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All things Considered, NPR’s afternoon news show, featured this story today, April 7, 2008:

“Police in East Lansing, Mich., used tear gas to disperse thousands of out-of-hand partygoers near the Michigan State University campus at an event promoted as Cedar Fest on Facebook. Police are trying to determine whether the Facebook party organizers can be held accountable.”

How does this news jive with the advice of business bloggers like Bob Gourley, who recently suggested that Executives should use LinkedIn and Facebook?

What will this mean for the cohort of professionals who are streaming over to the interactive Facebook from more static networking forums, like LinkedIn.com?

Are the Facebook “natives” happy about the migration of more professional “immigrants” to the site that has been a place to plan parties, “poke” friends, and check-out fun connections?

Should Facebook friends feel compelled to clean-up their profiles so recruiters and other professionals can use this tool as yet another way to vet candidates? Should professionals be like rain, and go away….?

Will law enforcement authorities be able to hold Facebook members liable for the collateral damage and consequences of postings initiated through the social networking site? Will Facebook’s digital fingerprint and YouTube’s video record of the event put the kibosh on the partying? Will Facebook be able to “grow-up” without going to jail?

Posted by Karen P. Katz; cross-posted on Career Acceleration Notes 

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Here’s a fascinating account of a virtual job interview at Second Life.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/jobs/10pre.html?_r=2&ref=business&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

I don’t really see this taking off, but maybe I should set myself up as a Second Life Career Coach! (My avatar’s name is Rita Destiny. Look me up (I never leave Orientation Island. I’m too clumsy).

-Liz Sumner

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I just hung up from talking with an area recruiter and wanted to pass on some inside information that confirms what I have advised candidates for years.  I love when that happens!  This particular recruiter works at the largest employer in my county, and she receives over 100 applications a day.  I called to ask about a particular candidate I was working with and she stated that unless someone follows-up regarding a particular application, there is a good chance it will never see the light of day.

 Did all you job seekers catch that?  You must follow-up on internet job applications whenever possible.  Granted, this is an unscientific survey of one employer, however; where there is one, there will be others.  Take charge of your own job search.  Why rely on on the kindness of strangers?

Faith Sheaffer-Thornberry

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I can often lose time exploring new productivity tools, but this one looks especially useful. Check out David Seah’s Printable CEO and Concrete Goals Tracker.

I like his method for assigning value to activities based on how much they contribute to business growth.

All of his tools are available as free downloads.

posted by Liz Sumner

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There was a tv commercial a few years back that poked fun at the job applicant who listed “Destroying Aliens” as a skill on his resume. We laughed and shuddered at the poor, unprepared youth who wasted his life playing video games.

Now life imitates art and, according to ZDNet and Wikinomics, World of Warcraft, the MMOG (Massive Multi-Player Online Game) is the new golf course. Tech executives and others meet informally, network, and hone what might be a valuable skill that employers are looking for.

Who will be the first to list this on his resume?

posted by Liz Sumner 

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