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How to Develop a Targeted Job Search Plan

June 22, 2011 By Kristen Jacoway Leave a Comment

Anyone who has been in the job search in the past knows how paralyzing it is to figure out where to start. In this article, I am going to walk you through the initial steps of how you can start your job search by compiling a targeted prospecting and networking list through LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com). You… [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Job Search, LinkedIn, Social Media Tagged With: Business, Career, Employment, Job hunting, Job Search, LinkedIn, Social media, social media strategy, Social network

To Friend or Not to Friend? What’s Your Policy on Social Media?

May 18, 2011 By Kristen Jacoway 2 Comments

In social media, it’s great to build your Google results by having profiles on social networking sites. I suggest to people that they pick 2-3 that they can update regularly. Which 2-3 should you pick? My general rule of thumb is to find out where your target audience (one we define through the personal branding… [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Career Management, Facebook, Job Search, LinkedIn, Social Media, Twitter Tagged With: Business, Career, Career Management, Employment, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Online Communities, Social media, Social network, Twitter

Streamlining Your Time on Social Media

March 16, 2011 By Kristen Jacoway Leave a Comment

Are you wanting to find an automation tool to manage all your social networks. I’m going to discuss five such tools to help you streamline your time on social media. Hellotxt (http://hellotxt.com/) is what I term as a social networking aggregator. Hellotxt posts your status updates from web, mobile, SMS, email, or other 3rd party… [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Career Management, Facebook, Job Search, LinkedIn, Social Media, Twitter Tagged With: Career, Employment, Facebook, HelloTxt, HootSuite - Social Media Dashboard, Job Search, LinkedIn, Social media, Social network, Social network service, Twitter

Tips for Job Interviewing Success

February 4, 2011 By Kristen Jacoway Leave a Comment

With approximately 4.6 unemployed people per one job opening, it is critical to know your personal brand. How are you different than all of the people applying for job? Are you expressing and exuding your personal brand in all your offline and online communications? Researching the company prior to an interview is key. Where can… [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Interviewing, Job Search, LinkedIn, Personal Branding, Social Media Tagged With: Business, Employment, Hoovers, Job Search, LinkedIn, Personal Branding, ZoomInfo

#1 Job Search Strategy – Focus, Focus, Focus

January 19, 2011 By Kristen Jacoway Leave a Comment

Today, I wanted to give you a starting point for your job search. You can research industries and the companies on many different search type engines, but one of my favorites is LinkedIn (if you are just getting started on LinkedIn, read “Does Your LinkedIn Profile Get a Passing Grade? 5 Tips for a Captivating… [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Job Search, LinkedIn, Social Media Tagged With: Career, Company, Employment, Job hunting, Job Search, LinkedIn, Twitter

How to Brand Your Email Signature

January 12, 2011 By Kristen Jacoway 2 Comments

Image via CrunchBase One of my colleagues, Maria Duron, posted information on Facebook about Wisestamp. You can go to http://www.wisestamp.com and download a free version for your Firefox browser. At this writing, it is not supported on all email platforms, but is supported on many of the major platforms (i.e. Gmail, Yahoo Mail, AOL, and… [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Blogging, Career Management, Facebook, Job Search, LinkedIn, Personal Branding, Social Media, Twitter, YouTube Tagged With: AOL, Career Management, Personal Branding, RSS, Signature block, Social media, StumbleUpon, Twitter, WiseStamp, Yahoo Mail

The Role LinkedIn Plays in Uncovering Career Goals

January 10, 2011 By Kristen Jacoway Leave a Comment

In my first article, I discussed how the Department of Labor has estimated that by a time a person is 38 years old, they will have had between 10 and 14 jobs on average. For some people, they will follow the same career path, but others might choose to go in a different direction for… [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Career Management, Job Search, LinkedIn, Social Media Tagged With: Business, Career, Career Management, Employment, Job description, LinkedIn, Résumé

Do You See What I See?

January 7, 2011 By Kristen Jacoway 1 Comment

Magnifiying Glass over Computer and Word Search

The overwhelming majority of employers and recruiters Google potential candidates and the more I poll audiences to see if they realize this possibility, the more I find that at least half of the attendees never considered this probability. Have you Googled your name? If not, put your name in quotations (e.g. “Kristen Jacoway”) and see… [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Career Management, Job Search, LinkedIn, Personal Branding, Twitter, YouTube Tagged With: FriendFeed, Google, google alert, Online identity, Reputation, TweetBeep, YouTube

4 Tips to Take Your LinkedIn Profile from Good to Great

January 5, 2011 By Kristen Jacoway 1 Comment

We discussed ways to develop a captivating LinkedIn profile, however, there are some extra things that you can do (as discussed in this 1-minute video) to give your profile a more polished, searchable result. Top 4 Tips to Take Your LinkedIn Profile from Good to Great 1) Select “edit profile” and click on “website.” LinkedIn… [Continue Reading]

Filed Under: Career Management, Job Search, LinkedIn, Social Media Tagged With: Business, Career, Career Management, Employment, LinkedIn, Profile Development, Social media, Social network

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