Jobvite recently polled over a thousand HR and recruitment professionals on their social media recruiting activity. The results of the survey suggest the trend towards using social media as a recruitment strategy continues to grow. More specifically: 92 percent use or plan to begin using social ne...
Leaving Your Job? Leave Your ID Badge, Bathroom Key and Twitter Handle at the Door
I recently came across this SHRM article Former Employees Claim Ownership of Twitter Handles, LinkedIn Connections describing the tug-of-war between employers and employees over ownership of Twitter handles and followers and LinkedIn accounts and connections once an employee leaves the company. Wh...
Yes, Facebook Can Help You Find Your Next Job
Everyday I counsel job seekers on how to leverage social media to accelerate their job search. And I'm happy to report that over the last year, more and more people are using LinkedIn as a way to stay in touch with people and build new relationships. But when I ask clients if they use Facebook, 9 ti...
Another Job Lost Due to Inappropriate Tweeting
I try to follow social media trends and the impact it has on the world of work as best I can but lately I'm finding it hard to keep up with all the career-killing mistakes people are making due to inappropriate tweets. The latest Twitter "whoops" I just heard about belongs to Scott Bartosiewicz, ...
Tweet Your Job Search
I've written frequently about the value of journaling during a job search as a way to record your activity and your feelings during the process. By keeping track of what's happening along the journey you can learn many valuable lessons and potentially minimize the chances of repeating mistakes. Tod...
Twitter, Bret Michaels and Job Search
I've never really been a big fan of Poison or Bret Michaels. I don't have any of his music on my iPod and when Rock of Love came out I rolled my eyes. But all that changed this week when it was reported that Bret Michaels had suffered from a brain hemorrhage. Maybe it's because he and I are around ...
How to Use Twitter for Your Job Search
As many of you know by now, I'm a big fan of Twitter and I use it on a regular basis to share musings on the job search process and to build community with my colleagues, friends, and job seekers. But many job seekers are still somewhat perplexed by Twitter and it's value. Enter Marci Reynolds...I r...
Create a Job Search Strategy With Some Bite
My son is getting braces. In order to prepare for the braces, he first needs to wear a special "appliance" to realign his jaw. When you look in his mouth it looks like he has four giant screws in the back, all in different places. Each time he closes his mouth he must push his jaw forward in order t...
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Your Job Search
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...
How to Give Good Tweet
I've been watching several of the presentations from the recent #140 Conference in LA, a conference that explores Twitter's impact on everything from politics to news to art to education to science (and everything in between). Sean Percival (@lalawag), Alexia Tsotsis (@sfweekly), and Erin Broadly (...