Front Page(again)

Posted by | June 1, 2009 .

Today I was featured on the front page of the Lowell Sun. I met Kathleen at a food bloggers meetup a few wees ago, and she decided to write an article about my experiences finding a job using social media. In our interview we discussed the concept of a digital resume, ‘googleability’, twitter updates, and [...]

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Social networking your way to a job

Posted by David Gallant | May 27, 2009 .

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/ TEXT OF STORY Tess Vigeland: Here’s an upsidedown way at looking at all the recent layoff news. The stigma is pretty much gone from the pink slip. Now I’m not saying it’s fun, but no one is going to bat an eye when they see the entry on your Facebook page, “Hey everyone, change [...]

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Tweeting Your Way to a Job

Posted by David Gallant | May 21, 2009 .

New York Times “IT is my mission in life to get this job,” said Amanda Casgar, who is better known to executives at Murphy-Goode Winery in Sonoma County as applicant No. 505. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge This Image @WHIZ Christi Day of Southwest. Three weeks ago Murphy-Goode began a search for a “social media [...]

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How I found a job using social networking.. From DJDavidGallant.com

Posted by David Gallant | March 25, 2009 .

Before At this point in time, with about 4 weeks of the semester left to complete, I began scouring the Internet for a job. My first target was Craiglist. I was very excited to apply to what seemed to be very hip and trendy jobs. Of the 25 jobs I applied for, I received one [...]

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