#Hirefriday on Twitter – Why it’s a Good Idea
Twitter is not necessarily my preferred means of communication, but since I’ve been professionally engaged in SEO, social media marketing/optimization and web marketing in general since the industries came into existence, I am quite familiar with the medium. The point is that I don’t spend a lot of time on Twitter, but when I do utilize this tool, I tend to use it more as a means to learn about “new things” than to broadcast anything that I have to say (with one exception: the jobs posted to the Locate Jobs Network get tweeted far and wide!). As I was… [Continue Reading]
Networking Concept Flogged to Death, but for a Reason
If you read anything about the job search process, career management, etc., you’ve undoubtedly heard the advice to “network.” It’s pretty much the one thing that every single person in the industry agrees on – you have to network to most effectively manage your career. I read a recent blog post entitled “Networking, networking, networking” and wondered – why only three iterations? OK, Ok, I didn’t really think that, but I could have, right? I mean, if you want to sum up the entire job search process in a few phrases, one of them would certainly have to include networking,… [Continue Reading]