Kristen Jacoway | Career Design Coach
Next-generation Career Marketing
I did a post last week on goal setting, but wanted to follow-up with some strategies to employ when setting your goals. Most people make New Year’s Resolutions and fail to follow through. We discussed making your goals S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-frame specific). If you have written your goals to match the… [Continue Reading]
It’s that time of year again–have you written your New Year’s resolutions / goals? Let this be your year for success! When you decide upon your goals, write them down, and post them in a place where you can see them everyday. Make sure that they follow the S.M.A.R.T. rule of thumb: S – Specific… [Continue Reading]
The following article continues to be one of the most popular that I’ve written and it’s become tradition that I run this article every year at the holidays. Given the fact that we are approaching the holidays, I wanted to re-post it. I have been trying to perform random acts of kindness this season –… [Continue Reading]
One of the keys in developing a solid targeted company prospect list is to do your research! One little known trick to researching conversations about a particular company on your list is to use a Twitter Management Tool called Hootsuite. Let’s look at how this can work for you: First, type your keyword (or company… [Continue Reading]
How Employers View Online Degrees When online degrees were a new and emerging division of education, many employers thought that these degrees were not as valid as degrees from brick and mortar institutions. The evolution from distrust to the currently accepted trend has taken time. Naturally, when a new technology is introduced there is bound… [Continue Reading]
Anyone who follows social media knows that it is filled with constant change; however, within 6 weeks, we saw 7 major announcements within the social media space. Here’s a recap: LinkedIn announced the “Apply with LinkedIn” button for company career portals (6/1/11) LinkedIn will be providing job seekers the ability to use an “Apply with… [Continue Reading]
As a Career and Personal Brand Strategist, I frequently receive questions related to job searching. In writing this article, I pitched, “What’s a question that you’d like for me to answer related to job search” to my Facebook Fan Page and my Twitter stream. I received many questions and have recruited some of my colleagues… [Continue Reading]
In December 2009, research commissioned by Microsoft found that 79% of U.S. hiring managers and job recruiters reviewed online information about potential job candidates. If someone Googled you, are they likely to find information that supports that personal brand for which you want to be known or not? Consider this-in this same study, they found… [Continue Reading]
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Hi I’m Kristen Jacoway, a career coach, author, speaker, social media expert and Auburn Tigers football fan. [Read more] |
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