Browsing all posts in April, 2009.

Tweeps I follow in my job search

I am a believer in a holistic approach and so since I went with traditional last week, let me get into Twitter this week. I have been looking high and low for the best folks to follow and that I can network with, but there are a few folks that are amazing for job hunting. I keep each of these in a special column for job hunting on tweet deck so that I dont miss listings or wisdom.

New rule: Don’t forget the obvious job search sites

So yes, when you get laid off, you get a new job. Call it a “Job Research and implementation Analyst.” Wow. 15 years of consulting work in action right there. What you really are is job hunting. In today’s online aware world, social media has joined the fray in a big way but you cannot [...]

Keeping Myself Busy – The Hunt for Work through Social Networking

Incredulity is mean. “So Drew, how’s the job hunt?” “Fine,” I tell them, “I am networking a lot using tools like LinkedIn and Twitter.” That’s when I usually get, “really, how are you going to get a job like that?” Non-believers. The simple truth is that for managers at my level, 85% or so of [...]