Tag archive for social networking

We’ve been working with a team of recruiters to introduce social recruiting. It’s not unusual, but their biggest fear is the time needed to get started and do some meaningful networking. This is a common problem for desk-based recruiters who have responsibilities for finding jobs…

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Successful business people are always looking for their next rock star employee. The question is where do you find them? The good news is that the latest LinkedIn stats — 60 million professional profiles spanning 200 countries — would indicate this is a good place…

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We’ve talked a lot about the importance of putting forth a professional — or at least discreet — image on Facebook and howA employers are paying attention to your online reputation. But as it turns out, employers aren’t the only ones forming opinions based on social…

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Most would agree that having a job is better than not having a job in today’s economy. But therein lies the problem – you do the job because you have to, not because you want to. Job seekers not only face a selective job market…

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In order to become an effectiveA TwitterA user people should find you worth following. After all if you have no consistent followers, whom are you going to tweet to? If you want to become an effective Twitter user, you should not only have more followers, these followers…

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With more than 100 million users, LinkedIn is the most popular social network for professionals as well as one of the top social networks overall. Are you using it to its fullest potential? While Facebook, Twitter, and now Google+ have been generating the most buzz…

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Most people use LinkedIn to “get to someone” in order to make a sale, form a partnership, or get a job. It works well for this because it is an online network of more than 8.5 million experienced professionals from around the world representing 130…

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HOW TO: Build the Ultimate Social Media Resume Social media resumes are important for attracting hiring managers directly to you, without you having to submit your resume, blindly, to them. The problem with submitting your resume online to job postings is that most job postings…

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How Gen-Y Startups Use Social Media to Shatter the Status Quo WithA 22.7% of 16-19 year olds unemployedA and the financial and corporate landscape contracting right in front of them, the so-called Y Generation (Gen-Y) currently has the opportunity to take a strong hold on today’s business…

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Tough economic times call for innovative approaches. An estimated 51 million people internationally areA expected to lose their jobsA in 2012, and with the unemployment rate on the rise, how does one find career opportunities fast? One great option is Twitter. TwitterA is evolving as another resource, in…

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