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Feb 02 2012

LinkedIn is a very powerful SUV. I get in it for a road trip. I turn it on, take it to the car wash. Then I realize that I have no idea where I want to go. The maps in the back seat pile up and spill over, leaving me in limbo. Where do I go now? Relying on technology
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Jan 26 2012

Watch This Video to Find Out What Steps Kathy Took to Get her Job Kathy has been a subscriber to Career Enlightenment for a few months. Recently, she leveraged what she learned about social media job seeking to get a very nice offer. She starts next week. So I thought I would interview Kathy and find out exactly how it
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Dec 08 2011

 Why are we even talking about social media in the context of job search? Simple! Recruiters are using social media to find talent. In fact, several surveys in the last few years point to a very high percentage of recruiters using social media. Adding to this trend, LinkedIn’s API has now made it even easier for recruiters to access fresh
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Nov 09 2011

Dan Zarrella, one of my favorite social media analysts, just released an infographic showing which words are most connected in LinkedIn. And the results are quite interesting. Dan looked at the Titles and Summaries of 40,000 randomly selected LinkedIn profiles in order to see if certain profiles had more connections than others, and what that pattern might look like. Not surprisingly,
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Oct 26 2011

Last week, I received an info interview request from a total stranger as a direct message on LinkedIn. And despite my very busy schedule, I decided to take his call. Over the weekend, I asked myself, “Why did I agree”? Let’s take his email apart and put it into 4 essential elements so that you can use them in your
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Oct 17 2011

When my infographic was published on Mashable last week, it went completely viral. It had over 7,000 shares and over 100 comments. Among the comments was a clever job seeker who turned his resume into a nice looking infographic. He wasn’t a designer, and although the concept was really great, it didn’t do him any service. But still. What a
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Oct 06 2011

You’ve probably already been doing a great job with maximizing your social media presence for leveraging a better job.  After all, we’re part of the social media generation.  But sometimes it’s easy to forget that an important part of effective job searching is making sure you’re being just as industrious offline as you are online. The basics still matter.  Getting
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Sep 27 2011

Don’t worry. I am not turning Career Enlightenment into a political blog. Yes, I have my own opinions about things, but this blog is for helping job seekers to use social media to find work. So why am I mentioning the President’s Town Hall talk this week? Because he spoke at LinkedIn’s headquarters! That’s why. Think about it. Our #1
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Sep 07 2011

When my infographic was published on Mashable last week, it went completely viral. It had over 7,000 shares and over 100 comments. Among the comments was a clever job seeker who turned his resume into a nice looking infographic. He wasn’t a designer, and although the concept was really great, it didn’t do him any service. But still. What a
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Sep 07 2011

Did you know that LinkedIn offers free webinars for job seekers? LinkedIn’s Free Job Seeking Webinars I’ve attended these sessions and I can say honestly that they are very good. If you haven’t done this yet, give it a shot. You may learn some new things about LinkedIn. Republished by Blog Post Promoter