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Using social media for a job search | Rachel Levy – Boston marketing pro (social networking, Twitter)

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 20:40:20 +0000

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I initially started this blog as a resource for myself. As I read and consume content that I think would be worthwhile sharing, I often consider it in that frame of reference.

Such is the case with this jewle jewel from Rachel Levy:

Using social media for a job search | Rachel Levy – Boston marketing pro (social networking, Twitter).

SUCCESS STORY: New media

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:30:00 +0000

Image by aloshbennett via Flickr

Saw this tidbit in the collection of draft posts I’ve had for quite awhile – July 19, 2007, in fact! I bet there are lots of stories like this around now:

Donna Papacosta on Twitter: “@chrisbrogan: People have found me, and hired me, because of my blog and podcast.”

Check out How I Got My Job! for information on an upcoming project I’ve been working on.

A little link-love…

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:51:00 +0000

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I’ve noticed a number of interesting websites linking back here, lately:

Open Future©: John S. Veitch from New Zealand includes this blog in a section entitled “People With Ideas” – I consider that a compliment.

Work in Progress: Lisa Takeuchi Cullen is a New York-based staff writer for TIME. She writes about workplace trends. I’m encouraged to be among the blogroll.

The Job Blog: A set of regularly updated links to jobs and career information from around the web, coming via the Boston Globe’s web site.

Water Cooler Wisdom: Alexandra Levit’s up-to-the-minute career advice from one who has survived the trenches.

Wired and Hired: written by recruiters to help professionals navigate changing jobs in marketing, p.r., and advertising careers.

Career strategies for using MySpace, Facebook and other social networking sites

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 21:30:00 +0000

I’ve listened to Peter Clayton‘s interview with Steven Rothberg two days in a row, because it’s got me thinking about my own career strategies for using social networking sites, as well as my portfolio blog. You need to listen to this, too.

From the shownotes at TotalPicture.com:

Did you know that MySpace is the 3rd most visited U.S. website and that the average age of a MySpace user is 35? Check out this interview, which covers an overview of CollegeRecruiter.com, and an in-depth analysis – from a career strategy perspective – of MySpace, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Second Life.

Click on the player to hear the 39-minute interview:

Alternate links that get you the content:

Direct download (mp3) from the Total Picture Radio site
Total Picture Radio shownotes
Odeo audio page
PodShow+

Find thousands of Bilingual jobs at LatPro.com.

Blog your way to your next job

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:24:00 +0000

Thanks to Bryan from Monster Careers, I now point you to this article that describes How Blogging Can Help You Get A New Job.

Develop and nurture your online presence. It may lead to your next job.

How Companies Hire Bloggers

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 15:10:00 +0000

There’s a discussion about how companies should hire bloggers at Business Week’s Blogspotting blog.

How to Write a Better Resume

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 10:22:00 +0000

Jason at the JibberJobber blog is doing an experiment. He has asked some experts in the field to weigh-in with comments about a certain resume. Follow and join the conversation, starting here: > Blog Archive >> The Resume Experiment: Day 1 of 5″ target=”_blank”>JibberJobber Blog >> Blog Archive >> The Resume Experiment: Day 1 of 5

Get That Job! Online Makeover

Daniel Johnson, Jr. — Fri, 09 Feb 2007 21:11:00 +0000

If you’ve been around this blog throughout its nearly 5-year history, you’ll know that the general layout hasn’t changed that much.

Until today. I encourage you, if you’re getting this content via an RSS subscription to stop by the website at getthatjobonline.com to see how it looks.

Some great things you’ll find over there are

Larger font size, wider layout, and white background
Category list
Blog archive by year and month (love those twisties!) – did I really have 416 posts in 2003? Wow.

Let me know what you think – I’m not necessarily sold on the template layout just yet, but it’s a nice change.

By the way, here’s what getthatjobonline.com looked like at the very beginning: