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Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

Student Perspective: Using Twitter for Job Searching

These tips are brought to you by the Bucknell Career Development Center Summer Student Workers, we hope you enjoy them! Why use Twitter? Twitter is described as the “next-generation forum of discussion” Career coaches and counselors, personal branding specialists, and resume writers are available on Twitter to assistant you with job searching Twitter is the “new ‘underground’ for jobs,” because it isn’t overflowing with other jobseekers yet Twitter enables users to contact employers directly Twitter creates a great network for jobseekers For a comprehensive list of jobs/job boards, visit http://twitter.com/teenarose/jobs Why businesses are using Twitter: Businesses are becoming attuned Twitter, […]

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Posted by on June 22, 2010

Monday, June 14th, 2010

Things to do over the summer: Upgrade Your Bare-Bones LinkedIn Profile

LinkedIn could be one of your best job-search strategies right now, provided you have more than a bare-bones LinkedIn Profile. Hiring managers and recruiters are searching LinkedIn Profiles for job candidates more than ever before because it is cost-effective and typically yields higher quality candidates than the general job boards like Monster and CareerBuilder. LinkedIn statistics reveal that nearly half of the 66 million+ LinkedIn members are from the United States and account for more than 42 percent of the global LI traffic. Only a little more than 5 years old, LinkedIn has become a hot social networking tool for […]

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Posted by on June 14, 2010

Monday, May 24th, 2010

Use the Internet to Find a Job – The Social Networking Trifecta

Author Byline: Matthew Warzel Author Website: http://www.mjwcareers.com If you are not a member already, you need to join what we call “The Social Networking Trifecta”. It consists of LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter. You are probably asking yourself, “Do I really need to be on ALL of them?” The answer is: Yes. Why? Because everyone else is! Also, different people have different preferences on which one is their “favorite” to use. Some people may think Facebook is more user-friendly than LinkedIn. Others may find that they receive more activity on Twitter than on Facebook. Whatever the case may be, you must […]

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Posted by on May 24, 2010

Tuesday, May 18th, 2010

Get Off Facebook and Get an Internship!

A lot of articles are now stating that employers are going to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media outlets to search for viable talent. So, does that mean that all you have to do is set a status message that you’re looking for a job and then add your resume to your profile? NO! Believe it or not employers are not going to be banging down your door if you’re a passive job hunter like that. Internships are still the way to go if you want to get noticed. Internships not only help you to gain relevant experience, but […]

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Posted by on May 18, 2010

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