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...
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 (...
Rebuild Your Network in Just 5 Minutes a Day
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...
Job Search Tip-Show Up on the Virtual Playground
I grew up in a huge apartment building in Queens, NY. There were many kids in the building and there was a playground on the grounds of the apartment building. The playground was a dilapidated mess...the swings were often broken, the slides were rusty, and the benches were full of splinters. But for...
Twitter and Job Search: I Hear You, But am I Listening?
I recently watched a documentary called "Hear and Now" about a deaf couple that decides to get cochlear implants at the age of 65. While the surgery allows them to hear, they are unable to process what they hear and they find it difficult to translate the words they hear into their intended meaning....
In Networking Sometimes a Conversation About Nothing is Something
Probably the biggest complaint I hear from job seekers about networking tools like Facebook and Twitter is that most people write about nothing. And following someone who writes about nothing is a waste of time. But is a conversation about nothing really nothing or can it sometimes turn into somethi...
Me 2.0-Personal Branding for the 21st Century Job Seeker
Today's job seeker can't develop a successful personal brand without a Web 2.0 infrastructure to support it. Enter Dan Schawbel, author of Me 2.0-Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success. In his new book, Dan explains the power of personal branding and teaches readers how to create a toolki...
Manners Count in Online Communities
I run a networking group for HR professionals in transition in the New York area. In conjunction with this, I oversee a Yahoo group where members can share job leads and network with other members. Today I looked at the board and noticed someone had visited the board to post their resume. It was ...
Affinity Networking
I frequently recommend that job seekers participate in affinity groups that are based on a common interest such as profession, sports, religion, family, or school to build their network. People with a particular common interest or experience often build trust faster and may even be more willing to...
Try and Get a Job…The Right Way
Seth Godin's guest post, Don't Try and Get a Job, on GL Hoffman's What Would Dad Say blog suggests that you are better off starting your own business than trying to get a job. And this is exactly the advice I would expect from this unconventional marketing guru and author of such great books a...