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Posts Tagged ‘social networking’

Recreate Wendy and Then Show the World

May 13, 2010 | Comments

A message today from someone who attended 2 of my presentations this month on social media for job seekers made me feel less exhausted and feeling like sunshine. That's all... just sharing.…

LinkMe Up Scotty

Apr 15, 2010 | Comments

If you are an active LinkedIn account holder you probably have stories to tell about the freaky, funny and spammy messages and propositions that arrive to your inbox.. I usually hit the delete key but this morning I'm feeling particularly charitable and good natured - full of love for my fellow networkers...…

How to Work the Job Fair

Mar 27, 2010 | Comments

It's almost time for the NEPA Job Fair so I have been busy with the job fair blog, getting speakers lined up for the job search strategy seminars and working as a member of the great team that puts this event on every year. It occurred to me over coffee this morning that maybe the reason people come to job fairs with baby strollers, in flip flops and sweatpants is because it's held in an arena where they are accustomed to attending events as a spectator. Let me fix that misconception right now...…

Buzz.. It’s a Social Networking Smörgåsbord

Feb 10, 2010 | Comments

Today with about a foot of snow falling I was psyched to top off 2 days of vacation with a snow day. I'm not slacking though, working from home in my jammies suits me just fine. Everything was flowing just fine, the way I like it multi-tasking with email, projects, Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn --> my routine. Then something unexpected happened. There was a Buzz in my Gmail.…

Why Social Media Scares L

Jan 22, 2010 | Comments

Fear of losing time, being publicly vulnerable, providing instant access to yourself to the whole world ... yeah, the whole world, that's huge. That's what you do when you put yourself out there on the Internet in social media. That's what scares L, one of the most rational people I know. No, don't worry, I'm not giving up this gig and going underground with L.....…

2010 Is All About You!

Dec 28, 2009 | Comments

My New Year resolution is simple - to make 2010 all about YOU! I have planned my calendar for the year to be more available and more focused on helping others more than ever before. No tricks, I'm not selling anything, and actually you will help me fulfill one of my objectives for the year - to help make a difference in the lives of others. So go ahead and click!…

Get Out Your Value Proposition

Sep 14, 2009 | Comments

The scary story goes like this… Johnny, you’re our star Admin Assis­tant and as part of your “other duties as assigned” I’m giv­ing you a new project. I need to hire an Account Man­ager and we don’t have a bud­get to hire an agency to do it for us. You’re always on Face­book and Twit­ter, do some…

The Social Media Compensation Mystery

Sep 07, 2009 | Comments

I'll trade you a puka shell per keyword. How about I thatch your hut for a Facebook Fan Page? I'll wash your clothes every week if you tweet for me. What else can I offer? I don't know what the comp scale for social media jobs is with any reliability. Where are the salary surveys? Welcome to the mystery.…

Dad, Cool it with the Twitter Updates

Sep 02, 2009 | Comments

Adam is on cloud 9 after accepting an offer for a very cool gig as an IT Recruiter. His guest blog post is his story and focuses on how relationships can be built through social networking, sharing best practices and reaching out to others for help and guidance, which can lead to great things like job interviews. It's a great story, not dissimilar to my own a few months back...…

My Band of Brothers & Sisters

Jul 14, 2009 | Comments

You're here so I'm taking it that you "get it". You most likely didn't have a revelation during a dream to wake up, go to your PC/laptop/Mac/Netbook/Smart Phone machine thing you drive to search if anyone by my name happens to have a blogsite. Face it, you ran onto me on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or some Recruiter hangout on ning. Didn't you? I'm so glad you did...click to find out why, you know you want to.…