Posts Tagged ‘Job Search’
How to nail an interview by video
Monday, August 23rd, 2010These days, a job seeker can land a job without ever setting foot inside the company’s office, traveling to the city where the office is, or even meeting the company’s recruiters in person — thanks to video communication tools such as Skype that connect employers with candidates over the Internet.
Several people in the career and job-search industry say video interviewing using remote technology software is on the rise for a broad swatch of industries and companies.
“This type of interviewing, for campuses as well as for businesses is becoming more and more prevalent,” said Doreen Amorosa, associate dean and managing director of MBA career management at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University.
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Tips for Personal Branding
Monday, August 2nd, 2010In the current job climate we all need to learn personal branding. Dan Schawbel of Millennial Branding sat with Alison Bologna to discuss all this and more.
Weather it’s beefing up your Facebook contacts, connecting with hiring managers on twitter or learning how to turn your passion into your new career. At any age, your brand is important in the work force.
Dan wrote “Me 2.0″ which shows job seekers and established professionals how to use the power of online media for personal empowerment and career success.
Me 2.0, Revised and Updated Edition: 4 Steps to Building Your Future
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How do you use social networking sites like Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook in your job search?
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Social Media: Get Your Foot in the Virtual Door
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010The key to getting a job is getting in front of a decision-maker, which isn’t as impossible as it may seem.
If you’re savvy, social media can get you and your resume through the virtual front door to the person doing the hiring.
The key is to shift your emphasis from looking at positions to finding people. It starts by having comprehensive profiles on Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Without fully complete profiles, which includes uploading all of your contacts and connections, none of these sites are effective for jobseekers.
Tory Johnson explains how to use Facebook and Twitter to get a new job.
Social Networking Ever More Critical to Job Search Success
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Job seekers with robust LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter profiles have better access to job opportunities at growing companies than candidates whose job searches don’t include active social networking profiles, according to the results of a new survey.
CIO — Jobvite, a maker of recruiting software, released the results of its third-annual social recruiting survey this morning, and the findings underscore the many reasons job seekers need to incorporate online social networking into their job searches.
Jobvite asked 825 HR and recruiting professionals about the extent to which they use social networking websites in their recruiting process to find and vet candidates for jobs. Their answers indicate that they view social networks as a viable channel for sourcing high-quality candidates and that they plan to increase their use of social networking websites in their recruiting efforts this year. (Only about 3 percent of survey respondents were Jobvite customers.)
At some companies, in fact, social recruiting is beginning to eclipse traditional channels for sourcing candidates, such as job boards and third-party recruiters and search firms.
If you’re looking for a job and not active on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter (the three social networking websites most popular with employers, according to the survey), here are four reasons to join these sites and actively manage your profiles. Continue here
Source : CIO
To the Class of 2010; BEFORE you make your First Mistakes
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010So it’s the time of year when many of you are looking for jobs…. Some will seek full-time employment in their respective fields while others will make do with whatever they can get.
Here are some personal reflections offered by Ronn Torossian. He is president and CEO of 5WPR, one of the 20 largest independent PR firms in the U.S.
See three below:
1. With email and the Internet the world moves very very fast. Know the values and consequences of that.
2. Focus on what you want to achieve and not on possible obstacles. It is guaranteed that whatever you focus on will materialize faster
3. Do what makes you happy. YOU. Not your environment, social circle, or external surroundings. You will never regret doing it your own way
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