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NPR and the Hunt
Recent, National Public Radio had a piece about social media and the job search.
Listen to the interview here from NPR
“Social networks are becoming a prime place to search for jobs as unemployment numbers continue to rise. Whether its through blogs, Twitter or Facebook, people are seeking out potential employers through alternative online sources.”
Twitter Checklist
Connecting with potential employers may be simple while using Twitter, but staying prepared is vital for success after the first conversation. Compare your Twittering against this checklist to prove if you will make the cut.
ExecTweets: Learn from the Best
ExecTweets was created to “Find and Follow Top Business Execs on Twitter”. PR teams are encouraging executive level team members to become involved with social media in order to create transparency with their brand or company. ExecTweets now lets us see into the mind and daily lives of our favorite brand’s steering members.
While (almost) [...]
Tweeting Your Way to a Job
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.
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@WHIZ Christi Day of Southwest.
Three weeks ago Murphy-Goode began a search for a “social media whiz,” a wine enthusiast interested [...]
I found my job on Twitter
www.money.cnn.com
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — In today’s tough job market, it’s critical to stand out. So how to make sure your application gets noticed: A flawless cover letter? Killer résumé? Glowing reference from the CEO?
Not even. In the worst job market in 25 years, building an online presence is crucial to getting a job. Who you [...]
Job hunting? Use social networks to make crucial connections
www.computerworld.com
Although the total number of IT jobs is shrinking due to the recession, some companies are still hiring — and using social-networking tools can help you land those jobs. In fact, being in the IT industry just might give you an advantage over the average laid-off worker.
That’s because social networking Web sites such as LinkedIn, [...]
The Secret to Finding a Job! CONNECT!
Here is a great example of networking to find people, to ultimately connect with a future employer. An urban legend tells us that it is impossible to cold-call an employer asking for a job, so why not meet them via the internet. @BostonTweet is a great example of utilizing an online tool for personal benefit, while [...]
Twitter Guide to Posting
www.thetalentbuzz.com
This is a great article with a step by step list to interacting with Twitter career placement tools
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As unemployment continues to soar, job seekers and candidates are pulling out all the stops and doing everything possible to network and look for new opportunities. This includes using social media and social networking sites as another tool [...]
Better Twittering Through Software
www.CBSNews.com
(CBS) Last week I ran a Beginner’s Guide to Twitter where I described the very basics of the service that’s getting so much play its creators are among the most 100 influential people according to Time Magazine. One of my main pieces of advice was to use Twitter not via the Twitter.com Web site itself, [...]
Connect With NSR
Twitter has been the topic at hand lately, and we would love for you to connect with the New School Resume on Twitter. We are already connecting job seekers with applicants, and this is still in the very early stages of the project.
Find us at @NewSchoolResume
College Newspaper Article: Social Media Impacts
Our founder David Gallant was just featured in an article by his college newspaper. He finished with his undergraduate classes in December 2008, and will be walking for their commencement ceremony in May of 2009.
The New Hampshire Newspaper
Social Media Panel Discussion
Today our founder David Gallant will be discussing the interaction between social media and the job hunt. Using the internet is vitally important to finding a job because it allows applicants to stand out of the crowd and be noticed. Also, many employers look to Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter for a first phase of [...]
The Best Job Apps on Twitter
You may be growing weary of the media kicking the tires on all-things Twitter, but here’s an article that, unlike Ashton Kutcher and Oprah Winfrey’s tweets, can help YOU, the most important Twitterer (tweeter?) of all.
Tawny Labrum, the same person who brought us this extremely popular (and heavily re-tweeted) article about Facebook job search applications, has written a new list indexing the [...]
50 Terrific Twitter Tips for Job Seekers
Another great article posted by Pete Cashmore over at Mashable.com.
APRIL 16TH, 2009
Twitter is a fabulous web tool for networking and expanding your contacts base. Job searchers can also use Twitter to learn about new opportunities and get the word out about their own services and portfolio. Read below for 50 terrific Twitter tips and [...]
Create a Lifestream
Tumblr and Friendfeed can create a lifestream; an aggregator of all of your social networking sites. Websites like facebook, twitter, youtube, digg, delicious and many others can automatically be fed to a lifestream, to display all aspects of your life. This allows for direct interaction with each of your social networks, and your website will [...]
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