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A guide to job hunting

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Have you ever Googled someone and been slightly surprised, or even put off, by what you have found? When you’re looking for a new job it makes sense to have a thorough check of your online profiles to ensure they make you look as professional as possible. The post A guide to job hunting appeared first on Practically Perfect PA.

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21 Tips for Job Hunting - A Comprehensive Strategy

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

I had always meant to do a post on job searching and so I figured, why not now? AKA – Kiyomi’s 21-Step Job Hunt Strategy 1) Contact everyone you know in a personalized, positive, fun email When I first graduated college and whenever I am seeking new opportunities, I will literally email everyone I know. or other similar ones.

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3 More Tools for Self-Branding and Job Hunting

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Lately I've been poking around online trying to see what else is out there for self-branding and job hunting. 1) Tweet My Jobs - I know most of us may roll our eyes or not believe that people have found jobs through Twitter or Facebook because it seems so far-fetched and unlikely. out of frustration.

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Social Media Do’s and Don’ts for assistants

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Twitter is great for networking and hearing from other assistants, LinkedIn is great for professional development and job hunting, Facebook is useful for interesting articles and receiving updates from relevant companies. This is especially important if you are looking for a new job. Facebook: Practically Perfect PA.

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10 Tips for Setting Up Your Social Media & Internet Presence Safely to Improve Your Job Search & to Protect Yourself

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Hello New & Returning Readers, About 2 years ago I wrote an in-depth post about how I job hunt. Have more than one phone number and email address - Besides your personal cell number from your iPhone, get another free number just for job hunting or work. If your job is in social media, that’s another story.

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25 ways to get noticed on LinkedIn

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Or worse, people are seeing your profile, but it does a poor job of representing you and what you do.” (Melonie Dodaro, LinkedIn Expert). Did you know that when someone googles you that your LinkedIn profile will usually come to the top of the profile search. Okay, so hands up, you admit that you are not doing as much as you could.

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Are You Being Naive -- and Just Plain Stupid -- About Your Online Reputation?

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If you do nothing else today, Google yourself. There's enough instability right now in the economy that everyone -- and I mean everyone -- needs to be in active job-hunting mode. Google covers most of the Web, but MSN and Yahoo! may pick up web pages that Google missed or ignored.) I say this to save your ass.

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