Job Seekers: Using Social Media

Familiarize yourself with social media – LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, personal website, blog, YouTube, etc. How do they work? What is their purpose? What do they do best? What can each one do for you? How will each online segment specifically achieve or help you to achieve your goals and objectives? All are great for branding and marketing yourself but in different

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Managing Your Professional Brand

What do Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Apple have in common? They are all top brands we can clearly identify. But they didn’t become that way online. They were established long before the advent of the Internet and social media. And today they are still working very effectively building their offline brand. Just as important as building an online brand, so is building your

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Nurture Relationships – Professional Networking

By definition, networking is the practice of building and maintaining relationships, especially with others whose friendship could bring advantages such as a new job, professional or business opportunities. Though not a physical material, networking is a key aspect of building your brand. The most common networking these days is not just conducted through personal encounters, but with online social media. Outside of

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Six Tips for Job Qualification Interviews

The qualification interview might be conducted by telephone or in person at the organization’s office. If you survived the initial resume screening interview, then you now have to be prepared for a very in-depth, qualifying interview that is really going to test your mettle. #1 Demonstrate your experience. What the interviewer wants to know with certainty is do you really have the

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