Posts Tagged ‘Job Seekers’
How Job Seekers Can Build Their Online Brand
Tuesday, January 18th, 2011Personal branding. The term was used so much last year that it’s almost become cliché, yet you can bet it’s only going to become more ubiquitous in 2011.
But what does personal branding mean, exactly? And how can job seekers use it to their advantage?
U.S. News spoke with Dan Schawbel, managing partner of Millennial Branding, a personal branding company, and author of Me 2.0: 4 Steps to Building Your Future about steps job seekers can take to build a quality presence online. Excerpts:
Can you start by explaining what personal branding is and how it applies to job seekers?
Personal branding is a process by which you uncover what makes you special, relative to everyone else who is competing for the same opportunities, and then communicate that to the right audience … You need to take control of your brand, project the right image, and capitalize on your personality.
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How Job Seekers May Use Social Media in the Future
Monday, October 11th, 2010Back in the day, companies posted jobs in the newspaper, on job boards and spread them by word of mouth. All of those methods still exist today and continue to have a certain level of success.
But in today’s fast paced and competitive business market, companies are learning that using social media allows them to cast a wide net. And recruiting is no exception. So, if job seekers want new opportunities, they will eventually have to learn where companies are posting positions. Then follow.
If the future of recruiting is social, then job seekers need to get social. Continue here to get a look at some social media success strategies for conquering your next 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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