Using Status Updates To Announce Your Unemployment – Interview Notes

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[/caption] Last year I responded to a reporter asking: “I am seeking someone who can discuss whether announcing a recent personal layoff in a Facebook status update is the right choice and some advice on the best way to do it.” This was my answer: I think it depends upon the circumstances [...]

Career Advice For College Students

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[/caption] I spent a good chunk of the last two weeks, my vacation, setting up a social media presence for some of my nieces and nephews who are either in the process of applying to colleges or have just begun their careers. Geek that I am, I bought them domain [...]

Manga Career Guide For Millennials

May 19, 2009 · Categories: Books, Demographics, Graphics/Imagery, Video, Video Marketing · View Comments 
I just discovered this among my blog Drafts. I’ve been meaning to share this for some time but it obviously got overlooked. Anyway, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko is a fantastic example of marketing to Millennials: A career guide done as a Manga comic book. In an interview with the Wikinomics blog, author Dan Pink explained his [...]

Social Networking For A Job – Interview Notes

These are my thoughts in response to a reporter’s request back in December for “social networking experts and real-life folks who can offer insights (and hopefully stats) about how social networking can help in a job search.” Thought I’d share: I think social networks are increasingly becoming an essential career tool. We’ve heard all about the [...]

Using Viral Video Marketing For Recruiting & Talent Acquisition

Last month I posted the slide show for my webinar for the Human Capital Institute on YouTube & You Too! Video Marketing For Recruiting and promised to post the actual Webcast when it was available. It’s available:

Blogging For Jobs – Interview Notes

I was quoted in an article on blogging to position yourself as an expert when trying to land internships and/or entry level positions. The piece by Heather Huhman, titled Start A Blog, Establish Credibility, was published on December 23 at Examiner.com. There is a lot of great advice in the article, so I encourage you [...]

Open Source Employment

failed job interview Originally uploaded by Which Witch I’ve raved about LinkedIn. This may be why: You don’t have to spend much time at all on LinkedIn before it becomes apparent that recruiters use the service heavily. I consistently get a few calls a week inquiring if I’d be interested in this job or that. I ain’t goin’ [...]

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