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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 was for Brandon Savage, who literally did find his job via Twitter. Now, I know the majority of you out there are skeptics, and that’s why this is such an exciting post to write. This week marks the arrival of The Twitter Job Search Guide, written by three very talented colleagues, Chandlee Bryan, Deb Dib and Susan Whitcomb. I happen to be one of the contributors to the book too, which is also very exciting so in honor of it’s publication I wanted to dive in and debunk the 5 myths I see that are preventing you from using Twitter in your Job Search? Continue Reading »

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Yesterday on Twitter I mentioned that I was reading a very interesting book on social networking entitled “33 Million People in the Room” by Juliette Powell. I’m not all the way through the book, but I will be in a few more days. It’s that interesting.

It’s no surprise where I stand on the importance of having a strong online presence. I’ve mentioned that CFOs seem to be missing the boat on social media ... much more so than CEOs. The curious, or maybe not, fact is that operational CFOs seem to “get” it more than the traditional finance leaders do.  Continue Reading »

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I get asked this question all the time. Let me ask you this in return … if you knew of a regular social gathering attended by all the decision-makers who could impact your job search, would you go? What if I told you that most of them would even be open to connecting with you in some way if you just approached them? And further, what if I said that lots of them posted their senior-level vacancies on a bulletin board available to all members? Continue Reading »

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Written by Teena Rose, ResumeToReferral.com Invited to an interview, you step into the room and unload that heavy photo album you’ve been clinging to onto the conference table. In addition to a resume and brag book, you have pictures on your iPhone of your dogs and the neighbor’s cat stalking the birds enjoying your new bird Continue Reading »

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LaSalle University’s Bucks County Center hosted a very well-attended discussion this morning.   I was honored to be among the panel members who responded to questions regarding the personal and business applications of social networking/personal marketing.   Those in attendance included faculty, staff, and adult students; their questions and comments revealed a deep engagement in the topic.   Some comments that may not have been clearly communicated:

• Social networking and personal marketing allow us to gain autonomy and independence in the workplace.   Social networking tools allow us to become more responsible for the long-term management of our careers – the “apron strings” to corporate employers are not secure.
• Online networking complements warm networking.  Those who successfully develop and nurture their network demonstrate key qualities: team work, cultural awareness, and service orientation.
• Social networking has launched an era of “giving;” a prerequisite for and a simultaneous part of the “receiving” that most people associate with the new verb, “to network.” Continue Reading »

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With social media growning by leaps and bounds, what does it mean for the job-seeker and those interested in career management? If you want to demonstrate your expertise, raise your virtual presence, get involved in social media today. - Facebook has been in business 6 years in this month, and now has 400,000,000 members and a site redesign. - 50% of Facebook users log on daily. - 65 million Facebook users access the site with mobile devices. - LinkedIn has 11 million users across Europe. - India is the fastest growing country using LinkedIn, with more than 3 million users. - LinkedIn is offered in 4 different languages, while Facebook is offered in 70 languages. - LinkedIn now enables users to modify their profile more, but enabling them to put content anywhere on the page, compared to the resume type document. - Twitter now has 75 million profiles. - In December 2009, 17% of Twitter users tweeted, equating to roughly 10-15 million users joining the conversation. Source: AIRS Sourcing Report, February 2010 via Career Management Alliance.

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#Jobseekers are always asking me, "How do I use Twitter for my job search?" Some have a difficult time believing that a staggering number of jobs are posted on Twitter every month. In fact, some career experts claim that Twitter Continue Reading »

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The value of your tweets. Now that you have set up your Twitter account, what do you tweet in order to get closer to an actual job lead? There are many steps you can take to job search via Twitter but in this blog post, I will focus on your tweets because a great tweet can propel you closer to a job--a bad tweet can help you lose the job you currently have…AND QUICKLY!

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I invite you to visit a recent post on my lifestream at posterous to see a great video from the LinkedIn European Business Awards website. It features Reid Hoffman, Executive Chairman and co-founder of Linkedin. Linkedin is one of the most powerful professional networks which I recommend all professionals and business owners join. Its over 50 million members - 50% of which are outside the U.S. - represent over 200 countries and territories and over 200 industries. More than 60% of members are decision makers, so the connections you make here are with people who can really impact change. (Future posts will explore using Linkedin in more detail.) In this video Reid discusses how Linkedin is an excellent tool for securing business intelligence that extends what you are able to do, problems you can solve and opportunities throughout the course of your career. He also underscores the importance of professionals seeing themselves as the CEO of their own businesses when it comes to managing their career. I love that he focuses on the fact that continuous learning as key to being extremely competitive in the global marketplace. Continue Reading »

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With a sudden flurry of tweets and blog comments for my original post of the same name over at my Executive Resume Branding blog, I decided to take a second look at my “won’t follow” criteria four months later. Let me first say that these are not hard and fast rules that I even follow myself all the time, so I don’t mean to imply that you should adhere to any of them. Continue Reading »

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