Posts Tagged ‘Social Media’

Job Search Experiment Episode 8: Raising Your Profile

In our ongoing real-life, real-time job search experiment with Cleveland sales executive Tim Krenn, we shift our focus to raising Tim’s personal profile online. In earlier episodes, Tim was guided through the process of creating his online persona on assorted social media platforms, crafting his...
March 19th, 2010 | Interviewing, Job Search Experiment, Networking, Social Media, The Search, Video | Read More

Job Search Experiment Episode 7: Your Bio

Job Search Experiment Episode 7: Your Bio
As we continue our real-life, real-time job search experiment with Cleveland sales executive Tim Krenn, we focus on one of the essential, yet often overlook elements of the job search that may prove even more important than your resume: your online bio. As the job search process shifts even more to the...
March 15th, 2010 | Featured, Interviewing, Job Search Experiment, Networking, Social Media, The Search, Video | Read More

The Social Media Blacklist

The Social Media Blacklist
The Wall Street Journal published an article yesterday that described how many major search firms actually keep a blacklist of candidates that they would never consider for any job opening. Typically, these firms add candidates to their blacklist who have exaggerated their qualifications, pitted recruiting...
February 3rd, 2010 | Featured, Interviewing, Networking, Social Media, The Search, Video | Read More

5 Ways Social Media Can Cause You to Lose Your Job

5 Ways Social Media Can Cause You to Lose Your Job
Recent studies confirm that over half of employers check their job candidates’ social media profiles and activities before making a hiring decision. As participation across social media platforms increases it’s certain that even more employers will take the time to investigate the online...
January 25th, 2010 | Featured, Interviewing, Social Media, The Search | Read More

10 Ways to Network If You’re Unemployed

10 Ways to Network If You’re Unemployed
Every major study of employment conducted over the past 20 years confirms that the way that most people find jobs is through some type of personal connection. A tip from a friend who knows that her company is hiring. A personal introduction to a manager who’s expanding his department. Or a connection...
January 13th, 2010 | Featured, Networking, Social Media, The Search | Read More