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Where to Find Your Job on Twitter

So back in April I wrote an article entitled: New rule: Don’t forget the obvious job search sites and I got some nice feedback and additions to the article.  However, I was browsing a new site for me called Career Rocketeer and I cam across the article reprinted below.  I was so impressed that I [...]

Why Your Social Media Efforts Aren’t Paying Off.

You may have been faithfully trying to use social media to build a following for sometime now and be less than enthused with your results. With social media, there really is no ‘A’ for effort – you need to do it properly if you hope to build a large, responsive following. Here are three reasons [...]

PLR? Really? Another Acronym?

Over this past week or so I have been researching how to expand the traffic into this blog in a somewhat strange, “leave no stone unturned” marketing campaign of me.   That search lead me to the concept of PLR, private label rights articles and material. Its an odd concept for me since I actually [...]

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 [...]

Despite Recession, More Than 50% of Marketers Increase Spending on Social Media

by Sarah Perez In a recession, budgets are tightened, jobs are cut, and those who remain are expected to do more with less. Given this type of economic reality, it’s surprising to hear of an industry reporting an increase in spending on anything, much less on something as new as social media. Yet that’s exactly [...]

Social Media Principles Apply to Blogs and Job Hunters Alike

Happy Saturday everyone.   I wasn’t going to write today but down here at the Lake of the Ozarks, all is calm and peaceful and the children have gone away to play some where.  So, I am cruising the internet trying to make sense of it all.  I’ve learned a few things about Social Media, remembered [...]

Fighting back with craftiness

There is really nothing worse than having your boss come into your office, shut the door and sit down with: “It’s not good news.” Its heart rending to be sure but I have been given a gift, time. Time to make arrangements, time to wrap up and time to find another job within the organization. [...]