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Maximize Twitter in Just 15 Minutes a Day
You can integrate Twitter into your job search activities and you can do it in 15 minutes a day (after some learning-curve time for setting up your account and reviewing the basics). It’s disturbingly easy to spend hours watching and responding to your Twitter stream—it’s as easy as spending hours applying to positions online, or as easy as spending far too much time Web surfing. We like the concept of spending 15 well-planned, solidly productive minutes a day on Twitter, at least initially,...

My Global Career - 4 hours 34 min ago

Successful People Avoid Making Mistakes That Damage Their Brand and Their Relationships
Pearl Buck was one of my favorite authors when I was a child. I loved The Good Earth. The other day, I came across a quote by her that grabbed me – so much so that I went looking for some paper to copy it… “Every great mistake has a half way moment, a splt second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.” As a career success coach, I read that and said, “Wow!” I tell my career success coaching clients that stuff is going to happen as you go through life – some of it unpleasant. ...

Bud Bilanich - 5 hours 22 min ago

Employer Value Statements Make Your Resume Sizzle
Do you want to be perceived as the perfect candidate for the job? Who wouldn't, right? When I talk to hiring managers, I often ask if they have ever seen the resume of a perfect candidate - one who was born to do the job. The typical answer is not often ... but yes. The interesting thing, is how hiring managers typically answer this question - they usually go into a story about the candidate and usually raise the pitch of their voice, giving a very emotional response. The typical reaction...

reCareered - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:41

First spark of a jobs recovery – From CNN Small Biz
First spark of a jobs recovery By Catherine Clifford, staff reporterMarch 3, 2010: 4:11 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Main Street businesses shed another 18,000 jobs in February, bring the tally of jobs lost from America’s small businesses to nearly 3 million since February 2008, according to a report released Wednesday by payroll processor ADP. But there [...]

good to know - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 23:36

Breaking News: Golden Fleece Conference Agenda Now Online
Had to get this out there as soon as I learned of it: The agenda for this year’s Golden Fleece Conference has been posted — now with its own Web site. And it looks as fabulous as ever. You can link to registration, speaker bios, and an overview, too. If you are into applied storytelling, I cannot recommend this conference highly enough.

A Storied Career - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 17:27

Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips

Crafting a Winning Resume
It may be no secret that having a professional-quality resume is a must to compete in today’s job market, but the means to creating one may be somewhat less clear and perhaps a bit daunting to do-it-yourselfers. Developing a powerful resume that will fully optimize a job search takes preliminary strategizing and a systematic follow-through to ensure an effective, attention-garnering execution. In an age of technology-enhanced job-search tools — online job postings, and electronic resumes...

Quintessential Resumes and Cover Letters Tips - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 12:17

Choose Success — Surround Yourself With Positive People
I’ve had a rough week. My 85 year old dad fell and hit his head. He didn’t realize it but he had some bleeding inside his skull. This caused him to have more falls – especially when he was awakened in the night. He had to have surgery to drain the blood from his skull as it was causing excessive pressure on his brain. He is OK, but having lost my mother about a year ago, I was concerned and distracted. When I get concerned and distracted, it is difficult for me to concentrate on...

Bud Bilanich - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:43

Getting Things Done: What's the point?
Here's a question for those of you who are Getting Things Done fans. As you devour GTD books and create systems that allow you to squeeze more productivity per square minute than should be humanly possible, have you ever wondered, "What's the point?" Don't get me wrong. I'm not criticizing taking a GTD approach. I could use an uber-sized chunk of that in my own life. I mean the question more literally. What is the point to it? Where are all your jam-packed days leading you? Today over...

The M.A.P. Maker - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:33

Getting Things Done: What's the point?
Hey all you GTD fans out there, riddle me this. You devour GTD books and you have created a system for yourself that allows you to squeeze more productivity per square minute than should be humanly possible. But what's the... Curt Rosengren

The M.A.P. Maker - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:16

How to Search For a Job While Maintaining Your Current One
And while most of us who are collecting unemployment benefits probably don’t feel bad for those who actually have a job, we all have been in a place where we just want to get out of where we... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Employment Digest - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 11:06

If the drawbridge is stuck, take a nap
Stopped on the freeway at midnight, leaning back with my eyes contentedly closed, I heard an astonished voice say, "He's taking a nap!" I was driving back from the airport after a short trip to the east coast. Fifteen minutes... Curt Rosengren

The M.A.P. Maker - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:40

Personal Branding Interview: Ryan Healy
Today, I spoke to Ryan Healy, who is the COO and Co-Founder of Brazen Careerist (A site that I partner with). Ryan, along with co-founders Penelope Trunk and Ryan Paugh, just launched their newest feature, Social Resumes. I filled mine out today, and I have to say that it’s a very interesting concept. Their Social Resumes allow you to organize the important ideas that you are already sharing online and give people a clear place to show what their personal brand is all...

Personal Branding Blog - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 10:33

How to Create a Cell Phone Text Messaging Ad Campaign
There's a nice discussion on a component of mobile marketing going on at the American Express Open Forum as a result of an article about how small businesses can deliver successful targeted cell phone text messaging (SMS) campaigns to their... Steven Rothberg, CollegeRecruiter.com http://www.CollegeRecruiter.com

College Recruiter Blog - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 09:36

If Resume Is No Indicator of Person Behind It, Something Is Seriously Wrong
I was reading a blog entry by Corey Harlock directed at recruiters when this sentence stopped me dead in my tracks: A resume in no way, shape or form is an indication of the person who created it. The point of the article (I think) is that recruiters should not be so quick to dismiss applicant resumes. But seriously? A resume in no way, shape or form is an indication of the person who created it? With all the buzz about personal branding and authenticity, it’s disheartening to think...

A Storied Career - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 09:31

Build your self-esteem during unemployment: A starter guide
Quite often, career professionals like myself deal with the "employability factor" to help you get hired, but sometimes dismiss an issue that can make or break a prolonged period of unemployment, battered self-esteem. So how do you stay calm, composed and maintain self- esteem in tough economy times? Here are some tips you may to consider as a starter guide to self-improvement. Imagine yourself as a Dart Board. Everything and everyone else around you may become Dart Pins, at one point...

Secrets of the Job Hunt - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 09:30

Who's Hiring - Top employers week of 3-8-10
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reCareered - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 09:02

5 Predictions about the Future of Work
I always loved the Jetsons. What’s not to love about flying cars, robot maids and cool futuristic outfits like Judy’s? I admit when I watched the Jetsons I wasn’t paying much attention to where the characters worked or what happened when they got there. But today, I am totally fascinated by predictions about the future of work and careers. Will we all work from home and go to virtual meetings with our colleagues in Second Life? Will I be able to give speeches virtually, with a holographic...

Lindsey Pollak - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 08:35

Personal Brands: Have Unrealistic Expectations
I just plunked down a sizeable portion of my total net worth, investing it with someone I believe in. He’s a first time entrepreneur, except for being the helpful, handy neighbor boy while he was growing up. Among his credentials is this: no one has ever handed him anything – he’s always earned his way. And, by the way, he doesn’t have a clue what a personal brand is, whether he has one or what it could be. The relentless brand Long ago he created his company’s name...

Personal Branding Blog - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 08:30

Who's Hiring - Top employers week of 3-1-10
Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 3/1/10. Not only is this valuable for job seekers, but for business analysts, corporate strategists, marketers, salespeople, investment analysts, financial advisers, and others who are interested in companies experiencing growth. Despite the recession, these companies are all expanding. Read more ... Total Job Openings:The business services, telecommunications, banking, retail, health care, and...

reCareered - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 08:21