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| Using Social Networking Sites for Recruiting? Beware Disparate Impact Claims by Stephanie Thomas Using social networking sites for recruiting is not a new phenomenon; three years ago, Maureen Crawford-Hentz, a recruiter for Osram Sylvania, said "Social networking technology is the absolutely the best thing to happen to recruiting -- ever." It seems as though enthusiasm for social n... | |||
| Why Experts Use Social Media by Stephanie Thomas I recently came across a post by Tracy Coenen of Sequence Inc. Forensic Accounting. Her post (which can be found here) posed the following question: Can expert witnesses participate in social media? (And should they?) This is a very interest | |||
| Do You Really Have To Network For Your Job Search? by Harry Urschel I was asked to speak at a Job Networking session to a group of Information Technology (IT) Professionals. I was asked to talk about an effective ‘Elevator Speech’ or any other aspect of Networking that I’d like. For the past 23 years I’ve been a Recruiter specializing in placing IT Profes... | |||
| Effective Networking? or Blowing It? by Harry Urschel When you’re networking, how do you know if you’re blowing it? If you ask everyone you talk to if they know of a job for you...you’re probably blowing it! – Instead ask: “Who do you know that would be good for me to network with?” They may not like being put on the spot about a job, but... | |||
| Five Best Ways to Use Twitter for Your Job Search! by Harry Urschel Twitter can be a tremendous, fast moving tool in your Job Search Toolbox. Here are 5 ways to get the most out of it. 1. Follow and read job search experts. The amount of excellent ideas, tips, leads, news, informative articles, and best practices going by all day long is amazing. Use Tw... | |||
| Five Twitter “FAIL’s” for your Job Search by Harry Urschel Twitter can be a great asset for your job search. There are people to meet that you probably wouldn’t get to meet otherwise. There is real-time industry and job field information that is hard to match. There are helpful opinions and advice to be found everywhere. There are job postings, as... | |||
| Give Before You Get! by Harry Urschel Two of the most difficult things for most people in their job search: Maintain a PMA (Positive Mental Attitude), and Networking. One tool to help with both of those issues: Volunteering! Particularly in today’s economy, there is a tremendous need for volunteers in all ki | |||
| I've Got a Contact Name! Now What? by Harry Urschel So, you were...Networking, or Searching on LinkedIn, or Running a Google Search, or some other way you got a contact name at a company that you are interested in pursuing! Terrific! But NOW WHAT? What do you do with that name? Call them? Email them? Send “Snail Mail”? What do you say? ... | |||
| Social Media Guidelines for Your Online Job Search by Joshua Waldman Social Media can be a real time sink. There is no doubt. And with out a strategy, the danger of spending hours online and getting nothing accomplished is very real. So in response to this apparent need of saving people time online, Social Media Aggregation services were invented. These ... | |||
| What To Do In An Effective Networking Call! by Harry Urschel Most advice you read for a job search says to call and network with as many people as you can. That’s fine...but what do you say? What’s the objective of the call? How do you attract your contacts rather than repel them? Here are some ideas to make those calls effective! First...Why are... | |||
| Who Does Your Grandma Know? by Harry Urschel Networking in a job search is critical. Often people don’t do it because they think they have to know hiring managers in their field in order for it to be productive. Not True! It’s not who YOU know. It’s who you know, knows, and who THEY know! Many people may think of their grandmot... | |||
| Five Social Media Rules for Your Job Search by Harry Urschel Looking for a new job? Be smart online! Your activity on the internet may make or break your chances of getting a job you want. Too often people sabotage their job search by leaving a trail online of careless, controversial, or foolish posts, pictures, or comments. Others use their time on... | |||
| How Having A Blog Can Help You Get A Job by Miriam Salpeter I am so excited to share news from a client who just landed a great job. In and of itself, a client landing a job isn’t extraordinary – that is the point of hiring me to help, after all! What is special about this client is that she was in a transitional search. She was finding that there... | |||
| Know Thy Customer! by Bernadette Boas As a business owner myself of a growing business I spend a great deal of time networking throughout the week with peers, service partners, customers and of course prospects. What I am often surprised by is the number of business owners who introduce themselves and goes on to explain tha... | |||
| Learn to Dig Your Well Before You’re Thirsty! by Harry Urschel If you’ve been reading much on this site or reading virtually any other job search advice, you know that networking is critical to landing a new job. However, most people only begin building a network once they are unemployed. Better late than never. Networking can be far more effective, t... | |||
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