Social Media

The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Linkedin

I’m about to unleash the greatest Beginners Guide to Linkedin EVER created!   The holidays are over, so consider this your late present from Cornz. There is a ton of information here, so set aside some time, read the guide, and then fire me any questions you may have. Why use Linkedin? I really could […]

April 1, 2011 117 comments READ MORE →

Announcing the Launch of JobHuntChat.com

Last night on #JobHuntChat’s one-year anniversary, Jessica and I announced the launch of JobHuntChat.com!  When we began #JobHuntChat a year ago, it completely changed the game for job seekers — in a good way!  With #JobHuntChat, seekers could now talk to hundreds of career professionals at one time, gaining many valuable opinions, instead of just […]

February 22, 2011 READ MORE →

She broke my heart when she asked, “Is LinkedIn the same as Career Builder?”

Something very disturbing happened to me last week and after I pulled my jaw up off the floor I realized I needed to share it here. A recent college graduate that I’m friends with on Facebook had a status that said, “Jobs….Jobs”.  Naturally, I sent a private message to see if I could help her […]

February 15, 2011 27 comments READ MORE →

The #JobHuntChat Anniversary Show is Coming!

I can’t believe that #JobHuntChat has reached the one year mark already.  It has been one hell of a year and I just want to thank all of the #JobHuntChat supporters for their participation.  Jessica and I simply provide you the forum to make it all happen, but your conversations, engagement, and helpful information is […]

February 13, 2011 4 comments READ MORE →

Job Seeker Uses “Hire Me” Campaign to Land Dream Job at Krispy Kreme Donuts

Braden Young is a super fan of Krispy Kreme donuts.  Want to know how deep this passion runs?  Back before the tasty donut company opened up shops in Philadelphia, Braden would occasionally stop by the local Acme grocery store and pick up a dozen just for himself.  I must admit, it wouldn’t have been rare […]

February 3, 2011 40 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 →

6 Tweets That Could Help Land A Job

A couple weeks ago I provided some real life examples of how a Tweet could ruin your chances of landing the job.  Basically, I searched for real tweets about job interviews, and the lack of professionalism was appalling.  Click here to check out that post. When all was said and done, a few Corn Heads […]

November 30, 2010 6 comments READ MORE →

10 Tweets That Will Result in a Rejection Letter

We’ve talked about how Twitter can be useful in the job search, but we haven’t yet discussed how poor use of Twitter will have employers rejecting candidates immediately.  More employers are tuning into social media and researching their candidates before and after interviews.  This means candidates need to be cautious about what they post online.  I […]

November 19, 2010 41 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 […]

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November 2, 2010 16 comments READ MORE →
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