Posts Tagged ‘social networking’

The 101 Best Twitter Job Search/Career Experts Plus 6

June 30th, 2009 by Susan P. Joyce

I’ve had several complaints that my #FollowFriday Tweets of great career and job search Twitter accounts are overwhelming. So, this is my #FF list, consolidated and broken up by category. I’ve tried very hard not to leave off anyone who is making a great contribution, and agonized about leaving off several to keep the number to 101 of the most useful.

Many good career Tweeps are not included in this version of the list because they are not currently active or not on-topic right now (vacation time, whatever).

And, there are many other popular Twitter accounts which provide a mix of content with “personality” and they are not included here. But, they could still be useful to you – it just depends what you want.

Note: Updated on October 18, 2009. Some Tweeters left, and new Tweeters arrived. Find all these Tweeps and more on Job-Hunt’s Job Search Experts Twitter List.

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Job Search with Your Own Blog

January 16th, 2009 by Susan P. Joyce

Robert Scoble, aka “scobleizer,” has written an excellent article on how someone who’s been laid off should leverage social networking.  Scoble strongly recommends that every laid off or unemployed job seeker establish a blog.  Of course, being a blogger is how Scoble became scobleizer, and, given what he’s accomplished blogging, he’s probably right.

Blogs are not that hard to create, but they are harder to keep “alive.”

So, how do you become a blogger?

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