6 Ways to Unlock the Power of Twitter in Your Job Search
Posted on June 20, 2012 by Admin
I generally get quite the quizzical look when I suggest that Twitter is a powerful and unique tool that can enhance your job search strategy. The reality is according to Tweetmyjobs.com, an amazing Twitter app, 45% of companies plan to increase their budgets for recruiting on Twitter and other social networks this year. I generally get quite the quizzical look when I…
Category: Social Media, Twitter Tags: Career, job search, Social Media, Social Network, Social Networking tools, Twitter
10 Reasons You Can Be Thankful For Twitter
Posted on November 28, 2011 by Donna
It’s hard to get excited about a job search. Even less so about job search tools. Well, I have something that I think you’ll really be grateful for if you give it a chance. You can be thankful for Twitter for being Twitter. Rather than being the frivolous waste of time you think it might be, Twitter is in fact your Swiss…
Category: Building your Google Credibility, Essentials for Job Search Success, Job Search Trends, personal branding, Small Business, Social Media, Social Networking as career insurance, Twitter Tags: community, guru network, job listings, job search, job search tools, Marketing, micro-blogging, Twitter
7 updates to your Linkedin profile that will transform your job search.
Posted on November 13, 2011 by Donna
In September I launched a weekly group & workshop, the Carerfolk café dedicated to helping people get a grip on the social media tools that have revolutionized the job search and career management. I’m talking specifically about LinkedIn, Twitter & Facebook. Indeed, I am a bit of an evangelist because the more I learn about the powerful impact these tools can have…
What Is Twitter & Why You should Care
Posted on June 13, 2011 by Donna
There are less than 24 hours left before my first Twitter Training Intensive, and I have been getting lots of emails and calls from people asking me why on earth should they need Twitter. Great question! I know there is so much confusion as to why and how Twitter can be helpful, especially in light of all the recent bad publicity. Well,…
How to become famous (not infamous) on Twitter: 5 lessons learned from Anthony Weiner and his…
What bad timing! Just as I’m about to convince the world about the magical properties of Twitter for the job search-– Anthony Weiner, State representative from NY spoils everything. Weiner has achieved infamy, dragging Twitter through the dirt too and perpetuating the notion that if you use Twitter it can only be hazardous to your reputation and personal privacy. Weiner has to…
5 Career Trends that have changed the way we work
Posted on May 25, 2011 by Donna
You might not have realized yet, but you recently got a promotion. You’re the boss now and you have a job. Today’s new reality is that you are the boss of your own career and your job is to create work for yourself. That might sound like quite a radical idea but in fact, it’s nothing new. As early as 1994, William Bridges outlined the…
