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LinkedIn Anoints Twitter “Professional”

By John Hazard ⋅ November 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

LinkedIn announced today that it would sync it’s status updates with Twitter and, in a way, anointed Twitter as a professional social network.
According to the New York Times: “The partnership with LinkedIn affirms Twitter’s role as a network for professional conversation. More than social sites like Facebook, people use Twitter to keep abreast of professional [...]

Too Old to Tweet

By John Hazard ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Are you tool old for Facebook or Twitter or LinkedIn? No, and it’s one of the worst reasons to eschew social media in your job search, according to Josh Waldman, a social media career consultant and author of the Careerealism blog.
The three excuses that most often keep job seekers from using social networks in their [...]

Can We Meet for Coffee or Lunch?

By John Hazard ⋅ November 4, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

An informational interview is usually a waste of an executive recruiter’s time, said the anonymous manager and author of the “Ask a Manager” blog.
Most people who ask for an informational interview are usually trying to sneak an actual job interview, or they’re randomly trying to meet with anyone and everyone who might have a job [...]

Research Job Applications to Make Your Case in a Resume and Job Interview

By Donald Sears ⋅ October 7, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Research is essential to finding a job, said Rafe Gomez, a radio DJ turned career adviser and author.
Gomez, author of “What’s In It for Me?” a book he wrote while conducting his own job search after his previous employer, CD101.9 in New Jersey, changed format and he was laid off. In an interview with NY1’s [...]

Social-Networking Job-Search Advice: Common Courtesy Applies

By Donald Sears ⋅ July 23, 2009 ⋅ One comment

New to social-networking sites like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter?
Well, the same rules apply as in face-to-face networking. Be courteous and respectful of people’s time, and don’t overdo the self-promtion. There’s a line between taking and giving; in networking, think of others before yourself and you will reap the benefits, according to the article “Social Netiquette: [...]

Pay it Forward: Broadcast Available Jobs

By John Hazard ⋅ April 30, 2009 ⋅ One comment

What can you do to stimulate the economy? Tell people when you hear about a job. Tell your brother-in-law, tell your current and former colleagues, tell your network, tell everyone, said G.L. Hoffman , CEO of Job Dig, a career-advice Web site.
He advocates job seekers (and non-job seekers) use Twitter, Facebook and any means possible [...]

Twitter Tutorial for the Job Search

By John Hazard ⋅ April 13, 2009 ⋅ One comment

It seems every publication under the sun is advising job seekers that they need to be on Twitter to find a job. This includes our own voice in the chorus – Can You Facebook your Way to a New Job?, published in February on TheLadders Career Advice, which mentioned Twitter merely in passing.
But much of [...]

Cisco Fatty: How to Lose a Job in 140 Characters or Less

By John Hazard ⋅ March 23, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Be careful what you tweet. Be careful about everything you do on the Web. Can we say it loud enough? Apparently not.
eWEEK’s Careers blogger Don Sears brings us the potentially sad tale of Connor Riley, a.k.a.  “Cisco Fatty,” a candidate for a job at Cisco Systems who made the misstep of telling the world via [...]

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