On The Job

AUGUST 10, 2009

If you dont think so, read this column I wrote for Gannett, and you may just change your mind: Maybe you put countless hours into carefully crafting a resume and cover letter. They take out their laptops and check out Facebook. Use LinkedIn or Plaxo for your professional resume, accomplishments and business networking.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

While it can pay off to be active on other social networking sites such as Twitter or Facebook, LinkedIn is still a place where most recruiters will go to check out your professional profile. Stay "true to yourself" when participating in social networking. Don't go overboard, she says. Show your independence.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

That means in addition to ramping up your networking efforts, you need to immediately take steps to clean up your online footprint. Google covers most of the Web, but MSN and Yahoo! Learn how to manage your privacy settings within each social network you use. and MSN right away. Here's what we did. to "Joshua P. When "Joshua P.

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The Office Professionals Place

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Youve sent out dozens, or maybe even hundreds, of resumes and cover letters. Youve been networking your little tail off. Your resume & cover letter have done their jobs, and have piqued the employers interest - now your job is to make it as easy as possible for them to decide to offer you the job.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Within about 10 minutes of posting the job on Twitter and Facebook , responses from interested job seekers were arriving, which "was so remarkable and so wonderful," he says. I'm not wading through a bunch of cover letters where someone is describing how they're a 'people person' and ways they can transform our organization.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 13, 2011

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. A friend of mine got her job via a Facebook status update when she ranted "I need a job!" Here are 3 more tools you may want to check out. Hi, @AllyRae!

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Send your cover letter and resume to a specific person, their general email address, or fill out their online form/application. I actively grow my LinkedIn network every week, if not every day. When I hear about a company that interests me for any reason, I look for people who work there to add to my network.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

SEPTEMBER 9, 2009

When I started out, no one really had a website/blog/Twitter/Facebook/MySpace so I just opened up the YellowPages and called every single one. You'll find that every major movie studio, tv network, or entertainment company usually has their own in-house temping agency. Lucky for you, there's Google! You get the picture.

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