Creating and maintaining an online brand is a relatively new phenomenon in the job searching world. In addition to having that stellar resume and cover letter, you should also have some sort of presence online. However, the sort of presence you have will vary according to what you’re looking for. For instance, say you’re one of 95 million Americans who
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Sometimes, there is nothing wrong with defining who you are based on NOT being someone else. Let me explain. When I was in high school, I didn’t really stand out. Despite how hard I tried. Grew my hair long, dyed it green. Whatever it was I tried, it didn’t really work. I was still the quiet, unremarkable white kid in
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Today’s social media is the employee coffee machine or water cooler of yesterday. Convening with other employees during breaks to chat and vent is a normal part of most employees’ work life. However, the advent of widespread social media use has changed how safe it is for employees to talk openly about work concerns and issues. In particular, in recent
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Guest post by Karen Flowers. After all that hard work you put into dressing to impress and answering all those difficult questions, what should you be doing after a job interview? Sure, you can treat yourself, but I wouldn’t celebrate just yet … don’t forget that there are still things to be done. After all, you haven’t heard the magic
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AOL.com Blogger Aaron Crowe interviews Kevin Kermes, who talks about how what he learned in the military can help job seekers beat the recession. He says there is STILL a lot of opportunity out there. Main point, Social Media is a jumping off point for in-person networking, where you can establish yourself as an expert. Take a listen! Listen to
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Whether you use your website as a resume, portfolio, blogging platform or advertisement for freelance services, taking advantage of SEO strategies can help improve your search engine ranking and make you more visible to your target audience (recruiters). Here are few simple ways to become more visible in a job search with SEO: Optimize Your Website’s URL and Name One
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Brand-Yourself.com is a 2 year old start-up run by students at Syracuse University. My interview today was with their CMO, Trace Cohen. Trace is running their PR and outreach including speaking about the benefits of social media for job seekers. We’re definitely on the same page. He had a lot of great things to say about the company and about
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Considering that 70 to 80 percent of potential employers are going to Google you, it makes sense to see how well you are doing in that area. In the video below, I review an easy to use free tool from Brand-Yourself.com — a tool that gives you a grade. Remember to do something with this grade, don’t just post it
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You are at a job fair. You talk to a recruiter at a dream company who later sends you a “friend request” in Facebook. What do you do?? Not adding them could offend them. But adding them could give them access to your private data. How do you deal with this? Because some companies and recruiters will try to “friend”
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Job searching has come a long way from just a few years ago! I remember being inbetween jobs after college, filling out dozens of Taleo applications and sending dozens of resumes and cover letters into cyberspace each day. I would obsessively check my e-mail praying for any kind of a response. Just the thought makes me cringe! These days, instead
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