When going for entry level jobs or hourly jobs the faster you can apply the better. Some hiring managers have told me that after the first hour of a Craigslist posting, they stop looking at resumes. IFFT is a free web application building tool where you can create IF THEN tasks so that if there are new jobs posted, you
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Social media may be the key to our economic recovery. At least that what Marketing Expert Chris Brogan feels in his recent e-book called, “Using the Social Web to Find work”. With social media, “there are ways one can connect to like-minded people and perhaps find the job they need to keep themselves afloat in the coming months and year.”
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Savvy jobseekers already know about the benefits of using social media outlets, such as blogs, to connect with other people in their field. For example, students completing online studies or classroom-based degree programs often start job search blogs to help them find their first jobs after graduation. After accepting a position, newly employed graduates sometimes continue these blogs in order to maintain
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Networking is always difficult, especially keeping track of your connections. And getting your foot in the door with new connections can seem daunting when faced with the established personalities on the Internet. So how do you make new professional connections and keep track of them all? Today, there are more tools at your fingertips to keep track of your connections, and make
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Guest post by  Kat Krull:  Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest…if you’re not a savvy social networker, it can be overwhelming to continually hear that you should hop on the social networking bandwagon in order to land your next job. Which tools are really worth your time, and which ones might not be so beneficial to your career? According to this infographic
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I had a great interview with Michael Gruen of Huntsy.com. Huntsy offers job seekers a way to organize their job search through scheduling tasks as well as some very interesting social media integrations. For instance, if you are applying to a job and import that into the system, you’ll be able to see who in your social network works there.
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Guest post by Author and LinkedIn expert Neal Schaffer. In 2010, the landscape for job seekers continues to change as the world around us changes.  As social media begins to envelop almost every part of a corporate organization, and as more corporate employees are required to use social media as part of their professional jobs, the impact it has on the
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Guest post by  Kat Krull: If you’re searching for a new job today, things have changed dramatically from 10 years ago. Heck, things have even changed in the last five years! What do you need to know if you’re back on the job hunt today? Here are five things: 1. The average time spent looking at a resume is 30
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Personal branding can seem like a full time job when you’re responsible for so many social networks. There’s Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, a blog, a personal website. Those tools, although hugely important to cultivate a personal brand online, take your time and energy to develop. So why should you devote more time to a newcomer like Pinterest? Why Pinterest? Do
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Guest post by Mark Lynch: In January 2011, I was laid off from my job (3rd lay off I endured in a span of 6 years). I was a hard worker, exceeded my goals but had no control over downsizing. I made a decision to make a career change but I wasn’t sure even where or how to start! The
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