Thursday, March 15, 2012

How Facebook Can Help You Win the Job-Search War

U.S. News & World Report (blog)
This is the season of social media, when prevailing winds swoop up and distribute Facebook postings for global scrutiny. Despite the availability of privacy settings—which only sometimes work—job-seekers should put every post through the mom/dad/boss ...

6 Tips to Finding the Right Career Coach

SecondAct
If you're switching careers, a coach also can help repackage your experience and skills in a way that makes you attractive to recruiters or hiring managers in a different industry. For example, job search and social media coach Miriam Salpeter once ...

How to find a CSR job in a big company

Forbes
There are plenty of resources online that offer tips on each of these, but it's impossible to overstate how important it is to master the basics during any job search. Companies are bombarded with applications these days and they're looking for reasons ...

You are what you tweet

Philadelphia Inquirer (blog)
The seed for my dream was planted by Wil Reynolds, the founder of a search engine optimization company in Philadelphia, who said, essentially that he wants applicants to optimize their way into a job. "Screw the resume and show me what you've done," ...

100 Best Companies to Work For

CNNMoney

And the winners are...
Fat paychecks, sweet perks, fun colleagues, and over 70,000 jobs ready to be filled -- these employers offer dream workplaces.

6 Steps to Polish Your LinkedIn Profile and Land Your Dream Job

U.S. News & World Report (blog)
To gain an edge over the plethora of job seekers vying for employers' attention, there are key LinkedIn profile tips you can follow to ensure that your experience, skills, and talents are showcased effectively. LinkedIn is a growing online network for ...

Cloud Computing and Big Data Tips for Job Seekers

San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Prospective job seekers need to tailor how they present themselves to these hiring managers. BizCloud Computing and Coit Group offer the following career predictions and tips to enable job seekers that are considering applying to open requisitions on ...