One quick Twitter tip for job seekers…

Twitter is a virus.  Twitter is infectious.  Twitter is spreading. Since Twitter arrived on the scene it appears more and more people have forgot about MySpace.  Who really uses MySpace anymore?  If Facebook and MySpace were considered the #1 and #2 social media websites, you can now consider Twitter #2 and MySpace #gone.  Twitter is [...]

September 4, 2009 3 comments READ MORE →

Office Space Clip: A lesson on employee engagement

For those not receiving an invite to the  joyous Human Resources buzz word party, employee engagement is a phrase used to describe how motivated, or excited employees are in their role.  Organizations with a strategic HR function run surveys on their employees to understand the level of engagement at  the company.  Certainly, other items are measured, [...]

September 3, 2009 5 comments READ MORE →

“Wait, your e-mail address is what?”

Attention Job Seekers:  Please make sure your e-mail address is professional.  Thank you. Why is it that 98% of job seekers have a professional e-mail address, while many  still choose e-mails like kissyface23@email.com?  Like most people, recruiters first see the senders e-mail address before opening.  In the case of online resume submittal, a candidates e-mail [...]

September 2, 2009 9 comments READ MORE →

Is Twitter worried about Flutter?

Spent some time on Ken Horst’s blog last night and found a doozy.  A doozy I tell you.  Ken is also known as “The Jobs Guy”, and has over 14,000 followers on Twitter.   Check him out, he’s a good dude. So, what is Flutter?  Flutter believes Twitter’s use of 140 characters is way too [...]

August 31, 2009 1 comment READ MORE →

Poll Of The Week #5: Do you send a cover letter with your resume? 7 Cover Letter Writing Tips!

Thanks to those for voting in this weeks poll!  Here are the results: First Place:  71% YesSecond Place: 29%  No Not sure how smart it is, but I’ve known hiring managers who make hiring decisions based on cover letters.  I also know hiring managers/recruiters who when tremendously busy will pass on reading the cover letter [...]

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