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Category Archives: social media
How to Increase Your Online Influence [Infographic]
Recently, we featured a terrific post by Dawn Rasmussen titled “The New Resume: Your Online Content (and Digital Reputation)“.
Since then, many have asked how, once we capture attention to our online presence and content, we keep our audience’s attention on us. After all, in our ultra-competitve job market (not to mention the plethora of available content), keeping the focus on our message and personal brand has never been more difficult…
Posted in Facebook, Infographic, Personal Brand, social media
Tagged Facebook, personal branding, social media
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Turn Your Social Media Obsession Into a Career
At first, many companies regarded social media as a fad; a tool for teenagers to express themselves digitally.
Not so anymore. In a span of less than a decade, social media has grown up. More and more companies are realizing if they’re not active on social media… they’ll be left behind.
Check out this interesting infographic from The University of Florida on how companies are using social media. The more you know, the better you can turn your social media obsession into a career…
Posted in Career, Career Advice, career plan, social media
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4 Steps to Master the Informational Interview Via LinkedIn
There are hundreds of tools and strategies to help you connect with to those who can help you during your job search.
Forget all those… and focus on this: LinkedIn and informational interviews.
Here are my tips on using LinkedIn to get connected to the right people, the right companies, and right next job…
Posted in job interview, job search, LinkedIn, social media
Tagged informational interview, job interview, job search, LinkedIn, social media job search
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#InternPro Chat: “How #Jobseekers Should Be Using Social Media (But Aren’t)
The secret’s out. The evidence is in. Social media IS a powerful tool for networking and finding jobs and internships.
It seems, however, that some job seekers have yet to take advantage of this highly effective method of job hunting…
Posted in internship, job search, social media, youtern
Tagged #InternPro Chat, job search, job seekers, social media job search
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Create a Social Media Presence Recruiters Will Notice
These days, it seems everyone is on one form of social media or another. Employers know this, and they use it to their advantage to do research on prospective employees.
In order for social media to help your job search, you have to know how to use it correctly. And this starts with being noticed on social media, ideally on several platforms.
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Social Media Manners: Be a Better Digital Citizen
Growing up, our parents taught us the rules of social etiquette… rules we should follow in order to participate in polite society. “Keep your elbows off the dinner table” and “be kind to others” became part of our mindset. Social media has developed its own polite society; it has its own set of rules. Breaking these can have a significant impact on your relationships, personal brand, job search and career. Check out this interesting post brought to our attention by our friend David Shindler, and produced by KnowtheNet.org.uk. It’s an interesting list of Do’s and Don’ts… some of which you
Posted in Career Advice, Infographic, Personal Brand, social media
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