A lot of us already use social media for personal reasons, but it is also a good source for your professional world as well. More and more recruiters are using these networks to find potential candidates for open positions. These social media tools are a great way to save time while searching for a job.
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Millions of American’s wake up every day, get dressed in business attire, and head to work- only their “job” these days is actually looking for one. Unemployment rates are still hovering around 9.6% nationally, making this job market highly competitive and hard to crack into. Employers know this, and in a lot of ways, the
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Twitter is HUGE with an estimated 100 million people registered (though figures vary). If you haven’t discovered it yet, it’s probably time you did! We, well me anyway, tend to think that these social media sites are for the ‘young’ but only about 10% of Twitter users are in the 12-18 age group which leaves
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Good cover letters for resumes that stand out are difficult to create. And in today’s economical climate, every little bit of help is needed to separate you from the pile of cover letters stacked mile-high on any hiring manager’s desk. There are a few practices you can employ when making yourself stand out in the
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Facebook is HUGE! Prepare yourself for some statistics so you can see just how huge: Facebook has more than 400 million active users, 50% of active users log on to Facebook in any given day and more than 100 million active users currently accessing Facebook through their mobile devices. In Europe we are not such
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It is probably pretty obvious that in the current economic market employers don’t have lots of time to dedicate to reading resumes. Nowadays, they get high volume responses to even the lowest level jobs. It makes sense that employers will seek out only well written resumes. They will eliminate applicants based on substandard content and
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It’s a nice idea: getting a new job, or at least an interview, from the comfort of your own home by using Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. In reality, it’s not as simple as it seems and there are a few things to bear in mind if you’re going to make social networking sites part of
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The business networking site LinkedIn recently published a list of the top 10 “overused buzzwords” of the year in US LinkedIn profiles, which they state are: Extensive experience Innovative Motivated Results-oriented Dynamic Proven track record Team player Fast-paced Problem solver Entrepreneurial Reviewing the list gave me pause for consideration. Scanning the list you see the
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You want a new job, but you don’t want your boss to know about it until you hand in your resignation. How do you keep your job search a secret? After all, you have a lot to lose if your boss discovers that you are searching for new employment. The company could replace you before
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Writing a good cover letter is more of an art than a science and you need to treat it this way when you write one. No matter what the so called job experts tell you (and there are lots of these online), if you submit a template you find on the net or in a
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One study showed that 82% of employers feel it’s very important for a candidate to ask questions at the interview. Easier said than done! What do you ask? Few things in life can be as stressful as interviewing for a job you really want. Walking into one of these interviews can be like walking into
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Being laid off can be devastating. In fact, for many unemployed workers, the loss of their job came as a total shock. Once you take a few days to digest what has happened, it’s time to get down to business. After all, being laid off doesn’t have to stop you from being productive! But it
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So your potential new employer has invited you to a panel job interview and tells you that you will be meeting with seven department heads. Do you grasp your chest in fear or do you say to yourself, “cool”? Panel interviews can be scary as you have to impress a room full of people rather
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There is no doubt that unemployment is at an incredible high and that there is more competition for every available six figure job out there. At the same time so many of the companies that have folded were small business or those in industries where many of those who where employed were actually independent contractors
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There is an ongoing debate about whether cover letters have any value. People who like to dress casually often have a tie rolled up in their pocket when they head to a nice place for dinner. They may need it or they may not. Doing a cover letter for every customized resume can’t hurt and
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