Archive for the ‘Career Development’ Category
6 Career-Killing Facebook Mistakes
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010by Erin Joyce
With more than 400 million active visitors, Facebook is arguably the most popular social networking site out there. And while the site is known for the casual social aspect, many users also use it as a professional networking tool. With that kind of reach, Facebook can be a valuable tool for connecting to former and current colleagues, clients and potential employers. In fact, surveys suggest that approximately 30% of employers are using Facebook to screen potential employees – even more than those who check LinkedIn, a strictly professional social networking site. Don’t make these Facebook faux-pas – they might cost you a great opportunity.
We summurized the 6 Career-Killing Facebook Mistakes without the details.
1- Inappropriate pictures
2- Complaining about your current job
3- Posting conflicting information to your resume
4- Statuses you wouldn’t want your boss to see
5- Not understanding your security settings
6- Losing by association
Read the complete post here
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7 Habits of a Happy Expat
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010Margarita Gokun Silver of Global Coaching Center has released an excerpt of an online course for expats. It’s a very insightful post where she talked about the importance of keeping an open mind while abroad. We summurized the 7 habits without the details.
1. Happy expats are intensely curious.
2. Happy expats accept others as they come, they don’t judge, and they don’t try to change people to their liking.
3. Happy expats look at everything as an amazing learning experience.
4. Happy expats find opportunities wherever they are and they don’t lament those they’ve left behind.
5. Happy expats know that feeling sad at times is part of the game.
6. Happy expats share.
7. Happy expats stay clear of criticism, sulking, and stonewalling.
We highly encourage you to adopt those habits as you try to make the most of your experience in the United States.
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Top 100 Social Sites for Job Seekers
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Whether you’re out of a job, a college student just starting out in the real world, or an old pro looking to make the switch to a new field, finding a great job opening in an economy where unemployment is skyrocketing is a tough task indeed. While finding a job may not always be easy, you can help pave the way to success by using some of the great job hunt tools and forums the web offers for those on the hunt for employment. Here you’ll find a list of 100 sites that let you connect with companies who are hiring, others in your field, and potential clients to help get your job search off the ground and your career back on track. Continue here
7 Words That Make Your Resume Irresistible
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Make no mistake about it, writing an effective resume has to be a highly individualized matter, since no two people are alike. Nevertheless, it is such a constricted and standardized format, that we resume writers find ourselves adopting certain phrases or words that each of us tends to prefer and that in fact help our clients get jobs. Every resume writer has his or her own list. Here is mine: reading more
By Sander Marcus
Sander Marcus, Ph.D., is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Certified Professional Resume Writer. He has over 3 decades of experience in providing career counseling, aptitude testing, job search coaching, and resume writing. He is the co-author of 2 books on academic underachievement, various tests, and numerous articles. Contacted him at marcus@iit.edu, 312-567-3358, www.center.iit.edu.
10 Ways to Create Work When There’s No Work
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Statistically speaking, there are 6.3 job applicants for every job opening in the U.S. Anecdotally speaking from recruiters, many companies are receiving hundreds of applications per job opening. Regardless of the numbers, the right fit for each talented professional may not surface for some time. The purpose of this article for Career Rocketeer is to outline 10 ways to create work when there’s no work. Here are ten suggestions for getting started: continue reading here.
How To Get Job Search Feedback You Can Use
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010If you want to find out what prospective employers think of you, don’t wait till you don’t get a job and then ask the recruiter for feedback.
It’s a litigious society, so they won’t share it (I never did in my 10+ years of recruiting. That’s why it’s so great to be on the other side coaching jobseekers – I can say what I really think and actually help someone).
The recruiter will say something generic like how much they liked you but the field was just so competitive. Furthermore, at this point, you are already closed out for the job. Continue reading here.
Source : Vault
Everything I Needed to Know About Job Hunting I Learned from The Godfather
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010There are so many resources out there for job hunting and career advice that sometimes I don’t know where one ends and another begins. Lately I’ve been able to look around and realize that there are actually career lessons in everything, from songs to movies to interactions with other people. So I thought I’d go a bit outside the box on this one and present some job-search tips gleaned from one of the best movies ever made, Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather.
Continue reading here
Source: Career Rocketeer
The Power Social Networking
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010
Footage of the Great Dupont Circle Snowball Fight — from the Northeast section of the Circle. Video here
20 Facebook Applications to Assist in Your Job Search
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010When Facebook entered the scene it was a social networking site with a niche market targeted specifically to college and university students. You had to have a valid school email address in order to become a member. Facebook nixed that requirement and the sky became the limit. Users of all ages began to flock there as a way to stay connected. According to a 2010 demographics report created by istrategylabs.com, out of the approximately 103 million US Facebook users 64 million of them are between the ages of 25-55+. Facebook is no longer viewed as an online college dormitory; it is a valuable personal and professional networking source.
If you are familiar with Facebook, then you know you can add applications to your profile. Applications range from throwing sheep at your friends to instrumental career/job search tools. Using applications on Facebook that are targeted toward careers and career growth will create a stepping stone to get you that job of your dreams.
Here are some popular Facebook Applications you can add to your profile. These applications are created to assist with employment searches and networking, this way you can be in the know about the employment marketplace even if you aren’t looking.
Get the list of applications here
Source: AskBink
Join the Idealist Global Volunteering Fair in L.A. on Feb 25
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Thinking of volunteering in another country? Interested in the idea but not quite sure how to get started?
Idealist.org Global Volunteering Fair is generously hosted by the UCLA School of Public Affairs, at 337 Charles E. Young Drive in Los Angeles, on February 25th, from 6:00 to 9:00 P.M.
This fair will offer you the opportunity to meet one-on-one with representatives of organizations that coordinate volunteer projects around the world, including:
* Cross-Cultural Solutions
* Global Citizens Network
* Good News Corps
* Humanitarian Travels International
* International Education Programs
* International Student Volunteers
* MASA Israel Journey
* Peace Corps
* SIT Graduate Institute
* Village Volunteers
* WorldTeach
What’s happening at the fair?
- Individuals considering volunteering in another country can learn more about programs and global opportunities offered by a diverse range of volunteer-sending organizations
- Workshops on topics like “International Volunteerism 101” and “The Cost of Doing Good: Affordable Options for Volunteering Abroad.”
Idealist.org Global Volunteering Fairs provide a unique venue for individuals to meet with volunteer-sending organizations as well as participate in free workshops like “International Volunteerism 101” and “The Cost of Doing Good: Affordable Options for Volunteering Abroad.”
The fair is free for individuals to attend. (There is a registration fee for volunteer-sending organizations to reserve a table; for more information, please click “Registration” in the section for Volunteer-Sending Organizations in the box below.)
To register, click here.
