I just finished reading Gen Y career and personal branding expert Dan Schawbel's new book, Promote Yourself, and I think his message of career management and career empowerment directed towards the Gen Y workforce (people born between 1982 and 1993) is spot on. Dan teaches several lessons best lear...
5 Ways To Attract Headhunters
This is a guest post from Georgina Stamp of Marble Hill Partners, an executive search firm. There comes a time in our careers when many of us may wish to branch out in different professional directions. Regardless of our motivations, attracting the attention of an executive headhunter is an excelle...
Using Social Media to Gain Visibility, Credibility and Maybe Even a New Job
Over the past few months I have landed several long and short-term projects that I never would have had a shot at if it weren’t for social media. By spending less than 15 minutes a day on an easy and fun strategy for building relationships, I was found by the people who needed someone with the typ...
Why One LinkedIn Profile Does Not Make a Social Media Job Search Strategy
In a recent article published in The New York Times about the importance of maintaining an online identity as a career management and job search strategy, I talked about the value of tools such as LinkedIn for building a digital footprint. Many of my clients are huge fans of LinkedIn and with good...
Ten Tips for Using Technology in Your Job Search to Land Faster
Last week I led a presentation at the World of Working Women Employment Conference & Job Fair in New York City and discussed methods for leveraging technology to improve the quality of your job search. Job Board Tips Use aggregate boards to save time and build efficiencies into your search. ...
The Pros and Cons of the New LinkedIn Endorsements Feature
LinkedIn just introduced a new feature called LinkedIn Endorsements that allows users to endorse connections for a skill they’ve listed on their profile or recommend one they haven’t added yet. This is different than the Recommendations feature where users can request a written recommendation th...
Jobvite 2012 Social Recruiting Survey
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...
Google, Google on the Wall: Who’s the Fairest One of All?
The New York Times recently published an article exploring the value of creating an online career portfolio to showcase your work and offered several suggestions for leveraging online platforms to create and promote your professional brand. This strategy is a growing trend for people in job search a...
Take Control of Your Online Identity With BrandYourself
I recently caught up with BrandYourself's CEO, Patrick Ambron, to learn more about the BrandYourself platform and its implications for helping job seekers take control of their online identity. What is BrandYourself? BrandYourself is the only "do-it-yourself" platform that makes it easy for anyone ...
5 Ways to Use Facebook for Your Job Search
Most people I talk to really enjoy Facebook's interface and spend at least a little bit of time there each day. Most acknowledge its benefits for keeping in touch with friends and family, but few recognize Facebook's implications for job search and its growing relevance as a job search and career ma...