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Having spoken on a number of college campuses, I’ve seen firsthand that today’s college grads are unprepared for the competitive work force they are about to enter. The pursuit of your degree has taught you how to study, how to pass tests, and may have even taught you the most basic theories behind the job you may someday perform.
Unfortunately, it did not give you real experience and likely missed most of what you should know to effectively perform the most basic entry level tasks in your chosen career field. Worst …
Job Search, Social Media, networking »
Selling a company on the advantages of hiring you is just like selling any other highly valuable products. At any given time only a small percentage of individuals are ready to buy this product at this time. In other words, only a limited few would be able to hire you even if they wanted to. The big trick is to find those few people, but how? Filling your sales pipeline with massive number of potential buyers I.E. potential employers is the only way to find them. These 6 tips will …
Job Search, Job Tips, Social Media, networking »
The internet offers many new and creative means of finding your next new job. You just have to find a creative way to get past the scores of competitors already out there. This article lists a few hot tips for leveraging those tools.
Social networking tools: Just like in the real world, he/she with the biggest & best network wins the deal. The same is true if you leverage social networking tools. There are number of strategies for building your networks, identify a social network strategy that works for you & …
Job Search, Social Media, networking »
How can social media land that next great job? Simple, it can’t. Only you can land a job. The best way to land a job is through personal connection, not through the internet. However, social media can help you build, expand, and manage those connections. However, you have to use these tools wisely to succeed.
Limited connections – Each social networking tools limits the number or types of connections you can make to present spammers. LinkedIn will only allow you to have 5 introductions and 10 bad requests to connect. Twitter …
Social Media, networking »
Building a large high-quality network on linkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter can give you an opportunity to share your expertise with a huge audience of potential employers and peers. Unfortunately most people don’t even know where to begin when it comes to building a social network. This article will give you a jump start.
Complete your profile: Before building your network, complete your profile. The more information you add to your profile, the easier it is to build your network. This information will also naturally fill your profile with keywords making you …