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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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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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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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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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

By now, the news has spread that 80 percent of recruiters look to fill openings through searching on LinkedIn. Although I don’t think this is the best use for LinkedIn (sitting around waiting for a call), there is still a chance it could happen. So learning how to rank your profile for certain keywords is a worthwhile use of your
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If you are running your job search right, you are going out to networking events on a regular basis. And you probably come home with a big pile of business cards. The old way of following up is to send them an email telling them how great it was to meet them. Then if it’s an “A” contact, you’ll probably
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I got an email this week asking about how to write a really catchy LinkedIn professional headline. Their original idea was this: Experienced leader, change agent and recent University of San Diego Graduate; searching for a business leadership position in a multinational corporation with responsibility for implementation of strategic growth initiatives. Here are some problems with it. It’s too long, LinkedIn restricts
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There are a ton of LinkedIn video tutorials on Youtube. Some are okay, some aren’t very good. But I found this one — it is by far the best one I’ve seen. I’d like to share it with you here: Republished by Blog Post Promoter

The Following Is an Excerpt from my NEW Book Job Searching With Social Media For Dummies: When a hiring manager views your LinkedIn profile, you have about 30 seconds to convince him or her that you’re what the company needs. Follow these nine tips to boost your profile’s appeal and ensure it isn’t one a hiring manager will pass over:
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