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Online Job Searching

With the advent and expansion into popular culture of online job searching in the early 21st century, job searching changed forever.  The tips, tricks, and advice for online job searching on our blog, will help you optimize your online job searching skills.

How Recruiters Use Social Media In Making Recruiting & Hiring Decisions

Gone are the days when social media was a "new-fangled" concept. With close to 3.6 billion people on social media today, it should come as no surprise that 70% of employers use social media when screening potential employees. But, how recruiters use social media

2023-10-23T17:02:05+00:00January 29th, 2021|Career Management, Job Search Advice, Online Job Searching, Personal Marketing|
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7 Ways to Use Pinterest For Your Job Search

Are you pinterested?  No, that's not a typo.  Pinterested. If you're looking for a job or seeking to leave the one you've got, you probably should be. Launched in 2010, a decade later, in 2020, more than 240 billion pins have been posted and

2022-10-15T04:43:09+00:00January 29th, 2021|Career Management, Job Search Advice, Online Job Searching, Personal Marketing|
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Digital Decluttering Tips for a Successful Job Search & Career

There is no way around it. Many of the activities associated with job searching now happen online. Technology has greatly simplified the job search process in some ways, but it has also added layers upon layers of additional complexity. Making a concerted effort to organize

2022-10-15T00:58:06+00:00October 19th, 2020|Online Job Searching|
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13 Tips for Choosing Your LinkedIn Profile Photo (and Why You Need One!)

Your profile photo on LinkedIn is VERY important. Did you know that profiles with photos attract between 50-70% more inquiries than profiles without photos? "You never get a second chance to make a first impression". We've all heard the expression and, while sometimes

2022-10-15T00:27:29+00:00September 16th, 2020|Career Management, Job Search Networking, Online Job Searching, Personal Branding, Personal Marketing|
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The Definitive Guide to Giving and Getting LinkedIn Recommendations

With all the changes to LinkedIn, one thing that never goes out of style is having people say nice things about you on your LinkedIn profile — even if LinkedIn puts different emphasis on the role of LinkedIn Recommendations in the profile. For recruiters

2023-07-22T15:21:52+00:00August 8th, 2017|Career Management, Job Search Advice, Job Search Networking, Online Job Searching, Personal Marketing|
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How To Back Up Your LinkedIn Profile & Data (and the reasons)

You've put a lot of work into your LinkedIn profile. The last thing you want to do is lose that data! Many people don't even have a clue that they should regularly back up their LinkedIn profile and data. LinkedIn is continually evolving. They

2021-03-27T02:01:53+00:00December 16th, 2016|Online Job Searching|
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The Non-Techno-Geek’s Ultimate Guide to Using #HashTags In Your Job Search

  #HashTags? Seriously? Why should I care? I hear the objections starting to run through your head already. They ran through mine too. In fact, the truth is that despite the fact that I run an online business, until recently I had only the most

2022-10-14T18:46:30+00:00May 27th, 2015|Job Search Advice, Online Job Searching|
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Google Search Tips for Job Searching: Find What You Need When You Need It

"Google it"!  How often have you heard that? Whether it's to do some research, find directions, check showtimes or settle a bet, you've probably used the "googlelator" to find information about one thing or another. But have you ever used Google for assistance with

2025-01-08T18:43:07+00:00March 22nd, 2015|Career Management, Job Search Advice, Online Job Searching|
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Easy Steps to Get Started Using Twitter to Find A New Job

      Do you Tweet? If not, maybe you should, especially if you are trying to find a new job. Perhaps it would be misleading to say that as a job searcher you MUST be on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, or other social and business

2022-10-14T19:10:48+00:00February 6th, 2014|Online Job Searching, Personal Branding, Personal Marketing|
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