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Comment on 5 Ways You Look Out-of-Date in Your Job Search by Susan P. Joyce

Susan P. Joyce — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:07:08 +0000

My only concern with Gmail is how much you want Google to know about you, but I guess that’s a concern for all “free” email.

Comment on WIIFT – The Key to Successful Job Search by What are the Keys to Finding the Job You Want? | Resume 555

What are the Keys to Finding the Job You Want? | Resume 555 — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:58:16 +0000

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Comment on The 101 Best Twitter Job Search/Career Experts Plus 6 by Anneliz Hannan

Anneliz Hannan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:37:44 +0000

Thanks Susan…can’t type the list in fast enough to follow…best resource I have come across since I began this laborious process.

Comment on Helpful Holiday Table Talk with Unemployed Friends – 3 Key Questions by Katja

Katja — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:34:18 +0000

Good post. It is so many unemployed here in Europe recently that everyone are concerned how to help their friends and relatives. I also write post on helping unemployed to find a job.
http://hrseconds.com/unemployed-how-to-get-job/
I hope you don’t mind a link.

Comment on Indeed Resume: Great News for Job Seekers & Employers by Erin Roming

Erin Roming — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:03:26 +0000

I also really like this Facebook application called BranchOut. BranchOut is the largest professional networking service on Facebook. BranchOut users leverage their Facebook friend network to find jobs, source sales leads, recruit talent, and foster relationships with professional contacts. BranchOut also operates the largest job board on Facebook with over 3 million jobs and 20,000 internships. BranchOut was founded by serial entrepreneur Rick Marini in July 2010.

BranchOut is a free application for anyone interested in professional success. All BranchOut users create a professional profile that includes their work history and education. Personal information, like photo albums and status updates, are not included in BranchOut profiles. BranchOut also offers endorsements and career badges, which friends and colleagues give to one another as a way to acknowledge skills and accomplishments.

At the core of the BranchOut user experience is the ability to find connections through one’s extended friend network. For example, when you search for a company on BranchOut, you gain visibility to a list of friends and friends-of-friends who work at that company. These inside connections can be used to increase access to new jobs, sales leads, and recruiting talent. On BranchOut job seekers search for employment opportunities and are found by recruiters.

Comment on Beat the Job-Search-Is-a-Numbers-Game Myth by Resume from the employer's perspective | Executive Career Steering Strategies

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:41:48 +0000

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Comment on Helpful Holiday Table Talk with Unemployed Friends – 3 Key Questions by 4 Holiday Job Search Tips « DeniseMpls

4 Holiday Job Search Tips « DeniseMpls — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:02:53 +0000

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Comment on Best Times of the Year to Job Hunt by Christmas is NOT the Time to Stop Job-Hunting - Climbing the IT Ladder

Christmas is NOT the Time to Stop Job-Hunting - Climbing the IT Ladder — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:25:19 +0000

[...] there’s an article from 2010 headlined, The “Slack” Times That Are GREAT Times to Job Search. The article [...]

Comment on 5 Ways You Look Out-of-Date in Your Job Search by Jessica Forrester

Jessica Forrester — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:07:13 +0000

I’ll add one to the list. If you don’t have a professional email account to use, gmail is the next best thing. Yahoo or hotmail will make you look out of touch.

Comment on Growth of Social Media – Infographic by Susan P. Joyce

Susan P. Joyce — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:55:10 +0000

Good question, David!

I don’t think that the resume is going away soon, but it is definitely being supplemented or verified by your online presence.

I’ve spoken with recruiters and employers who use LinkedIn basically to confirm what the job seeker has put on his or her resume. The presumption is that the people are less apt to stretch the truth in front of their network.

So, if your resume says you worked at Google, your LinkedIn profile should show that you worked at Google (and the dates should agree with your resume). If Google isn’t in your LinkedIn profile, the assumption is that you are not being honest on your resume, and your resume will probably be put onto the “no” pile.