Job Search

Will 2011 be a Big Year for Recruiters and Social Media?

Posted at January 17, 2011

I read a brief sidebar article in the November 1, 2010 Fortune magazine that detailed the hottest jobs of 2010 and I was pleased with what I saw, and I thought you would be too. Apparently, Fortune worked with “LinkedIn’s top data crunchers” to pull some exclusive information about the job titles that saw the [...]

Job Search, Lean/JIT Recruiting, Social Media, Social Networking

Free LinkedIn Profile Optimization and Job Seeker Advice

Posted at November 1, 2010

I watched a YouTube video the other day in which someone was charging job seekers for LinkedIn profile optimization. It bothered me. While I appreciate capitalism and don’t fault people for recognizing and seizing an opportunity, I think that in today’s economy, job seekers deserve all of the help they can get, and the currently [...]

Job Search, LinkedIn

How to Use LinkedIn in Your Job Search

Posted at July 8, 2009

Eariler this month Harry Urschel brought a post of his to my attention where he showed job seekers that you don’t have to have a huge LinkedIn network to use LinkedIn effectively to find a job. I wholeheartedly concur. Not only do you not have to have a large network of connections on LinkedIn, there [...]