Survey says: job seekers are getting most of their career advice from online experts. Cool. But they're not responding. Not cool. Early results from my survey of seekers and how they use social media tell me that job seekers want and need more engagement. If you're a job seeker, the survey's still open so share your two cents. Some of you are also pretty clear about where you need advice and resumes are winning out. So I have updated my "Colorful Advice" to provide some quick and easy help.
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Normally, I don't have commercial breaks. But my Dad asked so it's the least I can do! His college is currently auctioning off two World Series Game 4 tickets (plus a parking pass). The college provides associates degrees and certificates for hard working young people and professionals, and they have a 94% job placement rate. Now that's something to be proud of. Details follow -- please help us promote this great cause and pass it on!
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You can't click a site these days without reading about the power of social media--from marketing, to sales, to college campuses. The same power goes for job seekers. But they just don't know it. Yet.
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I finally got around to watching the Season Finale of Entourage, one of my favorite shows. I'll admit it, as long as I have been in HR, I never considered Ari's paintball strategy (video link possibly NSFW) to, uh, reorganize. (Can't wait for next season.) But humor aside, I couldn't help thinking that these days, everyone wants an agent to do their job search work for them. And recent or soon-to-be college grads are no different.
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