‘Social Networking as career insurance’ Archive

Job searching is serious business, who has time to Tweet?

March 10, 2010, filed under Building your Google Credibility, Essentials for Job Search Success, Job Search Trends, Networking, Social Networking as career insurance; No Comments.
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5 Myths about Twitter, and why you should reconsider using Twitter as a Job Search Tool
Job searching is serious business, right? Absolutely, and that’s why I want to share with you how Twitter has actually made it easier for job seekers believe it or not! Your next job might be 200 Tweets away  – it [...]

Need a New Years Resolution? Try Exercise your Networking Muscle.

January 1, 2010, filed under Essentials for Job Search Success, Linkedin, Networking, Social Networking as career insurance; No Comments.
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I was going to try and not mention the word “New Years Resolution”, but what can I say, I couldn’t resist.. and I had to relate it to exercise! Of course, we all (almost all of us, yes?) want/ need to do more exercise right? But what about that Networking muscle.. it’s also poorly neglected  [...]

A 2010 Call to Action: STOP Your Aimless Job Search

, filed under New Job Search Paradigm, Social Networking as career insurance, personal branding; No Comments.
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Phew, 2010 is here, and its  time to call for an END to Job Searching. Yes, that is what I said.  An interesting statistic was brought to my attention this week by my blogger friend, GL Hoffman: The average unemployed person spends 18 minutes a day hunting for a job. Gleaned from the current issue [...]