In job search, once you have begun to build profiles and make connections through sites such as Facebook and LinkedIn, what specific ways can you ‘add value’ or help your new social network contacts as you work to befriend them and gain their trust? Below are 21 ideas to get you started. As you network
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It is hard to be in a job search today and not run across two, overused and misunderstood terms, one is “networking” and the other is “branding,” usually “Personal Brand.” How did these words become the “buzz words” the “must do” the “most important,” words so critical that if you don’t do them, you are
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LinkedIn is the revolutionary networking website that has been trying hard to unite and empower all professionals since 2003. I can promise you, if you expend some effort on LinkedIn, you will get a fine return on those efforts for years to come.  Creating a complete LI profile there may seem daunting at first. But
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8 New Weapons to Fight the Talent Wars in '08 The current uptick in skirmishes over IT talent might indicate that a full-scale war is heating up for '08. If so, the weapons this time will be different from those used in the last large dust-ups of the dot-com era. “We are seeing a war
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How to Use Social Networks to Find Gigs by Mathias Meyer I have the capability to see through you. You read the headline and think “MySpace”. Far from it. It's true that social networks are all the rage these days. Each day a number of new communities pop up on the scene. Some are for
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LinkedIn offers the following 10 tips for improving your on the web profile: 1. Don't just cut and paste your resume. LinkedIn hooks you into a network, not just a human resources department. You wouldn't hand out your resume before introducing yourself, so don't do it here. Instead, describe your experience and abilities as you
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For many, the begin of a new year means the start of a new job search using the world wide web to research employers. For up coming college graduates in particular, it is opportunity to get a head begin in getting their careers of the ground using on the world wide web resources. At the
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