Posted in Internet, Blog, Creativity, Social Networking, Jobs, Career, Career Advancement, Human Capital, Career Life, Contingent Workforce, Careerhacker, Career Networking on Jan 11th, 2007 No Comments »
If you are not yet a user of LinkedIn (www.linkedin.com) you should be. It can boost your career considerably. Guy Kawasaki VC and successful innovator and author writes about the ten ways to best use LinkedIn:
1. Increase your visibility.By adding connections, you increase the likelihood that people will see your profile first when they’re […]
A CareerXRoads study presents information on how employers are finding candidates to fill their jobs. The chart below shows that Employee Referrals and the Internet make up over 50% of all hires. College hires are gaining momentum as is Direct Sourcing from competitors and other companies.
From this information one can see that networking online (through social […]
Why would you be laid off?
As is stated in the book “Fireproof Your Career,” by Anne Baber and Lynne Waymon there are many scenarios where a layoff at your company could effect your job. 10 of these scenarios include if the company you work for:
1. out-sourced your department overseas and eliminated your job.
2. got new management […]
Lifehack.org is a “daily digest and pointers on productivity, getting things done and lifehacks.”
Here are 5 career posts from Lifehack.org:
Seven Career Killers.
9 Tips for Career Starters
Move Sideways.
Professional Volunteering: the Killer App!
Secrets of Satisfying Careers.
Lifehack.org.
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Career Hacker * www.careerhacker.com * By Bill Inman * www.billinman.com
In many cases people are stigmatized with the status and role (i.e. brand) the obtain when they get started with a new company. There are several ways to combat this:
(1) find a new job with more responsibility and higher compensation. See the previous post Job Hopping Your Way to Career Success for more information.
(2) constantly […]
According to a survey by Careerbuilder, over a quarter of hiring managers have looked at the web before making a decision to hire a candidate for a job opening. Over half of those have made a decision not to hire someone based upon what they saw.
Here are the things that hiring managers are finding about […]
According to Debra Fine, a study at the Stanford University monitored MBA graduates for 10 years after graduation and found that GPA was not a factor in their level of success - conversational skills was…
Debra Fine, speaker and trainer, offers 12 tips for using small talk to create career success, including:
Prepping three conversation openers for a function […]
How can you gain additional momentum in your career before 2006 comes to an end? One way is to create a larger career network and leverage the relationships you already have. Along these lines, Dave Lorenzo of Career Intensity Blog writes:
”There are less than 10 weeks left until 2007… Now is a good time to look at […]
Employers are looking online to find out more information about who they are hiring. If you have a profile on any of the social networking sites - MySpace, Friendster or Facebook - you may want to get 360-degree feedback of what you have posted (from peers, managers, friends,etc.) It may help you to gain or cost […]
Here are 51 very solid thoughts on networking. Mastering only 10 of them will lead to enhanced career success for you. Remember, “Dig your well before you’re thirsty,” meaning don’t wait to need to network to do it. Be proactive today!
51 Thoughts on Networking. [Hello my name is… Blog - Scott Ginsberg]
