Tag Archives: LinkedIn

The Job Search and You

  In most instances in life you assume a certain level of quality in service, goods, etc.  Unless the quality is above or below your expectations, you won’t notice it.  But when you are looking for a job, how you communicate, dress and act will speak volumes about you. People won’t notice much about you […]

Are You Using This Social Media for Your Job Search?

  Most of every job searcher has heard of LinkedIn for their job search and are using it quite well.  There are some job searchers taking advantage of Twitter to find information about companies and openings as soon as the information hits the web.  Very few are using Facebook for their job search because they […]

10 Tips to get your new year job search off and running.

Here we are in between Christmas and New Year.  The cooking and baking are done, and the goodies long gone from plates, but firmly stuck on your hips.  The tree is dropping needles like snowflakes in a blizzard.  The family is looking for things to do; already bored with all the new distractions.  And you […]

Common job search words and their best practices Part II

Last week I posted words that are common to job searchers.  They may have heard them networking or read them in articles and have been unsure about what they mean.  I have provided a best practice for each word.     Interview—an opportunity for both the company and the candidate to learn more about each other.  Through […]

Do you wish you had a magic wand to wave over your job search?

If you have been out of work for any length of time, you are probably wishing you had a magic wand to wave over your job search.  You wish the magic wand will find THE job you are looking for now.  You will do anything to stop the torture.  Well, unfortunately, there isn’t anything like […]