Career Advice

I have the Interview, now what?

Today’s guest post is from David Graziano.  David has 25 years experience as a Social Recruiting Strategist and Full Life Cycle Talent Acquisition Specialist in the Contract, Sourcing, Permanent, Staff Augmentation and Corporate Recruiting space, including extensive experience in Virtual Talent Acquisition and Web 2.0 technologies. David is available for consulting, speaking and training engagements. […]

January 20, 2011 14 comments READ MORE →

Goofy Looking Dudes, Sandwiches, and a Fake Video Resume

The world is full of jokesters, goofy looking dudes, and sandwiches.  The video resume embedded below includes all of those things, and it is indeed a fake. The problem with video resumes like this is that it’s hard to tell if a person is just trying to be funny in their video, or if it’s […]

January 18, 2011 7 comments READ MORE →

How to Avoid an Out-of-Whack Sleep Cycle When Unemployed

It really sucks to have a screwed up sleep cycle.  The stress that results is unreal, and  it’s actually a common bad habit that forms when people become unemployed.  Some folks will literally hit the snooze button for hours in the morning, and eventually just set their alarms to go off for a later time. […]

January 17, 2011 7 comments READ MORE →

Security Guard Closes Draw Bridge on Innovative Job Seeker

By now you’ve probably heard the incredibly story of Ted Williams, America’s favorite homeless person.  Alcohol, drugs, and “a few other things” eventually led to Ted’s unfortunate situation, but he was blessed with a golden radio voice that is comparable to a mix of Jesus and Frank Sinatra. Passing cars would pay a scary looking […]

January 13, 2011 1 comment READ MORE →

3 Job Seeker Resolutions for the New Year

1.  Use The Phone More Social Media is still the talk of the town, but we can’t forget about the phone.  I’ve made some really incredible friends through my social networks, but I’m 100% closer with the folks that I’ve talked to on the phone or have met in person.  In your job search strategies […]

December 28, 2010 12 comments READ MORE →

How to Use the New Facebook Profile to Get Hired

Facebook has once again evolved and updated the way we share our lives with the world.  The most noticeable change sees Facebook taking the last five tagged pictures of you, and placing them near the top of your profile page  I’m sure that mostly everyone reading this post is well aware of this already, but […]

December 19, 2010 33 comments READ MORE →

Announcing #MegaJobHuntChat (lineup and question schedule included)

Almost 10 months ago, Jessica Miller-Merell and I began Co-Moderating #JobHuntChat.  The lively community of Job Seekers, Resume Writers, Recruiters, HR Pro’s, and Career Coach’s make it easy for Jessica (@blogging4jobs) and I  to put on the party each Monday night.  Simply put, without the community, #JobHuntChat would be nothing. What is #MegaJobHuntChat? While #JobHuntChat […]

December 2, 2010 5 comments READ MORE →

A Creative Way to Use Twitter Lists to Get Hired

There are many creative ways job seekers gain attention from recruiters and hiring managers on Twitter.  We’ve seen seekers create catchy Twitter handles that clearly state their job search intentions.  We’ve also seen folks with extremely nifty Twitter backgrounds that get the point across well.  Another popular route is joining Twitter chats like #JobHuntChat to […]

November 2, 2010 16 comments READ MORE →

Let’s have a toast for the douche bags. Let’s have a toast for the recruiters.

I messed up.  I’m a douche bag.  I’m an asshole.  I’m a recruiter. ***Before going any further, I should mention that you MIGHT want to be familiar with Kanye Wests’ “Runaway” to understand the pop culture reference.  Click here to listen to the song, but honestly, it’s not all that important. In “Runaway”, Kanye basically […]

October 27, 2010 42 comments READ MORE →

Quiet candidates, colorful resumes, and asshole house centipedes

I’m currently a little exhausted, bitter from spending too much on dry cleaning, and craving a buffalo chicken wrap that will be impossible to get my hands on right now.  These issues may or may not be the reason I’m about to unload a hefty rant on the world.  Well, whatever the reason, try to […]

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