Posts Tagged ‘social media job search’

21st Century Job Search Revolution

April 19th, 2010 by Susan P. Joyce

Job search has been changing for quite a while, and the changes are picking up speed.

In the Age of Google, what you do online has an impact on your career, both negative and positive.  Learn how it works, and what you can do to both leverage it and to protect yourself.

For follow-on information, based on the questions the audience asked during this presentation, read the blog post, On-Brand Tweeting for Your Career.”

For another presentation on this topic, watch Online Reputation Management for Job Seekers.

This is the presentation I made in New Hampshire on April 9, 2010 at the Spring New Hampshire Women in Higher Education Leadship (NHWHEL), a great group!

Holiday Preparation for the January Job Crush

December 2nd, 2009 by Susan P. Joyce

January 2, or as soon as the bowl games are over, a tsunami of people jump into the online job market.

New Year = New Job Hunt = Crush of Competition

As someone who has been working in and observing the online job market since 1995, I know that shelving a job search during November and December is a mistake because of the plentiful holiday networking opportunities and reduced level of competition. However, “taking the holidays off” is a common November/December job search strategy.

So, use this “time off” to advance your job search without doing the hard stuff – resumes, cover letters, interviews, etc.

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