Should LinkedIn Be Afraid of BeKnown?

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Monster.com just launched a new Facebook application called BeKnown that lets users create a separate professional identity profile while on the Facebook platform. You may be thinking, "I already have a LinkedIn profile for professional networking. Why do I need another one?" While it's true that m...

The Top Ten Scary Things Job Seekers Do

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In honor of Halloween, this month's Career Collective topic is scary resume and career mistakes. Here are the top ten mistakes I see job seekers make. Inflate their qualifications or lie on their resume. While a resume is not a legal document, it should be an accurate representation of your experi...

Jobvite Survey Reveals Social Networking is a Top Recruiting Strategy

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According to the second annual Social Recruitment Survey conducted by Jobvite, (via Career Management Alliance), employers are recruiting several ways: employee referrals, professional online networks, social networks such as Facebook and Twitter; and the traditional sources, including search firms ...

Can Using LinkedIn Cost You a Lawsuit?

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According to Human Resource Executive Online, Brelyn Hammernik, a technical recruiter, was recently sued by her former company, TEKsystems, an IT staffing firm,  after she sent messages to members of her LinkedIn network -- members who also happened to be current employees of TEKsystems. What was t...

Promote Yourself Across the Social Web With Brand-Yourself.com

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Recently I sat down with Evan Watson, VP of Sales and Chief Evangelist for Brand-Yourself.com to learn more about how this company is helping  people better manage their online reputation. If you are interested in building an online presence (and these days, who isn't?). be sure to check out their ...

How to Prove You Are an “A” Performer to an Employer

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Careerbuilder recently surveyed close to 3,000 hiring managers to see what the hiring trends for 2010 will be. The most interesting finding from my perspective is this one: Replacing Lower-Performing Employees Employers are taking advantage of the large number of top talent in the current labor po...

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Your Job Search

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LinkedIn and Twitter recently announced a partnership that will enable users to simultaneously update their status on both platforms. Doing so can help amplify your message to your followers and real-time search engines. LinkedIn and Twitter have billed the new interface as two great tastes that tas...

LinkedIn Recommendations: Get ’em While You Can

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Yesterday I sat in on a fascinating  presentation called "The Risks and Rewards of Online Social Networking in the Workplace" hosted by the Human Resources Association of New York. The presentation was geared towards HR professionals and focused on creating social media policies in the workplace to...

Rebuild Your Network in Just 5 Minutes a Day

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Last week at the NRWA conference, I sat in on a presentation by Wendy Terwelp, author of Rock Your Network for Job Seekers: How to Rebuild Your Network Online and Off in Just 5 Minutes a Day, on strategies for rejuvenating your network.With just a little bit of time, patience, organization, and foll...