to you? Don’t use the main search bar at the top of the LinkedIn page, click on the advanced search to the side. Now you can use the extra field … Continue reading
Job Search Tool for Grads / LaunchPad connects job seekers with professional advisors
As graduation looms closer and closer, many soon-to-be college alumni have only one thing on their minds: the impending job search. Sometimes it feels like all we hear about are the dismal prospects for graduating seniors, or how competitive the job market is — but six Harvard Business School students have set out to help … Continue reading
Job Boards / Will they Be Still Relevant in the Future ?
Everyone seems to agree that generalist large scale job boards are in trouble, and others are profiting. The decline of the Monster share price to below five dollars, parallel to the success story of LinkedIn stock, and the recent valuation of Indeed.com nicely illustrates these shifting dynamics. Generalist job board revenue per posting is declining, … Continue reading
LinkedIn / Most Popular Site for Social Recruiting finds Bullhorn Reach
If you’re beginning to think every one is using LinkedIn to source candidates, you’re close to right. Nearly every survey on source of hire or use of social media by recruiters shows LinkedIn to be a key part of the mix; often it leads all the listed social media sites. The company itself reported adding … Continue reading
LinkedIn / Your Profile When You’re Unemployed
This may sound odd, but if you’re unemployed, you actually have BETTER opportunities to promote yourself on LinkedIn than other users. Openly displaying your personal brand and skills is simpler than fretting over the possibility that your boss is reviewing your Profile changes with suspicion. Still, marketing yourself on LinkedIn when you’re openly seeking a … Continue reading
Job Search Tools and Internet / 8 New Ways To Do
The internet continues to yield new tools, job search strategies, and factors to consider. Here’s the latest crop: Employers will Google you. If there’s something you’ve posted that you don’t want prospective employers to see, take it down. If someone else has written something unfairly negative about you, see if you can get them to … Continue reading
Using Social Media In Your Job Search
Social media is a key player in the job search process today. Sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+ allow employers to get a glimpse of who you are outside the confines of a résumé, cover letter, or interview—while they offer job seekers the opportunity to learn about companies they’re interested in; connect with current … Continue reading
LinkedIn / Revamped Jobs tool
LinkedIn has some good news for job seekers. It is making it easier to find and get jobs using the online professional networking service. According to the LinkedIn blog, over the next few weeks the company will begin rolling out the revamped Jobs tool, which will start showcasing open positions at companies where you have … Continue reading
How To Make A Great Resume, From Someone Who Hates Resumes
Whenever a position opens up at my company, I cringe a little. Job hunting is hard, but so is hiring a new employee. Resumes flood our office via fax, email, US mail, in person deliveries and any other method people can think of to get noticed. Usually about half of the applicants are totally unqualified, … Continue reading
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