I was reading an interesting blog post, titled “You Can Lose Your Job Over Blog Comments, Too” by a well-known author, Daniel Scocco, who writes about blogging on his DailyBloggingTips.com site. Below is partial reprint of the article:
In the past …
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Can You Be Fired From Your Job Over On-Line Comments?
Job Search Booster Shot – Is LinkedIn Working for You?
A lot of candidates have given up on LinkedIn.
I probably speak with 20-30 executive candidates a week who’ve been out of work over a year. When I ask about their thoughts of using LinkedIn to find a job – I can almost hear the frowns and sour expr…
Job Search Firestorm of Controversy
As many of our loyal readers know – I’m not shy about vocalizing (can you do that on a blog?) my thoughts related to job search.
In fact, I’m probably one of the more (along with my partner Brad Remillard) controversial figures in job search blog…
LinkedIn Profiles Are Worthless, If People Can’t Find You
I firmly believe that most LinkedIn profiles are worthless, even the really good ones. I even teach a webinar on building a compelling LinkedIn profile. This is not to say that profiles on LinkedIn are not important. They are definitely important. Most…
Why Don’t Candidates Use LinkedIn Effectively?
Are you leveraging LinkedIn in your job search? If not, you could be dragging your job search on for a longer period of time than is necessary.
LinkedIn provides one of the greatest sets of job search tools – practically for FREE!
Why then are so…
Building An Effective Network Step 2 – Online Social Media & LinkedIn Profile
Step one of effective networking focused on the offline networking process. It discussed why so many candidates receive such little value from networking that most just give up. I understand why this happens and hopefully the 4 steps started to change …
Establish Your Job Search Credibility on LinkedIn – Job Search Tactic #6
Did you know LinkedIn provides an instant credibility building tool for developing your personal brand?
Did you know that within just a few weeks you have an ability to rise to the top of recruiters, hr professionals, and hiring manager radar screens?
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How Recruiters Search Using LinkedIn & What We Look For
So much has been written on the importance of a complete and compelling LinkedIn profile. I am currently working on two searches for which I am extensively using LinkedIn to source candidates. From what I have seen, one would think that LinkedIn is e…
Everyone Cares What Your Status is on LinkedIn – Job Search Tactic #5
In our last blog post, we built the foundation for why it’s important to update your status on LinkedIn You can read the previous blog post, by CLICKING HERE.
Let’s take the conversation down from 40,000 ft. to ground level.
As a job seeker, how ca…
Your LinkedIn Profile May Be More Critical Than Your Resume In A Job Search
This is an important discussion that I believe will accelerate over the next few years, especially for professionals and those in managerial positions. However, I still believe that the discussion is very relevant for all others.
Right now this is the,…
