Social Media

5 Steps to Make Lasting Connections With Recruiters on Twitter

Thumbnail image for 5 Steps to Make Lasting Connections With Recruiters on Twitter

When it comes to making connections with recruiters through social media channels, the line between annoying and impressing is very thin.  Today I want to look at Twitter specifically, and provide a few steps for you to not only reach recruiters, but also get on their radar.  Here are the 5 steps: Step 1: Find […]

January 27, 2012 22 comments READ MORE →

How to Harness The True Power of Social Media In Your Job Search

Thumbnail image for How to Harness The True Power of Social Media In Your Job Search

Back in July of 2009, my life was quite a whirlwind of confusion.  Corn on the Job  launched that month, just 4 months after the entire HR department (that means me) was cut after an acquisition at my company.  Initially, I created this here blog as a way to give back and help job seekers, […]

November 2, 2011 9 comments READ MORE →

10 Ways to Use Facebook To Get a Job

Thumbnail image for 10 Ways to Use Facebook To Get a Job

The average person spends somewhere around 15 hours per month on Facebook.  But admit it, you know your monthly usage of ‘the book’ is for much longer than that stat announces.  So, while there, you might as well spend some of that time job searching… Here are 15 ways to use Facebook to get a […]

October 24, 2011 1 comment READ MORE →

New Facebook Cover Photo Provides Creative Options for Job Seekers

Thumbnail image for New Facebook Cover Photo Provides Creative Options for Job Seekers

Whether you know it or not, the new Facebook launch is coming tomorrow.  Facebook is calling their new design, “Timeline”, and I can already hear groans from users as they are forced to switch over tomorrow.  However, these are the same people that complained the last time Facebook came out with an update. Here is […]

September 28, 2011 32 comments READ MORE →

Job Seeker Creates Incredible QR Code Video Resume

Thumbnail image for Job Seeker Creates Incredible QR Code Video Resume

  The creativity of job seekers continues to surprise, impress, and inspire me.  Impressive “Hire Me” campaigns have caught most of my recent attention, as exampled by a “Hire Me Chipotle” campaign I wrote about just a couple weeks ago, but today I’m sharing another form of creativity in the job search — QR Code […]

September 20, 2011 13 comments READ MORE →

Job Seeker Uses “Hire Me” Campaign to Pursue Dream Job At Chipotle

Thumbnail image for Job Seeker Uses “Hire Me” Campaign to Pursue Dream Job At Chipotle

How passionate are you about your favorite restaurant?  Does your memory vividly recall your first dining experience there?  Do you remember what you ordered?  Are you located near the restaurant’s corporate headquarters?  Would working there be your dream? Bianca Cadloni can confidently answer “yes” to each of those questions. In 1999, Bianca had her first […]

September 8, 2011 29 comments READ MORE →

Does Your LinkedIn Network Make You Feel Limitless? Mine Does

Thumbnail image for Does Your LinkedIn Network Make You Feel Limitless? Mine Does

I love LinkedIn.  But I also love putting work into LinkedIn. The bold should tell you that the second sentence is far more important.  Unfortunately, far too many job seekers complain that LinkedIn hasn’t worked for them, so they end up failing to put in the proper work/time that building a LinkedIn network requires. Sure, […]

August 19, 2011 5 comments READ MORE →

LinkedIn’s “Apply” button has arrived. Are you cheering or fearing?

Thumbnail image for LinkedIn’s “Apply” button has arrived. Are you cheering or fearing?

  LinkedIn’s latest social hiring trick has arrived and whether you like it or not, it’s coming to an employer near you. The brand new, “Apply With LinkedIn” button should further LinkedIn’s comfortable position as the top social recruiting and professional networking website. According to a survey completed by Jobvite Inc., 87 percent of U.S. […]

July 26, 2011 11 comments READ MORE →

The Google+ Job Search Resource List

Thumbnail image for The Google+ Job Search Resource List

Before I left for a (very) lengthy vacation, pretty much everyone was oozing over Google+. Obviously, my first thoughts were, “How can G+ be used as a career tool?” Well, my current thoughts are still on the same level, and unfortunately, vacation didn’t provide time to play around with the new social media craze. What’s […]

July 18, 2011 9 comments READ MORE →

U.S. News hosts New Grad Night on #JobHuntChat

We’re proud to announce that U.S. News will be guest hosting our New Grad night on #JobHuntChat. As always, #JobHuntChat will start at 10PM EST and run through 11PM EST tonight (June 6th). Joining the #JobHuntChat team ( @blogging4jobs, @girlmeetsgeek, and yours truly) for the night will be twitter handles @USNewsEducation or @USNewsCareers.  Make sure to look out […]

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...
June 6, 2011 1 comment READ MORE →
Page 2 of 5
1
2
3
4
5